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rebeccariots2 wrote:

gilsey wrote:

rebeccariots2 wrote: Labour needs some short sharp messaging over these cuts - and should be making sure they get heard. The Tories are in a very weak position re this ... there will have to be some kind of back track.

Why wouldn't this be as bad for the tories as the poll tax was?

Serious question.

Some commentators have said it could be, gilsey.

I suppose one reason it might not is that the poll tax hit everybody - this won't - although it's still a large number of people - 3.2 million I think I saw is the number who will be adversely affected.
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yahyah wrote:One of the joys of getting older is more interactions like this one that's just happened here.

Husband: Can you put Aqua Marina on the shopping list ?

Me: Aqua Marina, Aqua Marina what's that ? Wasn't she in Stingray ?

husband: You know the stuff, erm...Ave Marina. Ave Maria.

Me, getting even more puzzled: Ave Maria ? Give me a clue. Tia Maria ? Since when do you drink that ?

Husband: No, no, no. You know, Hello Vera stuff for rubbing, you know.

He meant Aloe Vera gel for chapped skin, - blooming obvious wasn't it ?

ohsocynical wrote:G M Police ‏@gmpolice 23 mins23 minutes ago

Ch Supt O'Hare said: "The fact that only four arrests have been made throughout the day so far was particularly pleasing."


Nice one

ohsocynical wrote:

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#Eggate.

frightful_oik wrote:

ohsocynical wrote:

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#Eggate.

It's an Eggstone isn't it?

ohsocynical wrote:glynn parry ‏@PARRY1956 38m38 minutes ago

Laughing Tory egged after brandishing Thatcher picture at protesters

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 79071.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PLEASE RT #torybritain

yahyah wrote:

ohsocynical wrote:glynn parry ‏@PARRY1956 38m38 minutes ago

Laughing Tory egged after brandishing Thatcher picture at protesters

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 79071.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PLEASE RT #torybritain

Lordy, are Tory boys still w***ing over pics of Thatcher ?

The Tories are finally facing up to what makes Parliament too posh: but will their solution work?
http://blogs.new.spectator.co.uk/2015/1 ... tion-work/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

... The cost of standing for Parliament in a seat that is considered winnable is obscene: candidates can lose £34,000 of their own money on average (that figure comes from this ConHome survey of 2005 candidates, but my own research which I am conducting currently suggests that it is roughly similar for those who stood in 2015: more on this soon). And this means that it’s impossible for some people to ever consider running.

The Conservatives ran their own survey which received 60,000 responses from members and activists, 83 per cent of whom said they wanted bursaries for candidates...

rascalblog ‏@rascalblog 6 mins6 minutes ago

First bacon, now eggs... Is there a 'Full English' pattern to recent Tory headlines? Next = Michael Gove caught dry humping a fried tomato?

THE National Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the news that all new academies and free schools, including those that have opened since September 2014, will now be inspected by Ofsted only during the third year of operation, rather than the second.

http://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-f9e7-O ... hFkZLRViko

ohsocynical wrote:

THE National Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the news that all new academies and free schools, including those that have opened since September 2014, will now be inspected by Ofsted only during the third year of operation, rather than the second.

http://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-f9e7-O ... hFkZLRViko

I expect Tubby and Roger will have seen this.

citizenJA wrote:

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

citizenJA wrote: We must have responsible governance and regulatory bodies.
This isn't working here, it's scandalous and I don't notice appropriate authority taking action here.
I hope I'm simply not well enough informed and criminal conduct and conflicts of interests are being resolved.
Any information anyone can give me to help is welcome.

I imagine the body is funded by compulsory levies on industry.

If so, that's not really a conflict of interest.

"A Department for Transport spokesman said: “To help provide value for taxpayers, the VCA cover their operating costs by charging manufacturers for the services they provide. This is the case with many regulators, including the ORR. Whilst the VCA charges the industry for its services, its governance framework is set by Government.”'

We've got conflict of interest problems here, Tubby Isaacs.

yahyah wrote:

ohsocynical wrote:Alan Travis ‏@alantravis40 2 mins2 minutes ago

Texas scheme of investing in probation to cut incarceration rates by 12% behind Gove jail revolution, says Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -Gove.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

What Gove means is throwing handfuls of money at private companies to provide probation services, not investing in a public sector service.

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

ohsocynical wrote:

THE National Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the news that all new academies and free schools, including those that have opened since September 2014, will now be inspected by Ofsted only during the third year of operation, rather than the second.

http://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-f9e7-O ... hFkZLRViko

I expect Tubby and Roger will have seen this.

Yep. To be fair, it's all new schools- these just happen to be nearly all free schools and academies.

It's a heck of a risk. Ofsted, for its faults, has been the one that spotted some shocking practice in new free schools and academies. They're hoping the new Regional Commissioners will sort out the problems in new schools but are they up to it?

gilsey wrote:

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

LadyCentauria wrote: That and, "Eight out of ten typical families will be better off!"
Yeah, Justine, but two out of ten will be worse off and that's two-tenths to many for me...

So how many out of 10 were worse off when Brown made those changes including abolishing the 10p rate?

I don't know the answer but I'd guess it was fewer, and it was only worth £200 a year, wasn't it? A bit less than £1350.
Brown's mistake was introducing the 10p rate, not abolishing it. Unlike some here, I wasn't a fan of GB as chancellor.

Kevin Maguire ‏@Kevin_Maguire 10m10 minutes ago
Five things we learned from Day One of the Tory conference http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fi ... ar_twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

ohsocynical wrote:Alan Travis ‏@alantravis40 2 mins2 minutes ago

Texas scheme of investing in probation to cut incarceration rates by 12% behind Gove jail revolution, says Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -Gove.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

RogerOThornhill wrote:

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

ohsocynical wrote: I expect Tubby and Roger will have seen this.

Yep. To be fair, it's all new schools- these just happen to be nearly all free schools and academies.

It's a heck of a risk. Ofsted, for its faults, has been the one that spotted some shocking practice in new free schools and academies. They're hoping the new Regional Commissioners will sort out the problems in new schools but are they up to it?

The quick answer to your question, Tubby, is no. Unless they get a whole load of bureaucracy underneath them and/or increase the numbers of them. In which case they'll start to look exactly the same as LAs except for the small fact that they are all controlled by the DfE.

I can imagine the Select Committee might ask about this.

ohsocynical wrote:If true. Planned for maximum damage? We shall see.

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

rebeccariots2 wrote:

Libby Wiener ‏@LibbyWienerITV 7m7 minutes ago
Are Tories worried over fallout from tax credit cuts? Osborne won't say - and PM's adviser Craig Oliver storms off #toryconference @itvnews

Labour needs some short sharp messaging over these cuts - and should be making sure they get heard. The Tories are in a very weak position re this ... there will have to be some kind of back track.

This is one of my frustrations with the leadership election. Sure, it's great to have Trident queried but if Cooper had won, she'd be hammering away at tax credits.

RogerOThornhill wrote:Please let it be Simon Danczuk.

Willow904 wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote:Please let it be Simon Danczuk.

I thought the tweet said "high profile"!

HindleA wrote:OK it is me,I am resigning to spend more time with my tomatoes.

frightful_oik wrote:Probably someone resigning their SC job.

ohsocynical wrote:On Twitter I'm hearing its Lord Sugar?

RogerOThornhill wrote:

ohsocynical wrote:On Twitter I'm hearing its Lord Sugar?

When I saw the post saying it was a Lord, I would have guessed Sugar.

He's a maverick - no great loss. Doubt if many people listen to him as they might have at one time.

Tubby Isaacs wrote:

LadyCentauria wrote:

rebeccariots2 wrote:WATO interview with Justine Greening on the tax credit cuts ... me gnashing teeth. She's just spouting that a 'typical family will be £2,400 a year better off'. That's it ... that's all she's really prepared to say. 'Typical family' - that's really what they are going to hide behind?

That and, "Eight out of ten typical families will be better off!"
Yeah, Justine, but two out of ten will be worse off and that's two-tenths to many for me...

So how many out of 10 were worse off when Brown made those changes including abolishing the 10p rate?

Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the UK automotive approval Authority and a Technical Service so has the responsibility for witnessing or carrying out the tests as well as issuing the approval certificates.

Tests can be witnessed at any suitable facility anywhere in the world, whether they are owned by the manufacturer or hired by the manufacturer for the period. An approval issued by one Authority will be accepted in all the Member States. If you make large numbers of vehicles each year and/or you plan to sell across Europe, ECWVTA is the best approval option.

The European approval scheme is based on the concept of ‘type approval’ and put simply; this process provides a mechanism for ensuring that vehicles meet relevant environmental, safety and security standards. As it is not practical to test every single vehicle made, one production vehicle is tested as being representative of the ‘type’. A number of performance requirements will apply to a given vehicle type ranging from tyres through to exhaust emissions and braking systems. To ensure a consistent approach, the test methodology is outlined in the relevant EC Directive / Regulation or UN Regulation and the tests are carried out at an appropriate facility. If you are a vehicle manufacturer, your supply chain will probably have system and component approvals in place already.

Once all of the system and component approvals are in place, the vehicle will be considered as a whole by a designated approval body; in the UK this is VCA. A successful inspection accompanied by the submission of the relevant manufacturer’s information documents will result in the issue of a European Whole Vehicle Type Approval Certificate. This certification will be accepted throughout the EU without the need for further testing...

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vca//vehicletype/ ... ective.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Find out more
People who are concerned their vehicle is affected can seek advice from VW.
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/dieselinfo

Willow904 wrote:

frightful_oik wrote:Probably someone resigning their SC job.

That's not giving it much of a go, though. Perhaps it's Peter Mandelson, or is that wishful thinking!