Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd April 2017

[Temulkar]

The Green party were considering a 3 day weekend.

http://www.cityam.com/262164/bank-holid ... ay-weekend" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Maybe we should just make every saints day (when falling on a Monday) a bank holiday, it would get support from Labour, Greens & probably some Christians (although maybe not wholly compatible with the Protestant work ethic, and Catholics would probably want a rota so that all saints get a fair share of days)

Protestants don't generally celebrate saints days, whilst I believe there are still statutes prohibiting Public celebration of catholic feast days sitting on the books - at least in England, church in wales is disestablished so it may be different.

However, we have less bank holidays than most of the developed world on 8 a year - compared to an average in Europe of 11. Germany has 13 if you include different state holidays. Only Mexico has less than us... Celebrating all the saints in each country might just be a good thing for the Union, after all, and I say that as a confirmed atheist who cares not a jot for saints or religion.

As for a 3 day weekend, it's not somethng Ive heard seriously discussed by Greens, although UBI is popular.

[PorFavor]

Not sure about PF's Day in the toilet suggestion,hard to administer.

Izal recommend that they don't ask, then.

[HindleA]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-in ... 017-latest" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[refitman]

From a French poster on another site:

[Le Pen's] only get a few more votes from the right (and possibly from the extreme left). Macron already got the support of every other party. It will be a 65/35 second round.
Problem is the next election for MPs in June. I doubt Macron will get a majority. Coalitions are OK but get you so far.

[HindleA]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -schreuder" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


London-born children of EU couple win residency a week after refusal
Home Office U-turn on application comes after Guardian report on plight of children whose parents have lived in UK for decades

[HindleA]

After 12 departements(out of 107)



Le Pen 22.78
Macron 20.88
Melenchon 20.45
Fillon 19.48

[HindleA]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Martin Rowson on Labour's battle for the general election

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/pain ... the-dragon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[HindleA]

Macron 23.72%
Le Pen 21.13%
Mélenchon 19.4%
Fillon 19.08%

(41/107)

[AnatolyKasparov]

Fillon in 4th would be quite satisfying.

[citizenJA]

Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA

[HindleA]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... m=facebook" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Rise in hospital admissions for infants triggers call for NHS overhaul
Report by thinktanks raises concerns about number of weaknesses in NHS care of children and young people

[Tubby Isaacs]

Fillon in 4th would be quite satisfying.

Behind Melenchon? Maybe, but he's Marine Le Pen without being racist. Complete short term and long term clusterfuck. Also Fillon endorsed Macron immediately. The repackaged obnoxious old Melenchon is having trouble doing that.

Hamon coming 3rd would have been nice. Actually him coming 2nd would be nice.

[HindleA]

With 72 of 107 departements counted | At 23:55 CEST
Macron 23.32%
Le Pen 22.46%
Mélenchon 19.23%
Fillon 19.11%

[Tubby Isaacs]

Fillon's beaten Melenchon.

http://graphics.france24.com/results-fi ... tion-2017/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

99% muncipalities counted.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Trying to work out how Macron "stands for nothing" but is a Europhile loon at the same time.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Quite a lot of Paris not yet in. Le Pen should do very badly there.

The town I lived in for a year gave Le Pen 39%.

Never going there again.

[Tubby Isaacs]

St Omer Lacapelle, near the Belgian border.

[HindleA]

Ah o.k.,brother lives in Belgium.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Actually, Melenchon might come third. Lots of Paris results not in.

[HindleA]

I'm getting different updates.Above via Guardian.

Or below

[HindleA]

With 88 of 107 departements counted | At 00:39 CEST
Macron 23.17%
Le Pen 22.83%
Fillon 19.36%
Mélenchon 19.02

[Tubby Isaacs]

Melenchon 1st, Le Pen 2nd in Marseille at the moment

[Tubby Isaacs]

Apparently only 4 results due from the interior ministry, according to France 24.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Macron 23.82%
Le Pen 21.57%

still a few more to go.

[HindleA]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... g-standard" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


George Osborne accused of disrespect for MPs' rules over Standard job
Former chancellor should have cleared appointment with ethics watchdog before announcing it, report says

[HindleA]

With 101 of 107 departements counted | At 02:05 CEST
Macron 23.61%
Le Pen 21.83%
Fillon 19.61%
Mélenchon 19.57%

[HindleA]

Last few tortuous

With 104 of 107 departements counted | At 02:45 CEST
Macron 23.88%
Le Pen 21.38%
Fillon 19.9%
Mélenchon 19.57%

[HindleA]

With 106 of 107 departements counted | At 03:32 CEST
Macron 23.75%
Le Pen 21.53%
Fillon 19.91%
Mélenchon 19.64%

Second-round projection
Pollsters Ifop asked voters for the main contenders who they would opt for in the second round, if the remaining candidates were Macron and Le Pen. Using the actual first-round votes cast, this would imply a second-round result along the following lines:

Macron 60.63%
Le Pen 39.37%
Macron inherits
43% of Fillon's voters
70% of Hamon's voters
50% of Mélenchon's voters
Le Pen inherits
31% of Fillon's voters
3% of Hamon's voters
12% of Mélenchon's voters