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Allegra Stratton @BBCAllegra 32m32 minutes ago
I think the Mili-brother attack was bit clunky, but don't think it has backfired. Tory sources happy people been talking one thing all day.
Sort of validates the dead cat theory.
Worked for you Allegra anyway, that's what counts eh.
Maria Eagle retweeted
Alastair Campbell @campbellclaret 18m18 minutes ago
Memo AC to DC you need a big bold move to energize your dead campaign. How about a few head to head debates with @Ed_Miliband ? Go on Dave
letsskiptotheleft wrote:ComRes for the Daily Wail is out at 10pm.
Some "interesting moves" according to that Chappers bloke.
He makes it sound like a dad dancing display ... I do hope it's a further smack in the whatsits for Cameron, Fallon and all the others 'ons' in their nasty party.
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 6m 6 minutes ago
Prof John Curtice reckons that LAB could win majority with 5% GB vote lead even with current Scots problems. Latest polls in that territory
Robin Brant retweeted
Patricia Culligan @CulliganPA Apr 7
2nd LibDem candidate reveals he deliberately became HIV positive yet free NHS care v costly http://dailym.ai/1aHsbhb" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Patricia Culligan is the UKIP candidate for Eastleigh. Another gem for them.
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 15 mins15 minutes ago
Mike Smithson retweeted James Chapman (Mail)
Telephone poll from ComRes for Mail due at 10pm. Last time it had CON 4% ahead.
Mike Smithson added,
James Chapman (Mail) @jameschappers
Some interesting moves in our @ComResPolls latest telephone survey, out at 10pm
Rob @MrMirth 3 mins3 minutes ago
@MSmithsonPB @Mandi_Tinker
Is this the next stage in Tory desperation. A sudden surge in Tory poll lead? I wouldn't put it past them.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop
Allegra Stratton @BBCAllegra 32m32 minutes ago
I think the Mili-brother attack was bit clunky, but don't think it has backfired. Tory sources happy people been talking one thing all day.
Sort of validates the dead cat theory.
Worked for you Allegra anyway, that's what counts eh.
Talking about Allegra, the young woman she humiliated on Newsnight is sitting 10 feet away from me in the pub right now. Spoke to her before, she was very nice but prefers to forget all that.
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 6h 6 hours ago
Portsmth Lib Dem leader G Vernon-Jackson withdraws signed loyalty oath from council cands after Mike Hancock's wife declares loyalty to GVJ
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 6h 6 hours ago
Portsmouth S Lib Dem cand Gerald Vernon-Jackson tells me Jacqui Hancock supports him, not her husband Mike Hancock, who's standing as Indy
Over to you PF for a sensible explanation - if that's possible with Portsmouth shenanigans.
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 6h 6 hours ago
Portsmth Lib Dem leader G Vernon-Jackson withdraws signed loyalty oath from council cands after Mike Hancock's wife declares loyalty to GVJ
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 6h 6 hours ago
Portsmouth S Lib Dem cand Gerald Vernon-Jackson tells me Jacqui Hancock supports him, not her husband Mike Hancock, who's standing as Indy
Over to you PF for a sensible explanation - if that's possible with Portsmouth shenanigans.
Well, I really don't know. Mind you if you were married to Mike Hancock . . . . .
Two things occur to me, though -
Jacqui Hancock is pleasant enough but she's not exactly, um, how can I put this?
Gerald Vernon-Jackson is a slimy so-and-so and not above twisting the facts.
Labour accuses Tories of using public money to boost election campaign
Party says data collected from six government departments shows spending on adverts promoting Conservative policies has risen sharply since autumn
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 6h 6 hours ago
Portsmth Lib Dem leader G Vernon-Jackson withdraws signed loyalty oath from council cands after Mike Hancock's wife declares loyalty to GVJ
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick · 6h 6 hours ago
Portsmouth S Lib Dem cand Gerald Vernon-Jackson tells me Jacqui Hancock supports him, not her husband Mike Hancock, who's standing as Indy
Over to you PF for a sensible explanation - if that's possible with Portsmouth shenanigans.
Well, I really don't know. Mind you if you were married to Mike Hancock . . . . .
Two things occur to me, though -
Jacqui Hancock is pleasant enough but she's not exactly, um, how can I put this?
Gerald Vernon-Jackson is a slimy so-and-so and not above twisting the facts.
Does that help? No, thought not.
No - but thank you for trying - I appreciate the combination of Lib Dems and Portsmouth is beyond comprehension. My starter question would be what the heck is the 'signed loyalty oath from council cands' - and who or what is GVJ withdrawing it from? Easy there with the answers. No smut.
ohsocynical wrote:Sorry for the multiple posts Dan. When I tried to post it wouldn't load so I'd log off then try again. As you can see I tried a lot of times...
No problem. Looks like a massive spike in CPU usage around that time. Trying to find out why.
The Tories are using the NHS in Wales as a political football....
Have been out all day, just catching up and some encouraging posts here about poll results.
BBC Radio 4 news headlines at 6.30 drummed out the Ed back stabber phrase again.
& some of you may be relieved to hear that I came home with a book on developing critical thinking skills. It may take me some time...
rebeccariots2 wrote:
Over to you PF for a sensible explanation - if that's possible with Portsmouth shenanigans.
Well, I really don't know. Mind you if you were married to Mike Hancock . . . . .
Two things occur to me, though -
Jacqui Hancock is pleasant enough but she's not exactly, um, how can I put this?
Gerald Vernon-Jackson is a slimy so-and-so and not above twisting the facts.
Does that help? No, thought not.
No - but thank you for trying - I appreciate the combination of Lib Dems and Portsmouth is beyond comprehension. My starter question would be what the heck is the 'signed loyalty oath from council cands' - and who or what is GVJ withdrawing it from? Easy there with the answers. No smut.
Try this link (below). You'll need to scroll down a fair old way to the 1pm entry. But it's still all a bit mystifying even when it's explained. But Mike Hancock comes across, as ever, as a real suave charmer. It's all rather strange.
Edited to add - Of course, Jacqui Hancock sails under the LibDem flag which, presumably, makes things a bit sticky. Oh, sorry - you asked me specifically not to do that.
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Allegra Stratton @BBCAllegra 32m32 minutes ago
I think the Mili-brother attack was bit clunky, but don't think it has backfired. Tory sources happy people been talking one thing all day.
Sort of validates the dead cat theory.
Worked for you Allegra anyway, that's what counts eh.
James Mates on ITV news has said it was a tactical error & the whole conversation today has been about the personal attack. He said any election strategist says negative campaigning works but (verbatim quote)
to turn the campaign negative then to have it drive your own message from the headlines, well that wasn't terrible clever
Labour accuses Tories of using public money to boost election campaign
Party says data collected from six government departments shows spending on adverts promoting Conservative policies has risen sharply since autumn
Labour accuses Tories of using public money to boost election campaign
Party says data collected from six government departments shows spending on adverts promoting Conservative policies has risen sharply since autumn
We were on about this the other week. Another first for FTN.
We were onto this on page 1 of the Jan 3rd/4th thread. Months ago.
Political geniuses, the lot of us!!
Somebody who is definitely not a political genius is Glenda's little boy, who has chalked up today as a win for the Tories!! Roll on May 8th when Hampstead Village get their idiot back.
Can't find any other mention re Cricks article...And Google doesn't appear to be throwing up anything else that might shed light on it.
Probably as I suspected it'll be ignored and forgotten about.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop
pk1 wrote:ITV news has done a piece on the pension changes & contacted various firms to find out what effect, if any, the new rules has made.
Phoenix Group (5m customers) report 65% of calls were from people inquiring about withdrawing their entire pension pot
Fidelity (1m customers) report 75% of calls were from people inquiring about withdrawing their entire pension pot
Hargreaves Lansdown (no number of customers given) said 31% called about taking a lump sum with 8% wanting to take it all out
Surely this wasn't what they anticipated when Webb & Osborne came up with this wheeze.
A lot of the people with Fidelity and Phoenix will be people with small pension pots from old company schemes. If people are withdrawing all of say a £10000 pot, that's not a problem, (but maybe we'll get a spending splurge). It's when people are withdrawing 100000+ there's a problem, although they'll get whacked for tax doing that. Many people have several pensions and you have to look at each one individually.
H-L will tend to be people with SIPPs or PPPs. If it's only people withdrawing small amounts it's not too much of a problem; but it'll be a while before we get any hard data on that.
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you-
Ye are many - they are few."
PorFavor wrote:
Well, I really don't know. Mind you if you were married to Mike Hancock . . . . .
Two things occur to me, though -
Jacqui Hancock is pleasant enough but she's not exactly, um, how can I put this?
Gerald Vernon-Jackson is a slimy so-and-so and not above twisting the facts.
Does that help? No, thought not.
No - but thank you for trying - I appreciate the combination of Lib Dems and Portsmouth is beyond comprehension. My starter question would be what the heck is the 'signed loyalty oath from council cands' - and who or what is GVJ withdrawing it from? Easy there with the answers. No smut.
Try this link (below). You'll need to scroll down a fair old way to the 1pm entry. But it's still all a bit mystifying even when it's explained. But Mike Hancock comes across, as ever, as a real suave charmer. It's all rather strange.
Edited to add - Of course, Jacqui Hancock sails under the LibDem flag which, presumably, makes things a bit sticky. Oh, sorry - you asked me specifically not to do that.
That explanation is truly ridiculous - but then you knew that PF. So Hancock has given GVJ a right bollocking eh ... and Mrs Hancock knows where her loyalties lie.
If anybody wants an alternative to QT etc tonight, may I humbly suggest listening to a radio programme that has just afforded me thirty minutes of sheer delight; "Great Lives" from 2003, with the much missed Linda Smith talking about the equally missed Ian Dury.
Clive Myrie (BBC News24) being incredulous and exasperated in turn during his interview with a Ukip bloke re Trident. At the end he (CM) just said, "Jolly good," in a world-weary fashion. I like Clive Myrie (as I believe I've mentioned before). I find him fairly even-handed.
If anybody wants an alternative to QT etc tonight, may I humbly suggest listening to a radio programme that has just afforded me thirty minutes of sheer delight; "Great Lives" from 2003, with the much missed Linda Smith talking about the equally missed Ian Dury.
Check out ITV I think there's something on with Ed. Sounds as if might be okay. I Mentioned it earlier but didn't have a time.
I confess I did have a look on their website, but couldn't manage to find this evenings schedule...It's most confusing.
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. – Aesop
If anybody wants an alternative to QT etc tonight, may I humbly suggest listening to a radio programme that has just afforded me thirty minutes of sheer delight; "Great Lives" from 2003, with the much missed Linda Smith talking about the equally missed Ian Dury.
Check out ITV I think there's something on with Ed. Sounds as if might be okay. I Mentioned it earlier but didn't have a time.
I confess I did have a look on their website, but couldn't manage to find this evenings schedule...It's most confusing.
Here you go -
10:40pm
The Agenda
Season 7 Episode 2 of 10
Tom Bradby is joined by Labour leader Ed Miliband, actor Brian Cox, comedian Katy Brand and Newton Investment Management CEO Helena Morrissey for a look at key issues in the run-up to this year's General Election
Category General Social/Political Issues/Economics
(Subtitles)
pk1 wrote:I posted the TV programmes & times hours ago.
*bites tongue*
I don't know, you try to be helpful . . . .
(Sorry - I'd forgotten that you'd done it. I blame ohsocynical . . . . )
Sorry, wasn't moaning at you but it's awfully frustrating when a post is made, gets no response then along comes somebody else who makes the same point & draws a response out of the other users.
I might give this place a miss for a bit again, rather than getting draw into a pointless row.
pk1 wrote:
Sorry, wasn't moaning at you but it's awfully frustrating when a post is made, gets no response then along comes somebody else who makes the same point & draws a response out of the other users.
I might give this place a miss for a bit again, rather than getting draw into a pointless row.
Hope you don't do that PK - but understand if you feel you need a break.
If anybody wants an alternative to QT etc tonight, may I humbly suggest listening to a radio programme that has just afforded me thirty minutes of sheer delight; "Great Lives" from 2003, with the much missed Linda Smith talking about the equally missed Ian Dury.
Check out ITV I think there's something on with Ed. Sounds as if might be okay. I Mentioned it earlier but didn't have a time.
I confess I did have a look on their website, but couldn't manage to find this evenings schedule...It's most confusing.
Here you go -
10:40pm
The Agenda
Season 7 Episode 2 of 10
Tom Bradby is joined by Labour leader Ed Miliband, actor Brian Cox, comedian Katy Brand and Newton Investment Management CEO Helena Morrissey for a look at key issues in the run-up to this year's General Election
Category General Social/Political Issues/Economics
(Subtitles)
PorFavor wrote:
I don't know, you try to be helpful . . . .
(Sorry - I'd forgotten that you'd done it. I blame ohsocynical . . . . )
Sorry, wasn't moaning at you but it's awfully frustrating when a post is made, gets no response then along comes somebody else who makes the same point & draws a response out of the other users.
I might give this place a miss for a bit again, rather than getting draw into a pointless row.
Please don't stay away pk1, that sort of thing happens to me all the time and I know how irritating it can be, but I'm sure it isn't meant badly. I enjoy your posts and would miss you.
Seconded.
I think people go to the last post and read upwards very often.
I do hope this trend continues. What will NickyB make of it?
It'll be because people are still on holiday - that's his latest excuse.
Oh, so that's what a moving weighted average is then: planeloads of tourists and their luggage off on jolly hols – and you still can't get Watney's Red Barrel 'cause you're stuck on the runway...
This time, I'm gonna be stronger I'm not giving in...
pk1 wrote:
Sorry, wasn't moaning at you but it's awfully frustrating when a post is made, gets no response then along comes somebody else who makes the same point & draws a response out of the other users.
I might give this place a miss for a bit again, rather than getting draw into a pointless row.
Please don't stay away pk1, that sort of thing happens to me all the time and I know how irritating it can be, but I'm sure it isn't meant badly. I enjoy your posts and would miss you.
Seconded.
I think people go to the last post and read upwards very often.
Thirded. I always read newspapers from the back or start with the sports section.
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you-
Ye are many - they are few."
So it looks like the email Tubby posted earlier was real (someone said they thought it might not be) ....
Labour Press Team @labourpress 50m50 minutes ago
READ: 'Desperate' Tory plot to organise own letter from doctors exposed in bombshell leaked email via @DailyMirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nh ... er-5488071" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
Over to you PF for a sensible explanation - if that's possible with Portsmouth shenanigans.
