Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
This poll shows little difference between Scotland and England.
I think Cable's right, although it does appear some Conservative MPs are having doubts about Osborne's electability. In the end though, I can see Boris' lack of networking, costing him the leadership. Osborne has essentially spent the last couple of years building up a network of supporters - a lot of the up-and-coming Conservative MPs are Osbornites (Perry, Hancock, Hands, Javid etc). While Osborne can be caricatured as cunning, or mean you can still take him seriously. Boris, on the other-hand is the exact opposite case.
Personally, I think Thersea May would be a far better choice than either of those two.
And FPT, sorry I missed your post @CarlottaValance. I find the use of 'turnip' as an insult quite strange. It's a part of the odd PB vocabulary. Also thanks to the PBers who gave me messages of support. I feel slightly less awkward now....
I thought turnip was a cybernat insult on Unionists or English.
It's an insult that I've only ever seen on PB though (unless cybernats on Twitter are using turnip as an insult too). And sometimes it's been used outside of the context of Scottish nationalism.
I always assumed it was connected to the Turnip Taliban incident pre-GE 2010, i.e. PB Tory inside joke.
I thought it was because there was a Scot Nat who used to post from Stockholm and was therefore dismissed by the PB Tories for being a Swede.
The Independent on Sunday stating millions more to leave as ISIS cut off road and The Observer completely out of touch with the survation poll. Think the left has this wrong yet again
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
It's an insult that I've only ever seen on PB though (unless cybernats on Twitter are using turnip as an insult too). And sometimes it's been used outside of the context of Scottish nationalism.
I always assumed it was connected to the Turnip Taliban incident pre-GE 2010, i.e. PB Tory inside joke.
I thought it was because there was a Scot Nat who used to post from Stockholm and was therefore dismissed by the PB Tories for being a Swede.
I'll get my coat...
Wings over Stockholm?
The amount of times the T word has been mentioned, I'm surprised malcolm hasn't turned up
BBC News is showing the next wave of migrants turning up in Hungary. If I was a Middle Easterner or African watching this footage, I think I'd be seriously considering making the trip (although probably via the overland route.) There's a billion people in Africa. If just 1% makes the trip, then that's 10 million turning up next year. But there must be a point when even Germany says 'enough', surely? What happens then?
In the NYTimes today there was an interesting stat.
Earlier this month 2,000 a week were turning up at the Hungarian border.
This week, after Merkel's announcement, it was 3,000.
I know there's a risk of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, but it's an interesting stat that would suggest that the view that Merkel's statement will increase the number of migrants has some basis in fact
Haven't the numbers been growing rapidly? So definitely a case of post hoc ergo propter hoc. In any case it will take longer than a week to get from Afghanistan or Syria to Hungary by their methods.
Similarly, continental winter will come, people will stop coming because the journey would be lethal, and we will hear that the migrant crisis has been "solved". That will just be post hoc too.
@kle4 wants you to end the Tory domination of the Shires
You have your mission.
If you could end Labour dominance of the NE and urban centres, South Wales, and SNP dominance in Scotland, that would be good too, I'm not a fan of dominance (though since the SNP are only recently dominant, I suppose it's fair they continue on for a time)
I think Cable's right, although it does appear some Conservative MPs are having doubts about Osborne's electability. In the end though, I can see Boris' lack of networking, costing him the leadership. Osborne has essentially spent the last couple of years building up a network of supporters - a lot of the up-and-coming Conservative MPs are Osbornites (Perry, Hancock, Hands, Javid etc). While Osborne can be caricatured as cunning, or mean you can still take him seriously. Boris, on the other-hand is the exact opposite case.
Personally, I think Thersea May would be a far better choice than either of those two.
And FPT, sorry I missed your post @CarlottaValance. I find the use of 'turnip' as an insult quite strange. It's a part of the odd PB vocabulary. Also thanks to the PBers who gave me messages of support. I feel slightly less awkward now....
I thought turnip was a cybernat insult on Unionists or English.
It's an insult that I've only ever seen on PB though (unless cybernats on Twitter are using turnip as an insult too). And sometimes it's been used outside of the context of Scottish nationalism.
I always assumed it was connected to the Turnip Taliban incident pre-GE 2010, i.e. PB Tory inside joke.
I thought it was because there was a Scot Nat who used to post from Stockholm and was therefore dismissed by the PB Tories for being a Swede.
Top Ukip donor cries 'dirty tricks' after his name is found in hacked database of Ashley Madison users
Ukip donor Arron Banks' details were found on Ashley Madison database Hack last month revealed addresses of millions of users of cheating site Insurance tycoon Banks heads the £7million campaign to leave the EU He denied using the website but pointed out that he is single anyway
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
If we look at euro matters, Germany already gets its way despite the absence of the UK, Sweden or Denmark. Germany and France are the only countries that particularly care to project a policy direction on the EU, and Germany is larger and a more credible partner due to the extreme homogeneity and conservatism of its political elite, rendering elections almost irrelevant.
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
I'm sure it will want us to say, but will they conclude they can give us next to nothing and still have us stay? Probably they will, and possibly they will be right.
Dorset has always attracted wealthy retirees from the South East and Sandbanks could match Surrey in terms of wealth and house prices, however many of the locals in Dorset still have relatively low wages and work in tourism, the service sector or agriculture and do not have the type of salaries to match the City
Nowhere has the type of salaries to match the City, Mr HYUFD. Likewise overpriced property which they can flog off to gullible foreigners. This is why incomers are so strongly disliked by the original inhabitants, and why the Tory dominance in rural England has to be a transitory bubble.
"Transitory"?
A transition that's lasted over 120 years (since Hartington and his friends shifted split from Gladstone)
I guess the transition would be from total dominance to largest but not quite as dominant.
Still not convinced that something which lasts 120 years is a "bubble"!
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
I'm sure it will want us to say, but will they conclude they can give us next to nothing and still have us stay? Probably they will, and possibly they will be right.
Absolutely impossible to predict the referendum - the migrant crisis is a game changer involving every EU Country and much angst throughout
- One shadow minister said he had written his resignation letter and said he planned to “act like a Lib Dem for the next five years”. “I will stay in my constituency, make myself useful, pick up dog [...] and stay away from Westminster. What is the point of going there?” he said.
BBC News is showing the next wave of migrants turning up in Hungary. If I was a Middle Easterner or African watching this footage, I think I'd be seriously considering making the trip (although probably via the overland route.) There's a billion people in Africa. If just 1% makes the trip, then that's 10 million turning up next year. But there must be a point when even Germany says 'enough', surely? What happens then?
In the NYTimes today there was an interesting stat.
Earlier this month 2,000 a week were turning up at the Hungarian border.
This week, after Merkel's announcement, it was 3,000.
I know there's a risk of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, but it's an interesting stat that would suggest that the view that Merkel's statement will increase the number of migrants has some basis in fact
Bluntly, I think we need to build a new Berlin Wall across the Balkans, or turn back the boats.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
This poll shows little difference between Scotland and England.
Looking at the details of the poll, London, Scotland and Wales would vote to remain, the Midlands, the North and the South to leave.
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
BBC News is showing the next wave of migrants turning up in Hungary. If I was a Middle Easterner or African watching this footage, I think I'd be seriously considering making the trip (although probably via the overland route.) There's a billion people in Africa. If just 1% makes the trip, then that's 10 million turning up next year. But there must be a point when even Germany says 'enough', surely? What happens then?
In the NYTimes today there was an interesting stat.
Earlier this month 2,000 a week were turning up at the Hungarian border.
This week, after Merkel's announcement, it was 3,000.
I know there's a risk of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, but it's an interesting stat that would suggest that the view that Merkel's statement will increase the number of migrants has some basis in fact
Bluntly, I think we need to build a new Berlin Wall across the Balkans, or turn back the boats.
Given that Serbia isn't in the EU, I wonder why the Hungarian border was undermarcated until recently.
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
I'm sure it will want us to say, but will they conclude they can give us next to nothing and still have us stay? Probably they will, and possibly they will be right.
Just like the Scottish referendum They will give Britain nothing Britain will vote to stay in Then moan
Jordan Spieth in meltdown, and there doesn't seem to be a reason for it.
Charley Hoffman's is playing his ass off, and there's no reason for that either. McIlroy isn't doing that well, but that's just rust from being off.
Jordan's just having a bad couple of weeks. I'll give him some tips at East Lake
Prior to Tiger it was accepted that pro golfers had good and bad spells.
It's looking like the replacement for Tiger is some combination of Day, Spieth, Fowler, McIlroy
You made me stop watching the Chic-fil-a Kickoff Classic to go check out the golf!!!!!
Sorry about that. I'll try not to mention golf again this evening.
No need to restrain yourself - Auburn is beating up on Louisville 24-0 only 3 minutes into the third quarter, so I'll stay with the golf. Feel free to opine
Like the man said, Spieth is trying too hard. Looks like he'll miss the cut.
BBC News is showing the next wave of migrants turning up in Hungary. If I was a Middle Easterner or African watching this footage, I think I'd be seriously considering making the trip (although probably via the overland route.) There's a billion people in Africa. If just 1% makes the trip, then that's 10 million turning up next year. But there must be a point when even Germany says 'enough', surely? What happens then?
In the NYTimes today there was an interesting stat.
Earlier this month 2,000 a week were turning up at the Hungarian border.
This week, after Merkel's announcement, it was 3,000.
I know there's a risk of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, but it's an interesting stat that would suggest that the view that Merkel's statement will increase the number of migrants has some basis in fact
Bluntly, I think we need to build a new Berlin Wall across the Balkans, or turn back the boats.
Funny when Trump says that about America/Mexico he's viewed to be absolutely crackers ... but then so many now say that as eminently sensible here.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I managed India, Switzerland, France and the US during calendar year 2010, but that is highly impressive!
Interestingly Burnham leads Corbyn by 19.6% to 18% in England and perhaps surprisingly by 31.3% to 19.7% in Scotland. However, Corbyn leads Burnham in Wales by 30.7% to 13%
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
Nothing like arriving back at Heathrow after time away!
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
At the risk of upsetting the Kippers, I wonder if this surge for OUT has been partly caused by Farage's low profile since the election (just the same as people thought the previous drop in Euroscepticism was caused by people not wanting to be associated with him).
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
By the time we vote to leave (if we do) we will already have received a considerable number. And negotiations will take time .....
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
If we look at euro matters, Germany already gets its way despite the absence of the UK, Sweden or Denmark. Germany and France are the only countries that particularly care to project a policy direction on the EU, and Germany is larger and a more credible partner due to the extreme homogeneity and conservatism of its political elite, rendering elections almost irrelevant.
Maybe, but it cannot go on directing things entirely its own way under QMV and German voters are already getting fed up with carrying most of the tab for the EU, losing the UK would mean they had to bear an even larger burden
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
By the time we vote to leave (if we do) we will already have received a considerable number. And negotiations will take time .....
No we can veto any number, we have an unambiguous opt-out. The only pressure is for us to volunteer to take some in the hope that we'll get a better deal as a quid pro quo, like how Blair pathetically gave up some of our rebate on a hope to reform CAP (but without any actual deal so it never happened). If we've voted to leave we'll just do whatever we want as far as this is concerned.
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
In the end I don't think we will take a large number
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
Yes the "leave" campaign will be taking note and at present wishing to turn this into a " this is the only way we can protect our borders" campaign. Thing is they're right, and for all the pontificating of German commentators ( e.g. the correspondent of Die Welt on Sky news this lunchtime) it seems to be the case that British and German public views are a long way apart on this issue, and Merkel's open doing policy combined with a demand we all share the burden of her decision this week has been a gift to "leave".
I'd still expect "stay" to win but I think it's getting squeakier bum time and I for one am more skeptical about staying than I was. I'm sorry, but like them though I do, and visited the place hundreds of times as I have, and wonderful though I think their economy is, and no matter how right they were about the Greeks ( where I expressed my support), I'm buggered if I'm not very uneasy about a German Chancellor presuming she can tell us what to do ( no matter how benign her intentions).
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
I'm sure it will want us to say, but will they conclude they can give us next to nothing and still have us stay? Probably they will, and possibly they will be right.
Just like the Scottish referendum They will give Britain nothing Britain will vote to stay in Then moan
There will have to be at least some offer, though I can's see Juncker and Merkel quite doing 'the Vow' in the same way Brown and Cameron did
BBC News is showing the next wave of migrants turning up in Hungary. If I was a Middle Easterner or African watching this footage, I think I'd be seriously considering making the trip (although probably via the overland route.) There's a billion people in Africa. If just 1% makes the trip, then that's 10 million turning up next year. But there must be a point when even Germany says 'enough', surely? What happens then?
In the NYTimes today there was an interesting stat.
Earlier this month 2,000 a week were turning up at the Hungarian border.
This week, after Merkel's announcement, it was 3,000.
I know there's a risk of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy, but it's an interesting stat that would suggest that the view that Merkel's statement will increase the number of migrants has some basis in fact
Bluntly, I think we need to build a new Berlin Wall across the Balkans, or turn back the boats.
Funny when Trump says that about America/Mexico he's viewed to be absolutely crackers ... but then so many now say that as eminently sensible here.
Illegal immigration from Mexico to the US has now slowed to a trickle. Thanks to both very hardline border policies and the aging of the Mexican population.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
Nothing like arriving back at Heathrow after time away!
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
I'm sure it will want us to say, but will they conclude they can give us next to nothing and still have us stay? Probably they will, and possibly they will be right.
Just like the Scottish referendum They will give Britain nothing Britain will vote to stay in Then moan
There will have to be at least some offer, though I can's see Juncker and Merkel quite doing 'the Vow' in the same way Brown and Cameron did
Wouldn't mean anything if they did. It's been shown time & again that gentlemen's agreements mean nothing in the EU.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
I didn't realise Lansing was the state capital til I got there!
I wander a lot, and fast - trying at the moment to duck out of trips to India and Taiwan in October...
Life would be so much easier if I had a private jet!
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
I'm sure it will want us to say, but will they conclude they can give us next to nothing and still have us stay? Probably they will, and possibly they will be right.
Just like the Scottish referendum They will give Britain nothing Britain will vote to stay in Then moan
There will have to be at least some offer, though I can's see Juncker and Merkel quite doing 'the Vow' in the same way Brown and Cameron did
Wouldn't mean anything if they did. It's been shown time & again that gentlemen's agreements mean nothing in the EU.
It depends if a majority of EU leaders agreed to any reforms
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
This poll shows little difference between Scotland and England.
Looking at the details of the poll, London, Scotland and Wales would vote to remain, the Midlands, the North and the South to leave.
Whoops. Many of the those replying to this Tweet about the Survation poll have assumed the poll is a survey of Mail readers only. They're then informed it's actually of the public as a whole.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
If an independent Scotland were to join the EU it would have to join Schengen, right? Which would take it out of the CTA and require passport controls on the border?
They have done nothing since the election of Farron to attract much attention. Probably it will take a mixture of Corbyn and beneficial by-election results (Richmond Park) to get attention back.
Hardly surprising, since Parliament went into recess almost immediately after the Lib Dem leader election. And the media has been totally taken up with the Labour internal elections, and now the migration crisis.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
I didn't realise Lansing was the state capital til I got there!
I wander a lot, and fast - trying at the moment to duck out of trips to India and Taiwan in October...
Life would be so much easier if I had a private jet!
Why, oh why, haven't they invented the teleport yet? On the other hand, perhaps there would be a downside.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
I didn't realise Lansing was the state capital til I got there!
I wander a lot, and fast - trying at the moment to duck out of trips to India and Taiwan in October...
Life would be so much easier if I had a private jet!
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
This poll shows little difference between Scotland and England.
Looking at the details of the poll, London, Scotland and Wales would vote to remain, the Midlands, the North and the South to leave.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
If an independent Scotland were to join the EU it would have to join Schengen, right? Which would take it out of the CTA and require passport controls on the border?
Presumably. Hadrian's Wall for the 21st Century. And the Euro too one supposes is a prerequisite.
Still I personally could claim both passports so it'd be a laugh as I crossed from my country to my country.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
If the UK votes to quit the EU though she will demand Scotland be allowed to stay in the EU regardless of whether the rUK leaves or not
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
If an independent Scotland were to join the EU it would have to join Schengen, right? Which would take it out of the CTA and require passport controls on the border?
I presume so, yes, we would have border checks at Hadrian's Wall
A few months ago the Twittersphere got it completely wrong on Ed Miliband. You'd think they might have learned their lesson, but instead they're doing exactly the same thing again with regard to British opinion on Syrian refugees,
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
If the UK votes to quit the EU though she will demand Scotland be allowed to stay in the EU regardless of whether the rUK leaves or not
ISTR that was only if Scotland voted to stay whilst rUK voted to leave. Presumably if Scotland votes out, no problem.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking lonYepger than you Lived in NJ and NY.
I didn't realise Lansing was the state capital til I got there!
I wander a lot, and fast - trying at the moment to duck out of trips to India and Taiwan in October...
Life would be so much easier if I had a private jet!
Why, oh why, haven't they invented the teleport yet? On the other hand, perhaps there would be a downside.
Yep. Think refugees with a teleport. Or worse, ISIS.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
If an independent Scotland were to join the EU it would have to join Schengen, right? Which would take it out of the CTA and require passport controls on the border?
Presumably. Hadrian's Wall for the 21st Century. And the Euro too one supposes is a prerequisite.
Still I personally could claim both passports so it'd be a laugh as I crossed from my country to my country.
To be honest there are plenty of countries ahead of Scotland that are committed by treaty to join the Euro but have chosen not to and are making it clear they have no intention to for the foreseeable future. And I have serious doubts that Schengen will exist this time next year let alone by the time Scotland gets Independence.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
If the UK votes to quit the EU though she will demand Scotland be allowed to stay in the EU regardless of whether the rUK leaves or not
Maybe. She can demand all kinds of things, for example that they could keep the pound with no consequences, or any of the other varied fantasies tehy put forward last time.
But how long will that all take and will the dog's breakfast the SNP are making of Scotland have come home t o roost yet?
You can only starve your education and health systems of resources for so long before the people notice.
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
Only 1.4 cities per day. Pah!
I was going to ask why - in a list of cities - NJ and NY appear... Did he visit NYC, Albany? Likewise in NJ - Piscataway, Cherry Hill?
Make your minds up, yesterday according to the ABC's, Cooper was brilliant and Burnham was trash, today they flipped once more.
Indeed, the Head of the Kendall campaign has said he has given his second vote to Burnham. "According to Burnham’s canvassing data – involving responses from the 80,494 people eligible to vote – the percentage of his voters who have, or will, put Corbyn down as a second preference has risen in recent weeks from 28% to 51%.
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
If the UK votes to quit the EU though she will demand Scotland be allowed to stay in the EU regardless of whether the rUK leaves or not
Maybe.
But how long will that take and will the dog's breakfast the SNP are making of Scotland have come home t o roost yet?
You can only starve your education and health systems of resources for so long before the people notice.
Indeed, but it does not seem to be being noticed much at the moment
Ouch! This has got to hurt the Dems, and Hillary's campaign in particular:
"In an election for President of the United States, today, Labor Day, business provocateur Donald Trump narrowly defeats Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Al Gore, in head-to-head matchups, according to nationwide polling conducted by SurveyUSA.
"Today it's:
* Trump 45%, Clinton 40%. (There is a 20-point Gender Gap; Trump leads by 18 points among seniors.) * Trump 44%, Sanders 40%. (Trump leads by 10 among independents and by 6 among moderates.) * Trump 44%, Biden 42%. (Trump leads by 10 among the best educated; Biden leads by 17 among the least educated.) * Trump 44%, Gore 41%. (Trump leads by 12 among men and by 18 among voters age 50+.)
Among a subset of registered voters who tell SurveyUSA that they pay "a lot" of attention to politics, the scale tilts to the right: Today it's:
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
Only 1.4 cities per day. Pah!
I was going to ask why - in a list of cities - NJ and NY appear... Did he visit NYC, Albany? Likewise in NJ - Piscataway, Cherry Hill?
RG3 stays as a backup - with his contract?
The RG3 situation is beyond comprehension at this stage
Ouch! This has got to hurt the Dems, and Hillary's campaign in particular:
"In an election for President of the United States, today, Labor Day, business provocateur Donald Trump narrowly defeats Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Al Gore, in head-to-head matchups, according to nationwide polling conducted by SurveyUSA.
"Today it's:
* Trump 45%, Clinton 40%. (There is a 20-point Gender Gap; Trump leads by 18 points among seniors.) * Trump 44%, Sanders 40%. (Trump leads by 10 among independents and by 6 among moderates.) * Trump 44%, Biden 42%. (Trump leads by 10 among the best educated; Biden leads by 17 among the least educated.) * Trump 44%, Gore 41%. (Trump leads by 12 among men and by 18 among voters age 50+.)
Among a subset of registered voters who tell SurveyUSA that they pay "a lot" of attention to politics, the scale tilts to the right: Today it's:
A good poll for Trump, which will also help make his chances of the nomination almost unstoppable if consistent, but it is only 1 poll. PPP just 2 days ago had both Clinton and Biden beating Trump
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
If the UK votes to quit the EU though she will demand Scotland be allowed to stay in the EU regardless of whether the rUK leaves or not
Maybe.
But how long will that take and will the dog's breakfast the SNP are making of Scotland have come home t o roost yet?
You can only starve your education and health systems of resources for so long before the people notice.
Indeed, but it does not seem to be being noticed much at the moment
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
The English could do anything, and that would be used as justification by the SNP for another indyref!
Yes, but Sturgeon has made clear EU exit would be a 'change in circumstances' which could trigger indyref2
Sturgeon does not have the authority to call Indy Ref 2.
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
If the UK votes to quit the EU though she will demand Scotland be allowed to stay in the EU regardless of whether the rUK leaves or not
Maybe.
But how long will that take and will the dog's breakfast the SNP are making of Scotland have come home t o roost yet?
You can only starve your education and health systems of resources for so long before the people notice.
Indeed, but it does not seem to be being noticed much at the moment
Keep calm bitches, this time last year (well technically tomorrow) we had a poll with Yes ahead in the Indyref
Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time, but it will be the rest of the UK who will have kicked them out by default, knowing that voting to quit the EU means losing our northern neighbours too (Scotland almost certainly voting Yes)
If an independent Scotland were to join the EU it would have to join Schengen, right? Which would take it out of the CTA and require passport controls on the border?
Presumably. Hadrian's Wall for the 21st Century. And the Euro too one supposes is a prerequisite.
Still I personally could claim both passports so it'd be a laugh as I crossed from my country to my country.
To be honest there are plenty of countries ahead of Scotland that are committed by treaty to join the Euro but have chosen not to and are making it clear they have no intention to for the foreseeable future. And I have serious doubts that Schengen will exist this time next year let alone by the time Scotland gets Independence.
Indeed on Schengen, and yes I think Sweden was supposed to be committed to sign up to the Euro but have voted no twice ( I think ) so you're right of course. In theory though for all the bollocks the Nats come out with about keeping Sterling they'd probably be caught between a theoretical Euro accession and a non English sanctioned use of the Pound ( or their own currency ).
Home tomorrow after a ludicrous wander, even by my standards.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
I've not been to Lansing, but have been to all the others, probably taking longer than you Lived in NJ and NY.
Only 1.4 cities per day. Pah!
I was going to ask why - in a list of cities - NJ and NY appear... Did he visit NYC, Albany? Likewise in NJ - Piscataway, Cherry Hill?
RG3 stays as a backup - with his contract?
The RG3 situation is beyond comprehension at this stage
My bet is that Dan Snyder wants to keep him and nobody else wants anything to do with him. With his contract they can't trade him at that price, my bet is that once he's finished the concussion protocol they'll cut him.
I saw today that Dallas are talking to Cleveland, but fortunately not about Johnny Football, but an RB.
Ouch! This has got to hurt the Dems, and Hillary's campaign in particular:
"In an election for President of the United States, today, Labor Day, business provocateur Donald Trump narrowly defeats Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Al Gore, in head-to-head matchups, according to nationwide polling conducted by SurveyUSA.
"Today it's:
* Trump 45%, Clinton 40%. (There is a 20-point Gender Gap; Trump leads by 18 points among seniors.) * Trump 44%, Sanders 40%. (Trump leads by 10 among independents and by 6 among moderates.) * Trump 44%, Biden 42%. (Trump leads by 10 among the best educated; Biden leads by 17 among the least educated.) * Trump 44%, Gore 41%. (Trump leads by 12 among men and by 18 among voters age 50+.)
Among a subset of registered voters who tell SurveyUSA that they pay "a lot" of attention to politics, the scale tilts to the right: Today it's:
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
In the end I don't think we will take a large number
We won't have a choice when they get EU passports.
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
In the end I don't think we will take a large number
We won't have a choice when they get EU passports.
That takes ~8 years in Germany, by which time people will be by and large settled down in Germany.
This is the danger for the Tory leadership. They risk being on the wrong side of the base, which can be done, but only if you're respectful and honest about it. If they start coming out with three million jobs nonsense or say eurosceptics want to pull up the drawbridge they will be in trouble.
This is the danger for the Tory leadership. They risk being on the wrong side of the base, which can be done, but only if you're respectful and honest about it. If they start coming out with three million jobs nonsense or say eurosceptics want to pull up the drawbridge they will be in trouble.
Indeed, in Scotland it was 2010 Labour voters who proved to be the key swing votes for No, however most of those who voted Yes subsequently voted SNP in 2015. The Tories must be wary to ensure that even while they try and win the referendum they do not lay the ground for Tory No voters to switch to UKIP in 2020
Ouch! This has got to hurt the Dems, and Hillary's campaign in particular:
"In an election for President of the United States, today, Labor Day, business provocateur Donald Trump narrowly defeats Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Al Gore, in head-to-head matchups, according to nationwide polling conducted by SurveyUSA.
"Today it's:
* Trump 45%, Clinton 40%. (There is a 20-point Gender Gap; Trump leads by 18 points among seniors.) * Trump 44%, Sanders 40%. (Trump leads by 10 among independents and by 6 among moderates.) * Trump 44%, Biden 42%. (Trump leads by 10 among the best educated; Biden leads by 17 among the least educated.) * Trump 44%, Gore 41%. (Trump leads by 12 among men and by 18 among voters age 50+.)
Among a subset of registered voters who tell SurveyUSA that they pay "a lot" of attention to politics, the scale tilts to the right: Today it's:
Make your minds up, yesterday according to the ABC's, Cooper was brilliant and Burnham was trash, today they flipped once more.
Indeed, the Head of the Kendall campaign has said he has given his second vote to Burnham. "According to Burnham’s canvassing data – involving responses from the 80,494 people eligible to vote – the percentage of his voters who have, or will, put Corbyn down as a second preference has risen in recent weeks from 28% to 51%.
This is the danger for the Tory leadership. They risk being on the wrong side of the base, which can be done, but only if you're respectful and honest about it. If they start coming out with three million jobs nonsense or say eurosceptics want to pull up the drawbridge they will be in trouble.
However uncharitable it may be, it seems Europe is getting to the point where pulling up the drawbridge is the only option if we want democracy to live on.
'Well if we do leave the EU we will certainly lose Scotland this time
That's a win win.
In the end I think it will be a narrow In, but as this poll shows Cameron does need to get a reasonable renegotiation to ensure it
Well, good luck with that one. Does anyone especially after the migrant crisis saga - believe that Cameron will get a decent renegotiation?
In the end Germany will want the UK to stay, it does not want to be the only major north European economy left in the EU, outnumbered by Spain, Italy and France
They've nothing left to offer us.
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
In the end I don't think we will take a large number
We won't have a choice when they get EU passports.
That takes ~8 years in Germany, by which time people will be by and large settled down in Germany.
Passports took 10 years in Holland, yet more than a third of their Somali population came to the UK. If only 10% of this migrant wave do the same, thats an extra 80,000 per year for the UK.
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Conservative 38%
Labour 32%
UKIP 13%
LD 6%
Green 4%
https://twitter.com/britainelects?lang=en-gb
I'll get my coat...
Jordan's just having a bad couple of weeks. I'll give him some tips at East Lake
Prior to Tiger it was accepted that pro golfers had good and bad spells.
It's looking like the replacement for Tiger is some combination of Day, Spieth, Fowler, McIlroy
You made me stop watching the Chic-fil-a Kickoff Classic to go check out the golf!!!!!
The amount of times the T word has been mentioned, I'm surprised malcolm hasn't turned up
Similarly, continental winter will come, people will stop coming because the journey would be lethal, and we will hear that the migrant crisis has been "solved". That will just be post hoc too.
And find a Ouija Board to contact the spirit of Palmerston.
Probably it will take a mixture of Corbyn and beneficial by-election results (Richmond Park) to get attention back.
That's about the same number who've arrived in Germany in the last few days.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/05/corbyn-supporters-mps-party-members-labour-election
- One shadow minister said he had written his resignation letter and said he planned to “act like a Lib Dem for the next five years”. “I will stay in my constituency, make myself useful, pick up dog [...] and stay away from Westminster. What is the point of going there?” he said.
Ironically though SNP voters would narrowly vote Out, alongside Tory voters and an overwhelming majority of UKIP voters. Labour, LD, Green and Plaid voters would vote to stay In
http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Final-MoS-September-Tables-1c0d0h4.pdf
Stay in the EU and take several hundred thousand asylum seekers.
They will give Britain nothing
Britain will vote to stay in
Then moan
Who would be best to lead Labour into the next general election?
Burnham 20.3%
Corbyn 18.8%
Cooper 14.9%
Kendall 7.2%
Which of these 3 politicians would make the best leader of the Labour Party?
Chuka Umunna 10.6%
Jeremy Corbyn 20.7%
David Miliband 27.5%
http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Final-MoS-September-Tables-1c0d0h4.pdf (see pages 28 and 30)
Like the man said, Spieth is trying too hard. Looks like he'll miss the cut.
In 10 days: Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Greensboro, Chicago, Lansing, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Kansas City, New Jersey, Indianapolis and New York.
Can't wait
http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Final-MoS-September-Tables-1c0d0h4.pdf (see p28)
I'd still expect "stay" to win but I think it's getting squeakier bum time and I for one am more skeptical about staying than I was. I'm sorry, but like them though I do, and visited the place hundreds of times as I have, and wonderful though I think their economy is, and no matter how right they were about the Greeks ( where I expressed my support), I'm buggered if I'm not very uneasy about a German Chancellor presuming she can tell us what to do ( no matter how benign her intentions).
I wander a lot, and fast - trying at the moment to duck out of trips to India and Taiwan in October...
Life would be so much easier if I had a private jet!
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/05/labour-liz-kendall-vote-for-yvette-cooper-get-jeremy-corbyn
Make your minds up, yesterday according to the ABC's, Cooper was brilliant and Burnham was trash, today they flipped once more.
twitter.com/suttonnick/status/640263188047626241
All she can do is run a big opinion poll without the say so of the UK Government.
Still I personally could claim both passports so it'd be a laugh as I crossed from my country to my country.
But how long will that all take and will the dog's breakfast the SNP are making of Scotland have come home t o roost yet?
You can only starve your education and health systems of resources for so long before the people notice.
RG3 stays as a backup - with his contract?
Only 30% of Burnham’s second preferences would go to Cooper if he came third, it is claimed."
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/05/labour-liz-kendall-vote-for-yvette-cooper-get-jeremy-corbyn
"In an election for President of the United States, today, Labor Day, business provocateur Donald Trump narrowly defeats Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Al Gore, in head-to-head matchups, according to nationwide polling conducted by SurveyUSA.
"Today it's:
* Trump 45%, Clinton 40%. (There is a 20-point Gender Gap; Trump leads by 18 points among seniors.)
* Trump 44%, Sanders 40%. (Trump leads by 10 among independents and by 6 among moderates.)
* Trump 44%, Biden 42%. (Trump leads by 10 among the best educated; Biden leads by 17 among the least educated.)
* Trump 44%, Gore 41%. (Trump leads by 12 among men and by 18 among voters age 50+.)
Among a subset of registered voters who tell SurveyUSA that they pay "a lot" of attention to politics, the scale tilts to the right: Today it's:
* Trump 54%, Clinton 36%.
* Trump 53%, Sanders 39%.
* Trump 53%, Biden 37%.
* Trump 54%, Gore 36%. "
The RG3 situation is beyond comprehension at this stage
The same house months back a white British couple were forced to move because the boyfriend got beat up by a racist Asian gang.
Just brilliant.
I saw today that Dallas are talking to Cleveland, but fortunately not about Johnny Football, but an RB.
The world has gone mad.
http://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Final-MoS-September-Tables-1c0d0h4.pdf