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Friday 16th February 2018

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Morning all.
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Atilla the Hun,Vlad the Impaler,Corbyn

Vote Spaghetti
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Fuck you,Tory boy.
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https://www.change.org/p/sarah-newton-m ... bility-van" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Keep Andrew Knowlman out and about during his advanced stages of Motor Neurone Disease


Because Department for Work and Pensions' commitment that "disabled people in residential care will continue to receive any mobility component of PIP" excludes people in continuing care, Andrew is losing his minivan IN 3 WEEKS (Friday 9th March


Prix.
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


People care for five minutes': homeless man's death is wake-up call, says charity
Homeless charity says sustained austerity and cuts to vital services is leading to more deaths on the streets

We are bringing fairness back to hard working dead people,a DWP bot said.
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Re: Friday 16th February 2018

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HindleA wrote:Atilla the Hun,Vlad the Impaler,Corbyn

Vote Spaghetti
Or Spaghetti Verdi, for the more niche pasta twirlers.
(though I may have missed the point, again)
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Home-ownership has 'collapsed' among middle earners - IFS


https://news.sky.com/story/home-ownersh ... s-11252571" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/ ... al-studies" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... es-a-and-e" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


NHS winter data shows 150,000 waited half an hour outside A&E
Hospitals struggling to keep to 15-minute wait limit for emergency department patients
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/s ... what-could" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Why the Jeremy Corbyn spy story won't change minds - and what could"
it’s to say that it shows that his judgement is suspect because he didn’t work out that he was meeting a spy. Of course, you can fairly point out that the point of being a spy is to avoid detection, but because people already think of the party he leads as the nice and soppy party, telling people that he was too nice and soppy to spot a spy and therefore too nice and soppy to be Prime Minister confirms part of what they already believe.
Wonder if there were any "My colleague visited Westminster, and all he got was a cup of tea and a jam recipe" mugs in Czechoslovakia.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42749973" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Britain's bus coverage hits 28-year low
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Does cycling really damage men's sexual organs?
New research refutes the theory that pressure from saddles can cause erectile dysfunction, and says cycling could actually improve performance in older men
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http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/25229" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


More children of public sector workers pushed into poverty, says TUC
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HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... CMP=twt_gu


Does cycling really damage men's sexual organs?
New research refutes the theory that pressure from saddles can cause erectile dysfunction, and says cycling could actually improve performance in older men
"Last of the Summer Wine" springs to mind. Prerequisites would be an adventurous partner with good balance & an understanding A&E dept. :shock:
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You would think the Libdem (coming somewhat last)winning here sign wouldn't still be up.Of course I had to walk through a still Labour area.
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HindleA wrote:You would think the Libdem (coming somewhat last)winning here sign wouldn't still be up.Of course I had to walk through a still Labour area.
Looks like the Tory "swamping" yesterday didn't quite work, thankfully.
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Behold! Our post brexit future as envisioned by John Longworth

Let’s burn EU red tape and embrace era of prosperity

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news ... -pvlzqphvf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Yes let's look forward to motorway pile ups as exhausted haulage drivers once again are able to drive until they drop - or crash out.
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Excellent hold for Labour in Doncaster concludes "Super Thursday".

Generally poor results for Tories (HindleA's patch and one gain from UKIP aside) mostly decent if not spectacular for Labour, genuinely very good for the LibDems.
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Excellent hold for Labour in Doncaster concludes "Super Thursday".

Generally poor results for Tories (HindleA's patch and one gain from UKIP aside) mostly decent if not spectacular for Labour, genuinely very good for the LibDems.
I see we get trailers these days ;-)
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Good-afternoon, everyone
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de ... e-43084843" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Camra apologise for 'offensive' crossword in magazine
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citizenJA wrote:Good-afternoon, everyone
Which reminds me -

Good morfternoon.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/jeremy- ... ch-agency/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Jeremy Corbyn never knowingly met communist spy, says Czech agency"
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https://www.politico.eu/article/quiz-bo ... o-said-it/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Who said it: Boris Johnson or Jean-Claude Juncker?
Take our quiz to find out if you can tell your Brexiteers from your federalists."
Test your knowledge by guessing whether the following quotes come from the future prime minister of the U.K. (!) or the former prime minister of Luxembourg.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/localiz ... ade-hopes/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"The great ‘Made in Britain’ delusion -
It’s pointless for the UK to roll over EU trade deals if it can’t prove its exports are homemade."
The U.K.’s ambition to chart its own course as a trade champion outside the EU is facing a brutal reality check: Not enough of its exports are actually “Made in Britain.”....
..“It’s not surprising when third countries tell the U.K. that they are happy to copy and paste EU trade deals,” said a European diplomat close to the Brexit talks. “It’s very smart for them because they keep their market access … [while] U.K. companies would struggle to fulfill rules of origin requirements for their exports.
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:Excellent hold for Labour in Doncaster concludes "Super Thursday".

Generally poor results for Tories (HindleA's patch and one gain from UKIP aside) mostly decent if not spectacular for Labour, genuinely very good for the LibDems.
I see we get trailers these days ;-)
Well, you might have to wait a bit for the main event this time :)
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Merkel 'curious not frustrated' after Theresa May meeting


Analysis by the BBC's Ben Wright

Who knew Chancellor Merkel had such good comic timing? She wasn't "frustrated" by the lack of clarity from the UK she was (slight pause, raised eyebrow) "curious".

A masterpiece of wry understatement. Before the prime minister's trip to Berlin, the German government said it hoped the UK would produce "concrete" plans for Brexit soon. (BBC News website)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43071696

I wonder what joys tomorrow will bring. "Ich bin ein Munchkin"?
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ing-report" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Child mental health unit in Norwich closes after damning report
Inspectors raised significant concerns over services provided by Huntercombe hospital
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tinybgoat wrote:https://www.politico.eu/article/jeremy- ... ch-agency/
"Jeremy Corbyn never knowingly met communist spy, says Czech agency"
You mean that Sun front page was a load of cobblers?

How shocking :D
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic ... utumn-2017" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rough sleeping in England: autumn 2017

"Updated to include a non-scheduled revision"
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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic ... ember-2017" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Out of Area Placements in Mental Health Services December 2017
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:
tinybgoat wrote:https://www.politico.eu/article/jeremy- ... ch-agency/
"Jeremy Corbyn never knowingly met communist spy, says Czech agency"
You mean that Sun front page was a load of cobblers?

How shocking :D
Indeed.

Would one of the world's most sophisticated spy networks seek to recruit Corbyn?

Completely implausible.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... er-cartoon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Martin Rowson on the stretching property ladder –
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SpinningHugo wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:
tinybgoat wrote:https://www.politico.eu/article/jeremy- ... ch-agency/
"Jeremy Corbyn never knowingly met communist spy, says Czech agency"
You mean that Sun front page was a load of cobblers?

How shocking :D
Indeed.

Would one of the world's most sophisticated spy networks seek to recruit Corbyn?

Completely implausible.
That is another way of looking at it, but not necessarily an invalid one.

Also worth recalling that JC was never one of the "tankie" tendency on the Labour/wider left (unlike eg Scargill and Galloway)
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I don't know if we've had this:
A watchdog is examining the failure of two healthcare regulators to punish nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists who write dishonest benefit assessment reports.

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is looking at concerns about the way regulators deal with complaints about nurses, physiotherapists and paramedics who carry out personal independence payment (PIP) assessments on behalf of the outsourcing giants Capita and Atos.
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/w ... assessors/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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But I thought Corbyn hated the UK and the West and would do anything to undermine them? That's what I keep being told.
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refitman wrote:But I thought Corbyn hated the UK and the West and would do anything to undermine them? That's what I keep being told.

This is a fair and balanced reply to that query

https://capx.co/corbyn-may-not-have-bee ... -the-west/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Government raided £1bn from NHS maintenance budget to keep service going

The swoop on the fund means money for new equipment, cybersecurity and modern facilities shrank by 8 per cent last year
The Government raided £1bn from NHS funds to keep services running this year, Treasury papers reveal. The money had been earmarked for maintenance and repairs of ageing NHS buildings and equipment,

NHS funds for essential modernisation shrank by 8 per cent in 2017-18, despite the Treasury pledging £500m for equipment like state-of-the-art scanners and IT upgrades.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/healt ... 11226.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Goodnight, everyone
love,
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@citizenJA

Night night.
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RIP Edward Pearce. A very good writer on his day.
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SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:But I thought Corbyn hated the UK and the West and would do anything to undermine them? That's what I keep being told.

This is a fair and balanced reply to that query

https://capx.co/corbyn-may-not-have-bee ... -the-west/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
you really are easily impressed and also never seem to be able to form an opinion yourself...linking to articles you agree with has its place but you take it to an extreme

If you look back at history you will see that the 'West' has not covered itself in glory and many of the regimes mentioned in that article were funded and supported when politically expedient to do so

Perhaps we can look back at someone like Thatcher and see what regimes she supported.....

This stance of his can cause issues and I think it is too simplistic sometimes but the same can be said of most politicians when you look at what they have said and who they have supported

I still think Ed Miliband was the 'one that got away' and think he would have made a good PM - if he surrounded himself with a strong team to curb his natural tendency to see both sides and so be indecisive.

You hate Corbyn but also disliked Miliband - you did though like the other Miliband who was quite happy to send people to torture or the authoritarian Blair....takes all sorts
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As fair and balanced as Fox News.
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My disability can mean my son is late for school. Fining me solves nothing
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http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2018 ... -watchdog/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Shocking and insensitive treatment of disabled people by benefit claims assessors found by Brighton health watchdog
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New disability benefits system is 'full of holes' says woman with cerebral palsy whose payments dropped from £450 to £80 a month
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As long as sensible investment is viewed as cost this misanthropy will continue.Of course the inevitable result is exponential increased expenditure and diminished lives.
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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/10000-everyone ... nd-1661861" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


£10,000 for everyone under 55: Think tank calls for UK universal basic income fund


Blatant discrimination!From my point of view I appear very much against the tide.
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(Not for the first time)
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As with SH's patronising othering just give the poor money nothing else matters to them unlike 'normal" folk,suffice to say be careful what you wish for.Simple solutions(often "solving "what isn't a particular problem)have/are having disasterous consequences.
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