(Just between you and me - do men have much choice in shoes? They seem to have a selection of either brown or black canoe-like objects. Not much variety in shape, style or colour)
I fear you may have just unleashed TSE...
Repression is not good for the soul. It is best to let it all out
My biggest regret on the shoe front was not buying the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever tried on, wearing and walking them was like getting your feet massaged by angels.
The only problem with them was that they were made from crocodile leather, and I have some very animal loving friend who would have taken great offence at me wearing such a pair.
Dead cow good; dead highly-efficient killing-machine bad?
Posters seem to be a thing of the past. In 2010 I became increasingly obsessed with it, driving home from work lots of different way in a vain attempt to find any at all for any party.
In the end I saw a grand total of 3 in the entire campaign, one a generic "vote conservative" in a farmer's field, and one LD on what transpired to be the candidate's own house :-)
There were a few more in farmer's fields in 2015 (basically all either UKIP or tory) but very few really. Although I did see quite a lot of Lab and a few Con somewhere in west Manchester on a work trip.
Edinburgh council has banned political posters
Really? I can see a yellowing and curling at the edges YES poster across the street in someone else's window. There were a couple more that eventually dropped off like stubborn leaves from a tree in winter.
(If T May ever agrees an Indyref2, I hope she insists the question is "Should Scotland stay in the UK?". The people "making the journey to Yes" will then have to make the return trip back to "No")
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They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Dunno which to jump on first in the above, the use of "is" rather than "are" or the Oxford comma....
Edit: and the comma where there should be a full stop!
Irony old bean.
But I really do love love love love the Oxford comma.
Of course you love the Oxford comma. You're a lawyer:
(Just between you and me - do men have much choice in shoes? They seem to have a selection of either brown or black canoe-like objects. Not much variety in shape, style or colour)
I fear you may have just unleashed TSE...
Repression is not good for the soul. It is best to let it all out
My biggest regret on the shoe front was not buying the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever tried on, wearing and walking them was like getting your feet massaged by angels.
The only problem with them was that they were made from crocodile leather, and I have some very animal loving friend who would have taken great offence at me wearing such a pair.
Dead cow good; dead highly-efficient killing-machine bad?
Repression is not good for the soul. It is best to let it all out
My biggest regret on the shoe front was not buying the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever tried on, wearing and walking them was like getting your feet massaged by angels.
The only problem with them was that they were made from crocodile leather, and I have some very animal loving friend who would have taken great offence at me wearing such a pair.
Dead cow good; dead highly-efficient killing-machine bad?
Jezza ban on ZHC, £10 minimum wage, pension triple lock, free school meals for all primary school kids..That is before you get to all the mega spending.
Mr. Urquhart, when my old walking boots (for dog walking) split, I had to find a different pair. Couldn't get the same ones.
Men who enjoy shoe-shopping are deviants.
Quite right Mr. D. I have three pairs of shoes, 1 highly polished black oxfords for weddings, funerals and formal occasions (don't get worn much these days), 1 slightly less polished and softer black oxfords for normal wear, 1 pair brown brogues for semi-formal events outside London. On top of which one pair decent walking boots and one pair Clarkes trekker sandals for walking in the summer. I have had the same combination for thirty years or more, indeed the shoes are at least ten years old though I had to replace the boots two years ago (the old pair finally fell apart beyond repair having been bought in the early eighties) and the sandals last year (the quality of Clarkes footwear has really gone downhill since they moved the manufacturing abroad).
The same goes for clothing generally. I kept one suit, two or three formal shirts to wear with it other than that I have a few pairs of corduroys and jeans, a couple of pairs of shorts and a bunch of polo or other informal shirts and a few jumpers. I don't seem to need any more than that.
I have kept my tie collection though. I don't know why but I find getting rid of a tie to be beyond my capabilities. Perhaps it's because too many memories are associated with each one.
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They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Dunno which to jump on first in the above, the use of "is" rather than "are" or the Oxford comma....
Edit: and the comma where there should be a full stop!
Irony old bean.
But I really do love love love love the Oxford comma.
Of course you love the Oxford comma. You're a lawyer:
3) I couldn't afford the paycut, which means my shoe and fashion budget is cut.
Say no more! Cuts to the shoe budget are simply intolerable.
(Just between you and me - do men have much choice in shoes? They seem to have a selection of either brown or black canoe-like objects. Not much variety in shape, style or colour)
It's easy. Men only need to buy a pair when holes appear in the current pair, or the sole starts to fall off. We then look for a pair as similar as possible to the old ones.
Quite so. Assistants who say "But maybe you'd like to try another pair before you decide?" are just irritating. Gimme the shoes and let me out of here. Never buy shoes with a partner present!
Women never buy shoes with a man present. We might just realise how much that wall of shoe boxes climbing up the bedroom wall has cost.....
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They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
The only use for cars is to get from A to B and keep the weather off you and your shopping. All this "Ultimate driving durch technik" stuff is overkill. A Hyundai I10 is all that is needed.
And the only use for shoes is to keep your feet out of the sh mud.
A couple of pairs is all that is needed...
[ducks]
For you lot on that side of the fence perhaps, over on this side, shoes make the outfit
Not true at all. Shoes maketh the man. You can judge a chap by the choice and quality of his footwear, and cheap nasty shoes can make you look like a chav even if you're wearing a two grand suit.
Moreover, women judge men by their shoes.
The first and only rule of male shoe buying is spend as much as you can. Price really does = quality.
I tend to go on how men talk and behave. I prefer a charmer in rags to a spiv in a Saville Row suit. Obviously a well dressed man starts from a better position but if he acts like prat then clothes will not save him.
Make me laugh. Charm me. I like men who make me feel good.
Posters seem to be a thing of the past. In 2010 I became increasingly obsessed with it, driving home from work lots of different way in a vain attempt to find any at all for any party.
In the end I saw a grand total of 3 in the entire campaign, one a generic "vote conservative" in a farmer's field, and one LD on what transpired to be the candidate's own house :-)
There were a few more in farmer's fields in 2015 (basically all either UKIP or tory) but very few really. Although I did see quite a lot of Lab and a few Con somewhere in west Manchester on a work trip.
Edinburgh council has banned political posters
Glasgow has for a while but S.Lanarkshire hasn't, so you can drive from a desert of political expression to an explosion of electoral colour in an instant, several to a lampost sometimes. Doubt much will be happening for the locals mind.
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They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Dunno which to jump on first in the above, the use of "is" rather than "are" or the Oxford comma....
Edit: and the comma where there should be a full stop!
Irony old bean.
But I really do love love love love the Oxford comma.
Of course you love the Oxford comma. You're a lawyer:
Jezza ban on ZHC, £10 minimum wage, pension triple lock, free school meals for all primary school kids...
Question is how long until Uk PLC is bust?
pension triple lock is the interesting one. Will Tories drop it?
Probably index it to inflation
Which happens to be the highest of the three lock measures currently. It was the fixed 2.5% that really ratcheted up the pension in real terms during a period of ultra-low inflation.
Perhaps more significant than the headline first-round votes are the scenarios for the 2nd round (page 17). Note that Macron wins easily against any of the other candidates. Le Pen loses badly against any of the other candidates. Fillon loses unless his opponent is Le Pen. Mélenchon wins against Le Pen or Fillon but loses to Macron.
Be honest, that is mostly because you bored and wander off...
I can concede you had a point, of sorts, about cars downthread. The difference however is that I doubt many men would find buying it more rewarding than actually driving it?
Jezza ban on ZHC, £10 minimum wage, pension triple lock, free school meals for all primary school kids...
Question is how long until Uk PLC is bust?
pension triple lock is the interesting one. Will Tories drop it?
Probably index it to inflation
Which happens to be the highest of the three lock measures currently. It was the fixed 2.5% that really ratcheted up the pension in real terms during a period of ultra-low inflation.
I suspect the Tories intend to drop the 2.5% and revert to a double lock, at just the point where the 2.5% bit becomes the least relevant part of the formula.
I'll be glad to help the rebalancing of their books.
This explains the generous odds I was asking about earlier. Tory majority at 1/7 sounds like free money, unless I've missed several of J Corbyn's redeeming features?
I'll be glad to help the rebalancing of their books.
This explains the generous odds I was asking about earlier. Tory majority at 1/7 sounds like free money, unless I've missed several of J Corbyn's redeeming features?
Tory most seats has worse odds but is surely nailed on? A majority looks almost inevitable but with our voting system cannot be absolutely guaranteed.
IIRC there was a black swan in 1970, but I can’t recall what it was. I think Feb 74 wasn’t what what was initially expected, either. Long time ago, of course.
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Jezza ban on ZHC, £10 minimum wage, pension triple lock, free school meals for all primary school kids..That is before you get to all the mega spending.
Question is how long until Uk PLC is bust?
Perhaps TSE could ask his pal George, since it is Osborne who ran up the national debt to record levels. In any case, those examples are either cheap or already in place.
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They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Dunno which to jump on first in the above, the use of "is" rather than "are" or the Oxford comma....
Edit: and the comma where there should be a full stop!
Irony old bean.
But I really do love love love love the Oxford comma.
Of course you love the Oxford comma. You're a lawyer:
Retail Sales are up 5.1% in value compared to the same month last year.
Online retail is up 19.5% compared to last year.
You need to compare volume, not value. Volume is up 1.9%. So we're shelling out 5.1% more than a year ago, to get 1.9% more stuff.
Unless your income is rising by 3.2% or more, that means you are seeing your real spending power squeezed*.
* Yes, I know there are complications around tax and the like.
Edit to add: household income is up a little less than 4% on a year-over-year basis, so that suggests (worryingly) that the savings rate continues to fall.
The savings aspect is an almost inevitable consequence of ultra low interest rates.
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Just put a hundred quid up at 9.2 for the Corbynistas to get stuck into.
Jezza ban on ZHC, £10 minimum wage, pension triple lock, free school meals for all primary school kids..That is before you get to all the mega spending.
Question is how long until Uk PLC is bust?
Perhaps TSE could ask his pal George, since it is Osborne who ran up the national debt to record levels. In any case, those examples are either cheap or already in place.
Almost like you forget what the deficit was when George became Chancellor.
Anyone know the figure both in absolute and in % of GDP terms ?
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Just put a hundred quid up at 9.2 for the Corbynistas to get stuck into.
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Just put a hundred quid up at 9.2 for the Corbynistas to get stuck into.
Be honest, that is mostly because you bored and wander off...
One of my colleagues was once on the end of some blatant sexism, not getting the same bonus as her two male colleagues. So we bundled her into a cab and took her on a surprise trip to Manolo Blahnik and told her to buy what she wanted - on us.
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Just put a hundred quid up at 9.2 for the Corbynistas to get stuck into.
And punctuation has been reduced to two commas and a full stop. Used randomly.
and Capitalisation (sic)
They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Dunno which to jump on first in the above, the use of "is" rather than "are" or the Oxford comma....
Edit: and the comma where there should be a full stop!
Irony old bean.
But I really do love love love love the Oxford comma.
Of course you love the Oxford comma. You're a lawyer:
Retail Sales are up 5.1% in value compared to the same month last year.
Online retail is up 19.5% compared to last year.
You need to compare volume, not value. Volume is up 1.9%. So we're shelling out 5.1% more than a year ago, to get 1.9% more stuff.
Unless your income is rising by 3.2% or more, that means you are seeing your real spending power squeezed*.
* Yes, I know there are complications around tax and the like.
Edit to add: household income is up a little less than 4% on a year-over-year basis, so that suggests (worryingly) that the savings rate continues to fall.
The savings aspect is an almost inevitable consequence of ultra low interest rates.
Disagree.
Switzerland has a savings rate of 18.3% with negative interest rates, Germany has 9.7%, etc.
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Just put a hundred quid up at 9.2 for the Corbynistas to get stuck into.
Not worried about the itv "poll"? ;-)
Not really, the online poll would have just been spammed by Facebook momentum group.
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They need my help. Grammar, punctuation, and capitalisation is important, it is the difference between helping your uncle Jack off a horse, and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Dunno which to jump on first in the above, the use of "is" rather than "are" or the Oxford comma....
Edit: and the comma where there should be a full stop!
Irony old bean.
But I really do love love love love the Oxford comma.
Of course you love the Oxford comma. You're a lawyer:
Be honest, that is mostly because you bored and wander off...
One of my colleagues was once on the end of some blatant sexism, not getting the same bonus as her two male colleagues. So we bundled her into a cab and took her on a surprise trip to Manolo Blahnik and told her to buy what she wanted - on us.
One other thought struck me from listening to Farage last night - namely how important a politician's voice is. We all know looks matter but so does sound.
Farage has, I never fully appreciated before, a lovely voice. Mellifluous. Listenable to. Welcoming. I don't agree with all he says but I like to hear him say it nonetheless.
Blair's voice was clear, confident, articulate. Again, I didn't agree much of the time but I liked listening. Maggie - clipped, nasal and hectoring. But clear, controlling, powerful. Demanded attention and respect. Farron - very clear and articulate. Emanates intelligence and passion. Talks bollocks mostly but I want to hear it. A super voice. Unlike Clegg who always sounds whiney and petulant and dismissive and 'I know better than you'. May - Calm, measured, authoritative, enunciates, trustworthy. And slightly nervous... which is kind of endearing in the country's most powerful person. I think she's been having voice training. I like listening. Corbyn - Angry. Dimwitted. Breathy. Passionate. Energised. Mumbled quite often. Offputting somehow that I can't quite put my finger on. I want to switch off. Sturgeon - Har ye nae plook mar dookie the noo? Ya wee fucken numpti. Or something along those lines. It's not the soft Scottish of Morningside.
May vs Corbyn on yesterday morning tv news pieces were striking. May doing her Merkel Mutti routine, calm what we need is stability, where as Corbyn was ranting like a Speaker's Corner nutter banging on about the end is nigh.
I am sure Corbynistas thinks that demonstrates passion, he just sounded bloody bonkers.
Indeed. I hear Labour ex-miners are asking for Tory posters in the NE. This would be funny if we weren't talking about our own democracy.
Ex-miners asking for Tory posters sounds a bit far fetched. Maybe they are just running short of toilet paper.
Patrick McLoughlin, the conservative party Chairman is a former miner
Not a lot of people know this, but OGH used to be a minor.
Cheurfi had been detained in February for questioning in a police station in Meaux, outside Paris, after “informants” had indicated that he was “seeking to obtain weapons to kill policemen”, according to reports.
Corbynista: you can still get 9 on Jezza being next PM on BF. Get your money in on this sure-fire winner.
That's a lovely bet (To lay) except it won't pay out on 8th June.
Sorry I should have said it is the "next PM after GE" market.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
Just put a hundred quid up at 9.2 for the Corbynistas to get stuck into.
Not worried about the itv "poll"? ;-)
Not really, the online poll would have just been spammed by Facebook momentum group.
Surely not...It is surely evidence that 21st Century Socialism is sweeping the nation.
Mr. Eagles, dumbing down like that is unacceptable.
Mr. Urquhart, I feel some sympathy for the French here. As with us, it's probably impossible to monitor every single potential lunatic, because there are so many of the zealous nutcases.
One other thought struck me from listening to Farage last night - namely how important a politician's voice is. We all know looks matter but so does sound.
Farage has, I never fully appreciated before, a lovely voice. Mellifluous. Listenable to. Welcoming. I don't agree with all he says but I like to hear him say it nonetheless.
Blair's voice was clear, confident, articulate. Again, I didn't agree much of the time but I liked listening. Maggie - clipped, nasal and hectoring. But clear, controlling, powerful. Demanded attention and respect. Farron - very clear and articulate. Emanates intelligence and passion. Talks bollocks mostly but I want to hear it. A super voice. Unlike Clegg who always sounds whiney and petulant and dismissive and 'I know better than you'. May - Calm, measured, authoritative, enunciates, trustworthy. And slightly nervous... which is kind of endearing in the country's most powerful person. I think she's been having voice training. I like listening. Corbyn - Angry. Dimwitted. Breathy. Passionate. Energised. Mumbled quite often. Offputting somehow that I can't quite put my finger on. I want to switch off. Sturgeon - Har ye nae plook mar dookie the noo? Ya wee fucken numpti. Or something along those lines. It's not the soft Scottish of Morningside.
How interesting, I disagree with a lot of that.
Farage sounds like a braying posh w'nker who smokes far too much and has an opinion of himself approximately 5 times higher than justified. Dreadful. Cameron was similar but not as bad
Farron's voice is also terrible to my ears, I suspect I would prejudicially think the same about anyone with his accent though, apols but I can't stand it. Clegg was much better
Corbyn's not too bad as long as he doesn't get tetchy, and Sturgeon I think always comes across well. More or less agree on Blair and May though.
You are describing content and accent. I am talking about voice.
One other thought struck me from listening to Farage last night - namely how important a politician's voice is. We all know looks matter but so does sound.
Farage has, I never fully appreciated before, a lovely voice. Mellifluous. Listenable to. Welcoming. I don't agree with all he says but I like to hear him say it nonetheless.
Blair's voice was clear, confident, articulate. Again, I didn't agree much of the time but I liked listening. Maggie - clipped, nasal and hectoring. But clear, controlling, powerful. Demanded attention and respect. Farron - very clear and articulate. Emanates intelligence and passion. Talks bollocks mostly but I want to hear it. A super voice. Unlike Clegg who always sounds whiney and petulant and dismissive and 'I know better than you'. May - Calm, measured, authoritative, enunciates, trustworthy. And slightly nervous... which is kind of endearing in the country's most powerful person. I think she's been having voice training. I like listening. Corbyn - Angry. Dimwitted. Breathy. Passionate. Energised. Mumbled quite often. Offputting somehow that I can't quite put my finger on. I want to switch off. Sturgeon - Har ye nae plook mar dookie the noo? Ya wee fucken numpti. Or something along those lines. It's not the soft Scottish of Morningside.
May vs Corbyn on yesterday morning tv news pieces were striking. May doing her Merkel Mutti routine, calm what we need is stability, where as Corbyn was ranting like a Speaker's Corner nutter banging on about the end is nigh.
I am sure Corbynistas thinks that demonstrates passion, he just sounded bloody bonkers.
Indeed. I hear Labour ex-miners are asking for Tory posters in the NE. This would be funny if we weren't talking about our own democracy.
Ex-miners asking for Tory posters sounds a bit far fetched. Maybe they are just running short of toilet paper.
Patrick McLoughlin, the conservative party Chairman is a former miner
Not a lot of people know this, but OGH used to be a minor.
Retail Sales are up 5.1% in value compared to the same month last year.
Online retail is up 19.5% compared to last year.
You need to compare volume, not value. Volume is up 1.9%. So we're shelling out 5.1% more than a year ago, to get 1.9% more stuff.
Unless your income is rising by 3.2% or more, that means you are seeing your real spending power squeezed*.
* Yes, I know there are complications around tax and the like.
Edit to add: household income is up a little less than 4% on a year-over-year basis, so that suggests (worryingly) that the savings rate continues to fall.
The savings aspect is an almost inevitable consequence of ultra low interest rates.
Disagree.
Switzerland has a savings rate of 18.3% with negative interest rates, Germany has 9.7%, etc.
Mr. Urquhart, when my old walking boots (for dog walking) split, I had to find a different pair. Couldn't get the same ones.
Men who enjoy shoe-shopping are deviants.
Quite right Mr. D. I have three pairs of shoes, 1 highly polished black oxfords for weddings, funerals and formal occasions (don't get worn much these days), 1 slightly less polished and softer black oxfords for normal wear, 1 pair brown brogues for semi-formal events outside London. On top of which one pair decent walking boots and one pair Clarkes trekker sandals for walking in the summer. I have had the same combination for thirty years or more, indeed the shoes are at least ten years old though I had to replace the boots two years ago (the old pair finally fell apart beyond repair having been bought in the early eighties) and the sandals last year (the quality of Clarkes footwear has really gone downhill since they moved the manufacturing abroad).
The same goes for clothing generally. I kept one suit, two or three formal shirts to wear with it other than that I have a few pairs of corduroys and jeans, a couple of pairs of shorts and a bunch of polo or other informal shirts and a few jumpers. I don't seem to need any more than that.
I have kept my tie collection though. I don't know why but I find getting rid of a tie to be beyond my capabilities. Perhaps it's because too many memories are associated with each one.
This is like the letters page of the People's Friend.
One other thought struck me from listening to Farage last night - namely how important a politician's voice is. We all know looks matter but so does sound.
Farage has, I never fully appreciated before, a lovely voice. Mellifluous. Listenable to. Welcoming. I don't agree with all he says but I like to hear him say it nonetheless.
Blair's voice was clear, confident, articulate. Again, I didn't agree much of the time but I liked listening. Maggie - clipped, nasal and hectoring. But clear, controlling, powerful. Demanded attention and respect. Farron - very clear and articulate. Emanates intelligence and passion. Talks bollocks mostly but I want to hear it. A super voice. Unlike Clegg who always sounds whiney and petulant and dismissive and 'I know better than you'. May - Calm, measured, authoritative, enunciates, trustworthy. And slightly nervous... which is kind of endearing in the country's most powerful person. I think she's been having voice training. I like listening. Corbyn - Angry. Dimwitted. Breathy. Passionate. Energised. Mumbled quite often. Offputting somehow that I can't quite put my finger on. I want to switch off. Sturgeon - Har ye nae plook mar dookie the noo? Ya wee fucken numpti. Or something along those lines. It's not the soft Scottish of Morningside.
May vs Corbyn on yesterday morning tv news pieces were striking. May doing her Merkel Mutti routine, calm what we need is stability, where as Corbyn was ranting like a Speaker's Corner nutter banging on about the end is nigh.
I am sure Corbynistas thinks that demonstrates passion, he just sounded bloody bonkers.
Indeed. I hear Labour ex-miners are asking for Tory posters in the NE. This would be funny if we weren't talking about our own democracy.
Ex-miners asking for Tory posters sounds a bit far fetched. Maybe they are just running short of toilet paper.
Patrick McLoughlin, the conservative party Chairman is a former miner
Not a lot of people know this, but OGH used to be a minor.
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@MrHarryCole: Had second old school Tory MP - in all seriousness - refer to the Prime Minister as "mummy" on the phone today. That's twice in a week.
(If T May ever agrees an Indyref2, I hope she insists the question is "Should Scotland stay in the UK?". The people "making the journey to Yes" will then have to make the return trip back to "No")
That said, me spending that much time in France is an accident waiting to happen.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/16/oxford-comma-helps-drivers-win-dispute-about-overtime-pay
There are so many of the malevolent, man-eating monsters they frequently need culling. And making into shoes.
Question is how long until Uk PLC is bust?
The same goes for clothing generally. I kept one suit, two or three formal shirts to wear with it other than that I have a few pairs of corduroys and jeans, a couple of pairs of shorts and a bunch of polo or other informal shirts and a few jumpers. I don't seem to need any more than that.
I have kept my tie collection though. I don't know why but I find getting rid of a tie to be beyond my capabilities. Perhaps it's because too many memories are associated with each one.
https://twitter.com/CorbynFor_PM/status/855311760806486016
Emmanuel Macron 23% (=)
Marine Le Pen 22% (=)
Francois Fillon 21% (+1)
Jean Luc Macron 18% (-1)
Make me laugh. Charm me. I like men who make me feel good.
Mr. P, that is rather vomit-inducing.
I think Theresa May would be far more convincing than [redacted for spoilers] as the Big Villain in Episode VII.
https://twitter.com/liamyoung/status/855178805463445504
Derivatives markets are in hedging mode:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/04/20/options-market-shows-insider-alarm-frexit-upset/
Priorities, people!
I should probably buy more. Only I have no money. Or shelf space. Or time. But apart from that...
Anyway, to work!
Mark Wallace Retweeted Heather Mendick
Trying to work out in what world this seems like a better use of money than spending it on leaflets.
https://twitter.com/pressjournal/status/854663430657245184
today
@JamieRoss7: Nicola Sturgeon says a "progressive alliance" with Labour is "not credible" because Jeremy Corbyn won't deliver the numbers needed.
Rules: "Who will be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when the first government is formed after the next UK general election. This market will be settled on the formation of the first ministry (government) after assent is given by the reigning monarch after the next UK general election."
"we keep our promises"
Macron 24 (+1)
Le Pen 22 (-0.5)
Fillon 19 (-0.5)
Melenchon 19 (=)
Anyone know the figure both in absolute and in % of GDP terms ?
So you may have done me an injustice!
Switzerland has a savings rate of 18.3% with negative interest rates, Germany has 9.7%, etc.
https://twitter.com/AlastairMeeks/status/844514973405659136
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/20/paris-police-close-part-city-centre-amid-reports-officers-shot/
Outrage at local authority plans to abolish apostrophe
Mid Devon District Council's vote on whether to remove apostrophes from street signs 'to avoid confusion' is widely condemned
If only halfwitted thickos could learn how to use apostrophes.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/15/council-ban-apostrophe
Mr. Urquhart, I feel some sympathy for the French here. As with us, it's probably impossible to monitor every single potential lunatic, because there are so many of the zealous nutcases.
NEW THREAD
*Le sigh*