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Scares me that there are people out there who are actually like that
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An absurd paragraph worthy of any satirical comedy"Vote Leave, an umbrella organisation for Out campaigners, has compiled data...
According to its calculations a single Bulgarian worker is 377% better off working the
same number of hours in the UK than at home. In 2020, when the living wage has
been introduced in full, Vote Leave says the Bulgarian worker would be 353% better
off even if they cannot claim in-work benefits, compared to 254% better off had the
living wage not been introduced. Without the benefit reforms, the living wage will
mean that a single Bulgarian worker is 483% better off, it says."
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... rants-boom" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I've linked the article it came from - the article's subtitle starts, 'Tory critics...'
...hilarious - VoteLeave's campaign manager is Dominic Cummings, hard core Tory b*****d
Not a single 'Tory critic' sighting
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Is there something we can do for Beryl? Seriously, her mate is one crazy nutter.TobyLatimer wrote:Scares me that there are people out there who are actually like that
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Strikes me there might be something Beryl could do for the world.citizenJA wrote:Is there something we can do for Beryl? Seriously, her mate is one crazy nutter.TobyLatimer wrote:Scares me that there are people out there who are actually like that
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Yup, I reckon it's a case of "when" rather than "if". Poor woman.rebeccariots2 wrote:Strikes me there might be something Beryl could do for the world.citizenJA wrote:Is there something we can do for Beryl? Seriously, her mate is one crazy nutter.TobyLatimer wrote:Scares me that there are people out there who are actually like that
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I like the suggestion Laws is working on overseas business. What does he know about that, compared to what he knows about the UK business?RogerOThornhill wrote:David Laws cleared to act as adviser to academy chain Ark
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/david-laws-cle ... s-adviser/
That's the same DfE where Paul Marshall sits as a non-executive director? Oh, they didn't mention that...Under new rules, former ministers must flag any new job offers within two years of leaving their post to the government’s advisory committee on business appointments (ACOBA).
ACOBA advises if there could be any “suspicion of impropriety” in the appointment.
The committee waved through Mr Law’s application, which said he had had “no official dealings with Ark”.
In a letter to the former MP, Baroness Browning, chair of ACOBA, said: “You did not deal with the organisation directly while in office and there is no suggestion that they were treated any differently to other academy chains.”
The Cabinet Office and the DfE also said they have “no propriety concerns” about the appointment.
I'm shocked, shocked etc...
Never mind, sure this pillar of rectitude wouldn't dream of putting in a misleading invoice. "10 hours advising on expansion into India, honest guv".
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How depressing that he would retweet this out ... who 'Jenny Foreigner' is I don't know ... but she has essentially written a piece blaming everything that some parts of Labour regard as wrong with the party at present at the feet of Ed Miliband. She starts from the premise that post the 2010 election Labour wasn't a 'broken party'. Most of what I remember from that time was utter desperation at the bickering within the PLP spilling out onto TV screens and into the press all the time. I will never forget Hazel Blears and her cringeworthy 'rock the boat' brooch .... and that horrid perky smug little grin as she enjoyed her 10 minutes of fame for shafting colleagues. I had to force myself to vote for Labour in 2010 - it might not have been smashed into pieces but it was chipped and dented all over - structurally unsound. We needed a big debate on where the party needs to renew and direct itself then ... we didn't have it. We're having it now.John Rentoul Retweeted
Jenny Foreigner @JennyForeigner 4h4 hours ago
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Watching Pinnochio for the first time.
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One of the few things I agree with her on.Jane Merrick @janemerrick23 23m23 minutes ago
My @IndyOnSunday column today - Labour's In campaign need to acknowledge Euroscepticism of its voters http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/wit ... 80231.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
There was a gent on QT last week who said that the In campaigns re the EU focus relentlessly on economic arguments and ignore the fact that much of the public's scepticism are about society and the societal arguments need to be addressed. He was someone who thought he would vote for Remain btw but felt the campaign was sadly lacking.
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As long as it's not the Roberto Benini one, you should be okay.ohsocynical wrote:Watching Pinnochio for the first time.
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Open Europe @OpenEurope 8 mins8 minutes ago
#Spain exit polls due at 7pm UK time. Latest data shows turnout slightly up from 2011 general election. #20D
#Spain exit polls due at 7pm UK time. Latest data shows turnout slightly up from 2011 general election. #20D
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71 years old and the only Disney film I've seen all the way through is Robin Hood. That was a Christmas treat for our son way back when.refitman wrote:As long as it's not the Roberto Benini one, you should be okay.ohsocynical wrote:Watching Pinnochio for the first time.
I was taken to see Bambi when I was young, but insisted I be taken home when Bambi's mother was killed. I was most upset.
It put me off Disney for good.
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rebeccariots2 wrote:How depressing that he would retweet this out ... who 'Jenny Foreigner' is I don't know ... but she has essentially written a piece blaming everything that some parts of Labour regard as wrong with the party at present at the feet of Ed Miliband. She starts from the premise that post the 2010 election Labour wasn't a 'broken party'. Most of what I remember from that time was utter desperation at the bickering within the PLP spilling out onto TV screens and into the press all the time. I will never forget Hazel Blears and her cringeworthy 'rock the boat' brooch .... and that horrid perky smug little grin as she enjoyed her 10 minutes of fame for shafting colleagues. I had to force myself to vote for Labour in 2010 - it might not have been smashed into pieces but it was chipped and dented all over - structurally unsound. We needed a big debate on where the party needs to renew and direct itself then ... we didn't have it. We're having it now.John Rentoul Retweeted
Jenny Foreigner @JennyForeigner 4h4 hours ago
The Miliband problem. How Miliband gifted Labour to Corbyn.
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It was people like Blears that made me nearly not vote Labour in 2010, having moved to a then Plaid/Lib Dem marginal with only 217 votes keeping the Lib in.
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ohsocynical wrote:Watching Pinnochio for the first time.
Can't hear the word Pinochio without thinking of hapless Nick Clegg depicted in Martin Rowson's cartoons. He got ever smaller, just ending up as a bit of wooden arm, or finger aimlessly directed somewhere or other.
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That's the 2nd major swipe at Ed Miliband I've seen today. Coincidence or co-ordinated assault? And with such flimsy arguments too. How would a different leader have countered the nationalist surge in Scotland, without compromising Labour's unionist principles? Or prevailed despite the Libdem collapse which handed seats back to the Tories they hadn't held since 1992? Maybe if Corbyn's critics had answers to those problems, they might have a point, but as it is I will continue to believe Ed did a remarkable job, to run things as close as he did.rebeccariots2 wrote:How depressing that he would retweet this out ... who 'Jenny Foreigner' is I don't know ... but she has essentially written a piece blaming everything that some parts of Labour regard as wrong with the party at present at the feet of Ed Miliband. She starts from the premise that post the 2010 election Labour wasn't a 'broken party'. Most of what I remember from that time was utter desperation at the bickering within the PLP spilling out onto TV screens and into the press all the time. I will never forget Hazel Blears and her cringeworthy 'rock the boat' brooch .... and that horrid perky smug little grin as she enjoyed her 10 minutes of fame for shafting colleagues. I had to force myself to vote for Labour in 2010 - it might not have been smashed into pieces but it was chipped and dented all over - structurally unsound. We needed a big debate on where the party needs to renew and direct itself then ... we didn't have it. We're having it now.John Rentoul Retweeted
Jenny Foreigner @JennyForeigner 4h4 hours ago
The Miliband problem. How Miliband gifted Labour to Corbyn.
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It says a lot about the country we live in, and the media we have, that an intelligent, decent man like Ed isn't in No 10 and Cameron is. What is says is depressing.
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rebeccariots2 wrote:How depressing that he would retweet this out ... who 'Jenny Foreigner' is I don't know ... but she has essentially written a piece blaming everything that some parts of Labour regard as wrong with the party at present at the feet of Ed Miliband. She starts from the premise that post the 2010 election Labour wasn't a 'broken party'. Most of what I remember from that time was utter desperation at the bickering within the PLP spilling out onto TV screens and into the press all the time. I will never forget Hazel Blears and her cringeworthy 'rock the boat' brooch .... and that horrid perky smug little grin as she enjoyed her 10 minutes of fame for shafting colleagues. I had to force myself to vote for Labour in 2010 - it might not have been smashed into pieces but it was chipped and dented all over - structurally unsound. We needed a big debate on where the party needs to renew and direct itself then ... we didn't have it. We're having it now.John Rentoul Retweeted
Jenny Foreigner @JennyForeigner 4h4 hours ago
The Miliband problem. How Miliband gifted Labour to Corbyn.
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Interesting to note that "jenny Foreigner" seems to have joined Twitter on Dec 16th but is considered of such importance that Rentoul immediately tweets out her article which was written earlier today.
It's really not that great an article and written like a tabloid piece with lots of short sentences that people with short attention spans can take in.
Something not quite right about it.
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I wondered the same Willow. It's probably coincidence - and that time pre New Year when these kind of hindsight pieces abound - but it comes just as Ed Miliband is becoming more present in the news re climate change talks and activities and - I would say this wouldn't I - coming across really well in this role. He's also being talked up as probably playing a more prominent role from now on - having been pretty quiet since May.Willow904 wrote:That's the 2nd major swipe at Ed Miliband I've seen today. Coincidence or co-ordinated assault? And with such flimsy arguments too. How would a different leader have countered the nationalist surge in Scotland, without compromising Labour's unionist principles? Or prevailed despite the Libdem collapse which handed seats back to the Tories they hadn't held since 1992? Maybe if Corbyn's critics had answers to those problems, they might have a point, but as it is I will continue to believe Ed did a remarkable job, to run things as close as he did.rebeccariots2 wrote:How depressing that he would retweet this out ... who 'Jenny Foreigner' is I don't know ... but she has essentially written a piece blaming everything that some parts of Labour regard as wrong with the party at present at the feet of Ed Miliband. She starts from the premise that post the 2010 election Labour wasn't a 'broken party'. Most of what I remember from that time was utter desperation at the bickering within the PLP spilling out onto TV screens and into the press all the time. I will never forget Hazel Blears and her cringeworthy 'rock the boat' brooch .... and that horrid perky smug little grin as she enjoyed her 10 minutes of fame for shafting colleagues. I had to force myself to vote for Labour in 2010 - it might not have been smashed into pieces but it was chipped and dented all over - structurally unsound. We needed a big debate on where the party needs to renew and direct itself then ... we didn't have it. We're having it now.John Rentoul Retweeted
Jenny Foreigner @JennyForeigner 4h4 hours ago
The Miliband problem. How Miliband gifted Labour to Corbyn.
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I have noticed that my use of tense and plural / singular has been absolutely abysmal today. For this I apologise profoundly - to PF and all those who care passionately and deeply about grammar and syntax viewing and / or posting on FTN.
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Plus - terrible mixed and bungled metaphors and cliche.
I am mortified.
I am mortified.
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Ed's beginning to Tweet again. Good ones too...That's probably why.Willow904 wrote:That's the 2nd major swipe at Ed Miliband I've seen today. Coincidence or co-ordinated assault? And with such flimsy arguments too. How would a different leader have countered the nationalist surge in Scotland, without compromising Labour's unionist principles? Or prevailed despite the Libdem collapse which handed seats back to the Tories they hadn't held since 1992? Maybe if Corbyn's critics had answers to those problems, they might have a point, but as it is I will continue to believe Ed did a remarkable job, to run things as close as he did.rebeccariots2 wrote:How depressing that he would retweet this out ... who 'Jenny Foreigner' is I don't know ... but she has essentially written a piece blaming everything that some parts of Labour regard as wrong with the party at present at the feet of Ed Miliband. She starts from the premise that post the 2010 election Labour wasn't a 'broken party'. Most of what I remember from that time was utter desperation at the bickering within the PLP spilling out onto TV screens and into the press all the time. I will never forget Hazel Blears and her cringeworthy 'rock the boat' brooch .... and that horrid perky smug little grin as she enjoyed her 10 minutes of fame for shafting colleagues. I had to force myself to vote for Labour in 2010 - it might not have been smashed into pieces but it was chipped and dented all over - structurally unsound. We needed a big debate on where the party needs to renew and direct itself then ... we didn't have it. We're having it now.John Rentoul Retweeted
Jenny Foreigner @JennyForeigner 4h4 hours ago
The Miliband problem. How Miliband gifted Labour to Corbyn.
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rebeccariots2 wrote:I have noticed that my use of tense and plural / singular has been absolutely abysmal today. For this I apologise profoundly - to PF and all those who care passionately and deeply about grammar and syntax viewing and / or posting on FTN.
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Non-EU members in Europe have to admit about the same people we do.rebeccariots2 wrote:One of the few things I agree with her on.Jane Merrick @janemerrick23 23m23 minutes ago
My @IndyOnSunday column today - Labour's In campaign need to acknowledge Euroscepticism of its voters http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/wit ... 80231.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
There was a gent on QT last week who said that the In campaigns re the EU focus relentlessly on economic arguments and ignore the fact that much of the public's scepticism are about society and the societal arguments need to be addressed. He was someone who thought he would vote for Remain btw but felt the campaign was sadly lacking.
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rebeccariots2 wrote:Plus - terrible mixed and bungled metaphors and cliche.
I am mortified.
We'll always have Brussels (sprouts) . . . . .
(I'm a Brussophile, too. The responsibility for keeping that industry going singlehanded has, today, been lifted from my shoulders. So, I thank you!)
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I think there may be more of us than are prepared to admit it PF.PorFavor wrote:rebeccariots2 wrote:Plus - terrible mixed and bungled metaphors and cliche.
I am mortified.
We'll always have Brussels (sprouts) . . . . .
(I'm a Brussophile, too. The responsibility for keeping that industry going singlehanded has, today, been lifted from my shoulders. So, I thank you!)
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The Rowson Cartoon I posted onto last nights board, has Clegg's leg standing in the corner I think.yahyah wrote:ohsocynical wrote:Watching Pinnochio for the first time.
Can't hear the word Pinochio without thinking of hapless Nick Clegg depicted in Martin Rowson's cartoons. He got ever smaller, just ending up as a bit of wooden arm, or finger aimlessly directed somewhere or other.
He had been leaving him out. It was good to 'hunt for Clegg' again...
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Alberto Nardelli @AlbertoNardelli 3s3 seconds ago View translation
Spain Election - TVE exit poll:
PP 26.8% (114-118 seats)
PSOE 20.5% (81-85)
Podemos 21.7% (76-80)
C’s 15.2% (47-50)
Spain Election - TVE exit poll:
PP 26.8% (114-118 seats)
PSOE 20.5% (81-85)
Podemos 21.7% (76-80)
C’s 15.2% (47-50)
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So it could be a very tricky outcome if that poll is accurate? Hope Podemos and PSOE do a bit better than this indicates ....ohsocynical wrote:Alberto Nardelli @AlbertoNardelli 3s3 seconds ago View translation
Spain Election - TVE exit poll:
PP 26.8% (114-118 seats)
PSOE 20.5% (81-85)
Podemos 21.7% (76-80)
C’s 15.2% (47-50)
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Andrew Neil @afneil 11 mins11 minutes ago
Spanish exit poll:
Centre-right --121-124 seats
Centre- left 79-83
Podemos - left 70-74
Citizens (centrist) 46-50
= hung parliament
Spanish exit poll:
Centre-right --121-124 seats
Centre- left 79-83
Podemos - left 70-74
Citizens (centrist) 46-50
= hung parliament
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Good evening everyone.
I have been shopping this weekend,Aldi and Lidl mostly.Both were far more quiet than usual at the weekend.Town was ghostly.
So,either people are waiting another couple of days to get the shopping done,they have it already or are cutting back.
Anyway,nice for me as I didn't have to queue at all.
Mrs Ohso,hope all is well tomorrow.
Ephe,if you are around,have a lovely winter solstice.
I have been shopping this weekend,Aldi and Lidl mostly.Both were far more quiet than usual at the weekend.Town was ghostly.
So,either people are waiting another couple of days to get the shopping done,they have it already or are cutting back.
Anyway,nice for me as I didn't have to queue at all.
Mrs Ohso,hope all is well tomorrow.
Ephe,if you are around,have a lovely winter solstice.
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Yes - the outcome a lot of people don't want. I've seen a few forecasts saying it's likely there will have to be more elections in the near future if this happened.ohsocynical wrote:Andrew Neil @afneil 11 mins11 minutes ago
Spanish exit poll:
Centre-right --121-124 seats
Centre- left 79-83
Podemos - left 70-74
Citizens (centrist) 46-50
= hung parliament
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Oh so do I Rebecca. So do I.Rebecca wrote:Good evening everyone.
I have been shopping this weekend,Aldi and Lidl mostly.Both were far more quiet than usual at the weekend.Town was ghostly.
So,either people are waiting another couple of days to get the shopping done,they have it already or are cutting back.
Anyway,nice for me as I didn't have to queue at all.
Mrs Ohso,hope all is well tomorrow.
Ephe,if you are around,have a lovely winter solstice.
Son was in Tesco yesterday. They do a lot of gluten free. He said it was manic...They were playing music so loud he and his wife couldn't hear each other think.
Was in Aldi today picking up bread and milk...Not too busy, but it always quietens during lunch hour. Although it's a small store compared with the other supermarkets, it's always remarkably civilized even at its busiest. Haven't been 'trollied' there ever.
Sainsbury's was deathly quiet a few days ago. Were dreading it as we had to get a prescription filled ... It will be interesting to see how they've all done.
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http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/ ... e-1.916610" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;An independent Angus councillor who caused controversy by joining the SNP earlier this year has now left the party after admitting he doesn’t support the idea of independence.
Carnoustie councillor Bill Bowles became a member of the SNP in April – though he remained an independent councillor — but now says that he made a mistake.
He said cuts to local authority budgets announced by finance secretary John Swinney last week were the final straw.
Mr Bowles has issued an apology to people who think he “betrayed” his status as an independent councillor.
However, he insisted that even after joining the SNP he continued to act independently.
He revealed that talks with the party about becoming an SNP councillor didn’t go well when he revealed that he didn’t want Scotland to become independent.
Mr Bowles had faced calls for a by-election when he announced his decision to join the SNP...
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Alberto Nardelli @AlbertoNardelli 29 mins29 minutes ago
Spain has basically had the election that Britain was expecting in May. #20D
Spain has basically had the election that Britain was expecting in May. #20D
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ohsocynical wrote:Oh so do I Rebecca. So do I.Rebecca wrote:Good evening everyone.
I have been shopping this weekend,Aldi and Lidl mostly.Both were far more quiet than usual at the weekend.Town was ghostly.
So,either people are waiting another couple of days to get the shopping done,they have it already or are cutting back.
Anyway,nice for me as I didn't have to queue at all.
Mrs Ohso,hope all is well tomorrow.
Ephe,if you are around,have a lovely winter solstice.
Son was in Tesco yesterday. They do a lot of gluten free. He said it was manic...They were playing music so loud he and his wife couldn't hear each other think.
Was in Aldi today picking up bread and milk...Not too busy, but it always quietens during lunch hour. Although it's a small store compared with the other supermarkets, it's always remarkably civilized even at its busiest. Haven't been 'trollied' there ever.
Sainsbury's was deathly quiet a few days ago. Were dreading it as we had to get a prescription filled ... It will be interesting to see how they've all done.
No music in Aldi or Lidl,I was asking about it today.It's because the respective head offices won't pay for a license.
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Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe 36 mins36 minutes ago
Smaller exit poll by Antena 3 more generous to PP, putting it on 121-124 (C's on 46-50). Inches from a PP-C's majority.
Smaller exit poll by Antena 3 more generous to PP, putting it on 121-124 (C's on 46-50). Inches from a PP-C's majority.
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It's fingers and everything crossed time eh Ohso.ohsocynical wrote:Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe 36 mins36 minutes ago
Smaller exit poll by Antena 3 more generous to PP, putting it on 121-124 (C's on 46-50). Inches from a PP-C's majority.
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Thank goodness for that. Aldi keep their expenses at rock bottom.Rebecca wrote:ohsocynical wrote:Oh so do I Rebecca. So do I.Rebecca wrote:Good evening everyone.
I have been shopping this weekend,Aldi and Lidl mostly.Both were far more quiet than usual at the weekend.Town was ghostly.
So,either people are waiting another couple of days to get the shopping done,they have it already or are cutting back.
Anyway,nice for me as I didn't have to queue at all.
Mrs Ohso,hope all is well tomorrow.
Ephe,if you are around,have a lovely winter solstice.
Son was in Tesco yesterday. They do a lot of gluten free. He said it was manic...They were playing music so loud he and his wife couldn't hear each other think.
Was in Aldi today picking up bread and milk...Not too busy, but it always quietens during lunch hour. Although it's a small store compared with the other supermarkets, it's always remarkably civilized even at its busiest. Haven't been 'trollied' there ever.
Sainsbury's was deathly quiet a few days ago. Were dreading it as we had to get a prescription filled ... It will be interesting to see how they've all done.
No music in Aldi or Lidl,I was asking about it today.It's because the respective head offices won't pay for a license.
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Yes. About at the end of my tether.rebeccariots2 wrote:It's fingers and everything crossed time eh Ohso.ohsocynical wrote:Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe 36 mins36 minutes ago
Smaller exit poll by Antena 3 more generous to PP, putting it on 121-124 (C's on 46-50). Inches from a PP-C's majority.
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Spain, TNS exit poll:
#PartidoPopular 26.8, -17.8
#Podemos 21.7, +21.7
#PSOE 20.5, -8.3
#Ciudadanos 15.2, +15.2
#EleccionesGenerales2015
Andrew Neil @afneil 53 mins53 minutes ago
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Podemos come 2nd in popular vote if not seats. Quite an achievment. Poll of Polls wrong -- again. If exit poll right
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Spain, TNS exit poll:
#PartidoPopular 26.8, -17.8
#Podemos 21.7, +21.7
#PSOE 20.5, -8.3
#Ciudadanos 15.2, +15.2
#EleccionesGenerales2015
Andrew Neil @afneil 53 mins53 minutes ago
Andrew Neil Retweeted Europe Elects
Podemos come 2nd in popular vote if not seats. Quite an achievment. Poll of Polls wrong -- again. If exit poll right
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Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson 5 mins5 minutes ago
Political earthquake in Spain as exit poll shows Podemos surging to 22pc, smashing the two-party system.
My blog: http://bit.ly/1QD8GIG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Political earthquake in Spain as exit poll shows Podemos surging to 22pc, smashing the two-party system.
My blog: http://bit.ly/1QD8GIG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Is that the extent of the support? Doesn't seem that that will go very far.
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Andrew Neil @afneil 2 mins2 minutes ago
With 11% of Spanish vote counted
Conservatives on 26%,
Socialists 23%,
Left Podemos 13%,
Centrist Citizens 10%
With 11% of Spanish vote counted
Conservatives on 26%,
Socialists 23%,
Left Podemos 13%,
Centrist Citizens 10%
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Aarrrgggh. That's a nail biter alright.ohsocynical wrote:Andrew Neil @afneil 2 mins2 minutes ago
With 11% of Spanish vote counted
Conservatives on 26%,
Socialists 23%,
Left Podemos 13%,
Centrist Citizens 10%
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2 ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Right. Just over 40% of the vote counted and this is how things are looking seat-wise:
Partido Popular: 118
PSOE (Socialists): 96
Podemos: 43
Ciudadanos: 31
(Remember: the threshold for a majority is 176 seats.)
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