Did the government say this was all they had done? I thought they still wanted to maintain the no running commentary line.
The timestamp on the document showed it was finished at 4:30 AM on the morning of publication and contained several factual errors. If they have a more detailed analysis to draw from they're doing a good job of hiding it. Everything points to it being Fred Karno's Brexit.
Nato must begin to compete on the cyber-battlefield to counter Russian hacking aimed at undermining democracy in the US and western Europe, the British defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has said.
In his most hard-hitting comments yet about Russia, he accused it of targeting the US, France, Germany, Holland, Bulgaria and Montenegro, which is due to become a full Nato member this year.
Fallon blamed Russia for helping create the age of fake information. “Today we see a country that, in weaponising misinformation, has created what we might now see as the post-truth age. Part of that is the use of cyber-weaponry to disrupt critical infrastructure and disable democratic machinery,” he said.
His anti-Russian rhetoric contrasts with that of the US president, Donald Trump, who, in a shift from his predecessor, Barack Obama, appears to be moving towards rapprochement with Moscow and has described Nato as obsolete.
Did the government say this was all they had done? I thought they still wanted to maintain the no running commentary line.
The timestamp on the document showed it was finished at 4:30 AM on the morning of publication and contained several factual errors. If they have a more detailed analysis to draw from they're doing a good job of hiding it. Everything points to it being Fred Karno's Brexit.
I really don't think that is telling. Who doesn't spend up until the deadline working on proposals?
Did the government say this was all they had done? I thought they still wanted to maintain the no running commentary line.
The timestamp on the document showed it was finished at 4:30 AM on the morning of publication and contained several factual errors. If they have a more detailed analysis to draw from they're doing a good job of hiding it. Everything points to it being Fred Karno's Brexit.
My favourite is when the other side left 'track changes' on the microsoft word files they sent to me.
Did the government say this was all they had done? I thought they still wanted to maintain the no running commentary line.
The timestamp on the document showed it was finished at 4:30 AM on the morning of publication and contained several factual errors. If they have a more detailed analysis to draw from they're doing a good job of hiding it. Everything points to it being Fred Karno's Brexit.
I really don't think that is telling. Who doesn't spend up until the deadline working on proposals?
I would hate to see how close to the submission deadline the timestamps of the pdfs for some most of my academic papers in the past have been!
There are rumours that the two breakaway regions under Moscow's puppet strings are going to call on Moscow for protection, directly or indirectly. Moscow wouldn't refuse surely.
Curiously Nikki Haley, Trumps ambassador to the UN says there is no chance of the sanctions imposed on Russia after its takeover of the Crimea being lifted until the region goes back to the Ukraine. Either this is a clever ploy, whereby headline sanctions stay but other restrictions get lifted in the background (this is occurring already) or Haley is flying her own kite.
Blackmail material notwithstanding, you have to wonder how long these {$COUNTRY} FIRST, STAND UP TO FOREIGNERS politicians can carry on getting along, what with all their countries being foreign to each other.
Specifically, everybody always starts out promising to remake friends with Russia.
If Trump were to use his leverage with Putin to get the Russians out of Eastern Ukraine I'd forgive him most of his sins.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
The reaction of the woman in the background was priceless....supportive frantic nodding turns to frozen face in a split second.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
Clumsy, he's never struck me as a family values Christian.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
Clumsy, he's never struck me as a family values Christian.
Yup. Though God knows had TM (or another senior Tory) said the same we'd never have heard the end of it.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
Clumsy phrasing, but I can't get particularly worked up about it.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
Clumsy, he's never struck me as a family values Christian.
Yup. Though God knows had TM (or another senior Tory) said the same we'd never have heard the end of it.
I still think Tim Farron is a disaster waiting to happen when it comes to that subject.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
Clumsy, he's never struck me as a family values Christian.
Yup. Though God knows had TM (or another senior Tory) said the same we'd never have heard the end of it.
I still think Tim Farron is a disaster waiting to happen when it comes to that subject.
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
Clumsy phrasing, but I can't get particularly worked up about it.
Yeah, given he was st an LGBT event I don't think those are actually his views!
haven't had time to go back any threads to see if it was commented on. What were pb's collective thoughts on Corbyn suggesting people "choose" to be gay earlier on today?
The ultra hard Left can be quite homophobic, witness the 'dyke' accusations levelled at Angela Eagle and attacks on Ruth Davidson or even Peter Mandelson, they see homosexuality as a 'bourgeois' vice. However I don't think Corbyn is homophobic, it was just a slip of the tongue
If the Lib Dems can break through in Rotherham, Labour could be looking in the wrong place for their big threat.
If (big if) the Lib Dems end up representing a load of Northern Leave-type seats, via pavement politics and a general plague-on-all -their-houses pitch, it will ultimately end in tears, just like it did in the South West.
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not one LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not on LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not on LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
What is your impression for Copeland
Will be close, certainly little enthusiasm for Corbyn will be a battle between Labour on the NHS and the Tories on Brexit and nuclear power
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not on LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
What is your impression for Copeland
Will be close, certainly little enthusiasm for Corbyn will be a battle between Labour on the NHS and the Tories on Brexit and nuclear power
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not on LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
What is your impression for Copeland
Will be close, certainly little enthusiasm for Corbyn will be a battle between Labour on the NHS and the Tories on Brexit and nuclear power
Actually on Sunday, I will be giving PBers a history lesson in one thread, whilst another thread begins with me updating the lyrics of a seminal 90s song.
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not one LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
Are you phoning everybody, HYUFD, or just erstwhile Tories?
Actually on Sunday, I will be giving PBers a history lesson in one thread, whilst another thread begins with me updating the lyrics of a seminal 90s song.
For the love of all that is holy I hope it's MMMBop.
Well done to lib dems. Labour and UKIP in big trouble. Wonder if this result will have implications for Stoke and Copeland. Mind you I voted lib dems many times in locals as they were good on the council but never voted for them in a GE
Phoned in Copeland again tonight and again not one LD, did get a Green though. LDs have always been good at council by elections and are doing well in parliamentary Remain areas, Sleaford showed that has not yet really translated to parliamentary Leave areas, beyond a minor recovery from there very low base
Are you phoning everybody, HYUFD, or just erstwhile Tories?
Everybody at the moment, presumably just confirmed/lean Tories though in the final week to get out the vote
Actually on Sunday, I will be giving PBers a history lesson in one thread, whilst another thread begins with me updating the lyrics of a seminal 90s song.
For the love of all that is holy I hope it's MMMBop.
Actually on Sunday, I will be giving PBers a history lesson in one thread, whilst another thread begins with me updating the lyrics of a seminal 90s song.
For the love of all that is holy I hope it's MMMBop.
Nope. It is an indie song not a pop song.
Hmmm... now what 90s indie song has a word in the lyrics that rhymes with "AV"?
Actually on Sunday, I will be giving PBers a history lesson in one thread, whilst another thread begins with me updating the lyrics of a seminal 90s song.
For the love of all that is holy I hope it's MMMBop.
Harriet Harman won't be asked back on the this week sofa in a hurry
Why not (not watching)?
She was asked to name a stateswoman... Portillo suggested Thatcher and listed some of the things she achieved internationally
Harman flinched and said while thatcher was swanning around the world,people were dying in her constituency because of her NHS cuts, then implicated Portillo was responsible too!
From UK Vote Forum: ‘There is also the potential impact of Labour fielding an Asian candidate in Brinsworth & Catcliffe: a 90% White ward which elected a BNP councillor in 2008 and a UKIPper as one of their three last year.’
Comments
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/02/european-union-trump-ambassador-ted-malloch-parliament
Donald Trump Vs Jean Claude Juncker
Pass the popcorn.
Nato must begin to compete on the cyber-battlefield to counter Russian hacking aimed at undermining democracy in the US and western Europe, the British defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has said.
In his most hard-hitting comments yet about Russia, he accused it of targeting the US, France, Germany, Holland, Bulgaria and Montenegro, which is due to become a full Nato member this year.
Fallon blamed Russia for helping create the age of fake information. “Today we see a country that, in weaponising misinformation, has created what we might now see as the post-truth age. Part of that is the use of cyber-weaponry to disrupt critical infrastructure and disable democratic machinery,” he said.
His anti-Russian rhetoric contrasts with that of the US president, Donald Trump, who, in a shift from his predecessor, Barack Obama, appears to be moving towards rapprochement with Moscow and has described Nato as obsolete.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/02/nato-must-do-more-to-counter-russias-cyber-weaponry-says-fallon
It made my life so much easier.
somemost of my academic papers in the past have been!Trump gets more bizarre by the day but to pick a direct fight with him shows how out of touch they are
Sure the Baltics states will be delighted as will Putin
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/19/tim-farron-gay-rights-accused-illiberal-approach-lib-dems
(Rotherham) from Labour.
https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/827306451609718785
Edit: Bugger, that's two Lib Dem gains in Leaverstan, one from Lab, one from UKIP
I know the Lib Dems in Sheffield were quite optimistic about both seats.
LDEM: 66.0% (+50.4)
LAB: 17.1% (-26.2)
UKIP: 12.8% (-16.4)
CON: 3.0% (-8.8)
GRN: 1.0% (+1.0)
LDem 2,000
Lab 519
UKIP 389
Con 91
Green 30
https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/827308197279047682
Could Labour remain switchers to the Lib Dem and not Lab Leave switchers cost Labour the seats of Stoke and Copeland.
The Labour Party: A hundred year aberration, now its time to get back to Tories v Liberals.
Why vote kipper when you have a Tory government planning hard Brexit?
Lab 670
UKIP 303
Con 238
Ind Smith 232
Ind Hart 180
Ind Scott 81
Green 78
Lib Dem 75
Liz Kendall was SPAD to HH, but seems to have a more forgiving nature.
Doctors make excellent MP's. Worth noting that Gill Troughton in Copeland is one too.
Harman flinched and said while thatcher was swanning around the world,people were dying in her constituency because of her NHS cuts, then implicated Portillo was responsible too!
Reminded me of this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Alf19unbtVs
https://twitter.com/lionelbarber/status/827293483991982080
‘There is also the potential impact of Labour fielding an Asian candidate in Brinsworth & Catcliffe: a 90% White ward which elected a BNP councillor in 2008 and a UKIPper as one of their three last year.’