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55DegreesNorth wrote:I think they are playing a tax dodgers version of Where's Wally?

Lonewolfie wrote:@Toby Latimer

That has to be a wind up - it can't be real...can it? Pay money for a copy of the 2015 Manifesto? Tea wiv Bozzer? Run wiv 'little Nicky'...pay money? Real money?

TheGrimSqueaker wrote:

Lonewolfie wrote:@Toby Latimer

That has to be a wind up - it can't be real...can it? Pay money for a copy of the 2015 Manifesto? Tea wiv Bozzer? Run wiv 'little Nicky'...pay money? Real money?

What used to be our money!!

StephenDolan wrote:Morning all.

So the SNP lead heavily falls back as the number of definite voters recedes. Murphy hasn't eliminated a 28% gap already so 'it's bad news for Labour'. Spinning of the finest quality.
SNP set to double its vote in general election, poll finds

http://gu.com/p/45kvm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Politics student Mhairi Black - who will fight one of Scotland’s highest profile seats at the general election - used Twitter to boast of her boozy antics and to spout abuse about Celtic fans.

StephenDolan wrote:Morning all.

So the SNP lead heavily falls back as the number of definite voters recedes. Murphy hasn't eliminated a 28% gap already so 'it's bad news for Labour'. Spinning of the finest quality.
SNP set to double its vote in general election, poll finds

http://gu.com/p/45kvm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Toby Latimer wrote:BuzzFeed have managed to get a copy of the brochure from last nights secretive £15.000 grand a seat Tory fundraising auction .This is not satire.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/sirajdatoo/cons ... r-feb-2015" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

citizenJA wrote:Good morning.

<Shoe shopping with T May>

This article was amended on 9 February 2015. An earlier version said the Francis report on the care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust found that at least 1,200 patients died because of poor care. The Francis report did not make that finding. It concluded that it would be unsafe to infer from mortality statistics that there was any particular number of avoidable or unnecessary deaths at the trust.

Toby Latimer wrote:

Former Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge joins UKIP
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/1 ... oins_UKIP/

Since 2006, Mrs Coad has been a councillor for Langley St Marys ward on Slough Borough Council where she was also leader of the Conservative group. She also stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Tories in Slough in 2001 and 2010.

UKIP is reported to be "delighted" with Mrs Coad’s decision to switch, while the Conservatives have thanked the party stalwart for her contribution and wished her well in her new party.

James Carver, current UKIP parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge, told the News: "I'm obviously delighted with Diana's decision.

"This demonstrates how UKIP is attracting support from across the political spectrum.

Nicky wrote:That auction catalogue is just bizarre. I'm a bit concerned about Nicky Morgan's run followed by a 'hearty breakfast' - is she going to have a shower before the breakfast? Does the successful bidder get to share the shower with her?

Nicky wrote:That auction catalogue is just bizarre. I'm a bit concerned about Nicky Morgan's run followed by a 'hearty breakfast' - is she going to have a shower before the breakfast? Does the successful bidder get to share the shower with her?

UK business leader's call for early EU referendum raises pressure on Labour (Guardian)

Nicky wrote:That auction catalogue is just bizarre. I'm a bit concerned about Nicky Morgan's run followed by a 'hearty breakfast' - is she going to have a shower before the breakfast? Does the successful bidder get to share the shower with her?

Exclusive: Tories could only rely on Lib Dem ministers in second coalition
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehous ... coalition/

RogerOThornhill wrote:Morning all.

Given that story that was around last night rubbishing the HSMR methodology and Dr Foster, it was curious to see that story from the weekend with Jeremy Hunt ordering an annual review into hospital mortality....using HSMR.

Actually, I've just seen that they did amend that story for the "1,200 unavoidable deaths" line.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... tal-deaths" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This article was amended on 9 February 2015. An earlier version said the Francis report on the care provided by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust found that at least 1,200 patients died because of poor care. The Francis report did not make that finding. It concluded that it would be unsafe to infer from mortality statistics that there was any particular number of avoidable or unnecessary deaths at the trust.

So was that story on Sunday a pre-emptive strike against what they knew was coming out?

PorFavor wrote:Good morning.

UK business leader's call for early EU referendum raises pressure on Labour (Guardian)

Of course it does, Patrick (Wintour).

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... -on-labour

rebeccariots2 wrote:

Nicky wrote:That auction catalogue is just bizarre. I'm a bit concerned about Nicky Morgan's run followed by a 'hearty breakfast' - is she going to have a shower before the breakfast? Does the successful bidder get to share the shower with her?

That auction catalogue is something alright. Just the one word popped into my mind when I saw those pics ... 'tarts'. Sorry to all self respecting tarts ... this lot are bringing the term as low as it can go.

Nick de Bois MP ‏@nickdebois 12m12 minutes ago
Petition on saving weekly bin collections has topped 650 signatures please add your name if you agree http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/weeklycollections" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

Weekly Survey: Blair, anti-business, and Shadow Cabinet rankings
http://labourlist.org/2015/02/weekly-su ... -rankings/

rebeccariots2 wrote:

Weekly Survey: Blair, anti-business, and Shadow Cabinet rankings
http://labourlist.org/2015/02/weekly-su ... -rankings/

Labour List are asking whether Labour should find a role for Tony Blair in the election .... I suggest as many of us as possible tell them what we think of that. (There's a couple of other questions on the survey too.)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPVLSHT

RobertSnozers wrote:

rebeccariots2 wrote:

Weekly Survey: Blair, anti-business, and Shadow Cabinet rankings
http://labourlist.org/2015/02/weekly-su ... -rankings/

Labour List are asking whether Labour should find a role for Tony Blair in the election .... I suggest as many of us as possible tell them what we think of that. (There's a couple of other questions on the survey too.)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPVLSHT

I'm not sure whether it's not better for him to be inside the tent pissing out. Then again, way to alienate people who are looking wistfully at the Green Party

RobertSnozers wrote:

rebeccariots2 wrote:

Weekly Survey: Blair, anti-business, and Shadow Cabinet rankings
http://labourlist.org/2015/02/weekly-su ... -rankings/

Labour List are asking whether Labour should find a role for Tony Blair in the election .... I suggest as many of us as possible tell them what we think of that. (There's a couple of other questions on the survey too.)

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPVLSHT

I'm not sure whether it's not better for him to be inside the tent pissing out. Then again, way to alienate people who are looking wistfully at the Green Party

Eric_WLothian wrote:Headline in the Scotsman: "Scottish Labour cuts SNP poll lead by half".
Same story, headline in the Guardian: "SNP set to double its vote in general election, poll finds"

Lonewolfie wrote:Yesterday CitizenJA wrote:

Stimulating housing supply - Government initiatives - Commons Library Standard Note
Published 09 December 2014 | Standard notes SN06416
The Government has not set targets for increasing housing supply while the Labour Party has committed to building 200,000 homes a year by 2020. Reviews into housing supply include Government commissioned work led by Natalie Elphicke into the role that local authorities could play in increasing the supply of housing.
The Labour Party commissioned Sir Michael Lyons to conduct a housing review tasked with drawing up “a road map that will set out the changes to housing and planning policies and practice that are required to deliver the new homes and communities we need.” The Lyons Housing Review was published in October 2014.

All in it together....that'll be Natalie Elphicke, wife of...you guessed it -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Elphicke

Someone should tattoo the success of Council Housing (low cost/employment heavy/profitable for LAs etc) onto the inside of their foreheads.

"The Autumn Statement announced that government would launch a review into the role that local authorities can play in housing supply. On 30 January 2014, government announced Natalie Elphicke, Chairman of Million Homes, Million Lives and Councillor Keith House, Leader of Eastleigh Borough Council will jointly lead the review."

https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/re ... ing-supply

The Elphicke-House Report
From statutory provider to
Housing Delivery Enabler:
Review into the local authority role
in housing supply
January 2015

Our report sets out detailed recommendations on how housing delivery organisations can be established, how private sector financing can be attracted and how a Housing 4 and Finance Institute should be established to promote and support the sharing of ideas and drive innovation in housing finance.

We look forward to seeing more councils inspire and deliver the change needed; to realise the potential to build the homes we need; and to create jobs and prosperity for the communities that they serve. Changing from statutory provider, to Housing Delivery Enabler.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _FINAL.pdf

The Lyons
Housing Review
Mobilising across the
nation to build the homes
our children need
October 2014

To encourage the volume house builders, we need policy stability and a supply of land supported by the planning reforms we have recommended, and more risk sharing and working with the public sector. To revive the SME sector, we propose a package of support, in particular reducing the cost and risk of making an application on a small site and providing access to government guarantees for bank finance.

Housing should become a priority for national investment once again, but we must consider carefully the best way to target public subsidy, look to investment rather than grant and look more creatively at how we use public land to encourage house building.

http://www.yourbritain.org.uk/uploads/e ... view_2.pdf

AnatolyKasparov wrote:

Eric_WLothian wrote:Headline in the Scotsman: "Scottish Labour cuts SNP poll lead by half".
Same story, headline in the Guardian: "SNP set to double its vote in general election, poll finds"

Ah, but the Scotsman is part of PROJECT FEAR!!

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Just a reminder to everyone to go digging here

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistic ... ables-2014" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There is historical and forecast data by benefit, by region, local authority, council, even constituency etc.

All of it seems to show that despite all the cruelty, there have been no savings at all on the benefits bill.

The impact of the under-occupation deduction from Housing Benefit (social rented housing)
Commons Library Standard Note
Published 15 December 2014
Standard notes SN06896

The Government used powers contained in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that, since 1 April 2013, with some very limited exceptions, working-age social tenants in receipt of HB will experience a reduction in their benefit entitlement if they live in housing that is deemed to be too large for their needs. The policy is highly controversial.

In addition to reducing expenditure on HB, the measure is aimed at securing behaviour changes amongst social housing tenants. Although a great deal of media coverage has focused on the under-occupation deduction and its impact, together with the household Benefit Cap, it will deliver less than five percent of the savings from welfare reform in 2015-16.

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publi ... ed-housing