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by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 6:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

ali retweeted Angus Robertson ‏@MorayMP 49 mins49 minutes ago 28 Scottish Labour MPs just voted WITH the Tories, UKIP, DUP and Lib Dems on Coalition Govt austerity plan #RedTories #GE2015 Lots of finger pointing at Labour but then I find it's Scottish Labour that voted with the Tories.... So what's...
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

It's Kate Hooey again. B....r her. http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/why-labour-needs-to-step-back-from-the-hunting-debate-and-look-at-the-facts/ Ditto to the zillioneth power. I'm embarrassed that she's a Labour MP with the stuff she spouts. I know ..... it's childish ..... but I fe...
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 4:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

I didn't see any reference or hear any reference to the fact that Ed Miliband and Justine Miliband went to Paris at the weekend but this appeared in my Facebook timeline. I believe they had 'an intimate dinner' with Mr & Mrs Clooney the other night, chez Geoffrey Robertson QC. 8-) Well I wished...
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 3:18 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

Need a laugh ... to smile, to feel good?

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by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 2:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

I didn't see any reference or hear any reference to the fact that Ed Miliband and Justine Miliband went to Paris at the weekend but this appeared in my Facebook timeline.
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 34m 34 minutes ago Bold @Stephentall doing what I'm not ready to do yet. Predict GE15 with seats & GB vote shares. http://bit.ly/14QiYAe" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 31m 31 minutes ago The @stephentall predict...
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 2:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

@TobyLatimer Hi Toby. I wonder if you could remind me of the name of the prog for capturing images and saving them that you told me about many moons back please. It's on my desktop in the other room but I don't have a monitor for it at the moment so I can't get to it. Many thanks, in anticipation! ...
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 1:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

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by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

@TobyLatimer

Hi Toby. I wonder if you could remind me of the name of the prog for capturing images and saving them that you told me about many moons back please. It's on my desktop in the other room but I don't have a monitor for it at the moment so I can't get to it. Many thanks, in anticipation!
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 1:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

We do have some really clever and well connected members on our Forum, don't we? Brilliant!

Edit - has whatshisname arrived yet?
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 12:39 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

I think I'll go to this meeting on Wednesday night.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Hinchin ... story.html
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 11:28 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

@pk1 Thanks for posting,your voice is of course as legitimate as any other,I am unhappy you feel constrained in giving it.That you may take a different view it is all the more important that you shouldn't be IMHO. Too easy to fall into a self satisfied righteous consensus where there is no room for...
by giselle97
Tue 13 Jan, 2015 10:06 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Replies: 181
Views: 43692

Re: Tuesday 13th January 2015

Found it on Twitter. RPI down to 1.6% from 2% the previous month. Thanks yahyah. :) Morning all. Could someone with more woken up brain cells than me please give a simple explanation of the CPI/RPI changes? I'm sure, for greedy, self-serving state pensioners like me, born in 1947, that one or the o...
by giselle97
Sun 11 Jan, 2015 5:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015
Replies: 288
Views: 61438

Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015

I've caught up ... nearly. The other day TGS put up a comment about Circle and Hinchbringbooke which was well complimented. I knew some of the history through following John Lister on Twitter. This was an article I'd bookmarked to put up here when I read TGS's comment. The first privatised NHS hospi...
by giselle97
Sun 11 Jan, 2015 5:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015
Replies: 288
Views: 61438

Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015

By the way, a friend told me that Nik was interviewed on local TV about the Circle issue and then so was Mr Big Jangolly or whatever the Tory mouthpiece is called (who lives literally 400 odd yards from my friend) and MrBimg Jangolly pooh poohed everything that Nik said - Nik, of course, being on t...
by giselle97
Sun 11 Jan, 2015 5:17 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015
Replies: 288
Views: 61438

Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015

By the way, a friend told me that Nik was interviewed on local TV about the Circle issue and then so was Mr Big Jangolly or whatever the Tory mouthpiece is called (who lives literally 400 odd yards from my friend) and MrBimg Jangolly pooh poohed everything that Nik said - Nik, of course, being on t...
by giselle97
Sun 11 Jan, 2015 4:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015
Replies: 288
Views: 61438

Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015

By the way, a friend told me that Nik was interviewed on local TV about the Circle issue and then so was Mr Big Jangolly or whatever the Tory mouthpiece is called (who lives literally 400 odd yards from my friend) and MrBimg Jangolly pooh poohed everything that Nik said - Nik, of course, being on th...
by giselle97
Sun 11 Jan, 2015 4:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015
Replies: 288
Views: 61438

Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th January 2015

Huntingdonshire has been my family home for almost 10 years, and as well as my place of work, it is also the focus of my day to day life. I believe passionately in the idea of public service. As a local children’s doctor at Hinchingbrooke hospital, I am privileged to have a job which places me righ...
by giselle97
Wed 31 Dec, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weds 31st December 2014 & Thurs 1st January 2015 - NEW YEAR
Replies: 209
Views: 61456

Re: Weds 31st December 2014 & Thurs 1st January 2015 - NEW Y

Laying here, with my dressing gown on, on NYE I find myself having nothing better to do but trawl about online, youtube at the moment, btw, did Osborne have the decency ever to apologise to Ed Balls over the Libor accusations, nah, thought not. [youtube]IGWqq70i5fk[/youtube] Nearly "snap"...
by giselle97
Wed 24 Dec, 2014 5:11 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Christmas Eve 2014
Replies: 111
Views: 34724

Re: Christmas Eve 2014

Hi all! Sitting at a friend's eagerly awaiting my double egg and chips with peas and taking the opportunity to use their wi-fi as mine is non-existent until 29/12. So much catching up to do but the important thing now is to say I hope all you lovely people have a good Christmas and we must all hope ...
by giselle97
Sun 21 Dec, 2014 6:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday, 20th & Sunday, 21st December 2104
Replies: 233
Views: 68569

Re: Saturday, 20th & Sunday, 21st December 2104

Hello all - I've screwed up TE's orderly list by posting on poll so a quick note to hopefully sort it!
by giselle97
Sun 21 Dec, 2014 6:36 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Groan Awards 2014 - Awards and Start of Voting
Replies: 5
Views: 3286

Re: Groan Awards 2014 - Awards and Start of Voting

Thank you for organising this TE. ☺

Will be shortly in possession of a computer and a landline versus mobile and tablet and look forward to starting my new list for 2015 awards in New Year.
by giselle97
Thu 11 Dec, 2014 7:23 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 11th December 2014
Replies: 120
Views: 35253

Re: Thursday 11th December 2014

Morning all. Ed today :- 'they have finally been exposed by the Autumn Statement for what they really are: not modern compassionate Conservatives at all – but extreme and ideological, committed to a dramatic shrinking of the state and public services, no matter what the consequences. “They are doin...
by giselle97
Tue 09 Dec, 2014 9:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Replies: 166
Views: 53404

Re: Tuesday 9th December 2014

Evening :D An article I caught on Twitter tonight (from August 2014). http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/what-do-we-do-when-the-public-services-market-fails/?utm_content=bufferb7b0c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" onclick="window.open(this.hr...
by giselle97
Mon 08 Dec, 2014 12:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 8th December 2014
Replies: 226
Views: 61755

Re: Monday 8th December 2014

Have you seen this one about Cameron and Twitter?

http://www.theguardian.com/media-networ ... l-campaign" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by giselle97
Mon 08 Dec, 2014 11:48 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 8th December 2014
Replies: 226
Views: 61755

Re: Monday 8th December 2014

I agree with you @TechnicalEphemera on the Greens.
by giselle97
Mon 08 Dec, 2014 11:45 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 8th December 2014
Replies: 226
Views: 61755

Re: Monday 8th December 2014

Meanwhile on another planet

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/d ... oon-murder" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by giselle97
Mon 08 Dec, 2014 11:10 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 8th December 2014
Replies: 226
Views: 61755

Re: Monday 8th December 2014

George Monbiot and Zoe Williams will be vying for position in my Graun Awards and here's a new one from George http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/08/taming-corporate-power-key-political-issue-alternative#show-all" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; And here's a BT...
by giselle97
Mon 08 Dec, 2014 10:36 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 8th December 2014
Replies: 226
Views: 61755

Re: Monday 8th December 2014

Morning :) Why is it only the Tories getting flack in Guardian headline? Their favourites don't have joint responsibility for the attacks on Social Security that have resulted in the foodbanks issue? And I can't properly express the rage I feel that 8 Cabinet Ministers should be responsible for a ne...
by giselle97
Sun 07 Dec, 2014 11:11 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014
Replies: 280
Views: 73806

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014

Farage will never be an MP because he won't be able to earn enough at it IMHO. I think he's running shit scared at what Clegg UKIP Birther has started.

And I wish the freaky bastard wasn't getting all of this publicity. That is going to be all I have to say about the steaming pile .... :D
by giselle97
Sun 07 Dec, 2014 5:11 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014
Replies: 280
Views: 73806

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014

AngryAsWell wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:Was this place unavailable for anybody else earlier?

Yes it was down for about an hour for me
I gave up after trying to reload when it just dropped out. The other tabs I had open away from FTN were working fine.
by giselle97
Sun 07 Dec, 2014 9:35 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014
Replies: 280
Views: 73806

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014

Have a closer look at that Autumn Statement photo. They all look as though they're queuing for the dole! http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/06/george-osborne-oil-industry-tax-breaks-autumn-statement" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I can't seem to get the image in he...
by giselle97
Sun 07 Dec, 2014 9:28 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014
Replies: 280
Views: 73806

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014

Apparently "Tony Blair wants Chuka Umunna to be the next Labour leader"; well, that is his career finished, he may as well give up politics and take up basket weaving or cheese making. * http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-blair-wants-chuka-umunna-to-be-the-next-labour-lead...
by giselle97
Sat 06 Dec, 2014 11:19 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014
Replies: 280
Views: 73806

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014

On yesterday's posts on Unpaid Carers, I was also shocked some time ago to find that there was no monetary funds for "pensioners" who were also carers - @hindleA @citizenJA @JustMom. My friend Maggie died earlier this year (cancer) and she was a full time carer (and pensioner) for her whee...
by giselle97
Sat 06 Dec, 2014 10:54 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014
Replies: 280
Views: 73806

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December 2014

On the Breaking News

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/d ... -executive" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

She is wife of Robert Chote Office of Budget Responsibility.

PS Morning and sorry can't do links
by giselle97
Sun 23 Nov, 2014 11:36 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Replies: 291
Views: 90371

Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014

I've not yet read the article but a lot of what you say about it makes perfect sense. I've felt since 2010 that we were being 'shock doctrined' (and I think Naomi Klein's book should be required reading for anyone who wants to know why the world is how it is today). This notion only backs that up. ...
by giselle97
Sat 22 Nov, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Replies: 291
Views: 90371

Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014

Hi all. I found Sky News on my Spanish TV just in time for the wining, patronising, Tory Loudspeaker Stephen Tomkins (sp?) to spout vomit and vile shit out his arse (permanently located under his puny nostrils) yesterday morning and after getting a few e-mails off in complaint (no point really), the...
by giselle97
Thu 20 Nov, 2014 10:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
Replies: 199
Views: 68990

Re: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood

I'm almost glad that the TV channels in my Miraflores, Costa Mijas rental apartment seem to be limited to Sky football and German and French news programmes. Down to 16% battery on tablet so just to say thanks Flythenest for keeping me sane. 12/12 and recovery of PC from storage getting closer! Nigh...
by giselle97
Fri 14 Nov, 2014 6:10 pm
Forum: Greetings & Announcements
Topic: FTNer Locator
Replies: 29
Views: 105762

Re: FTNer Locator

Born in The Rossall Nursing Home, Island Bank Road, Inverness (Danny, bloody, Alexander) in a room on the first floor which was later occupied by my Grannie (Elizabeth McNeil from Bara) when she decided she didn't want to be a burden to my Dad and his three Sisters, and to their combined horror gave...
by giselle97
Thu 13 Nov, 2014 8:29 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 13th November 2014
Replies: 209
Views: 62797

Re: Thursday 13th November 2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-goes-on-the-offensive-to-win-back-wavering-voters-9857234.html ed-miliband-goes-on-the-offensive-to-win-back-wavering-voters Although it's good to see some vaguely positive reporting I find it galling in the extreme that the language is all ...
by giselle97
Thu 13 Nov, 2014 8:17 am
Forum: Pub
Topic: ongoing chat....whatever you want to talk about....
Replies: 27
Views: 14640

Re: ongoing chat....whatever you want to talk about....

Never too late to hear from you Giselle ! How's life in a hotel going ? Hi! Hotelling is boring. I miss my steamer, my PC and doing my own washing - currently done by friends. But as I've not been able to make my mind up what's next and just haven't been able to find something small with a patio an...
by giselle97
Thu 13 Nov, 2014 12:45 am
Forum: Pub
Topic: ongoing chat....whatever you want to talk about....
Replies: 27
Views: 14640

Re: ongoing chat....whatever you want to talk about....

Sorry Yahyah about your loss, especially after her being in the family for so long. Best that you let her go though. You know it takes time to grieve and you have other issues, as you said. Everyone I know who's been to Cuba has wanted to go back. Check for best time to go weatherwise though. :hug: ...
by giselle97
Mon 10 Nov, 2014 11:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 10th November 2014
Replies: 350
Views: 88252

Re: Monday 10th November 2014

I'm going to be 59 tomorrow and I'm reading FTN and wondering if there will ever be a word of truth written in a newspaper again, other than by accident or a sackable offence? Happy Birthday for tomorrow. It's my birthday today - 67! I've been wondering the same thing but have reached a conclusion....
by giselle97
Sun 09 Nov, 2014 3:30 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th November 2014
Replies: 555
Views: 136371

Re: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th November 2014

I nicked your great tweet Pk, thanks.
by giselle97
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 10:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 55827

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

So no one going to comment on Featherstone? What would you like me to say? :D She did a good job setting up the National Theatre of Scotland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_Featherstone ... (and annoyed some Nats in the process): http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/exiting-theatre-boss-...
by giselle97
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 10:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 55827

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

OK AngryAsWell and RebeccaRiots2 ...... message received!!! :D
by giselle97
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 10:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 55827

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

So no one going to comment on Featherstone?
by giselle97
Tue 04 Nov, 2014 10:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Replies: 137
Views: 55827

Re: Tuesday 5th November 2014

Doing my best to fill Roger's shoes... http://academiesweek.co.uk/academies-given-permission-to-borrow-from-dfe-capital-funds/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Academies and colleges can borrow money at low interest from the DfE. Maintained schools.... can't. It's not you fi...