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So here are the thoughts of a Labour watcher who has never been a member of the party but has invested his £3 to be able to vote in the upcoming election. I think it was YahYah yesterday that articulated most closely to my thoughts in that at age 67 I am, possibly for one of the only times in my lif...

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Good Morning, Been away for a few days (in Pembrokeshire) recharging the batteries and having time to think about the current state of the leadership fracas. I will regale you with my thoughts a little later but in the meantime here is an excellent article (unusually) from Simon Jenkins in the Guard...

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Just watched the paper review on Murnaghan programme on Fox, sorry, Sky. Diane Abbot (I hope she spends as much time on her day job as in the TV studios, cheap shot I know but.......) talking over everyone and generally being an irritant. These sort of self indulgent performances do Labour very litt...

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I was delighted to hear the Chancellor George Osborne confirm a compulsory Living Wage for all over 25s in this year’s budget. From my Tory MP. Question is, is there any point in my writing to put her right? Yeah - just to let her know that you know she's talking bollocks and she knows it. I think ...

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Nick Robinson ‏@bbcnickrobinson 29m29 minutes ago So farewell Westminster. I'll miss you. I'm joining @BBCr4today - the programme which sets the nation's agenda - to fill Jim's immense shoes My breakfasts are not going to be the same. I might need indigestion tablets from now on. Today may set the ...

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G'Day, I must admit I am in somewhat of a dilemma over our potential continued membership of EU. Until retirement I was the Vice-President of an American multi national company responsible for activities outside of the Americas. As such I spent a considerable amount of my time working and travelling...

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A big part of the problem is the Newspaper Review on both BBC and Sky. That sets the tabloid agenda which the news programs then follow. BBC in particular simply don't seem to have journalists or reporters any more, just presenters who build their program around right wing paper's headlines without...

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The BBC used to "think outside the box" more with these appointments, for sure. I suspected Robinson going public with Dave "threatening to shut the BBC down" was a sign he was about to move on - I would like to think it was a bit much even for him. I think my problem here is th...

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Sch'mae,

So Nick Robinson looks like he is moving on (rumoured to the Today programme)

Replacement options are seen to be Spectator wife Allegra Stratton, Old Etonian James Landale and professional interrupter Laura Kuenssberg.

So that should make the BBC less establishment centric then!

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Bore Da,

As if we want more proof that Frank Field is in the wrong party.....he is now alleged (by the Daily Fascist. I wont link) to have made £250 betting on a tory majority at the general election.

He is the Labour equivalent to Danny Alexander.The man should cross the floor.

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One thing I did learn last night... Dan F******g Hodges is still a first class t**t. :wall: That's why the BBC love him. Hodges was absolutely taken apart by Owen Jones on The Daily Politics a couple of days ago. Challenged on his total negativity and asked for one positive suggestion he has ever p...

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I, like many others here have spent hours trying to convince people that all politicians are not the same. After what I have seen recently from the labour party candidates for leader I was started to question myself. Now listening to Liz Kendall I know for sure they were right and I was wrong! The o...

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Tom Newton Dunn, the Old Etonian who is rarely right about anything is tweeting that Umana and Jarvis withdrawing has them fist pumping at 10.Says they can't believe their luck. First how wrong could they be about Umanas appeal to the "average voter" Second I cannot imagine two more divers...

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Anyone else feeling underwhelmed by the Labour leadership candidates so far? Or is it just me? Yeah, know where you are coming from...... Kendall had been interesting and promising, but blotted her copybook last night with an interview poor in both style and content. (did she really come out with a...

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Bore Da, I was settling down last evening to watch the BBC news review at 10.30 until informed that the pompous, cliché ridden, empty headed clown known as Lord Digby Jones was going to be pontificating yet again. It really is true that empty vessels do make the most noise. Anyway I digress. Scrambl...

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The result was not declared at the count at Margate's Winter Gardens until about 10.35 GMT on Friday, hours later than expected. BBC reporters were told by officials at the time the delays were caused by the sheer volume of ballot papers and problems verifying the postal vote. Turnout was 69%, up f...

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So after deciding to lick my wounds on my own after last Thursdays disaster, but continuing to read your missives I have decided to re-enter the fray. This may be a bit of a ramble but its a collection of thoughts developed over the past week. Please bear with me. Firstly Mandelson is a shit always ...

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So Carol Walker (our CCO correspondent, sorry that should read BBC correspondent following Cameron) tells us that he has been campaigning for "pretty much" the last 24 hours. Its indicative of her partial reporting throughout the campaign that she omits to tell us he slept in a nice, warm ...

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From LDV. Piece and BTL seem fairly grounded. Labour minority government – or coalition with the Lib Dems – would not actually need the SNP’s support http://www.libdemvoice.org/labour-minority-government-would-not-actually-need-the-snps-support-45772.html From this I conclude that the LibDems could...

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So while our "impartial" media do the conservatives job for them by banging on interminably about the Scot Nats..................Dave and the orange tory have obviously worked out a fall back position prior to the election. No arrogance or sense of entitlement there then! The curious thin...

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So while our "impartial" media do the conservatives job for them by banging on interminably about the Scot Nats..................Dave and the orange tory have obviously worked out a fall back position prior to the election.
No arrogance or sense of entitlement there then!

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Cameron says Millibands pledge stone should question his judgement..................Andy Coulson anyone?

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So thinking,probably too hard,on the current arrogance and entitlement of the liberal democrat position. It seems to me that their argument is that everyone else are extremists of one sort or another and the electorate must see they are the only sensible option. After listening,and I must admit a qu...

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Cameron tells us that the comment from Ed Balls reference the treasury note is the most appalling thing he has heard in this election. Just proves how short a memory the clown has if he has forgotten already Michael Fallon and "backstabbing" Oh,he also regales us with the pride he felt whe...

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Just spotted that evenTom Bradby (certainly no leftie) has tweeted that BBC , line on non doms is ridiculous. When he criticises both the BBC and by implication CCO something has gone seriously wrong for the establishment. By the way (not that it changes much) Joanna Gosling is either separated or a...

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Norman Smith just on the "State broadcaster" bigging up the conservative line on non doms. No surprise that he is following CCO line but he appears to be totally at odds with the rest of the press pack.Even the right wing side of the press acknowledge the strength of the policy and it has ...

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Bore Da,

Where do they get these "talking heads" from?

Peter Kellner just now on BBC news channel.

Question.....Can the debate tonight make a difference?

Answer.....It can if one of the main candidates does extraordinarily well or extraordinarily badly.

No shit Sherlock!!!

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On the other hand this from Carole Walker is just dreadful sycophantic bullshit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32123528" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Absolutely appalling. I have always assumed that she does not write her own scripts just relying on central offi...

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Good evening everyone. Re: Katie Hopkins. Its clear that this excuse for a human being has some serious physiological issues which she advertises each time she emits her obnoxious opinions However,if there is a positive its this.The more she and her fellow tory poster girls such as Sarah Vine,Laura...

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Good evening everyone. Re: Katie Hopkins. Its clear that this excuse for a human being has some serious physiological issues which she advertises each time she emits her obnoxious opinions However,if there is a positive its this.The more she and her fellow tory poster girls such as Sarah Vine,Laura ...

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Camerons old Eton pal James Landale on the BBC 6 O'Clock news trying to convince us that PMQs today was the game changer. He all but said the election was won by his pal today ignoring all the foot in mouth issues from the tories over the last few days. Only surprise is that the fishpointer has not ...

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Others have questioned the independence of the OBR here and elsewhere over the last couple of days. For Fraser Nelson (who although a right winger is capable of independent thought) to tweet: I wonder how independent is the OBR? Osbourne created it,defined its remit,appointed its chairman,banned it ...

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If anyone doubts that the BBC has assumed the role of state broadcaster they should watch Marr this morning. Balls was interrupted ( as usual) time and time again with Marr trying to major on the SNP issue rather than the economy. Osborne was allowed to talk uninterrupted with Marr even apologised f...

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Standard of BBC political discourse News Channel 08.45 this morning. Carole Walker (who obviously gets her questions from the Daily Mail) interviewing Caroline Flint,ostensibly about energy policy. Question 1 Labours policy is very confused and have had to back track from original policy Question 2 ...

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Thanks, Oik! Marr - the ghastly Sarah Baxter (Sunday Times) reckons nobody cares about the debates. Her and the other bloke and Marr had a weird little love-in that reminded me of some of the hideous dinner parties my ex took me to, all self-congratulatory assumptions that their opinions are right ...

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Re Rifkind. Can anybody out there please explain to me the difference between an "error of judgement" and a mistake? I don't think there is much difference (as I think you're suggesting). Although an "error of judgement" carries, to me, the implication that quite a lost of consi...

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Re Rifkind.

Can anybody out there please explain to me the difference between an "error of judgement" and a mistake?

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Just two quick points on the Straw/Rifkind allegations. What happened the Camerons lobbying is the next "big scandal" and promising to tackle it if elected? So 5 years later........ On the individuals themselves and their excuses.I would have thought that after the expenses scandal, when t...

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Incredible. Osborne sliding out of doing anything about HSBC and the tax dodgers. Intimated it wasn't his job. Just Google: Osborne. Tax. Then any year from the past five. 2011 is productive. I've Tweeted some of the links with the dates. He proudly claimed it wasn't up to him to decide who to inve...

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Excuse my middle aged cynicism but if the alleged Telegraph/Tory HQ emails story had been a similar Labour/Mirror story, the papers/BBC etc this morning would be telling us that it was a storm engulfing the Labour party & bad news for Ed. Instead, silence. Morning everyone, Though not posting d...

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Did you see the Steve Hewlett snippet on Oborne? Thought again concentrated narrowly on the effect on the Telegraph rather than the more fundamental issue.This may be diversionary tactics at play. What,however can you expect when expect when media man is talking with media man. Enjoyed the Krugman ...

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Following on from scarletgas' comment on BBC News, just wanted to comment about Newsnight. I've taken to recording it and watching after mr gilsey's gone to bed, usually fast forward through the reporters segments and watch the interviews if they're interesting. Last night: Bishop of Manchester Tim...

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Tory's U-turn over vow to return donation: High command accused of interfering to stop an MP handing back money from businessman accused of tax avoidance Tory MP Charlotte Leslie pledged to return £5,000 given by Hugh Sloane Tribunal had ruled his investment firm had operated tax avoidance scheme B...

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AngryAsWell Britain Elects ‏@britainelects · 3h3 hours ago Latest YouGov poll (16 - 17 Feb): LAB - 34% (+2) CON - 33% (+1) UKIP - 15% (-1) GRN - 7% (-1) LDEM - 6% (-) I've spoken before about how I really don't trust the polls Putting my tin foil hat on... I'd go as far as to say they are fixed. Fix...

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Bore Da everyone. Can I return to a subject raised by Rebeccariots2 last evening.This related to an Independent article voicing their opinion that the BBC is poor at news reporting and,in particular,commenting on their paper reviews. I used to be a regular viewer of both the Sky and BBC news reviews...

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The suspense is killing me: I've got to go to a Planning Connittee meeting in about 20-30 minutes, and iif I don't find out the answer, it'll gnaw away at me all evening, making me quite unable to execute my quasijudicial function. So you see, unless you tell me the answer, someone here in Bury cou...

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Ooooh, I love a riddle! Was your mum a darts or footie commentator? The football suggestion is getting pretty warm. Was she a Bristol Rovers fan? Dead right.The Scarlet is from my Fathers home town of Llanelli and Gas from my Mothers Bristol.I support both the Scarlets and Bristol Rovers (for my si...

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I'm very intrigued now. Is she descended from a gas lighter family? Or a famous actor / actress in the era when stage lights were gas? You're going to tell me something entirely different I know. No that's far too intelligent! Think sport. Ooooh, I love a riddle! Was your mum a darts or footie comm...

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Lordy, is this yet another FTNer who lives in the Principality? Sadly No Ernst.Living in a market town just outside of Oxford where I have Cameron for a close neighbour and they weigh the tory vote. Deep joy. My Welsh connection is on my Fathers side.Hence the first part of my user name. Never mind...

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Does the gas come from your mother's side then? :D Strangely..... Yes but can you guess why? I'm very intrigued now. Is she descended from a gas lighter family? Or a famous actor / actress in the era when stage lights were gas? You're going to tell me something entirely different I know. No that's ...

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