Three out of four placed horses ain't bad and after his noteworthy success yesterday, the above picks were certainly profitable for those, like me, who backed them place only on the Betfair exchange.
Thanks and well done!
Maybe we have another star punter in the making .... let's hope so.
Seconded nothing better than long-priced tips which keep the fun going all day and give you a return to boot.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Trump's proposal for NASA's budget seems reasonable: a sub-1% decrease. However there is one part that seems really odd. The DSCOVR satellite was launched in 2015, and observes Earth and the surrounding space from about a million miles away. The satellite's doing good work, yet it's budget is being cut so it will have to be mothballed.
The money it was costing NASA to operate? 1.2 million per year. That's million, not billion.
I'll also miss the Asteroid Redirect Mission, but I think I'm about the only person who'll miss that ...
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Can we assume that nobody still thinks that the support of Mr 'London through and through' for HS2 wasn't about benefiting London ?
*You* can assume nothing of the sort. HS2 will benefit more than just London. And Osborne's promotion of infrastructure in the north has been obvious to anyone with eyes.
However, it will be interesting to see if this changes now.
As HS2 is being built from London northwards we can certainly assume it will benefit London first.
And there's more to promotion of infrastructure than endless photostunts in unnecessary hi-vis jackets and helmets.
Still, fair's fair, there's been more new roads opened in South Yorkshire in the last five years than Labour managed in government.
"As HS2 is being built from London northwards we can certainly assume it will benefit London first."
An incoherent comment. It is being built between London and Birmingham at the same time, and that part of the route's being done first as it's the part of the route with the most need. What would you have had them do?
"And there's more to promotion of infrastructure than endless photostunts in unnecessary hi-vis jackets and helmets."
Yes, and it's happening. Not only roads as you mention, but on the railways in the north you have electrification schemes, the Ordsall curve and many other improvements including the HS3 investigations. What such projects need are champions, and Osborne certainly championed them. Even if it meant he had to look a high-viz pillock.
Will the Northern Powerhouse work? Perhaps it will; perhaps it won't. But at least the government are (or at least were) trying to get all the stakeholders involved with coherent plans.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
If we're out of the single market and customs union? Not a chance, Cowley and Hams Hall will be closed faster than an i8.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
Exactly Remainers going on about how May should have gone for 'soft Brexit' and stayed in the single market with free movement left unchecked have, as this poll makes clear, misread the mood. Ultimately it reinforces my view that when most likely does some form of compromise for a few bilateral agreements ie a job offer requirement and some continued budget contributions to the EU it will be hard-core Leavers rather than hard core Remainers as now who will make the most noise in protest and UKIP will have something to capitalise on
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Nice try but that's clearly a completely different situation to taking on a full time job in the private sector while remaining an MP for a constituency hundreds of miles away from said full time job.
So you're saying The Treasury was based in Cheshire and not 1 Horse Guards Road, Westminster, London SW1A 2HQ when Osborne was Chancellor?
No. The chance of a Cabinet job goes with being an MP. Unless we bring the Cabinet in from the private sector (probably not a bad idea?) MP's from the governing party have to fill those positions.
Osborne taking a full time job in the private sector while remaining MP for Tatton is a completely different scenario...
The unwritten rule is cabinet members tend to be from safe seats. Marginals require MP to spend time with voters. Ed Miliband and Peter Mandleson probably don't even know where their constituencies are/were!
Nice try but that's clearly a completely different situation to taking on a full time job in the private sector while remaining an MP for a constituency hundreds of miles away from said full time job.
So you're saying The Treasury was based in Cheshire and not 1 Horse Guards Road, Westminster, London SW1A 2HQ when Osborne was Chancellor?
No. The chance of a Cabinet job goes with being an MP. Unless we bring the Cabinet in from the private sector (probably not a bad idea?) MP's from the governing party have to fill those positions.
Osborne taking a full time job in the private sector while remaining MP for Tatton is a completely different scenario...
The unwritten rule is cabinet members tend to be from safe seats. Marginals require MP to spend time with voters. Ed Miliband and Peter Mandleson probably don't even know where their constituencies are/were!
Trump's proposal for NASA's budget seems reasonable: a sub-1% decrease. However there is one part that seems really odd. The DSCOVR satellite was launched in 2015, and observes Earth and the surrounding space from about a million miles away. The satellite's doing good work, yet it's budget is being cut so it will have to be mothballed.
The money it was costing NASA to operate? 1.2 million per year. That's million, not billion.
I'll also miss the Asteroid Redirect Mission, but I think I'm about the only person who'll miss that ...
That's a kool picture. Would it be fair to say that we see the more interesting side of the moon?
It's a fantastic picture. I'm not sure if it captures the more interesting side of the Moon or not; but it caused me to make a second-take at it when I first saw it as it's so unfamiliar.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Minis are so over. Who buys them any more?
Didn't SeanT buy one?
LOL.
Edit: that's a joke, right?
ISTR he was going on about picking up his new Mini, and how brilliant it was, a couple of years ago. Although my memory may well be faulty.
Trump's proposal for NASA's budget seems reasonable: a sub-1% decrease. However there is one part that seems really odd. The DSCOVR satellite was launched in 2015, and observes Earth and the surrounding space from about a million miles away. The satellite's doing good work, yet it's budget is being cut so it will have to be mothballed.
The money it was costing NASA to operate? 1.2 million per year. That's million, not billion.
I'll also miss the Asteroid Redirect Mission, but I think I'm about the only person who'll miss that ...
That's a kool picture. Would it be fair to say that we see the more interesting side of the moon?
It's a fantastic picture. I'm not sure if it captures the more interesting side of the Moon or not; but it caused me to make a second-take at it when I first saw it as it's so unfamiliar.
Sorry, what I meant was, that's showing us the dark side of the moon and it doesn't look to have quite as many features as the side that we look at from the Earth.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
Most people would not know what the single market was if you slapped them in the face with it. Have you not seen your average UK citizen on TV or listened to them on radio. There are an awful lot of simple sheeple out there.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Minis are so over. Who buys them any more?
Didn't SeanT buy one?
LOL.
Edit: that's a joke, right?
ISTR he was going on about picking up his new Mini, and how brilliant it was, a couple of years ago. Although my memory may well be faulty.
No wonder he is such a Primrose Hill property bull, sounds like he is working part time at Foxtons.
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
Most people would not know what the single market was if you slapped them in the face with it. Have you not seen your average UK citizen on TV or listened to them on radio. There are an awful lot of simple sheeple out there.
Malcolm sheeple is on the CiF list, let alone the PB one.
I don't really understand the fuss over Osborne (except for his constituents, who might wonder why he didn't go for a Manchester-based job). Surely the time taken up being a full time Chancellor far exceeded the time he will spend being the part-time editor of a free local rag?
And since it is the London Evening Standard, does that mean there will be something of the night about him?
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
This idea that Osborne was deliberately humiliated by May is trite.
I hold no candle for May but Osborne had to leave the government, certainly in the short term.
Osborne threw 100% of his weight behind Remain. He was completely loyal to Cameron and sacrificed his career for the Remain cause. He deserves credit for that. He didn't vacillate or hedge his bets, he did all he could to help Remain win.
That inevitably led to him announcing things that put him at odds with the Tory back-benches (and many natural Tory supporters). The Emergency Budget farrago being a prime example. Osborne knew the emergency budget would never be delivered by him, but threw himself on his sword in a last-gasp bid to save the government. So if Remain was to fall, he knew he'd be going down with it.
So as the newly installed PM May could never have kept Osborne as Chancellor in a Brexit government, not given all that had gone on in the campaign. Foreign Secretary too - despite being a job Osborne coveted - became impossible under the new circumstances. So it was either a big demotion or the back-benches. And I think Osborne would've chosen the back-benches anyway.
I think it was inevitable that Osborne had to leave government with Cameron, rather than a straight humiliation. I also think May will reappoint him.
The second paragraph is probably right but it's a question of how one does it.
But isn't that part of the problem and why we are where we are?
Certainly it is. But if you're discussing affordability in relation to average incomes, you have to look at both sides of the issue.
I think it would be better if people were having to pay higher rates of interest on smaller loans. What worries me is that two of my friends have been given £70k by the government to buy new build properties. This is interest free for five years, but it's going to come as nasty shock when they have to start paying that back on top of their actual mortgages
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
I blame the Sarah Beeny type shows that dominated TV schedules for a decade and a half.
"Mr and Mrs Smith bought the house for £100k, put a bit of plaster on the walls and now it's worth £200k, aren't they clever!?"
House prices historically have been a lot more volatile than people think - it has not been the case in recent decades that they have automatically been a good investment.
Trump's proposal for NASA's budget seems reasonable: a sub-1% decrease. However there is one part that seems really odd. The DSCOVR satellite was launched in 2015, and observes Earth and the surrounding space from about a million miles away. The satellite's doing good work, yet it's budget is being cut so it will have to be mothballed.
The money it was costing NASA to operate? 1.2 million per year. That's million, not billion.
I'll also miss the Asteroid Redirect Mission, but I think I'm about the only person who'll miss that ...
That's a kool picture. Would it be fair to say that we see the more interesting side of the moon?
It's a fantastic picture. I'm not sure if it captures the more interesting side of the Moon or not; but it caused me to make a second-take at it when I first saw it as it's so unfamiliar.
Great picture, must have been taken pretty close to the moon.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
Mr. (Miss?) Rose, I agree that if an MP can also be a minister there's no reason they can't have a second job. The issue is a serving MP also having a significant role in the media.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Minis are so over. Who buys them any more?
Didn't SeanT buy one?
LOL.
Edit: that's a joke, right?
ISTR he was going on about picking up his new Mini, and how brilliant it was, a couple of years ago. Although my memory may well be faulty.
It's not, he got a bit of 'hairdresser's car' ribbing at the time. He's probably got a union flag paint job on the roof by now.
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
I blame the Sarah Beeny type shows that dominated TV schedules for a decade and a half.
"Mr and Mrs Smith bought the house for £100k, put a bit of plaster on the walls and now it's worth £200k, aren't they clever!?"
I'm sure you're right.
There did seem to be a change from shows that were about doing up your own house to live in, such as Ground Force, to the buy and sell shows such as Property Ladder.
Mr. (Miss?) Rose, I agree that if an MP can also be a minister there's no reason they can't have a second job. The issue is a serving MP also having a significant role in the media.
There are columns written by MPs every day of the week in the newspapers.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
Most people would not know what the single market was if you slapped them in the face with it. Have you not seen your average UK citizen on TV or listened to them on radio. There are an awful lot of simple sheeple out there.
Most people don't know what a market is, period. If they paused to think that every pound of wages, pension, welfare and public services comes from someone selling something to somebody else, both Brexit and Indyref would be stopped in their tracks.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
Most people would not know what the single market was if you slapped them in the face with it. Have you not seen your average UK citizen on TV or listened to them on radio. There are an awful lot of simple sheeple out there.
Malcolm sheeple is on the CiF list, let alone the PB one.
Have I said a bad thing
PS what is the CiF list, I am only a simple turnip farmer
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Minis are so over. Who buys them any more?
Didn't SeanT buy one?
LOL.
Edit: that's a joke, right?
ISTR he was going on about picking up his new Mini, and how brilliant it was, a couple of years ago. Although my memory may well be faulty.
It's not, he got a bit of 'hairdresser's car' ribbing at the time. He's probably got a union flag paint job on the roof by now.
Mr. (Miss?) Rose, I agree that if an MP can also be a minister there's no reason they can't have a second job. The issue is a serving MP also having a significant role in the media.
I think I'd have more sympathy with the last argument if (a) people in the media weren't allowed to become MPs and (b) the media didn't choose to rely so heavily on MPs to fill their schedules for them.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Minis are so over. Who buys them any more?
Didn't SeanT buy one?
LOL.
Edit: that's a joke, right?
ISTR he was going on about picking up his new Mini, and how brilliant it was, a couple of years ago. Although my memory may well be faulty.
It's not, he got a bit of 'hairdresser's car' ribbing at the time. He's probably got a union flag paint job on the roof by now.
At least he got the JCW
Yeah, I'm sure it's actually a pretty nice car. Couldn't resist a wee bit joshing tho.
Pension pots have been doing quite well, actually, so that doesn't work. Furthermore the triple lock benefits only very poor pensioners to any significant degree - those who are wholly or mainly dependent on state pensions.
Having said that, it's served its purpose now, and should not be renewed in the next parliament, IMO. Currently I believe only the Labour Party is committed to keeping it.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
They just did, though. His spokesman stands by the accusation. Imagine the furore if this had been Obama.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
Wasn't the story about the bust more complex than that (something like there were two; one permanent and one on loan) ?
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
They just did, though. His spokesman stands by the accusation. Imagine the furore if this had been Obama.
Clinton accused the Major government of helping the Bush Snr administration, longer term it amounted to little
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
Isn't it generally assumed that British intelligence services spy on US citizens for the US government and US intelligence services spy on British citizens for the British government.
Thereby allowing both US and British governments to deny that they spy on their own citizens ?
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
For now.
If you think any government will get away with leaving free movement unchecked after the Brexit vote you have got your head in the sand
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
They just did, though. His spokesman stands by the accusation. Imagine the furore if this had been Obama.
Clinton accused the Major government of helping the Bush Snr administration, longer term it amounted to little
Trump's spokesman has effectively accused us of lying.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
Wasn't the story about the bust more complex than that (something like there were two; one permanent and one on loan) ?
Maybe but Trump still managed to find one to put in his office unlike his predecessor
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
Isn't it generally assumed that British intelligence services spy on US citizens for the US government and US intelligence services spy on British citizens for the British government.
Thereby allowing both US and British governments to deny that they spy on their own citizens ?
That was denied on here this morning by someone who should know. Although who the denial was to benefit is another matter.
Iain Macleod was editor of the Spectator in the mid 1960s and remained an MP - as did Dick Crossman in the early 1970s when editor ofthe New Statesman.
Boris Johnson was also editor of Spectator from 1999-2005, becoming an MP in 2001.
I imagine Justin's point was that serious political figures managed to juggle editing and being an MP. BJ doesn't really count.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
They just did, though. His spokesman stands by the accusation. Imagine the furore if this had been Obama.
Clinton accused the Major government of helping the Bush Snr administration, longer term it amounted to little
Trump's spokesman has effectively accused us of lying.
Sean Spicer will probably be out of his job in a year, Trump himself has said 'he did not "make an opinion" over claims the UK's GCHQ spy agency carried out wiretapping on him during the US election campaign.' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39310075
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
They just did, though. His spokesman stands by the accusation. Imagine the furore if this had been Obama.
Clinton accused the Major government of helping the Bush Snr administration, longer term it amounted to little
Trump's spokesman has effectively accused us of lying.
Presumably Trump believes that if you take away NASA's earth facing camera it makes it harder for them to fabricate pesky global warming data.. for 1.2m a year you'd hope the cost could be crowd sourced or picked up by Musk.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
For now.
If you think any government will get away with leaving free movement unchecked after the Brexit vote you have got your head in the sand
No, I think Tory hubris and complacency will come home to roost at some stage. In the meantime, it is leading to very bad decision making that will cause significant damage to the UK and its interests.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
His spokesman said GCHQ did, Trump himself has not commented either way but the White House has said it will make no further comment on the issue
They just did, though. His spokesman stands by the accusation. Imagine the furore if this had been Obama.
Clinton accused the Major government of helping the Bush Snr administration, longer term it amounted to little
Trump's spokesman has effectively accused us of lying.
Sean Spicer will probably be out of his job in a year, Trump himself has said 'he did not "make an opinion" over claims the UK's GCHQ spy agency carried out wiretapping on him during the US election campaign.' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39310075
Spicer is Trump's spokesman. Let's see if he is fired over this.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
For now.
If you think any government will get away with leaving free movement unchecked after the Brexit vote you have got your head in the sand
Why? There was no manifesto explaining what Brexit meant. It could as easily mean membership of the single market and free movement of people.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
For now.
If you think any government will get away with leaving free movement unchecked after the Brexit vote you have got your head in the sand
No, I think Tory hubris and complacency will come home to roost at some stage. In the meantime, it is leading to very bad decision making that will cause significant damage to the UK and its interests.
17 million voted to Leave the EU, in large part because of immigration, if she did not attempt to do so those voters would simply move to someone rather less savoury who would do it instead
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
For now.
If you think any government will get away with leaving free movement unchecked after the Brexit vote you have got your head in the sand
No, I think Tory hubris and complacency will come home to roost at some stage. In the meantime, it is leading to very bad decision making that will cause significant damage to the UK and its interests.
Oh I DO hope so. This country is getting dreadfully divided!
Pension pots have been doing quite well, actually, so that doesn't work. Furthermore the triple lock benefits only very poor pensioners to any significant degree - those who are wholly or mainly dependent on state pensions.
Having said that, it's served its purpose now, and should not be renewed in the next parliament, IMO. Currently I believe only the Labour Party is committed to keeping it.
Pension pots have done very well over the last year.
I suggested yesterday that as people get their annual updates they're going to feel rather flush and this will have a political effect.
But for many recent years pension pots have been rather stagnant.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Testing Brexitism to destruction is a dirty job, but she did volunteer for it.
Can you imagine the fury on here and among right-wing Atlanticists if that uppity African and his spokesman had accused the UK of spying on him? Fact is, Trump is the most anti-British US president for decades. And there are still people who think he'll give us a great trade deal :-D
I liked Obama but he did remove the Churchill bust which Trump restored and Obama himself said his closest international ally was Merkel not May. The fact is that other than Netanyahu and maybe Abe, May is Trump's most reliable international ally, that is why he saw those leaders first at the White House
He has accused us of spying on him!!
Isn't it generally assumed that British intelligence services spy on US citizens for the US government and US intelligence services spy on British citizens for the British government.
Thereby allowing both US and British governments to deny that they spy on their own citizens ?
That was denied on here this morning by someone who should know. Although who the denial was to benefit is another matter.
So Trump thinks that Germany has a trade deal with the US and that the UK spied on him for Obama. I wonder if even among the swivel-eyed Atlanticist right there is a dawning realisation that we are not going to bestriding the world with the US once we have left the EU.
Trump invited May before Merkel for a reason but as the new Mori makes clear we voted Leave to gain control of immigration not to stride around the world as the US mini me
Yep - May's rush to Washington DC to prostrate herself and her country at Donald Trump's feet looks increasingly foolish; as do her remarks about the US and the UK leading the world.
Her tougher stance on immigration though is what the public really want, her relationship with Trump is a side issue for most voters
For now.
Over 60% wanting immigration controls is pretty conclusive
For now.
If you think any government will get away with leaving free movement unchecked after the Brexit vote you have got your head in the sand
Why? There was no manifesto explaining what Brexit meant. It could as easily mean membership of the single market and free movement of people.
Absolutely staggering that only 43% consider it important that we remain in the single market .... I would have expected a percentage well into the 90's for that question. In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
People can be forgiven for not being crystal clear about what being members of vs having access to the single market actually means.
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
Well BMW will still be selling us Oxford built Minis, I think we can be sure of that!
Minis are so over. Who buys them any more?
Didn't SeanT buy one?
LOL.
Edit: that's a joke, right?
ISTR he was going on about picking up his new Mini, and how brilliant it was, a couple of years ago. Although my memory may well be faulty.
Good memory JJ, but possibly more than 2 years ago. It was probably around the same time as he was extolling the virtues of Tesco's own-label Merlot, costing around £5.99 a bottle, or whatever his modestly priced tipple was at the time .... not that he'd admit as much now of course.
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In fact it only tied with the percentage who wanted to see us making no further contributions to the EU after Brexit. Strewth - it looks like there are going to be a huge number of disappointed people around at the end of the negotiations!
They have had enough "they'll still sell us BMWs" to be understandably confused.
' On average, working people could expect to pay around 7.6 times their annual earnings on purchasing a home in England and Wales in 2016, up from 3.6 times earnings in 1997. '
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/bulletins/housingaffordabilityinenglandandwales/1997to2016
Osbrown economics.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/eddie-redmayne-steps-back-time-aardman-role-144300968.html
An incoherent comment. It is being built between London and Birmingham at the same time, and that part of the route's being done first as it's the part of the route with the most need. What would you have had them do?
"And there's more to promotion of infrastructure than endless photostunts in unnecessary hi-vis jackets and helmets."
Yes, and it's happening. Not only roads as you mention, but on the railways in the north you have electrification schemes, the Ordsall curve and many other improvements including the HS3 investigations. What such projects need are champions, and Osborne certainly championed them. Even if it meant he had to look a high-viz pillock.
Will the Northern Powerhouse work? Perhaps it will; perhaps it won't. But at least the government are (or at least were) trying to get all the stakeholders involved with coherent plans.
Mortgage rates in 1997: Around 8%
Mortgage rates in 2017: Depending on deal, under 3%
Edit: that's a joke, right?
Well it's a view I suppose
Looking at the number of owner occupiers in the London constituencies the Conservatives lost in 2015:
Brentford
2001 59%
2011 50%
Ealing Acton
2001 57%
2011 46%
Enfield N
2001 71%
2011 59%
Ilford N
2001 77%
2011 70%
I suspect those are larger falls than average.
Morley by contrast was 76% owner occupied in both 2001 and 2011.
The data is from UKPR.
Remove the London subsidy premium for rent and watch the prices fall. Likewise, a bit of migration reversal.
And since it is the London Evening Standard, does that mean there will be something of the night about him?
Where did I put my coat?
"Mr and Mrs Smith bought the house for £100k, spent 2 years putting a bit of plaster on the walls and now it's worth £200k, aren't they clever!?"
http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/explore
Average house price in London was £84k in March 1997, £483k now...
Of course a consequence of low interest rates has been Triple-Lock Pensions.
Bur perhaps RN sees that in a different light to those here of younger years.
http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2017/02/21/comment/chris-dillow/housing-risk-Hpk00ii6QyvUCrS3rKVkJL/article.html
He's probably got a union flag paint job on the roof by now.
There did seem to be a change from shows that were about doing up your own house to live in, such as Ground Force, to the buy and sell shows such as Property Ladder.
PS what is the CiF list, I am only a simple turnip farmer
Couldn't resist a wee bit joshing tho.
Having said that, it's served its purpose now, and should not be renewed in the next parliament, IMO. Currently I believe only the Labour Party is committed to keeping it.
Brent N
2001 69%
2011 54%
Croydon N
2001 65%
2011 51%
Edmonton
2001 65%
2011 49%
Hayes
2001 68%
2011 54%
Ilford S
2001 73%
2011 59%
Some huge drops there - especially as in 2001 home ownership was still rising and it will have fallen even more by 2015.
Walton le Dale East (South Ribble) :
CON: 49.4% (-5.1)
LAB: 36.0% (-9.4)
LDEM: 14.6% (+14.6)
Saham Toney (Breckland):
CON: 48.1% (-2.7)
LDEM: 15.1% (+15.1)
IND: 14.9% (+14.9)
UKIP: 11.5% (-20.1)
LAB: 10.3% (+10.3)
No Grn as prev.
South Heaton (Newcastle upon Tyne) :
LAB: 46.8% (-11.8)
GRN: 27.1% (+1.7)
LDEM: 15.9% (+11.5)
UKIP: 5.4% (-1.5)
CON: 4.9% (+0.2)
Thereby allowing both US and British governments to deny that they spy on their own citizens ?
Low interest rates = low investment costs = low interest payments = higher profits = higher dividend payouts = lower discount rates = higher share prices.
Vast population change and the degradation of the housing stock by BTL landlords are reasonably common in my experience. Lots of subsidised tenancies.
London accounts for around a quarter of the UK housing benefit bill.
We are witnessing the effect of excessive migration in tandem with cheap interest rates and a woefully designed housing benefit scheme.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39310075
I suggested yesterday that as people get their annual updates they're going to feel rather flush and this will have a political effect.
But for many recent years pension pots have been rather stagnant.
I did advise her the reality would spoil her gushing perceptions, especially after driving an Audi Q7 to view the dinky offering ....
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/just-44-think-theresa-may-will-get-a-good-deal-on-brexit-a3492401.html
Mrs C learned to drive in it.