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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Apr 04, 2020 17:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Don't worry. He's bound to disappoint eventually. Remindme! 17:00 4th April 2035 |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sat Apr 04, 2020 17:33 ] |
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Realistically, the next election is going to be determined by Coronavirus. If deaths are kept under 20k, the government comes good on all the wage subsidies that they've promised, and there's no large scale public disorder I can't see them losing power for a good while. |
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| Author: | markg [ Sat Apr 04, 2020 20:16 ] |
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Haha. If we get through coronavirus in one piece there's still Brexit to look forward to. Everything's getting fucked up one way or another. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Sat Apr 04, 2020 20:23 ] |
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markg wrote: Haha. If we get through coronavirus in one piece there's still Brexit to look forward to. Everything's getting fucked up one way or another. Yes, but when it’s a shitshow, it’s not the fault of Brexit, but the EU, remoaners *and* the virus. They won’t accept any liability. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Apr 06, 2020 15:13 ] |
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The new shadow cabinet looks good. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Apr 06, 2020 15:24 ] |
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I am liking the new shadow cabinet. (From graun) Here’s the full list: · Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition · Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader and Chair of the Labour party · Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer · Lisa Nandy, Shadow Foreign Secretary · Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Home Secretary · Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster · David Lammy, Shadow Justice Secretary · John Healey, Shadow Defence Secretary · Ed Miliband, Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Secretary · Emily Thornberry, Shadow International Trade Secretary · Jonathan Reynolds, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary · Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care · Rebecca Long-Bailey, Shadow Education Secretary · Jo Stevens, Shadow Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Bridget Phillipson, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury · Luke Pollard, Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary · Steve Reed, Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary · Thangam Debbonaire, Shadow Housing Secretary · Jim McMahon, Shadow Transport Secretary · Preet Kaur Gill, Shadow International Development Secretary · Louise Haigh, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary (interim) · Ian Murray, Shadow Scotland Secretary · Nia Griffith, Shadow Wales Secretary · Marsha de Cordova, Shadow Women and Equalities Secretary · Andy McDonald, Shadow Employment Rights and Protections Secretary · Rosena Allin-Khan, Shadow Minister for Mental Health · Cat Smith, Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Engagement · Lord Falconer, Shadow Attorney General · Valerie Vaz, Shadow Leader of the House · Nick Brown, Opposition Chief Whip · Baroness Smith, Shadow Leader of the Lords · Lord McAvoy, Lords’ Opposition Chief Whip Updated at 3.03pm BST |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Apr 06, 2020 15:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:52 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years I mean, we’ve been saying “It can’t be worse than last year” for quite some time now and keep on getting proven wrong. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:55 ] |
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Remember, in an alternative universe we'd be into the final month of chaos with Ed Miliband. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:06 ] |
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Kern wrote: Remember, in an alternative universe we'd be into the final month of chaos with Ed Miliband. As someone said on Twitter - right now, we have chaos and Ed Milliband. They're just not causally related. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Tue Apr 07, 2020 12:30 ] |
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Curiosity wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years I mean, we’ve been saying “It can’t be worse than last year” for quite some time now and keep on getting proven wrong. And not just in relation to the Labour party. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:14 ] |
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https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/u ... orbyn-says Quote: “We went into the general election in 2017 when they’d all written us off, and were astonished at how close we got to winning,” Corbyn said. “We were within a whisker of winning that general election.” He went onto suggest that events the previous year - which saw the vast majority of his shadow cabinet resign, 172 MPs pass a motion of no confidence in his leadership and Owen Smith launch an ill-fated leadership bid – had been a block on electoral success for Labour. “And had the party been more united than we had been in 2016, I’m absolutely confident we could have won that general election, because it was all absolutely going our way and our manifesto was very much in tune with the way people were feeling.” Superb. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:32 ] |
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The issue with 2017 was the 12 Tory gains in Scotland against the SNP helped keep May in power. The collapse of Labour as a viable opposition party up there is going to be a tough one for Starmer to resolve. |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:37 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years I was wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ked-report |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:52 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years I was wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ked-report Oh deary dear. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:13 ] |
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At least all this is happening during the emergency. In normal times this would have completely overshadowed Starmer's critical first appearance at PMQs. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:39 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years I was wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ked-report So to summarise, the nasty Blairites blocked attempts to clean up the anti-semitisim, which was in any event all made up by the Blairites to damage Corbyn? |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:07 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: Let’s see how things go. Can’t be any worse than the last 10 years I was wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ked-report So to summarise, the nasty Blairites blocked attempts to clean up the anti-semitisim, which was in any event all made up by the Blairites to damage Corbyn? You couldn’t make it up. This would have been thrown out by Ianucci at the planning stage. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
It's good that Parliament is sitting again, in that mix of modern and Victorian Westminster is so fond of. Shame they aren't using the opportunity to move out of the Palace and immediately begin the urgent restoration works. But at least some scrutiny can now take place. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed May 06, 2020 14:19 ] |
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Watched the first Starmer v Johnson PMQs. Very tight questioning that Johnson visibly struggled to answer or deflect. The Labour leader was certainly helped by the unusual subdued atmosphere and empty chamber as Johnson couldn't play up to his party for support. He really should comb his hair too - he's the PM in the middle of a pandemic for pete's sake. Feels good to have a proper opposition back. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed May 06, 2020 14:38 ] |
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Kern wrote: It's good that Parliament is sitting again, in that mix of modern and Victorian Westminster is so fond of. Shame they aren't using the opportunity to move out of the Palace and immediately begin the urgent restoration works. But at least some scrutiny can now take place. They should just knock it down or turn it into a hotel or a museum or whatever, leave all that shite for the tourists. Spend half as much somewhere more central and build something more suited to the task of running a modern country. Our parliament is a fucking embarassment. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Wed May 06, 2020 18:10 ] |
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Why are so many political commentators (and other people, tbh) on the twitters referring to Starmer as "forensic" so much? Seems like a really odd buzzword to be throwing around. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed May 06, 2020 19:06 ] |
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He once ate a census takers liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 12:50 ] |
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I'm looking forward to Hugh Grant playing Cummings in the inevitable TV special. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Mon May 25, 2020 14:27 ] |
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Kern wrote: I'm looking forward to Hugh Grant playing Cummings in the inevitable TV special. He was already played by Benedict Cumberbatch. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Mon May 25, 2020 14:45 ] |
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Benadryl Cummerbund played High Grant? |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 14:50 ] |
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Cummings will announce to the public that he tried but we were found wanting so he is going back to his home planet where his talents will be appreciated. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 16:46 ] |
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Watching Cummings. I have been worried sick about my family and friends throughout this whole time. I now realise I should have just visited and stayed with them and travelled for recreation because the laws didn't actually matter and my judgement was more important all along. Fuck this shit. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 16:51 ] |
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I'm genuinely angry at all of this. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon May 25, 2020 16:55 ] |
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Yup |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 16:58 ] |
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"I panicked. I fucked up." That's all he had to say. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Mon May 25, 2020 17:22 ] |
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Kern wrote: "I panicked. I fucked up." That's all he had to say. Yes, had Boris come out with “I’ve spoken to him and he understands how this was a bit of poor judgement when concerned for his family” this would have been much less of a story. I also notice he says that he went home to see his wife who was unwell with Coronavirus symptoms, then returned to work... |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 17:37 ] |
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That was painful. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon May 25, 2020 17:43 ] |
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Checking my eyesight at Barnards Castle is the new "the Falklands War means I can't sweat" |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon May 25, 2020 21:53 ] |
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Rare I agree with Owen Jones, but he is bang on here https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ssion=true |
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| Author: | JBR [ Mon May 25, 2020 23:53 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Rare I agree with Owen Jones, but he is bang on here https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... ssion=true Yes. And so many times this: Quote: Second, bog down his critics in convoluted details to muddy the water and hope boredom sets in as each claim is dissected and contested.
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| Author: | DBSnappa [ Tue May 26, 2020 6:23 ] |
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Hiding lies behind big lies, hiding big lies behind bigger lies https://bylinetimes.com/2020/04/10/coro ... alisation/ |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue May 26, 2020 7:24 ] |
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DBSnappa wrote: Hiding lies behind big lies, hiding big lies behind bigger lies https://bylinetimes.com/2020/04/10/coro ... alisation/ I’ve had a lot of similar thoughts to those brought up in that article, but one I’ve repeatedly given but not seen mentioned before is the repeated use of the word ‘draconian’ to describe the protective measures brought in. They seeded the notion from the very start that the measures they critically delayed putting g in place, costing thousands of lives, were somehow overly harsh and unnecessary, an infringement on freedom, rather than a set of rules put in place to save lives and protect. They (the Tories and their media) made clear from the start that they did not support nor believe in the measures they put in place (as evidenced by the special advisor’s Cummings and Goings), and I think the repeated labelling of restrictions as draconian was one of the initial set-ups for that. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Tue May 26, 2020 13:19 ] |
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Our restrictions were pretty tame compared to several mainland European countries. |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Tue May 26, 2020 19:32 ] |
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Cummings and goings. |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Tue May 26, 2020 19:32 ] |
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Lol |
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 18:22 ] |
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The Commons have decided that queuing for hours and risking the spread of the virus is still better than working remotely. It's what my MP doesn't say in this tweet that makes it so satisfying: https://twitter.com/VictoriaPrentis/sta ... 7094207488
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 18:26 ] |
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Is she taking the piss |
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 18:34 ] |
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Perhaps they all got balloon animals whilst they were waiting. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 19:00 ] |
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There’s a queue for the lift. If I’ve got corona and I get into a lift and cough without a mask shedding some virus, will it be gone by the time the next person gets into the lift? |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 19:06 ] |
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Probably not |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 19:25 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: There’s a queue for the lift. If I’ve got corona and I get into a lift and cough without a mask shedding some virus, will it be gone by the time the next person gets into the lift? If the next person gets in three days later, sure. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 20:14 ] |
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Where do you think this parliamentary lift is going, the Karman Line? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 20:19 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: There’s a queue for the lift. If I’ve got corona and I get into a lift and cough without a mask shedding some virus, will it be gone by the time the next person gets into the lift? Lifts and toilets are the hardest things to work around with the whole "return to the office" stuff. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Jun 02, 2020 20:24 ] |
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Put a bucket in a lift and designate it as a toilift. |
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