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- Tue 16 Aug, 2016 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 16th August 2016
- Replies: 163
- Views: 38729
Re: Tuesday 16th August 2016
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmJh5sEWIAAMxK8.jpg That's not a huge surprise - though the language is a bit hyperbolic ("momentous"!!!! !) The CLP nominations in Scotland generally are supportive of Smith, according to the @CLPNominations maps. I read that as a sort of pun based on Momentum...
- Mon 15 Aug, 2016 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 15th August 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25894
Re: Monday 15th August 2016
This fan club thing. Nothing new, move along.
- Mon 15 Aug, 2016 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 15th August 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 25894
- Sun 14 Aug, 2016 10:05 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45282
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
Dan the man Hodges from today's Mail. OWEN'S A CHAMPION LOSER Ed Miliband famously had his ‘35 per cent strategy’ – the belief that if he could secure that percentage of the vote in last year’s Election he would become PM. Now, I am told, Owen Smith is pursuing a new version – the ‘40 per cent strat...
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45282
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
If you need a good legal brief setting out your case yahyah , I will check my diary to see if I can squeeze you in. I'll have my people talk to your people. Will you take payment in homemade cakes Toby ? Certainly, a nice cream cake with strawberries and blueberries will suffice :) Or a Mr Kipling ...
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45282
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
If you need a good legal brief setting out your case yahyah , I will check my diary to see if I can squeeze you in.
I'll have my people talk to your people.
I'll have my people talk to your people.
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45282
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
A tasty alternative ?
Or is it a subliminal message telling me he is going to be toast ?
Or is it a subliminal message telling me he is going to be toast ?
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45282
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 11:21 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45282
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
Happy Birthday Fidel !
90 Today. Hope you have a 'Castronomical' day ! You old commie you
90 Today. Hope you have a 'Castronomical' day ! You old commie you
- Fri 12 Aug, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
- Replies: 126
- Views: 25455
Re: Friday 12th August 2016
It's what they nicknamed the team of moderators over at Steve Hoffman music forums , baffles me why though. It was the mame of the large robot thing in 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' Ironically, po!itics is a banned subject, one word and you are out. Ever so peaceful it is. Almost like some kind of...
- Fri 12 Aug, 2016 9:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
- Replies: 126
- Views: 25455
Re: Friday 12th August 2016
All is not lost.
I just had an email from a nice Nigerian prince, offering to refund my £25, all he wants is my bank details, pin number and password then the money will be transferred by noon the next day.
He who laughs last , er laughs last or something.
I just had an email from a nice Nigerian prince, offering to refund my £25, all he wants is my bank details, pin number and password then the money will be transferred by noon the next day.
He who laughs last , er laughs last or something.
- Fri 12 Aug, 2016 8:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
- Replies: 126
- Views: 25455
Re: Friday 12th August 2016
Thats a kind of mod btw for those not in our secret society.
- Fri 12 Aug, 2016 8:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
- Replies: 126
- Views: 25455
Re: Friday 12th August 2016
We need more Gorts Roger.
- Fri 12 Aug, 2016 5:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
- Replies: 126
- Views: 25455
Re: Friday 12th August 2016
Beryl ! ! ! https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/ ... ples-daily" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Mon 08 Aug, 2016 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 8th August 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 21775
Re: Monday 8th August 2016
Nothing like him. Smith has a balding head and wears glasses.
Same pic published here in The Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ho ... ly-8480924" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Same pic published here in The Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ho ... ly-8480924" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Mon 08 Aug, 2016 9:44 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 8th August 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 21775
Re: Monday 8th August 2016
We did this over the weekend, thanks. When you're posting links, could you please post the title (if nothing else so we can avoid seeing material we've already been over) and preferably give an idea of what the article is about. And, as I recall, you loved it! It did wonders for my insomnia, yes Di...
- Thu 04 Aug, 2016 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 4th August 2016
- Replies: 117
- Views: 22671
Re: Thursday 4th August 2016
What % Blairite Are You?
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I scored 12%
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I scored 12%
- Wed 03 Aug, 2016 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
- Replies: 173
- Views: 34613
Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
James O'Brien been on twitter on how much Trump reminds him of the Biff character from Back To The Future. I've thought it too, for ages, then someone posted this on his timeline. Back to the Future writer: bad guy Biff was based on Donald Trump https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/back-to-t...
- Wed 03 Aug, 2016 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
- Replies: 173
- Views: 34613
Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Glad to see that sense of humour is still intact Toby. :lol!: Thanks yahyah. I spent the best part of a day trying to get the BBC iplayer to stream news but it was having none of it. Most video nowadays is moving to a thing called html5 , which is safer and more reliable than the previous system of...
- Wed 03 Aug, 2016 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
- Replies: 173
- Views: 34613
Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Oh, while my brain is still functioning properly, and the gin hasn't fully kicked in, a thought on people announcing they are taking a break/leaving. I know that some people on here have health problems and a lot of members on here (including me) have worried in the past when posters have disappear...
- Tue 02 Aug, 2016 11:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
- Replies: 148
- Views: 28953
Re: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
40,000 applications rejected but no money back? That's a million pounds in Labour's coffers. "Now that ain't workin' that's the way to do it Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb...." Money for nothing. I hope somebody sues. Disgraceful. Money, it's a gas Grab that cash with both hands and m...
- Mon 01 Aug, 2016 7:59 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday, 1st August 2016
- Replies: 122
- Views: 27397
Re: Monday, 1st August 2016
Morning all. Thanks to HindleA for the links on W&B - there's a fair bit of reading there.......DWP statistics are a real mess and have been for some time, IMHO. Every new change seems to end up with significant chunks of information going missing. "Experimental" statistics my arse. I...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42377
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42377
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42377
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
Observation: Owen Smith seems to be getting quite a bit of media attention at the moment and I know a lot of that has to do with him announcing his Leadership policies yesterday but will Jeremy Corbyn be getting the same level of media attention when he does the same?? I found this on Facebook. I h...
- Wed 27 Jul, 2016 11:24 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 27th July 2016
- Replies: 241
- Views: 43197
Re: Wednesday 27th July 2016
Owen Smith is saying all the right things again. I would welcome a department of Social Security.
I wonder why he didn't stand last year on a left ticket instead of Corbyn ?
I wonder why he didn't stand last year on a left ticket instead of Corbyn ?
- Tue 26 Jul, 2016 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26 July 2016
- Replies: 168
- Views: 26052
Re: Tuesday 26 July 2016
@Toby: the question is, just who are the big beasts? Cooper? Benn? Burnham? Harman? Erm... Problem highlighted via absence of any actual spades to show the problem in spades, I think. Maybe I would consider Burnham from that list, but you are quite right in regarding the absence of any other conten...
- Tue 26 Jul, 2016 1:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26 July 2016
- Replies: 168
- Views: 26052
Re: Tuesday 26 July 2016
No my bad punctuation and grammar probably makes it appear so.AnatolyKasparov wrote:Sparrow has gone to the Times, then?
Sparrow borrowed it from Murdoch and reproduced it on his blog.
- Tue 26 Jul, 2016 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26 July 2016
- Replies: 168
- Views: 26052
Re: Tuesday 26 July 2016
Just found this, what I was thinking on Dec 2nd last year. I had a few wobbles, wavered a bit. I decided to get behind him again and give him and the party time to get their act together. Events as we all know have proven otherwise. I still think that if the some of front benchers from Ed's time had...
- Tue 26 Jul, 2016 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26 July 2016
- Replies: 168
- Views: 26052
Re: Tuesday 26 July 2016
Courtesy of Andrew Sparrow, from The Times (paywall)
- Sat 23 Jul, 2016 1:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016
- Replies: 267
- Views: 40224
Re: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016
Good Morning All. :popcorn: Owen Smith is not a very nice man,IMHO.Watch out,he might sue me. Here’s why Owen Smith really shouldn’t kick up a fuss about bullying Source: http://voxpoliticalonline.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Thanks for the Mike Sivier link . More co...
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
If Tubby needs a new device can we help him get it, please? Tubby or Toby? (given Toby's earlier post) Fixed it now - thank you :rock: Very kind of you to offer CJA, I think I will be OK for a while, my sister has dropped off one that she had as part of a phone contract a few months ago. Hardly bee...
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
I'm a cack handed dozy twit. Leaning over to reach a cuppa I accidentally pressed down with all my weight onto the micro usb charger where it was plugged into the port of my tablet. Result - no charge going into tablet due to it being rendered useless. Smashed to bits. This is an ex-tablet. Less tha...
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 12:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
Jon Stewart to Trump Supporters: ‘You Don’t Own America’
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- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 12:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
Not defending Smith on that, but it could well be at least as much an attempt to gain brownie points by dissing Sports Direct as a dig at Corbyn? (and reinforcing the "I'm not a Blairite, see?" message he wants to project) On that point, somebody in another place said they have heard his ...
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
Yeah, because riding on the Westminster gravy train is exactly the same as working in sweat shop conditions to earn less than the minimum wage. Where ambulances are called on a daily basis and a lady gave birth in the toilet. Get a fucking grip. ScreenShot01501.jpg An alarming mindset amongst some ...
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
Yeah, because riding on the Westminster gravy train is exactly the same as working in sweat shop conditions to earn less than the minimum wage.
Where ambulances are called on a daily basis and a lady gave birth in the toilet.
Get a fucking grip.
Where ambulances are called on a daily basis and a lady gave birth in the toilet.
Get a fucking grip.
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
Hammond is going to 'reset' economic policy.
Why not go the whole hog and use the system restore facility, or a back up disc ?
Why not go the whole hog and use the system restore facility, or a back up disc ?
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 9:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
Full album (only 30 mins long) here. Title track is a cover of the Chuck Berry song, preumably as anti establshment band they meant it in the same vein as Springsteens 'Born In The USA' [youtube]l4J26ryw4aw[/youtube]
- Fri 22 Jul, 2016 8:51 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
- Replies: 219
- Views: 39360
Re: Friday 22 July 2016
I always preferred the 'Back In The USA' album tbh [youtube]9DYJBPwsdK8[/youtube]yahyah wrote:Yep. Kick Out The Jams M***********s.
- Thu 21 Jul, 2016 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 37383
Re: Thursday 21st July 2016
That's beneath you Porf. (see what I did there)PorFavor wrote:Sorry about getting above myself in my last post, above . . . . .
- Thu 21 Jul, 2016 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 37383
Re: Thursday 21st July 2016
On Smiths offer to make Jeremy President
- Thu 21 Jul, 2016 12:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 37383
Re: Thursday 21st July 2016
From Telegraph Political Correspondent
- Thu 21 Jul, 2016 9:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 37383
Re: Thursday 21st July 2016
If Chakrabati gets to sit on the red benches of the Lords, will her seat be known as a Shami Leather ?
- Thu 21 Jul, 2016 7:07 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 37383
Re: Thursday 21st July 2016
Slow news day ? Graun have got a report on some comments that appeared on Sparrow's blog. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... mays-first" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Wed 20 Jul, 2016 3:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
- Replies: 213
- Views: 32507
- Wed 20 Jul, 2016 1:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
- Replies: 213
- Views: 32507
Re: Wednesday 20th July 2016
yahyah wrote:Anyone see PMQs ?
Smith accompanied Eagle
Not voting for Smith btw. Don't trust him
- Tue 19 Jul, 2016 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 19 July 2016
- Replies: 218
- Views: 32080
Re: Tuesday 19 July 2016
Scorchio !
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- Tue 19 Jul, 2016 3:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 19 July 2016
- Replies: 218
- Views: 32080
Re: Tuesday 19 July 2016
From the graun Open TV viewing figures plunge by 75% in first year of Sky Sports coverage The bbc highlights programme had better viewing figures - by about 400,000 - than the peak viewing on Sky. Cricket sold their rights to Sky, just after the 2005 Ashes series when kids were bringing cricket gea...
- Mon 18 Jul, 2016 11:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 18th July 2016
- Replies: 195
- Views: 30742
Re: Monday 18th July 2016
Britain Elects @britainelects
Labour leadership voting intention:
J. Corbyn: 54%
A. Eagle: 21%
O. Smith: 15%
(via YouGov / 15 - 18 Jul)
Lab members eligible to vote only
Times poll.
JC wins on first round.
Labour leadership voting intention:
J. Corbyn: 54%
A. Eagle: 21%
O. Smith: 15%
(via YouGov / 15 - 18 Jul)
Lab members eligible to vote only
Times poll.
JC wins on first round.