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- Sat 15 Jun, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 15th June & Sunday 16th June 2019
- Replies: 67
- Views: 11739
Re: Saturday 15th June & Sunday 16th June 2019
- Sat 25 May, 2019 9:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Bank Holiday 25th, 26th & 27th May 2019.
- Replies: 152
- Views: 23144
Re: Bank Holiday 25th, 26th & 27th May 2019.
It's behind the paywall but I love the headline for Simon Heffer's review of JRM's book The Victorians. http://i64.tinypic.com/25h3io0.jpg The best bit about this is that the only positive review I've seen of it was from Andrew Roberts: "A full-throated, clear-sighted, well-researched and extr...
- Mon 20 May, 2019 10:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th May 2019
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7977
Re: Monday 20th May 2019
https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/05/20/the-brexit-party-look-set-to-dominate-at-the-european-elections-in-great-britain-as-the-conservatives-collapse/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The predicted results & chart are interesting (tried to attach chart but think it will app...
- Tue 14 May, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th May 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10828
Re: Tuesday 14th May 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/14/boris-johnson-could-be-challenged-in-court-on-brexit-vote-claim" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; A judge will next week decide whether to summon Boris Johnson to court after the first hearing of a crowd-funded private prosecuti...
- Tue 14 May, 2019 12:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th May 2019
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10828
Re: Tuesday 14th May 2019
I'm still pondering the conundrum of a political party fulminating about the alleged loss of democracy whilst not allowing people to become members and therefore to have any influence over the party's policies or even being able to change the leader. It gets worse (it's from LBC via express, so alr...
- Thu 25 Apr, 2019 11:46 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 25th April 2019
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5484
Re: Thursday 25th April 2019
Hasn't she done that already? That was for the meaningful vote on accepting the agreement, whereas this is for the withdrawal bill, to implement the, umm, agreement, before it's agreed ?? ... https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/withdrawal-agreement-bill" onclick="window.o...
- Tue 16 Apr, 2019 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 16th April 2019
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6101
Re: Tuesday 16th April 2019
"Trade with the United States: Council authorises negotiations on elimination of tariffs for industrial goods and on conformity assessment " https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/04/15/trade-with-the-united-states-council-authorises-negotiations-on-elimination-of-tar...
- Wed 10 Apr, 2019 9:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 10th April 2019
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6046
Re: Wednesday 10th April 2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-47885014" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister), Leo Varadkar, has suggested that the UK would be able to have a say in trade deals if it forms a customs union with the EU.
- Sun 07 Apr, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th April 2019
- Replies: 123
- Views: 13570
Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th April 2019
Saturday Night Live
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Bugger, now feel sorry for her, not sure if that was the intended response..
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Bugger, now feel sorry for her, not sure if that was the intended response..
- Tue 02 Apr, 2019 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
- Replies: 63
- Views: 11356
Re: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
"The common sense solution to the Brexit crisis comes from business, not politics" https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/04/02/the-common-sense-solution-to-the-brexit-crisis-comes-from-business-not-politics/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I think it would basically invol...
- Mon 01 Apr, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 1st April 2019
- Replies: 110
- Views: 14800
Re: Monday 1st April 2019
Grace: "Wiggling buttocks enliven existential hell of Brexit debate" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/01/wiggling-buttocks-enliven-existential-hell-of-brexit-debate" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Worth watching accompanying video for Ed Miliband's rea...
- Sat 30 Mar, 2019 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st March 2019
- Replies: 71
- Views: 10712
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st March 2019
Robert Peston had this on Tuesday, but I'm wondering if was just misinformation (from Cox or Sedwill) ? "Why Theresa May can’t ignore the result of the indicative votes" https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/03/why-theresa-may-cant-ignore-the-result-of-the-indicative-votes/amp/" onclick=...
- Mon 25 Mar, 2019 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 25th March 2019
- Replies: 90
- Views: 11320
Re: Monday 25th March 2019
'17millionsignatures' https://17millionsignatures.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Challenge "Should it reach 17.4 million respondents then I am sure there will be a very clear case for taking action" Andrea Leadsom MP 21 March 2019, sarcastically commenting ...
- Wed 20 Mar, 2019 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2019
- Replies: 124
- Views: 16858
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Botox is Botox.PaulfromYorkshire wrote:It was quite a good determined face to be fair. She'd obviously been practising for the last hour
- Wed 20 Mar, 2019 9:30 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2019
- Replies: 124
- Views: 16858
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Google it :twisted: "The headlines missed the real Bercow story. He’s de facto implementing last week’s Benn amendment: the Commons now has the lead in deciding what get’s voted on for Brexit" labour-uncut.co.uk/2019/03/19/the-headlines-missed-the-big-bercow-intervention-hes-implementing-...
- Wed 20 Mar, 2019 9:16 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2019
- Replies: 124
- Views: 16858
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Google it :twisted: "New Alresford has independent shops, a tourist information centre, a central conservation area , four tea rooms, five pubs and is a terminus as with Alton of the Watercress Line , a steam-worked heritage railway at Alresford railway station . Of its population, 25.9% are a...
- Wed 20 Mar, 2019 9:03 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2019
- Replies: 124
- Views: 16858
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2019
@willow
It's definitely all above my head,
but someone's asked Jolyon Maughum, his view on the article, his response was
"I think it's cobblers, I'm afraid."
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It's definitely all above my head,
but someone's asked Jolyon Maughum, his view on the article, his response was
"I think it's cobblers, I'm afraid."
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- Tue 19 Mar, 2019 11:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 19th March 2019
- Replies: 72
- Views: 12240
Re: Tuesday 19th March 2019
"No Deal Brexit may be unlawful — a view from Rose Slowe" https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2019/03/19/no-deal-brexit-may-be-unlawful-a-view-from-rose-slowe/amp/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; In conclusion, if the UK is unable to leave the EU in a constitutionally co...
- Tue 19 Mar, 2019 10:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 19th March 2019
- Replies: 72
- Views: 12240
Re: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Lyrics from The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot are in my head now Beautiful tune, borrowed for 'Back home in Derry' [youtube]C7UWm5nXXqQ[/youtube] https://www.wordsinthebucket.com/back-home-in-derry-christy-moore-singing-bobby-sands" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...
- Mon 18 Mar, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 18th March 2019
- Replies: 69
- Views: 12974
Re: Monday 18th March 2019
I can't see that there is any realistic chance of any extension being considered unless or until she has a clear and cleared plan - if she puts off the vote again, and goes asking for a short extension so once the vote is passed there is time to put it into effect, I think there is a very very stro...
- Sun 17 Mar, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2019
- Replies: 104
- Views: 19089
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2019
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-17/what-the-pm-offered-the-dup/ "The prime minister’s frantic last attempt to persuade Northern Ireland’s DUP to back her third meaningful vote on Tuesday involves a promise that if the controversial backstop is ever triggered, Great Britain would adopt any new...
- Sun 17 Mar, 2019 10:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2019
- Replies: 104
- Views: 19089
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2019
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-17/what-the-pm-offered-the-dup/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "The prime minister’s frantic last attempt to persuade Northern Ireland’s DUP to back her third meaningful vote on Tuesday involves a promise that if the controversial backs...
- Fri 15 Mar, 2019 9:28 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 15th March 2019
- Replies: 59
- Views: 10576
Re: Friday 15th March 2019
https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/03/15/nigel-dodds-rejects-a-lame-attempt-to-play-the-orange-card-to-revive-mays-deal/#disqus_thread" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; In the advice, the Attorney General states that Britain will be able to end the backstop if it having a “sociall...
- Tue 12 Mar, 2019 8:41 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 12th March 2019
- Replies: 100
- Views: 13447
Re: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Jon Snow @jonsnowC4 A Lawyer contact tells me that the legal world is aware that the Attorney General said NO last night to the validity of Mrs May's 'new EU deal'...he been told to go away and find a way to say YES: A cohort of lawyers has been summoned. Seeing as he only seems able to speak in up...
- Fri 01 Mar, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 1st March 2019
- Replies: 115
- Views: 16154
Re: Friday 1st March 2019
http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/03/01/news/no-us-deal-for-the-uk-unless-all-of-ireland-protected-from-brexit-border-fall-out-1562852/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Let there be no doubt. Irish America stands with the Irish north and south who are ada...
- Thu 14 Feb, 2019 12:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th February 2019
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6337
Re: Wednesday 13th February 2019
"Brexit: An idiot's guide to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union" https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/brexit-an-idiot-s-guide-to-the-united-kingdom-leaving-the-european-union-1.3781560?mode=amp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; bit old, (4th Feb) but h...
- Wed 13 Feb, 2019 7:35 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th February 2019
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6337
Re: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Dear Paul, Are you sending someone a Valentine’s Day card tomorrow? Well spare a thought for Labour. Reports suggest that thousands of their members are falling out of love with them. Could it be the broken promises, plans for higher taxes or pledges that would wreck our economy? Whatever the reaso...
- Wed 13 Feb, 2019 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th February 2019
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6337
Re: Wednesday 13th February 2019
https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/02/13/uk-media-must-up-its-game/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "UK media must up it's game" Here’s a question for future historians: will the UK media be blamed as much as its politicians, should Brexit really hit the skids in just ...
- Thu 07 Feb, 2019 9:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th February 2019
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7691
Re: Thursday 7th February 2019
https://app.standard.co.uk/2019/02/01/brexit-will-finish-off-our-current-leaders-says-tory-mp-nick-boles/content.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Brexit will finish off our current leaders, says Tory MP Nick Boles" Do you remember years ago when Theresa May st...
- Thu 07 Feb, 2019 7:55 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th February 2019
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7691
Re: Thursday 7th February 2019
"Donald Tusk's special place in hell looks like where we are right now"(Grace)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -right-now" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -right-now" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Tue 05 Feb, 2019 9:21 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 5th February 2019
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6460
Re: Tuesday 5th February 2019
hmm.HindleA wrote:Not that I have been to such a convention.
- Sun 03 Feb, 2019 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd February 2019
- Replies: 137
- Views: 21920
Re: Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd February 2019
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thegua ... ly-reports" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Queen to be evacuated if Brexit turns ugly – reports"
Sounds like a job for Dyno-rod.
"Queen to be evacuated if Brexit turns ugly – reports"
Sounds like a job for Dyno-rod.
- Sat 02 Feb, 2019 10:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd February 2019
- Replies: 137
- Views: 21920
Re: Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd February 2019
citizenJA wrote:I wonder what made me think of goats
- Sat 02 Feb, 2019 11:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd February 2019
- Replies: 137
- Views: 21920
Re: Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd February 2019
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/s ... because-he" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Chris Grayling thinks people say Chris Grayling is rubbish because he supports Brexit"
"Chris Grayling thinks people say Chris Grayling is rubbish because he supports Brexit"
- Thu 31 Jan, 2019 4:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 30th January 2019
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6703
Re: Wednesday 30th January 2019
http://ukandeu.ac.uk/can-a-better-deal-replace-the-backstop/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Can ‘A Better Deal’ replace the Backstop?" . One of the annexes to this protocol (on ‘Irish Border Measures’) is set to “continue in force” even if the protocol is termina...
- Tue 29 Jan, 2019 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 29th January 2019
- Replies: 77
- Views: 10758
Re: Tuesday 29th January 2019
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-deal-vote-eu-parliament-theresa-may-verhofstadt-irish-backstop-border-a8751986.html?amp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Brexit deal to be vetoed by EU Parliament if British MPs try to amend it, Guy Verhofstadt says&...
- Tue 29 Jan, 2019 10:57 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 29th January 2019
- Replies: 77
- Views: 10758
Re: Tuesday 29th January 2019
https://sluggerotoole.com/2019/01/29/delay-delay-and-more-delay-high-noon-next-week-latest/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Delay, delay and more delay…. High Noon next week – latest!" Some interesting snippets such as A Cabinet source who has sat in meetings with...
- Tue 22 Jan, 2019 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9566
Re: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Companies press Brexit panic button in further blow to Theresa May P&O opts for Cypriot flag, Sony confirms HQ move and Pets at Home stockpiles cat food Why is this a further blow to Theresa May? Unless the Guardian is trying to portray her as a naive victim. Why do they think she could have ex...
- Tue 22 Jan, 2019 9:41 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9566
Re: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/21/ancient-scottish-stone-circle-was-built-in-1990s I love the way the guy from the council turns an embarrassing faux pas into a positive by praising local knowledge and skill in creating such a convincing fake and the need to record modern recreations ...
- Mon 21 Jan, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 21st January 2019
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8565
Re: Monday 21st January 2019
What is trading services, exactly? All I got from the linked document above was this Trading services include the maintenance of direct labour and service organisations, such as civic halls, retail markets and industrial estates, and commercial activity. I think it's just councils selling services ...
- Mon 21 Jan, 2019 9:58 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 21st January 2019
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8565
Re: Monday 21st January 2019
Morning all. https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/01/can-conservative-mps-change-leader-without-consulting-their-members "Can Conservative MPs change leader without consulting their members? Some Tories believe they could elect a new prime minister amongst themselves – before giving m...
- Mon 21 Jan, 2019 8:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 21st January 2019
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8565
Re: Monday 21st January 2019
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/01/can-conservative-mps-change-leader-without-consulting-their-members" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Can Conservative MPs change leader without consulting their members? Some Tories believe they could elect a new prime mi...
- Mon 21 Jan, 2019 8:17 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 21st January 2019
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8565
Re: Monday 21st January 2019
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/sam-mcbride-the-dup-faces-a-historic-brexit-decision-with-uncertain-consequences-1-8776237/amp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Time is running out for the DUP to decide between the softest of Brexits and the hardest of Brexits – and th...
- Wed 09 Jan, 2019 11:08 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 9th January 2019
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7932
Re: Wednesday 9th January 2019
https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2019/01/legislation-and-the-legislature-our-guide-to-how-the-government-can-deliver-its-brexit-deal-or-no-deal-and-whether-parliament-can-block-the-latter.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Our guide to how the Government...
- Sat 05 Jan, 2019 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
- Replies: 75
- Views: 28451
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
https://m.facebook.com/1498276767163730/posts/2248533055471427/ Robert Peston @Peston Ministers tell me that @theresa_may will lose the meaningful vote on Brexit in ten days but that none of them have a clue what she will do then. This is serious (link: https://www.facebook.com/1498276767163730/pos...
- Sat 22 Dec, 2018 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd December 2018
- Replies: 133
- Views: 16646
Re: Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd December 2018
I think that 1. May won't lose a confidence vote in the commons unless she passes her deal - in which case we will have finalised the withdrawal agreement, but the DUP will then almost certainly withdraw from their supply and confidence agreement and the government will fall, or 2. She loses the 'm...
- Fri 21 Dec, 2018 10:14 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 21st December 2018
- Replies: 58
- Views: 9450
Re: Friday 21st December 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/19/labour-demands-emergency-debate-on-escalation-of-no-deal-brexit-plans PM highly unlikely to get meaningful Brexit deal changes - Starmer I'm still unclear what in the agreement Labour, as opposed to the ERG and DUP, object to and there is no further ...
- Fri 21 Dec, 2018 2:50 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 20th December 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10540
Re: Thursday 20th December 2018
Exiting the European Union Committee Oral evidence: The progress of the UK's negotiations on EU withdrawal, HC 372 Wednesday 19 December 2018 http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/exiting-the-european-union-committee/the-progress-of-the-uks-negotiations-on...
- Thu 20 Dec, 2018 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 20th December 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10540
Re: Thursday 20th December 2018
Mark Steel https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-stupid-woman-feminism-boris-johnson-tories-daily-mail-littlejohn-a8692891.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It’s true that in July, chancellor Philip Hammond was seen mouthing the words “stupid woman” at a fema...
- Thu 20 Dec, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 20th December 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 10540
Re: Thursday 20th December 2018
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/2 ... _disaster/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Mark Zuckerberg did everything in his power to avoid Facebook becoming the next MySpace – but forgot one crucial detail… No one likes a lying asshole"
"Mark Zuckerberg did everything in his power to avoid Facebook becoming the next MySpace – but forgot one crucial detail… No one likes a lying asshole"