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Ladbrokes make it a 3/1 shot that Osbo will be referred to as ‘Jeffrey’ in the House of Commons this year.
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Such as Geoffrey Boycott
http://sportsbeta.ladbrokes.com/Politics/British-Politics/George-Osborne-Specials-N-1z141lkZ1z141jlZ1z140vl/
On the other hand the chap who said it was a big fan of Ed Balls, so he may have been stark raving mad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Osborne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Dahmer
In other news...
http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5012/hmrc-alarms-contractors-with-clampdown-on-off-payroll-deals
Osborne's clamp down on the use of Personal Service Companies appears to be broader than first anticipated.....would never have happened under a Labour government!
Does that make very sad?
And the great Geoff Stelling of course.
'Geoff' is way more blokey and may be the making of Ossie. Can photos with a can of Guinness be far away?? He's one of us, Geoff, Geoffers, the Geoffster...
Bet Dave's a bit Jealous actually
(er....Barack....would you mind calling me 'kev' by mistake at some juncture?)...
The other one lends itself to Nighthawks though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeffrey_Osborne&oldid=560733662
Been undone by someone on BSKYB and then from Parliament....
SWIFT published their monthly GDP Index today.
Curiously the index has not moved off 0.1% 'nowcast' for Q2 2013 UK Quarter on Quarter growth although the Year on Year figure is for 1.1%.
SWIFT's forecasts for Q3 2013 are much more encouraging with QoQ growth forecast to be 1.3% and YoY 1.4%.
SWIFT were one of the very few forecasters to get Q1 2013 right at 0.3% QoQ growth but their forecasts and nowcasts for Q2 have been persistently low. With almost all main forecasters going for 0.5% growth in Q2, could they be right again but on the other side?
Is astateofdenmark lurking? If so, have you seen anything in published figures to date which might support SWIFT's relative pessimism?
"President Obama called him Jeffrey three times at the G8. There are plenty of names I could think of to call this Chancellor, but Jeffrey isn't one of them"
@politicshome
The Care Quality Commission will publish the names of those accused of a cover-up over the deaths of infants later today.
And about time too! I hope this is the start of getting rid of the corrupt, mendacious and unprofessional top people and others at the NHS. However I don't hold out much hope of this happening.
Twitter is full of Jeffrey.
Why are the tories prosecuting this matter with such astonishing zeal I wonder??
Surely there couldn't be a link to the last government?
Jeffrey seems to have kickstarted the housing market:
Gross mortgage lending increased to 14.7bn pounds in May, up 21 per cent from April and is the highest monthly estimate for gross mortgage lending since October 2008, figures from The Council of Mortgage Lenders show.
Government initiatives appear to boosting demand, as is the rising number of mortgages being made available with low interest rates.
Gross mortgage lending is estimated to have risen to £14.7bn in May from April's £12.2bn and is 17% higher than the total of £12.6bn in May 2012.
"Funding conditions, helped by the funding for lending scheme, continue to look favourable and are supporting more competitive mortgage pricing and availability and a gradual resumption of lenders’ risk appetite," said the CML's chief economist Bob Pannell.
My favourite US Presidential chaos theory was Bill Clinton opened his flies in Washington and people died in The Sudan and Afghanistan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/gossip/
Wouldn't be a great loss, frankly. Korea would be nice but after the initial part of the circuit, all straights, it's so tight and twisty passing's almost impossible. That also promotes a typical Vettel victory, which involves superior downforce, leading from the front and then having faster lap times (losing some on the straights, but you're ahead so you can't be passed anyway).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9I1iZN2xQ4
It would be interesting to know which Care Quality issues were raised by the Care Quality Commission during Labour's time in office.
http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2013/briefing-note-for-barack-obama/
Off topic, big old credit crunch in China:
https://twitter.com/MatthewPhillips/status/347690873565347840/photo/1
Polling is open in the Milton Keynes ward by-election of Bletchley & Fenny Stratford today. It's a Tory ward, however it was won by Labour last May. Unfortunately Rita Venn, the new councillor died before her first year in office was complete.
It has always been hotly contested between Labour and the Tories, and Labour's win last May was something of a breakthrough. However there were specific factors:
1) Labour had a spectacular performance overall, winning 7 seats
2) The Tory incumbent was popular and well-respected....and had to stand down at the last minute. This meant a late switch to a new candidate.
3) Labour still only won by 50.
The Tories have last May's candidate up again, Labour have Mohammed Khan, who stood in the Emerson Valley ward last May. In what should have been a hopeless contest, he campaigned energetically, and although he came third, he probably swung the seat to the Tories by taking so many anti-Tory votes. So he has credible experience.
My feeling from the ground is that although this should be a Tory seat, Labour will win it. They have been campaigning energetically both in the ward and in the borough, with a noisy PPC backing up the campaign and plenty of media coverage. I also see this as a strong area for UKIP who have at least put a leaflet out and I could see them taking plenty of votes from both sides.
Other parties are also rans. Best guess is Labour by 150.
Pirelli just lobbed a hand grenade into the hearing. "We do not come under the jurisdiction or authority of the FIA."
http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/8783549/FIA-Tribunal-updates
Who pays who in this arrangement anyway does the tyre company pay the FIA to supply (As it is huge advertising) or does the FIA pay the tyre companies or are the tyres supplied at the tyre company's own cost... ?
Also can't they just go to Michelin... Or Dunlop or ... Yokohama ?
Downing Street has refused to say whether David Cameron would eat genetically-modified food or feed it to his family, despite being asked about its safety eight times.
Michelin, Cooper Avon and Pirelli showed interest in taking over the role of tyre supplier after Bridgestone's announcement.
The sad fact is that few manufacturers would want to be a part of F1 if Pirelli get slammed, especially after Michelin's unfair treatment in 2005.
Without a tyre war, there is little publicity to be gained (it is essentially a one-make series), and an awful lot of criticism and blame to be received.
Obligatory link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One_tyres
One unexpected breakthrough from G8 - offer to sing with legend @_JeffreyOsborne. Jeff you wouldn't suggest a duet if you'd heard me sing
Government Bonds are getting slaughtered across the board because the Fed is starting to moderate QE. Its a bit of a blood bath everywhere
I must admit I have mixed feelings about these attempts to get the housing market going myself.
Thanks for the update in Milton Keynes contest.
Looking at past results and today's candidates, I was unshamefully wondering what kind of effect having a candidate called Mohammed Khan could have on the outcome in that ward given the last 2 elections have been decided 50 votes one way or the other.
In Emerson Valley he increased the Labour share by around 1% compared to 2011. Is the increase in line with the rest of the city 2012's performance? How is the 21-22 Labour % in Emerson Valley compared to their potential in that kind of ward in your opinion?
David Cameron should have held a debate on giving tax breaks to married couples before legalising gay marriage, a Conservative minister has said."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10119397/Anna-Soubry-married-tax-breaks-debate-should-have-come-before-gay-marriage.html
Andrew Teale's by-election review blog is always informative:
http://blog.englishelections.org.uk/
Or, is it a bug Jeffery caught from Obama while the Markets are being shedded.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344066/Man-20-appears-court-accused-beheading-18-year-old-woman-attacking-people-treated-hospital.html
The Government is neither guaranteeing low interest rates nor is it inflating house prices in its Help to Buy guarantee scheme.
What the scheme does is guarantee mortgage lenders for up to 14.25% of mortgage value in the event of the lender needing to repossess the property during the first seven years of the loan's term.
The Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee scheme is not connected with government bond yields. Even Ed Conway would not attempt such an absurd deception.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-22989973
It hasn't been given the prominence one would have expected. Just because you can find some links doesn't change that.
Calm down. We don't know the facts of the case. It does not look like a terrorist incident.
This person will face the full force of the law and, if guilty, probably spend a very long time in prison.
That might well not happen in a country such as Pakistan.
"Reema Ramzan suffered knife wounds, including her head being severed off"
I mean, do we really care about the flesh wounds at this point?
EDIT: this line from the main text is pretty special, too:
"Detectives said she suffered a severe knife attack resulting in fatal injuries, including the severing of her head."
Think this comes under the 'no sh1t, sherlock' category
On ConHome is an article by Morecombe MP David Morris alleging Labour bears a share of the responsibility for the deaths of children.
One labour MP comes in for particular criticism.
That's a pretty meaty allegation.
And what are we going to do about this:
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344454/Mother-eyes-gouged-abusive-boyfriend-attacked-man-arrested-assault.html
how can we stop these people doing this type of thing?
please provide the link
Here's the link moderator - of course delete my posts if you're unhappy
Been away from ye olde computer so I missed the fun and games from Pirelli.
There were rumours they were being lined up for the chopping block with Hankook replacing them. Hankook kiboshed that (although people and firms in F1 do often change their minds).
Either way, F1 needs to decide in the very near future. Pirelli can't make a new tyre for the new regulations in an afternoon and we're nearing the renewal window.
Its perfectly ok. Links to articles are helpful and preferable where there are allegation's within any article. ( the link is to protect the site owner).
I can't see there would be any problem with that, no controversy or dirt to be thrown around at all. In Labour world, the overseeing of a near genocidal regime within parts of the NHS is just a technical hiccup. Just keep it all quiet, pay off a few whistleblowers, and brush it all under the carpet.
Spain as on may guess... unbackable.
Btw Is he just THAT good or is the Red Bull simply the best car (For most tracks).
Do wish Hamilton, Alonso and Vettel could have roughly equal cars for once !
I know we had the headline figures for May Retail Sales this morning, but it is worth posting the full summary table. Not a single negative figure on any of the key metrics.
No wonder BenM has taken a day off.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglascarswellmp/100222507/the-end-of-print-money-and-pray-economics/
All you ever hear are politicians extolling the 'free at the point of use' idea, as if that is all that matters. Just gag everyone who might want to expose the reality of what's been going on. All hail the mighty NHS right?
An F1 champion has to be a complete package: a brilliant driver, with the right car, and with the right support from the team.
The real greats - such as Schumacher - win their championships in different teams. Although much of his team at Ferrari was the same from the Benetton days, especially Brawn.
Vettel is a fantastic driver. In terms of qualifying he's probably equalled only by Hamilton, he has great mental strength and, contrary to the (somewhat understandable) view of many he can overtake well too.
However, he has benefited from generally having the best car. His most impressive title win by a mile was his first, in 2010. Then, the title was very close (about 5 realistic competitors reminded in the penultimate race, I think), and he suffered poor reliability.
In 2011 his car was simply better than everyone else's by a mile.
In 2012 things were more complicated. He suffered some reliability issues but also benefited (net) due to those other drivers faced (not just McLaren's reliability woe, but also Alonso being taken out in Spa). The Red Bull was not the fastest car for most of the season, but it was always competitive. McLaren was generally faster but bad pit stops, strategy and reliability meant they didn't win when they should've had both titles. Ferrari started off with a dog of a car, and although it recovered to a large extent Alonso's two retirements (neither his fault) cost him the title.
Ben is away today trying to stave off disaster for his markets portfolio. He,he.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100024952/time-to-sober-up-as-america-and-china-remove-punch-bowl/
Former CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower, deputy Jill Finney and media manager Anna Jefferson named in UK baby death 'cover-up' probe
More details about Care Quality Commission staff linked to "cover-up" of deaths of babies in Cumbria http://bbc.in/19kUZ91
The stakes here are very high. Labour enjoys big leads on public services in the polls, as Tim has correctly pointed out.
The tories are trying to establish a narrative of serial failure, callousness and cover-up on Labour's watch. So far the tories have failed completely.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22992625
One thing strikes me: they are all women. During the banking bust, we were told by some (including Harman and Zahawi) that it would not have happened if there were more women in the top jobs in the city. I doubted that, as the women who made it to the top would have the same risk-taking characteristics as the men.
I therefore find it interesting that women at the top of a major organisation allegedly make such a reprehensible and antisocial decision.
Emerson Valley: I make Labour up 3% 2011-12 on 3-way split, but can't compare as not a target ward for them. Having delivered many streets in the ward, most of which were fields 15 years ago and are now middle-class suburbia, it's a typical ward you'd expect Labour to be nowhere in.
They coalition's deliberate strategy is to get some senior apparatchiks out into the open. Who knows what they might be prepared to say about the politicians who controlled them at the time these events happened, just to save their own miserable skins.
Someone needs to explain to Mr and Mrs electorate that their general wellbeing and lfe expectancy would be higher under a Swedish or German style health system.
If the NHS is so bloody brilliant why isn't it copied throughout the rest of the developed world?
Just one more day for Committee stage next week and Report stage has already been scheduled - for 2 days - 8 July and 10 July.
It isn't the actual type of health we provide that's at stake here, but labour's reputation on health - an absolute cornerstone for them.
If the coalition can disarm labour on this issue, that is a big fillip. So far they have failed miserably !!!!
And you think this has nothing to do with Labour?
We see it happen whenever a totalitarian government falls.