There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
If it's not going to be released by Hillary then it's probably bad.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
If those targets are correct Labour would need a repeat of 1997 to get the slimmest of majorities.
They'd have to do better than 1997. I cannot conceive of why the necessary numbers of Conservative voters would defect to Labour under current circumstances, or those likely to be prevailing come the next election.
"In 24h we will release 30 pages of our editor (Julian Assange)'s medical records as part 1 of our transparency challenge to Clinton & Trump."
LOL as if either campaign gives a s##t about how ill Assange may or may not be...However, what they will be concerned about is what has he got tucked away in his filing cabinet.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
If it's not going to be released by Hillary then it's probably bad.
If the records are from before Friday’s bout of Pneumonia, it will be a clean bill of health?
"In 24h we will release 30 pages of our editor (Julian Assange)'s medical records as part 1 of our transparency challenge to Clinton & Trump."
LOL as if either campaign gives a s##t about how ill Assange may or may not be...However, what they will be concerned about is what has he got tucked away in his filing cabinet.
He's such an attention seeking wazzock.
Page 1 - antibiotics for the clap Page 2 - antibiotics for the clap Page 3 - sustained cuts from falling into mirror whilst admiring own reflection Page 4 - treated for blisters caused by running away from the Peelers into nearest Embassy
Given this vote on boundary changes isn't until at least 2018, there is a long way to go.
Very true. Hopefully May can find enough alternative safe seats for the displaced to keep the reforms on track, but I'm still not as confident about boundary change clearing the Commons as I am about grammar schools (where a meaningful amount of support could be scraped together from amongst the other parties.)
"In 24h we will release 30 pages of our editor (Julian Assange)'s medical records as part 1 of our transparency challenge to Clinton & Trump."
LOL as if either campaign gives a s##t about how ill Assange may or may not be...However, what they will be concerned about is what has he got tucked away in his filing cabinet.
He's such an attention seeking wazzock.
Page 1 - antibiotics for the clap Page 2 - antibiotics for the clap Page 3 - sustained cuts from falling into mirror whilst admiring own reflection Page 4 - treated for blisters caused by running away from the Peelers into nearest Embassy
and so on, and so forth...
He also has vitamin D deficiency forced on him by his 'arbitrary detention', as the UN term his 'not at all detainment and that's the whole point'. Poor dear.
It takes the following wards from South Ribble: Hesketh-with-Becconsall, North Meols, Tarleton.
That's a lot of anti-Tory Labour to squeeze though.
Depends on enough of the remaining Labour vote not belonging to one of the following categories:
1.
That's a lot of Labour voters who won't be available to help close the gap.
If John Pugh is the LibDem candidate, I think they'd stand
This is part of the reason why my view of the LDs prospects in the next GE is so pessimistic: the additional difficulty they have in challenging without the incumbency advantage. Your assessment of Southport seems sound, but also what about Clegg in Sheffield Hallam - up against a notional Labour majority of 4,000 and doubtless a very determined campaign to finish him off this time, do you think he'll have the fight left in him?
If they can't make any gains then that would leave them down to their last six seats: four remaining notional majorities, plus Brake and Mulholland incumbent in close marginals.
OK. I think the LibDems will get about 12% in 2020, up from 8% last time.
I think they'll win:
* 2-3 seats in South West London, where there were big Remain votes. * Cambridge, where the seat has become rather less Labour friendly. * Edinburgh West and North East Fife, where they comfortably gained the Holyrood seats from the SNP.
Then probably four to six of their existing seats, and maybe a couple elsewhere which gets to my 10-14 seats forecast.
Well, my recollection is you called their 2015 performance better than most, so everyone listen to rcs!
I'm quite interested in my proposed parliamentary seat in the review, as it includes several LD inclined areas that made up part of a LD seat lost in 2015, and divests itself of quite a bit of prime Tory rural heartland. I doubt it would make it competitive for the LDs, but I can see the notional Tory majority being quite a bit less than now.
I was by far the most bearish person on here, and I still wasn't bearish enough. (My friend in Cambridge Labour kept assuring me that they were going to get creamed by Julian Huppert!)
In May 2015 I did well on the seats market by betting on the principal challenger to the LDs in all their seats. I lost on 8 but won on many more. A similar strategy paid off well on UKIP too.
Something tells me this factored into Cameron resigning yesterday:
It took Chilcot 10 years for his report and 13 years after Iraq, so to learn some of the truth 5 years after Libya is still a plus.
Not good news for Clinton either if the US press are paying attention.
I remember the press reports from the time, about Hillary and Samantha Power barging into the oval office, kicking and screaming to Obama to invade Libya right away.
BBC - A British man accused of trying to shoot US presidential candidate Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to some of the charges he faced. - He pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
"But, but, but Herself always gives me lists of things to do around the house and always has. Not only that when she come home she is quite capable of walking round on an inspection tour to make sure I have done all that I was instructed and that I have done it thoroughly. I might also say that aside from a couple of shortish periods when I have been seriously unwell, Herself has not picked up an iron or cleaned a floor in thirty-odd years (nor, I might say, has she cooked a Sunday lunch).
So, Mrs. Free, I reject your sexist stereotyping"
Well, I wish I were married to you!
However valid your anecdote all surveys show that women, even working women still have the bulk of the responsibility for household matters.
I rarely iron but that is because I largely avoid buying clothes which need ironing. My sons iron their own shirts.
But it's not just the doing which is the issue. It's thinking about what needs doing, the planning and thinking ahead, remembering that if something has run out or is about to, it needs replacing, ensuring that not only do clothes get put in the washing machine, they get taken out and not hours later when they smell like dog blankets, etc etc. Running a house takes planning and planning takes thinking. It doesn't happen by magic.
Ah, well, planning and thinking ahead about what needs to be done/bought; well, that is Herself's job. Not for any sexist reasons, you understand, it is just that when I have tried to anticipate I have usually ended up getting told off. Much better and safer to do what I am told.
As Mr. F upthread confirms, most husbands do as they are told. We find it easier and more harmonious that way. Also we can't get shouted at for forgetting something if we haven't been told to do it or buy it. "Was that on the list, darling?"
You are making an excellent case for women running the world!
We think, we plan, we give orders, we can even read your minds even if (pace @MrTimT) you cannot read ours.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
"No one cares about journalism, but that same dismal class discrepancy is to be found across all the professions, politics and even the starry firmament of light entertainment. Turning to the shadow cabinet, we find the comic spectacle of a group of Labour politicians who still believe in the comprehensive system, much as early man believed the Earth was flat. People like Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott are violently opposed to Mrs May’s grammar-school revival, though they dare not say so because – guess what? – they went to grammar schools, which got them where they are today".
BBC - A British man accused of trying to shoot US presidential candidate Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to some of the charges he faced. - He pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
Interested to how / why he was an illegal alien...did he not fill an ESTA and smuggled himself in from Canada / Mexico? Or stayed in US for a long time after entering as a tourist?
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
BBC - A British man accused of trying to shoot US presidential candidate Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to some of the charges he faced. - He pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
Interested to how / why he was an illegal alien...did he not fill an ESTA and smuggled himself in from Canada / Mexico? Or stayed in US for a long time after entering as a tourist?
Does seem rather odd – however, all the papers I've seen have copied the same news release, questions as to how he got to LA or why he should be considered an illegal alien are ignored.
I've been running the betas and it's been pretty good so far, nothing more major than the screen rotate getting stuck on the iPad for an hour. Now on the production versions with no issues. Always back up device to a computer first and download the updates through iTunes though, doing them online adds more variables to the process.
Wasn't there a poll just before referendum carried out at ten thousand atm machines that got the result almost spot on ? Maybe that's the way of the future for better sampling
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
Only if its genuine but how do you prove it isn't. One of the key points of a front operation like this is that it can mix information with disinformation. Build some cred, spread some rumours. Its out of the Introduction to Propaganda manual.
If enough people believe the disinformation, job done.
There is an obvious implication in the Assange cult nonsense about releasing his records.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
If he's got medical records, in breach of numerous laws, he's probably spending the rest of his life in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
If he's got medical records, in breach of numerous laws, he's probably spending the rest of his life in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
Isn't he already doing that?
Also, I am guessing that the same people who backed him over previous leaks of information with public interest defence would have a hard time limbo dancing that such info on POTUS candidates is then wrong.
Is interesting how he has gone from the selfless truth teller among the liberal media with the US military stuff to be persona non grata over the Clinton / DNC stuff.
Personally if I had classified info that I thought needed to be leaked I wouldn't be wanting to go anywhere near him.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
If he's got medical records, in breach of numerous laws, he's probably spending the rest of his life in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
Only if its genuine but how do you prove it isn't. One of the key points of a front operation like this is that it can mix information with disinformation. Build some cred, spread some rumours. Its out of the Introduction to Propaganda manual.
If enough people believe the disinformation, job done.
There is an obvious implication in the Assange cult nonsense about releasing his records.
Yes, the first Guccifer leak had several documents edited before release. It's pretty clear that the Russians are beginning to l flex their muscles
There is a rumour that Hillary Clinton's medical records are going to get released in the next 24-28 hours and not by Clinton campaign.
Guess which fantastic organ apparently has them....
On another note, in Europe there is what can be best described as a hell of a lot of terror and anti-terror activity. IS inspired/directed bods are getting compromised and IS knows it so its desperately trying to get its operatives to act.
So far ain't working out to well but they will get a shot in and don't forget Al Qaeda either, especially around these parts. They'd really like to get a hit in.
There's another Gufficer data dump just now according to Wikileaks
They've just posted a link to the raw data which seems to be an archive of DNC material. No idea what's in it.
According to y0kel's hints, Hillary's medical records should be somewhere there.
Assange was saying that he had dirt on Clinton which would finish her political career. I am sure we will know shortly whether he was telling the truth or talking out his arse.
If he's got medical records, in breach of numerous laws, he's probably spending the rest of his life in the Ecuadorian Embassy.
Isn't he already doing that?
Also, I am guessing that the same people who backed him over previous leaks of information with public interest defence would have a hard time limbo dancing that such info on POTUS candidates is then wrong.
Is interesting how he has gone from the selfless truth teller among the liberal media with the US military stuff to be persona non grata over the Clinton / DNC stuff.
Personally if I had classified info that I thought needed to be leaked I wouldn't be wanting to go anywhere near him.
Paradoxically, the worse for Hillary the details Assange releases, the better defence he'll have as to the public interest. There's clearly a public interest in exposing that a Presidential nominee is terminally ill with months to live. Exposing that she's had a boob job and pneumonia for months rather than days, is only going to get the exposer in trouble.
Yes, the first Guccifer leak had several documents edited before release. It's pretty clear that the Russians are beginning to l flex their muscles
It was really dumb of Western intelligence services to think they could try to manipulate democracy in Russia/countries important to Russia without considering that the same tactics could be successfully used in reverse.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
"No one cares about journalism, but that same dismal class discrepancy is to be found across all the professions, politics and even the starry firmament of light entertainment. Turning to the shadow cabinet, we find the comic spectacle of a group of Labour politicians who still believe in the comprehensive system, much as early man believed the Earth was flat. People like Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott are violently opposed to Mrs May’s grammar-school revival, though they dare not say so because – guess what? – they went to grammar schools, which got them where they are today".
They live in a fantasy world where the choice is between selective schools and comprehensive schools, whereas in the real world the choice is between selection by ability to buy a property in the catchment area of a successful school and selection by ability to pay for private education.
It takes the following wards from South Ribble: Hesketh-with-Becconsall, North Meols, Tarleton.
That's a lot of anti-Tory Labour to squeeze though.
Depends on enough of the remaining Labour vote not belonging to one of the following categories:
1. People looking for a credible PM who weren't put off Miliband, but would pick May over Corbyn 2. Traditional WWC Labour voters who tolerated Miliband, but for whom Corbyn is the last straw, and who decide to stay at home or vote either Tory or Ukip 3. People who are hard Left/like Corbyn, and therefore have no intention of ditching Labour 4. Tribal/habit Labour voters who would never think of voting any other way, regardless of circumstances 5. Lefties who don't think much of Labour, but have permanently abandoned the Lib Dems over the Coalition and would rather stay at home, or maybe vote Green
That's a lot of Labour voters who won't be available to help close the gap.
If John Pugh is the LibDem candidate, I think they'd stand a chance.
But he's 68 right now and will be 71 in 2020. I suspect he'll step down, and I suspect it'll be a comfortable Conservative hold. Without Pugh, the LibDems may drop to third or fourth.
OK. I think the LibDems will get about 12% in 2020, up from 8% last time.
I think they'll win:
* 2-3 seats in South West London, where there were big Remain votes. * Cambridge, where the seat has become rather less Labour friendly. * Edinburgh West and North East Fife, where they comfortably gained the Holyrood seats from the SNP.
Then probably four to six of their existing seats, and maybe a couple elsewhere which gets to my 10-14 seats forecast.
I think Labour will hold Cambridge - local election results certainly suggest that. First time incumbency should help them . Also in 2015 , given that Labour was challenging from third place , there will have been some doubt as to who was the most effective anti - Tory candidate to support, and I suspect that some Labour voters will have erroneously voted Huppert on the basis of general expectations. I don't think those voters will feel quite so confused next time.
It takes the following wards from South Ribble: Hesketh-with-Becconsall, North Meols, Tarleton.
That's a lot of anti-Tory Labour to squeeze though.
Depends on enough of the remaining Labour vote not belonging to one of the following categories:
1. People looking for a credible PM who weren't put off Miliband, but would pick May over Corbyn 2. Traditional WWC Labour voters who tolerated Miliband, but for whom Corbyn is the last straw, and who decide to stay at home or vote either Tory or Ukip 3. People who are hard Left/like Corbyn, and therefore have no intention of ditching Labour 4. Tribal/habit Labour voters who would never think of voting any other way, regardless of circumstances 5. Lefties who don't think much of Labour, but have permanently abandoned the Lib Dems over the Coalition and would rather stay at home, or maybe vote Green
That's a lot of Labour voters who won't be available to help close the gap.
If John Pugh is the LibDem candidate, I think they'd stand a chance.
But he's 68 right now and will be 71 in 2020. I suspect he'll step down, and I suspect it'll be a comfortable Conservative hold. Without Pugh, the LibDems may drop to third or fourth.
Southport looks like ground zero in the next election, 4 parties within 8000 votes, they will bury the place in leaflets.
Four way marginals will be the LDs (and UKIP's) best hope for gains, because the winning vote share is likely to be relatively low.
I agree with rcs1000 about Pugh retiring. Looks to be a nailed on LD loss.
Norman Lamb maybe another retirement. 62 in 2020.
I think Lamb will stick around; I think being a LibDem MP is his life.
If Mark Williams, the MP for Ceredgion, were to step down (which I think is probable/possible), then I think Ceredgion and North Pembrokshire would likely fall to Plaid/Con.
I doubt it. It would remain a LibDem/Plaid contest whatever.
Newsnight: atleast one Tory minister has vowed not to vote for the boundary changes ("pencilled in a bout of flu for the day of the vote").
I'm guessing one of the several who voted against last time, so not that bad.
As I've been saying all day on the boundaries issue, the Tory whips have got two years to square the circle, but the various carrots on offer will become big sticks to anyone who doesn't get with the program for the final vote in 2018. It's going to be considered by May as a vote of confidence, no excuses, turn up or have the whip withdrawn and be deselected. The reduction in MP numbers was in the manifesto.
Of course if you remove the 6 Yougov polls a different picture is presented.
PS - National Polls now coming out showing effect of the Clinton Collapse. Full effect won't be known for a couple of days as all are covering periods before and after so far.
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
Gabriel Debendetti The evidence keeps piling up that the Clinton camp isn't scared — eager, even — to have the "deplorables" fight now. https://t.co/WA57oKhYo0
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
Gabriel Debendetti The evidence keeps piling up that the Clinton camp isn't scared — eager, even — to have the "deplorables" fight now. https://t.co/WA57oKhYo0
Well it will keep the focus off the health issue. Dead cat and all that.
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
We'll get a good indication in 2018 whether you or I is likely to be proved right.
My view is:
1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places. 2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK. 3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP 4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion. 5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%.
Gabriel Debendetti The evidence keeps piling up that the Clinton camp isn't scared — eager, even — to have the "deplorables" fight now. https://t.co/WA57oKhYo0
Well it will keep the focus off the health issue. Dead cat and all that.
It's their philosophy of screaming 'racist' at anything they don't like - they haven't worked out yet that people are starting to laugh at them.
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I hope they do win a few seats back, although I'd prefer them to be of the Norman Lamb school rather than the Tim Farron.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
"No one cares about journalism, but that same dismal class discrepancy is to be found across all the professions, politics and even the starry firmament of light entertainment. Turning to the shadow cabinet, we find the comic spectacle of a group of Labour politicians who still believe in the comprehensive system, much as early man believed the Earth was flat. People like Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott are violently opposed to Mrs May’s grammar-school revival, though they dare not say so because – guess what? – they went to grammar schools, which got them where they are today".
They live in a fantasy world where the choice is between selective schools and comprehensive schools, whereas in the real world the choice is between selection by ability to buy a property in the catchment area of a successful school and selection by ability to pay for private education.
Moving to the catchment areas of successful schools -- these will be comprehensive schools, no?
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
We'll get a good indication in 2018 whether you or I is likely to be proved right. My view is: 1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places. 2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK. 3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP 4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion. 5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%. I think that points to a LibDem gain.
The Conservative MP will have the first time incumbent uplift at the next GE.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
"No one cares about journalism, but that same dismal class discrepancy is to be found across all the professions, politics and even the starry firmament of light entertainment. Turning to the shadow cabinet, we find the comic spectacle of a group of Labour politicians who still believe in the comprehensive system, much as early man believed the Earth was flat. People like Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott are violently opposed to Mrs May’s grammar-school revival, though they dare not say so because – guess what? – they went to grammar schools, which got them where they are today".
They live in a fantasy world where the choice is between selective schools and comprehensive schools, whereas in the real world the choice is between selection by ability to buy a property in the catchment area of a successful school and selection by ability to pay for private education.
Moving to the catchment areas of successful schools -- these will be comprehensive schools, no?
All comps are equal, but some are more equal than others. That said, one good thing about going to a comp as I did is that the wasters have no comeback on those of us who bothered to work at school. We all had the same education (supposedly) so if they are unemployable that's their problem.
Zach Hellar UNREAL #DNCleak shows MASSIVE #PayToPlay ledger An ambassadorship can be yours.. If the price is right #NeverHillary https://t.co/FMaMFwxZwV
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
We'll get a good indication in 2018 whether you or I is likely to be proved right. My view is: 1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places. 2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK. 3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP 4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion. 5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%. I think that points to a LibDem gain.
The Conservative MP will have the first time incumbent uplift at the next GE.
No matter how Tania votes, she'll be tarred by her government's Heathrow decision. I reckon that'll outweigh any first term incumbency bonus.
Zach Hellar UNREAL #DNCleak shows MASSIVE #PayToPlay ledger An ambassadorship can be yours.. If the price is right #NeverHillary https://t.co/FMaMFwxZwV
Does this mean that our Hillary has been selling ambassadorships? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
They live in a fantasy world where the choice is between selective schools and comprehensive schools, whereas in the real world the choice is between selection by ability to buy a property in the catchment area of a successful school and selection by ability to pay for private education.
Moving to the catchment areas of successful schools -- these will be comprehensive schools, no?
All comps are equal, but some are more equal than others. That said, one good thing about going to a comp as I did is that the wasters have no comeback on those of us who bothered to work at school. We all had the same education (supposedly) so if they are unemployable that's their problem.
The problem with comprehensives is that the wasters are in big enough numbers to influence the school culture and ruin it for everyone.
That said the 11 plus is too blunt. A promotion and reiegation system in subsequent years is needed.
Another side to this is that it is in the tory party interest to bring back grammar schools as just as broadly speaking home owners are tories vs renters who tend to vote labour....
So grammar school pupils, schooled in a culture of excellence and striving to succeed tend to be tories so the outputs of Marxist Treason Factories Comprehensives are liable to vote Labour.
Zach Hellar UNREAL #DNCleak shows MASSIVE #PayToPlay ledger An ambassadorship can be yours.. If the price is right #NeverHillary https://t.co/FMaMFwxZwV
Does this mean that our Hillary has been selling ambassadorships? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
IIRC It's the SoS that appts them - so yes apparently. Makes Baagoyavitch [sp] look pretty average for trying to sell Obama's Illinois seat
Zach Hellar UNREAL #DNCleak shows MASSIVE #PayToPlay ledger An ambassadorship can be yours.. If the price is right #NeverHillary https://t.co/FMaMFwxZwV
Yes, I'd be shocked too if it hadn't always been standard American practice for their ambassadors to be appointed from celebrities and supporters (itself a euphemism). Shirley Temple never did a film about the diplomatic corps.
I feel it's all rather unfair to single him out - but maybe I'm wrong here. I thought he announced his immediate resignation to coincide with the boundary changes - now I see there was another reason...
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
We'll get a good indication in 2018 whether you or I is likely to be proved right. My view is: 1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places. 2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK. 3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP 4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion. 5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%. I think that points to a LibDem gain.
The Conservative MP will have the first time incumbent uplift at the next GE.
No matter how Tania votes, she'll be tarred by her government's Heathrow decision. I reckon that'll outweigh any first term incumbency bonus.
She seems to be a perfectly lovely lady, but also wetter than a fish's wet bits.
I'm not sure about Twickenham. The LD base looks much higher than it probably is due to a personal vote for Cable, who won't be in the running next time.
Good morning all, on this incredibly hot September morning
I see the same thread is still going and so is Junckers
"incredibly hot morning"
Ha! I'm not sure where you are, but in this part of West Yorkshire it's decidedly cool, damp and autumnal.
25.6C in my front room - windows open and fan churning air all night...
Wow ..... that sounds like a different world. Last night's heavy thunderstorm killed the high temperatures and saturated everywhere. This morning it's currently 14C and we have heavy dark clouds overhead.
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
We'll get a good indication in 2018 whether you or I is likely to be proved right. My view is: 1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places. 2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK. 3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP 4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion. 5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%. I think that points to a LibDem gain.
The Conservative MP will have the first time incumbent uplift at the next GE.
No matter how Tania votes, she'll be tarred by her government's Heathrow decision. I reckon that'll outweigh any first term incumbency bonus.
She seems to be a perfectly lovely lady, but also wetter than a fish's wet bits.
I'm not sure about Twickenham. The LD base looks much higher than it probably is due to a personal vote for Cable, who won't be in the running next time.
Except that Dr Vince Cable had the second highest swing against him of any LibDem incumbent. And Twickenham was one of only three constituencies (Eastleigh and Eastbourne were the others) where there was a more than 15% difference between local election results and the General.
Good morning all, on this incredibly hot September morning
I see the same thread is still going and so is Junckers
"incredibly hot morning"
Ha! I'm not sure where you are, but in this part of West Yorkshire it's decidedly cool, damp and autumnal.
25.6C in my front room - windows open and fan churning air all night...
Wow ..... that sounds like a different world. Last night's heavy thunderstorm killed the high temperatures and saturated everywhere. This morning it's currently 14C and we have heavy dark clouds overhead.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
They live in a fantasy world where the choice is between selective schools and comprehensive schools, whereas in the real world the choice is between selection by ability to buy a property in the catchment area of a successful school and selection by ability to pay for private education.
Moving to the catchment areas of successful schools -- these will be comprehensive schools, no?
All comps are equal, but some are more equal than others. That said, one good thing about going to a comp as I did is that the wasters have no comeback on those of us who bothered to work at school. We all had the same education (supposedly) so if they are unemployable that's their problem.
The problem with comprehensives is that the wasters are in big enough numbers to influence the school culture and ruin it for everyone.
That said the 11 plus is too blunt. A promotion and reiegation system in subsequent years is needed.
Another side to this is that it is in the tory party interest to bring back grammar schools as just as broadly speaking home owners are tories vs renters who tend to vote labour....
So grammar school pupils, schooled in a culture of excellence and striving to succeed tend to be tories so the outputs of Marxist Treason Factories Comprehensives are liable to vote Labour.
Exactly: the grammar school system of the 1950 to 1975 period didn't work. But that doesn't mean there aren't things we can take from it.
Difficult to believe the LDs would be down to two seats in England under these proposals, in North Norfolk and Westmorland & Lonsdale.
I think Twickenham will be a LibDem gain (assuming that Vince isn't standing again). The London 2018 local elections should give us a good insight into whether there will be an LD revival in the capital.
I will be surprised if that happens. Pre-1997 Twickenham was a pretty safe Tory seat , and following Vince Cable's interregnum we are probably heading back to normal service being resumed.
We'll get a good indication in 2018 whether you or I is likely to be proved right. My view is: 1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places. 2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK. 3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP 4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion. 5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%. I think that points to a LibDem gain.
The Conservative MP will have the first time incumbent uplift at the next GE.
No matter how Tania votes, she'll be tarred by her government's Heathrow decision. I reckon that'll outweigh any first term incumbency bonus.
She seems to be a perfectly lovely lady, but also wetter than a fish's wet bits.
I'm not sure about Twickenham. The LD base looks much higher than it probably is due to a personal vote for Cable, who won't be in the running next time.
Except that Dr Vince Cable had the second highest swing against him of any LibDem incumbent. And Twickenham was one of only three constituencies (Eastleigh and Eastbourne were the others) where there was a more than 15% difference between local election results and the General.
Nevertheless he would have still had a substantial personal vote.
I don't think we can read too much into local election results - Eastleigh is a LD fiefdom.
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
They live in a fantasy world where the choice is between selective schools and comprehensive schools, whereas in the real world the choice is between selection by ability to buy a property in the catchment area of a successful school and selection by ability to pay for private education.
Moving to the catchment areas of successful schools -- these will be comprehensive schools, no?
All comps are equal, but some are more equal than others. That said, one good thing about going to a comp as I did is that the wasters have no comeback on those of us who bothered to work at school. We all had the same education (supposedly) so if they are unemployable that's their problem.
The problem with comprehensives is that the wasters are in big enough numbers to influence the school culture and ruin it for everyone.
That said the 11 plus is too blunt. A promotion and reiegation system in subsequent years is needed.
Another side to this is that it is in the tory party interest to bring back grammar schools as just as broadly speaking home owners are tories vs renters who tend to vote labour....
So grammar school pupils, schooled in a culture of excellence and striving to succeed tend to be tories so the outputs of Marxist Treason Factories Comprehensives are liable to vote Labour.
Exactly: the grammar school system of the 1950 to 1975 period didn't work. But that doesn't mean there aren't things we can take from it.
Agree that promotion should be very much part of any grammar school system. Relegation however, unless on account of disruptive, unruly behaviour, sounds absolutely awful and should be avoided.
Nevertheless he would have still had a substantial personal vote.
I don't think we can read too much into local election results - Eastleigh is a LD fiefdom.
I disagree with you on very few things, Mr Casino, but I think you're wrong here.
If Dr Cable had such a significant personal vote, why did he do so much worse than any of the other LibDem incumbents in SW London?
If Dr Cable had such a significant personal vote, why did he underperform his party's local election results so much?
If we assume that every local election votes translates into 0.8 general election votes (proportionally), you get a pretty good approximation of LibDem support.
Dr Cable got 0.58. Let us see what 2018 local election results look like. But if the LibDems gain votes in the Twickenham wards of Richmond council, and we assume something like 0.75 for the constituency, then it's very hard to see anything other than a LibDem gain in 2020. (Assuming the government goes ahead with Heathrow expansion.)
If you're ever accused of a crime, you'll be glad you have rights protected by the courts, like the right to a lawyer. Which AFAIK you'll still have, because Britain isn't leaving the ECHR???
Agree that promotion should be very much part of any grammar school system. Relegation however, unless on account of disruptive, unruly behaviour, sounds absolutely awful and should be avoided.
But that will create awfully unbalanced schools: 100 in year seven... 120 in year eight... etc...
Exactly: the grammar school system of the 1950 to 1975 period didn't work. But that doesn't mean there aren't things we can take from it.
grammar schools would be just fine if there was a proper commitment to making excellent schools (technical, specialist or whatever) for the not-so academic kids. You wouldn't need any selection, because everyone would self segregate into a suitable school. No parent (or few at any rate) really wants their kids suffering an unsuitable education. But there's no evidence the govt has any kind of such plans. they only seem to care about grammar schools.
History is written by the successors. Twas always thus. When you are deposed rather than handing over, the new regime will blacken you to make themselves look better.
Nero was quite possibly was a good emperor and no more violent than most, but he was the last of his dynasty.
If you're ever accused of a crime, you'll be glad you have rights protected by the courts, like the right to a lawyer. Which AFAIK you'll still have, because Britain isn't leaving the ECHR???
It isnt - yet, but it is leaving the ECJ and repealing the human rights act - which means the ECHR will be toothless - as it is in Russia and Belarus, both of which are signed up to the ECHR.
History is written by the successors. Twas always thus. When you are deposed rather than handing over, the new regime will blacken you to make themselves look better.
Nero was quite possibly was a good emperor and no more violent than most, but he was the last of his dynasty.
Thing is blair's legacy is 10x as disastrous but this kind of thing doesn't seem to happen to him (momentum notwithstanding)?
If you're ever accused of a crime, you'll be glad you have rights protected by the courts, like the right to a lawyer. Which AFAIK you'll still have, because Britain isn't leaving the ECHR???
It isnt - yet, but it is leaving the ECJ and repealing the human rights act - which means the ECHR will be toothless - as it is in Russia and Belarus, both of which are signed up to the ECHR.
We are not leaving the ECHR. This means that whatever new bill of rights we come up with will incorporate its terms. Hence in UK law, generally, ECHR terms will apply which the courts will be subservient to, and unable to overturn, as with any UK law.
However, the ECtHR only has advisory capacity over UK courts. Hence on an individual basis, the UK Supreme Court has the right to ignore its judgements.
oh and as for Dave and Libya. There was definitely a case of Iraq-itis.
But much of the wording I've seen of the report suffers from 20:20 hindsight-itis. "Failure to work out which of Ghadaffi's rhetoric was genuine..." doesn't seem wholly fair.
If you're ever accused of a crime, you'll be glad you have rights protected by the courts, like the right to a lawyer. Which AFAIK you'll still have, because Britain isn't leaving the ECHR???
It isnt - yet, but it is leaving the ECJ and repealing the human rights act - which means the ECHR will be toothless - as it is in Russia and Belarus, both of which are signed up to the ECHR.
We are not leaving the ECHR. This means that whatever new bill of rights we come up with will incorporate its terms. Hence in UK law, generally, ECHR terms will apply which the courts will be subservient to, and unable to overturn, as with any UK law.
However, the ECtHR only has advisory capacity over UK courts. Hence on an individual basis, the UK Supreme Court has the right to ignore its judgements.
That's a big assumption - IIRC it wasn't the case until Blair made it so.
If you're ever accused of a crime, you'll be glad you have rights protected by the courts, like the right to a lawyer. Which AFAIK you'll still have, because Britain isn't leaving the ECHR???
It isnt - yet, but it is leaving the ECJ and repealing the human rights act - which means the ECHR will be toothless - as it is in Russia and Belarus, both of which are signed up to the ECHR.
We are not leaving the ECHR. This means that whatever new bill of rights we come up with will incorporate its terms. Hence in UK law, generally, ECHR terms will apply which the courts will be subservient to, and unable to overturn, as with any UK law.
However, the ECtHR only has advisory capacity over UK courts. Hence on an individual basis, the UK Supreme Court has the right to ignore its judgements.
That's a big assumption - IIRC it wasn't the case until Blair made it so.
I suspect the court wanted to make a point without overturning previous convictions or rewarding terrorists directly. The police failed to follow due process when a witness incriminated himself and became a suspect. In the view of the court this jeopardised a fair trial but he was only awarded costs for bringing the case to the ECHR.
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LOL as if either campaign gives a s##t about how ill Assange may or may not be...However, what they will be concerned about is what has he got tucked away in his filing cabinet.
Page 1 - antibiotics for the clap
Page 2 - antibiotics for the clap
Page 3 - sustained cuts from falling into mirror whilst admiring own reflection
Page 4 - treated for blisters caused by running away from the Peelers into nearest Embassy
and so on, and so forth...
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/775806768446316544
It took Chilcot 10 years for his report and 13 years after Iraq, so to learn some of the truth 5 years after Libya is still a plus.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/13/ios-10-launch-live-how-to-upgrade-to-apples-new-software-and-wha/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-37357350
We think, we plan, we give orders, we can even read your minds even if (pace @MrTimT) you cannot read ours.
Now: about that Witney constituency.......
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/family/how-dare-the-privileged-elite-tell-us-that-grammar-schools-are-b/
"Truly, there is a parallel moral universe in Britain where a person can argue passionately that grammar schools are socially divisive while sending their own sproglets to Westminster, that cradle of so many of our enlightened opinion-formers. It is scarcely credible at the start of the 21st century that the number of national newspaper columnists who went to Westminster, Eton or other private schools outnumber those of us who went to a comprehensive. How is it possible that the kind of school that serves 93 per cent of the population should be so pitifully under-represented among the ranks of those who pontificate on state education about which, to be perfectly fair, they know absolutely bugger all?
"Read my lips: it’s the grammar schools, stupid.
"No one cares about journalism, but that same dismal class discrepancy is to be found across all the professions, politics and even the starry firmament of light entertainment. Turning to the shadow cabinet, we find the comic spectacle of a group of Labour politicians who still believe in the comprehensive system, much as early man believed the Earth was flat. People like Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Diane Abbott are violently opposed to Mrs May’s grammar-school revival, though they dare not say so because – guess what? – they went to grammar schools, which got them where they are today".
Cardtronics
If enough people believe the disinformation, job done.
There is an obvious implication in the Assange cult nonsense about releasing his records.
Also, I am guessing that the same people who backed him over previous leaks of information with public interest defence would have a hard time limbo dancing that such info on POTUS candidates is then wrong.
Is interesting how he has gone from the selfless truth teller among the liberal media with the US military stuff to be persona non grata over the Clinton / DNC stuff.
Personally if I had classified info that I thought needed to be leaked I wouldn't be wanting to go anywhere near him.
There's clearly a public interest in exposing that a Presidential nominee is terminally ill with months to live. Exposing that she's had a boob job and pneumonia for months rather than days, is only going to get the exposer in trouble.
And Nick, are you thinking of standing again for the revised Broxtowe? I'm a Tory member who'd vote for you over Anna Sourpuss.
PS - National Polls now coming out showing effect of the Clinton Collapse. Full effect won't be known for a couple of days as all are covering periods before and after so far.
Poll showing Maine within margin of error between Clinton and Trump.
Obama won the state 56%-41% versus Romney...
Key points from @realDonaldTrump’s childcare proposals: https://t.co/F3zJ4Filnw
The evidence keeps piling up that the Clinton camp isn't scared — eager, even — to have the "deplorables" fight now. https://t.co/WA57oKhYo0
My view is:
1. The LibDems dominate the council, and remained strong there even in 2014 when they were wiped out in other places.
2. It was one of the heaviest Remain voting constituencies in the UK.
3. Vince had the second highest swing against him of any incumbent LibDem MP
4. The Tories will have just greenlighted Heathrow expansion.
5. The LibDems will be polling 12% in 2020 rather than 8%.
I think that points to a LibDem gain.
UNREAL
#DNCleak shows MASSIVE #PayToPlay ledger
An ambassadorship can be yours..
If the price is right
#NeverHillary https://t.co/FMaMFwxZwV
I see the same thread is still going and so is Junckers
That said the 11 plus is too blunt. A promotion and reiegation system in subsequent years is needed.
Another side to this is that it is in the tory party interest to bring back grammar schools as just as broadly speaking home owners are tories vs renters who tend to vote labour....
So grammar school pupils, schooled in a culture of excellence and striving to succeed tend to be tories so the outputs of Marxist Treason Factories Comprehensives are liable to vote Labour.
$2.5m for Japan
http://dailym.ai/2clxV1j
Ha! I'm not sure where you are, but in this part of West Yorkshire it's decidedly cool, damp and autumnal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37356873
It's also The Times headline.
I'm not sure about Twickenham. The LD base looks much higher than it probably is due to a personal vote for Cable, who won't be in the running next time.
When the leaders of France, Germany, Spain and Italy (as well as Poland and a bunch of other countries) say "Go!", you're dead meat.
His temporary reprieve is the result of (a) Hollande and Renzo being otherwise disposed, and (b) Spain not having a government.
Reasons to be glad of Brexit #94.
ECHR government has just ordered us to pay someone associated with the 21/7/2005 failed terrorist attack £13k for not giving him a fair trial
http://dailym.ai/2clWOtr
I don't think we can read too much into local election results - Eastleigh is a LD fiefdom.
https://twitter.com/FoxBusiness/status/775847977919275008
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/775853127748743168
If Dr Cable had such a significant personal vote, why did he do so much worse than any of the other LibDem incumbents in SW London?
If Dr Cable had such a significant personal vote, why did he underperform his party's local election results so much?
If we assume that every local election votes translates into 0.8 general election votes (proportionally), you get a pretty good approximation of LibDem support.
Dr Cable got 0.58. Let us see what 2018 local election results look like. But if the LibDems gain votes in the Twickenham wards of Richmond council, and we assume something like 0.75 for the constituency, then it's very hard to see anything other than a LibDem gain in 2020. (Assuming the government goes ahead with Heathrow expansion.)
(Joke)
Nero was quite possibly was a good emperor and no more violent than most, but he was the last of his dynasty.
Yes and no (yo @Casino_Royale)
We are not leaving the ECHR. This means that whatever new bill of rights we come up with will incorporate its terms. Hence in UK law, generally, ECHR terms will apply which the courts will be subservient to, and unable to overturn, as with any UK law.
However, the ECtHR only has advisory capacity over UK courts. Hence on an individual basis, the UK Supreme Court has the right to ignore its judgements.
But much of the wording I've seen of the report suffers from 20:20 hindsight-itis. "Failure to work out which of Ghadaffi's rhetoric was genuine..." doesn't seem wholly fair.