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Bar Hill on Cambridgeshire (Con Defence)
Lynda Harford (Con) 787 (46% +1%)
Martin Hale (UKIP) 251 (15% -7%)
Fiona Whelan (Lib Dem) 238 (14% +6%)
Alex Smith (Lab) 235 (14% unchanged)
Claudia Roland (Green) 200 (12% +3%)
Conservative HOLD with a majority of 536 (31%) on a swing of 4% from UKIP to Con

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Adrian_Harper

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

bigjohnowls

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

Can I have a pint of what you are on please.

Oh and 2nd like Dave

GeoffM

@Adrian_Harper A First First! Very good!

bigjohnowls

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

Funny first post Adrian

welcome to PB

bigjohnowls

Over in World Cup good start for Brendan McCullam 8 off his first 2 balls faced

MikeL

I know we shouldn't read too much into local by-elections but UKIP down quite significantly in both seats where it was standing.

Also pretty good results for Con given all the poll gloom this week.

bigjohnowls

BM slowed down to a strike rate of 300 now 12 off 4 balls

Flockers_pb

Bigjohnowls, it's not welcome but welcome back.... Adrian is well known in these parts

FrancisUrquhart

I think Guardian / BBC are going to keep this Swiss tax stuff going for a quite a while yet...could be weeks or even longer...drip drip drip like the MP expenses. And just like MP expenses, doesn't matter if you are guilty or not, and he who controls the data, controls the those who are accused.

Think it could be extremely damaging for one side, if nothing else constantly focusing on the negative blocks out room for the positive.

Tissue_Price

Welcome back, Adrian. I hope you'll find cause to comment once or twice more in the run up to May 7th.

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

bigjohnowls

Flockers_pb said:

Bigjohnowls, it's not welcome but welcome back.... Adrian is well known in these parts

Is he?

I was going by his number of posts.

Is he Bob a Fret?

Tissue_Price

bigjohnowls said:

Flockers_pb said:

Bigjohnowls, it's not welcome but welcome back.... Adrian is well known in these parts

Is he?

I was going by his number of posts.

Is he Bob a Fret?

Adrian comments very rarely, but always at length and with due deliberation. It usually takes a momentous change in the national mood or a truly significant political event to persuade him to post. Maybe this week we had both.

Roger

Adrian

Very funny!

OblitusSumMe

bigjohnowls said:

Flockers_pb said:

Bigjohnowls, it's not welcome but welcome back.... Adrian is well known in these parts

Is he?

I was going by his number of posts.

Is he Bob a Fret?

There was a time... before vanilla.

bigjohnowls

Tissue_Price said:

bigjohnowls said:

Flockers_pb said:

Bigjohnowls, it's not welcome but welcome back.... Adrian is well known in these parts

Is he?

I was going by his number of posts.

Is he Bob a Fret?

Adrian comments very rarely, but always at length and with due deliberation. It usually takes a momentous change in the national mood or a truly significant political event to persuade him to post. Maybe this week we had both.

OK I will look out for him.

Had me laughing but I have been on the Bacardi and Pepsi Max for last 3 hours.

Half a litre of Bacardi gone think the bottle is leaking!

FrancisUrquhart

1997 documentary reveals how Ed Balls and Ed Miliband helped Brown redraw banking regulations, despite Treasury fears and Bank of England protests

Gordon Brown’s economic adviser is seen telling a senior journalist that the Bank strongly objected to the plan to hive off regulation of the finance industry to a new watchdog – but they had no “choice” over the decision....

The then-30 year old is later seen jubilant after the BBC’s John Sergeant gave positive coverage of the move to create the Financial Services Authority, telling Mr Brown: “Sergeant bought the whole bloody lot.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11411593/Caught-on-camera-the-day-smoking-Ed-Balls-triumphed-over-the-Bank-of-England.html

grammarschoolboy

I take it Adrian is back from Venezuela because it did not work out too well for him

dr_spyn

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I raise my glass to Mr Harper.

+1.

Floater

oops (other) Ed

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11411593/Caught-on-camera-the-day-smoking-Ed-Balls-triumphed-over-the-Bank-of-England.html

OblitusSumMe

MikeL said:

I know we shouldn't read too much into local by-elections but UKIP down quite significantly in both seats where it was standing.

Also pretty good results for Con given all the poll gloom this week.

Mark Senior has said before that UKIPs record in council by-elections is dire. What does that signify? And what does that imply for the general election?

It suggests that UKIPs local organisation is ropey at best, and that their gains to date have been made on the basis of fighting a good national campaign.

UKIP are likely to have a good national campaign for the general election. They had good campaigns for the elections in 2013 and 2014, so there's little reason to think otherwise. But without the local organisation on the ground, it is probably most likely that in many seats they will fall just short, as they are out-fought in the local campaigning.

It's still possible that with a really good national campaign the tide will be high enough to carry UKIP home in lots of seats despite relatively weak local campaigns, but the experience of the Alliance, for example, suggests this is unlikely.

Sunil_Prasannan

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

bigjohnowls

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

OblitusSumMe

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

Bacardi isn't really alcoholic, it's all just a clever psychological trick (but it's convincing enough that you shouldn't drive, operate any machinery, or bid for anything on ebay).

Sunil_Prasannan

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

Ed is good, Ed is great!

Cyclefree

FrancisUrquhart said:

1997 documentary reveals how Ed Balls and Ed Miliband helped Brown redraw banking regulations, despite Treasury fears and Bank of England protests

Gordon Brown’s economic adviser is seen telling a senior journalist that the Bank strongly objected to the plan to hive off regulation of the finance industry to a new watchdog – but they had no “choice” over the decision....

The then-30 year old is later seen jubilant after the BBC’s John Sergeant gave positive coverage of the move to create the Financial Services Authority, telling Mr Brown: “Sergeant bought the whole bloody lot.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11411593/Caught-on-camera-the-day-smoking-Ed-Balls-triumphed-over-the-Bank-of-England.html

And we're all still paying for that cretinous mistake. And will be for some time to come.

Balls ought to be cast into outer darkness for the way he trashed our regulatory system - not particularly effective at the best of times - on the basis of no knowledge and no experience - not be within 10 weeks of becoming Chancellor.

bigjohnowls

OblitusSumMe said:

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

Bacardi isn't really alcoholic, it's all just a clever psychological trick (but it's convincing enough that you shouldn't drive, operate any machinery, or bid for anything on ebay).

What about betting on World Cup cricket?

First bet is a winner NZ over 70 in 1st 15 overs at EVS.

I think you are right though i should quit for the evening


Goodnight and may all your EICIPM bets be profitable

CarlottaVance

Anthony Wells:

The big picture remains stable, with Labour and Conservatives very close. There were a couple of Conservative leads at the start of the week, but a couple of three point Labour leads at the end of the week mean the UKPR polling average continues to show a two point Labour lead – CON 32%(+1), LAB 34%(+1), LDEM 7%(-1), UKIP 14%(-1), GRN 7%(+1). Whether those two larger leads at the end of the week are anything more than normal sample noise remains to be seen. The MORI poll showing UKIP on just nine percent was their lowest since last September – I wrote on Thursday about the difficulties of actually telling what’s happening to UKIP support given changes in methodology, it looks like they might be declining slightly, but it’s hard to be sure.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/9245

FrancisUrquhart

Cyclefree said:

FrancisUrquhart said:

1997 documentary reveals how Ed Balls and Ed Miliband helped Brown redraw banking regulations, despite Treasury fears and Bank of England protests

Gordon Brown’s economic adviser is seen telling a senior journalist that the Bank strongly objected to the plan to hive off regulation of the finance industry to a new watchdog – but they had no “choice” over the decision....

The then-30 year old is later seen jubilant after the BBC’s John Sergeant gave positive coverage of the move to create the Financial Services Authority, telling Mr Brown: “Sergeant bought the whole bloody lot.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11411593/Caught-on-camera-the-day-smoking-Ed-Balls-triumphed-over-the-Bank-of-England.html

And we're all still paying for that cretinous mistake. And will be for some time to come.

Balls ought to be cast into outer darkness for the way he trashed our regulatory system - not particularly effective at the best of times - on the basis of no knowledge and no experience - not be within 10 weeks of becoming Chancellor.

Everything he touches goes to s##t, but somehow he is more than likely to end up with his hands on the money, scary thought. If only that upstart had unseated at the last GE, probably be looking at Darling for CoE, a far less scary thought.

Sunil_Prasannan

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF_iorX_MAw

peter_from_putney

Two disappointing results for UKIP in these by-election results ..... are they now on the wane?

foxinsoxuk

OblitusSumMe said:

MikeL said:

I know we shouldn't read too much into local by-elections but UKIP down quite significantly in both seats where it was standing.

Also pretty good results for Con given all the poll gloom this week.

Mark Senior has said before that UKIPs record in council by-elections is dire. What does that signify? And what does that imply for the general election?

It suggests that UKIPs local organisation is ropey at best, and that their gains to date have been made on the basis of fighting a good national campaign.

UKIP are likely to have a good national campaign for the general election. They had good campaigns for the elections in 2013 and 2014, so there's little reason to think otherwise. But without the local organisation on the ground, it is probably most likely that in many seats they will fall just short, as they are out-fought in the local campaigning.

It's still possible that with a really good national campaign the tide will be high enough to carry UKIP home in lots of seats despite relatively weak local campaigns, but the experience of the Alliance, for example, suggests this is unlikely.

Maybe it isn't their campaigning. Maybe its just that they are useless and ineffective councillors?

Sunil_Prasannan

CarlottaVance said:

Anthony Wells:

The big picture remains stable, with Labour and Conservatives very close. There were a couple of Conservative leads at the start of the week, but a couple of three point Labour leads at the end of the week mean the UKPR polling average continues to show a two point Labour lead – CON 32%(+1), LAB 34%(+1), LDEM 7%(-1), UKIP 14%(-1), GRN 7%(+1). Whether those two larger leads at the end of the week are anything more than normal sample noise remains to be seen. The MORI poll showing UKIP on just nine percent was their lowest since last September – I wrote on Thursday about the difficulties of actually telling what’s happening to UKIP support given changes in methodology, it looks like they might be declining slightly, but it’s hard to be sure.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/9245

Will update this come Sunday

https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/564397780618477568

bigjohnowls

Sunil_Prasannan said:

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF_iorX_MAw

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://toptienlijst.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Bacardi_0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://toptienlijst.nl/beste-bacardi-mixen/&h=1000&w=1000&tbnid=PtcLFFTII0NDSM:&zoom=1&docid=0tijXNupBgKtLM&ei=loHeVJKSNoq7Ua2ThJAL&tbm=isch&ved=0CDgQMygCMAI

???????

Pulpstar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC8QJF6sI

RIP

HYUFD

Peter And now under 10% with Mori http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/has-the-ukip-bubble-burst-new-poll-shows-big-gains-for-labour-and-tories-at-expense-of-lib-dems-and-nigel-farages-party-10041358.html

Also saw the excellent play 'Classic Ghosts' tonight with Jack Shepherd from Wycliffe and Terence Hardiman very eerie!
http://www.middlegroundtheatre.co.uk/Wordpress/classic-ghosts-2/

GIN1138

CarlottaVance said:

Anthony Wells:

The big picture remains stable, with Labour and Conservatives very close. There were a couple of Conservative leads at the start of the week, but a couple of three point Labour leads at the end of the week mean the UKPR polling average continues to show a two point Labour lead – CON 32%(+1), LAB 34%(+1), LDEM 7%(-1), UKIP 14%(-1), GRN 7%(+1). Whether those two larger leads at the end of the week are anything more than normal sample noise remains to be seen. The MORI poll showing UKIP on just nine percent was their lowest since last September – I wrote on Thursday about the difficulties of actually telling what’s happening to UKIP support given changes in methodology, it looks like they might be declining slightly, but it’s hard to be sure.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/9245

As the party behind, it's the Conservatives that need to change the polling trajectory. At this point, I assume Labour is happy just counting down the days...

Clocks ticking very quickly on Cam and Boy George's political careers now...

bigjohnowls

Pulpstar said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC8QJF6sI

RIP

Great track

Sunil_Prasannan

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF_iorX_MAw

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://toptienlijst.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Bacardi_0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://toptienlijst.nl/beste-bacardi-mixen/&h=1000&w=1000&tbnid=PtcLFFTII0NDSM:&zoom=1&docid=0tijXNupBgKtLM&ei=loHeVJKSNoq7Ua2ThJAL&tbm=isch&ved=0CDgQMygCMAI

???????

Will update this come Sunday!

https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/564397207026425856

Tom

Mark hall ward, 6 May 2010: Con 961 (29.8%), Lab 1145. (35.5%), lib dem 1114 (34.5%). So lab up 8, Tories down 5, lib dems down 31!

DavidL

Brendon McCullum has to be a really good bet for the highest run scorer in the WC. He is in phenomenal form, he opens so he has a long chance, he is in a team good enough to make the final and he has 60 already.

Sunil_Prasannan

Pulpstar said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC8QJF6sI

RIP

80s music, my favourite musical decade

HYUFD

Philadelphia to host the 2016 Democratic convention
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/philadelphia-host-the-democratic-national-convention-2016

Sunil_Prasannan

Monthly "Super-ELBOW" scores since August:
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/564030761100402689

OblitusSumMe

GIN1138 said:

CarlottaVance said:

Anthony Wells:

The big picture remains stable, with Labour and Conservatives very close. There were a couple of Conservative leads at the start of the week, but a couple of three point Labour leads at the end of the week mean the UKPR polling average continues to show a two point Labour lead – CON 32%(+1), LAB 34%(+1), LDEM 7%(-1), UKIP 14%(-1), GRN 7%(+1). Whether those two larger leads at the end of the week are anything more than normal sample noise remains to be seen. The MORI poll showing UKIP on just nine percent was their lowest since last September – I wrote on Thursday about the difficulties of actually telling what’s happening to UKIP support given changes in methodology, it looks like they might be declining slightly, but it’s hard to be sure.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/9245

As the party behind, it's the Conservatives that need to change the polling trajectory. At this point, I assume Labour is happy just counting down the days...

Clocks ticking very quickly on Cam and Boy George's political careers now...

The date of the budget is the 18th March. Parliament is dissolved 12 days later. Miliband's budget responses haven't normally been that impressive.

bigjohnowls

DavidL said:

Brendon McCullum has to be a really good bet for the highest run scorer in the WC. He is in phenomenal form, he opens so he has a long chance, he is in a team good enough to make the final and he has 60 already.

Out for 60

I agree though as I think NZ will make the final myself

Have to say though i am on Guptil at 7/2 to top score in this innings.

Thought I had no chance till BM holed out

bigjohnowls

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Monthly "Super-ELBOW" scores since August:
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/564030761100402689

I like your LAB lead one that basically shows no narrowing since October

Smarmeron

A nice bit of NHS "reorganization?"
"Alexandra Hospital in Redditch sees all A&E consultants quit"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-31463879

Sunil_Prasannan

Tron Legacy on BBC2 right now.

bigjohnowls

Mrs BJ is out with the girls

I suspect she might be watching that 50 Shades of Grey film

Although why anyone wants to watch a film about John Major is beyond me!

Anyone know how to improvise on S&M just in case?

Pulpstar

Man enjoys gambling monster stakes on long odds on bets

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hes-back-man-who-cleaned-up-with-900k-indyref-bet-stakes-200k-winnings-on-hung-parlia.1423785027

Tim_B

50 shades of grey is about to hit.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has a 50 shades bear, dressed in a suit and holding a mask and a pair of handcuffs...

http://www.vermontteddybear.com/sellgroup/fifty-shades-of-grey-bear.aspx?bhcp=1

GeoffM

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Tron Legacy on BBC2 right now.

Memorable only for Olivia Wilde looking absolutely fantastic.
Pity she's mentally way off the reservation in real life.

bigjohnowls

Pulpstar said:

Man enjoys gambling monster stakes on long odds on bets

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hes-back-man-who-cleaned-up-with-900k-indyref-bet-stakes-200k-winnings-on-hung-parlia.1423785027

Bloody Hell braver man than me

bigjohnowls

Tim_B said:

50 shades of grey is about to hit.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has a 50 shades bear, dressed in a suit and holding a mask and a pair of handcuffs...

http://www.vermontteddybear.com/sellgroup/fifty-shades-of-grey-bear.aspx?bhcp=1

Always thought Mrs BJ was more M&S than S&M

Gets Coat (dirty rain mac)

but expect i will find out when she arrives home.

Tim_B

bigjohnowls said:

Tim_B said:

50 shades of grey is about to hit.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has a 50 shades bear, dressed in a suit and holding a mask and a pair of handcuffs...

http://www.vermontteddybear.com/sellgroup/fifty-shades-of-grey-bear.aspx?bhcp=1

Always thought Mrs BJ was more M&S than S&M

Gets Coat (dirty rain mac)

but expect i will find out when she arrives home.

It also carries a warning - contains small parts...

Hertsmere_Pubgoer

bigjohnowls said:

Mrs BJ is out with the girls

I suspect she might be watching that 50 Shades of Grey film

Although why anyone wants to watch a film about John Major is beyond me!

Anyone know how to improvise on S&M just in case?

Sign up with Fetlife. Oodles of advice on there.

Tim_B

bigjohnowls said:

Mrs BJ is out with the girls

I suspect she might be watching that 50 Shades of Grey film

Although why anyone wants to watch a film about John Major is beyond me!

Anyone know how to improvise on S&M just in case?

Acquire a goat and a plastic raincoat

Flightpath

bigjohnowls said:

Mrs BJ is out with the girls

I suspect she might be watching that 50 Shades of Grey film

Although why anyone wants to watch a film about John Major is beyond me!

Anyone know how to improvise on S&M just in case?

Try Red Tape. Most Labour voters come ready blindfolded anyway and their backbenchers are solidly gagged. Or is it gagging?

HYUFD

In the light of the release of 50 shades of Grey yougov has discovered Labour voters are more likely to enjoy oral sex, spanking and roleplay, LDs favour bondage and UKIP supporters use vibrators or dildos
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/02/13/50-shades-left-and-right-sex-and-politics-britain/

GeoffM

Smarmeron said:

A nice bit of NHS "reorganization?"
"Alexandra Hospital in Redditch sees all A&E consultants quit"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-31463879

"All five have been offered jobs at Warwick Hospital, the BBC understands."

They've been headhunted as a team obviously, so doubles all round tonight. Good for them. A nice recruitment package and a decent payrise. Warwick should be looking over their shoulder in case the lads try the same trick twice.

And the BBC get a snazzy political soundbite from the "Save the local thingy" unelected unwashed.

It's win-win for everyone except the percentage of patients there who actually need real medical assistance. But the left don't care about them. It's all about the staff, eh?

Flightpath

OblitusSumMe said:

GIN1138 said:

CarlottaVance said:

Anthony Wells:

The big picture remains stable, with Labour and Conservatives very close. There were a couple of Conservative leads at the start of the week, but a couple of three point Labour leads at the end of the week mean the UKPR polling average continues to show a two point Labour lead – CON 32%(+1), LAB 34%(+1), LDEM 7%(-1), UKIP 14%(-1), GRN 7%(+1). Whether those two larger leads at the end of the week are anything more than normal sample noise remains to be seen. The MORI poll showing UKIP on just nine percent was their lowest since last September – I wrote on Thursday about the difficulties of actually telling what’s happening to UKIP support given changes in methodology, it looks like they might be declining slightly, but it’s hard to be sure.

http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/9245

As the party behind, it's the Conservatives that need to change the polling trajectory. At this point, I assume Labour is happy just counting down the days...

Clocks ticking very quickly on Cam and Boy George's political careers now...

The date of the budget is the 18th March. Parliament is dissolved 12 days later. Miliband's budget responses haven't normally been that impressive.

Mr Gin ... Given the continuance of the political careers of people like Ed Balls after they ruined the country why should we see Osborne's career end after he saved it?

___Bobajob___

HYUFD said:

In the light of the release of 50 shades of Grey yougov has discovered Labour voters are more likely to enjoy oral sex, spanking and roleplay, LDs favour bondage and UKIP supporters use vibrators or dildos
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/02/13/50-shades-left-and-right-sex-and-politics-britain/

"or the virginal allure of an Ann Widdecombe"

?

Tim_B

HYUFD said:

In the light of the release of 50 shades of Grey yougov has discovered Labour voters are more likely to enjoy oral sex, spanking and roleplay, LDs favour bondage and UKIP supporters use vibrators or dildos
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/02/13/50-shades-left-and-right-sex-and-politics-britain/

Conservatives indulge in 96 - they call it oral sex because all you can do is talk :-)

___Bobajob___

Flightpath said:

bigjohnowls said:

Mrs BJ is out with the girls

I suspect she might be watching that 50 Shades of Grey film

Although why anyone wants to watch a film about John Major is beyond me!

Anyone know how to improvise on S&M just in case?

Try Red Tape. Most Labour voters come ready blindfolded anyway and their backbenchers are solidly gagged. Or is it gagging?

Flightpath

peter_from_putney said:

Two disappointing results for UKIP in these by-election results ..... are they now on the wane?

It depends on your state of mind.

___Bobajob___

bigjohnowls said:

Pulpstar said:

Man enjoys gambling monster stakes on long odds on bets

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hes-back-man-who-cleaned-up-with-900k-indyref-bet-stakes-200k-winnings-on-hung-parlia.1423785027

Bloody Hell braver man than me

I'm always sceptical of these stories.

Bloke walks into the Basingstoke branch of Hills.

"Two hundred grand on no overall majority please mate."

"Card or cash sir?"

Flightpath

bigjohnowls said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. They always knew he was a fighter, a man of unwavering conviction and a formidable intellect. But the way he single-handedly crushed the fundamental tenet of neo-liberalism – that clinging on to private capital to the detriment of the social collective is something other than acute wickedness – will live long in the memory. Indeed, the week beginning 9 February 2015– or ‘Miliband’s week’ as history will record it – will take its place alongside the Storming of the Bastille, the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Cable Street as an event of such progressive significance that future generations will speak of it only in awed whispers.

In the coming months, as Ed surveys the magnificent blossoming of his leadership and his seamless and unstoppable ascent to power, it will be the events of this astonishing week that may cast a blush of bashful pride on that otherwise steadfast and committed face. 9 February to 15 February 2015: the week we changed; the week Britain changed; the week history changed.

I am not a destroyer of energy companies! I am a liberator of them!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that Ed, for lack of a better word, is good. Ed is right, Ed works. Ed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the Revolutionary spirit. Ed, in all of his forms; Ed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And Ed, you mark my words, will not only save the Labour Party, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the UK. Thank you very much.

Have you knicked some of my Bacardi while I wasnt paying attention?

No. Like the linked poster - he is merely pointing out that he has come out of Room 101 loving Big Brother.

Flightpath

FrancisUrquhart said:

I think Guardian / BBC are going to keep this Swiss tax stuff going for a quite a while yet...could be weeks or even longer...drip drip drip like the MP expenses. And just like MP expenses, doesn't matter if you are guilty or not, and he who controls the data, controls the those who are accused.

Think it could be extremely damaging for one side, if nothing else constantly focusing on the negative blocks out room for the positive.

This is the lack of interest in collecting taxes by the last labour govt you mean??

Quincel

___Bobajob___ said:

bigjohnowls said:

Pulpstar said:

Man enjoys gambling monster stakes on long odds on bets

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hes-back-man-who-cleaned-up-with-900k-indyref-bet-stakes-200k-winnings-on-hung-parlia.1423785027

Bloody Hell braver man than me

I'm always sceptical of these stories.

Bloke walks into the Basingstoke branch of Hills.

"Two hundred grand on no overall majority please mate."

"Card or cash sir?"

He placed the IndyRef bets by phone, didn't he? I seem to remember an article saying that around the time when he was interviewed.

FrancisUrquhart

Oh god,

Paraded in cages 'to be burned alive' like Jordanian pilot: ISIS releases video claiming to show 17 Kurdish fighters in humiliating procession through Iraqi city

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2952924/ISIS-releases-video-claiming-17-Kurdish-fighters-humiliating-caged-procession-Iraqi-city-Kirkuk.html

FrancisUrquhart

Flightpath said:

FrancisUrquhart said:

I think Guardian / BBC are going to keep this Swiss tax stuff going for a quite a while yet...could be weeks or even longer...drip drip drip like the MP expenses. And just like MP expenses, doesn't matter if you are guilty or not, and he who controls the data, controls the those who are accused.

Think it could be extremely damaging for one side, if nothing else constantly focusing on the negative blocks out room for the positive.

This is the lack of interest in collecting taxes by the last labour govt you mean??

I some how think they will be as interested in that angle as they are in the fact the Daily Mirror were a worse offender of phone hacking than the NOTW.

Pulpstar

Quincel said:

___Bobajob___ said:

bigjohnowls said:

Pulpstar said:

Man enjoys gambling monster stakes on long odds on bets

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hes-back-man-who-cleaned-up-with-900k-indyref-bet-stakes-200k-winnings-on-hung-parlia.1423785027

Bloody Hell braver man than me

I'm always sceptical of these stories.

Bloke walks into the Basingstoke branch of Hills.

"Two hundred grand on no overall majority please mate."

"Card or cash sir?"

He placed the IndyRef bets by phone, didn't he? I seem to remember an article saying that around the time when he was interviewed.

Talking of 2-9 tips, Brent Central in to 1-10.

http://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/brent-central/winning-party

DavidL

bigjohnowls said:

DavidL said:

Brendon McCullum has to be a really good bet for the highest run scorer in the WC. He is in phenomenal form, he opens so he has a long chance, he is in a team good enough to make the final and he has 60 already.

Out for 60

I agree though as I think NZ will make the final myself

Have to say though i am on Guptil at 7/2 to top score in this innings.

Thought I had no chance till BM holed out

If BM does not top score Sri Lanka will have a problem. SL definitely pulling this back.

Quincel

Pulpstar said:

Quincel said:

___Bobajob___ said:

bigjohnowls said:

Pulpstar said:

Man enjoys gambling monster stakes on long odds on bets

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/hes-back-man-who-cleaned-up-with-900k-indyref-bet-stakes-200k-winnings-on-hung-parlia.1423785027

Bloody Hell braver man than me

I'm always sceptical of these stories.

Bloke walks into the Basingstoke branch of Hills.

"Two hundred grand on no overall majority please mate."

"Card or cash sir?"

He placed the IndyRef bets by phone, didn't he? I seem to remember an article saying that around the time when he was interviewed.

Talking of 2-9 tips, Brent Central in to 1-10.

http://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/brent-central/winning-party

And probably still value, frankly.

Incidentally, I found the interview. He didn't say anything about doing it by phone, but the article does have a photo of the cheque to him. I think it was genuine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29314400

HYUFD

Bobajob Your guess is as good as mine

TimB Never heard of a 96 before apparently normally a failed 69 according to urban dictionary!

FrancisUrquhart

Labour have managed to find one other (ex) business man to back them

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/13/lovefilm-founder-backing-labour

But interesting businessman #1 has come clean on why he backs Labour....Cameron wont push for on-shore wind farms, which his company needs to expand.

stjohn

Jose Mourinho has ruled himself out of the Villa job.

http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2015/02/13/jose-mourinho-replies-to-six-year-old-aston-villa-fans-plea-for-help/

Tim_B

@HYUFD

It was intended as a joke - think about it :-)

HYUFD

FU Although the report also states Kurdish forces dragged the bodies of ISIS fighters through the streets of the city in the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this month. Burning is just the new ISIS horror of choice

Flightpath

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. blah blah blah.

http://order-order.com/2015/02/12/flashback-when-the-milibands-avoided-tax/
''Ed's 'vanilla' tax avloidance'

''From the Sunday Times, 19 September 2004:
“DAVID MILIBAND, the schools minister, and his brother Ed, the chancellor’s economic adviser, are set to avoid paying thousands of pounds in tax through an Inland Revenue loophole which the Labour party pledged to close. ''

Labour are happy to tax the dead, just so long as crypto marxist socialists can posthumously rewrite their wills in the name of tax efficiency.

I think Labour will win the election just as long as good old Ed sticks to edited non-live interviews by Tanya Arnold.

FrancisUrquhart

HYUFD said:

FU Although the report also states Kurdish forces dragged the bodies of ISIS fighters through the streets of the city in the Kurdistan region of Iraq earlier this month. Burning is just the new ISIS horror of choice

Well the facts the Kurds are also a nasty lot, it doesn't surprise me. Remember many of their fighters were part of a banned terrorist organization in Turkey.

Pulpstar

DavidL said:

bigjohnowls said:

DavidL said:

Brendon McCullum has to be a really good bet for the highest run scorer in the WC. He is in phenomenal form, he opens so he has a long chance, he is in a team good enough to make the final and he has 60 already.

Out for 60

I agree though as I think NZ will make the final myself

Have to say though i am on Guptil at 7/2 to top score in this innings.

Thought I had no chance till BM holed out

If BM does not top score Sri Lanka will have a problem. SL definitely pulling this back.

Baldyfred has gone top price on Scotland - 5000-1

Btw Your seat Dundee West is 1-10, you might as well vote Conservative... I think it's lost.

Flightpath

Flightpath said:

Adrian_Harper said:

I think we can all agree that this was the week the British public finally came to appreciate the greatness of Ed Miliband. blah blah blah.

http://order-order.com/2015/02/12/flashback-when-the-milibands-avoided-tax/
''Ed's 'vanilla' tax avloidance'

''From the Sunday Times, 19 September 2004:
“DAVID MILIBAND, the schools minister, and his brother Ed, the chancellor’s economic adviser, are set to avoid paying thousands of pounds in tax through an Inland Revenue loophole which the Labour party pledged to close. ''

Labour are happy to tax the dead, just so long as crypto marxist socialists can posthumously rewrite their wills in the name of tax efficiency.

I think Labour will win the election just as long as good old Ed sticks to edited non-live interviews by Tanya Arnold.

For good measure we should remember how this great week for Ed ended.
http://order-order.com/2015/02/13/tories-demand-miliband-sacks-baldwin/

''With the Dowlers’ lawyer getting involved this morning, Tory MP Henry Smith writes to Miliband:
“Mr Baldwin should now examine his conscience and decide whether or not he can continue to speak to the media on your behalf. If he chooses not to resign his post, then you should have the decency to sack him yourself, and make a full, comprehensive and public apology to the Dowler family for his actions.” ''

HYUFD

TimB Yes, missing the obvious there

FU Maybe, but would rather the Kurds than ISIS

foxinsoxuk

Smarmeron said:

A nice bit of NHS "reorganization?"
"Alexandra Hospital in Redditch sees all A&E consultants quit"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-31463879

Market forces. If staff are treated badly then they move to better prospects. Reddich has a bit of management reputation .

Tim_B

HYUFD said:

TimB Yes, missing the obvious there

I specialize in the blindingly obvious - it's a niche specialty....

FrancisUrquhart

HYUFD said:

TimB Yes, missing the obvious there

FU Maybe, but would rather the Kurds than ISIS

Well yes, it isn't quite Alien vs Predator, but just saying it aint goodies vs baddies, it is nasty but only want what they see as their homeland vs barbarians who want to turn the world back to medieval times.

CarlottaVance

Ed to continue to campaign against tax avoidance that happened, er, under the last Labour government:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/13/miliband-determined-tax-avoidance

FrancisUrquhart

CarlottaVance said:

Ed to continue to campaign against tax avoidance that happened, er, under the last Labour government:

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/13/miliband-determined-tax-avoidance

He knows he is on safe ground though, few people are going to ask those questions...just like nobody is asking what his spin man who worked at the Mirror knew about phone hacking.

Flightpath

___Bobajob___ said:

Flightpath said:

bigjohnowls said:

Mrs BJ is out with the girls

I suspect she might be watching that 50 Shades of Grey film

Although why anyone wants to watch a film about John Major is beyond me!

Anyone know how to improvise on S&M just in case?

Try Red Tape. Most Labour voters come ready blindfolded anyway and their backbenchers are solidly gagged. Or is it gagging?

Ta
Now after 2 nice pints of Youngs, in Exmouth of all places, I'm off to dreamland. Thats the place thats 2nd star on the Left after EdWorld and straight on 'til morning.

Smarmeron

@CarlottaVance
The utter fool, he has no idea of the cunning trap the Tories have laid for him!

RodCrosby

@Flightpath

In a funny old way, they did "close" that loophole in the Finance Act 2008 - by formalizing and legitimizing it!

It saved me £80k.

Thanks Gord!

Pulpstar

What a catch !

bigjohnowls

Mirror Politics ‏@MirrorPolitics 1h1 hour ago
NHS crisis: 20,000 ops cancelled at the last minute - the worst figures in a decade

DavidL

Pulpstar said:

What a catch !

brilliant. This is going to be some competition.

HYUFD

TimB Indeed

FU Which is why they will fight to defend it

CarlottaVance

It's a view:

Ed Miliband appears to be part of Labour’s problem. He made little impact in last year’s referendum campaign, and was seen as a “Hampstead socialist”, leading one of what the SNP scathingly calls “the Westminster parties”. Yet, Murphy believes Miliband is part of the solution and wants him to visit Scotland more frequently rather than keep out. His recent visit secured mainly favourable reviews, and he will go again soon.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/ed-miliband-isnt-labours-problem-in-scotland-hes-the-answer-10045796.html

More Ed in Scotland - bring it on.......

Pulpstar

CarlottaVance said:

It's a view:

Ed Miliband appears to be part of Labour’s problem. He made little impact in last year’s referendum campaign, and was seen as a “Hampstead socialist”, leading one of what the SNP scathingly calls “the Westminster parties”. Yet, Murphy believes Miliband is part of the solution and wants him to visit Scotland more frequently rather than keep out. His recent visit secured mainly favourable reviews, and he will go again soon.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/ed-miliband-isnt-labours-problem-in-scotland-hes-the-answer-10045796.html

More Ed in Scotland - bring it on.......

I want that pink bus up there.

FrancisUrquhart

Crickey old Malinga has got a bit of a podge on these days.

Could definitely get a job as a ringer in local league cricket with that gut.

Pulpstar

Malinga chucking pies. Looks like he's been eating his way through quite a few too !