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Author:  Findus Fop [ Thu May 09, 2019 12:23 ]
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MaliA wrote:
I find him to be quite veined.


FTFY

Author:  Malc [ Sat May 11, 2019 0:36 ]
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https://twitter.com/haveigotnews/status ... 3407370241



Author:  Malc [ Sat May 11, 2019 0:36 ]
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Malc wrote:
https://twitter.com/haveigotnews/status/1126934743407370241

What the actual fuck!?

Author:  Cras [ Sat May 11, 2019 1:01 ]
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An excess of caution around the rules on electioneering, I believe.

Author:  Malc [ Sat May 11, 2019 1:02 ]
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Cras wrote:
An excess of caution around the rules on electioneering, I believe.

But Farage and Soubry were fine the day before?

Author:  Trooper [ Sat May 11, 2019 7:36 ]
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Malc wrote:
Cras wrote:
An excess of caution around the rules on electioneering, I believe.

But Farage and Soubry were fine the day before?


On question time? Which is about politics and has representation from multiple sides? Sure.

There is a term for the lockdown period where government organisations can't show bias. I want to say purdue, but don't think that's the term, it's something like that.

Author:  myp [ Sat May 11, 2019 7:38 ]
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Purview. You idiot!

(That’s us done for the day I think, sorry I phoned it in)

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 11, 2019 7:39 ]
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Purdah.

Author:  myp [ Sat May 11, 2019 7:41 ]
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Kern wrote:
Purdah.

Isn’t that the Muslim practice of female seclusion?

*edit* turns out it’s both.

*narrator voice* it was Mop, who, indeed, turned out to be the idiot

Author:  Warhead [ Sat May 11, 2019 13:32 ]
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I remember the disruption of purdah when I was one of Her Majesty's civil servants. It used to get a bit complicated.

Author:  LewieP [ Sat May 11, 2019 16:17 ]
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I got my postal ballot for the European elections.

Don't know who to vote for.

Edit: thinking either Green or Lib Dem. Didn't 100% rule out labour, but their manifesto is full speed ahead brexit...

Author:  Hearthly [ Sat May 11, 2019 16:30 ]
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If I could vote, I would vote Lib Dem I think. Although I would note any tactical alliances in my area and vote accordingly to get the most likely Remain candidate in.

Mrs Hearthly is considering cancelling her Labour Party membership.

Author:  MaliA [ Sat May 11, 2019 16:40 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
Mrs Hearthly is considering cancelling her Labour Party membership.


Mali would Look Kindly on this

Author:  Kern [ Sat May 11, 2019 16:41 ]
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LewieP wrote:
I got my postal ballot for the European elections.

Don't know who to vote for.

Edit: thinking either Green or Lib Dem. Didn't 100% rule out labour, but their manifesto is full speed ahead brexit...


Just tell any canvassers that you'll include the option of voting Labour.

Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Sat May 11, 2019 20:05 ]
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LewieP wrote:
I got my postal ballot for the European elections.

Don't know who to vote for.

Edit: thinking either Green or Lib Dem. Didn't 100% rule out labour, but their manifesto is full speed ahead brexit...


I ruled out anyone who was pro Brexit or unable to articulate what the hell their policy was.

That left Green, Lib Dem and Change UK, so Green got my vote.

Author:  MaliA [ Thu May 16, 2019 8:19 ]
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https://twitter.com/campbellclaret/stat ... 85057?s=09

I was playing Snooker in the Hallamshire Hotel in Crookes when this news broke.

Author:  DavPaz [ Thu May 16, 2019 8:49 ]
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MaliA wrote:
https://twitter.com/campbellclaret/status/1128922522173485057?s=09

I was playing Snooker in the Hallamshire Hotel in Crookes when this news broke.

Pre 9-11, when fox hunting was the most contentious political issue we faced. Good times

Author:  Findus Fop [ Thu May 16, 2019 14:22 ]
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Fascinating and terrifying in equal measure

Author:  Kern [ Thu May 16, 2019 18:37 ]
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Theresa May will stand down in June regardless of how the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill goes. So where's the incentive for anyone to support it? No doubt Labour will see this amazing opportunity and just not do anything.

Still, we can now add her to our list of Tory Prime Ministers defeated by the European Question.

Author:  Kern [ Thu May 16, 2019 18:40 ]
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Findus Fop wrote:


Yes. The Tories at constituency level are, now basically, the Party of Leave. If you want to be leader, you'd better get with these friends. But turning harshly in that overwhelmingly elderly and English direction will probably do them far more harm in the next decade.

Author:  Cras [ Thu May 16, 2019 18:48 ]
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Kern wrote:
Theresa May will stand down in June regardless of how the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill goes. So where's the incentive for anyone to support it? No doubt Labour will see this amazing opportunity and just not do anything.

Still, we can now add her to our list of Tory Prime Ministers defeated by the European Question.


I had £50 on her going in May :(

Author:  Kern [ Thu May 16, 2019 18:53 ]
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Even in defeat, she harms you.

I was toying with putting a flutter on Gove. There's just something about him that makes me think he'll emerge as a compromise candidate if the anyone-but-that-['charlatan' - Ed.]-Johnson camp is able to remove him from the top two.

Author:  Warhead [ Thu May 16, 2019 19:02 ]
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Hearthly wrote:
If I could vote, I would vote Lib Dem I think.....


I could and I did. Postal vote is in the post.

Author:  Four_Candles [ Thu May 16, 2019 21:32 ]
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Old frog-face really doesn't like answering incisive questions does he?

https://twitter.com/jonesarwyn/status/1 ... 96609?s=19

https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status ... 19876?s=09

Author:  markg [ Thu May 16, 2019 21:50 ]
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Yeah, he doesn't need to care either.

Author:  BikNorton [ Thu May 16, 2019 22:03 ]
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Ah fucking hell, shouldn't have read the replies should I?

Author:  LewieP [ Fri May 17, 2019 0:17 ]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mb1Q0aM1-Y

Author:  Warhead [ Fri May 17, 2019 20:58 ]
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He just gets worse and worse. As if Alabama's banning wasn't bad enough, now there's this.
Trump takes war on abortion worldwide as policy cuts off funds

Author:  Kern [ Wed May 22, 2019 8:39 ]
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In the debate on the bill to repair Parliament, Meg Hillier, of all people, made a good quip:

Quote:
Pete Wishart (SNP): On that, let me declare an interest—or maybe a disinterest. Me and my colleagues do not intend to be here at the end of the process.

Meg Hillier (Labour):
Labour gains.

Author:  Kern [ Wed May 22, 2019 19:39 ]
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Andrea Leadsom has resigned, probably to spend more time with her family.

Author:  Kern [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:14 ]
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Theresa May gave a bit of a painful statement. Not sure she's really learnt anything. Time for compromise might have been summer 2016. Very clear she was about to crack at the end, which given the circumstances is rather humanising.

Author:  Zardoz [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:25 ]
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Who will slither into No.10 next?

Author:  markg [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:27 ]
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She grasped at power when she had absolutely no clue what to do. As a result we're all fucked. I couldn't give a shit how "human" she is, she can fuck off and die for all I care.

Author:  markg [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:31 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Who will slither into No.10 next?

Boris. :facepalm:

Author:  Kern [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:32 ]
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Hey, we know how moderate, diverse, and youthful the Tory party membership are. We'll probably get Rees-Mogg

Author:  Kern [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:34 ]
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I think Hunt, Gove, or Javid might be plausible contenders, but unless there's a repeat of the 2016 bloodbath preventing it going to the party, they're probably going to pick an extremist. Who then, of course, would find the exact same constraints May had.

Author:  Kern [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:35 ]
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Dam it. My mug becomes even more outdated.

Author:  markg [ Fri May 24, 2019 10:35 ]
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Well, I'm not a betting man but the betting men are saying Boris is the odds on favourite.

Author:  MaliA [ Fri May 24, 2019 12:38 ]
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Corbyn shouting about a GE. That'll end well for him.

Author:  krazywookie [ Fri May 24, 2019 14:19 ]
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Probably the best political thing I've received so far. Presented by a bunch of kids wearing sandwich boards with slogans on. Pretty good

Author:  Four_Candles [ Fri May 24, 2019 14:59 ]
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Kern wrote:
Hey, we know how moderate, diverse, and youthful the Tory party membership are. We'll probably get Rees-Mogg


Doubtful, he's supporting Johnson.

Author:  markg [ Fri May 24, 2019 15:03 ]
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For now, you never know with these scheming, backbiting Brexit weasels, though.

Author:  MrChris [ Fri May 24, 2019 16:20 ]
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MaliA wrote:
Corbyn shouting about a GE. That'll end well for him.

He has done almost nothing else. He's still there.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Fri May 24, 2019 22:34 ]
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https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/sta ... 2526235648



Author:  Hearthly [ Sat May 25, 2019 9:27 ]
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Pick a Prime Minister!

It's going to be fucking Johnson, isn't it? Prime Minister Boris Motherfucking Johnson. Fuck me.

And he'll get chosen by about 120,000 reactionary, racist, pensioners who are massively in favour of No Deal who don't like them there Germans.

Who's the least worst option? Rory Stewart, maybe? He'll never get it though.

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Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Sat May 25, 2019 9:35 ]
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I assume the likes of Brady “running” is an attempt to negotiate a position in Boris’s cabinet further down the line, in return for withdrawing and supporting him.

I genuinely wonder what Johnson would do. He can’t deliver the things he’s promising and he’s bound by all the same constraints that made May’s deal dead on arrival. Would be really take us out on no deal, and carry the blame for that in every history book for the next hundred years? At least we might get to see him held responsible for his actions, I guess. Cold comfort.

Author:  markg [ Sat May 25, 2019 9:42 ]
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Held responsible how? Like in the same way Cameron has for getting us into the whole mess? Because wow, he's having a really tough time of it, wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy etc. :roll:

Author:  DavPaz [ Sat May 25, 2019 9:48 ]
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Esther Mcvey? Yikes

Author:  Satsuma [ Sat May 25, 2019 10:13 ]
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Ester Mcvey is a total babe. I’d shove my ballot paper in her ... no, hang on ... I’d ... just make your own thing up mmmkay.

Author:  DBSnappa [ Sat May 25, 2019 10:46 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
I assume the likes of Brady “running” is an attempt to negotiate a position in Boris’s cabinet further down the line, in return for withdrawing and supporting him.

I genuinely wonder what Johnson would do. He can’t deliver the things he’s promising and he’s bound by all the same constraints that made May’s deal dead on arrival. Would be really take us out on no deal, and carry the blame for that in every history book for the next hundred years? At least we might get to see him held responsible for his actions, I guess. Cold comfort.

The cynic in me is that this will be about enrichment for himself and his paymasters. A lot of bluster to news cameras about politics while he rubber stamps through all kinds of sweet deals to his billionaire buddies.

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