This is a curious juxtaposition of pages which popped up on a search when I wanted to find out more about the next person who will become an MP:
"Councillor Emma Lewell-Buck, who is the Labour leader for adult social care and support services for South Shields, has defended the council’s day care shake-up which has and will continue to lead to centre closures in the area."
@Neil - I don't know how to put this delicately... but, between friends, and I hope you won't take offence at me bringing up the subject, shouldn't you get a new avatar?
This is a curious juxtaposition of pages which popped up on a search when I wanted to find out more about the next person who will become an MP:
"Councillor Emma Lewell-Buck, who is the Labour leader for adult social care and support services for South Shields, has defended the council’s day care shake-up which has and will continue to lead to centre closures in the area."
This is a curious juxtaposition of pages which popped up on a search when I wanted to find out more about the next person who will become an MP:
"Councillor Emma Lewell-Buck, who is the Labour leader for adult social care and support services for South Shields, has defended the council’s day care shake-up which has and will continue to lead to centre closures in the area."
For ex...taking a low turnout example...2012 locals ...South Shields wards
Beacon and Bents (37% turnout): 1,020 votes cast in person, 1,556 by post Biddick and All Saints (28.1%): 506 in person, 1,272 by post Cleadon Park (33.6%): 498 in person, 1295 by post Harton (34.2%): 561 in person, 1,729 by post Horsley Hill (37.8): 856/1,794 Simonside and Rekendyke (29.1%): 541/1,317 West Park (33.2): 686/1,226 Westoe (32.8): 821/1,328 Whitburn and Marsden (37.8): 651/1,557 Whiteleas (32.2): 611/1,496
It seems to have automatically given me a nice round face so no change there, but I seem now to have a heart as a mouth.
Concerning the password my old one was extremely weak so I tried :'MargaretThatcher'. VanillaForums is obviously a fan, as it said that it was 'amazing'.
Have changed it now to an equally amazing password.
AveryLP - Not quite sure how you deduced that from my comments Avery LP, but a public services manager is a job at least outside the confines of the Westminster village
Doug Daniel @DouglasDaniel Seeing a fair few folk on here outwith the usual crowd saying the fawning over Thatcher is turning them towards independence.
Doug Daniel @DouglasDaniel Seeing a fair few folk on here outwith the usual crowd saying the fawning over Thatcher is turning them towards independence.
Roger claimed it was causing him to slit his wrists.
I fear both PB and the Nationalists will be disappointed by broken promises, James.
"I fear both PB and the Nationalists will be disappointed by broken promises, James."
I can assure you, Avery, that I will be delighted to hear that Roger has resisted the temptation to self-harm.
This whole thing has mostly passed me by - I seem to have got out of the habit of watching television. I did accidentally stumble across the 'Thatcher party' in George Square on Monday, but I hastily got out of the way once I realised what it was.
AveryLP - Not quite sure how you deduced that from my comments Avery LP, but a public services manager is a job at least outside the confines of the Westminster village
You never know, HYUFD.
Few people would have thought that a daughter of a grocer from a provincial town who first stood as a parliamentary candidate at the age of 24 in the early 1950s would progress to becoming the UK's greatest peacetime Prime Minister.
But I still think the odds are stacked against Miss Lewell-Buck following in Maggie's footsteps.
I agree we do need more outside experience and achievements in our parliamentary candidates but the CV of Ms. Buck, prima facie, doesn't convince me this is what is needed to boost the breadth and depth of our parliamentarians.
"I fear both PB and the Nationalists will be disappointed by broken promises, James."
I can assure you, Avery, that I will be delighted to hear that Roger has resisted the temptation to self-harm.
This whole thing has mostly passed me by - I seem to have got out of the habit of watching television. I did accidentally stumble across the 'Thatcher party' in George Square on Monday, but I hastily got out of the way once I realised what it was.
All countries need their icons and idols, James, as well as their rites and rituals.
You should have done a karaoke turn in George Square and then made the video recorded result available for download from ScotGoesVoxPop.
"You should have done a karaoke turn in George Square and then made the video recorded result available for download from ScotGoesVoxPop."
I tend to agree, Avery. Some people say you shouldn't mess with perfection, but I think a multimedia element probably would add something to Scot Goes Pop. I shall give it some thought.
While watching Glenda Jackson's speech, apart from being appalled at the sour and bitter rant of bile which she spouted, I couldn't help noticing the way her ear-rings were flailing about hysterically. I just don't get ear-rings (especially of the dangly type, as hers were). How on Earth anyone can put up with being constantly tickled by tiny ballistic projectiles in such a way is beyond my comprehension. The same applies to long dangly droopy hair which constantly squaggles itself all over the face, and the bizarre adverts for women to have huge piles of sticky gunge pasted all over their eyelashes.
I think the high degree of YG daily fluctuations must cast doubt either on their methodology or the merit of Daily polling so far from a GE. I'm on their panel and I guess also one of many who can't be arsed to complete their survey requests.
On topic, looking at the Luton result the total number of votes dropped by 753, of which 437 were previously Conservative voters, The next biggest fall was among Labour voters, 180.
I think the high degree of YG daily fluctuations must cast doubt either on their methodology or the merit of Daily polling so far from a GE. I'm on their panel and I guess also one of many who can't be arsed to complete their survey requests.
The MOE on Labour's VI is 2.26 and on the Conservatives is 3.5 - so these "swings" are almost all within MOE - hence the surprise at yesterday's thread on "Lab lead "down to 8".
On a related note the MOE on the SNP vote is 11 - so again the "fluctuation" is almost all MOE.
There are two possibilities for the rather depressing Conservative results in the latest Yougov poll.
1. That all this talk of an ex leader reminds them of the shortcomings of their present one
2. Or that as the dust settles people start to remember what she was like. Her support for apartheid. Her support and friendship for the tyrant Pinochet. Section 28. Her support for the Contras. Her gift of an hereditary peerage to her son Mark. For turning the country from a compassionate one to an avaricious one.
My guess is it's the second and as people wake up to the ugly realization that the current lot are her spawn they are starting to feel nauseous.
@Roger ">There are two possibilities for the rather depressing Conservative results in the latest Yougov poll.
1. That all this talk of an ex leader reminds them of the shortcomings of their present one
2. Or that as the dust settles people start to remember her support for apartheid. Her support and friendship for the tyrant Pinochet. Her support for the Contras. Her gift of a hereditary peerage to her son Mark. For section 28. For turning the country from a compassionate one to an avaricious one.
My guess is it's the second and as people wake up to the ugly realization that the current lot are her spawn they are starting to feel nauseous."
Lol - How very Glenda Jackson - guardianistaland is not the real world dear.
"Johannesburg - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had a better grasp of the complexities and geo-strategic realities of South Africa than many of her contemporaries, former president FW de Klerk said on Monday.
A steadfast critic of apartheid, she had consistently and correctly believed that much more could be achieved through constructive engagement with the South African government than through draconian sanctions and isolation, De Klerk said in a statement."
Another "automatic membership" for an independent Scotland falls - this time NATO:
In a written response on the question of membership, a Nato statement said this week: “It appears widely agreed that, as a matter of law, a Scotland which has declared its independence and thereby established its separate statehood would be viewed as a new state.”
It continued: “If it were to choose to apply for Nato membership, its application would be subject to the normal procedure, as outlined in article ten of the treaty.”
Mr Salmond has argued that Scotland is already a member of Nato “by virtue of our membership of the United Kingdom.”
Have the tea party tories found a reason yet why anyone should believe Cast Iron Cameron's pledges for an EU referendum
Cameron's govt. spokesman have admitted there might not be a treaty. Yet it's not just Cameron and the tory party's own position on whether to support IN or OUT that was predicated on treaty negotiations that likely won't happen.
The entire referendum itself even happening is predicated on those treaty negotiations occurring, even down to the wording of the question.
"The next Conservative manifesto in 2015 will ask for a mandate from the British people for a Conservative government to negotiate a new settlement with our European partners in the next Parliament," he said. "It will be a relationship with the single market at its heart.
"And when we have negotiated that new settlement, we will give the British people a referendum with a very simple in or out choice: to stay in the EU on these new terms or come out altogether.
It's all there in Cameron's own words.
For anyone who missed that it's a get out clause and loophole every bit as huge as the one Cammie used for Lisbon.
How hard will it be for Cameron to wriggle out of his Cast Iron Pledge for an IN/OUT EU referendum in the future on the grounds that it can't be held since there will have been no treaty, no negotiations, no new settlement and no new terms?
About as hard as it was for Cammie to wriggle out of the Cast Iron Lisbon pledge.
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If she does free lance work then not such an unusual arrangement.
http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/ukip-will-put-up-fight-for-south-shields-seat-1-5564294
17.634 postal votes included in the count.
"£200,000 to be spent on advertising in local elections over the next few weeks
As of a few weeks ago, the party's accounts showed a healthy balance of £340,000, Wheeler said."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/10/tory-donors-switching-ukip-treasurer
(I assume this is an excerpt from the Times piece mentioned below by TSE)
Beacon and Bents (37% turnout): 1,020 votes cast in person, 1,556 by post
Biddick and All Saints (28.1%): 506 in person, 1,272 by post
Cleadon Park (33.6%): 498 in person, 1295 by post
Harton (34.2%): 561 in person, 1,729 by post
Horsley Hill (37.8): 856/1,794
Simonside and Rekendyke (29.1%): 541/1,317
West Park (33.2): 686/1,226
Westoe (32.8): 821/1,328
Whitburn and Marsden (37.8): 651/1,557
Whiteleas (32.2): 611/1,496
http://www.southshieldslabour.org.uk/labour_select_emma_lewell_buck_for_the_south_shields_by_election
Just signed up to VanillaForum.
It seems to have automatically given me a nice round face so no change there, but I seem now to have a heart as a mouth.
Concerning the password my old one was extremely weak so I tried :'MargaretThatcher'. VanillaForums is obviously a fan, as it said that it was 'amazing'.
Have changed it now to an equally amazing password.
Do I get a badge for my first post ?
LD 46.8%
Lab 24.6%
Con 13.4%
UKIP 11.0%
Ind 3.0%
Green 1.3%
LD up by around 5%, Labour more or less stable, Con down 10%, UKIP stable
A direct decedent [sic] of local town hero William Wouldhave, the inventor of the Lifeboat, Emma was born in South Shields.
Ireland's central bank misquotes James Joyce on limited edition coin
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/bob-crow-says-margaret-thatcher-hell_n_3053696.html?icid=maing-grid7|uk|dl1|sec1_lnk2&pLid=170725
http://www.companies-uk.co.uk/emma-lewell-limited-07408814
EDIT: Whoops! Already mentioned an hour ago, I now notice.
How does one reply on VanillaForums ?
Seeing a fair few folk on here outwith the usual crowd saying the fawning over Thatcher is turning them towards independence.
I fear both PB and the Nationalists will be disappointed by broken promises, James.
I can assure you, Avery, that I will be delighted to hear that Roger has resisted the temptation to self-harm.
This whole thing has mostly passed me by - I seem to have got out of the habit of watching television. I did accidentally stumble across the 'Thatcher party' in George Square on Monday, but I hastily got out of the way once I realised what it was.
Few people would have thought that a daughter of a grocer from a provincial town who first stood as a parliamentary candidate at the age of 24 in the early 1950s would progress to becoming the UK's greatest peacetime Prime Minister.
But I still think the odds are stacked against Miss Lewell-Buck following in Maggie's footsteps.
I agree we do need more outside experience and achievements in our parliamentary candidates but the CV of Ms. Buck, prima facie, doesn't convince me this is what is needed to boost the breadth and depth of our parliamentarians.
But as Maggie proved, I may be wrong.
You should have done a karaoke turn in George Square and then made the video recorded result available for download from ScotGoesVoxPop.
I tend to agree, Avery. Some people say you shouldn't mess with perfection, but I think a multimedia element probably would add something to Scot Goes Pop. I shall give it some thought.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-504291/Margaret-Thatchers-grandson-rising-star-American-football.html
Though as @AveryLP observes, the spinners have got to work already.
(I'll get me coat)
his column the other day said Ed should say nice thigns about mrs t, then sit down and shut up. he forgot to tell his mum, apparently.
not that any of this means you should care, particularly
Scotland Subsample
Cons 17; Lab 40; LD 8; SNP 32; UKIP 2
Yesterday it was:
Cons:14; LAB:35; LD 24; SNP 17; UKIP:9
This looks to be way outside MOE, could YouGov explain if they have a sampling problem.
Which option best for Britain:
Maj Con govt: 46
Con - LD coalition : 4
Lab - LD coalition : 9
Maj Lab govt : 10
Don't know: 31
Hmmmm
On a related note the MOE on the SNP vote is 11 - so again the "fluctuation" is almost all MOE.
http://www.comres.co.uk/poll-digest/11/margin-of-error-calculator.htm#
1. That all this talk of an ex leader reminds them of the shortcomings of their present one
2. Or that as the dust settles people start to remember what she was like. Her support for apartheid. Her support and friendship for the tyrant Pinochet. Section 28. Her support for the Contras. Her gift of an hereditary peerage to her son Mark. For turning the country from a compassionate one to an avaricious one.
My guess is it's the second and as people wake up to the ugly realization that the current lot are her spawn they are starting to feel nauseous.
1. That all this talk of an ex leader reminds them of the shortcomings of their present one
2. Or that as the dust settles people start to remember her support for apartheid. Her support and friendship for the tyrant Pinochet. Her support for the Contras. Her gift of a hereditary peerage to her son Mark. For section 28. For turning the country from a compassionate one to an avaricious one.
My guess is it's the second and as people wake up to the ugly realization that the current lot are her spawn they are starting to feel nauseous."
Lol - How very Glenda Jackson - guardianistaland is not the real world dear.
The polling directly on Thatcher suggests that while still highly polarising she's still net popular,
Why this should have any bearing on a Coalition government in power 23 years after she left office is for the birds...
A steadfast critic of apartheid, she had consistently and correctly believed that much more could be achieved through constructive engagement with the South African government than through draconian sanctions and isolation, De Klerk said in a statement."
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Thatcher-had-better-grasp-of-SAs-complexities-FW-20130408
Then there was her championing of white minority rule in Rhodesia....oh, hang on.....
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100211660/tony-blairs-critique-of-ed-miliband-is-harsh-but-accurate-labour-has-left-itself-on-the-wrong-side-of-every-debate/
Tony Blair's critique of Ed Miliband is harsh but accurate: Labour has left itself on the wrong side of every debate
In a written response on the question of membership, a Nato statement said this week: “It appears widely agreed that, as a matter of law, a Scotland which has declared its independence and thereby established its separate statehood would be viewed as a new state.”
It continued: “If it were to choose to apply for Nato membership, its application would be subject to the normal procedure, as outlined in article ten of the treaty.”
Mr Salmond has argued that Scotland is already a member of Nato “by virtue of our membership of the United Kingdom.”
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/our-nato-spot-is-safe-after-yes-vote-insist-snp-1-2887431
Cameron's govt. spokesman have admitted there might not be a treaty. Yet it's not just Cameron and the tory party's own position on whether to support IN or OUT that was predicated on treaty negotiations that likely won't happen.
The entire referendum itself even happening is predicated on those treaty negotiations occurring, even down to the wording of the question. It's all there in Cameron's own words.
For anyone who missed that it's a get out clause and loophole every bit as huge as the one Cammie used for Lisbon.
How hard will it be for Cameron to wriggle out of his Cast Iron Pledge for an IN/OUT EU referendum in the future on the grounds that it can't be held since there will have been no treaty, no negotiations, no new settlement and no new terms?
About as hard as it was for Cammie to wriggle out of the Cast Iron Lisbon pledge.