@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
In the end, I think Clegg will defeat Labour pretty clearly (10%+) in Sheffield Hallam. Labour are wasting resources by campaigning hard in that seat.
Surely 2015 is the best possible time for targeting LD seats? Their support may recover in the new parliament.
There was an interesting comment on the Sky paper review to the effect that lots of people make up their minds pretty early and don't sway from that.
I think those saying they'll vote Conservative or Lib Dem are unlikely to change, but those saying Labour or UKIP might be more likely to do so. I suspect the SNP will do as well as predicted by the polls. I don't think that tide will recede this side of the election.
In 2010 only 47% of voters had decided the way they were going to vote before the election campaign began
Morris's view isn't supported by the polls, which repeatedly show current Tory, Labour and UKIP voters very sure how they'll vote (typically round 60% now) but current LibDems and Green very doubtful. Certainly my impression on the doorstep, though UKIP vote feels a bit softer now.
Victor Chandler are betting on "Will Ed Miliband step down as Labour Leader in 2015?"
6/4 Yes
I think this could be a marginal bet as
(a) He could lose in May and would surely step down (90/10?) (b) He could be PM of an unstable govt which might lead to another election in October
any views?
Ed Miliband is evens with Ladbrokes to be Prime Minister at the 2015 Queen's Speech. If he's not, he's out unless it looks like another election is imminent - 90/10 looks right to me.
So that's almost an arb and a middle if you can get on with both. Victor Chandler, however, do not want my business.
Victor Chandler are betting on "Will Ed Miliband step down as Labour Leader in 2015?"
6/4 Yes
I think this could be a marginal bet as
(a) He could lose in May and would surely step down (90/10?) (b) He could be PM of an unstable govt which might lead to another election in October
any views?
Ed Miliband is evens with Ladbrokes to be Prime Minister at the 2015 Queen's Speech. If he's not, he's out unless it looks like another election is imminent - 90/10 looks right to me.
So that's almost an arb and a middle if you can get on with both. Victor Chandler, however, do not want my business.
Same here.If I try and bid up the odds using VC I have heard them described as "decoration" or worse "for illustrative purposes only".
Victor Chandler are betting on "Will Ed Miliband step down as Labour Leader in 2015?"
6/4 Yes
I think this could be a marginal bet as
(a) He could lose in May and would surely step down (90/10?) (b) He could be PM of an unstable govt which might lead to another election in October
any views?
Well, Ed is what gives a Jedi his power. He's an energy field created by all living things. He surrounds us and penetrates us; he binds the galaxy together.
Victor Chandler are betting on "Will Ed Miliband step down as Labour Leader in 2015?"
6/4 Yes
I think this could be a marginal bet as
(a) He could lose in May and would surely step down (90/10?) (b) He could be PM of an unstable govt which might lead to another election in October
any views?
Ed Miliband is evens with Ladbrokes to be Prime Minister at the 2015 Queen's Speech. If he's not, he's out unless it looks like another election is imminent - 90/10 looks right to me.
So that's almost an arb and a middle if you can get on with both. Victor Chandler, however, do not want my business.
Yes I was thinking just that re the middle/arb but my computer froze and couldn't post...
I cant get on any of these bets we talk about really, only if I can get to a shop, but like to work it out...
There is a Victor Shop in Mayfair that takes reasonable bets though.
[Sunil puts on his best Gerry Adams voice:] "The Brits partitioned MY country too, you know!"
There seems to be only a handful of NI polls on the Wikipedia list of Opinion polls for 2015.
Fermanagh & South Tyrone should be an SF hold if the DUP and UUP field separate candidates, like they did in 2005. Or maybe SDLP could give SF a clear run (as SF gave the SDLP a clear run in Belfast South in 2010, enabling them to take advantage of a split Unionist vote).
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
Ah, I did see your edit
I'm really not sure at this stage, but I haven't ruled it out!
Well I have you email address and your mobile phone number.
I'll love bomb you every day until you decide to vote Tory.
Reports from Clegg's Sheffield Hallam indicate the sort of head of steam is building up across the party spectrum to remove Clegg as developed by Galloway in Bradford.The Tory voters think he is evil mendacity personified as well as the Labour voters.There is total toxicity from associating with these mendacious men of many faces and an anti-Clegg vote which is an anti LibDem vote with a bit of personal.The aim should be to make him lose his deposit.
That polling confirms that Scrapheap's and mine's Dry but not obsessed with the gays and the EU Tory Party would win a landslide.
so since self evidently the voters don't think we have one or Cameron would be romping home, where's it going to come from ?
Personally I'd just settle for a vaguely competent one.
Unfortunately the current Tory party does appear to be obsessed with the gays and Europe.
Dave's greatest strategic blunder was to try and appease the UKIP fifth columnists.
hmmm
not quite sure that's true Mr Eagles.
Mr Cameron's faux pas have more to do with ignoring the bread and butter issues. If you're a gay banker in London this is a great government, unfortunately there are enough of them to win an election.
If Cameron had had his detox by keeping the 50p tax reduction til the next parlt and kicked the crap out of some of the banks he'd be in much better shape. He'd have detoxed on the side of ordinary people rather than his own social circle.
So your criticism of Dave is he didn't go down the easy PR route, but did the right thing, in terms of boosting the economy and raising tax revenues, as cutting the 50p tax rate has increased tax revenues.
actually not at all.
The criticism is if he'd have held the "we're all in this together" line he'd be heading for a majority and the need to raise more taxes would in the medium term decline as a fically sensible government ( assuming he'd sacked Osborne ) would be less of an onus on the rest of us.
I did suggest replacing Osborne with Ken Clarke.
Tory Majority nailed on.
Wasn't the rumour last time that Hague resigned to make way for Osborne to move to the Foreign Office but then some crisis or other emerged?
Do we know when the famous Ashcroft Scotland poll is going to appear?
Towards the end of this month/start of next month.
(Depending on response rates)
Thanks. I think I'm going to keep my SNP Buy on SPIN open for now at least - it may well have further to go.
I can't see anything that Labour have left in the locker to stop the SNP surge.
I think the SNP surge is about to get a New Year boost as the Westminster negative campaigning kicks in. The majority of people joining the SNP are motivated, working, new to political activism, aged 25 to 55 and from a range of socio-economic backgrounds. Therefore, I think the media portrayal of the SNP surge as being driven by blind faith cyber-Nats and benefit junkies is way off the mark. Interestingly, the surge is being lead by women, who now make up 44% of the SNP membership, pre-surge it was 33%.
Reports from Clegg's Sheffield Hallam indicate the sort of head of steam is building up across the party spectrum to remove Clegg as developed by Galloway in Bradford.The Tory voters think he is evil mendacity personified as well as the Labour voters.There is total toxicity from associating with these mendacious men of many faces and an anti-Clegg vote which is an anti LibDem vote with a bit of personal.The aim should be to make him lose his deposit.
Lolz.
So much AstroTurf there we could play a football match.
My sources who accurately forecast the Police Commisioner by election can't stop laughing at Clegg losing his deposit.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
Ah, I did see your edit
I'm really not sure at this stage, but I haven't ruled it out!
Well I have you email address and your mobile phone number.
I'll love bomb you every day until you decide to vote Tory.
There are laws against harassment!!
UKIP will ban Depeche Mode because they sound foreign and foreigners cause traffic delays.
Michael Heaver @Michael_Heaver · 4m4 minutes ago Delighted to announce that Eastern Regional Chairman @GeorgeKonUKIP will be contesting Basildon and Billericay for UKIP.
Reports from Clegg's Sheffield Hallam indicate the sort of head of steam is building up across the party spectrum to remove Clegg as developed by Galloway in Bradford.The Tory voters think he is evil mendacity personified as well as the Labour voters.There is total toxicity from associating with these mendacious men of many faces and an anti-Clegg vote which is an anti LibDem vote with a bit of personal.The aim should be to make him lose his deposit.
Lolz.
So much AstroTurf there we could play a football match.
My sources who accurately forecast the Police Commisioner by election can't stop laughing at Clegg losing his deposit.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
In the end, I think Clegg will defeat Labour pretty clearly (10%+) in Sheffield Hallam. Labour are wasting resources by campaigning hard in that seat.
Astroturfing on both sides both for and against Clegg. He isn't 10% ahead, and there is zero chance of him losing his deposit.
Michael Heaver @Michael_Heaver · 4m4 minutes ago Delighted to announce that Eastern Regional Chairman @GeorgeKonUKIP will be contesting Basildon and Billericay for UKIP.
Reports from Clegg's Sheffield Hallam indicate the sort of head of steam is building up across the party spectrum to remove Clegg as developed by Galloway in Bradford.The Tory voters think he is evil mendacity personified as well as the Labour voters.There is total toxicity from associating with these mendacious men of many faces and an anti-Clegg vote which is an anti LibDem vote with a bit of personal.The aim should be to make him lose his deposit.
Nah - Cons need Clegg to ensure the nailed on scenario of 5 more years of Con-Lib coalition.
Michael Heaver @Michael_Heaver · 4m4 minutes ago Delighted to announce that Eastern Regional Chairman @GeorgeKonUKIP will be contesting Basildon and Billericay for UKIP.
@tnewtondunn: Balls says Osborne's dossier is "based on false assumptions". That's why it's clever - Labour must now say what they won't do, line by line.
Reports from Clegg's Sheffield Hallam indicate the sort of head of steam is building up across the party spectrum to remove Clegg as developed by Galloway in Bradford.The Tory voters think he is evil mendacity personified as well as the Labour voters.There is total toxicity from associating with these mendacious men of many faces and an anti-Clegg vote which is an anti LibDem vote with a bit of personal.The aim should be to make him lose his deposit.
Lolz.
So much AstroTurf there we could play a football match.
My sources who accurately forecast the Police Commisioner by election can't stop laughing at Clegg losing his deposit.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
In the end, I think Clegg will defeat Labour pretty clearly (10%+) in Sheffield Hallam. Labour are wasting resources by campaigning hard in that seat.
Astroturfing on both sides both for and against Clegg. He isn't 10% ahead, and there is zero chance of him losing his deposit.
3% ahead on the constituency specific question.
LISTEN TO THE GOOD LORD YOU LOT.
I don't think the Conservatives will poll as well as 19%, or UKIP as well as 11% in this seat. Clegg will pick up centre-right tactical voters who wish to keep out Labour.
Michael Heaver @Michael_Heaver · 4m4 minutes ago Delighted to announce that Eastern Regional Chairman @GeorgeKonUKIP will be contesting Basildon and Billericay for UKIP.
Michael Heaver @Michael_Heaver · 4m4 minutes ago Delighted to announce that Eastern Regional Chairman @GeorgeKonUKIP will be contesting Basildon and Billericay for UKIP.
Not John Baron, then?
Would've been great if it was this John Bar(r)on.. one of my fav characters
"I didn't get where I am today by being the PPC for Bas & Bill against another man called John Baron"
Twitter Scotsman @TheScotsman 1m1 minute ago Holyrood will be given powers to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote before May's election, says Alistair Carmichael http://bit.ly/1IfXJnL
Box set bonanza over Xmas. The Wire was brilliant from fast to last - stunning acting, superb plot-lines, brilliant character development and just all-round compelling. On the other hand, Downton Abbey very, very Meh. I had expected a masterpiece based on the write-ups. But what I got was a very predictable, straight down the line period drama. Nothing on Remains of the Day or Gosford Park. Broadchurch is next.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
Ah, I did see your edit
I'm really not sure at this stage, but I haven't ruled it out!
Well I have you email address and your mobile phone number.
I'll love bomb you every day until you decide to vote Tory.
There are laws against harassment!!
UKIP will ban Depeche Mode because they sound foreign and foreigners cause traffic delays.
Box set bonanza over Xmas. The Wire was brilliant from fast to last - stunning acting, superb plot-lines, brilliant character development and just all-round compelling. On the other hand, Downton Abbey very, very Meh. I had expected a masterpiece based on the write-ups. But what I got was a very predictable, straight down the line period drama. Nothing on Remains of the Day or Gosford Park. Broadchurch is next.
Plato, you have logged in as Southam Observer by mistake
Box set bonanza over Xmas. The Wire was brilliant from fast to last - stunning acting, superb plot-lines, brilliant character development and just all-round compelling. On the other hand, Downton Abbey very, very Meh. I had expected a masterpiece based on the write-ups. But what I got was a very predictable, straight down the line period drama. Nothing on Remains of the Day or Gosford Park. Broadchurch is next.
Haven't seen the Wire but its on the list. Whats that with OE's eh? Comment on Downton fair - its 'brain into neutral, enjoy the quips & costumes' territory...if you haven't tried them there are some superb Scandi dramas from Borgen (politics) to 'The Bridge' (Crime)
Box set bonanza over Xmas. The Wire was brilliant from fast to last - stunning acting, superb plot-lines, brilliant character development and just all-round compelling. On the other hand, Downton Abbey very, very Meh. I had expected a masterpiece based on the write-ups. But what I got was a very predictable, straight down the line period drama. Nothing on Remains of the Day or Gosford Park. Broadchurch is next.
Reports from Clegg's Sheffield Hallam indicate the sort of head of steam is building up across the party spectrum to remove Clegg as developed by Galloway in Bradford.The Tory voters think he is evil mendacity personified as well as the Labour voters.There is total toxicity from associating with these mendacious men of many faces and an anti-Clegg vote which is an anti LibDem vote with a bit of personal.The aim should be to make him lose his deposit.
Lolz.
So much AstroTurf there we could play a football match.
My sources who accurately forecast the Police Commisioner by election can't stop laughing at Clegg losing his deposit.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
In the end, I think Clegg will defeat Labour pretty clearly (10%+) in Sheffield Hallam. Labour are wasting resources by campaigning hard in that seat.
Astroturfing on both sides both for and against Clegg. He isn't 10% ahead, and there is zero chance of him losing his deposit.
3% ahead on the constituency specific question.
LISTEN TO THE GOOD LORD YOU LOT.
I don't think the Conservatives will poll as well as 19%, or UKIP as well as 11% in this seat. Clegg will pick up centre-right tactical voters who wish to keep out Labour.
No Conservative candidate selected for the seat yet interestingly.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
You're gonna vote for this guy??
I'll vote Tory in Sheffield Hallam if you vote Tory in Ilford South.
Deal?
No! I'm based in Ilford North!! Ilford South has been a Labour stronghold for decades!
You did notice that I changed the colour of my avatar to "normal" a number of weeks ago?
I changed it to Ilford North.
I did. So you're voting Tory?
Huzzah.
Ah, I did see your edit
I'm really not sure at this stage, but I haven't ruled it out!
Well I have you email address and your mobile phone number.
I'll love bomb you every day until you decide to vote Tory.
There are laws against harassment!!
UKIP will ban Depeche Mode because they sound foreign and foreigners cause traffic delays.
@michaelsavage: Labour audience shout "pilluck" and "get back to London" at @BBCNormanS for saying there has been no NHS winter crisis. Ed asks for respect.
And this is the party which, if elected, will implement Leveson.
Box set bonanza over Xmas. The Wire was brilliant from fast to last - stunning acting, superb plot-lines, brilliant character development and just all-round compelling. On the other hand, Downton Abbey very, very Meh. I had expected a masterpiece based on the write-ups. But what I got was a very predictable, straight down the line period drama. Nothing on Remains of the Day or Gosford Park. Broadchurch is next.
Haven't seen the Wire but its on the list. Whats that with OE's eh? Comment on Downton fair - its 'brain into neutral, enjoy the quips & costumes' territory...if you haven't tried them there are some superb Scandi dramas from Borgen (politics) to 'The Bridge' (Crime)
We finished watching Borgen on Christmas Eve. Excellent series. Plot spoiler alert...
...But I was a bit miffed that she turned into Nick Clegg in the final episode!
Twitter Scotsman @TheScotsman 1m1 minute ago Holyrood will be given powers to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote before May's election, says Alistair Carmichael http://bit.ly/1IfXJnL
Just to be clear this is not for voting in the 2015 GE. It is for the 2016 Holyrood.
"Alex Massie reckons its part of a plan to keep Ed off the front pages......."
Well a big mistake then. I thought he was extremely good. I'm beginning to think those Tories who see him as a no hoper are going to end up with omelette on their face.
How anyone in public life can even think about a comment like that is pathetic. I agree its difficult to throw him off the council but its hard to see him being re-elected.
@faisalislam: Clegg says Balls claiming centre ground fiscal credibility a bit like getting "a late night voicemail from an ex saying they have changed"
On this, I agree with Nick!
Mind you such voicemails sometimes get a sympathy shag...
The bit I am struggling to understand is that Mr Rich, inherits millions and spends his whole life in a jacuzzi, when he retires he has less money, but in essence continues to live off his wealth, I can't see how someone else is paying for his life.
Mr Busy, works his whole life diligently, he buys physical gold with his spare money and put it in a box, when he retires he starts taking the gold out the box and selling it to pay for his lifestyle. From the point of retirement on I can't see how his life is any different to Mr Rich
Mr Average does pretty much as Mr Busy, but he invests his spare money in Index Linked savings instruments, which he starts to sell off on retirement. Now it start to get a bit hazy for me, is this in any real way different to the circumstances of Mr Rich or Mr Busy ?
Perhaps you can recommend something relevant to read here for the amateur investor.
People don't have their money in gold or cash. They have it by and large in shares, gilts and real property, and earn dividends from profits made by workers or get paid interest out of tax paid by workers or rent out of wages paid to workers.
Now you are confused. Companies exist thanks to investors who get interest on their investment. That investment has created the jobs. Investors forego dividends to ensure money is invested for the future in companies to secure jobs and create more. eg ''Audi will spend 24 billion euros ($29 billion) to develop technology and expand production, boosting its five-year investment plan by 2 billion euros'' http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-27/audi-to-invest-29-billion-through-2019-to-surpass-bmw.html GM have invested about 125 million at Elesmere Port to secure jobs and add a further 700 plus hundreds more with component makers.
Pensions generally are paid for from contributions paid in during working life. New rules dictate pensions will be paid for by worker and company contributions. Old Age Pension is paid for from the NI contributions paid in by workers and companies. Its bogus to say retirement is paid by people in work. Pensions are paid by sacrifices during work and by those unfortunates who die early.
FWIW that GM investment will boost the UK content and create a big investment in UK component makers. It involves a new pay deal and round the clock working 51 weeks a year. Somewhere in mainland Europe a GM factory will be shut. Its called inward investment. Merseyside is an automotive success story. I for one want to keep that work here and not exported to places like Romania.
Its remarkably skilful of Labour to make even malcolmg sound sensible. Rarely have I seen a more silly pledge. In any event a devolved Scotland receives money and the devolved Scottish government spends it as it deems fit. The Scottish NHS is not part of a national UK general election - MPs have no say in how its run.
Comments
6/4 Yes
I think this could be a marginal bet as
(a) He could lose in May and would surely step down (90/10?)
(b) He could be PM of an unstable govt which might lead to another election in October
any views?
So that's almost an arb and a middle if you can get on with both. Victor Chandler, however, do not want my business.
Why is there such a misogynistic streak in the Lib Dems?
I cant get on any of these bets we talk about really, only if I can get to a shop, but like to work it out...
There is a Victor Shop in Mayfair that takes reasonable bets though.
[Sunil puts on his best Gerry Adams voice:] "The Brits partitioned MY country too, you know!"
There seems to be only a handful of NI polls on the Wikipedia list of Opinion polls for 2015.
Fermanagh & South Tyrone should be an SF hold if the DUP and UUP field separate candidates, like they did in 2005. Or maybe SDLP could give SF a clear run (as SF gave the SDLP a clear run in Belfast South in 2010, enabling them to take advantage of a split Unionist vote).
Jeez, do we really have another 4 months of this?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johns4ec0c9667/ukip-supporters-are-trying-to-get-a-completely-bla-18gnz
Now on ALL the (English) party leaders to step down in 2015.
So much AstroTurf there we could play a football match.
My sources who accurately forecast the Police Commisioner by election can't stop laughing at Clegg losing his deposit.
Vote Tory.
Delighted to announce that Eastern Regional Chairman @GeorgeKonUKIP will be contesting Basildon and Billericay for UKIP.
I think the outcome will be something like Lib Dem 40%, Lab 30%, Con 15%, others 15%.
Secondly it is quite a good gag and people who buy it should laugh it off
3% ahead on the constituency specific question.
LISTEN TO THE GOOD LORD YOU LOT.
So I'd expect it tonight
"I didn't get where I am today by being the PPC for Bas & Bill against another man called John Baron"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barron_(actor)
Scotsman @TheScotsman 1m1 minute ago
Holyrood will be given powers to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote before May's election, says Alistair Carmichael http://bit.ly/1IfXJnL
Its all about 'GOTV' and 'You don't understand Sheffield Hallam' and 'We've heard it all before'........
(From LA's November poll)
Recently contacted by the LDs - 49%
Recently contacted by Lab - 15%
Hmm I think the Con + UKIP vote will be around 27% - I don't think "the right" really does tactical, or if they do it is kind of priced in from last time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency), the Con 8% and UKIP 4% here maybe next time.
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/lib-dem-leader-steps-down-after-comment-1-6503142?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2282239/Brian-Coleman-mayor-Barnet-claims-I-slept-Arsenal-striker.html
You may just want to read the URL as the details of the story could make you physically ill.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211486/The-Nazi-uniform-It-just-laugh-Balls-brushes-university-prank-saying-embarrassed-photo.html
Oh dear.....
...But I was a bit miffed that she turned into Nick Clegg in the final episode!
Neil Adams has quit as Norwich boss.
@JananGanesh 3m3 minutes ago
The country is nowhere near focused on this election yet. Another month at least.
(surely, Respek...??? Editor).
http://tinyurl.com/pvhmb4o
You know, the one that is a complete disgrace, unless its the one Labour did of the Tories plans in 2010.......
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Frauleins-in-Uniform-DVD-2012-Elisabeth-Felchner-Karin-Heske-1973-WWII-Nazi-/111565908515?pt=US_DVD_HD_DVD_Blu_ray&hash=item19f9d8aa23
Speaking to @ShelaghFogarty Sir Ming Campbell predicts that the upcoming election "is going to be a dirty campaign."
Well we know it will by TSE shouting "Vote Tory!" on each post, and you can't get dirtier than that.
Well a big mistake then. I thought he was extremely good. I'm beginning to think those Tories who see him as a no hoper are going to end up with omelette on their face.
Doesn't surprise me. I've never rated her as a home secretary
:-)
What pathetic cretins.
https://twitter.com/scottishlabour/status/552067774995234816
eg
''Audi will spend 24 billion euros ($29 billion) to develop technology and expand production, boosting its five-year investment plan by 2 billion euros''
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-27/audi-to-invest-29-billion-through-2019-to-surpass-bmw.html
GM have invested about 125 million at Elesmere Port to secure jobs and add a further 700 plus hundreds more with component makers.
Pensions generally are paid for from contributions paid in during working life. New rules dictate pensions will be paid for by worker and company contributions. Old Age Pension is paid for from the NI contributions paid in by workers and companies. Its bogus to say retirement is paid by people in work. Pensions are paid by sacrifices during work and by those unfortunates who die early.
FWIW that GM investment will boost the UK content and create a big investment in UK component makers. It involves a new pay deal and round the clock working 51 weeks a year. Somewhere in mainland Europe a GM factory will be shut. Its called inward investment. Merseyside is an automotive success story. I for one want to keep that work here and not exported to places like Romania.