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HindleA wrote:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-engla ... ssion=true

Oxfordshire social care costs 'rising due to parent failings'

Note the halycon days (of elimination,institutionalism and away from polite Society)reference.

After the meeting, Mr Stratford said: "Part of the problem, I guess, is that when I was a lad, mums stayed at home for much longer. There was less evidence of family break-up.

adam wrote:Went to hear this this bloke talk last night - he's put together lots of stuff from his blog into a book - Municipal Dreams - The Rise and Fall of Council Housing. He was very good and there was a really good turnout to listen too.

There are some immutable truths that will continue to shape the Brexit debate over the coming months, no matter who is leader of the Tory party:

First, unless there is a general election, the parliamentary arithmetic will not change. Parliament will not allow no-deal; and on the evidence so far, parliament will not support the only deal that is on the table;

Secondly, the European Union will not renegotiate the deal.

And, thirdly, the Irish question, and with it the backstop, will not go away.

It may be that I’m wrong, and a new leader will persuade parliament to accept the deal it has already rejected.

Or that the European Union does a 180-degree U-turn and re-opens the withdrawal agreement.

But if I’m not, if the deal the current PM has negotiated is, in fact, the best deal possible; and parliament continues to reject both it and no-deal, then the question to the candidates is not “What is your plan?”; but “What is your plan B?”.

If your plan A is undeliverable, not having a plan B is like not having a plan at all.

So, the candidates need to be honest with the public. They need to recognise and address the difficult trade-offs inherent in delivering Brexit ...

If the new prime minister cannot end the deadlock in parliament, then he will have to explore other democratic mechanisms to break the impasse.

Because if he fails, his job will be on the line – and so, too, will the jobs and prosperity of millions of our fellow citizens.

Sharon O'Dea
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I was part of the team that led the roll out of iPads at the UK Parliament. Our work showed these have a significantly lower cost for delivery of order papers, as well as enabling members to work more efficiently.

Have you considered actually doing some work on it?

RogerOThornhill wrote:I note that Hammond is telling them like it is...and will thus almost certainly be out of a job soon.

British arms sales to Saudi Arabia that were used in Yemen have been declared unlawful by the court of appeal because they contributed to indiscriminate civilian casualties in the bombing campaign from forces led by the Gulf kingdom.

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Obviously,no one should need to be protected from the State,vulnerable or otherwise you would have thought .
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HindleA wrote:There is nothing responsible about not pursuing the possible best.

PorFavor wrote:2 spoilt ballot papers!





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RogerOThornhill wrote:Boris Johnson - 157

Jeremy Hunt - 59

Michael Gove - 61

Sajid Javid - 34

the thought of a Johnson/Gove final two is pretty horrific.

RogerOThornhill wrote:

PorFavor wrote:2 spoilt ballot papers!





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Given that Rory Stewart said he wasn't endorsing anyone, maybe he crossed the names out and pout his own?

Jason Groves @JasonGroves1

Knives out for Boris Johnson's unofficial chief whip Gavin Williamson. Minister on a rival team describes him as a 'scheming c***', adding: 'It says a lot about Boris's judgment that he's allowed him anywhere near him.'

2:32 PM - Jun 20, 2019(Politics Live, Guardian)

MPs have just started voting in the fifth ballot of the contest.

MPs will vote until 5.30pm, and we will get the result at around 6pm. (Politics Live, Guardian)

KPMG has agreed to pay $50m to settle claims that it went back to alter audits it had already completed, after using stolen data from a watchdog that revealed they were about to be inspected.

One of the 1922 exec members confirms that neither of the two spoilt ballots had a penis drawn on them

"I've stopped going to anger management, it was A BAG OF SHIT!"

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:A good article from Helen Lewis

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk ... g-it-wrong" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

why-political-journalism-keeps-getting-it-wrong

Predictably the worst passage is when she deals with Corbyn who she just hates, but there you go.