@ZoraSuleman: Nigel Farage told #LBC he doesnt want to comment on Diane James leaving the party - hasnt ruled out returning as leader of #UKIP
Leaving the party; not just resigning as leader?
I detect Farage's fingerprints all over this. Being Trump's court jester wasn't all it was cracked up to be. He wants to be idolized on his own shores again.
Perhaps Trump put him up to it. "You and me, Nige. We could rule the world!"
Now that would be a special relationship. Better than the days of Ronnie and Maggie.
I don't remember Ronnie & Maggie been quite so keen on Russian dictators though.
She hasn't been caught by the Telegraph drinking a pint of wine in a Chinese, while asking for £400k for advice on how to legally get around immigration visas?
A pint of wine in a chinese? Dreadful if true. There were a group of us in the late 1980s who used to meet up in a curry house in Westminster and we would be served "Bull's Blood", a bulgarian wine, by the pint. Everything seemed to work out OK.
Bulls Blood is Hungarian. Just saying.
Goodness, you drank it too! How depraved the public service was in those days?
Could Diane James have quit in order to defect to the Tories under Theresa?
That would be the ultimate defection.
Why leave as leader of a major political party to join as a small functionary in another major political party ?
Sounds like a demotion.
A party with 0.15% of MPs, 0.37% of Lords and 2.37% of Councillors is a "major party"?
More chance of holding office as a Tory than UKIP leader.
4m voters.
Being a First Past the Post nation makes that moot. We've just voted to lose our only PR Parliament. Besides I suspect that is not true anymore I suspect.
Yes it is academic given FPTP and yes I suspect the number is now <4m.
But that is or was still a whole chunk of electorate. I can live with it being termed major.
Sliding Gerber dates from 1936... terribly new fangled! But still the best way to call for a slam as it allows for more asks than Blackwood.
An 11-12 WNT open is great for frustrating an opponent though
Mr. Charles, my original comment was about openings, not slam systems. I hoped you would have picked up on the fact from my response. I did after all ignore your references to Blackwood and Gerber.
I suppose that there are still some who seek the slam above all else but ,in my experience, in rubber or competition tables, they will come out the losers.
I think pairs transforms the whole bridge experience. The contract becomes irrelevant, it's just can you go down by five when everyone else is six off.
I believe our party, the new tory but not obsessed with etc party now owns the centre ground entirely as all the other main ones seem to be heading off in their respective magnetic poles
She hasn't been caught by the Telegraph drinking a pint of wine in a Chinese, while asking for £400k for advice on how to legally get around immigration visas?
A pint of wine in a chinese? Dreadful if true. There were a group of us in the late 1980s who used to meet up in a curry house in Westminster and we would be served "Bull's Blood", a bulgarian wine, by the pint. Everything seemed to work out OK.
Bulls Blood is Hungarian. Just saying.
Goodness, you drank it too! How depraved the public service was in those days?
Bulls blood was quite acceptable as I recall.
In the PB disgusting eats contest could I make an entry.
A medical school eating contest on a Saturday afternoon. Eat one of every item on the McDonalds menu at one sitting. The winner took just over an hour to finish, I trailed about 15 minutes behind. My top tip for anyone planning such a contest. Get the Filet o fish out of the way early, it is not do-able towards the end!
what on earth did people think they voted Leave for if not this?
How on earth are we going to staff our country with EU workers the paperwork for which (as opposed to the one question "are you eligible to work in the EU?") will be an imposition on many firms.
We wanted Brexit and Tezza is ensuring her ministers deliver it. Warts and all.
I believe our party new not obsessed with etc party now owns the centre ground entirely as all the other main ones seem to be heading off in their respective magnetic poles
I'm thinking of a name change for our party, how does the following party name sound to you?
I wouldn't be excessively concerned about the comments under articles on websites. They're written disproportionately by cranks and obsessives, rather than ordinary people with better things to be doing with their lives.
what on earth did people think they voted Leave for if not this?
How on earth are we going to staff our country with EU workers the paperwork for which (as opposed to the one question "are you eligible to work in the EU?") will be an imposition on many firms.
We wanted Brexit and Tezza is ensuring her ministers deliver it. Warts and all.
The policy isn't dissimilar from what they have here in the US.
I believe our party new not obsessed with etc party now owns the centre ground entirely as all the other main ones seem to be heading off in their respective magnetic poles
I'm thinking of a name change for our party, how does the following party name sound to you?
The Continuity Cameron Army (Provisional Wing)
You'll have to place me in the May-ite monarchist wing.
Hmm, I read the speech and it definitely didn't have anything like that in it, more a lamentation over the situation of not hiring Brits or preferring foreign workers.
what on earth did people think they voted Leave for if not this?
How on earth are we going to staff our country with EU workers the paperwork for which (as opposed to the one question "are you eligible to work in the EU?") will be an imposition on many firms.
We wanted Brexit and Tezza is ensuring her ministers deliver it. Warts and all.
She hasn't been caught by the Telegraph drinking a pint of wine in a Chinese, while asking for £400k for advice on how to legally get around immigration visas?
A pint of wine in a chinese? Dreadful if true. There were a group of us in the late 1980s who used to meet up in a curry house in Westminster and we would be served "Bull's Blood", a bulgarian wine, by the pint. Everything seemed to work out OK.
Bulls Blood is Hungarian. Just saying.
Goodness, you drank it too! How depraved the public service was in those days?
That's not a good policy at all. My office is fairly international and benefits from that, we have loads of Americans, a few Australians and a fair number of Europeans. I don't think the company should be ashamed of bringing in global talent to the UK.
Neither Labour nor the Tories can now claim to be the party of the liberal meritocrat.
Can someone please launch the Decent Sensible Party so we can leave the nutters to it?
what are your views on Europe and homosexuality? if not too bothered in a head banger way, I know the very party... but membership vetting is vigorous:
1. Are you Mark Reckless? 2. Have you ever been Mark Reckless?
If you are able to answer "No" to those two toughies then your card is in the post.
Neither Labour nor the Tories can now claim to be the party of the liberal meritocrat.
Can someone please launch the Decent Sensible Party so we can leave the nutters to it?
what are your views on Europe and homosexuality? if not too bothered in a head banger way, I know the very party... but membership vetting is vigorous:
1. Are you Mark Reckless? 2. Have you ever been Mark Reckless?
If you are able to answer "No" to those two toughies then your card is in the post.
I'm a little unclear.. what's the party's position on TPDs again?
That's not a good policy at all. My office is fairly international and benefits from that, we have loads of Americans, a few Australians and a fair number of Europeans. I don't think the company should be ashamed of bringing in global talent to the UK.
One day people like you who've stoked up nationalism for bogus reasons will understand what you've done. I hope you feel ashamed.
Neither Labour nor the Tories can now claim to be the party of the liberal meritocrat.
Can someone please launch the Decent Sensible Party so we can leave the nutters to it?
what are your views on Europe and homosexuality? if not too bothered in a head banger way, I know the very party... but membership vetting is vigorous:
1. Are you Mark Reckless? 2. Have you ever been Mark Reckless?
If you are able to answer "No" to those two toughies then your card is in the post.
I'm a little unclear.. what's the party's position on TPDs again?
Very liberal.
We hang, draw and quarter them - like the good old days.
Neither Labour nor the Tories can now claim to be the party of the liberal meritocrat.
Can someone please launch the Decent Sensible Party so we can leave the nutters to it?
what are your views on Europe and homosexuality? if not too bothered in a head banger way, I know the very party... but membership vetting is vigorous:
1. Are you Mark Reckless? 2. Have you ever been Mark Reckless?
If you are able to answer "No" to those two toughies then your card is in the post.
Did we ever find out why exactly Diane James stood down as a candidate for a seat just before the 2015 election? I thought I remembered whispers that it was due to "health problems", but can't find anything online now after just searching for it.
That's not a good policy at all. My office is fairly international and benefits from that, we have loads of Americans, a few Australians and a fair number of Europeans. I don't think the company should be ashamed of bringing in global talent to the UK.
One day people like you who've stoked up nationalism for bogus reasons will understand what you've done. I hope you feel ashamed.
Fuck off and get back to supporting Trump and Putin.
Did we ever find out why exactly Diane James stood down as a candidate for a seat just before the 2015 election? I thought I remembered whispers that it was due to "health problems", but can't find anything online now after just searching for it.
That's not a good policy at all. My office is fairly international and benefits from that, we have loads of Americans, a few Australians and a fair number of Europeans. I don't think the company should be ashamed of bringing in global talent to the UK.
"The test should ensure people coming here are filling gaps in the labour market, not taking jobs British people could do."
You can always join the Labour party and sing the Internationale with Corbyn.
I had him as more a Lib Dem to be honest.
TSE has never really been a Tory, he is actually a classically liberal, Orange Book LD
I've been a Tory member since 1997 (when I was 18 years old), I've helped elect several Tory MPs and councillors, and yet people keep on telling me I'm not a Tory.
UKIP makes us supplicants of Corbyn (peace be upon him) look unified and we'll run.
James quits after 18 days. OK James rumoured to be heading to Birmingham. Don't be silly James may quit as MEP. Because she's joining the Tories or because she knows too much? Farage may still be leader. WHAT THE FRACK?
People say the Blessed Jeremy leads a personality cult. But Farage seems unable to quit being leader of UKIP. Is it because although it resembles a political party it's actually his scrotal sac?
You can always join the Labour party and sing the Internationale with Corbyn.
I had him as more a Lib Dem to be honest.
TSE has never really been a Tory, he is actually a classically liberal, Orange Book LD
I've been a Tory member since 1997 (when I was 18 years old), I've helped elect several Tory MPs and councillors, and yet people keep on telling me I'm not a Tory.
That's not a good policy at all. My office is fairly international and benefits from that, we have loads of Americans, a few Australians and a fair number of Europeans. I don't think the company should be ashamed of bringing in global talent to the UK.
"The test should ensure people coming here are filling gaps in the labour market, not taking jobs British people could do."
Hmmm
Sure, but forcing companies to declare their proportion of foreign workers is a (few) step too far. Actively discouraging companies from widening their talent search globally is a poor idea IMO, especially when it is clear that some industries have benefited from foreign management and investment (the much discussed auto industry for one).
Hunt's late realisation that we need more doctors is very welcome news but it takes 6 years to train and then about another 10 to become a consultant, yet Hunt reckons we'll be self sufficient for doctors by 2025 only showing that his maths hasn't improved from the more hospital deaths at weekends lies.
Of course by 2025 at current trends no Trusts will be able to afford to empty these freshly minted doctors.
You can always join the Labour party and sing the Internationale with Corbyn.
I had him as more a Lib Dem to be honest.
TSE has never really been a Tory, he is actually a classically liberal, Orange Book LD
I've been a Tory member since 1997 (when I was 18 years old), I've helped elect several Tory MPs and councillors, and yet people keep on telling me I'm not a Tory.
its like being a labour mp in some ways isn't it...
That's not a good policy at all. My office is fairly international and benefits from that, we have loads of Americans, a few Australians and a fair number of Europeans. I don't think the company should be ashamed of bringing in global talent to the UK.
"The test should ensure people coming here are filling gaps in the labour market, not taking jobs British people could do."
Hmmm
Sure, but forcing companies to declare their proportion of foreign workers is a (few) step too far. Actively discouraging companies from widening their talent search globally is a poor idea IMO, especially when it is clear that some industries have benefited from foreign management and investment (the much discussed auto industry for one).
People should not be made to feel ashamed for employing foreigners. That's entirely separate from controlling immigration sensibly.
Comments
However, reading the comments under the linked article tells me that the change has not permeated through to the grass roots.
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/ruth-davidson-talk-gay/
It's like being back in 1965. Ick.
Tim Montgomerie ن @montie 36s
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Ukip's @DianeJamesMEP did not threaten Labour in North. If @Steven_Woolfe now becomes leader, Corbyn's troubles have just got much worse.
But that is or was still a whole chunk of electorate. I can live with it being termed major.
not a reckless in reverse....
https://twitter.com/LBC/status/783405923452739584
That would be very funny.
https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/783405020205162496
Not to say I don't enjoy rubber.
In the PB disgusting eats contest could I make an entry.
A medical school eating contest on a Saturday afternoon. Eat one of every item on the McDonalds menu at one sitting. The winner took just over an hour to finish, I trailed about 15 minutes behind. My top tip for anyone planning such a contest. Get the Filet o fish out of the way early, it is not do-able towards the end!
How on earth are we going to staff our country with EU workers the paperwork for which (as opposed to the one question "are you eligible to work in the EU?") will be an imposition on many firms.
We wanted Brexit and Tezza is ensuring her ministers deliver it. Warts and all.
The Continuity Cameron Army (Provisional Wing)
Oh.
They have made Labour look sane.
https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/783409349318348800
Neither Labour nor the Tories can now claim to be the party of the liberal meritocrat.
Can someone please launch the Decent Sensible Party so we can leave the nutters to it?
Thatcher's 4rth term.
1. Are you Mark Reckless?
2. Have you ever been Mark Reckless?
If you are able to answer "No" to those two toughies then your card is in the post.
We hang, draw and quarter them - like the good old days.
I lost a bet laying Diana James as next UKIP leader less than three weeks ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37552449
I can't believe this investigation is still going on.
Hmmm
James quits after 18 days. OK
James rumoured to be heading to Birmingham. Don't be silly
James may quit as MEP. Because she's joining the Tories or because she knows too much?
Farage may still be leader. WHAT THE FRACK?
People say the Blessed Jeremy leads a personality cult. But Farage seems unable to quit being leader of UKIP. Is it because although it resembles a political party it's actually his scrotal sac?
https://twitter.com/Cartoon4sale/status/783413871361069056
Of course by 2025 at current trends no Trusts will be able to afford to empty these freshly minted doctors.
My prediction that Brexit means Corbyn could win a GE will start to look more likely.