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Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Good morfternoon.
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Good Morning PF,refitman and Al
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I don't know who Al is but he or perhaps she always seem to be about.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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George Parker

@GeorgeWParker

In a Teesside fabrication yard @BorisJohnson may have just blurted out big manifesto offer to raise NI threshold to £12,000. PM TV interviews delayed as Tory officials decide what to do

2:10 PM - Nov 20, 2019 (Politics Live, Guardian - my emphasis)
What an apt location!
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Angela Raynor did well (Sky) on the Labour Manifesto.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Portsmouth general election candidate calls police over 'shameful Brexit position lie’ (Portsmouth News)
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/polit ... -1-9149573
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Nah,not having it,the very idea a Liberal would knowingly lie,is ridiculous.
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Libdem or whatever they are calling themselves this nanosecond.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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The £85 next year bribe has certainly made me reconsider my hatred for the Bastard Tory and Union of Arseholes Party.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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I hate them more.
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Call it revenge with love

Angela Rayner
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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That bloody rogue "o" gets everywhere.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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I've canvassed myself,it was "as expected",I thought at first I was out.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Just us today, then?
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Roger is about,or has been.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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I had to change my routine slightly by shouting Vote Labour(twice ,once for each Tory placard)every time I pass,twice a day.
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https://amp.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ssion=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


I suppose it is one way to ensure generational fairnes,given those of working age increasingly die before sufficiently proving they are ill
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There is no robust evidence that life shortening policy shortens your life
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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And now a word from our sponsor..(or three)

I hate them
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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A few quid a year for a shortened and worse life,difficult one.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Faisal Islam

@faisalislam

Told that the measures in the Labour manifesto are Remain compliant, indeed consistent with either result of a new referendum. There were some doubts expressed in civil service about 2017 manifesto compatibility with EEA & EU, esp mail renationalisation...


Faisal Islam
(Politics Live, Guardian)

Looks like it's well thought-out (as you would hope). Recommend reading the rest of the Faisal Islam "tweets" on this (over at Politics Live).


Edited - tidy up
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Apparently, I'm "browsing" (alone).
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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I still believe in a town called Hope
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Hello PF!
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Morning all.

Labour Manifesto if anyone's interested.

https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/upload ... o-2019.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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I got a fake "your TV licence has expired" email today, anybody else had this recently?
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:I got a fake "your TV licence has expired" email today, anybody else had this recently?
No - I've only recently renewed mine - all above-boardly(?).
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:I got a fake "your TV licence has expired" email today, anybody else had this recently?
Yes the other day - ours has been January ever since I moved into our first house 33 years ago...

Wonder how many people get caught by it?

Getting bleedin' fed up with the "hello, this is x from BT. I'm calling about your broadband..." as well.
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Tories set up 'Labour manifesto' website to attack Corbyn's plans

Stunt comes after party was criticised for branding Twitter account as factcheckUK

The Conservatives had apparently paid for a Google advert which meant internet browsers were directed to the website when they searched for “Labour”. (Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... festo-site
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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They really wouldn't need to do this stuff if they were as confident about the election as they claim. That's my take on it anyway.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:They really wouldn't need to do this stuff if they were as confident about the election as they claim. That's my take on it anyway.
With this lot it's more like they don't actually know any other way.

"Shenanigans" seems to be their default setting. (A reference to South Park for those not in the know).
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Oh dear.

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Good afternoon, everyone.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Tories have also been playing "Silly Bulgars" with a several months old Jess Phillips interview this morning.
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Israel’s attorney general has indicted Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Avichai Mandelblit said on Thursday that the prime minister would be charged in all three major corruption cases for which he was investigated.

The dramatic announcement, the culmination of three years of inquiries, arrives at a fraught time for Israel’s longest-serving leader. Netanyahu is fighting for his political life after failing to secure a clear win in two elections this year.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... ribery-and" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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And now it appears that the Evening Osborne may have libelled Corbyn.
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AnatolyKasparov wrote:And now it appears that the Evening Osborne may have libelled Corbyn.
Tell me more . . .
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Boris Johnson has pulled out of a planned Channel 4 leaders’ debate, according to Channel 4’s Louisa Compton. (Politics Live, Guardian)
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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PorFavor wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:And now it appears that the Evening Osborne may have libelled Corbyn.
Tell me more . . .
Interview with Lynn Barber in its magazine, where he was reported as saying "there is no anti-Semitism in Labour".

Claim has now vanished from its social media presence, but the magazine that contained the (unamended) piece still went out today.

Awkward......
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Groan award for today's editorial.

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And for those here who support Labour a hugely supportive piece from Polly Toynbee.

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ion-corbyn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Fiona Hill’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/r ... nt-hearing" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I've not consistently followed US politics for some years now. Fiona Hill is an interesting person. The short statement contains interesting biographical information I didn't know.
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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Groan award for today's editorial.

'Planting lots of trees is magnificent. But money does not grow on them'
Trees don't grow on money.
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Re: Thursday, 21st November 2019

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Apologies for the local election review being delayed again - tomorrow hopefully ;)
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