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    TheWatcherTheWatcher Posts: 5,262
    edited September 2014
    isam said:

    Scott_P said:

    @patrickwintour: Air strikes sanctioned 524 v 43

    I doubt Alan Henning will be alive this time tomorrow
    You don't think they've already murdered all the captives in one go, and release the footage one by one?
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    Mr. 56, good to hear.

    Mr. 565, I'd rather get blown up than star in a jihadist propaganda video getting my head cut off by a maniac. [Of course, I'd prefer neither happening, but in a forced choice that'd be my answer].
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    edited September 2014

    isam said:

    Scott_P said:

    @patrickwintour: Air strikes sanctioned 524 v 43

    I doubt Alan Henning will be alive this time tomorrow
    You don't think they've already murdered all the captives in one go, and release the footage one by one?
    I really wouldn't know

    Putting my PB one upmanship wally hat on, that wouldn't make any difference to what I said, but that would be a prickish thing to say....

    His wife received audio of him begging for his life to be spared, earlier this week, but I suppose that could have been old as well though

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alan-henning-kidnapping-family-receives-audio-file-of-hostage-pleading-for-his-life-9751914.html

    If he isn't dead already, his chances of survival just took a massive hit anyway. Same for Cantlie
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    CarlottaVanceCarlottaVance Posts: 59,897
    edited September 2014


    Apparently they intend ending VAT rebates for foreign visitors. Given that these are generally via international reciprocal agreements to prevent double taxation it strikes me all this will do is result in more people paying more tax overall

    Do you have any links to that change? EDIT - sorry - turns out its a UKIP proposal - I thought it was a government policy, not a perfect combination of class war with xenophobia...

    I'm not sure about the 'reciprocal agreements' - for example its unusual to get tax refunds on leaving the US - I rather fear its up to individual countries/customs areas whether they refund tax.
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    I thought Ukip weren't part of The Establishment or the Political Class they keep banging on about but it seems they are.Nigel says is policy.So if Nigel says Douglas Carswell will not be his successor,that's policy in the world of this new kind of politics that's led by bankers and is very totalitarian and authoritarian.More perhaps a kind of monarchy with Nigel as king.Bow to the great King Nigel,peasants.Trust me,I'm a banker.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/26/nigel-farage-ukip-leadership_n_5888710.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics&ir=UK+Politics

    And of course Farage said nothing of the kind. He simply said he didn't think it would happen and it was more likely his successor would be a woman.

    But please don't let simple things like facts get in the way of your little rant.
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    Apparently they intend ending VAT rebates for foreign visitors. Given that these are generally via international reciprocal agreements to prevent double taxation it strikes me all this will do is result in more people paying more tax overall

    Do you have any links to that change?

    I'm not sure about the 'reciprocal agreements' - for example its unusual to get tax refunds on leaving the US - I rather fear its up to individual countries/customs areas whether they refund tax.
    Sorry Carlotta, should have provided the link.

    http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ukip-will-cut-inheritance-tax-and-raise-luxury-vat-9757897.html
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    Good for UKIP though.
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    Mr. 56, good to hear.

    Mr. 565, I'd rather get blown up than star in a jihadist propaganda video getting my head cut off by a maniac. [Of course, I'd prefer neither happening, but in a forced choice that'd be my answer].

    Hmm, when you put it like that Mr Dancer, I think I'd agree with you.

    Based on what we do know about IS, - there's no diplomatic solution with barbarous fanatics.
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    ArtistArtist Posts: 1,883
    Reckless was one of the Tory rebels.


    Mark Reckless MP @MarkReckless · 36m
    I voted against bombing ISIL in Iraq. A year ago we were asked to bomb other side in Syria +what good did 557 MPs voting to attack Libya do?
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    Rexel56Rexel56 Posts: 807
    Itajai said:

    Scott_P said:

    @PickardJE: Labour MP Rushanara Ali has resigned from the party's front bench in order to vote against military action in Iraq.

    The Labourite Warsi. Wonder if she was promoted on merit too?
    Pathetic
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    felixfelix Posts: 15,125
    Danny565 said:

    "The two topics Ed forgot in his speech, remain the public’s top two issues"

    No they don't. The deficit =/= the economy.

    Another touchy lefty comment about ed's speech? Accept it was crap and move on.
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    EasterrossEasterross Posts: 1,915
    Afternoon all and fascinating speech from Nigel Farage. How do people like Mike K and Sean F feel about him taking UKIP to the left with overtly socialist policies like taxing success?
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    Apparently they intend ending VAT rebates for foreign visitors. Given that these are generally via international reciprocal agreements to prevent double taxation it strikes me all this will do is result in more people paying more tax overall

    Do you have any links to that change?

    I'm not sure about the 'reciprocal agreements' - for example its unusual to get tax refunds on leaving the US - I rather fear its up to individual countries/customs areas whether they refund tax.
    Sorry Carlotta, should have provided the link.

    http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ukip-will-cut-inheritance-tax-and-raise-luxury-vat-9757897.html
    Thanks - found the Mail's version:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2770939/UKIP-unveils-new-Wag-Tax-luxury-shoes-handbags-cars-soak-substantial-funds-wealthiest.html

    Actually turns out Americans spend more than Arabs.....not sure an anti-US tax was quite what UKIP had in mind.....


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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Think it was on PB I first heard the phrase "This time it will be different" mocked...

    Oh well, the heir to Blair is true his word

    What does every Muslim terrorist give as his reasons for killing innocent British people again?
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    isam said:

    What does every Muslim terrorist give as his reasons for killing innocent British people again?

    You think they are amenable to reason?

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    Mr. Isam, the capture and beheading of the previous British captive preceded military action.
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    Paul Waugh ‏@paulwaugh 2m
    Labour Mp Iain Mckenzie has been sacked as aide to Vernon Coaker for voting against UK military action in Iraq
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    HurstLlamaHurstLlama Posts: 9,098

    Cameron really is the heir to Blair!

    :)

    He certainly is, Cap'n Doc. He has just got us involved in another war for which there is no plan, no victory conditions, no end point, no exit strategy.
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    philiphphiliph Posts: 4,704

    Afternoon all and fascinating speech from Nigel Farage. How do people like Mike K and Sean F feel about him taking UKIP to the left with overtly socialist policies like taxing success?

    Or is he aiming to pull of the traditional LibDem trick of having policy adjusted to suit the needs of individual constituencies? Left in Doncaster, Right in Clacton?
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    ItajaiItajai Posts: 721
    Rexel56 said:

    Itajai said:

    Scott_P said:

    @PickardJE: Labour MP Rushanara Ali has resigned from the party's front bench in order to vote against military action in Iraq.

    The Labourite Warsi. Wonder if she was promoted on merit too?
    Pathetic

    Boo hoo hoo!
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    Tory MPs who voted No: Richard Bacon
    John Baron
    Gordon Henderson
    Adam Holloway
    Nigel Mills
    Mark Reckless
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    john_zimsjohn_zims Posts: 3,399
    @felix

    'Another touchy lefty comment about ed's speech? Accept it was crap and move on.'

    Did you see Andrew Rawnsley taking the piss last night on This Week?
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    Danny565Danny565 Posts: 8,091
    felix said:

    Danny565 said:

    "The two topics Ed forgot in his speech, remain the public’s top two issues"

    No they don't. The deficit =/= the economy.

    Another touchy lefty comment about ed's speech? Accept it was crap and move on.
    Oh, I absolutely think Ed's speech was crap, but for the exact opposite reason -- he was too scared to suggest anything vaguely left-wing precisely because he's been convinced by the deficit maniacs that suggesting government spending is somehow dangerous and Marxist, so all we got from his speech was a bunch of vacuous waffle and a feeble pledge to increase NHS spending by even less than the Tories have in recent years.

    But my point still stands. If I was answering this poll, I would've answered "the economy" as one of my big issues, even though I couldn't care less about whether the deficit is £500 or £500bn. Does IPSOS-MORI prompt specificially for the deficit, like Ashcroft's polls do? (He usually finds that while economic growth is one of the top issues, the deficit figures much lower.)
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    edited September 2014
    Labour rebels..
    Diane Abbott Graham Allen Anne Begg Ronnie Campbell Martin Caton Katy Clark Ian Davidson Paul Flynn Stephen Hepburn..plus.
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    dr_spyn said:

    Tory MPs who voted No: Richard Bacon
    John Baron
    Gordon Henderson
    Adam Holloway
    Nigel Mills
    Mark Reckless

    Three of them are big contenders to defect
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    edited September 2014
    more Labour rebels..Kate Hoey Kelvin Hopkins Sian James Mark Lazraowicz John Mc Donnell Iain McKenzie Austin Mitchell Grahame Morris...plus
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Danny565 said:

    felix said:

    Danny565 said:

    "The two topics Ed forgot in his speech, remain the public’s top two issues"

    No they don't. The deficit =/= the economy.

    Another touchy lefty comment about ed's speech? Accept it was crap and move on.
    Oh, I absolutely think Ed's speech was crap, but for the exact opposite reason -- he was too scared to suggest anything vaguely left-wing precisely because he's been convinced by the deficit maniacs that suggesting government spending is somehow dangerous and Marxist, so all we got from his speech was a bunch of vacuous waffle and a feeble pledge to increase NHS spending by even less than the Tories have in recent years.

    But my point still stands. If I was answering this poll, I would've answered "the economy" as one of my big issues, even though I couldn't care less about whether the deficit is £500 or £500bn. Does IPSOS-MORI prompt specificially for the deficit, like Ashcroft's polls do? (He usually finds that while economic growth is one of the top issues, the deficit figures much lower.)
    Immigration was the other thing he forgot about
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    edited September 2014
    and...George Mudie Linda Riordan Barry Sheerman Dennis Skinner Graham Stringer Mike wood Jeremy Corbyn (Teller)

    Via Tweets from Paul Waugh.
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    chestnutchestnut Posts: 7,341
    Rushanara Ali's resignation shows a muslim distancing herself from Labour.

    A pattern that will repeat at the ballot box?



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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    one Lib Dem -Julian Huppert
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    chestnut said:

    Rushanara Ali's resignation shows a muslim distancing herself from Labour.

    A pattern that will repeat at the ballot box?



    Sayeeda's resignation shows a Muslim distancing herself from the Tories?
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    RogerRoger Posts: 18,976
    Bomber Cameron...what is it about being PM and losing your marbles.

    http://images.amcnetworks.com/ifc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dr-strangelove-stanley-kubrick-2.jpg

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    SimonStClareSimonStClare Posts: 7,976
    edited September 2014
    dr_spyn said:

    Paul Waugh ‏@paulwaugh 2m
    Labour Mp Iain Mckenzie has been sacked as aide to Vernon Coaker for voting against UK military action in Iraq

    Was it a whipped vote or something? - surely MPs voting on 'military intervention' is a matter for one's own conscience and not a party issue?
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    LennonLennon Posts: 1,740
    dr_spyn said:

    one Lib Dem -Julian Huppert

    I saw Adrian Sanders listed on Twitter as having voted against as well.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    Wow! BBand is a subject very close to my heart given my previous incarnation - that's epic stuff from your guys.

    Hats off from me to you.
    Rexel56 said:

    Plato said:

    Not myself, but you're right about it being a great idea.

    I'm helping out at the Sally Army in a couple of weeks, and have done client survey work for the local housing team. The Big Society wasn't pitched correctly all that time ago, but it's alive and kicking.

    I've met some really interesting people along the way so I wouldn't claim it was at all altruistic!

    Given I have just looked at the latest threads and there seems to be some argument about women's shoes and cars that I cannot understand ,I thought I might post something trivial as well-
    Anyone doing a parkrun tomorrow ? Good example of the Big Society imo

    Currently involved in a community broadband project, volunteers digging cables and installing fibre broadband to farms, barns and other rural homes and businesses... The cost of connection per home is a small fraction of what BT would charge and no home is left out... even a farm 10km from the nearest other connection that now has 1GBs broadband despite neither mains water nor electricity... Big Society in action...
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    TheWatcherTheWatcher Posts: 5,262
    Roger said:
    Let's wait and see if we've been lied to, with cooked up evidence and another dodgy dossier.
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    FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 76,398
    edited September 2014
    Old habits die hard it seems.

    Bad Al and the strange tale of sports blog "The Pressing Game"

    http://www.channel4.com/news/fa-chief-condemns-online-dirty-tricks-by-qatar-s-pr-firm?78
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?
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    chestnutchestnut Posts: 7,341


    Sayeeda's resignation shows a Muslim distancing herself from the Tories?

    Warsi's resigned today?
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    Rexel56Rexel56 Posts: 807
    Itajai said:

    Rexel56 said:

    Itajai said:

    Scott_P said:

    @PickardJE: Labour MP Rushanara Ali has resigned from the party's front bench in order to vote against military action in Iraq.

    The Labourite Warsi. Wonder if she was promoted on merit too?
    Pathetic

    Boo hoo hoo!
    Keep crying, might dilute the bile a bit...
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    I know of Mr Bacon and Mr Reckless - the others I can't recall at all.
    dr_spyn said:

    Tory MPs who voted No: Richard Bacon
    John Baron
    Gordon Henderson
    Adam Holloway
    Nigel Mills
    Mark Reckless

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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    edited September 2014
    SDLP (3): Mark Durkan Alasdair McDonnell Margaret Ritchie

    PC (2): Jonathan Edwards Hywel Williams

    Respect (1): George Gallway

    SNP (5 and teller): Stewart Hosie Angus Roberton Mike Weir Eilidh Whiteford Angus Brendan McNeill Mike Wishart (Teller)

    Green:Caroline Lucas

    listed on Guido. http://order-order.com/2014/09/26/the-noes-to-the-left/
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    HurstLlamaHurstLlama Posts: 9,098
    Iain Duncan Smith MP ‏@IDS_MP 13m
    We have decided to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the war to end all wars with a war. Excellent.
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    TheWatcherTheWatcher Posts: 5,262
    edited September 2014
    isam said:

    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?

    Do you seriously think this vote will make any difference as to whether these lunatics wreak havoc?

    If they can do something, they will.
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291

    dr_spyn said:

    Paul Waugh ‏@paulwaugh 2m
    Labour Mp Iain Mckenzie has been sacked as aide to Vernon Coaker for voting against UK military action in Iraq

    Was it a whipped vote or something? - surely MPs voting on 'military intervention' is a matter for one's own conscience and not a party issue?
    I think you could be right about it being whipped.

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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Plato said:

    I know of Mr Bacon and Mr Reckless - the others I can't recall at all.

    dr_spyn said:

    Tory MPs who voted No: Richard Bacon
    John Baron
    Gordon Henderson
    Adam Holloway
    Nigel Mills
    Mark Reckless

    Baron and Henderson are high on the kipper hit list, and now they can do it under the pretence of voting against bombing Iraq again
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    Grim Reaper's alter-ego on Twitter is superb. My bandwidth is on a diet right now so don't go on Twitter much - but he's very funny. His trolling of Tesco over Halal meat was epic.

    Iain Duncan Smith MP ‏@IDS_MP 13m
    We have decided to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the war to end all wars with a war. Excellent.

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    SpeedySpeedy Posts: 12,100

    Iain Duncan Smith MP ‏@IDS_MP 13m
    We have decided to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the war to end all wars with a war. Excellent.

    If he disagreed why did he vote in favour?
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    dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,291
    Paul Waugh ‏@paulwaugh 6m
    Nope Saunders voted for military action, not against, despite speech expressing misgivings. So Huppert only LD to vote against
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118

    isam said:

    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?

    Do you seriously think this vote will make any difference as to whether these lunatics wreak havoc?

    If they can do something, they will.
    Actually I do. I think it is more likely that London will see a terrorist attack than if parliament had voted against the bombing. Not saying it is going to happen, just that it's more likely
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    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.
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    SpeedySpeedy Posts: 12,100
    dr_spyn said:

    Tory MPs who voted No: Richard Bacon
    John Baron
    Gordon Henderson
    Adam Holloway
    Nigel Mills
    Mark Reckless

    The countdown starts, we have now a shortlist of possible UKIP defectors, lets see who and when from this list will defect.
    Is the "defect to UKIP" betting market still down?
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    SpeedySpeedy Posts: 12,100
    edited September 2014

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    Oh pity, I though IDS had got a sense of humor at last.
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    ItajaiItajai Posts: 721
    Rexel56 said:

    Itajai said:

    Rexel56 said:

    Itajai said:

    Scott_P said:

    @PickardJE: Labour MP Rushanara Ali has resigned from the party's front bench in order to vote against military action in Iraq.

    The Labourite Warsi. Wonder if she was promoted on merit too?
    Pathetic

    Boo hoo hoo!
    Keep crying, might dilute the bile a bit...
    Boo hoo hoo. I´ll have to cry myself to sleep then. Maybe you can send the thought police round to keep me awake.
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    isam said:

    isam said:

    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?

    Do you seriously think this vote will make any difference as to whether these lunatics wreak havoc?

    If they can do something, they will.
    Actually I do. I think it is more likely that London will see a terrorist attack than if parliament had voted against the bombing. Not saying it is going to happen, just that it's more likely
    So do you think Britain should not become involved?
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    Surely no-one is pushing the line in the last tweet any more? 'Crime statistics bear little relation to actual crime rates' would be a more accurate statement.
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    john_zimsjohn_zims Posts: 3,399
    @Danny565

    'even though I couldn't care less about whether the deficit is £500 or £500bn.'

    You don't care if your mortgage interest rate shoots up or you don't have a mortgage?
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    JonnyJimmyJonnyJimmy Posts: 2,548
    Is there any chance that we've been tagging British jihadis heading off to Syria, so we can land bombs on their heads?
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    HurstLlamaHurstLlama Posts: 9,098

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    I am not arguing that we can abolish war. Only that we don't get involved in wars without having a clear war aim and being prepared to commit the necessary resources to achieve said aim. In this latest war we seem to have neither.

    Half a dozen Tornadoes and a tanker to get them to the Iraq from Cyprus seems to be the limit of our commitment. What is that going to achieve?
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    Mr. Isam, we'd probably have less chance of terrorist attack by ISIS if we changed the UK to an Islamic theocracy.

    I don't think our enemies should dictate our policy.
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    Mr. Llama, some dead murderous madmen, one hopes.
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Hold on to your handbags

    Raheem Kassam (@RaheemJKassam)
    26/09/2014 17:40
    Senior kippers are briefing against one another on the Luxury Tax "policy". One tells me it's not going in manifesto. Other says it will.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    Interesting perspective from the Adam Smith Institute re UKIP policy. They aren't happy bunnies. Given they're free-wheeling marketeers - this is quite strong stuff.

    IMO, the issue of a lack of integration/foreign cultures imported wholesale is the real problem. Just as an aside, I shop online at Tesco. There are oodles of Polish groceries available. Only described in Polish. When I worked in Reading, there were oodles of shops that talked an entirely different language - it made Leicester seem fairly British in comparison.

    I'm all for enjoying other culture stuff [and shopped a lot at a huge Chinese supermarket back in the early 80s outside Newcastle] - but not when it dominates any significant part of a postcode, or changes our fundamental way of life for the local British residents.
    Here's what the ASI has to say about Ukip policy, and immigration in general:

    "UKIP’s line on immigration is intellectually and morally bankrupt. Despite what UKIP claims, immigration is good for virtually everyone in society, rich and poor alike. The evidence is clear that even low-skilled immigration only hurts low-skilled native wages temporarily, and does not affect the number of jobs available to natives at all. The reason for this is that immigrants demand services as well as supplying them: every job taken by an immigrant also means a new job will be created to supply him or her with their needs.

    "Opposing immigration is economically no different to 19th Century-style trade protectionism – the only difference is where the people we’re trading with are. Economists, left and right, agree that trade makes everyone richer, and immigration just allows us to trade with more people more often at home. One of the best things about the EU has been the guarantee of free movement between member states; to throw that away would be an economic catastrophe. If UKIP's priority is to leave the EU, it is vital that they maintain open borders with the EU..."
    >> blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100287887/ukip-vs-the-free-market-britains-immigration-debate-gets-interesting/
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    isam said:

    isam said:

    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?

    Do you seriously think this vote will make any difference as to whether these lunatics wreak havoc?

    If they can do something, they will.
    Actually I do. I think it is more likely that London will see a terrorist attack than if parliament had voted against the bombing. Not saying it is going to happen, just that it's more likely
    So do you think Britain should not become involved?
    I thought Tories were meant to be pragmatists. What is to be gained practically from throwing money away on a meaningless conflict against this Saudi-sponsored bogeyman?
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    MikeKMikeK Posts: 9,053

    Afternoon all and fascinating speech from Nigel Farage. How do people like Mike K and Sean F feel about him taking UKIP to the left with overtly socialist policies like taxing success?

    What overt socialist policies? The new UKIP tax policy is less tax for lower paid and to abolish tax for the those on the minimum wage., but also to cut tax for the top echelon. All achieved by cutting overseas aid and leaving the EU where Britain pays in, net, £9 billion per year, for a start.
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    TheWatcherTheWatcher Posts: 5,262
    edited September 2014

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    I am not arguing that we can abolish war. Only that we don't get involved in wars without having a clear war aim and being prepared to commit the necessary resources to achieve said aim. In this latest war we seem to have neither.

    Half a dozen Tornadoes and a tanker to get them to the Iraq from Cyprus seems to be the limit of our commitment. What is that going to achieve?
    Personally, I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of whatever 'gifts', 6 Tornados can deliver. Multiply those 6, by the other countries involved and that's a fair number of aircraft in theatre.

    You strike me as a bit of a warmonger - would it make you happier if we were dropping 'canned sunshine' on them?
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    HughHugh Posts: 955
    isam said:

    Think it was on PB I first heard the phrase "This time it will be different" mocked...

    Oh well, the heir to Blair is true his word

    What does every Muslim terrorist give as his reasons for killing innocent British people again?

    I remember many people making the same arguments against the insane Bush-Blair wars that caused all this in the first place.

    Usually to be shouted down as "excusing terrorism" by Tory shills and the Rightwing press, many of whom are no doubt on here now cheerleading the latest war.

    Unfortunately, we were right and the warmongering cheerleaders catastrophically wrong.

    However.... this does feel different. This mob are so insane, will anyone really convert to their cause out of sympathy if we bomb em? I doubt it.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    Exactly, Mr @Morris_Dancer‌.

    We crave the excitement of battle when things get all a bit too safe and comfy. It pops out everywhere.

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    edited September 2014

    isam said:

    isam said:

    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?

    Do you seriously think this vote will make any difference as to whether these lunatics wreak havoc?

    If they can do something, they will.
    Actually I do. I think it is more likely that London will see a terrorist attack than if parliament had voted against the bombing. Not saying it is going to happen, just that it's more likely
    So do you think Britain should not become involved?
    What do I know really? Not a lot

    I'm pretty much always anti war. I was against Iraq, Afghanistan and the principle of war really...just think there must be a way around it.

    For all the difference we are going to make I think it would have been worth a try at not getting involved for once.

    And despite what others say, I fear, to coin a phrase, it is like throwing a match onto gunpowder as far as pent up anxiety of some British Muslims is concerned.... Obviously the minority, but it only takes a minority

    Pro bombers seem to think there will be no downside. I say pay the ransom, get our innocent people back, and accept the downside of that
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    Those who voted Nos


    Abbott, Ms Diane
    Ali, Rushanara
    Allen, Mr Graham
    Bacon, Mr Richard (Con)
    Baron, Mr John (Con)
    Begg, Dame Anne
    Campbell, Mr Ronnie
    Caton, Martin
    Clark, Katy
    Davidson, Mr Ian
    Durkan, Mark (SDLP)
    Edwards, Jonathan (Plaid)
    Flynn, Paul
    Galloway, George (Respect)
    Henderson, Gordon (Con)
    Hepburn, Mr Stephen
    Hoey, Kate
    Holloway, Mr Adam (Con)
    Hopkins, Kelvin
    Hosie, Stewart (SNP)
    Huppert, Dr Julian (LD)
    James, Mrs Siân C.
    Lazarowicz, Mark
    Lucas, Caroline (Green)
    MacNeil, Mr Angus Brendan (SNP)
    McDonnell, Dr Alasdair (SDLP)
    McDonnell, John
    McKenzie, Mr Iain
    Mills, Nigel (Con)
    Mitchell, Austin
    Morris, Grahame M. (Easington)
    Mudie, Mr George
    Reckless, Mark (Con)
    Riordan, Mrs Linda
    Ritchie, Ms Margaret (SDLP)
    Robertson, Angus (SNP)
    Sheerman, Mr Barry
    Skinner, Mr Dennis
    Stringer, Graham
    Weir, Mr Mike (SNP)
    Whiteford, Dr Eilidh (SNP)
    Williams, Hywel (Plaid)
    Wood, Mike

    Tellers for the Noes:
    Jeremy Corbyn
    Pete Wishart (SNP)


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    manofkent2014manofkent2014 Posts: 1,543
    edited September 2014

    Afternoon all and fascinating speech from Nigel Farage. How do people like Mike K and Sean F feel about him taking UKIP to the left with overtly socialist policies like taxing success?

    Oh do you mean the tax proposals that raise the income tax allowance to £13.5k, introduce a 35% rate for those earning between £44k and £55k down from 40% and scrapping the 45% rate altogether. Yeah don't you just hate those socialist tax policies.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29368838


    At present the tax-free "personal allowance" applies for income up to £10,000, then a "basic rate" of 20% is paid on earnings up to £41,865.

    The 40p rate is payable on income from £41,866 to £150,000, with the "additional rate" of 45% paid on anything over £150,000.

    Under UKIP's plans, everyone earning between about £44,000 and £55,000 would pay income tax at 35p. Those earning more will pay 40p, with the additional rate scrapped.



    They are also talking about scrapping inheritance tax as well. I don't seem to recall socialists proposing that.
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    Plato said:

    Interesting perspective from the Adam Smith Institute re UKIP policy. They aren't happy bunnies. Given they're free-wheeling marketeers - this is quite strong stuff.

    IMO, the issue of a lack of integration/foreign cultures imported wholesale is the real problem. Just as an aside, I shop online at Tesco. There are oodles of Polish groceries available. Only described in Polish. When I worked in Reading, there were oodles of shops that talked an entirely different language - it made Leicester seem fairly British in comparison.

    I'm all for enjoying other culture stuff [and shopped a lot at a huge Chinese supermarket back in the early 80s outside Newcastle] - but not when it dominates any significant part of a postcode, or changes our fundamental way of life for the local British residents.

    Here's what the ASI has to say about Ukip policy, and immigration in general:

    "UKIP’s line on immigration is intellectually and morally bankrupt. Despite what UKIP claims, immigration is good for virtually everyone in society, rich and poor alike. The evidence is clear that even low-skilled immigration only hurts low-skilled native wages temporarily, and does not affect the number of jobs available to natives at all. The reason for this is that immigrants demand services as well as supplying them: every job taken by an immigrant also means a new job will be created to supply him or her with their needs.

    "Opposing immigration is economically no different to 19th Century-style trade protectionism – the only difference is where the people we’re trading with are. Economists, left and right, agree that trade makes everyone richer, and immigration just allows us to trade with more people more often at home. One of the best things about the EU has been the guarantee of free movement between member states; to throw that away would be an economic catastrophe. If UKIP's priority is to leave the EU, it is vital that they maintain open borders with the EU..."
    >> blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100287887/ukip-vs-the-free-market-britains-immigration-debate-gets-interesting/

    Unfortunately the Adam Smith Institute are arguing for uncontrolled immigration, something that is as daft as an idea as no immigration at all. It undermines any serious points they might have to make.

    Controlled immigration designed to benefit the UK is a necessity. Uncontrolled immigration is just plain daft.

    I suppose the ASI would also be supporting the consequences of such uncontrolled immigration such as we have seen today with other EU countries claiming millions in benefit payments for their own unemployed.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    Grim Reaper who runs IDS MP is hilarious and if you're on Twitter, well worth following.

    IIRC he's an ex-soldier and trannie. He love trolling [but is pretty nice with it] and is very quick.
    Speedy said:

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    Oh pity, I though IDS had got a sense of humor at last.
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    Plato said:

    "UKIP’s line on immigration is intellectually and morally bankrupt. Despite what UKIP claims, immigration is good for virtually everyone in society, rich and poor alike. The evidence is clear that even low-skilled immigration only hurts low-skilled native wages temporarily, and does not affect the number of jobs available to natives at all. The reason for this is that immigrants demand services as well as supplying them: every job taken by an immigrant also means a new job will be created to supply him or her with their needs.

    "Opposing immigration is economically no different to 19th Century-style trade protectionism – the only difference is where the people we’re trading with are. Economists, left and right, agree that trade makes everyone richer, and immigration just allows us to trade with more people more often at home. One of the best things about the EU has been the guarantee of free movement between member states; to throw that away would be an economic catastrophe. If UKIP's priority is to leave the EU, it is vital that they maintain open borders with the EU..."

    >> blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100287887/ukip-vs-the-free-market-britains-immigration-debate-gets-interesting/

    They seem to forget that UKIP are for controlling our own borders. If the economy needs immigration, that means we can have more immigration. If it needs less, we can have less. If we need unskilled, we can get unskilled. If we need specific skills, we can get specific skills. Whether immigration as a concept is beneficial or not beneficial is neither here nor there; this is about control. An example of how stupid this argument is, are the limits that the EU can set on immigration into the EU. If immigration is such a panacea, it is theoretically conceivable that the EU could therefore be limiting immigration into the UK and thus damaging its economy. ASI are just saying what their patrons want to hear.
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    HurstLlamaHurstLlama Posts: 9,098

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    I am not arguing that we can abolish war. Only that we don't get involved in wars without having a clear war aim and being prepared to commit the necessary resources to achieve said aim. In this latest war we seem to have neither.

    Half a dozen Tornadoes and a tanker to get them to the Iraq from Cyprus seems to be the limit of our commitment. What is that going to achieve?
    Personally, I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of whatever 'gifts', 6 Tornados can deliver.

    You strike me as a bit of a warmonger - would it make you happier if we were dropping 'canned sunshine' on them?
    Me, a warmonger? No, not at all. More a believer in the Powell Doctrine, if you are going to war then know why and what you want to achieve and then be prepared to commit the resources to achieve those goals. Otherwise don't do it.

    We seem to be getting involved in another war with no plan and no victory condition.
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    isam said:

    Hold on to your handbags

    Raheem Kassam (@RaheemJKassam)
    26/09/2014 17:40
    Senior kippers are briefing against one another on the Luxury Tax "policy". One tells me it's not going in manifesto. Other says it will.

    Handbags at dusk.
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    AndreaParma_82AndreaParma_82 Posts: 4,714
    edited September 2014
    Labour Rushanara Ali voted in both lobbies. She represents Bethnal Green, so voting twice is not a problem

    Leaving jokes apart, she resigns from the frontbench because of this vote.
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Hugh said:

    isam said:

    Think it was on PB I first heard the phrase "This time it will be different" mocked...

    Oh well, the heir to Blair is true his word

    What does every Muslim terrorist give as his reasons for killing innocent British people again?

    I remember many people making the same arguments against the insane Bush-Blair wars that caused all this in the first place.

    Usually to be shouted down as "excusing terrorism" by Tory shills and the Rightwing press, many of whom are no doubt on here now cheerleading the latest war.

    Unfortunately, we were right and the warmongering cheerleaders catastrophically wrong.

    However.... this does feel different. This mob are so insane, will anyone really convert to their cause out of sympathy if we bomb em? I doubt it.
    Yeah I instinctively want harm to come to ISIL, but just don't see that we are going to make a massive difference anyway. In East London there are already people waving ISIL flags, and they don't need more encouragement.

    Put it this way, if we didn't do anything, not if nobody did anything, just if the UK stayed out of it, what would be the downside?
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    Mr. Llama, penning in ISIS and enabling forces on the ground to enjoy the best chance of total victory is the aim. Otherwise, at what point would we get involved? When Lebanon and Jordan fell?

    Better to slay a dragon when it's yet to become fully grown.

    Miss Plato, got a character in my WIP who's a transvestite. I never would've had a transvestite knight (transvesknight?), but for reading a little of Ulrich von Liechtenstein in the excellent Knight Unofficial Manual, who was an expert jouster whose hobbies included writing poetry and dressing up as a woman.
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    Mr. Isam, those over here waving such flags should be confronted, not appeased.

    Your argument against involvement could be applied to the Americans and French and so on.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    I couldn't agree more. Knee-jerking from Whitehall, no thought through plans, trying to do it *risk free* blah blah just annoys the Hell out of me.

    If we're going to do - do it properly. And take on the issues that are messy/awkward and need thinking time. I apply this to all my business dealings and can't abide the lily-livered who want the prizes without the cojones required to make it happen. Or worst of all - throwing money at it as a proxy for action.

    I know politicians are in an invidious position when it comes to warring - but that's no excuse for going at the task half-cocked. If we don't have a proper plan - then we'll fail, it's not rocket science.

    I always return to the initial conquest of Baghdad - the planning was excellent, we zoomed across the deserts in double quick time = but had no Day Two plan ready when all the Iraqis running Saddam's regime buggered off. WTF?

    Isn't the FO supposedly full of Arabists? Well they clearly didn't bother to get engaged until it was all over.

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    I am not arguing that we can abolish war. Only that we don't get involved in wars without having a clear war aim and being prepared to commit the necessary resources to achieve said aim. In this latest war we seem to have neither.

    Half a dozen Tornadoes and a tanker to get them to the Iraq from Cyprus seems to be the limit of our commitment. What is that going to achieve?
    Personally, I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of whatever 'gifts', 6 Tornados can deliver.

    You strike me as a bit of a warmonger - would it make you happier if we were dropping 'canned sunshine' on them?
    Me, a warmonger? No, not at all. More a believer in the Powell Doctrine, if you are going to war then know why and what you want to achieve and then be prepared to commit the resources to achieve those goals. Otherwise don't do it.

    We seem to be getting involved in another war with no plan and no victory condition.
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    isam said:

    isam said:

    isam said:

    There are hundreds of British Muslims fighting for Isil in Syria and Iraq... How many are there here that are in touch with them and ready to cause havoc now?

    Do you seriously think this vote will make any difference as to whether these lunatics wreak havoc?

    If they can do something, they will.
    Actually I do. I think it is more likely that London will see a terrorist attack than if parliament had voted against the bombing. Not saying it is going to happen, just that it's more likely
    So do you think Britain should not become involved?
    What do I know really? Not a lot

    I'm pretty much always anti war. I was against Iraq, Afghanistan and the principle of war really...just think there must be a way around it.

    For all the difference we are going to make I think it would have been worth a try at not getting involved for once.

    And despite what others say, I fear, to coin a phrase, it is like throwing a match onto gunpowder as far as pent up anxiety of some British Muslims is concerned.... Obviously the minority, but it only takes a minority

    Pro bombers seem to think there will be no downside. I say pay the ransom, get our innocent people back, and accept the downside of that
    Agree. I think. Certainly I don't know why we didn't pay the ransom before moving to the air strikes. The hostages are surely doomed now. They may already be dead, but they may not be.
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    manofkent2014manofkent2014 Posts: 1,543
    edited September 2014

    Plato said:

    Interesting perspective from the Adam Smith Institute re UKIP policy. They aren't happy bunnies. Given they're free-wheeling marketeers - this is quite strong stuff.

    IMO, the issue of a lack of integration/foreign cultures imported wholesale is the real problem. Just as an aside, I shop online at Tesco. There are oodles of Polish groceries available. Only described in Polish. When I worked in Reading, there were oodles of shops that talked an entirely different language - it made Leicester seem fairly British in comparison.

    I'm all for enjoying other culture stuff [and shopped a lot at a huge Chinese supermarket back in the early 80s outside Newcastle] - but not when it dominates any significant part of a postcode, or changes our fundamental way of life for the local British residents.

    Here's what the ASI has to say about Ukip policy, and immigration in general:

    >> blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100287887/ukip-vs-the-free-market-britains-immigration-debate-gets-interesting/
    Unfortunately the Adam Smith Institute are arguing for uncontrolled immigration, something that is as daft as an idea as no immigration at all. It undermines any serious points they might have to make.

    Controlled immigration designed to benefit the UK is a necessity. Uncontrolled immigration is just plain daft.

    I suppose the ASI would also be supporting the consequences of such uncontrolled immigration such as we have seen today with other EU countries claiming millions in benefit payments for their own unemployed.

    Indeed the only difference between UKIP and the EU's approach to immigration is scale. The EU want to limit immigration into the EU based on need whilst allowing free movement within the EU. UKIP want to limit immigration into the UK based on need whilst allowing free movement of labour within the UK.. The principle is identical and those who criticise UKIP should equally be critical of the EU and basically virtually every other major economic power around the globe because they all place similar restrictions on immigration
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    Just an aside: why was the Iraqi army so bloody awful? When they fought they lost, and when they ran they left behind a shitload of top-line military equipment. It's not like the Americans gave them handguns, they had tons of gear.
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    AndreaParma_82AndreaParma_82 Posts: 4,714
    edited September 2014
    DrSpyn beat me with the list of the names of those who voted No :-) So I try to give the names of the constituencies they represent

    Labour MPs voting No

    Hackney North
    Nottingham North
    Aberdeen South
    Blyth Valley
    Gower
    Ayrshire North
    Glasgow South West
    Newport West
    Jarrow
    Vauxhall
    Luton North
    Swansea East
    Edinburgh North
    Hayes and Harlington
    Inverclyde
    Great Grisby
    Easington
    Leeds East
    Halifax
    Huddersfield
    Bolsover
    Blackley & Broughton
    Batley and Spen
    Islington North


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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    This may be TMI, but I've had a few trannie boyfriends - if you'd like some inside knowledge on this genre, happy to assist.

    I've no problem with it at all, if I want to get dolled up - why not a guy? The main issues with trannies seems to be that they often go through the Teenage Girl phase in their 30/40s and everyone notices. Too much make-up/tarty dress sense.

    Frank Malone looked great as a girl. He got it right, that he's swapped teams is a side issue for me.

    Mr. Llama, penning in ISIS and enabling forces on the ground to enjoy the best chance of total victory is the aim. Otherwise, at what point would we get involved? When Lebanon and Jordan fell?

    Better to slay a dragon when it's yet to become fully grown.

    Miss Plato, got a character in my WIP who's a transvestite. I never would've had a transvestite knight (transvesknight?), but for reading a little of Ulrich von Liechtenstein in the excellent Knight Unofficial Manual, who was an expert jouster whose hobbies included writing poetry and dressing up as a woman.

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    OldKingColeOldKingCole Posts: 32,167

    Mr. Speedy, it's a spoof account.

    Mr. Llama, I'd suggest anyone who thinks we can end war is unfamiliar with humans.

    I am not arguing that we can abolish war. Only that we don't get involved in wars without having a clear war aim and being prepared to commit the necessary resources to achieve said aim. In this latest war we seem to have neither.

    Half a dozen Tornadoes and a tanker to get them to the Iraq from Cyprus seems to be the limit of our commitment. What is that going to achieve?
    Personally, I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of whatever 'gifts', 6 Tornados can deliver.

    You strike me as a bit of a warmonger - would it make you happier if we were dropping 'canned sunshine' on them?
    Me, a warmonger? No, not at all. More a believer in the Powell Doctrine, if you are going to war then know why and what you want to achieve and then be prepared to commit the resources to achieve those goals. Otherwise don't do it.

    We seem to be getting involved in another war with no plan and no victory condition.
    Indeed, Mr Llama, another sensible post!
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    Morris_DancerMorris_Dancer Posts: 61,052
    edited September 2014
    Cheers, Miss Plato. He's a secondary character so I'm not sure how much he'll be developed.

    Edited extra bit: I agree more of a plan is needed and we should've had it by now.

    But doing nothing will only allow ISIS to regroup and enjoy more success. We cannot allow that to happen.
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    HurstLlamaHurstLlama Posts: 9,098
    @MorrisDancer

    "Mr. Llama, penning in ISIS and enabling forces on the ground to enjoy the best chance of total victory is the aim."

    Is it? Was that what was said in the Commons today? Did they also mention what ground troops were going to be doing the heavy lifting?
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    isamisam Posts: 41,118

    Plato said:

    Interesting perspective from the Adam Smith Institute re UKIP policy. They aren't happy bunnies. Given they're free-wheeling marketeers - this is quite strong stuff.

    IMO, the issue of a lack of integration/foreign cultures imported wholesale is the real problem. Just as an aside, I shop online at Tesco. There are oodles of Polish groceries available. Only described in Polish. When I worked in Reading, there were oodles of shops that talked an entirely different language - it made Leicester seem fairly British in comparison.

    I'm all for enjoying other culture stuff [and shopped a lot at a huge Chinese supermarket back in the early 80s outside Newcastle] - but not when it dominates any significant part of a postcode, or changes our fundamental way of life for the local British residents.

    Here's what the ASI has to say about Ukip policy, and immigration in general:

    >> blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jameskirkup/100287887/ukip-vs-the-free-market-britains-immigration-debate-gets-interesting/
    Unfortunately the Adam Smith Institute are arguing for uncontrolled immigration, something that is as daft as an idea as no immigration at all. It undermines any serious points they might have to make.

    Controlled immigration designed to benefit the UK is a necessity. Uncontrolled immigration is just plain daft.

    I suppose the ASI would also be supporting the consequences of such uncontrolled immigration such as we have seen today with other EU countries claiming millions in benefit payments for their own unemployed.
    Indeed the only difference between UKIP and the EU's approach to immigration is scale. The EU want to limit immigration into the EU based on need whilst allowing free movement within the EU. UKIP want to limit immigration into the UK based on need whilst allowing free movement of labour within the UK.. The principle is identical and those who criticise UKIP should equally be critical of the EU and basically virtually every other major economic power around the globe because they all place similar restrictions on immigration


    That's how I see it, I'm glad you said that.

    The uk is like a mini EU, except we all speak the same language, are small enough to make a single currency work without resentment and steeped In enough history for it to feel natural rather than forced

    I can never understand how pro EU people are so hostile to the idea of controlled immigration but are ok with the EU limits on non EU members! it's the same thing!

    Really it's big state vs small state that is the argument
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    With regard to proposals for 'luxury' taxes etc. -ie 'how to squeeze more money out of rich Russians', surely what to do is try and get them to pay more tax by doing more taxable activity, rather than increasing the taxes on the activity they already do.
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    Mr. Llama, didn't watch much of the debate, only snippet I caught was Hain being a cock by seeming surprised the PM reserved the right to commit to military action if the situation was urgent without convening Parliament for a debate and vote first.

    Troops on the ground (in Iraq, as that's what the vote was on) will likely be Peshmerga. I remain puzzled, as per below, as how/why the Iraqi army wasn't any use.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    The more I read about the whole culture of Iraq - the massive control economy that makes Soviet Russia look capitalist/no one making a decision at all without a memo/everyone employed by the State/the cronyism... no wonder it degenerated into a mess.

    And that's before the religious zealots made a power grab. Fear may be a good way to retain discipline - but when no one was in charge, they all ran for the hills as they feared reprisals et al.

    TBH, I'm just glad that the Iraqis aren't like the Mujahedin - Charlie Wilson gave them millions of dollars of anti-Soviet helicopter ordnance, and they they used it on the US.

    If you haven't read the excellent book Charlie Wilson's War - I can't recommend it too highly. The film is pants. The book is a revelation - and a serious read.

    Just an aside: why was the Iraqi army so bloody awful? When they fought they lost, and when they ran they left behind a shitload of top-line military equipment. It's not like the Americans gave them handguns, they had tons of gear.

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    Just an aside: why was the Iraqi army so bloody awful? When they fought they lost, and when they ran they left behind a shitload of top-line military equipment. It's not like the Americans gave them handguns, they had tons of gear.

    Because it was disbanded after the Irag invasion and had never fully recovered? Because a number of Sunnis in it were a 5th column (who abandoned the army and joined with ISIS)? Because they're actually not that catastrophic (the tide has seemed to be turning for some time), but we're encouraged to believe they are to soften us to military action? Take your pick.
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    If you've a humorous element to his character - I can give you a few suggestions.

    I love interesting characters with unexpected views. They really help to provide a totally different perspective on a plot. And get to ask all sorts of outrageous questions that the more Typical Hero/Anti-Hero just can't.

    Cheers, Miss Plato. He's a secondary character so I'm not sure how much he'll be developed.

    Edited extra bit: I agree more of a plan is needed and we should've had it by now.

    But doing nothing will only allow ISIS to regroup and enjoy more success. We cannot allow that to happen.

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    isamisam Posts: 41,118
    edited September 2014
    Reverse willy waving?

    Rob Ford (Britain) (@robfordmancs)
    26/09/2014 19:03
    Random thought: are Labour inflating threat from UKIP in Heywood so they can spin a mediocre by-elec performance as a successful fightback?

    Rob Ford (Britain) (@robfordmancs)
    26/09/2014 19:03
    Hard otherwise to explain surreal situation in which Labour are playing up UKIP prospects in an election while UKIP play them down
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    PlatoPlato Posts: 15,724
    I do love Michael Deacon. He's just so pithy and funny
    Bold, righteous and ablaze with ideals, young men and women go into politics determined to do the right thing. Then they get there, and realise that the right thing doesn’t exist. All they can do is assess the various dispiriting options, and pick the least wrong. Or at any rate, what looks like the least wrong. It may, for all they know, prove in time to have been the most wrong. In which case, history will judge them as if they knew from the beginning it was the most wrong – and damn them accordingly.

    That, at heart, was what today’s debate in a hastily recalled Commons was about. Of all the things we can do, or imagine we can do, about Islamic State, which is likely to be the least wrong? Which do we expect to be the least disastrous? Which do we guess will cost the fewest lives, and have the least appalling repercussions?
    telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/11124501/Sketch-MPs-debate-air-strikes-on-Islamic-State-in-Iraq.html
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    FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012

    With regard to proposals for 'luxury' taxes etc. -ie 'how to squeeze more money out of rich Russians', surely what to do is try and get them to pay more tax by doing more taxable activity, rather than increasing the taxes on the activity they already do.

    'Damn the rich they are not buying enough shoes and handbags'
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    With regard to proposals for 'luxury' taxes etc. -ie 'how to squeeze more money out of rich Russians', surely what to do is try and get them to pay more tax by doing more taxable activity, rather than increasing the taxes on the activity they already do.

    'Damn the rich they are not buying enough shoes and handbags'
    "A handbag?" :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyuoUwxCLMs
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