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Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 9:08 pm
by HindleA
We need PfY's expertise in appropriate anagramisation of James (appears not to be very)Cleverly.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 9:32 pm
by Willow904
Aditya Chakrabortty
@chakrabortty
James Cleverly: resisting nominative determinism since 1969.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 9:33 pm
by HindleA
https://amp.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ssion=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Threat of revolt forces rethink of catastrophic universal credit
(Suitably edited)
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 10:12 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Willow904 wrote:Aditya Chakrabortty
@chakrabortty
James Cleverly: resisting nominative determinism since 1969.
I genuinely didn't know he was that old either
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 10:34 pm
by HindleA
A mere boy.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 10:35 pm
by HindleA
Finally a response of sorts from PF.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 10:38 pm
by HindleA
Or maybe Constance
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 11:04 pm
by PorFavor
HindleA wrote:Or maybe Constance
I've been tuning in (avidly, but intermittently). Been tired and supine a lot. Also (at the risk of sounding like a bargain-basement Mrs Slocombe), I've recently been having a lot of trouble with my mouse. It went completely bonkers yesterday, but I've now got a new one. Constance nagged me into the acquisition. And much else.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sat 05 Jan, 2019 11:07 pm
by RogerOThornhill
There's a bit just fading into the paywall which really is hysterically funny...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... liz-truss/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Who on earth thinks that Truss is a "possible contender for the Tory leadership"?
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 12:24 am
by HindleA
The longer the delay in UC the more likely a change in circumstance and loss of transitional protection,itself a cut of course
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 8:50 am
by HindleA
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:02 am
by RogerOThornhill
After that Observer story about UC, it's now up as the lead on the BBC website.
Universal credit: Vote to extend benefit to 3 million delayed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46772901" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Supporters of the welfare reform, which is being introduced in stages across the UK, say it helps simplify the old complicated benefits system.
But the rollout has run over budget, is years behind schedule and has been criticised for making an estimated 3.2 million households worse off.
Some people already claiming universal credit say it has forced them into destitution and in some cases prostitution. Others say they have been left to rely on foodbanks.
But...but...I thought it was so superior to the old system and a stunning success!
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:18 am
by HindleA
"The best route out of poverty is not spending billions creating and exerbating it"
See also "vulnerability"
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 10:36 am
by citizenJA
Good-morning, everyone
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 11:27 am
by Willow904
https://skwawkbox.org/2019/01/06/labour ... ence-vote/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
LABOUR ABSTENTION ON DEAL STAGE 1 COULD BE ROUTE TO WIN NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
Skwawkbox has finally woken up to the fact that the DUP are unlikely to help bring down the government if May's deal is rejected as Corbyn proposes.
So what happens if Labour abstains? For a start, calling a vote of no confidence in a government that has just successfully won a vote on their withdrawal agreement is going to look pretty cynical.
It also seriously increases the risk of a no deal Brexit as a GE would prevent the deal from being ratified in time.
And Labour would have to try to win an election against such a backdrop.
Which is not to say the scenario depicted by Skwawkbox is impossible, and it's certainly very appealing, but it's more of a desperate hope than an actual plan as far as I can see.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 12:10 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Apparently our PM took a while this morning to say very little?
"Nothing has changed", indeed.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 8:42 pm
by PorFavor
You can't get the staff . . .
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:11 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Eight and a half hours! Is that an (unwanted) record?
I assume that Mr Hindle has been amusing themselves in other respects today.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:13 pm
by PorFavor
I even tried turning it off and turning it on again (just in case).
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:14 pm
by PorFavor
Mind you, I've got nothing to say meself.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:54 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
Seems the I may have an interesting story tomorrow. Front page is embargoed.
So we may have something to discuss....
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 9:55 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
FT may have the same story. Also embargoed.
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 10:00 pm
by Lost Soul
This one ?
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MPs to block repeat vote on May's deal ...
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 10:04 pm
by Lost Soul
more of it here
https://twitter.com/hashtag/tomorrowspa ... y?src=hash" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 11:39 pm
by Sky'sGoneOut
Travelled through to Halifax today and back via Bradford and everyone was lovely and had no problems whatsoever. The buses have even evolved free wi-fi over Christmas.
It asks you to log in with an email address so I tried
poo@poo.com and it let me in so...
Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
Posted: Mon 07 Jan, 2019 12:53 am
by refitman
Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Travelled through to Halifax today and back via Bradford and everyone was lovely and had no problems whatsoever. The buses have even evolved free wi-fi over Christmas.
It asks you to log in with an email address so I tried
poo@poo.com and it let me in so...
a@b.com usually works for me, for things like that.