Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
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Re: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019
We need PfY's expertise in appropriate anagramisation of James (appears not to be very)Cleverly.
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Aditya Chakrabortty
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James Cleverly: resisting nominative determinism since 1969.
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https://amp.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ssion=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Threat of revolt forces rethink of catastrophic universal credit
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Threat of revolt forces rethink of catastrophic universal credit
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I genuinely didn't know he was that old eitherWillow904 wrote:Aditya Chakrabortty
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James Cleverly: resisting nominative determinism since 1969.
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A mere boy.
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Finally a response of sorts from PF.
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Or maybe Constance
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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.
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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"?
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"?
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The longer the delay in UC the more likely a change in circumstance and loss of transitional protection,itself a cut of course
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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;
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;
But...but...I thought it was so superior to the old system and a stunning success!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.
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"The best route out of poverty is not spending billions creating and exerbating it"
See also "vulnerability"
See also "vulnerability"
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Good-morning, everyone
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https://skwawkbox.org/2019/01/06/labour ... ence-vote/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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.
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.LABOUR ABSTENTION ON DEAL STAGE 1 COULD BE ROUTE TO WIN NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE
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.
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Apparently our PM took a while this morning to say very little?
"Nothing has changed", indeed.
"Nothing has changed", indeed.
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You can't get the staff . . .
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Eight and a half hours! Is that an (unwanted) record?
I assume that Mr Hindle has been amusing themselves in other respects today.
I assume that Mr Hindle has been amusing themselves in other respects today.
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I even tried turning it off and turning it on again (just in case).
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Mind you, I've got nothing to say meself.
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Seems the I may have an interesting story tomorrow. Front page is embargoed.
So we may have something to discuss....
So we may have something to discuss....
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FT may have the same story. Also embargoed.
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This one ?
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MPs to block repeat vote on May's deal ...
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MPs to block repeat vote on May's deal ...
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more of it here
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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...
It asks you to log in with an email address so I tried poo@poo.com and it let me in so...
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a@b.com usually works for me, for things like that.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...