Friday 29th September 2017

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:04 pm

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HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:27 pm

#J Portes

Every single serious analyst predicted this. Zero excuse for Ministers, media & MPs who ignored it.

(UC)

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:28 pm

Sur-priiise!

Big Ben tower repair costs double to £61m
The rising cost was announced as Parliament confirmed it had appointed construction firm Robert McAlpine to carry out the renovation, which could take up to four years, following a tendering process. (BBC News website)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41444415

Tubby Isaacs · Post by **Tubby Isaacs** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:37 pm

SpinningHugo wrote:Rail nationalisation by the former chair of the government run E Coast mainline

http://www.railmagazine.com/news/networ ... um=twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yeah, I think a couple of the arguments he attacks there are very weak- the "foreign governments" and calling providing a service a "subsidy".

I think the best argument for nationalization is that management expertise has got spread too widely by the fragmentation- though it's not as bad as it used to be on that score. By common consent, the top railway manager of recent times is Chris Green, formerly of Network South East. After privatization, he went off to run Virgin Trains, when he'd have been running BR under nationalization. The performance of Network Rail seems to suggest a fair few more top managers are being missed. There are pretty serious sums of money being overspent.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:52 pm

not at all terrifying.

: chilling may.jpg (127.02 KiB) Viewed 23446 times

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:52 pm

it's the eyes.
my blood genuinely runs cold.

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 6:57 pm

Serene

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:05 pm

PorFavor wrote:Sur-priiise!

Big Ben tower repair costs double to £61m
The rising cost was announced as Parliament confirmed it had appointed construction firm Robert McAlpine to carry out the renovation, which could take up to four years, following a tendering process. (BBC News website)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41444415

Sap--pur--IZE!
the dialect of my people

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:07 pm

Am liking your signature there Mr H.

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:07 pm

tinyclanger2 wrote:it's the eyes.
my blood genuinely runs cold.

Theresa May had a lot to do with when and how I returned to the UK

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:08 pm

HindleA wrote:Serene

you getting mighty fancy

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:08 pm

My random sentence generator has delivered the best sentence possible. Am itching for an opportunity to use it.
You've been warned.

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:11 pm

I'm not here.I am on a break.This is a stunt double.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:13 pm

Watched this episode of Rake. Reminded me of how I feel when I see the Independent's infomercials.

THIS MAN LEARNED 37 LANGUAGES IN TWO MINUTES.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/rake/episodes/s02ep02.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:14 pm

citizenJA wrote:
tinyclanger2 wrote:it's the eyes.
my blood genuinely runs cold.
Theresa May had a lot to do with when and how I returned to the UK

??

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:15 pm

Tories risk permanent loss of youth vote...

Tory options in response to this as horrifying as the soulless depths of T May's eyes

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:16 pm

tinyclanger2 wrote:
citizenJA wrote:
tinyclanger2 wrote:it's the eyes.
my blood genuinely runs cold.
Theresa May had a lot to do with when and how I returned to the UK
??

Yes.

tinybgoat · Post by **tinybgoat** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:18 pm

HindleA wrote:I'm not here.I am on a break.This is a stunt double.

The wig gave it away.

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:19 pm

the accent, the accent!
HindleA phoney for sure

citizenJA · Post by **citizenJA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:20 pm

I'll reveal more some other time
I've got to swim up with the cutlery

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 7:53 pm

tinyclanger2 wrote:Am liking your signature there Mr H.

What signature?

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:15 pm

Oh the artist formerly known as HindleA
(repeat for 3 minutes)

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:19 pm

Back by popular demand.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:23 pm

There you go

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:25 pm

HindleA wrote:Back by popular demand.

Random sentence generator?

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:39 pm

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: ukip lion.png (160.2 KiB) Viewed 23315 times

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:46 pm

How big?

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:47 pm

British lions from That Italy

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:47 pm

(well 'Rome' - artistic license)

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:48 pm

PorFavor wrote:How big?

have been practising cropping.
Next time should be better.
(thanks Refitman)

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:51 pm

A toast inspects the exhibit.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:55 pm

And thanks HindleA for drawing my attention to the excellent and diligent guidance provided by Refitman

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:56 pm

I have competition.

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 8:57 pm

http://watchout4snakes.com/wo4snakes/ra ... omsentence" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 9:03 pm

tinyclanger2 wrote:And thanks HindleA for drawing my attention to the excellent and diligent guidance provided by Refitman

Really good, isn't it? When in doubt -

Refitmangle it!

PorFavor · Post by **PorFavor** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 9:06 pm

Night night.

tinybgoat · Post by **tinybgoat** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 9:16 pm

Clarence, the swivel eyed Lion.

Post by **refitman** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 9:22 pm

Ukip causes Premier League clash with choice of new logo

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... f-new-logo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 9:29 pm

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HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 10:10 pm

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/econ ... e-opposite" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 10:23 pm

http://www.fabians.org.uk/labour-will-t ... ty-system/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **PaulfromYorkshire** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 10:26 pm

HindleA wrote:https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/econ ... e-opposite

Good piece on the UC disaster. Thanks.

The ultimate "told you so"

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 11:16 pm

Single, no child dependant
408,772
Single, with child dependant(s)
65,569
Couple, no child dependant
7,784
Couple, with child dependant(s)
23,395
Unknown or missing family type
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Total
505,516
June

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 11:31 pm

Housing Element

Yes 236,878
No 268,641 (slight discrepancy in resulting total)

Carer 13,283
LCW 12,328

I used to love piddling about with the tabulation tool not this stat xplore thing bah humbug

tinybgoat · Post by **tinybgoat** » Fri 29 Sep, 2017 11:43 pm

http://www.tribunemagazine.org/2017/09/ ... in-crisis/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Conservative Party is facing oblivion and doesn’t have enough activists to fight another general election successfully, John Strafford, chairman of the Campaign for Conservative Democracy (pictured), has told Tribune on the eve of the party’s annual conference.

not only are the Conservatives well below Labour’s soaring membership of 569,500 but are either neck and neck or below the membership of the Liberal Democrats

HindleA · Post by **HindleA** » Sat 30 Sep, 2017 12:13 am

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... -105988090" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"The socialism I believe in, is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That’s how I see football, that’s how I see life."

tinyclanger2 · Post by **tinyclanger2** » Sat 30 Sep, 2017 4:23 am

This week, David Davis, the Brexit secretary, embarked on a charm offensive of senior ministers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark. British government sources said they felt a need to explain their position without the filter of the commission and Barnier.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... heresa-may" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More offensive than charm though. I don't think it will work.