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Apparently, overnight, we've been successfully bombing Isil's oilfields. Genuine question (I know next to nothing about military hardware and so on) - Are oilfields so difficult to find and pinpoint? If they aren't, why couldn't somebody else have struck them earlier? There seems to be a lot of str...

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The right wingers and far-right wingers who make dozens of posts every day everywhere on the internet they can, who reject compromise positions, who shout down all opposition (sometimes complete with veiled - or not so veiled - threats), who demand "make the left history", who misinform, ...

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Apparently, overnight, we've been successfully bombing Isil's oilfields. Genuine question (I know next to nothing about military hardware and so on) - Are oilfields so difficult to find and pinpoint? If they aren't, why couldn't somebody else have struck them earlier? There seems to be a lot of str...

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Hasn't it always been part of the process for people to contact their MPs ? How are we supposed to know whether to vote for them in general elections if we are supposed to ignore how they've voted/acted while our MP ? Maybe Kuessenberg would like it all to be kept secret ? As much as I hate to admi...

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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/03/cameron-corbyn-terrorist-appeaser-isis-coherent-military-strategy It’s Cameron, not Corbyn, who is the terrorist appeaser Simon Jenkins Blimey, did somebody spike Simon's coffee? Proves he can write decent stuff when he wants to, even if he doesn...

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Good morfternoon. I can't help thinking about how little the USA did to help combat the IRA (who operated their fundraising in America mainly unimpeded until "fairly" recently). Bit of a non sequitur (not quite the right use of the phrase but it will have to do), I know, but it keeps skit...

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It looks like Jarvis has given up any chance of leading the party in the next few years Realistically I think that anyone voting for airstrikes today will find it very difficult to win based on the current membership profile. He seems to have taken the same route as the Lib Dems. Made up a few test...

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Ever more reason to stay in,if that is the case,I would say,but respect different view. Did that all the way through the Blair years, where I was the leftie thorn in Tessa Jowell's side!! But then there was still the understanding that Labour a broad church, an understanding that seems too subtle f...

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........which is why I have resigned my membership for now. It seems to me that there's an atmosphere of taking sides within the party - if you're not with us, you're agin us - and I find that really depressing. While all that goes on, the Tories are bringing in their stupid vicious policies; they'...

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The Danczuks of this world deserve deselection for their self serving behaviour, but Stella is not one of them. Still, this division and fear is going to continue. It just seems odd that the bunch that want Corbyn out, despite him being democratically elected with a strong mandate, are wailing that...

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You don't arf talk some tosh sometimes Rog ...... Sam Cooke did the best version of Change Is Gonna Come. ;) Just catching up on the sad news about Lady C. FTN's version of Lady C possessed so much more class than the one currently prancing around the Australian jungle for those Geordie boys. I for ...

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Today - Now-ish Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, is to make a statement in the House of Commons on Monday 30 November 2015 on Junior Doctors' contracts. The statement is expected to start at 4.15pm, following the conclusion of Education Questions. Timings are approximate as Parliamentary...

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Marcher Lord ‏@MarcherLord1 27 mins27 minutes ago ++BREAKING++ The postal vote is in and counted for #OldhamWest - Labour surge to victory with 142% of the vote I didn't know they counted the postal vote beforehand? I think you can write that off as "postal votes are all fraudulent and in Labo...

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StephenDolan wrote:
refitman wrote:
Rebecca wrote:

Sorry,who is that?
That's Glenda's little boy.
A badger was what first sprang to mind.

It is his rustic beard, presumably getting it ready for his triumphant return as Hampstead Village's official Idiot.

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No offence taken and no umbrage. :zen: I know that some of my recent posts have not exactly been popular here, even when all I am doing is suggesting that we take a deep breath before we leap in to avoid causing conflict. So you'll take a deep breath before doing the 'unwelcome here' thing next tim...

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Where,in a three line comment,did I remotely say I was shocked? So the answer to 'how is that a shock?' is 'the shock must be in your imagination,cos it certainly isn't in mine.' Wow, where did that one come from? Didn't imply you had said it, it was a general observation; am I really that unwelcom...

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Re the Indy stuff;you're probably right,but even so,stories like the Fireman reaffiliating with Labour expressly because of Corbyn didn't get a mention at the Guardian.Not one sentence,like it didn't happen.But if the union had made even one mildly discouraging remark in a vaguely Corbyn direction,...

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I'm for a free vote - pretty much always have been because I think it's a matter of conscience. I understand the horrible dilemma Corbyn and co face though - if they believe a free vote will give Cameron enough support to go to war ... when you strongly believe that further bombing will be disastro...

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Can we have a straw poll about whipped/free vote ? My feeling is for a free vote. I think such a serious matter should be one of conscience. I'm for a free vote - pretty much always have been because I think it's a matter of conscience. I understand the horrible dilemma Corbyn and co face though - ...

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I'm not Diane Abbott's biggest fan I must admit, but shouldn't the Shadow Secretary of State for International Development be referred to as such ? When dealing with International Development issues, yes; on other occasions it has little relevance. Having said which, that is gutter journalism of Ma...

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Can you imagine if Labour had cut the armed forces and now proposed building them back up? They'd be crucified. The Tories have form. They did the same under Thatcher; if Galtieri could have waited a year the UK would have had no aircraft carriers, as Hermes would have been mothballed and Invincibl...

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Fair enough Grim. Will refer to the individuals by name in future but it may make for some long lists ! But potentially less misunderstandings and ill feeling? :P Yes, but harder work ;) To (almost) quote the words of JFK: We choose to do these things, not because they are easy, but because they ar...

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yahyah wrote:Fair enough Grim.
Will refer to the individuals by name in future but it may make for some long lists !

But potentially less misunderstandings and ill feeling?

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What descriptions do you think we should use Grim ? Or abandon any differentiation at all..... Personally I think the latter would be preferable. As a society we've become label happy but, unlike pigeons, people are too nuanced to fit easily into holes. I use '' '' around the word moderate because ...

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Out of interest, when was Corbyn meant to gain the "moderates" trust? Was is when they were talking about a coup before he'd even been elected? Was it when they refused the offer of Shadow posts and then moaned about not being in positions of power? Was it when they complained about Corby...

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This is Cameron's war, Corbyn can't hope to stop it however right he may be in his wish to do so. Ed did. Corbyn's USP is that he is his own man, not a 'professional' politician, that was what endeared him to the people who overwhelmingly voted for him as Leader; but there are times where you have ...

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Out of interest, when was Corbyn meant to gain the "moderates" trust? Was is when they were talking about a coup before he'd even been elected? Was it when they refused the offer of Shadow posts and then moaned about not being in positions of power? Was it when they complained about Corby...

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@ARnews1936 Germany is to send an aircraft carrier with reconnaissance jets and refuelling aircraft 2help France fight against #ISIS via @News_Executive Someone commented...Germany has a complete aircraft carrier? How embarrasing. bu They do not, and never have had at any point in their history, an...

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There is indeed plenty of disagreement here, and with maybe the odd exception it is far more civilised than the Guardian. To answer questions about who when it comes to a competent leadership team, most of the SC are doing ok, Cooper should be Shadow Chancellor, although I would give McDonnell a se...

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Sarah Wollaston MP ‏@sarahwollaston 21m21 minutes ago Pleased to hear from Prime Minister that Govt have agreed to ACAS conciliation. I hope @TheBMA will now suspend strike action So ... looks like they've realised they can't allow Hunt to carry on as he is and completely **** things up. Yet anothe...

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And the way to avoid a crushing Tory majority is how? Please outline the steps involved. 1. Get a sensible policy platform that is popular with the majority of the country (not a few hundred thousand party members). 2. Put in place a competent and electable team to campaign on that policy platform....

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HindleA wrote:Big victory for Osborne by breaching his own cap and reversing policy to outflank Labour,or something like that.

Apparently Gideon doing so many u-turns he is in danger of screwing himself into the ground is bad news for Labour, and has shot all of McDonnell's foxes.

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Corbyn isn't electable and he has made no attempts to be so . It is this latter point (stupidity like the CND gig, hopelessness on security) and a lack of interest in compromise (how many times is he going to humiliate Maria Eagle for example) that pretty much show he is doomed. He didn't have to b...

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TE is entitled to his opinion but that sort of post just repeats what he has said a thousand times before and made no other point than one we know already. While I do get that are you saying that if TE can't say anything different, even if that view is one fervently held, then TE shouldn't say anyt...

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Nice to see Tem making his usual helpful contribution to the debate!! :wall: And TE? TE's view, while not palatable to many here, is obviously heartfelt and maybe born out of frustration. Now personally I think it is too early to say Corbyn has failed, I think (hope) he will recover from the early ...

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Temulkar wrote:
TheGrimSqueaker wrote:
Temulkar wrote: I make helpful contributions all the time, maybe if you were here more often you would have noticed.

More helpful than both your posts today, Chuckles.

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Temulkar wrote:
TheGrimSqueaker wrote:Nice to see Tem making his usual helpful contribution to the debate!!
I make helpful contributions all the time, maybe if you were here more often you would have noticed.

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Nice to see Tem making his usual helpful contribution to the debate!!

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Which, of course, totally missed the point that Nimrod was being used in so many more roles than simply anti submarine warfare; the obvious one was their use in search and rescue missions (remember when that yacht went missing a year or so back and all we could send was a transport aircraft to help...

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Yes - it would, I agree. But sadly - I've had to accept that rather a lot of people weren't convinced that Labour were worth supporting before the last election. Which is true, but those same people are now demanding unswerving loyalty to Corbyn and lambasting anybody who does not do so wholehearte...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12281640 No need for sub tracking aircraft we were told. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-to-obtain-nine-p-8-maritime-patrol-aircraft-419371/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Which, of course, totally missed the point that Nimr...

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I expect it's like the old witch trials only simpler. If they were killed by the bomb, it proves they were 'combatants'. I heard him. He said no-one else has it, it's more accurate, and although he didn't exactly say that it didn't kill civilians, made it sound that way. I wonder if he's talking ab...

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...but...but...it's much better than that - not only do we have special ordnance that isolates the 'turrurrists' and misses the oppressed (and innocent) women and children forced to live under the brutal IS regime, but we will also have £12Bn worth of jet fighters to go on aircraft carriers we have...

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Ken Livingstone unfortunately doing a good impression of someone who doesn't follow what's going on in the general political and Westminster world. Hence, as I've mentioned before, his ignorance of Kevan Jones's disclosure of his past mental health problems. John Mann not covered in glory, either, ...

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If anybody didn't hear it, John Mann & Ken Livingstone had quite a heated debate earlier on LBC. http://www.lbc.co.uk/ken-in-raging-row-with-labour-colleague-john-mann-120160" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ScreenShot01070.jpg Ken Livingstone unfortunately doing a good ...

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I had a feeling CJ from Eggheads had led something of a colourful life. The following extract from Wiki perhaps explains his desire to use his celebrity to highlight the challenges facing homeless people: On a self-recorded YouTube video,[6] CJ claims to have had a highly abusive childhood, causing...

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Re. RR2's comment yesterday: Well good for them - the Now Show on Radio 4 are doing a sketch on the appalling report on the impact of WCA on the mental health of claimants. Yes, it's a comedy sketch but it's taking apart the DWP judgements / rulings on things such as how incontinent you have to be t...

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I turned the radio off as soon as I realised who the guest was. The thing about 80s music, as it seems to me anyway, is that the stuff that is widely remembered now is the commercial dross rather than the less popular but musically more interesting tunes. A bit like if the 60s were chiefly thought ...

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I turned the radio off as soon as I realised who the guest was. The thing about 80s music, as it seems to me anyway, is that the stuff that is widely remembered now is the commercial dross rather than the less popular but musically more interesting tunes. A bit like if the 60s were chiefly thought ...

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To be fair to her (not something I say often) music was pretty crap for her generation. I'd go to a desert island to avoid listening to most of the stuff from that era. I can't take Duran Duran seriously as I (kind of) knew them before they made it big - not exactly "pub band" status, but...

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