I wonder which constituencies Lord Ashcroft is going for in Scotland. If I were him, I'd like to see polling in the following:
Aberdeen North Ayrshire North & Arran Dunbartonshire East Edinburgh North & Leith Edinburgh West Glasgow North Glasgow East Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Kilmarnock & Loudoun Stirling
That would I hope give us some idea of how big the SNP surge was and where it was taking place.
Actually, thinking aout this a bit more I'd want a poll of Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk. Various results It would say a lot about the SNP, the Lib Dems, and the Conservatives.
Seconded. I've got a bet on the Tories for that. I fear I may lose.
"Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the violent, extremists known as the SNP? Well, we'll let you off if you give us your vote.'
I wonder whether the hearings will be held in public? McMurphyism is a play on both McCarthyism and Blairism, so you can add Old SLAB to the question above. Anyone unwilling to swear allegiance to New SLAB, will be exiled to the SNP. After GE2015 I expect New SLAB will attempt to takeover the London Head Office, the hearings will then recommence.
Mr. Royale, so we know your views on Roxburgh & Selkirk, but what about Peebles? Will all the realms of the Black Adder fall to the SNP?
Went to school for a few years in Peebles actually, but almost 20 years ago now! If it was in England it'd be a very Tory middle-England market town. Fairly wealthy too.
May 2015 website now forecasting that Con would win most seats if the GE was held today - ie based on today's polls, making no allowance for projected changes between now and May 7th.
They predict Con 284, Lab 269 based on vote shares of Con 32.6, Lab 32.4.
May 2015 website now forecasting that Con would win most seats if the GE was held today - ie based on today's polls, making no allowance for projected changes between now and May 7th.
They predict Con 284, Lab 269 based on vote shares of Con 32.6, Lab 32.4.
May 2015 website now forecasting that Con would win most seats if the GE was held today - ie based on today's polls, making no allowance for projected changes between now and May 7th.
They predict Con 284, Lab 269 based on vote shares of Con 32.6, Lab 32.4.
May 2015 website now forecasting that Con would win most seats if the GE was held today - ie based on today's polls, making no allowance for projected changes between now and May 7th.
They predict Con 284, Lab 269 based on vote shares of Con 32.6, Lab 32.4.
Lab most votes, Con most seats is available at 20/1 with Paddys. Possibly a smidgen of value.
Funny isn't it - we were told for years that:
- The boundaries were unfair - Turnout is far higher in Con seats - Lab's vote is far more efficient.
........ so if they are equal on votes then Lab must be miles ahead on seats.
Of course some of the above is true to some degree but it's not the whole story.
eg One thing never mentioned by anyone on here is that the part of the UK with the fastest growing population by miles over the last 15 years has been Inner London - where almost all seats are Lab.
It's funny how the Guardian cut out one of the list of three things he mentioned in its subtitle:
He claimed that big ghettos had been allowed to develop, and the authorities in the UK and elsewhere were turning a blind eye to issues including the sexual exploitation scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale, female genital mutilation and the application of sharia law.
When was the last time the terror threat was "normal". Has it ever been so since 9/11? And will it ever return there?
The security services don't exactly have an incentive to do that given their budgets and empires depend on it continuing to be 'substantial', 'severe', 'critical', 'apocalyptic' or whatever other hyperbole they use these days.
Of course - discussing the lack of integration in European society should never be mentioned after several French citizens attacked their own country. The only appropriate conversation after such an event is the exploitation of the tragedy to expand the powers of the state in ways that wouldn't have helped.
"Above all, people are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles: "If only," they love to think, "if only people wouldn't talk about it, it probably wouldn't happen.
At all events, the discussion of future grave but, with effort now, avoidable evils is the most unpopular and at the same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who knowingly shirk it deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of those who come after."
"Above all, people are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles: "If only," they love to think, "if only people wouldn't talk about it, it probably wouldn't happen.
At all events, the discussion of future grave but, with effort now, avoidable evils is the most unpopular and at the same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who knowingly shirk it deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of those who come after."
Is this the latest round of "Powell or Hitchens"?
I'm going to go with Powell for this one. It's too eloquent to be Hitchens.
"Above all, people are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles: "If only," they love to think, "if only people wouldn't talk about it, it probably wouldn't happen.
At all events, the discussion of future grave but, with effort now, avoidable evils is the most unpopular and at the same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who knowingly shirk it deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of those who come after."
Is this the latest round of "Powell or Hitchens"?
I'm going to go with Powell for this one. It's too eloquent to be Hitchens.
Enoch saying 47 years ago what people like TSE realised last week
Of course - discussing the lack of integration in European society should never be mentioned after several French citizens attacked their own country. The only appropriate conversation after such an event is the exploitation of the tragedy to expand the powers of the state in ways that wouldn't have helped.
Farage does need to watch the tone and balance of his comments though. If he becomes too toxic we might not win the referendum for EU withdrawal.
"Above all, people are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles: "If only," they love to think, "if only people wouldn't talk about it, it probably wouldn't happen.
At all events, the discussion of future grave but, with effort now, avoidable evils is the most unpopular and at the same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who knowingly shirk it deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of those who come after."
Is this the latest round of "Powell or Hitchens"?
I'm going to go with Powell for this one. It's too eloquent to be Hitchens.
Enoch saying 47 years ago what people like TSE realised last week
May 2015 website now forecasting that Con would win most seats if the GE was held today - ie based on today's polls, making no allowance for projected changes between now and May 7th.
They predict Con 284, Lab 269 based on vote shares of Con 32.6, Lab 32.4.
"Above all, people are disposed to mistake predicting troubles for causing troubles and even for desiring troubles: "If only," they love to think, "if only people wouldn't talk about it, it probably wouldn't happen.
At all events, the discussion of future grave but, with effort now, avoidable evils is the most unpopular and at the same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who knowingly shirk it deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of those who come after."
Is this the latest round of "Powell or Hitchens"?
I'm going to go with Powell for this one. It's too eloquent to be Hitchens.
Enoch saying 47 years ago what people like TSE realised last week
TSE and his fellow Tories are just getting upset because Farage is calling out the double standards of the establishment and breaking the conspiracy of silence they've managed to maintain by throwing around the racist card wherever possible.
What really shows their panic is that the establishment centre-left started giving up on that tactic a couple of years ago, and tried arguing their case instead. In the last six months, they've realised that they lost that argument, and are now playing the racist card more than ever before. It's truly desperate.
Incidentally, to get rid of that stupid Chrome button, use the flags (chrome://flags), find the new avatar option and disable it [on closing and reopening the button will be gone].
The gun licences issue is just weird. It'd be like if someone said "Why should I buy this book?" and the writer said "The font is very nice."
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Very surprising that all the Jewish victims of the French killers are to be buried in Israel. It rather shows where their loyalties lie and also their relationship with the french state. In England I would be very surprised if any Jew would have made the same choice and those that might-the ultra Orthodox-wouldn't be able to because they'd have to be buried within 24 hours.
Mehdi Hassan arguing that we should censor speech on the grounds of "decency". This from the guy that called non-Muslims unthinking animals. What an odious little twerp.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
Very surprising that all the Jewish victims of the French killers are to be buried in Israel. It rather shows where their loyalties lie and also their relationship with the french state. In England I would be very surprised if any Jew would have made the same choice and those that might-the ultra Orthodox-wouldn't be able to because they'd have to be buried within 24 hours.
Very surprising that all the Jewish victims of the French killers are to be buried in Israel. It rather shows where their loyalties lie and also their relationship with the french state. In England I would be very surprised if any Jew would have made the same choice and those that might-the ultra Orthodox-wouldn't be able to because they'd have to be buried within 24 hours.
Very surprising that all the Jewish victims of the French killers are to be buried in Israel. It rather shows where their loyalties lie and also their relationship with the french state. In England I would be very surprised if any Jew would have made the same choice and those that might-the ultra Orthodox-wouldn't be able to because they'd have to be buried within 24 hours.
Mehdi Hassan arguing that we should censor speech on the grounds of "decency". This from the guy that called non-Muslims unthinking animals. What an odious little twerp.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
I'll be watching QT with him and Starkey this week.
Given the latest opinion polls, the TV channels have now got very strong grounds to go ahead. The vast majority think they should happen, and by a 2-to-1 margin, feel Cameron is being cowardly. If they empty chaired him, people would blame Cameron, not them.
Mr. Socrates, some years ago (I'd guess around 2009, but could be off a bit) Hasan was on an Any Questions edition hosted by a mosque. He claimed, to applause, that Muslims were treated like Jews in 1930s Germany.
Now, modern history isn't my forte, as you know, but that's so unforgivably inaccurate it makes Mr. Eagles' assessment of Caesar appear objective and insightful.
Incidentally, the sensei of censorship will be appearing on Question Time. Alongside David Starkey. Shame Douglas Murray isn't on, but there we are.
Given the latest opinion polls, the TV channels have now got very strong grounds to go ahead. The vast majority think they should happen, and by a 2-to-1 margin, feel Cameron is being cowardly. If they empty chaired him, people would blame Cameron, not them.
Why is everyone getting so hot under the collar? The broadcasters simply invite the Greens... end of story. Unless, of course, Miliband is too frit to debate with them.
Given the latest opinion polls, the TV channels have now got very strong grounds to go ahead. The vast majority think they should happen, and by a 2-to-1 margin, feel Cameron is being cowardly. If they empty chaired him, people would blame Cameron, not them.
Why is everyone getting so hot under the collar? The broadcasters simply invite the Greens... end of story. Unless, of course, Miliband is too frit to debate with them.
Did you hear the real reason Dave wants the Greens on?
He thinks Natalie Bennett droning on will turn the whole thing into such a bore fest that it will neutralise the Farage effect
Mehdi Hassan arguing that we should censor speech on the grounds of "decency". This from the guy that called non-Muslims unthinking animals. What an odious little twerp.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
I'll be watching QT with him and Starkey this week.
I'll probably give it a miss - any decent films on TV this Thursday? Last Thursday, "Total Recall" was on ITV4
I wonder which constituencies Lord Ashcroft is going for in Scotland. If I were him, I'd like to see polling in the following:
Aberdeen North Ayrshire North & Arran Dunbartonshire East Edinburgh North & Leith Edinburgh West Glasgow North Glasgow East Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Kilmarnock & Loudoun Stirling
That would I hope give us some idea of how big the SNP surge was and where it was taking place.
A good cross-section, I wonder if Gordon would be worth including. Even though its a dead cert for the SNP, it would be good to tease out tactical voting appetite among the Unionist supporters.
For some bizarre reason SLAB have put up a chap called Braden Davy as their candidate. He is a 22 year old Englishman, whose only experience outside off politics was working as a cleaner in McDonalds. It appears that SLAB lack good candidates as well as supporters. His facebook page is worth a look:
Mehdi Hassan arguing that we should censor speech on the grounds of "decency". This from the guy that called non-Muslims unthinking animals. What an odious little twerp.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
you call it censoring free speech.
others might call it common decency.
unless for some reason it really flicks your switch to deliberately and needlessly offend certain people.
Interestingly Canada has had debates in the past including the Bloc Quebecois, despite reservations they only stand in Quebec, plus the main parties the Tories, Liberals and NDP and sometimes the Greens and Reform too. So there is precedent for the UK having at least 1 debate with the 3 main parties, UKIP, the Greens and SNP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_leaders_debates
Mr. Ashley, that's the nub. If we ban things that aren't 'decent' then we don't have free speech.
Freedom includes the freedom to deride, offend, insult and parody. If you impose a gate marked 'decency' through which utterances must pass, then the gatekeeper (in this instance three dead men with machine guns) determines what is permitted to be said.
That's not freedom.
The imposition of one culture or religion's social rules upon those not of that faith is the antithesis of a free society.
Plaid may need to be added too. As the main parties have no MPs in Northern Ireland it may make sense for NI to have its own debate broadcast only there at the same time as the UK debate featuring the DUP, SF, SDLP, UUP and Alliance.
Mr. Ashley, that's the nub. If we ban things that aren't 'decent' then we don't have free speech.
Freedom includes the freedom to deride, offend, insult and parody. If you impose a gate marked 'decency' through which utterances must pass, then the gatekeeper (in this instance three dead men with machine guns) determines what is permitted to be said.
That's not freedom.
The imposition of one culture or religion's social rules upon those not of that faith is the antithesis of a free society.
who said anything about bans?
there are certain things I wouldn't say or do to people despite them being perfectly legal.
because I'm not a complete ahole who wants to needlessly offend certain people for some reason.
Mehdi Hassan arguing that we should censor speech on the grounds of "decency". This from the guy that called non-Muslims unthinking animals. What an odious little twerp.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
you call it censoring free speech.
others might call it common decency.
unless for some reason it really flicks your switch to deliberately and needlessly offend certain people.
"Common decency" is not walking into a church service and start up a muslim call to prayer mid service, or reading a book about Hitler in front of a synagogue or waving a Hebdo magazine about in a mosque.
Also, is anyone aware that according to the English Democrats' chairman, Robin Tillbrook, their position is now for full English independence, not just an English Parliament and for English exit from the UK and EU. So the English now have their very own nationalist party to match the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26583314
Socrates Well of course his motivation was partly cowardice that UKIP would split his vote, just as Miliband's is that the Greens will split his vote, does not change the fact voters want both UKIP and the Greens in the debates!
Also, is anyone aware that according to the English Democrats' chairman, Robin Tillbrook, their position is now for full English independence, not just an English Parliament and for English exit from the UK and EU. So the English now have their very own nationalist party to match the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26583314
Mr. Ashley, offence is not merely given, it must also be taken.
We cannot have a world whereby 'offence' alone is sufficient for condemnation to be heaped upon an utterance because we then hand the keys to freedom of speech to the most ridiculously over-sensitive drama queens. People take offence at all kinds of things. Why should they have the whip hand? Why should they be able to curtail what others can say?
I'm a free man, should I not be able to express my own thoughts without submitting them for approval to a committee of the over-sensitive and potentially violent?
I'm not arguing that people insult others for the sake of it, merely that freedom of speech necessarily means they have that right. Freedom means the right to say things others disagree with.
Very surprising that all the Jewish victims of the French killers are to be buried in Israel. It rather shows where their loyalties lie and also their relationship with the french state. In England I would be very surprised if any Jew would have made the same choice and those that might-the ultra Orthodox-wouldn't be able to because they'd have to be buried within 24 hours.
Roberty Maxwell?
Blimey, I didn't know him that well!
Robert Maxwell
He lives on in posterity due to giving his name to the maxwellisation procedure (cf Iraq enquiry process).
The interesting question is not whether Cameron is frit, it is why he is frit. He did okay last time.
The balance of benefit-versus-loss probably doesn't look good to him. On one side, he might make ground against Miliband, but the chance of a UKIPgasm would probably have him very very nervous.
People need to get it out their heads that the Tories want to reduce immigration. They don't. They just want headline initiatives to pretend they're doing something about it.
Perhaps SNP inclusion could be another redline for Dave. At the end of the day he has nothing to lose, but Ed has the whole of Scotland to lose, Sturgeon at the table with no Murphy would be a blow for SLAB.
Very surprising that all the Jewish victims of the French killers are to be buried in Israel. It rather shows where their loyalties lie and also their relationship with the french state. In England I would be very surprised if any Jew would have made the same choice and those that might-the ultra Orthodox-wouldn't be able to because they'd have to be buried within 24 hours.
Roberty Maxwell?
Blimey, I didn't know him that well!
Robert Maxwell
He lives on in posterity due to giving his name to the maxwellisation procedure (cf Iraq enquiry process).
He lives on in notoriety for a lot more than that!
Mehdi Hassan arguing that we should censor speech on the grounds of "decency". This from the guy that called non-Muslims unthinking animals. What an odious little twerp.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
you call it censoring free speech.
others might call it common decency.
unless for some reason it really flicks your switch to deliberately and needlessly offend certain people.
Governments banning speech does not fall under any sense of decency. The autocrats are out in force today...
Calum I agree, and Canada sets a precedent as I pointed out earlier for including a regional nationalist party, the BQ in a general election debate. Indeed, the 2008 Canadian General election debate included Harper for the Tories, Dion for the Liberals, Layton for the NDP, Duceppe for the BQ and May for the Greens. Reform Party Leader Preston Manning, the Canadian version of Farage, took part in the 1993 Canadian election debate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_leaders_debates
People need to get it out their heads that the Tories want to reduce immigration. They don't. They just want headline initiatives to pretend they're doing something about it.
Christ on a bike. Well, there's an open goal for UKIP to kick at there.
Perhaps SNP inclusion could be another redline for Dave. At the end of the day he has nothing to lose, but Ed has the whole of Scotland to lose, Sturgeon at the table with no Murphy would be a blow for SLAB.
Have three debates:
- One for all parties - One for all four major parties - One for the big two
I doubt Murphy's absence would make much difference, ironically Sturgeon's ratings are so high in Scotland relative to Miliband's, if Miliband only manages to stay breathing he may improve his rating and if Sturgeon slips up so much the better for him
Mr. Royale, so we know your views on Roxburgh & Selkirk, but what about Peebles? Will all the realms of the Black Adder fall to the SNP?
Went to school for a few years in Peebles actually, but almost 20 years ago now! If it was in England it'd be a very Tory middle-England market town. Fairly wealthy too.
It's a fine burgh with a still pretty good high street of shops. I've always thought that it was the then LD's incumbent Jeremy Purvis's advocacy of the big supermarkets and his opposition to the SNP large supermarket levy that was one reason for him losing - if you can call it losing to be rewarded for failure with a peerage.
I wonder which constituencies Lord Ashcroft is going for in Scotland. If I were him, I'd like to see polling in the following:
Aberdeen North Ayrshire North & Arran Dunbartonshire East Edinburgh North & Leith Edinburgh West Glasgow North Glasgow East Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Kilmarnock & Loudoun Stirling
That would I hope give us some idea of how big the SNP surge was and where it was taking place.
A good cross-section, I wonder if Gordon would be worth including. Even though its a dead cert for the SNP, it would be good to tease out tactical voting appetite among the Unionist supporters.
For some bizarre reason SLAB have put up a chap called Braden Davy as their candidate. He is a 22 year old Englishman, whose only experience outside off politics was working as a cleaner in McDonalds. It appears that SLAB lack good candidates as well as supporters. His facebook page is worth a look:
And it's not his first party either, as he is the founder of the Northumbria Party, dedicated to fighting the pampered Scots (or the pampering of Scots), it seems:
People need to get it out their heads that the Tories want to reduce immigration. They don't. They just want headline initiatives to pretend they're doing something about it.
Christ on a bike. Well, there's an open goal for UKIP to kick at there.
Indeed. Compare to the last two that joined
Population:
Romania: 20 million Bulgaria: 7 million Turkey: 75 million
Speaking of Romania and Bulgaria, I see more than 100k have signed up for new National Insurance numbers in the 12 months to September, 2014. It's bound to be further north of that in the 12 months to December (the first full year of them having free movement).
And MigrationWatch were accused of "scaremongering" when they predicted 50,000 a year...
I had thought the Turks themselves were less keen on the idea in recent years. Indeed, they seem to be moving further from the possibility, though I have no idea how the glacially moving, if at all, process is officially going.
For some bizarre reason SLAB have put up a chap called Braden Davy as their candidate. He is a 22 year old Englishman, whose only experience outside off politics was working as a cleaner in McDonalds. It appears that SLAB lack good candidates as well as supporters. His facebook page is worth a look:
What's wrong with his experience being a cleaner in McDonalds? I thought the consensus was we needed more "normal people" in politics.
Carnyx Gordon could be a surprise LD hold if the Tories and Labour vote tactically for the local LD candidate to keep Salmond out. Gordon voted No in the referendum comfortably. Salmond may have been better advised to stand in Yes voting Glasgow or Dundee where Labour is facing wipe-out
Carnyx Gordon could be a surprise LD hold if the Tories and Labour vote tactically for the local LD candidate to keep Salmond out. Gordon voted No in the referendum comfortably. Salmond may have been better advised to stand in Yes voting Glasgow or Dundee where Labour is facing wipe-out
Surely the Lib Dems would be needing an INCREASE in their vote to hold Gordon? Even if they do exceedingly well with tactical votes, that will surely be out of their reach.
It's funny how the Guardian cut out one of the list of three things he mentioned in its subtitle:
He claimed that big ghettos had been allowed to develop, and the authorities in the UK and elsewhere were turning a blind eye to issues including the sexual exploitation scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale, female genital mutilation and the application of sharia law.
What's weird is how Nigel Farage or any politician outside "the mainstream" uttering statements of the blindingly obvious is considered intolerable
Mr. Ashley, that's the nub. If we ban things that aren't 'decent' then we don't have free speech.
Freedom includes the freedom to deride, offend, insult and parody. If you impose a gate marked 'decency' through which utterances must pass, then the gatekeeper (in this instance three dead men with machine guns) determines what is permitted to be said.
That's not freedom.
The imposition of one culture or religion's social rules upon those not of that faith is the antithesis of a free society.
who said anything about bans?
there are certain things I wouldn't say or do to people despite them being perfectly legal.
because I'm not a complete ahole who wants to needlessly offend certain people for some reason.
Nor do I. But, nor do I think extremists should be allowed to stipulate what is and is not acceptable speech.
Carnyx Gordon could be a surprise LD hold if the Tories and Labour vote tactically for the local LD candidate to keep Salmond out. Gordon voted No in the referendum comfortably. Salmond may have been better advised to stand in Yes voting Glasgow or Dundee where Labour is facing wipe-out
On the other hand, he's deploying his name where it can make a difference in a dangerous area - you can't accuse him of playing for safety.
For some bizarre reason SLAB have put up a chap called Braden Davy as their candidate. He is a 22 year old Englishman, whose only experience outside off politics was working as a cleaner in McDonalds. It appears that SLAB lack good candidates as well as supporters. His facebook page is worth a look:
What's wrong with his experience being a cleaner in McDonalds? I thought the consensus was we needed more "normal people" in politics.
I get the impression it was more a break, resting between elections, than a proper career as a cleaner ...
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Mr. Royale, so we know your views on Roxburgh & Selkirk, but what about Peebles? Will all the realms of the Black Adder fall to the SNP?
They predict Con 284, Lab 269 based on vote shares of Con 32.6, Lab 32.4.
http://may2015.com/category/seat-calculator/
If it comes off, I won't mention it. Much.
What I can say is that if you ELBOW just the Ashcroft and the Populus, the Blue team are just ahead!
http://www.signspotting.com/wp-content/main/2012_12/GodIsSkum.JPG
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2908147/Major-security-alert-triggered-jihadists-boasted-killed-British-soldier-amid-growing-fears-ISIS-style-attacks-UK.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30803931
- The boundaries were unfair
- Turnout is far higher in Con seats
- Lab's vote is far more efficient.
........ so if they are equal on votes then Lab must be miles ahead on seats.
Of course some of the above is true to some degree but it's not the whole story.
eg One thing never mentioned by anyone on here is that the part of the UK with the fastest growing population by miles over the last 15 years has been Inner London - where almost all seats are Lab.
Ukip leader speaks on Charlie Hebdo attack on Fox News, insisting UK turning blind eye to FGM and sharia law
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/13/nigel-farage-ukip-no-go-zones-non-muslim-france-charlie-hebdo
Hedged.
He claimed that big ghettos had been allowed to develop, and the authorities in the UK and elsewhere were turning a blind eye to issues including the sexual exploitation scandals in Rotherham and Rochdale, female genital mutilation and the application of sharia law.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11342000/Disagree-with-Ukip-Get-ready-for-some-angry-mail.html
Their worst fears are coming true.
The security services don't exactly have an incentive to do that given their budgets and empires depend on it continuing to be 'substantial', 'severe', 'critical', 'apocalyptic' or whatever other hyperbole they use these days.
At all events, the discussion of future grave but, with effort now, avoidable evils is the most unpopular and at the same time the most necessary occupation for the politician. Those who knowingly shirk it deserve, and not infrequently receive, the curses of those who come after."
Greens should be in TV debates, & Cameron is a coward: ComRes for ITVNews
http://t.co/tY1UGS6hWA
I'm going to go with Powell for this one. It's too eloquent to be Hitchens.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=259_1421161182
[Warning, graphic: Debate over whether fake or real]
What really shows their panic is that the establishment centre-left started giving up on that tactic a couple of years ago, and tried arguing their case instead. In the last six months, they've realised that they lost that argument, and are now playing the racist card more than ever before. It's truly desperate.
Ms Plato, if you enjoy political intrigue around things like the debates and election campaigns, feel free to try the free samples of "The Fourth Lectern" and "The Fifth Lectern", available at all good Amazons everywhere :-)
75% expect debates to happen 14% No
54% Cameron should take part regardless of Greens 27% No
22% think Cameron genuinely wants debates.
Of course, being a left-wing bigot is acceptable among the media establishment. Also see Abbott, Diane.
Robert Maxwell
Now, modern history isn't my forte, as you know, but that's so unforgivably inaccurate it makes Mr. Eagles' assessment of Caesar appear objective and insightful.
Incidentally, the sensei of censorship will be appearing on Question Time. Alongside David Starkey. Shame Douglas Murray isn't on, but there we are.
The broadcasters simply invite the Greens... end of story. Unless, of course, Miliband is too frit to debate with them.
He thinks Natalie Bennett droning on will turn the whole thing into such a bore fest that it will neutralise the Farage effect
Ah democracy
For some bizarre reason SLAB have put up a chap called Braden Davy as their candidate. He is a 22 year old Englishman, whose only experience outside off politics was working as a cleaner in McDonalds. It appears that SLAB lack good candidates as well as supporters. His facebook page is worth a look:
https://www.facebook.com/BradenDavyforGordon/timeline?ref=page_internal
others might call it common decency.
unless for some reason it really flicks your switch to deliberately and needlessly offend certain people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_leaders_debates
Freedom includes the freedom to deride, offend, insult and parody. If you impose a gate marked 'decency' through which utterances must pass, then the gatekeeper (in this instance three dead men with machine guns) determines what is permitted to be said.
That's not freedom.
The imposition of one culture or religion's social rules upon those not of that faith is the antithesis of a free society.
When danger raised its ugly head,
he bravely turned his tail and fled...
there are certain things I wouldn't say or do to people despite them being perfectly legal.
because I'm not a complete ahole who wants to needlessly offend certain people for some reason.
It is NOT about restricting the free press.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2908358/Turkish-president-accuses-West-Charlie-Hebdo-attacks-deliberately-blaming-Muslims-conspiracy-theories-sweep-Internet-accusing-Israel-orchestrating-it.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline
Yeah, Turkey should definitely be in the EU!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26583314
We cannot have a world whereby 'offence' alone is sufficient for condemnation to be heaped upon an utterance because we then hand the keys to freedom of speech to the most ridiculously over-sensitive drama queens. People take offence at all kinds of things. Why should they have the whip hand? Why should they be able to curtail what others can say?
I'm a free man, should I not be able to express my own thoughts without submitting them for approval to a committee of the over-sensitive and potentially violent?
I'm not arguing that people insult others for the sake of it, merely that freedom of speech necessarily means they have that right. Freedom means the right to say things others disagree with.
On one side, he might make ground against Miliband, but the chance of a UKIPgasm would probably have him very very nervous.
http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/arjrn427o5/InternalResults_150112_leaders_debates_Website.pdf
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11283924/David-Cameron-I-still-want-Turkey-to-join-EU-despite-migrant-fears.html
People need to get it out their heads that the Tories want to reduce immigration. They don't. They just want headline initiatives to pretend they're doing something about it.
http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/ph2go8efpw/RedBoxResults_150109_leaders_debates_Website.pdf
Perhaps SNP inclusion could be another redline for Dave. At the end of the day he has nothing to lose, but Ed has the whole of Scotland to lose, Sturgeon at the table with no Murphy would be a blow for SLAB.
Labour 32%, Tories 22%, Greens 22%, UKIP 13%, LDs 5%
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/01/13/greens-tied-conservatives-among-young-people/
He's fat,
He's round,
He's never at The Ground,
Captain Bob,
Captain Bob.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_leaders_debates
- One for all parties
- One for all four major parties
- One for the big two
Surely in the interests of free speech you should be saying 'Mohamed' on a bike...
Je suis Charlie
http://misssymartin.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/still-working.html
And it's not his first party either, as he is the founder of the Northumbria Party, dedicated to fighting the pampered Scots (or the pampering of Scots), it seems:
http://wingsoverscotland.com/the-cream-of-the-crop/
Population:
Romania: 20 million
Bulgaria: 7 million
Turkey: 75 million
Speaking of Romania and Bulgaria, I see more than 100k have signed up for new National Insurance numbers in the 12 months to September, 2014. It's bound to be further north of that in the 12 months to December (the first full year of them having free movement).
And MigrationWatch were accused of "scaremongering" when they predicted 50,000 a year...
I'd like to see polling in the seat too ...