As with Corbyn, the 'authentic' leader has difficulty adapting - though one of the commentators falls for the Thatcher 'iron lady' myth - you don't survive over a decade by being inflexible....
Labour's problem isn't JC. It's the fact that its selectorate thought that he would make a good leader. The Tories will be able to use that to win the next election - and the one after that, too.
Mine (and possibly Sunil's) dream of May appearing before the EU Council in hologramatic form to execute order 66 article 50 just got one step closer to reality...
Morning all. So it seems that the Great American kickball thingy might actually be worth watching this year. The one hour version, anyway.
Lady Gaga was good... But as for the overlong game of American footie, lets just say that the Atlanta Falcons just become honoury members of many a Scotland team....
Gaga can usually be relied on for a good performance. The story of the match sounds familiar to those who remember Liverpool in 2005 or Man United in 1999. Should definitely be worth a watch later for those of us who live in about the worst possible time zone to have watched it live.
Labour's problem isn't JC. It's the fact that its selectorate thought that he would make a good leader. The Tories will be able to use that to win the next election - and the one after that, too.
That selectorate is epitmoised by McCluskey who supported: Brown, Miliband and JC. My rule of thumb: McCluskey selects Leaders HE likes so they are bound to be inimical to teh mass electorate.
Lyon today: Le Pen addressed 1,400 at the launch of her candidacy. On the other side of town, Macron had a crowd of 8,000.
I'd have thought she'd have had more luck in blue collar Saint Etienne.
The Macron insurgency is extraordinary. The Front National has 84,000 members. En Marche has 175,000 - all gotten in a few months. He's pulling in extraordinary crowds at his rallies.
But I don't really get why. He's a slightly younger Tony Blair. An ex-Rothschild banker, who served under the most unpopular French President in history.
Member =/= voters...
And crowds != enthusiasm, etc., etc. (Although I think I distantly recall a US candidate recently where crowd sizes did flow into votes...)
But these are astonishing numbers for a centrist who formed his own party just a few months ago.
@MyBurningEars I think I saw an analysis which suggested the American people tend on average to choose the presidential candidate with the least impressive military record.
So Obama over McCain, GW over Kerry, Clinton over GHBush, Reagan over Carter... Etc.
Lyon today: Le Pen addressed 1,400 at the launch of her candidacy. On the other side of town, Macron had a crowd of 8,000.
I'd have thought she'd have had more luck in blue collar Saint Etienne.
The Macron insurgency is extraordinary. The Front National has 84,000 members. En Marche has 175,000 - all gotten in a few months. He's pulling in extraordinary crowds at his rallies.
But I don't really get why. He's a slightly younger Tony Blair. An ex-Rothschild banker, who served under the most unpopular French President in history.
More Cleggmania than Blair 1997 if you ask me, though I think he could be President I think he is 5 years' too early, the mood is not for a centrist, liberal Europhile at the moment and I still think Fillon will scrape past him to face Le Pen in the runoff helped by the pensioner vote
The French election is very fluid: there's only about 3% between Hamon, Fillon and Macron. I suspect you are right that Fillon will edge past Macron - although I think you dismiss Macron too easily. Clegg was - if we are going to be frank about this - telegenic, but an empty suit. There was nothing in Clegg's history that would suggest he'd be a good leader: he'd made no great success of anything he'd done. Macron, on the other hand, has a pretty good CV for a 39 year-old.
“CAN anyone work this thing?” Paul Nuttall barks, jabbing the touch screen. He rues the day his aides talked him into travelling by self-driving car. “It will make you look prime ministerial,” they said. Bollocks. It just makes him look like a hypocrite after all those speeches about the evils of job-killing robots. This robot just drove him from London to Stoke without crashing—is functioning air-conditioning too much to ask? It is an unusually hot April day. Mr Nuttall grimaces as he spots his signature tweed jacket and flat cap on the seat next to him; shortly he will have to put them on for a photo with constituents.
Or perhaps his perspiration is just nerves. For the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and now leader of the opposition, has much to be nervous about. The 2030 election is weeks away.
“CAN anyone work this thing?” Paul Nuttall barks, jabbing the touch screen. He rues the day his aides talked him into travelling by self-driving car. “It will make you look prime ministerial,” they said. Bollocks. It just makes him look like a hypocrite after all those speeches about the evils of job-killing robots. This robot just drove him from London to Stoke without crashing—is functioning air-conditioning too much to ask? It is an unusually hot April day. Mr Nuttall grimaces as he spots his signature tweed jacket and flat cap on the seat next to him; shortly he will have to put them on for a photo with constituents.
Or perhaps his perspiration is just nerves. For the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and now leader of the opposition, has much to be nervous about. The 2030 election is weeks away.
The end of Nuttall's political career will start on 24th Feb 2017. IMO, UKIP will be well behind Labour in the Stoke Central by-election. The bigger risk for Labour is the Copeland by-election. UKIP are an incompetent Dad's Army, with little rationale once A50 is invoked.
Shows the tactical ineptitude of Corbyn. When miraculously he finds himself on the same wavelength as over 70% of Labour voters he does a volte face. The man who put the LESS into USE..LESS.
Lyon today: Le Pen addressed 1,400 at the launch of her candidacy. On the other side of town, Macron had a crowd of 8,000.
I'd have thought she'd have had more luck in blue collar Saint Etienne.
The Macron insurgency is extraordinary. The Front National has 84,000 members. En Marche has 175,000 - all gotten in a few months. He's pulling in extraordinary crowds at his rallies.
But I don't really get why. He's a slightly younger Tony Blair. An ex-Rothschild banker, who served under the most unpopular French President in history.
More Cleggmania than Blair 1997 if you ask me, though I think he could be President I think he is 5 years' too early, the mood is not for a centrist, liberal Europhile at the moment and I still think Fillon will scrape past him to face Le Pen in the runoff helped by the pensioner vote
The French election is very fluid: there's only about 3% between Hamon, Fillon and Macron. I suspect you are right that Fillon will edge past Macron - although I think you dismiss Macron too easily. Clegg was - if we are going to be frank about this - telegenic, but an empty suit. There was nothing in Clegg's history that would suggest he'd be a good leader: he'd made no great success of anything he'd done. Macron, on the other hand, has a pretty good CV for a 39 year-old.
You think Fillon will be able to weather the storm and stay in the race?
Lyon today: Le Pen addressed 1,400 at the launch of her candidacy. On the other side of town, Macron had a crowd of 8,000.
I'd have thought she'd have had more luck in blue collar Saint Etienne.
The Macron insurgency is extraordinary. The Front National has 84,000 members. En Marche has 175,000 - all gotten in a few months. He's pulling in extraordinary crowds at his rallies.
But I don't really get why. He's a slightly younger Tony Blair. An ex-Rothschild banker, who served under the most unpopular French President in history.
More Cleggmania than Blair 1997 if you ask me, though I think he could be President I think he is 5 years' too early, the mood is not for a centrist, liberal Europhile at the moment and I still think Fillon will scrape past him to face Le Pen in the runoff helped by the pensioner vote
The French election is very fluid: there's only about 3% between Hamon, Fillon and Macron. I suspect you are right that Fillon will edge past Macron - although I think you dismiss Macron too easily. Clegg was - if we are going to be frank about this - telegenic, but an empty suit. There was nothing in Clegg's history that would suggest he'd be a good leader: he'd made no great success of anything he'd done. Macron, on the other hand, has a pretty good CV for a 39 year-old.
You think Fillon will be able to weather the storm and stay in the race?
I think it's more likely than not. (Assuming nothing new comes out, of course.)
“CAN anyone work this thing?” Paul Nuttall barks, jabbing the touch screen. He rues the day his aides talked him into travelling by self-driving car. “It will make you look prime ministerial,” they said. Bollocks. It just makes him look like a hypocrite after all those speeches about the evils of job-killing robots. This robot just drove him from London to Stoke without crashing—is functioning air-conditioning too much to ask? It is an unusually hot April day. Mr Nuttall grimaces as he spots his signature tweed jacket and flat cap on the seat next to him; shortly he will have to put them on for a photo with constituents.
Or perhaps his perspiration is just nerves. For the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and now leader of the opposition, has much to be nervous about. The 2030 election is weeks away.
The end of Nuttall's political career will start on 24th Feb 2017.
I agree - I doubt Nuttall will win Stoke - and if not him there now, who, where when?
I think the Bregret is still strong in The Economist (not least because many of their predictions of catastrophe have yet to come true). Labour is a strong brand and will ultimately recover, and I doubt May will be in office in 2029 either....
The vote of the membership to keep Corbyn in place all so recently is looking increasingly bizarre as even the faithful lose faith. In the last local elections Labour did better than expected, actually making modest gains against their polling. Corbyn is going to need the same again. If current polling or Kieran's "enthusiasm gap" is reflected in the results the pressure on him to stand down will be immense.
Labour's problem isn't JC. It's the fact that its selectorate thought that he would make a good leader. The Tories will be able to use that to win the next election - and the one after that, too.
That selectorate is epitmoised by McCluskey who supported: Brown, Miliband and JC. My rule of thumb: McCluskey selects Leaders HE likes so they are bound to be inimical to teh mass electorate.
True enough, but there's more. The average voter asks "what's in it for me" - the typical Labour activist feels ashamed to own that emotion - so the rest of the electorate wishes there weren't any Labour voters. Neither personalities or policies have any effect upon this emotional base.
The tory party have gone nuts. A conservative PM with authority would reprimand an MP for that comment.
The perils of a tiny majority....
An outragous comment indeed.
Strange article for one reason in particular. All the way through Sir Keith Starmer is described as ‘Sir Starmer”. AFAIK its either 'Sir Keith Starmer’ or 'Sir Keith’.
They'll be fine. Amazing what the fear of losing can do to give a shot in the arm to the wavering. Harder to sit out in practice even if one felt prepared to do so in theory.
I agree - I doubt Nuttall will win Stoke - and if not him there now, who, where when?
I think the Bregret is still strong in The Economist (not least because many of their predictions of catastrophe have yet to come true). Labour is a strong brand and will ultimately recover, and I doubt May will be in office in 2029 either....
I dont think Nuttal and the Kippers are going anywhere while BrExit seems to be firmish and on track. If Article 50 starts getting delayed from legal tomfoolery or chicanery in the HoL, and the narrative that the elite are trying to "steal" the referendum result from the people starts to have currency then the UKIP message will start to resonate with the public again. If the end result is really EEA with a job offer then UKIP will be back on full song and probably over 20% in the polls.
I agree - I doubt Nuttall will win Stoke - and if not him there now, who, where when?
I think the Bregret is still strong in The Economist (not least because many of their predictions of catastrophe have yet to come true). Labour is a strong brand and will ultimately recover, and I doubt May will be in office in 2029 either....
I dont think Nuttal and the Kippers are going anywhere while BrExit seems to be firmish and on track. If Article 50 starts getting delayed from legal tomfoolery or chicanery in the HoL, and the narrative that the elite are trying to "steal" the referendum result from the people starts to have currency then the UKIP message will start to resonate with the public again. If the end result is really EEA with a job offer then UKIP will be back on full song and probably over 20% in the polls.
With absolutely no authority whatsoever, I bestow upon you the title of "Snowflake of the day."
In the lexicon of Tory MPs' comments, this is negligible.
Barking up the wrong tree re snow flakiness. But no matter how much one defends the right to say offensive or outrageous things, hob forbid you have an opinion that someone did say some thing outrageous.
Personally I think contenders for snowflake awards must not only be outraged by commentary they need to be trying to stop others saying things, since the whole point is they are fragile and in need of protection from bad words.
Merely criticising the words of others is not on the same level, that's merely reacting, even if you feel it is overreacting.
Lyon today: Le Pen addressed 1,400 at the launch of her candidacy. On the other side of town, Macron had a crowd of 8,000.
I'd have thought she'd have had more luck in blue collar Saint Etienne.
The Macron insurgency is extraordinary. The Front National has 84,000 members. En Marche has 175,000 - all gotten in a few months. He's pulling in extraordinary crowds at his rallies.
But I don't really get why. He's a slightly younger Tony Blair. An ex-Rothschild banker, who served under the most unpopular French President in history.
Member =/= voters...
And crowds != enthusiasm, etc., etc. (Although I think I distantly recall a US candidate recently where crowd sizes did flow into votes...)
But these are astonishing numbers for a centrist who formed his own party just a few months ago.
It is Cleggmania more than anything else however Fillon's older voters are more likely to turnout to vote than Macron's younger ones
Lyon today: Le Pen addressed 1,400 at the launch of her candidacy. On the other side of town, Macron had a crowd of 8,000.
I'd have thought she'd have had more luck in blue collar Saint Etienne.
The Macron insurgency is extraordinary. The Front National has 84,000 members. En Marche has 175,000 - all gotten in a few months. He's pulling in extraordinary crowds at his rallies.
But I don't really get why. He's a slightly younger Tony Blair. An ex-Rothschild banker, who served under the most unpopular French President in history.
More Cleggmania than Blair 1997 if you ask me, though I think he could be President I think he is 5 years' too early, the mood is not for a centrist, liberal Europhile at the moment and I still think Fillon will scrape past him to face Le Pen in the runoff helped by the pensioner vote
The French election is very fluid: there's only about 3% between Hamon, Fillon and Macron. I suspect you are right that Fillon will edge past Macron - although I think you dismiss Macron too easily. Clegg was - if we are going to be frank about this - telegenic, but an empty suit. There was nothing in Clegg's history that would suggest he'd be a good leader: he'd made no great success of anything he'd done. Macron, on the other hand, has a pretty good CV for a 39 year-old.
I still think 2022 is more likely for him than 2017
The tory party have gone nuts. A conservative PM with authority would reprimand an MP for that comment.
The perils of a tiny majority....
An outragous comment indeed.
Works out to be a bit under £500/hour. Is that unreasonable for a QC?
That is not the outrageous part.
What is the outrageous bit?
That the MP is a tosser who would flippantly suggest Gibraltar bugger off to Spain in reaction to the story. Flippant, probably not literal, and he can say what the hell he likes. But I am presumably free to think even non literally that is an uncalled for reaction.
I'm happy to substitute stupid for outrageous, as the reverse snowflake bus is coming into the station (where people act appalled at the snowflake sensitivity of others while displaying hyper sensitivity, overreaction and mischaracterisation to sustain their own outrage themselves) and I cannot rebut that nonsense right now (time wise).
With absolutely no authority whatsoever, I bestow upon you the title of "Snowflake of the day."
In the lexicon of Tory MPs' comments, this is negligible.
Barking up the wrong tree re snow flakiness. But no matter how much one defends the right to say offensive or outrageous things, hob forbid you have an opinion that someone did say some thing outrageous.
Personally I think contenders for snowflake awards must not only be outraged by commentary they need to be trying to stop others saying things, since the whole point is they are fragile and in need of protection from bad words.
Merely criticising the words of others is not on the same level, that's merely reacting, even if you feel it is overreacting.
I don't disagree... But if you adopt that definition of a snowflake I think you will find there aren't actually that many around.
"Brexit already having negative effect, say top business leaders Half of survey respondents pessimistic while May faces rebellion over Article 50 bill."
may be the headline referred to. The editors seem to have come to the very reasonable view that this story is too unnewsworthy to make the front of paper edition.
The tory party have gone nuts. A conservative PM with authority would reprimand an MP for that comment.
The perils of a tiny majority....
An outragous comment indeed.
Works out to be a bit under £500/hour. Is that unreasonable for a QC?
That is not the outrageous part.
What is the outrageous bit?
That the MP is a tosser who would flippantly suggest Gibraltar bugger off to Spain in reaction to the story. Flippant, probably not literal, and he can say what the hell he likes. But I am presumably free to think even non literally that is an uncalled for reaction.
I'm happy to substitute stupid for outrageous, as the reverse snowflake bus is coming into the station (where people act appalled at the snowflake sensitivity of others while displaying hyper sensitivity, overreaction and mischaracterisation to sustain their own outrage themselves) and I cannot rebut that nonsense right now (time wise).
Good day.
That's why I asked.... I misunderstood and thought you meant Starter was being outrageous for giving Gibraltar advice on Brexit.
"Brexit already having negative effect, say top business leaders Half of survey respondents pessimistic while May faces rebellion over Article 50 bill."
may be the headline referred to. The editors seem to have come to the very reasonable view that this story is too unnewsworthy to make the front of paper edition.
The original story does appear to have been dropped rather quickly. Also regulars PBers should know by now that a front page that is 12hrs old would be on the previous thread.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
"Brexit already having negative effect, say top business leaders Half of survey respondents pessimistic while May faces rebellion over Article 50 bill."
may be the headline referred to. The editors seem to have come to the very reasonable view that this story is too unnewsworthy to make the front of paper edition.
"Brexit already having negative effect, say top business leaders Half of survey respondents pessimistic while May faces rebellion over Article 50 bill."
may be the headline referred to. The editors seem to have come to the very reasonable view that this story is too unnewsworthy to make the front of paper edition.
Top business leaders were overwhelmingly for Remain, their workers and small businessmen rather less so
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food more freely from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Labour's problem goes much wider and deeper than Corbyn, who at least has the advantage of offering something different and apparently genuine, that has the support of most Labour members. It is a nonsense to think they would be any better off under Owen Smith or Argclu.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Precisely. And you only have to look at the names for this stuff - courgette, zucchini - to see that it has no place on the Englishman's table. Turnips for us.
"Brexit already having negative effect, say top business leaders Half of survey respondents pessimistic while May faces rebellion over Article 50 bill."
may be the headline referred to. The editors seem to have come to the very reasonable view that this story is too unnewsworthy to make the front of paper edition.
The interesting piece is surely the strong performance of the Eurozone, confirmed by the recent PMIs. With the UK's biggest export market performing more strongly than expected, lots of private borrowing and a beneficial exchange rate, no wonder the UK economy is performing above expectation.
I agree - I doubt Nuttall will win Stoke - and if not him there now, who, where when?
I think the Bregret is still strong in The Economist (not least because many of their predictions of catastrophe have yet to come true). Labour is a strong brand and will ultimately recover, and I doubt May will be in office in 2029 either....
I dont think Nuttal and the Kippers are going anywhere while BrExit seems to be firmish and on track. If Article 50 starts getting delayed from legal tomfoolery or chicanery in the HoL, and the narrative that the elite are trying to "steal" the referendum result from the people starts to have currency then the UKIP message will start to resonate with the public again. If the end result is really EEA with a job offer then UKIP will be back on full song and probably over 20% in the polls.
I'm sure you're right. It's time for them to change their USP and forget the EU and become an out and out racist/nationalist Party. Huge constituency for one just looking for a home.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Precisely. And you only have to look at the names for this stuff - courgette, zucchini - to see that it has no place on the Englishman's table. Turnips for us.
Funny, I thought courgette and zucchini were the same thing!
The front page of the FT doesn't seem to be getting much of a pb airing.
Yes, the piece about Chinese capital controls and its implications for exchange rates are globally significant.
explain pls
It's intended to stop the slide in RMB (and has done). As this goes to the US argument around undervalued currencies this has a direct feed in to that conversation
It's been in place and having an appreciable impact since November so odd that journalists have only picked up on it now.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Precisely. And you only have to look at the names for this stuff - courgette, zucchini - to see that it has no place on the Englishman's table. Turnips for us.
Funny, I thought courgette and zucchini were the same thing!
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Precisely. And you only have to look at the names for this stuff - courgette, zucchini - to see that it has no place on the Englishman's table. Turnips for us.
Funny, I thought courgette and zucchini were the same thing!
They are.
as I now discover the Yuan and RMB are one and the same!
Another idiot who thinks that trade with the EU will just stop because we leave.
No, Richard: merely pointing out that a trade deal with a protectionist US will not compensate for what we'll lose by leaving the Single Market. And that our European friends will know that. I am sorry you don't understand.
Another idiot who thinks that trade with the EU will just stop because we leave.
Will it improve or decline?
It will become more time consuming and more expensive. That will mean companies will have less cash and time to invest elsewhere. It's why so many will take steps to stay inside the Single Market, meaning they will create opportunities in the EU that otherwise would have been created here.
The tory party have gone nuts. A conservative PM with authority would reprimand an MP for that comment.
The perils of a tiny majority....
An outragous comment indeed.
Strange article for one reason in particular. All the way through Sir Keith Starmer is described as ‘Sir Starmer”. AFAIK its either 'Sir Keith Starmer’ or 'Sir Keith’.
How not to do it: today in Spain the ex-leader of the Catalonian regional government goes on trial for holding a non-binding independence referendum. It is a gift to the Catalonian nationalists at a time when support for independence has been stalling. Once agian, Madrid is showing that it is the separatists' best friend. Directo | Empieza el juicio a Mas, Ortega y Rigau por la consulta del 9-N http://elpais.com/politica/2017/02/06/actualidad/1486361695_958190.html
How not to do it: today in Spain the ex-leader of the Catalonian regional government goes on trial for holding a non-binding independence referendum. It is a gift to the Catalonian nationalists at a time when support for independence has been stalling. Once agian, Madrid is showing that it is the separatists' best friend. Directo | Empieza el juicio a Mas, Ortega y Rigau por la consulta del 9-N http://elpais.com/politica/2017/02/06/actualidad/1486361695_958190.html
56% of UK exports now go outside the EU. The UK voted Leave and it is pointless trying to re fight the referendum
I agree. But we have a Brexit deal to negotiate. We need one that does the least harm to the UK's economy. When assessing whether that's being achieved it's good to have some context.
Except 9% say its neither, so presumably, wouldn't kick up too much fuss if there was 1p on tax for NHS. That brings it roughly equal with the 'unacceptables'.
Encouraging those who can afford it to take out insurance would help
I don't think that would really impact the resource issue. We have the situation where a LOT more people are going to hospitals. We need to address the reason for that first.
Clearly, the NHS simply can't cope. It's model requires real terms increases in funding pretty much every year to be sustainable but we don't have the cash.
Yes, yes, we could lop another 2p on income tax to pay for it and social care but 6-8 years down the line that won't be sufficient either whilst putting a real drag on the whole economy.
Pensions/NHS/social care are all linked (and linked the the oldies) and we really need to reduce the burdens and entitlements and up the levels of economic activity of the over 60s.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Precisely. And you only have to look at the names for this stuff - courgette, zucchini - to see that it has no place on the Englishman's table. Turnips for us.
How not to do it: today in Spain the ex-leader of the Catalonian regional government goes on trial for holding a non-binding independence referendum. It is a gift to the Catalonian nationalists at a time when support for independence has been stalling. Once agian, Madrid is showing that it is the separatists' best friend. Directo | Empieza el juicio a Mas, Ortega y Rigau por la consulta del 9-N http://elpais.com/politica/2017/02/06/actualidad/1486361695_958190.html
Michael Fallon-esque..
That's Sir Michael Fallon to you, he also goes by the name of Malleus Scotorum Gentem
Macron's easy to like. We don't know much about him but Europe could do with another charismatic leader to complement Merkel.
In the hypothetical case that the British economy tanks and Brexit is visibly reponsible and within a year of triggering article 50 it becomes obvious that this is happening.....
I wonder what the chances are that at that point the UK government would try to reverse the decision?
Clearly, the NHS simply can't cope. It's model requires real terms increases in funding pretty much every year to be sustainable but we don't have the cash.
Yes, yes, we could lop another 2p on income tax to pay for it and social care but 6-8 years down the line that won't be sufficient either whilst putting a real drag on the whole economy.
Pensions/NHS/social care are all linked (and linked the the oldies) and we really need to reduce the burdens and entitlements and up the levels of economic activity of the over 60s.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
Weather IN EUROPE. I assume if we go hard Brexit we can import food from wherever - thus increasing security of food supply.
Precisely. And you only have to look at the names for this stuff - courgette, zucchini - to see that it has no place on the Englishman's table. Turnips for us.
Clearly, the NHS simply can't cope. It's model requires real terms increases in funding pretty much every year to be sustainable but we don't have the cash.
Yes, yes, we could lop another 2p on income tax to pay for it and social care but 6-8 years down the line that won't be sufficient either whilst putting a real drag on the whole economy.
Pensions/NHS/social care are all linked (and linked the the oldies) and we really need to reduce the burdens and entitlements and up the levels of economic activity of the over 60s.
Yes but that economic activity still needs to pay for insurance or increased NI
Alastair Cook has stepped down as England captain.
Hopefully we'll have a Yorkshireman as Captain.
I think Root’s nailed on as Captain, isn’t he.
Could mean we have Cookie back at Essex a bit more, although he still wants to carry on as an England player.
All the truly great England captains are from Yorkshire, apart Douglas Jardine, who was Scotland and he was awesome. The Aussies are still whining about him to this day.
Root's awesomeness is nailed on because he's from Sheffield
Encouraging those who can afford it to take out insurance would help
I don't think that would really impact the resource issue. We have the situation where a LOT more people are going to hospitals. We need to address the reason for that first.
Charging for non urgent healthcare and cosmetic surgery would help
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https://www.ft.com/content/f168807e-e8a8-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539
As with Corbyn, the 'authentic' leader has difficulty adapting - though one of the commentators falls for the Thatcher 'iron lady' myth - you don't survive over a decade by being inflexible....
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38875197
But these are astonishing numbers for a centrist who formed his own party just a few months ago.
Or perhaps his perspiration is just nerves. For the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), and now leader of the opposition, has much to be nervous about. The 2030 election is weeks away.
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21716043-dispatch-2030-how-slow-death-labour-might-happen?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/howtheslowdeathoflabourmighthappen
I think the Bregret is still strong in The Economist (not least because many of their predictions of catastrophe have yet to come true). Labour is a strong brand and will ultimately recover, and I doubt May will be in office in 2029 either....
Is that unreasonable for a QC?
AFAIK its either 'Sir Keith Starmer’ or 'Sir Keith’.
He was a backbencher at the time wasn't he?
Interesting to see the polling detail, Mr. Pedley. So, what you appear to be saying, in shorthand, is that Corbyn = Alderaan and May = the Death Star?
https://twitter.com/BarbaraACannon/status/828383753433124864
"An outragous comment indeed."
With absolutely no authority whatsoever, I bestow upon you the title of "Snowflake of the day."
In the lexicon of Tory MPs' comments, this is negligible.
Google Gerald Nabarro. On second thoughts, better not, your head might explode.
Personally I think contenders for snowflake awards must not only be outraged by commentary they need to be trying to stop others saying things, since the whole point is they are fragile and in need of protection from bad words.
Merely criticising the words of others is not on the same level, that's merely reacting, even if you feel it is overreacting.
"even if you feel it is overreacting."
Surely overreacting is the epitome of snowflakery? Anyway, it's early in the day, so I'm sure it will be overtaken.
Can I take offence at your measured reply? That should put me in the lead.
I'm happy to substitute stupid for outrageous, as the reverse snowflake bus is coming into the station (where people act appalled at the snowflake sensitivity of others while displaying hyper sensitivity, overreaction and mischaracterisation to sustain their own outrage themselves) and I cannot rebut that nonsense right now (time wise).
Good day.
Half of survey respondents pessimistic while May faces rebellion over Article 50 bill."
may be the headline referred to. The editors seem to have come to the very reasonable view that this story is too unnewsworthy to make the front of paper edition.
I agree on David Davies.
"Britain’s courgettes and lettuces will soon return
An appreciation of international trade should accompany seeing greens back on shelf"
I can't get through the paywall to see this, but I assume the message is Brexit -> no more out of season lettuce, which is odd as the shortage was weather-driven.
It's been in place and having an appreciable impact since November so odd that journalists have only picked up on it now.
https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx/status/828514954584158209
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38762034
I can see that Labour has split vote in Bristol for starters. Council estates in South Leave, Remain North of River.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/politics/trump-white-house-aides-strategy.html
https://twitter.com/alexanderdavies/status/828526804247990273
Directo | Empieza el juicio a Mas, Ortega y Rigau por la consulta del 9-N
http://elpais.com/politica/2017/02/06/actualidad/1486361695_958190.html
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/827941158710083584
LOCK THEM UP
I don't think that would really impact the resource issue. We have the situation where a LOT more people are going to hospitals. We need to address the reason for that first.
Hopefully we'll have a Yorkshireman as Captain.
Clearly, the NHS simply can't cope. It's model requires real terms increases in funding pretty much every year to be sustainable but we don't have the cash.
Yes, yes, we could lop another 2p on income tax to pay for it and social care but 6-8 years down the line that won't be sufficient either whilst putting a real drag on the whole economy.
Pensions/NHS/social care are all linked (and linked the the oldies) and we really need to reduce the burdens and entitlements and up the levels of economic activity of the over 60s.
Get over it.
Could mean we have Cookie back at Essex a bit more, although he still wants to carry on as an England player.
Root's awesomeness is nailed on because he's from Sheffield