Re: Wednesday 13th April 2016
Posted: Wed 13 Apr, 2016 5:56 pm
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Wow. Yvette getting some abuse for calling Goldsmith.
Wow. Yvette getting some abuse for calling Goldsmith.
It depends though, ephe. It is one thing just being another voice on t'net but another when you're quoting pertinent facts and/or figures. I recently found that AS gets more readers than I thought but then it was a PMQs day. Seriously though the G wouldn't have kept his blog if he didn't and anyway I gather people do pay you attention in other places. Still it's not good if someone is deliberately trying to silence you.ephemerid wrote:... It doesn't matter, really. It's just annoying.
Fair point- I'm a bit unusual in wanting less pension spending and more investment, I appreciate that.yahyah wrote:Not just pissing off their core vote, pissing off anyone who will need a state pension in the future.
It'll be like a third world country soon. If they stop the State Pension young couples will increasingly have big families because they'll need the kids to take care of them in their old age.yahyah wrote:Not just pissing off their core vote, pissing off anyone who will need a state pension in the future.
ohsocynical wrote:Natalie Rowe @RealNatalieRowe 19h19 hours ago
#WHITTINGDALE IS LYING saying that he didn't know she was a SEX WORKER, before the Mail was going to publish HE absolutely DID. I have proof
Nor is public investment.yahyah wrote:The state pension is hardly generous now.
They also did some redistributive changes to SERPS.yahyah wrote:Talking of pensions, it isn't often Tony Blair gets any praise these days but it was his government that allowed NHS admin workers to be enrolled into the pension scheme.
I had to apply for mine recently having reached 60 as it doesn't mature anymore.
So well done Tony. One person grateful at least.
LabourList @LabourList 6m6 minutes ago
Labour First demands party scrap the leadership rules that brought Corbyn to power
Investment should, if anything, make it possible to pay better pensions, this isn't a zero-sum game however much the Tories (and skme of what was once called New Labour) like to present it as such.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Nor is public investment.yahyah wrote:The state pension is hardly generous now.
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Giles Wilkes @Gilesyb 9m9 minutes ago
The BBC's Now Show jokes that Tory education policy is to privatize all schools. Genius satire, total genius.
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Giles Wilkes @Gilesyb 6m6 minutes ago
The self congratulating guffaws of a BBC "satirical show" audience at some smug misrepresentation, one of my least favorite sounds
^^^^^THIS^^^^^TR'sGhost wrote:Investment should, if anything, make it possible to pay better pensions, this isn't a zero-sum game however much the Tories (and skme of what was once called New Labour) like to present it as such.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Nor is public investment.yahyah wrote:The state pension is hardly generous now.
I'm still trying to work out the logic, in a sane world, of taking a bank into public or semi-public ownership, making the population at large pay for the losses and debts then flogging it off cut-price as soon as it shows a return to profits. When if the state hung on to its shareholding the entire country could benefit from the anticipated future income from the business.
Ah! Go it. How silly of me. Obviously, it's essential to have as much money as possible stashed away in secret private bank accounts in the Caymans, Channel Islands etc. so that it can trickle down to us. If the government used the money instead we wouldn't receive that trickle-down bonanza we've been promised is coming very soon for 30-odd years.
He'll probably enjoy that.Sun Politics @SunPolitics 14m14 minutes ago
BBC accused of trying to 'mortally wound' Whittingdale over threat to reform Auntie http://thesun.uk/6012BY3mp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Who or what is Right-wing Labour First?ohsocynical wrote:Right-wing Labour First proposes to abandon one-vote system
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I wouldn't be so sure. There's been a low-level but slowly increasing campaign to get old and young at each other's throats for a couple of years now. All that stuff aimed at a young audience that complains about baby-boomers who had jobs for life (the 1980s obviously never happened), cheap houses, free degrees etc. and are now selfishly stealing young people's income and homes isn't being tweeted and published for no reason. And on the other side of the equation are articles in magazines aimed at older readers warning that undeserving young layabout louts are after your hard-earned rewards for all your striving.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Crabb and Cameron will happily do so, seeing they had no intention of pissing off their core vote. Waste of time by Smith.rebeccariots2 wrote:Owen Smith Retweeted
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Crabb must immediately reject calls from David Cameron’s former adviser to scrap the state pension @OwenSmith_MP https://tmblr.co/ZP11Jr24y53Ro" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Labour DWP Team @LabourDWP 20m20 minutes ago
As ex-adviser to David Cameron calls for scrapping of state pension, @OwenSmith_MP says the Tory mask is slipping. http://press.labour.org.uk/post/1427418 ... calls-from" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
PARLY @ParlyApp 6h6 hours ago
PARLY Retweeted Neil Coyle
Blue on blue attacks becoming distressingly common
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One Tory MP shouted 'balderdash' & another 'rubbish' at Cameron during #PMQs today. Seems it's not only Labour MPs who think he's #DodgyDave
Oh my.Tim Shipman Retweeted
Arron Banks @Arron_banks 10m10 minutes ago
Vote leave document is full of lies and misrepresentations we will consult but expect judicial review .
I think the political and economic constraints make it close to a zero sum game. Apart from Trident, I can't see any obvious savings to make. There's stuff in schools but any savings need to be reinvested in schools. Pensions is the biggest number, so savings/cuts have to come from there.TR'sGhost wrote:Investment should, if anything, make it possible to pay better pensions, this isn't a zero-sum game however much the Tories (and skme of what was once called New Labour) like to present it as such.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Nor is public investment.yahyah wrote:The state pension is hardly generous now.
The Coalition were extremely careful to make sure people who didn't vote for them got the really rough end, as the IFS showed- albeit with the useful rhetorical device of saying they'd hit the richest most (they hadn't, but it was quite close). There's no way they could have hit everybody like they did the poorest and win.TR'sGhost wrote:I wouldn't be so sure. There's been a low-level but slowly increasing campaign to get old and young at each other's throats for a couple of years now. All that stuff aimed at a young audience that complains about baby-boomers who had jobs for life (the 1980s obviously never happened), cheap houses, free degrees etc. and are now selfishly stealing young people's income and homes isn't being tweeted and published for no reason. And on the other side of the equation are articles in magazines aimed at older readers warning that undeserving young layabout louts are after your hard-earned rewards for all your striving.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Crabb and Cameron will happily do so, seeing they had no intention of pissing off their core vote. Waste of time by Smith.rebeccariots2 wrote:
Divide and rule is a powerful strategy. Thatcher used it, but carefully so only one or two population groups were attacked at a time. Thatcher's spawn seem to want everyone at everyone else's throat all time, fighting over sharing one piece of pie without noticing who's eating the other nine pieces.
Now there's a headline.Mirror Politics @MirrorPolitics 11m11 minutes ago
Ted Cruz has been branded a hypocrite for defending Texas' dildo ban
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Owen Jones @OwenJones84 5m5 minutes ago
Owen Jones Retweeted Adam Bienkov
The Evening Standard is Pravda for the Tories, and many of its journalists are embarrassed of its "coverage".
Research has led me to the same discouraging conclusion"If all power corrupts, power which has to argue its corner corrupts somewhat less.
In differently-shaped systems from the UK’s, political leaders often have to persuade
a separate legislative branch to go along with their plans, or else persuade judges that
their laws can be squared with the constitution. In Britain, however, the ultimate ground
rule is that “the Queen in parliament is sovereign”, which in plain English means that a
prime minister in possession of a decent Commons majority can do pretty well as they please."
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From someone called Craig Mazin, on Twitter:rebeccariots2 wrote:Now there's a headline.Mirror Politics @MirrorPolitics 11m11 minutes ago
Ted Cruz has been branded a hypocrite for defending Texas' dildo ban
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Ted Cruz thinks people don’t have a right to “stimulate their genitals.” I was his college roommate. This would be a new belief of his.
No. As was pointed out that was chucked out by the UK Statistics Authority for being misleading.Learning changes lives because it changes life chances and we all get only one chance at school. In 2010, Labour left this country with one in three children unable to do basic maths or to read.
But you're not though. You have the same Ofsted regime as everyone else, and you have an RSC with more powers over you than any LA director has had for decades. Oh, and you have to abide by your funding agreement.I helped to set up one of the first free schools, in Wembley in Brent, where we are seeing our teachers flourish and live out their passion for their subjects, free from bureaucracy and diktat. We are seeing our children’s discipline and behaviour turn around. Therefore, I speak in favour of the White Paper, which represents the next logical step in the reforms that are radically improving and changing the life chances of children in this country.
Yeah, of course, LA maintained schools simply aren't allowed to do this...Secondly, on academisation, it is important that schools are free to choose how they are run. Hampshire, in which my constituency is located, is performing well. The authority has an opportunity here. It can take advantage of that to become a MAT. It can outsource its services. This is a great opportunity to reform standards and schools, to change structures and to improve standards by allowing more collaboration, whether in CPD, teacher training, leadership training or back-office sourcing.
Except that Carter thinks this...Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con)
Like most Conservative Members, I am a great supporter of academies and they have been a great success in my constituency. Will the Secretary of State say something about the capacity of small primary schools, particularly in rural areas, to make that change?
Nicky Morgan
I will, and I recognise that there will be challenges for smaller schools in taking on the responsibilities of becoming stand-alone academy trusts, and we look forward to working with Members across the House on that.
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Hmm. Bearing in mind the gawdawfulness of polling over the recent past and, given the source, the potential for push-polling, could this suggest the start of the much-heralded right-wing euro split? Or just wishful thinking on my part?ohsocynical wrote:Sam Coates TimesVerified account
@SamCoatesTimes
YouGov Times poll
Voting inention
Lab 34
C 31
Ukip 17
LD 8
Other 11
Keep going Dave. You're doing fine.
Oh, my. Video clip of Zac Goldsmith disproving his recent words. He's a malicious liar. At least we know. It's always best to know the truth.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Oh dear. Goldsmith is useless.
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Im just happy the swans are staying up. Not so happy yank venture capitalists are trying to buy the club and marginalise the supporters trust though,HindleA wrote:Leicester to win the Premiership?