Fourth place in the PL might not get Champions League football next season...
England look set to get a lot of performance points this season with City and Liverpool already through.
Sorry, I meant, finishing fourth this season is no guarantee of being in the Champions League next season.
As I say that, Barca equalise.
Contingent on Arsenal winning the Europa League? Doesn't that create a fifth place this year, in the unlikely event of it happening.
Indeed it does, as happened with United last/this season.
Only reason 4th doesn't get Champions League next season is that as always the 4th has to play a final pre-season qualifying game before the group stages. But that's always the case.
England's 4th spot was at risk but with the dominance in the group stages (all 5 English clubs won their group) and already Liverpool and City at least almost certainly through if not more then that's no longer credibly at risk.
No, the top four from the top four leagues go straight into the group stages from next season:
That's a change. When was that agreed? At the start of the season there was a lot of talk about us potentially losing the 4th spot (as we could have dropped to 4th-ranked league). We're well ahead of 5th though.
Already this season we've gained enough points to go from maybe-dropping-to-4th to now-upto-2nd. Having 5 clubs reach the last 16 has given us a massive points bonus.
In the end the overwhelming financial muscle of the EPL was bound to have an effect. It may now be showing.
At what point do the rest of the leagues come up with a tax on domestic television rights?
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Fourth place in the PL might not get Champions League football next season...
England look set to get a lot of performance points this season with City and Liverpool already through.
Sorry, I meant, finishing fourth this season is no guarantee of being in the Champions League next season.
As I say that, Barca equalise.
Contingent on Arsenal winning the Europa League? Doesn't that create a fifth place this year, in the unlikely event of it happening.
Indeed it does, as happened with United last/this season.
Only reason 4th doesn't get Champions League next season is that as always the 4th has to play a final pre-season qualifying game before the group stages. But that's always the case.
England's 4th spot was at risk but with the dominance in the group stages (all 5 English clubs won their group) and already Liverpool and City at least almost certainly through if not more then that's no longer credibly at risk.
No, the top four from the top four leagues go straight into the group stages from next season:
That's a change. When was that agreed? At the start of the season there was a lot of talk about us potentially losing the 4th spot (as we could have dropped to 4th-ranked league). We're well ahead of 5th though.
Already this season we've gained enough points to go from maybe-dropping-to-4th to now-upto-2nd. Having 5 clubs reach the last 16 has given us a massive points bonus.
In the end the overwhelming financial muscle of the EPL was bound to have an effect. It may now be showing.
At what point do the rest of the leagues come up with a tax on domestic television rights?
That would screw Real Madrid and Barca.
It would depend how the money was redistributed at the European level.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
To think I was criticised on Sunday for calling these leavers 'Hardline'
Have you read the same letter as me?
The so-called "hard brexit" the ERG are after is a sort of mid-Brexit. It's certainly harder that the government currently wants, but not so far off that it cannot be fairly easily accommodated.
The reason it can be accommodated is that it is evident that the principles at stake don't quite match up to the practice. So for example, they might want an end to regulatory oversight from Brussels: but are they really concerned with the European Medicines Agency? Or course not.
To think I was criticised on Sunday for calling these leavers 'Hardline'
Have you read the same letter as me?
The so-called "hard brexit" the ERG are after is a sort of mid-Brexit. It's certainly harder that the government currently wants, but not so far off that it cannot be fairly easily accommodated.
The reason it can be accommodated is that it is evident that the principles at stake don't quite match up to the practice. So for example, they might want an end to regulatory oversight from Brussels: but are they really concerned with the European Medicines Agency? Or course not.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
Congratulations.
I had a break in Durham/Chester Le Street a few weeks ago, lovely part of the world.
To think I was criticised on Sunday for calling these leavers 'Hardline'
Have you read the same letter as me?
The so-called "hard brexit" the ERG are after is a sort of mid-Brexit. It's certainly harder that the government currently wants, but not so far off that it cannot be fairly easily accommodated.
The reason it can be accommodated is that it is evident that the principles at stake don't quite match up to the practice. So for example, they might want an end to regulatory oversight from Brussels: but are they really concerned with the European Medicines Agency? Or course not.
Well, yes. It's more "leave" than the government is. But it's not a hardliner's manifesto. Remember JRM is calling for no transition (last time I checked).
To think I was criticised on Sunday for calling these leavers 'Hardline'
Have you read the same letter as me?
The so-called "hard brexit" the ERG are after is a sort of mid-Brexit. It's certainly harder that the government currently wants, but not so far off that it cannot be fairly easily accommodated.
The reason it can be accommodated is that it is evident that the principles at stake don't quite match up to the practice. So for example, they might want an end to regulatory oversight from Brussels: but are they really concerned with the European Medicines Agency? Or course not.
Well, yes. It's more "leave" than the government is. But it's not a hardliner's manifesto. Remember JRM is calling for no transition (last time I checked).
Or to put it another way, this is the letter you write when you want to shape policy, not sit on the sidelines and shout about how badly it's going
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Disagree. One of the best aspects of the British - or English - tradition of higher education is the way it asked kids to be self reliant - to move out - from a relatively early age, 18. It certainly benefited me and made me more resourceful (or devious, if you want to be technical).
Was not disagreeing. Living in Central London at 19 was wonderful. It gave the opportunity for all kinds of shenanigans. But, if you can't afford to live without moving back in, why move out in the first place?
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Boris Johnson described Brexit as “a mess” during a private meeting with senior German officials, European Union sources have claimed.
Mr Johnson is understood to have been referring to the complex Brexit negotiations rather than the British decision to leave the bloc, which he campaigned for in the referendum.
During unminuted talks in Berlin, the foreign secretary is alleged by Brussels sources to have urged the Germans to turn Brexit into an economic opportunity.
However, The Telegraph understands he was rebuffed by the German government, which has repeatedly stood behind Michel Barnier and resisted any attempts to go over the European Union chief Brexit negotiator's head.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
YouGov claims that a not-insubstantial 30% of Sun readers voted Labour last year:
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
Trying to dilute the story will not make it go away and do you support Corbyn's threats to the free press.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Getting a room in the castle would be an added plus!
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Getting a room in the castle would be an added plus!
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
YouGov claims that a not-insubstantial 30% of Sun readers voted Labour last year:
So in the main voted Tory then. As for the 30% who voted Labour they quite clearly weren't swayed by the unrivalled political coverage.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
Suspect the Sun has a much younger readership than most other papers; perhaps all papers with a 1m corciulation...?
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
YouGov claims that a not-insubstantial 30% of Sun readers voted Labour last year:
So in the main voted Tory then. As for the 30% who voted Labour they quite clearly weren't swayed by the unrivalled political coverage.
I wasn't disagreeing with you, I just saw those stats earlier and was quite surprised by them, and wanted an excuse to post it
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
YouGov claims that a not-insubstantial 30% of Sun readers voted Labour last year:
So in the main voted Tory then. As for the 30% who voted Labour they quite clearly weren't swayed by the unrivalled political coverage.
I would take issue with your idea the readership is elderly - many more WVM readers
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
YouGov claims that a not-insubstantial 30% of Sun readers voted Labour last year:
"30% of Sun readers voted Labour last year:"... despite their constant attacks on Corbyn. I don't think many people are influenced by what the "Sun Says" anymore (if they ever were).
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
Suspect the Sun has a much younger readership than most other papers; perhaps all papers with a 1m corciulation...?
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Getting a room in the castle would be an added plus!
I had that too! In 1974 all meals were waitress served. I think things are done in a slightly more expense consious way now.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
Trying to dilute the story will not make it go away and do you support Corbyn's threats to the free press.
By the way good luck to your son
If by threat you mean his support for Leveson 2 thus change, then no I do not personally. I find it difficult to dilute a story which has one source, one who claims to have organised Live Aid. If any more comes out, I can re assess. Thanks for your kind remarks.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Thank you.
One of the most gorgeous locations for a University. But in my time, the Christian Union was the biggest society. There's a need for regular escapades to Newcastle!
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Thank you.
One of the most gorgeous locations for a University. But in my time, the Christian Union was the biggest society. There's a need for regular escapades to Newcastle!
When were you up there? And what did you get up to in Newcastle??
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
Trying to dilute the story will not make it go away and do you support Corbyn's threats to the free press.
By the way good luck to your son
If by threat you mean his support for Leveson 2 thus change, then no I do not personally. I find it difficult to dilute a story which has one source, one who claims to have organised Live Aid. If any more comes out, I can re assess. Thanks for your kind remarks.
It is his rant that has created a firestorm for him and made the story all the more likely to be in the headlines over his threats to press freedom. The Express has joined in tonight and I doubt the Telegraph or Mail will go quiet on the story.
Still it is just another part of our crazy politics.
Have a good night as it is getting past this oldies bed time and cup of horlicks !!!!!!
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because The Sun is widely distrusted and disbelieved.
Has a huge circulation and he is prolonging the story. Also they have photographic evidence
Has a rapidly falling circulation of increasingly elderly readers who in the main vote Tory. A newspaper of record it is not. As for photographic evidence...of what exactly? I refer you to the numerous photos of Thatcher with Savile. That didn't make her a serial paedophile.
Trying to dilute the story will not make it go away and do you support Corbyn's threats to the free press.
By the way good luck to your son
If by threat you mean his support for Leveson 2 thus change, then no I do not personally. I find it difficult to dilute a story which has one source, one who claims to have organised Live Aid. If any more comes out, I can re assess. Thanks for your kind remarks.
It is his rant that has created a firestorm for him and made the story all the more likely to be in the headlines over his threats to press freedom. The Express has joined in tonight and I doubt the Telegraph or Mail will go quiet on the story.
Still it is just another part of our crazy politics.
Have a good night as it is getting past this oldies bed time and cup of horlicks !!!!!!
I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today.
Another vote for Durham from another Durham graduate here... Although by the end of my second year I had the complexion of Gollum due to lack of exposure to UV light.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
I went to Durham university. Good luck to your son - if he ends up going to Durham he will have a marvellous time.
Thank you.
One of the most gorgeous locations for a University. But in my time, the Christian Union was the biggest society. There's a need for regular escapades to Newcastle!
When were you up there? And what did you get up to in Newcastle??
78-81. We'd go up there for bigger bands, the RSC productions that got taken up there - and just a general liveliness that was missing in Durham. It's only a hop up the line on the train.
I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today.
Another vote for Durham from another Durham graduate here... Although by the end of my second year I had the complexion of Gollum due to lack of exposure to UV light.
Thanks. He's from Northumberland though. So he'll need sunblock.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
Bollocks. Corbyn was happy to consort with anyone who hated Britain, America and Israel. His record is utterly consistent. It's not "one source", it is a repeated pattern of behaviour, from an early age, in a fairly unintelligent man, known for never changing his mind.
Did he sell valuable secrets to the Warsaw Pact? Of course not. He didn't have any. Did he meet with Warsaw Pact spies, flattered by their attention, and sympathetic to their cause? Of course he did.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
Bollocks. Corbyn was happy to consort with anyone who hated Britain, America and Israel. His record is utterly consistent. It's not "one source", it is a repeated pattern of behaviour, from an early age, in a fairly unintelligent man, known for never changing his mind.
Did he sell valuable secrets to the Warsaw Pact? Of course not. He didn't have any. Did he meet with Warsaw Pact spies, flattered by their attention, and sympathetic to their cause? Of course he did.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
Like he could take any other position if he were guilty!
Mr Trump, listen, and understand. That Mueller is out there. It can’t be bargained with*. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are (politically) dead.
* Though if one of your associates wishes to shop you, a plea bargain might be arranged.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
Bollocks. Corbyn was happy to consort with anyone who hated Britain, America and Israel. His record is utterly consistent. It's not "one source", it is a repeated pattern of behaviour, from an early age, in a fairly unintelligent man, known for never changing his mind.
Did he sell valuable secrets to the Warsaw Pact? Of course not. He didn't have any. Did he meet with Warsaw Pact spies, flattered by their attention, and sympathetic to their cause? Of course he did.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
Corbyn will be crushed by his own command and control KGB style entourage who want to control every minutiae of his life and coverage and to cover up the vacuum within - a dull, thick , lefie.
Like a black hole collapsing on itself he will be pushed inwards to an insignificant dot.
Corbyn may not have been an agent for Soviet Bloc intelligence in the popular view of the term but he was a logical target for an approach, and at a minimum, would have been seen as a developmental case, a 'we might get a little, we might get a lot from him'.
Some potential uses of someone like Jeremy Corbyn back in the day -Conduit for political analysis information -Conduit to disseminate disruptive information supplied by the intelligence agency -A 'bring friends' source to our east-west friendship society meetings and tours to the spade making factories of Slovakia. i.e. a conduit to expanding networks
Did he act as any of those? We might well find out.
Any chance he wasn't aware Eastern European officials he met might be working for their home intelligence agencies? Not a fucking chance. So, if he was doing any of the above three to any extent (read 'multiple occasions' or 'regular'), he was doing work for those agencies. The Soviet Bloc agencies have a series of terminologies for those that they target. Agent possibly wasn't one of them but 'contact' for example might have been.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
Bollocks. Corbyn was happy to consort with anyone who hated Britain, America and Israel. His record is utterly consistent. It's not "one source", it is a repeated pattern of behaviour, from an early age, in a fairly unintelligent man, known for never changing his mind.
Did he sell valuable secrets to the Warsaw Pact? Of course not. He didn't have any. Did he meet with Warsaw Pact spies, flattered by their attention, and sympathetic to their cause? Of course he did.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
I do not think 2 males pointing guns at a single female in the middle is giving the right message in this climate
Also just a bit weird. Whatever, Brexit is becoming a reality. The Tory party has to unite, and decide. Crucial month ahead.
I thought the Tory Party had decided way back in the days of Edward Heath. Except that some of them didn`t. They just hung around - like a bad smell - and never went away. Now they have taken over the Tory Party. And are hell-bent on wrecking the country.
Here's an FT article which laments that Brexit will leave Britain as a bigger version of Canada, often frustrated by a much larger economic entity on its doorstep.
I'm not sure that the writer grasps that being a "bigger, richer, more influential Canada, able to set its own trade and migration policies, but annoyed by Europe from time to time" will sound rather appealing to a lot of Britons.
Canada is regularly listed as one of the best places to live in the world. It is peaceful and prosperous. If we can have what they have, along with (unusually) better weather, a peerless location for fun and business, and a much grander history, PLUS all the cultural richness of Europe without the political hassle, then I think most voters would say YAY: Bring It On.
Canada is also probably the OECD country most open to immigration, and at a per capita rate substantially higher than the UK.
I have £1000 riding on this, with Mr WilliamGlenn. I find it difficult to believe any Tory leader would survive not Brexiting by that date. It will happen. Though what happens after is anyone's guess.
Incidentally this story is interesting: secular trends that are shaping our politics. Young people are becoming more risk averse, with all that means. Because of insecurity.
I can evidence this personally. I asked my 22 year old wife the other day how many of her post-uni friends had returned to live with their parents? She paused, then said "ALL of them".
Not a single one of my friends, when I was 22, had returned to live with Mum and Dad. The idea was laughable.
The party that addresses this will win the future.
However, it has always confused me as to why we have the tradition of leaving home to go to University. Surely more staying at home and going to their local one would be beneficial all round. Many in other countries manage it. I know the idea was not credible in our day, but we didn't pay fees.
Universities aren't homogenous.
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
Of course I understand that. However, living at home and commuting ought to be the first consideration these days, if at all possible. I speak as the proud Dad of a son who got an interview at Durham today. Moreover, if you live in London or one of the other big conurbations there should be something available for most. There are 7 Universities within an hour by public transport of my childhood home. Not everyone gets on an excellent course at a top institution. In fact the vast majority don't.
Anecdata is dangerous but in my experience, students living at home were more likely to drop out -- presumably because their social lives remained with their old, non-student friends, whereas those on campus or in digs were surrounded by other students, so however hard they partied, there were always the social cues to study when appropriate.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
I think that is all a bit advanced for the Dan Hodges crew, it doesn't play into the good vs evil narrative they have constructed in their mind. I think some of the right wing press in America have a similar approach, they'll happily share or promote stories that they know are false in order to push the narrative. I think a lot of people enjoy the simplicity of it.
BBC reporting Trump pushing for ban on bump stocks and even open to an age limit on assault rifles. Both would be broadly popular but I think very unpopular with his base? They’ll forgive a lot but would the forgive this?
Would be very awkward for Dems if they have to give gun control credit to Trump.
He has made a direct threat to the press and tonight the Sun has gone on full attack.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Because quite clearly the Corbyn as spy story is fake news. It depends entirely on the testimony of a very unreliable handler who contradicts what he himself recorded in the records at the time. Real spies are plentiful and easy to find, but Corbyn wasn't one of them.
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
Bollocks. Corbyn was happy to consort with anyone who hated Britain, America and Israel. His record is utterly consistent. It's not "one source", it is a repeated pattern of behaviour, from an early age, in a fairly unintelligent man, known for never changing his mind.
Did he sell valuable secrets to the Warsaw Pact? Of course not. He didn't have any. Did he meet with Warsaw Pact spies, flattered by their attention, and sympathetic to their cause? Of course he did.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
One of the best things about a Cotbyn premiership will be the end of the press barons.
Let them dig salt.
You want change (fair enough), but seem unconcerned about what that change might lead to.
That's worrying, as change can always lead to worse outcomes. In this case, we have some good pointers. The Leveson recommendations - supported and encouraged by Labour - are not going to lead to a freer press. Worse, I don't even hear Corbyn going on about the need for a free press.
But you also have to look closer. Corbyn is complaining about smears. His deputy is Tom Watson. An evil man - and I use that word purposefully - who willingly uses that same media to smear people with sexual abuse allegations whilst wearing a tinfoil-hat - though only about the opposition, not his own side. A man who also wants to mould the media to his party's own advantage.
You may want a media shorn of 'media barons'. I'm unsure that you have fully considered whether this Labour team would replace those owners with something better for the country, or worse.
BBC reporting Trump pushing for ban on bump stocks and even open to an age limit on assault rifles. Both would be broadly popular but I think very unpopular with his base? They’ll forgive a lot but would the forgive this?
Would be very awkward for Dems if they have to give gun control credit to Trump.
Very good politics from Trump. 95% of the population are going to support banning turning regular guns into automatics and the other 5% are solid Republicans anyway.
Bollocks. Corbyn was happy to consort with anyone who hated Britain, America and Israel. His record is utterly consistent. It's not "one source", it is a repeated pattern of behaviour, from an early age, in a fairly unintelligent man, known for never changing his mind.
Did he sell valuable secrets to the Warsaw Pact? Of course not. He didn't have any. Did he meet with Warsaw Pact spies, flattered by their attention, and sympathetic to their cause? Of course he did.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
One of the best things about a Cotbyn premiership will be the end of the press barons.
Let them dig salt.
You want change (fair enough), but seem unconcerned about what that change might lead to.
That's worrying, as change can always lead to worse outcomes. In this case, we have some good pointers. The Leveson recommendations - supported and encouraged by Labour - are not going to lead to a freer press. Worse, I don't even hear Corbyn going on about the need for a free press.
But you also have to look closer. Corbyn is complaining about smears. His deputy is Tom Watson. An evil man - and I use that word purposefully - who willingly uses that same media to smear people with sexual abuse allegations whilst wearing a tinfoil-hat - though only about the opposition, not his own side. A man who also wants to mould the media to his party's own advantage.
You may want a media shorn of 'media barons'. I'm unsure that you have fully considered whether this Labour team would replace those owners with something better for the country, or worse.
Quite. Whatever we may think about some of the media from time to time, a free press is fundamental to the effective functioning of a democracy. The alternatives are infinitely worse.
One of the best things about a Cotbyn premiership will be the end of the press barons.
Let them dig salt.
You want change (fair enough), but seem unconcerned about what that change might lead to.
That's worrying, as change can always lead to worse outcomes. In this case, we have some good pointers. The Leveson recommendations - supported and encouraged by Labour - are not going to lead to a freer press. Worse, I don't even hear Corbyn going on about the need for a free press.
But you also have to look closer. Corbyn is complaining about smears. His deputy is Tom Watson. An evil man - and I use that word purposefully - who willingly uses that same media to smear people with sexual abuse allegations whilst wearing a tinfoil-hat - though only about the opposition, not his own side. A man who also wants to mould the media to his party's own advantage.
You may want a media shorn of 'media barons'. I'm unsure that you have fully considered whether this Labour team would replace those owners with something better for the country, or worse.
Corbyn mentioned the need for a free press in the video posted on here.
Watson was someone who wanted Corbyn removed and was not put in place by Corbyn, there is talk of him being replaced or his role weakened but the media is usually full of talk about Corbyn or his supporters up to various deeds to steal power so hard to know how much to read into it.
That said even if Corbyn was a fan of Watson and he was considered the main man the idea that Watson is going to be able to mould the media as he see's fit, even if Labour win a massive majority comes off a bit conspiratorial.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
Corbyn mentioned the need for a free press in the video posted on here.
Watson was someone who wanted Corbyn removed and was not put in place by Corbyn, there is talk of him being replaced or his role weakened but the media is usually full of talk about Corbyn or his supporters up to various deeds to steal power so hard to know how much to read into it.
That said even if Corbyn was a fan of Watson and he was considered the main man the idea that Watson is going to be able to mould the media as he see's fit, even if Labour win a massive majority comes off a bit conspiratorial.
Whilst Watson is in place, anything that Labour says or does about the media is suspect. He has smeared politicians from rival parties with the most heinous accusations, and is part of the same set-up as McBride et al (yet knew nothing about that hideous scheme). And he is near the heart of Labour (perhaps a rather atherosclerotic artery, diseased and ill).
His own attitude to Labour politicians caught up in rumours and accusations is sadly somewhat different.
And of course Watson will mould the media. He's been leading their campaign over it for years, and he and Corbyn seem step-to-step over the matter. He's their *expert*.
I don't feel very sorry for Corbyn wrt 'smears' whilst he has Watson in any position of authority within his party. If he wants sympathy, he should clean up his own house first.
One of the best things about a Cotbyn premiership will be the end of the press barons.
Let them dig salt.
You want change (fair enough), but seem unconcerned about what that change might lead to.
That's worrying, as change can always lead to worse outcomes. In this case, we have some good pointers. The Leveson recommendations - supported and encouraged by Labour - are not going to lead to a freer press. Worse, I don't even hear Corbyn going on about the need for a free press.
But you also have to look closer. Corbyn is complaining about smears. His deputy is Tom Watson. An evil man - and I use that word purposefully - who willingly uses that same media to smear people with sexual abuse allegations whilst wearing a tinfoil-hat - though only about the opposition, not his own side. A man who also wants to mould the media to his party's own advantage.
You may want a media shorn of 'media barons'. I'm unsure that you have fully considered whether this Labour team would replace those owners with something better for the country, or worse.
Corbyn mentioned the need for a free press in the video posted on here.
Watson was someone who wanted Corbyn removed and was not put in place by Corbyn, there is talk of him being replaced or his role weakened but the media is usually full of talk about Corbyn or his supporters up to various deeds to steal power so hard to know how much to read into it.
That said even if Corbyn was a fan of Watson and he was considered the main man the idea that Watson is going to be able to mould the media as he see's fit, even if Labour win a massive majority comes off a bit conspiratorial.
Corbyn said "A free press is important, but..."
Corbyn and Watson both want to give the impression of a free press, while preferring the proposals of Max Moseley and Hugh Grant that prevent rich and powerful people from having the truth about them exposed.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
It wasn’t by accident that both of the president’s moves — authorizing a crackdown on “bump stocks” and signaling support for a stronger background checks system — are backed by the National Rifle Association.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
It wasn’t by accident that both of the president’s moves — authorizing a crackdown on “bump stocks” and signaling support for a stronger background checks system — are backed by the National Rifle Association.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
That finding quick cross-party agreement on things that can prevent people getting killed is a bloody good idea?
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
It wasn’t by accident that both of the president’s moves — authorizing a crackdown on “bump stocks” and signaling support for a stronger background checks system — are backed by the National Rifle Association.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
This is why it is always good to include the word if in posts. Hopefully pressure gets to Trump and he decides to really do something about the issue, it could be something that turns an election for him if he looks like losing...
Though ideally he does something, because he is well positioned to do so over a democrat president and then still loses.
Anyway PSBR numbers for January today. Will we have a debt repayment in excess of £10bn? I hope so. No doubt the polls would swing, well not at all, in relation to such a development.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
It wasn’t by accident that both of the president’s moves — authorizing a crackdown on “bump stocks” and signaling support for a stronger background checks system — are backed by the National Rifle Association.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
That finding quick cross-party agreement on things that can prevent people getting killed is a bloody good idea?
Except that up until now, the bump stock legislation has been stalled as Republicans have wanted to attach a measure reducing/removing states' ability to regulate the concealed carry of guns. We'll see.
In any event, it's a relatively minor measure in relation to the gun killing problem in the US, which seems less likely to be a crack in the wall of opposition to gun control than a token yielded up as a means of preventing further regulation. Again, we'll see.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
It wasn’t by accident that both of the president’s moves — authorizing a crackdown on “bump stocks” and signaling support for a stronger background checks system — are backed by the National Rifle Association.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
That finding quick cross-party agreement on things that can prevent people getting killed is a bloody good idea?
Nope that there was always a few minor pointless tweaks that could be made if needed. These changes look far far more than they actually are.
If Trump actually does something positive about US gun laws then he deserves loads of credit. He is probably in a pretty unique position to be able to do something about it being a Republican but one with a different sort of support base.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
It wasn’t by accident that both of the president’s moves — authorizing a crackdown on “bump stocks” and signaling support for a stronger background checks system — are backed by the National Rifle Association.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
That finding quick cross-party agreement on things that can prevent people getting killed is a bloody good idea?
Nope that there was always a few minor pointless tweaks that could be made if needed. These changes look far far more than they actually are.
Its useful though. It concedes the principle that there should be a reaction to a class room of kids being murdered by tighter regulation. When the next class room of kids gets mown down there will be intense pressure to go further as a result of the ratchet effect.
Anyway PSBR numbers for January today. Will we have a debt repayment in excess of £10bn? I hope so. No doubt the polls would swing, well not at all, in relation to such a development.
I’m glad someone is excited about this release
If the numbers are excellent, perhaps the Tories should go for broke and deliver a budget surplus by 2022. It would do wonders for their rating on economic competence.
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https://twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/966046081921552385
It does?!
To think I was criticised on Sunday for calling these leavers 'Hardline'
https://twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/966040240283635712
https://twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/966040240283635712
Your nearest university might not excel in the discipline you're interested in whilst excelling at others.
https://twitter.com/dpjhodges/status/966071683751833600
The so-called "hard brexit" the ERG are after is a sort of mid-Brexit. It's certainly harder that the government currently wants, but not so far off that it cannot be fairly easily accommodated.
The reason it can be accommodated is that it is evident that the principles at stake don't quite match up to the practice. So for example, they might want an end to regulatory oversight from Brussels: but are they really concerned with the European Medicines Agency? Or course not.
https://twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/966046028645400576
https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/966042967684386816
I had a break in Durham/Chester Le Street a few weeks ago, lovely part of the world.
Why did he not just laugh it off - he hasn't a clue
Well, yes. It's more "leave" than the government is. But it's not a hardliner's manifesto. Remember JRM is calling for no transition (last time I checked).
But, if you can't afford to live without moving back in, why move out in the first place?
What is wrong with these men
Mr Johnson is understood to have been referring to the complex Brexit negotiations rather than the British decision to leave the bloc, which he campaigned for in the referendum.
During unminuted talks in Berlin, the foreign secretary is alleged by Brussels sources to have urged the Germans to turn Brexit into an economic opportunity.
However, The Telegraph understands he was rebuffed by the German government, which has repeatedly stood behind Michel Barnier and resisted any attempts to go over the European Union chief Brexit negotiator's head.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/02/20/boris-johnson-said-brexit-mess-private-meeting-german-officials/
By the way good luck to your son
Plus ca change.
https://twitter.com/greg_jon1/status/965866033759358976
I stayed there last month.
The King James Suite is something else.
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/mail-uks-most-read-newspaper-brand-under-35s-favour-sun/
Thanks for your kind remarks.
Still it is just another part of our crazy politics.
Have a good night as it is getting past this oldies bed time and cup of horlicks !!!!!!
This article makes an interesting point. Although Corbyn had, and still has, a reputation for being hard left, his sympathy wasn't with the Czech state. It was with the dissidents of that state
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/20/no-evidence-corbyn-was-spy-for-czechoslovakia-say-intelligence-experts
They have given up on democracy. False consciousness is too powerful. Other means must be found.
Corbyn has his fair share of skeletons, but I think he's on firm ground with the spy claims. Which, I believe, is why he is standing it.
* Though if one of your associates wishes to shop you, a plea bargain might be arranged.
https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/966013570273234944
Like a black hole collapsing on itself he will be pushed inwards to an insignificant dot.
Some potential uses of someone like Jeremy Corbyn back in the day
-Conduit for political analysis information
-Conduit to disseminate disruptive information supplied by the intelligence agency
-A 'bring friends' source to our east-west friendship society meetings and tours to the spade making factories of Slovakia. i.e. a conduit to expanding networks
Did he act as any of those? We might well find out.
Any chance he wasn't aware Eastern European officials he met might be working for their home intelligence agencies? Not a fucking chance. So, if he was doing any of the above three to any extent (read 'multiple occasions' or 'regular'), he was doing work for those agencies. The Soviet Bloc agencies have a series of terminologies for those that they target. Agent possibly wasn't one of them but 'contact' for example might have been.
A press free of a handful of tax exiles
Let them dig salt.
'A free press'
You're welcome.
Surely more a case of expecting others to make changes in favour of themselves and following suit
Isn’t that the trick Tyrion Lannister uses in GoT tv series?
Bet they got it from there!
Would be very awkward for Dems if they have to give gun control credit to Trump.
That's worrying, as change can always lead to worse outcomes. In this case, we have some good pointers. The Leveson recommendations - supported and encouraged by Labour - are not going to lead to a freer press. Worse, I don't even hear Corbyn going on about the need for a free press.
But you also have to look closer. Corbyn is complaining about smears. His deputy is Tom Watson. An evil man - and I use that word purposefully - who willingly uses that same media to smear people with sexual abuse allegations whilst wearing a tinfoil-hat - though only about the opposition, not his own side. A man who also wants to mould the media to his party's own advantage.
You may want a media shorn of 'media barons'. I'm unsure that you have fully considered whether this Labour team would replace those owners with something better for the country, or worse.
Watson was someone who wanted Corbyn removed and was not put in place by Corbyn, there is talk of him being replaced or his role weakened but the media is usually full of talk about Corbyn or his supporters up to various deeds to steal power so hard to know how much to read into it.
That said even if Corbyn was a fan of Watson and he was considered the main man the idea that Watson is going to be able to mould the media as he see's fit, even if Labour win a massive majority comes off a bit conspiratorial.
For all his negatives it would be really impressive if he actually makes progress on it.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/20/trump-guns-parkland-shooting-guns-417888
His own attitude to Labour politicians caught up in rumours and accusations is sadly somewhat different.
And of course Watson will mould the media. He's been leading their campaign over it for years, and he and Corbyn seem step-to-step over the matter. He's their *expert*.
I don't feel very sorry for Corbyn wrt 'smears' whilst he has Watson in any position of authority within his party. If he wants sympathy, he should clean up his own house first.
Corbyn and Watson both want to give the impression of a free press, while preferring the proposals of Max Moseley and Hugh Grant that prevent rich and powerful people from having the truth about them exposed.
That these moves are backed by the NRA tells you all you need to know.
Though ideally he does something, because he is well positioned to do so over a democrat president and then still loses.
Anyway PSBR numbers for January today. Will we have a debt repayment in excess of £10bn? I hope so. No doubt the polls would swing, well not at all, in relation to such a development.
We'll see.
In any event, it's a relatively minor measure in relation to the gun killing problem in the US, which seems less likely to be a crack in the wall of opposition to gun control than a token yielded up as a means of preventing further regulation.
Again, we'll see.
If the numbers are excellent, perhaps the Tories should go for broke and deliver a budget surplus by 2022. It would do wonders for their rating on economic competence.