Thursday 11th September 2014.
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Re: Thursday 11th September 2014.
The rest of the money that London "keeps" includes stuff like Scottish pensions.
You'd think we put it all on dogs at Crayford or something.
You'd think we put it all on dogs at Crayford or something.
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Re: Thursday 11th September 2014.
Anyone pointed out that Labour's health service has been ahead of Scotland in the Nuffield comparisons?
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Yet waste no time in announcing their own candidate.UKIP complain at speed of Heywood & Middleton by-election
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... d--7755476" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;UKIP have announced their candidate to stand in the Heywood and Middleton by-election. John Bickley , 61, who also stood in the Wythenshaw and Sale East by-election earlier this year, will contest the seat for them.
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Nope, that's a bit too nuanced.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Anyone pointed out that Labour's health service has been ahead of Scotland in the Nuffield comparisons?
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No wonder Murdoch didn't leak:
No 52%
Yes 48%
No 52%
Yes 48%
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Scottish Gov's own figures:Tubby Isaacs wrote:Barely adult.letsskiptotheleft wrote:When challenged about the IFS figures, Sturgeon responds ''it's our money, it goes down to London, and less comes back up'' argument..
Blows a raspberry, shows the audience her arse and runs away..
The last bit I made up, unfortunately.
Not just barely adult - also barefaced liar! (Sturgeon, of course )In 2012-13, total Scottish non-North Sea public sector revenue was estimated at £47.6 billion...
When an illustrative geographical share of North Sea revenue is included, total Scottish public sector revenue was estimated at £53.1 billion.
In 2012-13, total public sector expenditure for the benefit of Scotland by the UK Government, Scottish Government and all other parts of the public sector, plus a per capita share of UK debt interest payments, was £65.2 billion.
In 2012-13, the estimated current budget balance for the public sector in Scotland was... a deficit of £8.6 billion... including an illustrative geographical share of North Sea revenue.
http://scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2014/03/7888
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Thanks.
They're worse than the Tories, aren't they?
They're worse than the Tories, aren't they?
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Trust in Salmond dropping like a stone, Gordon's up.
As it should.
As it should.
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Re: Thursday 11th September 2014.
Christ, don't blow Osborne's next great economic plan before the press conference.Tubby Isaacs wrote:The rest of the money that London "keeps" includes stuff like Scottish pensions.
You'd think we put it all on dogs at Crayford or something.
Release the Guardvarks.
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That was supposed to be in the Budget.TechnicalEphemera wrote:Christ, don't blow Osborne's next great economic plan before the press conference.Tubby Isaacs wrote:The rest of the money that London "keeps" includes stuff like Scottish pensions.
You'd think we put it all on dogs at Crayford or something.
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If Salmond, Sturgeon, Cameron and Osborne turned up on my doorstep, it would be difficult to choose which one to punch (metaphorically) first.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Thanks.
They're worse than the Tories, aren't they?
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Eric_WLothian wrote:If Salmond, Sturgeon, Cameron and Osborne turned up on my doorstep, it would be difficult to choose which one to punch (metaphorically) first.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Thanks.
They're worse than the Tories, aren't they?
I don't mind Sturgeon - I remember her when I was living up there in the late 90s . She was quite raw but is more personable than Swinney and Salmond. I think she is a pretty good politician which doesn't mean I agree with her though
Salmond sees himself as a modern day Ataturk and is getting more and more deranged every day -I think his ego will explode if the Yes side win and I am concerned at his reaction if they lose.
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Eat dirt Cameron. Brown can work it better than you. (Mind you, most people can probably work it better than Cameron - he seems to have become almost universally reviled.)George Eaton @georgeeaton 2m
Detailed data from Survation and YouGov points to Brown's intervention having significant effect. Right man at the right time.
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Oh look that nice Claire Perry has given Govia a direct award (without competition) to continue services until June 2018.
That's so nice of her
Bless, she's given them a £142m subsidy to help out as well, such a nice girl.
That's so nice of her
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014 ... -rail-deal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Southeastern lands four-year rail deal despite rating worst with passengers
Government says operator must improve services and will get less subsidy as part of franchise extension
Bless, she's given them a £142m subsidy to help out as well, such a nice girl.
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More work will have been done on "Crayford" when it's in the budget than had been done with the "pensions masterstroke".Spacedone wrote:That was supposed to be in the Budget.TechnicalEphemera wrote:Christ, don't blow Osborne's next great economic plan before the press conference.Tubby Isaacs wrote:The rest of the money that London "keeps" includes stuff like Scottish pensions.
You'd think we put it all on dogs at Crayford or something.
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Cometh the hour, cometh the man!rebeccariots2 wrote:Eat dirt Cameron. Brown can work it better than you. (Mind you, most people can probably work it better than Cameron - he seems to have become almost universally reviled.)George Eaton @georgeeaton 2m
Detailed data from Survation and YouGov points to Brown's intervention having significant effect. Right man at the right time.
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I see the old bastard has commented on tonight's polling, bad day for AS, but not all over yet..
Stop polluting this country you odious, dog breathed fucker!!
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The subsidy seems to be coming down, to be fair, but the fares will just go up. If competition doesn't even yield a bidder against the worst performer, it's not working very well.AngryAsWell wrote:Oh look that nice Claire Perry has given Govia a direct award (without competition) to continue services until June 2018.
That's so nice of her
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014 ... -rail-deal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Southeastern lands four-year rail deal despite rating worst with passengers
Government says operator must improve services and will get less subsidy as part of franchise extension
Bless, she's given them a £142m subsidy to help out as well, such a nice girl.
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I've just read his ' Why I am voting No'. And it's good, very good. So good, I wish it could have been written for one of the Better Together reps to deliver ... it has the head, the heart and the soul in equal measure - isn't mawkish, or fear mongering. It does the trick of describing what it means to be unified.etweeted by alexmassie
Nick Rhys @NickRhys 14m
I think I'm still a Yes, but what a great No argument. best so far. please do read. from @alexmassie : http://specc.ie/1qB9eBn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I know, but it just sickens me they way the casually push these things though..Tubby Isaacs wrote:The subsidy seems to be coming down, to be fair, but the fares will just go up. If competition doesn't even yield a bidder against the worst performer, it's not working very well.AngryAsWell wrote:Oh look that nice Claire Perry has given Govia a direct award (without competition) to continue services until June 2018.
That's so nice of her
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014 ... -rail-deal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Southeastern lands four-year rail deal despite rating worst with passengers
Government says operator must improve services and will get less subsidy as part of franchise extension
Bless, she's given them a £142m subsidy to help out as well, such a nice girl.
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