Of course, it's just the press inventing this idea of Tory splits.
It seems like a contingent of hardcore Remainers are now deciding to take up their place as the headbangers in the party, waging a guerilla war against the leadership.
The boot's on the other foot now. The only way to have resolved the splits would have been a 60% plus win for remain, which Cameron knew and in his hubris thought he could deliver.
Pretty sure us being out of the EU will also resolve them. There will be very few (if any) Tories pushing for us to rejoin the EU.
Leaving the EU doesn't change the fact that:
- The EU exists - We were part of it - We were removed by a dishonest campaign in which many senior Tories played a prominent role (in some cases out of naked personal ambition)
It's unreasonable to expect that this will not have salience for a very long time to come.
This is becoming a joke. Do you think Remain's campaign was fully honest? Not at all hyperbolic? In no way connected to future prospects of those who were previously Eurosceptic yet who spouted the Remain campaign kool-aid?
You mean leaving the single market would be bad for the economy?
Who knew, somebody should have said during the referendum.
Theresa May does not want to go down as the PM who botched Brexit, and fucked up the economy. I have faith she is cannier than you think, and will get a classic EU fudge where both sides can claim victory, and the economic damage is limited
It is the one thing the EU is usually quite good at.
A depreciating £ is *good* for the economy.
Unfortunately, it is bad for people who are paid in GBP, or whose life savings are in GBP, or who buy things that are imported from outside the UK, or who make things from raw materials from outside the UK. I think that's everybody on this board except Tyson.
I think tyson earns in sterling.
It is pretty good for me and other government servants. When the private sector falls behind, we make up lost ground. There is also the £350 million per week into the NHS to look forward to.
That is the one I am looking forward to. My diabetes will be cured.
You mean leaving the single market would be bad for the economy?
Who knew, somebody should have said during the referendum.
Theresa May does not want to go down as the PM who botched Brexit, and fucked up the economy. I have faith she is cannier than you think, and will get a classic EU fudge where both sides can claim victory, and the economic damage is limited
It is the one thing the EU is usually quite good at.
A depreciating £ is *good* for the economy.
Unfortunately, it is bad for people who are paid in GBP, or whose life savings are in GBP, or who buy things that are imported from outside the UK, or who make things from raw materials from outside the UK. I think that's everybody on this board except Tyson.
I think tyson earns in sterling.
It is pretty good for me and other government servants. When the private sector falls behind, we make up lost ground. There is also the £350 million per week into the NHS to look forward to.
Unless London property crashes (possible but still unlikely) Brexit is great for me, 80% of my income is from abroad, so a falling £ helps me a lot.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
I think you might be on to something there Mr T. Perhaps Leavers themselves will become more interesting. Perhaps their books will sell better?
Of course, it's just the press inventing this idea of Tory splits.
Doesn't the Treaty of Rome date from the 1950s?
Yes and at the time Britain was still coming to terms with the loss of empire while continental Europe was forging ahead building the future. Plus ca change...
"Europe was forging ahead building the future" You mean that Europe was building a Continental Empire run by the Germans, of which we have chosen not to be part.
- Leave is good for Tory party unity - No free movement and no membership of the single market was always the most likely outcome given the result and lack of European indications of compromise (Sarky aside) - Leavers are thrilled by the practical idea of the GRB
And getting law making back to the UK Parliament and UK judges rule on our laws will get wide spread approval. Indeed I think sovereignty will trump everything else ( sorry he seems to get into every conversation)
Unless London property crashes (possible but still unlikely) Brexit is great for me, 80% of my income is from abroad, so a falling £ helps me a lot.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
That's useful career advice for unemployed machinists at the closed down Nissan factory in Sunderland. Become a thriller writer! There's a good market.
Of course, it's just the press inventing this idea of Tory splits.
It seems like a contingent of hardcore Remainers are now deciding to take up their place as the headbangers in the party, waging a guerilla war against the leadership.
The boot's on the other foot now. The only way to have resolved the splits would have been a 60% plus win for remain, which Cameron knew and in his hubris thought he could deliver.
Pretty sure us being out of the EU will also resolve them. There will be very few (if any) Tories pushing for us to rejoin the EU.
Leaving the EU doesn't change the fact that:
- The EU exists - We were part of it - We were removed by a dishonest campaign in which many senior Tories played a prominent role (in some cases out of naked personal ambition)
It's unreasonable to expect that this will not have salience for a very long time to come.
This is becoming a joke. Do you think Remain's campaign was fully honest? Not at all hyperbolic? In no way connected to future prospects of those who were previously Eurosceptic yet who spouted the Remain campaign kool-aid?
As a Remainer, I became increasingly disgusted with both campaigns. Both sides ended up using ludicrous hyperbole. To be honest, I can't work out which side said more rubbish. It was probably a tie on that score.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
Sadly for our literary cachet, we're about to be one-upped in the proto-fascist stakes (as judged by the literati) by the US.
I've always been open about being a federalist and was almost as nonplussed as you about the relentless Meeks/Nabavi 'I'm not a federalist but you'd have to be a moron not to vote Remain' rhetoric.
I hate to interrupt WankingAboutBrexit.com with something so non-U as a question about US politics, but some of you may have heard of Allan Lichtman and his "13 Keys" model. He's made a prediction that Trump will win[1]. He exhibits a characteristic that too many modellers exhibit: he rows back on the prediction, but there y'go. Anyhoo, DYOR
Things are looking really bad for Trump, like his friend Viktor Orban.
And the unelected Juncker's
Actually not. They have finally got Britain off their back.
Would that be the Britain that contributes 10-18bn a year to the EU, and constitutes the second or third largest economy in the EU, and is recently the main source of economic growth, biggest jobs creator, and is home to nearly all the EU's best universities, and so on, and so forth?
If they have any sense they will offer us a weird associate membership which both sides can pretend is worse/better than before. But the way Remainers are behaving, it will be Hard Brexit, and let's duke it out.
And it's military capacity together with world leading security services
Things are looking really bad for Trump, like his friend Viktor Orban.
And the unelected Juncker's
Actually not. They have finally got Britain off their back.
Would that be the Britain that contributes 10-18bn a year to the EU, and constitutes the second or third largest economy in the EU, and is recently the main source of economic growth, biggest jobs creator, and is home to nearly all the EU's best universities, and so on, and so forth?
If they have any sense they will offer us a weird associate membership which both sides can pretend is worse/better than before. But the way Remainers are behaving, it will be Hard Brexit, and let's duke it out.
And it's military capacity together with world leading security services
Things are looking really bad for Trump, like his friend Viktor Orban.
And the unelected Juncker's
Actually not. They have finally got Britain off their back.
Would that be the Britain that contributes 10-18bn a year to the EU, and constitutes the second or third largest economy in the EU, and is recently the main source of economic growth, biggest jobs creator, and is home to nearly all the EU's best universities, and so on, and so forth?
If they have any sense they will offer us a weird associate membership which both sides can pretend is worse/better than before. But the way Remainers are behaving, it will be Hard Brexit, and let's duke it out.
And it's military capacity together with world leading security services
I hate to interrupt WankingAboutBrexit.com with something so non-U as a question about US politics, but some of you may have heard of Allan Lichtman and his "13 Keys" model. He's made a prediction that Trump will win[1]. He exhibits a characteristic that too many modellers exhibit: he rows back on the prediction, but there y'go. Anyhoo, DYOR
hmmm. he said trump was off one predicotor, and is too different too traditional candidates for it to apply fully
I know, and it's annoying as fuck. A characteristic of this election (unlike 2012) is that the modellers are rowing back. They make a prediction (Rep Win!) but then go "oooh, Trump is so ew, so Rep Not Win! Possibly! I'M SHY, ME!" then hide under the sofa. Academics have *one* job...
Never mind by the time Hammond has spoken tomorrow and Theresa May completes her conference speech on Wednesday, labour will be all but conseigned to history
Having seen the comments about North Carolina early voting I thought I would have a look at the total NC electorate (as per the NC State Board of Elections website) and how it has changed.
The number of registered voters as at 29/9/2012 (as a 2012 proxy to this years current position) were 2,789,654 Dem, 2,013,483 Rep, 16,814 Lib and 1,658,642 unoffiliated total registered voters 6,478,593.
The numbers of registered voters as at 6/11/2012 Election Day were 2,870,693 Dem, 2,052,250 Rep, 19,321 Lib and 1,706,924 unoffiiliated total registered voters 6,649,188.
This showed that democrats were relatively more successful in registering voters in the last few weeks than republicans which intuitively feels sensible given the younger dem electorate.
As at 1/10/2016 the numbers were 2,684,243 Dem, 2,039,585 Rep, 29,996 Lib and 1,995, 634 unoffiliated. Total registered voters 6,749,460.
So compared to a similar period in 2012 the number of registered democrats are down 105k whilst the number of registered republicans is up by 26k. In addition, the democrats in 2012 benefited from a significant last few weeks registration drive.
Demographically comparing 2016 with 2012 election blacks are up 14k, whites down 14k, Hispanic up 42k and (somewhat unhelpfully from a trying to work out what it means perspective) other up 100k. Depending on the others this could equate to a 2% racial mix change.
So conflicting data - registered dems down but racial mix change should be favourable to dem.
Personally I am keeping as close an eye on these in totality numbers as on the early voting numbers in particular how far the number of registered democrats rises by.
Things are looking really bad for Trump, like his friend Viktor Orban.
And the unelected Juncker's
Actually not. They have finally got Britain off their back.
Would that be the Britain that contributes 10-18bn a year to the EU, and constitutes the second or third largest economy in the EU, and is recently the main source of economic growth, biggest jobs creator, and is home to nearly all the EU's best universities, and so on, and so forth?
If they have any sense they will offer us a weird associate membership which both sides can pretend is worse/better than before. But the way Remainers are behaving, it will be Hard Brexit, and let's duke it out.
And it's military capacity together with world leading security services
All sounds good, but there is something wrong and sterling just keeps falling. Along with Tyson and Sean, probably 60-70% of my income is from outside the UK. This is good as despite all the good economic figures trading is tough in the UK at present. There is a massive cash squeeze on in the NHS. Procedures are down and I get paid faster from Pakistan than some NHS trusts.
The country is too dependent on imported workers, equipment and consumables. Our finance industry is in tatters and we under invest in R&D and production capacity. Theresa May is preparing us for a soft Brexit as she knows we cannot afford the cost of a hard one,
Wondering if the next twelve months could be even stranger. Things have not settled yet.
Aliens? War? Asteroid impact?
Actually, I shouldn't joke. War is not inconceivable.
A50 triggered in March. Snap General Election called for May. Something happens in the campaign. Corbyn wins surprise victory.
If there's one thing everyone agrees on in this world of unexpected events, it's that it's utterly inconceivable that the main opposition party could close a gap of 9% in the polls. Absolutely unthinkable and could never happen in a million years...
Really? Six days before the 1970 election NOP gave Labour a lead of 12.4% . On Polling Day the Tories won by 2.2%! In February 1974 , polls the weekend before the election gave Ted Heath and the Tories a lead of 6 - 7% - yet Labour emerged as the largest party.
Unless London property crashes (possible but still unlikely) Brexit is great for me, 80% of my income is from abroad, so a falling £ helps me a lot.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
That's useful career advice for unemployed machinists at the closed down Nissan factory in Sunderland.
Is that the one that closed when we didn't join the Euro?
Unless London property crashes (possible but still unlikely) Brexit is great for me, 80% of my income is from abroad, so a falling £ helps me a lot.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
That's useful career advice for unemployed machinists at the closed down Nissan factory in Sunderland. Become a thriller writer! There's a good market.
Is that the one that closed when we didn't join the Euro?
The one that would have closed if they'd correctly judged that not joining the Euro was the first step to leaving altogether.
What about the Colombian referendum? A real shocker to reject the peace deal. By about 50.2% to 49.8%. I am astounded.
Colombians voted to continue their civil war by the narrowest of margins, which is of course indicative of a divided society fighting each other aka Civil War.
Civil wars should never be settled by referendums.
Wondering if the next twelve months could be even stranger. Things have not settled yet.
Aliens? War? Asteroid impact?
Actually, I shouldn't joke. War is not inconceivable.
A50 triggered in March. Snap General Election called for May. Something happens in the campaign. Corbyn wins surprise victory.
If there's one thing everyone agrees on in this world of unexpected events, it's that it's utterly inconceivable that the main opposition party could close a gap of 9% in the polls. Absolutely unthinkable and could never happen in a million years...
Really? Six days before the 1970 election NOP gave Labour a lead of 12.4% . On Polling Day the Tories won by 2.2%! In February 1974 , polls the weekend before the election gave Ted Heath and the Tories a lead of 6 - 7% - yet Labour emerged as the largest party.
Land redistribution, all land in Colombia is owned by just a few people, a relic of spanish colonianism.
The basic reason why Latin America is so backwards and festered by civil wars between the landless and the landlords.
The NO to Peace side didn't like the idea of land redistribution as part of any peace, so the war continues like usual for the same reasons, land ownership.
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
Unless London property crashes (possible but still unlikely) Brexit is great for me, 80% of my income is from abroad, so a falling £ helps me a lot.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
I've just had this vision of you in a powdered wig and poodle, sniffing snuff and going "Pah! Peasants! Let them read Jeoffrey D'Archeur!"...
Unless London property crashes (possible but still unlikely) Brexit is great for me, 80% of my income is from abroad, so a falling £ helps me a lot.
And (despite the warblings of some Remainers) I rather doubt Brexit will impact perceptions of British thriller writers abroad, such that foreigners stop buying our novels. Indeed, I reckon - quite seriously - that Brexit makes Britain and Britons more interesting. Like the French after their revolution. The country that said NO, against all the odds.
That's useful career advice for unemployed machinists at the closed down Nissan factory in Sunderland. Become a thriller writer! There's a good market.
Is that the one that closed when we didn't join the Euro?
The one that would have closed if they'd correctly judged that not joining the Euro was the first step to leaving altogether.
Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me.
The British voters have called the establishment's bluff - no doubt encouraged by the results of 'failing to join the Euro' - Nissan will be building cars in Sunderland long after Mr Ghosn has retired.....
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
Wondering if the next twelve months could be even stranger. Things have not settled yet.
Aliens? War? Asteroid impact?
Actually, I shouldn't joke. War is not inconceivable.
A50 triggered in March. Snap General Election called for May. Something happens in the campaign. Corbyn wins surprise victory.
If there's one thing everyone agrees on in this world of unexpected events, it's that it's utterly inconceivable that the main opposition party could close a gap of 9% in the polls. Absolutely unthinkable and could never happen in a million years...
Really? Six days before the 1970 election NOP gave Labour a lead of 12.4% . On Polling Day the Tories won by 2.2%! In February 1974 , polls the weekend before the election gave Ted Heath and the Tories a lead of 6 - 7% - yet Labour emerged as the largest party.
That was before the rise of UKIP and the SNP and when it was a straight two party battle
Wondering if the next twelve months could be even stranger. Things have not settled yet.
Aliens? War? Asteroid impact?
Actually, I shouldn't joke. War is not inconceivable.
A50 triggered in March. Snap General Election called for May. Something happens in the campaign. Corbyn wins surprise victory.
If there's one thing everyone agrees on in this world of unexpected events, it's that it's utterly inconceivable that the main opposition party could close a gap of 9% in the polls. Absolutely unthinkable and could never happen in a million years...
Really? Six days before the 1970 election NOP gave Labour a lead of 12.4% . On Polling Day the Tories won by 2.2%! In February 1974 , polls the weekend before the election gave Ted Heath and the Tories a lead of 6 - 7% - yet Labour emerged as the largest party.
That was before the rise of UKIP and the SNP and when it was a straight two party battle
The SNP did well in both 1974 elections! Moreover the Liberals polled nearly 20% in February 1974.
Having seen the comments about North Carolina early voting I thought I would have a look at the total NC electorate (as per the NC State Board of Elections website) and how it has changed.
The number of registered voters as at 29/9/2012 (as a 2012 proxy to this years current position) were 2,789,654 Dem, 2,013,483 Rep, 16,814 Lib and 1,658,642 unoffiliated total registered voters 6,478,593.
The numbers of registered voters as at 6/11/2012 Election Day were 2,870,693 Dem, 2,052,250 Rep, 19,321 Lib and 1,706,924 unoffiiliated total registered voters 6,649,188.
This showed that democrats were relatively more successful in registering voters in the last few weeks than republicans which intuitively feels sensible given the younger dem electorate.
As at 1/10/2016 the numbers were 2,684,243 Dem, 2,039,585 Rep, 29,996 Lib and 1,995, 634 unoffiliated. Total registered voters 6,749,460.
So compared to a similar period in 2012 the number of registered democrats are down 105k whilst the number of registered republicans is up by 26k. In addition, the democrats in 2012 benefited from a significant last few weeks registration drive.
Demographically comparing 2016 with 2012 election blacks are up 14k, whites down 14k, Hispanic up 42k and (somewhat unhelpfully from a trying to work out what it means perspective) other up 100k. Depending on the others this could equate to a 2% racial mix change.
So conflicting data - registered dems down but racial mix change should be favourable to dem.
Personally I am keeping as close an eye on these in totality numbers as on the early voting numbers in particular how far the number of registered democrats rises by.
Having seen the comments about North Carolina early voting I thought I would have a look at the total NC electorate (as per the NC State Board of Elections website) and how it has changed.
The number of registered voters as at 29/9/2012 (as a 2012 proxy to this years current position) were 2,789,654 Dem, 2,013,483 Rep, 16,814 Lib and 1,658,642 unoffiliated total registered voters 6,478,593.
The numbers of registered voters as at 6/11/2012 Election Day were 2,870,693 Dem, 2,052,250 Rep, 19,321 Lib and 1,706,924 unoffiiliated total registered voters 6,649,188.
This showed that democrats were relatively more successful in registering voters in the last few weeks than republicans which intuitively feels sensible given the younger dem electorate.
As at 1/10/2016 the numbers were 2,684,243 Dem, 2,039,585 Rep, 29,996 Lib and 1,995, 634 unoffiliated. Total registered voters 6,749,460.
So compared to a similar period in 2012 the number of registered democrats are down 105k whilst the number of registered republicans is up by 26k. In addition, the democrats in 2012 benefited from a significant last few weeks registration drive.
Demographically comparing 2016 with 2012 election blacks are up 14k, whites down 14k, Hispanic up 42k and (somewhat unhelpfully from a trying to work out what it means perspective) other up 100k. Depending on the others this could equate to a 2% racial mix change.
So conflicting data - registered dems down but racial mix change should be favourable to dem.
Personally I am keeping as close an eye on these in totality numbers as on the early voting numbers in particular how far the number of registered democrats rises by.
Having seen the comments about North Carolina early voting I thought I would have a look at the total NC electorate (as per the NC State Board of Elections website) and how it has changed.
The number of registered voters as at 29/9/2012 (as a 2012 proxy to this years current position) were 2,789,654 Dem, 2,013,483 Rep, 16,814 Lib and 1,658,642 unoffiliated total registered voters 6,478,593.
The numbers of registered voters as at 6/11/2012 Election Day were 2,870,693 Dem, 2,052,250 Rep, 19,321 Lib and 1,706,924 unoffiiliated total registered voters 6,649,188.
This showed that democrats were relatively more successful in registering voters in the last few weeks than republicans which intuitively feels sensible given the younger dem electorate.
As at 1/10/2016 the numbers were 2,684,243 Dem, 2,039,585 Rep, 29,996 Lib and 1,995, 634 unoffiliated. Total registered voters 6,749,460.
So compared to a similar period in 2012 the number of registered democrats are down 105k whilst the number of registered republicans is up by 26k. In addition, the democrats in 2012 benefited from a significant last few weeks registration drive.
Demographically comparing 2016 with 2012 election blacks are up 14k, whites down 14k, Hispanic up 42k and (somewhat unhelpfully from a trying to work out what it means perspective) other up 100k. Depending on the others this could equate to a 2% racial mix change.
So conflicting data - registered dems down but racial mix change should be favourable to dem.
Personally I am keeping as close an eye on these in totality numbers as on the early voting numbers in particular how far the number of registered democrats rises by.
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
Three pages of Trump's tax returns confirm he's a business failure who's gotten rich at your expense. Imagine what he’s hiding in the rest. pic.twitter.com/E3Wt3KRleN
Three pages of Trump's tax returns confirm he's a business failure who's gotten rich at your expense. Imagine what he’s hiding in the rest. pic.twitter.com/E3Wt3KRleN
There are two ways of scheduling a party conference: either you space out your potential liabilities throughout the week or you have done with it and put most of them on together at the start. Theresa May went for the Snow White approach of putting three of her cabinet dwarves, Grumpy, Dopey and Happy, out first on a Brexit-themed day. The only minister missing was Liam Fox. Smarmy would have to wait for another day.
Just to make sure there were as few hiccups as possible, Snow White chose to put in an unexpected appearance at the top of the show. The message was clear. I’m in charge and if any of the clowns that follow do manage to go off Autocue and contradict me then there will be hell to pay. “Let me tell you, conference,” she began, “Brexit means Brexit.” Cue loud cheers from everyone.
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
"The agency is looking to build packs of flying machines that communicate more with one another as with their operator, which, in turn, would allow a single operator to preside over a unit of six or more drones. "
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Enough.
Let's talk about something else.
REMAIN 48%
He's served his "purpose" and will be remembered by history. Now it's time for someone very serious though...
Never mind by the time Hammond has spoken tomorrow and Theresa May completes her conference speech on Wednesday, labour will be all but conseigned to history
The number of registered voters as at 29/9/2012 (as a 2012 proxy to this years current position) were 2,789,654 Dem, 2,013,483 Rep, 16,814 Lib and 1,658,642 unoffiliated total registered voters 6,478,593.
The numbers of registered voters as at 6/11/2012 Election Day were 2,870,693 Dem, 2,052,250 Rep, 19,321 Lib and 1,706,924 unoffiiliated total registered voters 6,649,188.
This showed that democrats were relatively more successful in registering voters in the last few weeks than republicans which intuitively feels sensible given the younger dem electorate.
As at 1/10/2016 the numbers were 2,684,243 Dem, 2,039,585 Rep, 29,996 Lib and 1,995, 634 unoffiliated. Total registered voters 6,749,460.
So compared to a similar period in 2012 the number of registered democrats are down 105k whilst the number of registered republicans is up by 26k. In addition, the democrats in 2012 benefited from a significant last few weeks registration drive.
Demographically comparing 2016 with 2012 election blacks are up 14k, whites down 14k, Hispanic up 42k and (somewhat unhelpfully from a trying to work out what it means perspective) other up 100k. Depending on the others this could equate to a 2% racial mix change.
So conflicting data - registered dems down but racial mix change should be favourable to dem.
Personally I am keeping as close an eye on these in totality numbers as on the early voting numbers in particular how far the number of registered democrats rises by.
All sounds good, but there is something wrong and sterling just keeps falling. Along with Tyson and Sean, probably 60-70% of my income is from outside the UK. This is good as despite all the good economic figures trading is tough in the UK at present. There is a massive cash squeeze on in the NHS. Procedures are down and I get paid faster from Pakistan than some NHS trusts.
The country is too dependent on imported workers, equipment and consumables. Our finance industry is in tatters and we under invest in R&D and production capacity. Theresa May is preparing us for a soft Brexit as she knows we cannot afford the cost of a hard one,
Civil wars should never be settled by referendums.
http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/vote-intention-1970-oct1974
The basic reason why Latin America is so backwards and festered by civil wars between the landless and the landlords.
The NO to Peace side didn't like the idea of land redistribution as part of any peace, so the war continues like usual for the same reasons, land ownership.
"Britons are living in fear of robots that will ‘destroy humanity as we know it’
Thousands of Britons believe a robot uprising is inevitable and live in fear of a Terminator-esque future where artificial intelligence (AI) presides over humankind, a survey has indicated.'
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/technology/britons-living-fear-robots-will-destroy-humanity-know/
Their main fear might be Ed Balls winning Strickly Come Dancing.
Fool me twice - shame on me.
The British voters have called the establishment's bluff - no doubt encouraged by the results of 'failing to join the Euro' - Nissan will be building cars in Sunderland long after Mr Ghosn has retired.....
Although first of all that requires the singularity to occur and of course does not preclude the possibility humans merge with robots anyway
http://enr.ncsbe.gov/voter_stats/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ira-bombers-who-killed-22-8957572
There are two ways of scheduling a party conference: either you space out your potential liabilities throughout the week or you have done with it and put most of them on together at the start. Theresa May went for the Snow White approach of putting three of her cabinet dwarves, Grumpy, Dopey and Happy, out first on a Brexit-themed day. The only minister missing was Liam Fox. Smarmy would have to wait for another day.
Just to make sure there were as few hiccups as possible, Snow White chose to put in an unexpected appearance at the top of the show. The message was clear. I’m in charge and if any of the clowns that follow do manage to go off Autocue and contradict me then there will be hell to pay. “Let me tell you, conference,” she began, “Brexit means Brexit.” Cue loud cheers from everyone.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/02/hey-ho-hey-ho-snow-whites-conference-dwarves-get-to-work
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/09/30/passersby-shocked-by-jumbotron-showing-porn-in-south-jakarta.html
The billboard is next to South Jakarta City Hall.....
Still not autonomous!