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by DonutHingeParty
Wed 03 Dec, 2014 2:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Replies: 235
Views: 61882

Re: Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Luckily Osborne's done the hardwork for me. If you buy a house (Not live in as a poor little old lady hopeless to stop the gentrification of her surrounding area, but actively choose to buy) a house worth £900,000, you will pay less tax to the exchequer. And what was one of his other minor prioritie...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 03 Dec, 2014 2:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Replies: 235
Views: 61882

Re: Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Poor Myleene Klass can't catch a break, can she?

Her tiny £2m garage will cost her £153,750 in stamp duty, whereas previously it would have cost her £131,250 - which means that she'll need to find another £22,000.

#londontax

(I'm only kidding; I couldn't give a stuff)
by DonutHingeParty
Mon 01 Dec, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st December 2014
Replies: 172
Views: 50940

Re: Monday 1st December 2014

AngryAsWell wrote:Labour Policies ‏@LabourPolicies · Nov 29
If Labour form the next government, Ed Miliband will ban MPs from raking in cash on second jobs.
But will that include income from renting out property as well?
by DonutHingeParty
Mon 01 Dec, 2014 12:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 1st December 2014
Replies: 172
Views: 50940

Re: Monday 1st December 2014

ToriesNastyTacticinThurrock.jpg Tim Montgomerie ن​​ @montie · 19h 19 hours ago Well said @JGForsyth. Tory leaflet attack on @Tim_Aker indefensible http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2854566/Silence-Dave-biggest-immigration-gamble-yet.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fal...
by DonutHingeParty
Sat 29 Nov, 2014 9:50 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014
Replies: 286
Views: 86681

Re: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014

There's only one scene from Ghost I want to see him recreate and it involves a broken window, a poor latch and a terrified look on his face.
by DonutHingeParty
Sat 29 Nov, 2014 9:48 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014
Replies: 286
Views: 86681

Re: Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November 2014

The Daily Maul (I'm keeping that one) is tying itself in knots again over the Mansion Tax. Its not my fault I've ended up with an asset worth 400% of what I paid for it, but if you reduce it to a 399% gain I'll kick and scream all the way.
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 28 Nov, 2014 4:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 28th November 2014
Replies: 158
Views: 61080

Re: Friday 28th November 2014

Reading on Twitter that the Shelter sponsored 'revenge evictions' bill, which had substantial cross party support so was assumed to be a shoo in to go to committee stage, has been 'talked out' by two filibustering Tory lowlifes; one was Mr McVey himself, Philip Davies, the other was Christopher Cho...
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 28 Nov, 2014 12:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 28th November 2014
Replies: 158
Views: 61080

Re: Friday 28th November 2014

Slightly off topic, but worth the share. Somebody has started a spoof Simon Danczuk account on Twitter, got him bang to rights in my opinion. SimonDanczuk @Simon_Danczuk · 36m 36 minutes ago Couldn't resist naming Sir Edward Garnier yesterday. Keeps me media bandwagon rolling and me in the limeligh...
by DonutHingeParty
Thu 27 Nov, 2014 4:52 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 27th November 2014
Replies: 254
Views: 59432

Re: Thursday 27th November 2014

Is he a friend of Mitchell? He's been carrying out a one-man "Save Andrew" campaign, including showing some CCTV from Downing street that didn't seem to prove anything, one way or another, but Crick swore it meant that Mitchell didn't have time to call the police "Plebs". Oh dea...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 26 Nov, 2014 1:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 66565

Re: Wednesday 26th November 2014

I see Quentin Letts has written in the Daily Mail today a piece entitled 'Who do they think they are? First Labour's sneering Emily. Now Mellor. How much more proof do we need that the smug elite despise us?' The same Letts who branded former Speaker Michael Martin 'Gorbals Mick'? That Letts? Poor ...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 26 Nov, 2014 12:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 66565

Re: Wednesday 26th November 2014

Um, pretty certain that Shakespeare was ineligible to vote when Zahari was standing as an MP, on account of having been dead for about 300 years.
Unless someone's pulling a postal vote scam, of course.
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 26 Nov, 2014 12:03 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 66565

Re: Wednesday 26th November 2014

Ha! Well played, Mr Sparrow. This is surreal. Nigel Farage has started posting tweets that implicitly critcise himself for having children. . . .And what makes Farage’s decision to promote this figure so peculiar. The fact that he’s responsible for at least one of these 3.8m himself. His wife, Kirst...
by DonutHingeParty
Mon 24 Nov, 2014 9:22 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 24th November 2014
Replies: 210
Views: 82605

Re: Monday 24th November 2014

Morning. After a career in politics, IDS became a swimming coach. One day a group of children turned up and he told them he had a great new way to get them to swim. To the children's horror he picked each one up and pitched them into the pool. There was much screaming and thrashing whilst IDS looked...
by DonutHingeParty
Sun 23 Nov, 2014 10:06 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Replies: 291
Views: 90394

Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014

Even though the SNP thing isn't a real problem for the left, as Sturgeon would never vote with the Tories - at least, not for the same reasons, its the old EVEL thing that will cause problems when talking about education health or those devolved welfare issues. In actual fact, its in Cameron's inter...
by DonutHingeParty
Sun 23 Nov, 2014 8:08 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Replies: 291
Views: 90394

Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014

The Daily Maul this morning has an article which is basically a sneeringbmap to the shadow cabinets houses. I've heard of one rule for the rich and one for the poor but I didn't think it was supposed to work this way #Leveson. Incidentally, Alistair Cameron and David Miliband are private individuals...
by DonutHingeParty
Sat 22 Nov, 2014 7:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014
Replies: 291
Views: 90394

Re: Saturday 22st & Sunday 23rd November 2014

Oh, we know what Macmillan's REALLY trying to say about Britain's moustachioed muffin deliverers, don't we? Anti-muffin bigot.
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 2:34 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

The Sun have now violated Emily Thornberry's privacy by printing a photo of her front door with White Van Dan in front. It looks like he's twisted her knocker.
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 12:07 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

Anyone who uses the term "white" in front of "Working Class" is far more interested in promoting the former than the latter.
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 12:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

On a lighter note, the band Kasabian are also in trouble for making "ahem" disparaging remarks about a section of society.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/n ... tion-error" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

Tweet out! Can Cameron track down the Tory MP who called Strood the "Benefits Street of the South East?"

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... sus-tories" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 11:48 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

My favourite Reckless picture.

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Edit: Wait, is that a white van on the billboard?
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:46 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

Cameron asked: Would you sack a Frontbencher who tweeted a similar picture? His reply (According to Sparrow) Absolutely. Let’s be clear: Emily Thornberry is one of Ed Miliband’s closes allies and aides, and effectively what this means is Ed Miliband’s Labour party sneers at people who work hard, who...
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:37 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

Spacedone wrote:According to some journo from The Sun there's no worse crime than "having a go at someone for being patriotic".
Genocide?
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:37 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

Interesting that in the Evening Standard there was an article over one of the top performing primary schools in the country (Grinling Gibbons) ....and there was not a single mention of academies in the entire article. And no, they're not an academy... I read that as Grinning Gibbons, which is an aw...
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:36 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

Morning All. I see I've been promoted to Committee Member! I never really intended to become a regular here, but I seem to have become hooked! As committee chair, let me say we welcome your continued output, especially if it's of the same quality and coherency of thought as this post. I noted that ...
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:27 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

The media really are trying to have it both ways, aren't they? On the one hand they're going after Ed for his "Politics of Envy" in taxing multimillionaire houses and then they're saying that those living in multimillionaire houses - like Emily - are out of touch by marvelling at a man who...
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 10:01 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

If there was a mistake in Emily Thornberry's tweet, it was displaying the number plate of the individual - that wasn't a good move. She also tweeted #Rochester, when the house was in Strood. She was attempting citizen journalism, and it was no more a judgment on the individual than those economy st...
by DonutHingeParty
Fri 21 Nov, 2014 9:52 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st November 2014
Replies: 223
Views: 79515

Re: Friday 21st November 2014

If there was a mistake in Emily Thornberry's tweet, it was displaying the number plate of the individual - that wasn't a good move. She also tweeted #Rochester, when the house was in Strood. She was attempting citizen journalism, and it was no more a judgment on the individual than those economy sto...
by DonutHingeParty
Thu 20 Nov, 2014 7:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
Replies: 199
Views: 69041

Re: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood

Delighted to see Michael "Onebuttonmonkey" Sylvain here; I have such a crush on his mind. Re: Thornbury; an easy response would be to say that there are no out of bounds areas for Labour and she was listening to all constituents - but no, she had to blow it and say she was taking "tou...
by DonutHingeParty
Thu 20 Nov, 2014 2:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood
Replies: 199
Views: 69041

Re: Thursday 20th November 2014 - Rochester & Strood

Guardian:
The population of Rochester appears to be about 75% Ukip activists today.
It's almost as if everyone else is at work, and UKIP only appeal to pensioners and the independently wealthy, isn't it?
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 19 Nov, 2014 4:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 68706

Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014

An MP AND a GP? No. We need rules against that kind of thing. Neither job is getting the attention it deserves. I don't actually know that for a fact - I don't know this person. However, I've seen the job description for GPs & MPs. I would have thought it impossible for someone in either profes...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 19 Nov, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 68706

Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014

I only went to Cif to look at today's cartoon, the headlines of this article Only 3 days in Commons? At least part-time Tories might do less damage caught my eye And the first BTL comment was from someone who evidently shares an MP with me. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks he's a drain on the ...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 19 Nov, 2014 1:56 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 68706

Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014

Serious question; would appreciate a tweet to Labour HQ.
Can Ed assure us that when the Mansion Tax is brought in, IPSA allowances are not raised to a higher level which means that UK taxpayers are essentially paying it for all of our Non-London MPs?

Ta

DHP
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 19 Nov, 2014 11:14 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Replies: 221
Views: 68706

Re: Wednesday 19th November 2014

UKIP tweeting how disgraceful it is that the Tory Running Mate used to express sympathies for the BNP. Curiously, it appears to be the same Running Mate as this chap: http://www.yourmedway.co.uk/news/nationalist_councillor_joins_the_medway_tories_1_1078563 http://www.yourmedway.co.uk/polopoly_fs/1.1...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 18 Nov, 2014 1:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Replies: 198
Views: 55103

Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014

Will the Mansion Tax carnage ever stop? Now it's the Estate Agents who are suffering!

http://www.theguardian.com/business/201 ... ff-savills" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 18 Nov, 2014 1:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Replies: 198
Views: 55103

Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014

In response to the usual "Bedroom Tax" isn't a tax rhetoric which keeps surfacing, I present my modest proposal. In Britain today there are pensioners today receiving £113.10 per week who are in possession of two perfectly working legs. Studies have shown that those with two legs spend twi...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 18 Nov, 2014 11:49 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Replies: 198
Views: 55103

Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/myleene-klass-mocked-justgiving-page-4646673 :lol: :lol: Myleene Klass is worth £11 million!!!! My entire knowledge of her is that she was once in an X-Factor style pop band about 15 years ago (which is no long term money spinner if you don't write the son...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 18 Nov, 2014 11:34 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Replies: 198
Views: 55103

Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014

It's Christmas time, There's no need to pay your tax At Christmas time We get richer off disabled people's backs. And in our world of plenty We shouldn't have to pay our way Put the burden on the poor at Christmas time! So say a prayer, A prayer for those in SW1 At Christmas time, my house has only ...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 18 Nov, 2014 10:41 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Replies: 198
Views: 55103

Re: Tuesday 18th November 2014

Morning all. @Stephen, Rachel & Chuka have, prudently, only been preprogrammed with a limited of phrases they can use; this has been done with all the remaining Blairites, to stop them getting ideas above their station. Good performance by Miliband on The Agenda last night with a panel every bi...
by DonutHingeParty
Mon 17 Nov, 2014 11:13 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 17th November 2014
Replies: 186
Views: 59490

Re: Monday 17th November 2014

UKIP always talk about an "Australian-based points system" but each Australian state has its own rules. I looked at relocating to Sydney, for example, and although the increased wages were tempting, I would be expected to pay for ALL school fees for my K-16 children - an average of 8K a ye...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 12 Nov, 2014 4:52 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Replies: 182
Views: 55182

Re: Wednesday 12th November 2014

They can see that Philae is definitely SITTING on the surface harpoons fired, rewound, anchored and secure! How bloody amazing is this part of this day!? Science, scientists, knowledge, there is definitely terrestrial intelligence (quote!) I would add that much of this is thanks to the absolutely b...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 12 Nov, 2014 3:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Replies: 182
Views: 55182

Re: Wednesday 12th November 2014

Don't the Guardian / Observer usually defend their own figures by saying "We focussed on our Opiniman(?) survey because it's the one we pay for - in which case, why so much prominence given to a rival survey? I don't know, though, there's something about the wind that makes me think Mr "T...
by DonutHingeParty
Wed 12 Nov, 2014 2:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Replies: 182
Views: 55182

Re: Wednesday 12th November 2014

Don't the Guardian / Observer usually defend their own figures by saying "We focussed on our Opiniman(?) survey because it's the one we pay for - in which case, why so much prominence given to a rival survey? I don't know, though, there's something about the wind that makes me think Mr "Th...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 4:27 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

BestAntiImmigrationReasoningToDate.jpg Frances Ryan @frances__ryan · 19h 19 hours ago The best anti-immigration reasoning to date: (via @HuffPostUK) https://twitter.com/frances__ryan/with_replies :lol: "Disruptive Spanish refusing to speak English," That is Hi-blooming-larious.
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

@Ohsocynical - How do Tories get that way? What in the world happened in McVey's life or brain to get like that?? Look at that, will you - I used two question marks. I'll be using smileys at this rate. From the articles I've read Conservatives are born that way. Psychopathic to a certain degree whi...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 2:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

According to one person BTL at the Groan it was all the fault of that dastardly puppetmaster Ed Miliband, forcing that really lovely Theresa May to utterly abuse the Parliamentary procedure and pretend that a vote for one thing means that it's indicative of support for something else. I guess this ...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 1:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

All the people who are complaining about the EAW being wrong because some of the people got let off - do they think it was wrong to deport Abu Hamza because he "got off" as well?

There is nothing worse than a moral judgment based on hindsight.
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 12:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

I have the 'pleasure' of having Rees-Mogg for my MP. I have to say, although I don't agree with any of his principles, at least he has some. Can't say the same for Liam Fox whose constituency my village used to be in. Mogg's still a right toff, though, whose mother has upset lots of people locally ...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 8:21 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

According to one person BTL at the Groan it was all the fault of that dastardly puppetmaster Ed Miliband, forcing that really lovely Theresa May to utterly abuse the Parliamentary procedure and pretend that a vote for one thing means that it's indicative of support for something else. I guess this ...
by DonutHingeParty
Tue 11 Nov, 2014 8:18 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Replies: 218
Views: 65080

Re: Tuesday 11th November 2014

Re: EAW dabate; watched the whole thing. Ken Clarke as my least worst Tory mostly good form except for his wilful misrepresentation of the Lisbon Treaty. Labour securedcan opt out for this very reason; he can't blame them because the Tories can't get agreement with 40 or so of their backbenchers. Da...