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Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:11 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Which do we now have more of - centrist anti-Brexit groupings or UKIP breakaways?
Oh, and PTO......
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:25 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
AnatolyKasparov wrote:Which do we now have more of - centrist anti-Brexit groupings or UKIP breakaways?
Oh, and PTO......
Centrist anti-Brexit I reckon. None of them really seem to be taking off!
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:36 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
Renew seems to be the one with most traction and apparently they will be fielding candidates in the London elections.
I wonder if everyone will think they are Respect
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:37 pm
by tinybgoat
Has anyone done a family tree of political parties (bit like rock family trees)?
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:40 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
I've been reading quite a bit about the University pensions strike.
This is an interesting piece about the general financial context:
https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2018/03/06/ ... l-markets/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
universities-and-the-allure-of-capital-markets
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:41 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
tinybgoat wrote:Has anyone done a family tree of political parties (bit like rock family trees)?
David Owen would feature a few times I reckon
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 6:45 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
What I don't really understand, and why I am perhaps unfairly mocking Renew and the like, is what's wrong with the two anti-Brexit parties we already have in England.
TBF I can easily find some things wrong with the Libs, but....
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 7:16 pm
by Willow904
PaulfromYorkshire wrote:What I don't really understand, and why I am perhaps unfairly mocking Renew and the like, is what's wrong with the two anti-Brexit parties we already have in England.
TBF I can easily find some things wrong with the Libs, but....
Bus Pass Elvis used to get more media coverage than the Greens are getting currently. It will be interesting if the squeeze they experienced at the last GE continues during the local elections or if they manage to bounce back a bit.
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 8:02 pm
by citizenJA
Goodnight, everyone
love,
cJA
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 8:19 pm
by ohsocynical
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Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 10:05 pm
by tinybgoat
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politic ... 83306.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Labour MP Alison McGovern brands Brexit 'the s*** cherry on the s*** icing on the s*** cake'"
“If you look at the problems that certain places in the north have, it’s because of de-industrialisation started by Thatcher.
“And Brexit is just like, if I’m allowed to use this terminology, the s*** cherry on the s*** icing on the s*** cake that the Tories baked us all in the 1980s.”
She forgot to mention the Salmonella eggs.
Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Posted: Tue 06 Mar, 2018 10:29 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
That's at least not the sort of alienating technocratic language that Progress types can be somewhat prone to
