John McDonnell says he will leave the Shadow Cabinet whoever becomes the next Labour leader and will seek a new international role working with Europe and what he hopes will be a Sanders administration in the US
Raab on Marr says if it does a trade deal with the EU it expects to be treated in the same manner as South Korea, Canada and Japan were and not with full alignment with EU rules required
Which is completely fair.
But initial murmurings from the EU side are that they see the trade discussions as part of the political Brexit process, rather than the much less political dimension usually given to trade talks.
A common question to be asked over the coming months is going to be 'So, what did Canada and Japan agree to in this area?"
I still see almost no substantive talks happening before the end of June, when the EU side will be expecting the UK to extend the talks deadline. It won't be until we make it clear there's no extending, that the talks will begin in earnest.
Quite likely and I agree we must concede no further alignment than Canada and Japan had to for their EU trade deals
Make all of the gongs much, much harder to achieve. Not just timeservers for 40 years.
There also needs to be a new recognition that gets awarded for local achievement. Something with letters before/after your name that shows this is a person acknowledged for going above and beyond for their community. A genuine mark of respect.
Raab on Marr says if it does a trade deal with the EU it expects to be treated in the same manner as South Korea, Canada and Japan were and not with full alignment with EU rules required
Make all of the gongs much, much harder to achieve. Not just timeservers for 40 years.
There also needs to be a new recognition that gets awarded for local achievement. Something with letters before/after your name that shows this is a person acknowledged for going above and beyond for their community. A genuine mark of respect.
That poll has now been leaked anyway and if the leaked poll turns out to be close to the actual result the only 'dodgy practices' will look like pressure from the Democratic establishment not sampling error
Some (generally unreliable) people have posted something they claim is a leak of the poll, I don't think we have evidence that it's genuine at this point?
The leak was by a journalist with a blue tick and does not look too dissimilar to the last DMR poll just with Sanders and Warren expanding the gap over Buttigieg and Biden
Make all of the gongs much, much harder to achieve. Not just timeservers for 40 years.
There also needs to be a new recognition that gets awarded for local achievement. Something with letters before/after your name that shows this is a person acknowledged for going above and beyond for their community. A genuine mark of respect.
Lisa's idea is a harmless suggestion, but I doubt if it will shift many votes. I want to know what she'll do on more substantive issues, please.
Local government honours (and other awards for local excellence) are quite common - perhaps you're right that a distinctive award would be even better, but there's certainly a tradition that respected local people can get nominated. It's a bit random because a group of local people need to get together to propose you and make a convincing case, but that's I suppose not a bad test of whether you've really made a positive mark on the community.
Alignment is more important for the EU than in say Canada and Japan because of a simple geographical fact .
But it’s pretty easy for the government to align in terms of environmental standards etc as they keep saying all that and workers rights aren’t going to be cut unless of course they were lying !
Raab says Tusk was 'irresponsible' to say an Independent Scotland could join the EU and the SNP must honour and accept the result of the 2014 referendum and focus on domestic policy
I have no sympathy for Donald Tusk.
None.
He has his fans on here, but he's just as much of an EU ideologue as Selmayr or Verhofstadht, and even less diplomatic.
Mr. 67, if we 'aligned' on maternity leave it'd mean a reduction. The idea that EU standards are the best and that we wouldn't have workers rights or protections without the EU doesn't survive contact with reality.
Also, the notion that proximity permits influence cuts both ways. Will the Irish have to agree to meet British standards, with any disputes settled solely by a British court?
Being adjacent to something doesn't give you a right to it, or to exert influence over it.
"We love the British but we won't give you equality with Canada, South Korea, or Japan" is not consistent. Or honest.
I am pretty sure that the scale of this outbreak is considerably worse than is being admitted to by the Chinese authorities. It’s probably hundreds of thousands of cases - and thousands of deaths - at this point.
If it’s correct that patients exhibit no symptoms whist contagious for up to two weeks, the worst could be still to come.
I think the fatality numbers are probably fairly accurate (currently 304, up 45 on on the day before). The Chinese seem to have been pretty open since they first notified the World Health Organisation on 31st Dec.
The numbers of confirmed cases may be less accurate, as limited by testing capacity and degree of diagnostic suspicion.
It does seem as if the travel bans, limiting of public events etc seem to be slowing the rise somewhat. Incineration of bodies on site does sound draconian, but I can understand the reasoning from a disease control perspective.
The original publication in the Lancet has quite a lot of detail.
It does seem as if the severely affected cases progress over a matter of days to peak severity after about a week. Secondary bacterial infection doesn't so much appear to be the worst factor so much as the "Cytokine Storm" effect.
Raab says Tusk was 'irresponsible' to say an Independent Scotland could join the EU and the SNP must honour and accept the result of the 2014 referendum and focus on domestic policy
I have no sympathy for Donald Tusk.
None.
He has his fans on here, but he's just as much of an EU ideologue as Selmayr or Verhofstadht, and even less diplomatic.
What exactly did he say that’s so offended you . I saw the interview and couldn’t find anything that was controversial .
Nothing wrong with that, but you'll perhaps accept that not eveyone feels the same way? It'd be better to have a term that everyone can identify with. In the unlikely event that I did something wonderful and was made a Commander of the British Empire I'd be more bemused than thrilled, and I expect I'm not alone in that. A Commander of British Excellence would be quite nice!
The need to maintain tradition while subtly updating it has always been a British strength - e.g. Charles saying that he wants to be a Defender of Faiths rather than a Defender of the Faith strikes just the right note, reflecting reality while nonetheless preserving a natural link to tradition.
Nothing wrong with that, but you'll perhaps accept that not eveyone feels the same way? It'd be better to have a term that everyone can identify with. In the unlikely event that I did something wonderful and was made a Commander of the British Empire I'd be more bemused than thrilled, and I expect I'm not alone in that. A Commander of British Excellence would be quite nice!
The need to maintain tradition while subtly updating it has always been a British strength - e.g. Charles saying that he wants to be a Defender of Faiths rather than a Defender of the Faith strikes just the right note, reflecting reality while nonetheless preserving a natural link to tradition.
The Empire never dies! I don't see it as anything to be ashamed of and would like to see it continue.
Raab says Tusk was 'irresponsible' to say an Independent Scotland could join the EU and the SNP must honour and accept the result of the 2014 referendum and focus on domestic policy
I have no sympathy for Donald Tusk.
None.
He has his fans on here, but he's just as much of an EU ideologue as Selmayr or Verhofstadht, and even less diplomatic.
What exactly did he say that’s so offended you . I saw the interview and couldn’t find anything that was controversial .
He's been trying to whip the Scottish up into a frenzy today (see BBC news) and in recent weeks he gave an insulting interview about his time in the UK. It all derives from his anger at Brexit, and desire to give us one back.
Long time reader (since before the 2005 GE), but first time poster. Make of it what you will, but the DMR poll has supposedly been leaked. May not be reliable numbers even if were not spiked, but the Biden cratering is worth noting to see how it pans out Monday night:
Too many undecideds, methinks, although if the also-rans add up 10-15% total, perhaps not. I’ve no dog in this contest or the GE, but I would find such a result for Biden quite comical, he really is running on nothing but his alleged “electability.”
Context for that tweet in case anyone is missing is: Cernovich is an alt-right propagandist and dodgy skin cream salesman.
Better than being a dodgy propagandist and alternative skin cream salesman?
Cernovich is both, that's the power of the gorilla mindset
Surely they’ve spent tens of thousands on this poll, and now want to look like numpties by canning it? Surely easier to eliminate the possible problem (one surveyor’s responses) then reweight and crunch the numbers again?
Polls are pretty cheap to commission. Yougov can be as little as £7-800 for a single question.
We should come up with a pb poll question and all chip in to commission it for the lolz.
“Will a personalised letter from Britain’s leading political betting expert influence your vote?”
Raab says Tusk was 'irresponsible' to say an Independent Scotland could join the EU and the SNP must honour and accept the result of the 2014 referendum and focus on domestic policy
I have no sympathy for Donald Tusk.
None.
He has his fans on here, but he's just as much of an EU ideologue as Selmayr or Verhofstadht, and even less diplomatic.
What exactly did he say that’s so offended you . I saw the interview and couldn’t find anything that was controversial .
He's been trying to whip the Scottish up into a frenzy today (see BBC news) and in recent weeks he gave an insulting interview about his time in the UK. It all derives from his anger at Brexit, and desire to give us one back.
Mr. G, why do you think it's unreasonable for equal treatment with Canada, South Korea, or Japan?
It is a UK / EU treaty, and has nothing to do with the completely different markets of Canada, South Korea, or Japan. They are not mugs and this will be multiple times the size and complexity of deals with countries on different continents. Bears no comparisons whatsoever.
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There also needs to be a new recognition that gets awarded for local achievement. Something with letters before/after your name that shows this is a person acknowledged for going above and beyond for their community. A genuine mark of respect.
I reckon they're no more than a week away from calling it off, given the much bigger nature of the F1 event compared to FE.
Vietnam Grand Prix, scheduled for 5th April, must also be under some threat, especially given that it's a street race around the middle of Hanoi.
Bad news for those with bets on how many wins a certain driver might get this year.
I still think Hamilton could get into double digits, though.
A blue tick is a mark of note ability not honesty.
If Alex Jones had posted the poll 'results' would you have trusted them?
Local government honours (and other awards for local excellence) are quite common - perhaps you're right that a distinctive award would be even better, but there's certainly a tradition that respected local people can get nominated. It's a bit random because a group of local people need to get together to propose you and make a convincing case, but that's I suppose not a bad test of whether you've really made a positive mark on the community.
I love the Empire.
But it’s pretty easy for the government to align in terms of environmental standards etc as they keep saying all that and workers rights aren’t going to be cut unless of course they were lying !
None.
He has his fans on here, but he's just as much of an EU ideologue as Selmayr or Verhofstadht, and even less diplomatic.
Also, the notion that proximity permits influence cuts both ways. Will the Irish have to agree to meet British standards, with any disputes settled solely by a British court?
Being adjacent to something doesn't give you a right to it, or to exert influence over it.
"We love the British but we won't give you equality with Canada, South Korea, or Japan" is not consistent. Or honest.
The numbers of confirmed cases may be less accurate, as limited by testing capacity and degree of diagnostic suspicion.
It does seem as if the travel bans, limiting of public events etc seem to be slowing the rise somewhat. Incineration of bodies on site does sound draconian, but I can understand the reasoning from a disease control perspective.
The original publication in the Lancet has quite a lot of detail.
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2704417-1&h=3841399911&u=https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2820%2930183-5&a=Clinical+features+of+patients+infected+with+2019+novel+coronavirus+in+Wuhan,+China
It does seem as if the severely affected cases progress over a matter of days to peak severity after about a week. Secondary bacterial infection doesn't so much appear to be the worst factor so much as the "Cytokine Storm" effect.
The need to maintain tradition while subtly updating it has always been a British strength - e.g. Charles saying that he wants to be a Defender of Faiths rather than a Defender of the Faith strikes just the right note, reflecting reality while nonetheless preserving a natural link to tradition.
He's a real piece of work.