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Morning.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/li ... ssion=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

An investigation into the treatment of six-stone Stephen Smith - who was wrongly denied benefits before his death - has shockingly found that the DWP 'followed policy'.
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Not shocking of course.Obviously,no one should need to be protected from the State,vulnerable or otherwise you would have thought .A weird sort of disconnected mindset.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-engla ... ssion=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oxfordshire social care costs 'rising due to parent failings'

Note the halycon days (of elimination,institutionalism and away from polite Society)reference.
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Expanding,it would have been absolute neglect and lack of fundamental responsibility for us not to ensure social care or.the exact opposite
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There is nothing responsible about not pursuing the possible best.
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Knobhead,I guess.
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He's the failure,at a fundamental level,of course
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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.
Yeah, cos it isn't Tory policy to force abandoned mothers of very young children who rely on benefits back into work or anything :roll:
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How things change from selfish mother abnegating responsibility and harming children for daring to have an outside life of; now not chucking into the care of others is irresponsible and sanctionable.

The same *contradictions"apply in general,eg.we value carers that's why,legal action notwithstanding we will financially penalise nonspare rooms,adapted homes you can't move from (or should have to)include on back to work/work more hours piffle even though not expected to and specifically disallow any earnings for homeowner support.Pincer movements.
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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.
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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.
I follow him on that Twitter and have his book too - haven't read it yet mind, there's a number in front of him before I get to that one.
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I note that Hammond is telling them like it is...and will thus almost certainly be out of a job soon.
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;

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

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Gotta love the replies on this...

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My favourite.
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Have you considered actually doing some work on it?
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RogerOThornhill wrote:I note that Hammond is telling them like it is...and will thus almost certainly be out of a job soon.
He's already out of a job soon, otherwise he wouldn't have said it. It was just as true before May resigned.

The only good thing about Johnson as PM is that at least something will happen, any of the others will just continue the paralysis.
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What provisions have been made for those that need a car in the London car free day,I presume there are exemptions,does anyone know?
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"our research found that sometimes cards were imposed on people in order to monitor and control their lives rather than to enable choice and control"
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We have not one but two Tory leadership votes today, in all probability.

They are spoiling us.
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Counting started - result about 1pm.
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Aaro can't really claim the moral high ground tho.
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HindleA wrote:---
Obviously,no one should need to be protected from the State,vulnerable or otherwise you would have thought .
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Agreed.
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Good afternoon, everyone
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A good article from Helen Lewis :-o

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.
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HindleA wrote:There is nothing responsible about not pursuing the possible best.
People with sufficient ego strength agree with you. There are too many psychologically damaged and dysfunctional people in positions of power who don't.
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2 spoilt ballot papers!





Edited- typo
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Sajid Javid is out.
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Boris Johnson - 157

Jeremy Hunt - 59

Michael Gove - 61

Sajid Javid - 34

the thought of a Johnson/Gove final two is pretty horrific.
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PorFavor wrote:2 spoilt ballot papers!





Edited- typo
Given that Rory Stewart said he wasn't endorsing anyone, maybe he crossed the names out and put his own?
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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.
Though maybe Javid's backers are more a bit more likely to support Hunt?

We won't have to wait long to find out the answer this time in any case ;)
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RogerOThornhill wrote:
PorFavor wrote:2 spoilt ballot papers!





Edited- typo
Given that Rory Stewart said he wasn't endorsing anyone, maybe he crossed the names out and pout his own?
Well, I'd guess that Rory Stewart was one - he'd have to be to maintain any credibility, surely?

But who was the other one? Theresa May?!
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Be interesting to see how many (if any) spoilt ballot papers turn up in the next round.
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There is a view that Johnson has seen Gove as the biggest threat to him all along - so do a few of his supporters now "lend" their votes to Hunt to ensure he gets through?
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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)
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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)
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Excellent comment btl at the guardian - historically we have 'solved' problems like this through partition.
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Tweet of the week

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That could be taken for a vote for any of them.
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Comment of the day overhead on corridor -
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:A good article from Helen Lewis :-o

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.
That bit stuck out like a sore thumb compared with the rest of the piece tbh.

Almost as if it was a way of telling her journo mates "don't worry, I haven't gone totally to the dark side"......
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While I'm still conscious -
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