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Morning all.
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Ratty rowers strangely would not serve in a Boris Johnson government (4,7).
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That's an "interesting" declaration from him - there will almost certainly be others following his lead.
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Folk pointing out that he specifically said he would not serve as Foreign Secretary, which suggests that he was specifically offered it by Johnson.
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Stewart's been saying all sorts of sensible things, which pretty much rules him out as a potential Tory leader I would have thought. Can the party manage to hang together under the kind of full-on Eurosceptic likely to be chosen by the Tory membership? Lots of people have been writing off Change UK, but as a lifeboat for pro-EU Tories it may actually be a goer.
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John McDonnell says Labour will immediately call a No Confidence vote in the new PM.

Which links to Willow's analysis I think.
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Willow904 wrote:Stewart's been saying all sorts of sensible things, which pretty much rules him out as a potential Tory leader I would have thought. Can the party manage to hang together under the kind of full-on Eurosceptic likely to be chosen by the Tory membership? Lots of people have been writing off Change UK, but as a lifeboat for pro-EU Tories it may actually be a goer.
Could be such a write off they might be better off starting something from scratch.
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:
Willow904 wrote:Stewart's been saying all sorts of sensible things, which pretty much rules him out as a potential Tory leader I would have thought. Can the party manage to hang together under the kind of full-on Eurosceptic likely to be chosen by the Tory membership? Lots of people have been writing off Change UK, but as a lifeboat for pro-EU Tories it may actually be a goer.
Could be such a write off they might be better off starting something from scratch.

If they are going to have a renaissance every time there's a change in political circumstances, then at least they could justifiably keep the name, even if they keep nothing else!
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Good morfternoon.
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I've just switched on the news - guess what I was confronted with.

Yuk - to coin a phrase.
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:John McDonnell says Labour will immediately call a No Confidence vote in the new PM.

Which links to Willow's analysis I think.
Yeah, a bit premature, I think - if someone like Stewart did end up leader the wider public may be willing to give them a chance and Labour may be going against the national mood - but if, as seems likely, we end up with Johnson then we already know he's incompetent and so a no confidence vote is the only reasonable response.
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The likelihood of the Tory party in its present state picking someone like Stewart as leader is barely even minimal.
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@Paul - I think you'll like 22 down in the Graun prize crossword.
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refitman wrote:@Paul - I think you'll like 22 down in the Graun prize crossword.
Would I have to buy the Groan?
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Willow904 wrote:
PaulfromYorkshire wrote:John McDonnell says Labour will immediately call a No Confidence vote in the new PM.

Which links to Willow's analysis I think.
Yeah, a bit premature, I think - if someone like Stewart did end up leader the wider public may be willing to give them a chance and Labour may be going against the national mood - but if, as seems likely, we end up with Johnson then we already know he's incompetent and so a no confidence vote is the only reasonable response.
Yes I wondered about that. It could be an attempt to influence the Tory MPs and members to select a moderate candidate I suppose.
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https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/prize/27830" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


22 Chaos in spring over the border (6)
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I'm sure they will listen to McDonnell :)
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Increasingly rarely Guardian/Observer (prize )crosswords are free (.
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It's behind the paywall but I love the headline for Simon Heffer's review of JRM's book The Victorians.

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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 extremely well written exposition of the Victorians and their values. Rees-Mogg’s choice of a dozen Victorian luminaries allows him to defend an era too often ignored or written off in British history, and to compare it to our modern day in a way that readers will find gripping but also chastening" (Andrew Roberts, bestselling author of ‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’)


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PorFavor wrote:I've just switched on the news - guess what I was confronted with.

Yuk - to coin a phrase.
I've avoided the news all day.
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Avoiding the news doesn't stop it not happening.
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HindleA wrote:Avoiding the news doesn't stop it not happening.
Knowing what's happening powerless to change its course sometimes becomes too burdensome
Feeling powerless and burdened will pass and strengths found
I'll feel curious about news again
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RogerOThornhill wrote:It's behind the paywall but I love the headline for Simon Heffer's review of JRM's book The Victorians.

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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 extremely well written exposition of the Victorians and their values. Rees-Mogg’s choice of a dozen Victorian luminaries allows him to defend an era too often ignored or written off in British history, and to compare it to our modern day in a way that readers will find gripping but also chastening" (Andrew Roberts, bestselling author of ‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’)


:lol:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/book ... 8?mode=amp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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This is good stuff; when writing a real stinker of a review there must be no holding back. Once the defamation laws are not breached, every insult and rhetorical flourish should be deployed. At least, that’s usually the case. In this particular instance, though, we may have found one exception
“Before I started the prospect of Rees-Mogg in Downing Street struck me as a ridiculous idea,” Sandbrook wrote in his Sunday Times review. “But if this is what it takes to stop him writing another book, then I think we should seriously consider paying the price.”
Now that’s a review that’s gone too far.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ies-brexit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

After the unavoidable opening, this is complete common sense from David Gauke on the Brexit challenge.

Except he should really acknowledge that he agrees with Jeremy Corbyn!
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HindleA wrote:Avoiding the news doesn't stop it not happening.
Confronting the news doesn't stop it happening
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The western world’s largest democratic exercise is nearing its finale as tens of millions of EU citizens in 21 countries go to the polls on Sunday, the last of four days of voting in European parliament elections that will shape the bloc’s future.

Final votes cast as EU awaits parliamentary election results
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@HindleA
I may well have misunderstood your post I've responded to twice
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Politics Live at the G for the tory leadership race.

All the reporters and commentators love this, I'm conjecturing that they're grateful for a story they can waffle on about indefinitely, as opposed to Brexit which has necessitated some homework.
Hardly any of them did enough homework but now they don't need to do any at all, it's the air they breathe.
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gilsey wrote:Politics Live at the G for the tory leadership race.

All the reporters and commentators love this, I'm conjecturing that they're grateful for a story they can waffle on about indefinitely, as opposed to Brexit which has necessitated some homework.
Hardly any of them did enough homework but now they don't need to do any at all, it's the air they breathe.
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Agreed. It's part of the reason why I've recently veered away from news. What's the point?
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Sensible dialogue has ceased. The alt-right vomit out high-speed soundbites, before lumbering old-school wildebeest journalists can interrupt them with facts, and their followers swiftly repurpose these into potent online propaganda. Traditional resistance is futile. We have entered the Age of the Weaponised Milkshake. But is milkshake a legitimate form of protest?

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Stewart Lee wrote:The milkshake is flung from a realm of misrule recognisable to all cultures.
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gilsey wrote:Politics Live at the G for the tory leadership race.

All the reporters and commentators love this, I'm conjecturing that they're grateful for a story they can waffle on about indefinitely, as opposed to Brexit which has necessitated some homework.
Hardly any of them did enough homework but now they don't need to do any at all, it's the air they breathe.
Courtiers and gossip columnists, that accounts for over 90% of them.
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Fascinating interview with Hammond.

Felt like a landmark to me.
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It appears that a certain somebody is 70 today, I hope that tonight's results don't spoil the occasion too much.
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Hammond sounded like he would consider resigning the whip under a no deal leader.

Which is pretty strong stuff.
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Also mentioned reaching out across Parliament.
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If enough Tory MPs listen to Hammond there is a way out here.

Keep Johnson, Leadsom, McVey, Raab off the choice to members. Whoever is then selected knows exactly what to change to get the WAB through with Labour support.
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Fascinating interview with Hammond.

Felt like a landmark to me.
Demob happy.
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gilsey wrote:
PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Fascinating interview with Hammond.

Felt like a landmark to me.
Demob happy.
Possibly.

Certainly he enjoyed speaking his mind. But I got the impression he feels he has some important work to do here. Perhaps he enjoys being Chancellor?
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The news is a set of individual actions or inactions,it isn't distinct or discrete.It can fundamentally change at an individual or general level,it isn't set in stone.
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eg.No one at all has to accept the fifteen minute soggy wet flannel at all and unnecessary for years.Political machination,ignorance,lack of action head in sand.party.politicking etc.
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As ever far too many on the left at every level attend to bemoaning ,ignoring what.is in their power to do now.There.has always been an element that glorifies in the harm in pursuance of an agenda.
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No deal Brexit and giant tax cuts for the better off - Dominic Raab really knows how to woo Tory Party members.

Utterly depressing.
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Willow904 wrote:No deal Brexit and giant tax cuts for the better off - Dominic Raab really knows how to woo Tory Party members.

Utterly depressing.
Tempting fate here I know - but he isn't going to win.
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:
Willow904 wrote:No deal Brexit and giant tax cuts for the better off - Dominic Raab really knows how to woo Tory Party members.

Utterly depressing.
Tempting fate here I know - but he isn't going to win.
Good God, no. I thought his job was to make Gove look charismatic by comparison. He was certainly giving it his best shot on Marr this morning.
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@HindleA

I think, though it's difficult to be certain ;-), that I agree with you on the "news".

It never gets on the news that the struggling parent down the street managed to scrape a decent meal together for the kids despite their Universal Credit being late.
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Willow904 wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:
Willow904 wrote:No deal Brexit and giant tax cuts for the better off - Dominic Raab really knows how to woo Tory Party members.

Utterly depressing.
Tempting fate here I know - but he isn't going to win.
Good God, no. I thought his job was to make Gove look charismatic by comparison. He was certainly giving it his best shot on Marr this morning.
The croissants for breakfast (oh or cornflakes) was telling.

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