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@SH

Rees-Mogg himself has defended the right of the antifa protesters to protest peacefully. Get a grip.
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:@SH

Rees-Mogg himself has defended the right of the antifa protesters to protest peacefully. Get a grip.

Of course they have the freedom to do that.

Is it however the right thing to do to turn up at a meeting on campus wearing masks and shouting down the speaker?

Would you do it?

Not only is it a bad thing to do in its own right, it is entirely counterproductive. I thought it ridiculous that Rees-Mogg could be PM. I now think there is a distinct chance of it, his reputation is so advanced.
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frog222 wrote:

Psst there's a difference between AntiFa and Labour/Momentum . But maybe that's a bit too complicated for you.
Again, why are you attributing this confusion to me? where have I ever said these people were Labour/Mometum?

I've never said, or thought so.
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PorFavor wrote:
Brandon Lewis (who admittedly is only a member of the "right wing nutjob" government - and not the "right wing nutjob" press).

Are you referring to his appearance on Sunday Politics? I watched it. He never said when I watched it that they were representatives of the Labour party.

He did say they were 'Hard Left', and although that is insulting, it seems pretty accurate to me.
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SpinningHugo wrote:
PorFavor wrote:
Brandon Lewis (who admittedly is only a member of the "right wing nutjob" government - and not the "right wing nutjob" press).

Are you referring to his appearance on Sunday Politics? I watched it. He never said when I watched it that they were representatives of the Labour party.

He did say they were 'Hard Left', and although that is insulting, it seems pretty accurate to me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/201 ... um=twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mr Lewis accused “Momentum-supporting thugs” of trying to “silence Conservatives”, in reference to the campaign group which supports Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as he urged members to sign a petition in support of free speech.
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Now come on baby
Don't fall down on me now
Just move it right here
To the Rees-Mogg Scuffle
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:
SpinningHugo wrote:
PorFavor wrote:
Brandon Lewis (who admittedly is only a member of the "right wing nutjob" government - and not the "right wing nutjob" press).

Are you referring to his appearance on Sunday Politics? I watched it. He never said when I watched it that they were representatives of the Labour party.

He did say they were 'Hard Left', and although that is insulting, it seems pretty accurate to me.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/201 ... um=twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mr Lewis accused “Momentum-supporting thugs” of trying to “silence Conservatives”, in reference to the campaign group which supports Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as he urged members to sign a petition in support of free speech.

You think Josh Connor isn't a Momentum supporter then? He clearly is not a representative of Momentum, or Labour, and nobody has said he is.
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Amusing test

https://www.idrlabs.com/political-left-right/test.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am, inevitably, a left leaning centrist.
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SpinningHugo wrote: You think Josh Connor isn't a Momentum supporter then? He clearly is not a representative of Momentum, or Labour, and nobody has said he is.
Ooh! He liked some posts on social media. No evidence so far that he is a member of either Momentum or Labour.
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Here's the letter that David Lammy sent to Claire Kober last July about the Haringey scheme.

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I notice that SH is ignoring the Mogg supporter who punched a lady in the face. Just the "lefites shouting at people".
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In which Julia Hartley-Brewer starts to do a "yeah but no but yeah but" on Brexit. It also has a reminder about Katie Hopkins and her daughter's name which is always hilarious to see again.

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refitman wrote:I notice that SH is ignoring the Mogg supporter who punched a lady in the face. Just the "lefites shouting at people".

I'm not. A disgusting thing to do.

I am just perplexed as to why you think this excuses the people who went along in masks to disrupt the event. Just different groups of appalling people. Unlike some here apparently, I feel no need to defend any of them,

To be clear, I am neither a supporter of the wing of Labour that josh Connor and his friends support, nor of Rees=Mogg. That politics has descended into Corbyn v Rees-Mogg is as astonishing as it is appalling.
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RogerOThornhill wrote:Here's the letter that David Lammy sent to Claire Kober last July about the Haringey scheme.

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I'd quite like to see a careful consideration of the pros and cons of this scheme from a third party. (The Lammy letter is devoid of substance.)

I have absolutely no doubt residents opposed it: it would be disruptive to those who would have to move, and nobody likes development near them. A common phenomenon.

We have elected representatives to pursue the common good.

But so far I've not seen a case made that these homes could have been built in another way.

Again, I think you increase the availability of affordable housing by building more units, regardless of the cost of those particular units.
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SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:I notice that SH is ignoring the Mogg supporter who punched a lady in the face. Just the "lefites shouting at people".

I'm not. A disgusting thing to do.

I am just perplexed as to why you think this excuses the people who went along in masks to disrupt the event. Just different groups of appalling people. Unlike some here apparently, I feel no need to defend any of them,

To be clear, I am neither a supporter of the wing of Labour that josh Connor and his friends support, nor of Rees=Mogg. That politics has descended into Corbyn v Rees-Mogg is as astonishing as it is appalling.
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howsillyofme1 wrote:
SpinningHugo wrote:
refitman wrote:I notice that SH is ignoring the Mogg supporter who punched a lady in the face. Just the "lefites shouting at people".

I'm not. A disgusting thing to do.

I am just perplexed as to why you think this excuses the people who went along in masks to disrupt the event. Just different groups of appalling people. Unlike some here apparently, I feel no need to defend any of them,

To be clear, I am neither a supporter of the wing of Labour that josh Connor and his friends support, nor of Rees=Mogg. That politics has descended into Corbyn v Rees-Mogg is as astonishing as it is appalling.
How many straw men is it possible to fit into one short and vacuous post
Pssst I think Hugo's been down the pub ;-)
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote: Pssst I think Hugo's been down the pub ;-)
i do love the moderators.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... r-11968227" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

tory-youth-wing-chaos-leader

The thing I found most amusing was that the guy hoping to revive the image of the Tories with young people hangs out in a bar called Thatcher's!
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SpinningHugo wrote:
PaulfromYorkshire wrote: Pssst I think Hugo's been down the pub ;-)
i do love the moderators.
yeah, fab aren't they

You are actually very lucky because on most sites you would have been chucked off ages ago....as you have been elsewhere!
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OK let's move on folks.

Any new stories? It's starting to feel like a GE to me :-s
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Pick of the week on the BoE's magic money tree ... 18.22h

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On the Daily Politics, Brandon Lewis expressed himself in such a way that Sarah Smith felt it necessary, several times, to step in and clarify that there was no evidence that the Labour Party was involved - thus giving him (BL) ample opportunity to clarify his comments. Which he didn't.
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:OK let's move on folks.

Any new stories? It's starting to feel like a GE to me :-s
How about the Tories very own "party within a party"? Staggers has a piece on ERG (https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/02/eu ... l-momentum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and of course there was the C4 interview with Suella Fernandes, in which she wasn't at all evasive: https://www.channel4.com/news/conservat ... gle-market" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:OK let's move on folks.

Any new stories? It's starting to feel like a GE to me :-s
The test is over . . .

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What news?

Well outside the fluff around Labour - and it is fluff really - the main subject seems to be imminent split in the Tory party although the media try and skim over it a a bit

Both Newton-Dunn and Richards on SP (I ignore JHB as she is really away with the pixies somewhere) agree that May has no way out of this and something has to break.. The Tories will definitely collapse into infighting over the Brexit transition and withdrawal bill

How that will play out will be interesting to see - the pro-Europeans probably have the numbers (although what the bulk of Tory MPs actually think is a mystery to me) but they are not winning the media war - Johnson, Gove and Rees-Mogg all have a much stronger profile than Rudd and Hammond

They also know, from experience, is that they can lie about things and there is no comeback
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refitman wrote:
PaulfromYorkshire wrote:OK let's move on folks.

Any new stories? It's starting to feel like a GE to me :-s
How about the Tories very own "party within a party"? Staggers has a piece on ERG (https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/02/eu ... l-momentum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and of course there was the C4 interview with Suella Fernandes, in which she wasn't at all evasive: https://www.channel4.com/news/conservat ... gle-market" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Indeed - and she helped Corbyn again

The Tories seem to think that saying Labour are pro-SM and CU causes them damage. It just helps Corbyn with current approach
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refitman wrote:
PaulfromYorkshire wrote:OK let's move on folks.

Any new stories? It's starting to feel like a GE to me :-s
How about the Tories very own "party within a party"? Staggers has a piece on ERG (https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/02/eu ... l-momentum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and of course there was the C4 interview with Suella Fernandes, in which she wasn't at all evasive: https://www.channel4.com/news/conservat ... gle-market" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
She was first elected in 2015 and on a manifesto that said we'd remain in the single market...
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Hospitals cancelling urgent surgery despite NHS bosses' orders

Exclusive: shortage of intensive care beds in England leading to operations being postponed

Hospitals have been cancelling urgent surgery for patients with cancer, heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses, despite NHS bosses’ orders not to delay such operations. Some patients have had their procedure cancelled several times, even though their poor health means the surgery is urgent. Others have had operations cancelled on the day they were scheduled to take place. (Guardian)
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citizenJA wrote:
tinyclanger2 wrote:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/for ... 90686.html
Goodbye grid girls – there is no place in sport for sexual objectification anymore
I am genuinely puzzled by the gender equality movement. If I understand correctly, only certain types of women are allowed now? Not those who want to be, say, cheerleaders? And where are Madonna and Miley Cyrus on this spectrum. Aren't they objectifying women?

I do recall the discussion around the first female Dr Who about how she wasn't going to be tramping around a field wearing stilletoes and getting someone to help her with her sonic screwdriver - but why not? Some women do wear stilletoes and some aren't into DIY. Is that not allowed now?
(cJA bold)

She doesn't want to, I'd imagine. That's why she said it. The first female Dr Who doesn't speak for all women when she talks about what she does and doesn't want to do. That doesn't mean all women are no longer allowed to wear stilletoes and maintain a disinclination for do it yourself activities. I read the article you've linked and didn't find where it said only certain types of women are allowed now. Where'd you see that? Are you asking these questions in all seriousness?
Yes.

It doesn't say it in the article - I merely thought it as a consequence of seeing various developments of this nature appearing within the context of the gender equality movement. Another question I ponder on is why it's great for women when we turn male heroes into female heroes (Dr Who, James Bond) rather than just develop female heroes. Genuinely puzzled.
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Tax abuse crackdown brings in only a third of expected £1bn

Freedom of Information request reveals some attempts to close avoidance loopholes have failed

The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, said these figures exposed “the utter failure” of the government to ensure the super-rich and big corporations were paying their fair share in tax.

“This could be just the tip of the iceberg,” he said. McDonnell said that after the Paradise Papers revelations last year, the government had been quick to promise action but slow to deliver on it. “Now they have been shown to not even deliver on what they originally promise,” he said. (Guardian)
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HindleA wrote:I blame tc2 for changing the subject.
You can always rely on me to be unintentionally something.
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citizenJA wrote:
HindleA wrote:I blame tc2 for changing the subject.
tinyclanger2 is brilliant
(looks modestly down)
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HindleA wrote:SH appearing to be struggling with the very basic concept of appropriate behaviour.
No need for an expression of surprise emoticon then.
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James Bond? A male hero?
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Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action
Issued at: 09:02 on Sun 4 Feb 2018

There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and snow between 0900 on Sunday 04 Feb and 0900 on Friday 09 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please refer to the national Cold Weather Plan and your Trust's emergency plan for appropriate preventive action.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/wea ... atherAlert" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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citizenJA wrote:
Current alert level: Level 3 - Cold Weather Action
Issued at: 09:02 on Sun 4 Feb 2018

There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and snow between 0900 on Sunday 04 Feb and 0900 on Friday 09 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please refer to the national Cold Weather Plan and your Trust's emergency plan for appropriate preventive action.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/wea ... atherAlert" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Super!
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It's an odd weather alert notification
I re-checked the date to make sure
The cancellation of surgeries made me check the weather
Medical staff know there's a series of days and hours when they'll have a surge in health emergencies when a cold front comes in
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I didn't phrase that well at all
can't fix it either
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citizenJA wrote:I didn't phrase that well at all
can't fix it either
sorry
Got your drift perfectly well, thanks!
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SpinningHugo wrote:
RogerOThornhill wrote:Here's the letter that David Lammy sent to Claire Kober last July about the Haringey scheme.

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I'd quite like to see a careful consideration of the pros and cons of this scheme from a third party. (The Lammy letter is devoid of substance.)

I have absolutely no doubt residents opposed it: it would be disruptive to those who would have to move, and nobody likes development near them. A common phenomenon.

We have elected representatives to pursue the common good.

But so far I've not seen a case made that these homes could have been built in another way.

Again, I think you increase the availability of affordable housing by building more units, regardless of the cost of those particular units.
I'm not sure, SH, that you appreciate the full extent of this scheme, this hand over of public land and property to private hands
Here are maps of what is proposed be given to Lendlease :
http://opinion8.ning.com/forum/topics/m ... or-the-hdv" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The larger and more notable sites are:

Wood Green Library – 0.387 hectare
Muswell Hill Library – 0.039 hectare
The Civic Centre (High Road, Wood Green)
Broadwater Farm (unquantified, but many hectares)
Northumberland Park Estate (unquantified, but many hectares)
Council HQ: River Park House and the adjoining car park; Alexandra House; 40 Cumberland Road; 49 Station Road; 38-46 Station Road
The Ashley Road Depot – 1.66 hectares
Freehold property in the vicinity of Cobourg Road & Western Road
Land opposite Enfield Cremetorium (The Dell) Great Cambridge Road – 4.11 hectares
(As the author notes, this is not a comprehensive list)

The Northumberland Park estate alone will mean the demolition of upto 1,900 homes. Some private, some social housing. But all homes to someone.
http://haringeyhousingaction.org.uk/nor ... molitions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Add in Broadwater Farm (that I can't find household numbers for just now) and we are looking at the mass demolition of social housing with NO guarantee of replacement. See

"The HDV’s defenders claim it was the only practical way of dealing with London’s housing crisis in a decade of brutal cuts. Yet it would have done nothing for the 10,000 households on the waiting list for a Haringey council home. The policy set no explicit target for social housing. I have approached the council press office several times, I have asked a senior councillor on television and another on social media. The response is usually a wriggle of discomfort and then a promise that 40% of new homes built would be “affordable” – a term that in London means its opposite, given the sky-high market rates."

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

I (personally) think this scale of public-to-private transfer of assets need rather more agreement than one woman's say so (simplistic I know, but I'm sure you get my gist)

Renovation and "council builds" on council owned land, must surely be a better option in long term if we consider retention of council assets (which I do) as important for future generations?
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...and
A London borough is transferring most of its social housing to a private developer. What is it thinking?

https://www.citymetric.com/politics/lon ... nking-3427" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...is a good read, although again from the anti side, but that's only because I'm finding it a bit hard to find any articles supporting the development
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AAW well-sleuthed . :-)
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frog222 wrote:AAW well-sleuthed . :-)
Thanks, it's a subject I'm interested in as my own council are using private partnerships to build houses. They have set about it on smaller scales and have imput council money as well as the land AND are giving contracts to local builders to encourage the local economy. The money is on loan from the pension fund and will be replaced by rents returns as I understand it - it will be more complicated than that, I'm sure but that the basic idea.
It seems to be working...
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Night night.
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PorFavor wrote:Night night.
Goodnight, PorFavor
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Apparently Number 10 have categorically stated that we are leaving the Customs Union.

So, err, Ireland?
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AngryAsWell wrote:
frog222 wrote:AAW well-sleuthed . :-)
Thanks, it's a subject I'm interested in as my own council are using private partnerships to build houses. They have set about it on smaller scales and have imput council money as well as the land AND are giving contracts to local builders to encourage the local economy. The money is on loan from the pension fund and will be replaced by rents returns as I understand it - it will be more complicated than that, I'm sure but that the basic idea.
It seems to be working...
*fingers crossed.
Makes sense, we are after all in a mixed economy ! A medium-size builder friend does just that in collaboration with LA's around London, sometimes even building to superior eco standards .
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The homeless man who turned to poetry to tell the harsh realities of life on the streets
Neil Hallows has now had his poems published as a book called 'Invisible'

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... s-14145959" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

'Invisible' - Poetry by Manchester's homeless

https://www.youcaring.com/neilhallowsan ... nd-1046115" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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howsillyofme1 wrote:How many straw men is it possible to fit into one short and vacuous post
There is an official standard answer to this question and it upset me a little that nobody gave it.

It is, of course
Enough to contain an infinite number of Edward Woodwards
(If you lot think you've had it bad I've been arguing with creationists BTL in the local paper all day).
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