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- Thu 07 Mar, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th March 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1196
Re: Thursday 7th March 2024
For brits the 'North' is the North of England, tho an alternative might be the 'South' of Scotland ? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mAY46AzN39I In a UK context, the "North" very much depends on where you are. People in Exeter insist that anything above Bristol is "North" ;)
- Thu 07 Mar, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th March 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1196
Re: Thursday 7th March 2024
Nick Thomas-Symonds - he lives!
- Thu 07 Mar, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th March 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1196
Re: Thursday 7th March 2024
Unfortunately, it is what both the media and a depressingly large number of voters want to hear. (no, that isn't defending it Sky) BTW with regard to your comment the other night, I have both spent some time on benefits and been involved in that area with one of my recent jobs - so I do in fact know...
- Thu 07 Mar, 2024 1:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th March 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1196
Re: Thursday 7th March 2024
Though the really important question is "is Starmer fat?" apparently.
Gotta love our commentariat.
Gotta love our commentariat.
- Wed 06 Mar, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 6th March 2024
- Replies: 4
- Views: 677
Re: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Two instances of "f*** around and find out" in just the last 24 hours.
- Wed 06 Mar, 2024 12:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 6th March 2024
- Replies: 4
- Views: 677
Re: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Everyone excited for the Budget then?
- Tue 05 Mar, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 5th Marh 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1106
Re: Tuesday 5th Marh 2024
It isn't naive to think this might have been a resignation issue not so long ago, is it?
- Tue 05 Mar, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 5th Marh 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1106
Re: Tuesday 5th Marh 2024
Anybody about today?
- Mon 04 Mar, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 4th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 792
Re: Monday 4th March 2024
Very, very few people spend their entire lives on benefits anyway - save for the small minority who really cannot work.
Her statement there was crowd (or media, if you prefer) pleasing rhetoric and not to be taken too literally.
Her statement there was crowd (or media, if you prefer) pleasing rhetoric and not to be taken too literally.
- Mon 04 Mar, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 4th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 792
Re: Monday 4th March 2024
I know very well that SOME people cannot work. How does that alter what I said?
I'm no big fan of Kendall, but she did say reduce the sickness benefits bill - not eliminate it.
I'm no big fan of Kendall, but she did say reduce the sickness benefits bill - not eliminate it.
- Mon 04 Mar, 2024 5:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 4th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 792
Re: Monday 4th March 2024
Why the assumption that the latter thing can only be achieved by nefarious means - shouldn't we actually hope for a healthier population under Labour?
- Mon 04 Mar, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 4th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 792
Re: Monday 4th March 2024
Well we can but hope.
- Sun 03 Mar, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1257
Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
But that's the point I made initially - it was being built up as him announcing something dramatic and draconian, but it ended up as not much more than "I agree with good things and disagree with bad things". Which is why I think some of the criticism of Starmer is a bit off.
- Sun 03 Mar, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1257
Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
Plus, some of us are still waiting to see what Labour are actually like in government (voters willing, as ever) Chris Dillow certainly does not hesitate to critique the current leadership, but one thing he gets right is that their incentives will be different (and quite likely better) in government ...
- Sat 02 Mar, 2024 7:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1257
Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
Yes, seeing this as a "clever trap" by Sunak is reading far too much into it. Starmer basically said "I agree with Sunak - I want unity". That's basically it. Of course we all know that the Tories don't *really* want unity, but culture wars. Still, why not use their own words aga...
- Sat 02 Mar, 2024 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1257
Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
That may or may not be true, but I don't see how it can be divulged from his fairly bland response there.
- Sat 02 Mar, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1257
Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024
Have to say my response was and is closest to the last one - "is that it?".
A widespread impression is that he originally intended to say something "big" but for whatever reason got cold feet at the last minute.
A widespread impression is that he originally intended to say something "big" but for whatever reason got cold feet at the last minute.
- Fri 01 Mar, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 1st March 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 556
Re: Friday 1st March 2024
I've told you why, even if you don't like the answer. Basically, she is still less trouble p***ing out of the tent than the other way round.
Still not given up hope that she retires at the GE to pursue her obsessions outside parliament, mind.
Still not given up hope that she retires at the GE to pursue her obsessions outside parliament, mind.
- Thu 29 Feb, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th February 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 523
Re: Thursday 29th February 2024
Galloway apparently thinks he has won, ugh.
- Thu 29 Feb, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th February 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 523
Re: Thursday 29th February 2024
Not long since he had appeared to be recovering quite well, too.
Cancer is vile.
Cancer is vile.
- Thu 29 Feb, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th February 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 523
Re: Thursday 29th February 2024
RIP Dave Myers - an absolutely brilliant ambassador for Barrow-in-Furness (a place frequently and unfairly maligned) as well as everything else.
- Thu 29 Feb, 2024 1:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th February 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 523
Re: Thursday 29th February 2024
Rochdale by-election today, can't wait
- Wed 28 Feb, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 28th February 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 688
Re: Wednesday 28th February 2024
There are fewer more reliable signs that somebody is a bad 'un than if they are both pro-Israel *and* pro-Russia.
(maybe *the* prime exhibit is a certain US ex-POTUS)
(maybe *the* prime exhibit is a certain US ex-POTUS)
- Wed 28 Feb, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 28th February 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 688
Re: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Germany is notably pro-Israel at present, I do wonder if this is significantly down to "certain historical events".
And with such things, there is always the danger of over-compensating.
And with such things, there is always the danger of over-compensating.
- Tue 27 Feb, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 27th February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 435
Re: Tuesday 27th February 2024
A phrase about "eating its own children" comes to mind.
- Tue 27 Feb, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 27th February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 435
Re: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Ferrari's politics are pretty bad, but he is quite good at his actual job despite that.
- Mon 26 Feb, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 26th February 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 977
Re: Monday 26th February 2024
The deed is done - I am feeling a bit sore (obviously) but hopefully nothing more than that.
- Mon 26 Feb, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 26th February 2024
- Replies: 15
- Views: 977
- Mon 26 Feb, 2024 1:53 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
Anyway, goodnight.
I am very likely having my troublesome tooth taken out in the coming week, so wish me luck.
I am very likely having my troublesome tooth taken out in the coming week, so wish me luck.
- Mon 26 Feb, 2024 1:44 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
Yeah, maybe got a bit carried away there. Still stand by the gist of it though.
Again, nobody came out *well* from this past week. But there has been a lot of self serving guff about how Starmer/Labour were uniquely culpable.
Again, nobody came out *well* from this past week. But there has been a lot of self serving guff about how Starmer/Labour were uniquely culpable.
- Mon 26 Feb, 2024 12:46 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
I mean its not "special unconstitutional treatment" - its a CONVENTION which has in fact (contrary to several claims immediately after the event) been breached before (even if only a literal handful of times, that still means that what happened this week was not in fact "totally unpre...
- Sun 25 Feb, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
I genuinely think it made very little difference. At the end of the day his "actions" largely involved parliamentary procedures which will have been fairly incomprehensible to the vast majority. If you are making implications about MPs feeling insecure being blamed on Muslims, that's argua...
- Sun 25 Feb, 2024 10:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
The idea that the likes of Lee Anderson only decided to be Islamophobic after this week is a bit of a stretch tbh.
- Sun 25 Feb, 2024 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
What did I say they didn't do?
As I said they reacted to a breathtakingly cynical and dishonest stitch up. They fought fire with fire.
And in the end a motion supporting an immediate ceasefire was passed.
Wasn't that what everybody wanted?
As I said they reacted to a breathtakingly cynical and dishonest stitch up. They fought fire with fire.
And in the end a motion supporting an immediate ceasefire was passed.
Wasn't that what everybody wanted?
- Sun 25 Feb, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
As for the Gaza amendments fiasco it's interesting to see those defending Starmer praising Labour for indulging in exactly the kind of shithousery we've been condemning the Tories for getting up to for years. So the SNP and Tories doing a shabby deal to stitch up Starmer wasn't that? The past week ...
- Sun 25 Feb, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
There was some fuss over AS within Labour in 2016 (notably the Livingstone saga) but it didn't really take off for another couple of years.
- Sat 24 Feb, 2024 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
Anderson has been suspended - Truss next?
- Sat 24 Feb, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1113
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2024
Of course, the quoted Tory "source" simply lied about what Anderson actually said - marches were not even mentioned.
- Fri 23 Feb, 2024 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 23rd February 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1012
Re: Friday 23rd February 2024
In the space of 24 hours, that is Braverman Truss and Anderson all going distinctly Bannonish.
- Fri 23 Feb, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 23rd February 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1012
Re: Friday 23rd February 2024
Had blissfully forgotten SB's existence before last night.
- Thu 22 Feb, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 22nd February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 664
Re: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Highly believable account, I'm totally convinced
Oh, and no HoC "rules" were changed yesterday - informal conventions are not "rules".
Oh, and no HoC "rules" were changed yesterday - informal conventions are not "rules".
- Thu 22 Feb, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 22nd February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 664
Re: Thursday 22nd February 2024
I'm actually agreeing that there wasn't a mob outside parliament yesterday - that's why I didn't contest that part of your post. My point was, rather, that some would use this to claim there isn't a problem and MPs have no reason to be concerned about their own safety. Unfortunately, this is not cor...
- Thu 22 Feb, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 22nd February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 664
Re: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Two sitting MPs have been killed in the last decade, they regularly receive the most blood-curdling abuse on social media. (and no, not just about the current war) I agree It doesn't help when they propose daft unworkable stuff like "ending online anonymity" or taking smartphones off junio...
- Thu 22 Feb, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 22nd February 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 664
Re: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Yesterday was a bad day in the HoC, and today isn't much better.
- Wed 21 Feb, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 21st February 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 626
Re: Wednesday 21st February 2024
No, the SNP and Tories did a totally cynical and transparent Molotov-Ribbentrop style deal to screw over Labour. And were then shocked when Labour didn't take it lying down. Ultimately, the Tories pulled the plug because they knew there was a good chance their own spoiler amendment was going down to...
- Wed 21 Feb, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 21st February 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 626
Re: Wednesday 21st February 2024
The claim about threatening Hoyle was denied unequivocally, almost straight away. Meanwhile, the unholy SNP-Tory alliance are talking of ousting him *before* the election, and if that doesn't happen the Tories are briefing they will break precedent by standing against him at the GE. For some reason,...
- Wed 21 Feb, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 21st February 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 626
Re: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Quite right too, the "Auld Alliance" of SNP and Tories should always be exposed when they get up to their little games.
- Wed 21 Feb, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 21st February 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 626
Re: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Good morefternoon, all.
Sunak giving Badenoch his full support, is it? Let's hope he doesn't come to regret that.
Sunak giving Badenoch his full support, is it? Let's hope he doesn't come to regret that.
- Tue 20 Feb, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 20th February 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 375
Re: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Tories have been totally cynical in tabling their own amendment, just to stop Labour's being debated.
Oh and it is abstention from the SNP motion that Labour are saying might happen, not voting against.
Typical that Peston can't even get something basic like that correct.
Oh and it is abstention from the SNP motion that Labour are saying might happen, not voting against.
Typical that Peston can't even get something basic like that correct.
- Tue 20 Feb, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 20th February 2024
- Replies: 5
- Views: 375
Re: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Good morefternoon, all.
Scott Benton MP loses his appeal, so the recall process will be set in motion - bar any actual GE intervening.
Scott Benton MP loses his appeal, so the recall process will be set in motion - bar any actual GE intervening.