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Dave must be laughing his nuts off today.
•Hillary Clinton (D) 42% [46%] (45%)
•Chris Christie (R) 41% [37%] (40%)
•Chris Christie (R) 47% [44%] (46%)
•Joe Biden (D) 35% [37%] (38%)
•Hillary Clinton (D) 49% (51%)
•Rand Paul (R) 40% (37%)
•Rand Paul (R) 43% (40%)
•Joe Biden (D) 42% (47%)
Hang-on - I thought the Labour line was that the Treasury's shares-for-rights scheme was a complete damp squib and take-up would be risible - so how can there be any savings from scrapping it?
•Paul Ryan 33% (35%)
•Chris Christie 14% (10%)
•Jeb Bush 11% (5%)
•Rand Paul 11% (8%)
•Ted Cruz 10%
•Marco Rubio 9% (22%)
•Rick Santorum 6%
•Bobby Jindal 3% (3%)
•Someone else/Not sure 5% (8%)
We finally have a policy from Labour on welfare reform. They're against it.
Uncut poll reveals public blame last Labour government, not Tories, for today’s benefits bill
http://labour-uncut.co.uk/2013/09/12/uncut-poll-reveals-public-blame-last-labour-government-not-tories-for-today’s-benefits-bill/
•Hillary Clinton (D) 46% (51%)
•Paul Ryan (R) 46% (43%)
•Hillary Clinton (D) 43%
•Chris Christie (R) 40%
•Hillary Clinton (D) 46%
•Jeb Bush (R) 42%
•Hillary Clinton (D) 49% (54%)
•Scott Walker (R) 44% (41%)
•Hillary Clinton (D) 47%
•Rand Paul (R) 42%
•Hillary Clinton (D) 48%
•Ted Cruz (R) 37%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_German_federal_election,_2013
If so, I am against this so called 'bedroom tax'.
'UKIP's big day blown...'
"dream of the mainstream lays in tatters..."
Yes, You've all had your fun over Godfrey Blooms childish antics but he is out and will stay out until he can act like an adult.
I, and others had a marvelous day, getting aquainted with new friends and renewing old friendships. The policies speak for themselves and as a program also leave the establishment in the dust.
UKIP will continue to prosper and gain more local councillors and MEP's and eventually MP's for parliament.
May I also remind TSE that Cammo has no nuts
.@Ed_Miliband your first 2015 manifesto pledge is literally more borrowing, to pay for more welfare. Labour are the #WelfareParty
Farage seriously fecked-up today.
Now what is Ed announcing .. and how will it be financed?
I was wondering what on earth Labour were going on about in their guff about reversing "a £150 million tax cut for hedge funds" introduced in the budget, to be described by Ed M in these terms:
We’ll scrap the bedroom tax by abolishing the shady schemes of tax loopholes for the privileged few which the Tories keep inventing. Tax cuts for hedge funds..
This seemed odd to me, because I didn't remember any tax cuts for hedge funds in the budget.
I was right: what they are referring to is this:
Stamp Duty Reserve Tax - Abolition of Schedule 19
Legislation will be introduced in Finance Bill 2014 to abolish the stamp duty reserve tax charge on unit trusts and open-ended investment companies in Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1999.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2013/other-taxes.htm
Labour don't understand the difference between a unit trust/OEIC and a hedge fund! What utter simpletons!
Tory HQ are right - it's a straight tax on pensions.
Dont worry about UKIP RodCrosby, your grubby party is the one losing members hand over fist.
Son of Brown indeed.
How about hedge trimmers - may they see extra taxes to pay for the workshy ?
@TimGattITV
Unite union leader Len McCluskey heralds Miliband's pledge to scrap 'bedroom tax' as "Labour best being bold and radical"
2. He lost his rag publicly several times in TV interviews.
3. He wrecked his own conference, by jumping on the podium to tell the world that 'the conference has been wrecked'...
As I said, Zero political skills...
BBC – The Treasury claims Labour's figures fail to add up and that this policy would be funded by a tax on pensions and more borrowing
"Labour's first policy commitment, after three years of waiting, is more spending on housing benefit, funded by a tax on pensions and more borrowing," said Treasury Minister Sajid Javid.
"Despite promising 'discipline' on borrowing, Ed Miliband has shown he is too weak to deliver."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24182448
'UKIP conference derailed'
'Have UKIPs plans to win the 2014 elections been destroyed too?'
Nigel Farage made a very nice speech which got 5 standing ovations inside conference. But he was even better speaking on the green outside to reporters at lunchtime.
I, myself had a heart to heart chat with Nutall on the green regarding the withdrawal of the Ban on the burkha and the niqab - in public, which I personally dissaprove of. He said he would take my views into consideration. I hope to hear more soon.
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/regulation/number-of-benefit-claimants-in-work-nears-1-million-landmark/6528257.article
Labour: "This welfare policy really, really, is the one that will turn the table on the Tories". It won't. Just like the others didn't.
If all he had done today was whack Crick with a manifesto and rightly put him in his place I think this evening could be have been very different both for him and for UKIP. Certainly I think the reaction of most people would have been similar to that on here which from almost every corner was one of enjoying a pompous journalist put in his place.
Unfortunately what is done is done and Bloom has shot himself and his party in the foot once too often.
Still wish Nuttall or Congdon were leader though.
Well , well , well.
Are you prejudiced or just thick ?
"Bloom was sacked for embarrassing the party today, not for what he actually said"
Ukip getting massive news coverage tonight. But not necessarily in a good way. Excellent Michael Crick report on C4 news #c4news
Bloom on the BBC News came over as an affable idiot. Clearly having a laugh with the audience and not at them (as in lazy sluts who don't brush behind the fridge). He may be a swivel-eyed loon but it makes a pleasant change from our Labour MP - Shaun Woodard who comes across as a spineless lickspittle.
The BBC may have over-reacted to this as usual. They thought John Prescott's retaliation against the egg-thrower was horrendous and the end of civilisation. The great British public disagreed.
Good to see I've been proved right. He's like an early American Mk-XIV torpedo: prone to circle around to hit the firing boat, and liable to explode at an inopportune moment. All in all, an untrustworthy dud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_14_torpedo
A couple of his previous gaffes could (just) be excused a poor attempts at humour. But he has repeatedly committed the same errors, damaging the party in its weakest spot. He doesn't care, and Farage should have got rid of him ages ago.
(*) Was it only a couple of months ago?
Ed #Miliband will pledge on Saturday to disclose the secret location of #Labour magic money tree if he's PM. pic.twitter.com/MKi1ddcdNw
Bongo-Bongo-Land government release statement welcoming Bloom's sacking from UKIP!
One UKIP gain and one Labour gain.
After a few days it seemed quite natural to shout out " Hey Bongo which way now",no one seemed remotely offended,Bongo seemed very pleased that we used his preferred nick name.
1/ BREAKING: my mum confirms 'slut' isn't a term she uses. "For my generation sexual overtones come first and dirty, untidy bit second".
People who were inclined to vote for UKIP wont be bothered at all by today.
It may encourage some people who aren't usually interested in politics to vote for them.
Those who vote for the big three parties will be telling each other how bad it is for UKIP and congratulating each other on how prescient they were in forecasting its demise, but this only reinforces how out of touch they are with the man on the street.
I would have thought most working class people would see todays footage and think Bloom was a character and Crick was a prat.
The media which missed the Brown and McBride shenanigans for years have no problem picking up on UKIPs more interesting characters.
tim's squalid mental landscape is revealed.
If I were a UKIP supporter (a difficult leap of imagination for me), I would be most concerned about the impression that the party is a joke. Further such incidents will make it much easier for the major parties, particularly the Conservatives, to argue that voters should use their votes more seriously.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=soup+for+sluts&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9pQ8UuedJ-uS1AWXs4G4Dw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=538&dpr=1
If they tough it out and get better oirganised they can come back but Farage was looking a bit headless chicken, and he has only himself to blame as he sets the tone when he does his cheeky chappy routine and looks surprised when other try to out Farage him. For UKIP it;s time to grow up or head back to the nursery.
To lose one MEP may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose five looks like carelessness.
Had a few too many pints today...
Bloom antic's should have been laughed off...
But Farage was looking to kick someone's nuts today...
Bloom obliged...
UKIP implode...
Farage makes it official by ending his own conference, telling them "it's dead, wrecked..."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/gabon/9871302/French-police-raid-Gabon-leaders-Nice-villa.html
Seems the claims of corruption in Bongo Bongo land were not so far from the truth.
The general view will, of course, be that UKIP screwed up and killed themselves today. Dave will be chuffed.
But....this happened too soon. A month before the GE and Dave would be on his knees thanking the good lord. Now though - I suspect it means Farage, Nutall, James and some others will start taking the issue of party discipline, membership vetting, message management etc alot more seriously. We may well find today was not the day UKIP died but the day it grew up. With 18 months to go that may not be good for Dave. We'll see. But don't assume UKIP are spent. Very far from it I suspect.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/unfortunate-bbc-moustache-for-nigel-farage-8829452.html
"A pixelation error on the BBC’s big screen at Media City in Salford meant Nigel Farage appeared to have grown Hitler-style moustache when speaking to BBC Breakfast on Friday morning.
In an unfortunate incident similar to a Father Ted episode where a perfectly square piece of dirt gave the Irish priest a moustache, the Ukip leader was left talking about an immigration crackdown with a large black pixel over his upper lip.
He had been talking to the broadcaster about Enoch Powell following revelations that teachers saw him as a 'racist' and a 'fascist' at school."
Surprisingly poor judgement from someone who is normally so good at the public side of the job.
http://youtu.be/Cuv5OlPTtk4