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tinybgoat wrote:Why do I have to break an embargo in order to expose press lies about Labour? (George Monbiot)

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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Allison Pearson getting a complete battering on social media. Rightly so.

She believed some obviously fake accounts of the four year old on the floor being a set-up and made a big thing of it. Basically saying that the boy's mum was a liar.

Britain’s economy stalled in the three months to October following steep falls in the manufacturing and construction industries, according to the last official economic data before voters head to the polls on Thursday.

The Office for National Statistics said its monthly assessment found that a broad swathe of the UK’s industrial sectors struggled in the autumn months to leave GDP growth at zero.

Only the services sector showed signs of growth and the ONS emphasised that the areas where activity was still modestly higher were in estate agencies, the health sector and professional, scientific and technical activities.

Highlighting the weakness of the economy, year-on-year growth in GDP slowed to 0.7% in October, which was the lowest rate of growth since March 2012.

Boris Johnson’s lawyers are pursuing three low-paid workers and their union for at least £8,000 in court costs despite the prime minister breaking his promise on extending the Brexit deadline.

...[T]he Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) and its members...began high court proceedings earlier in the autumn to challenge Johnson’s repeated threat to crash out of the European Union with a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. The union dropped the case after it became clear Johnson would reluctantly seek an extension to the deadline as mandated by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act (No 2) 2019... .

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:And he has come forward to "explain" it rather than hiding away.

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Ashworth private conversation with Tory friend who leaked it says he was 'joshing' when he said, 'it's the combination of Corbyn and Brexit ..outside the city seats..it's abysmal'

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tinybgoat wrote:Craig Murray interesting with reasons to doubt polls
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"The Invisible Tories"

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"The Truth About this Election"

Austin was a Labour Parliamentary Private Secretary, the most junior of all ministerial ranks, for just eight months. When he urged people to vote Tory, it was the first headline on every BBC News broadcast all day. Austin had 15 minutes unchallenged on the Today programme to spill out bile against the Labour Party, before going on to eight minutes unchallenged on BBC Breakfast TV, and a similar appearance on Good Morning Britain, all of which from the timings and travel must have been pre-organised, especially as he left from there to a pre-prepared giant poster launch, carried by all the print media.

...John Major, seven year Tory Prime Minister, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary, urged people not to give the dangerous Johnson a Tory majority. He was backed up by former Tory Deputy PM Michael Heseltine and former Tory Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke. Yet unlike Austin, Major was not the lead story on any major news channel. He did not get 10% of the total broadcast time devoted to Austin. Because the narrative of moderate Tories not voting for Johnson is comparatively suppressed; to the extent that the only possible explanation is the active connivance of broadcasters in securing a Tory government.

Heather Stewart
I’m in Staffordshire today on the campaign trail with Boris Johnson, where the Tories are really wheeling out the visual metaphors as the campaign comes to an end.

We’re at a JCB factory - the company chaired by Conservative donor Sir Anthony Bamford.

A few minutes ago we were ushered downstairs onto a vast factory floor. After a short wait, the prime minister smashed noisily through a wall of polystyrene bricks with “GRIDLOCK” written on it, at the wheel of a digger.

He was then ushered away, as were we: we’re awaiting a Q&A session in a few minutes

Johnson says he could talk about his plans for childcare . . . (Politics Live, Guardian)

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The Guardian view on general election 2019 A fleeting chance to stop Boris Johnson in his tracks
The mood may be one of despair, but this election is critical to the country’s future. The best hope lies with Labour, despite its flaws

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PorFavor wrote:@PaulfromYorkshire

I was about to say, "Go on, then, if you really want to," but your request has been summarily withdrawn.

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Anyway, changing the subject, what a bloody awful weather day

There was some kind of weird squall around Leeds Station whereby it was momentarily raining inside the Station!

gilsey wrote:Minister hints Tories could crack down on tactical voting campaigns
Tory Justice Secretary Robert Buckland claims he's seen 'sinister' leaflets urging the public to vote tactically to defeat Conservative candidates

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Anyway, changing the subject, what a bloody awful weather day

There was some kind of weird squall around Leeds Station whereby it was momentarily raining inside the Station!

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61 (Guardian)