It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
The organisational theme in the article is important ; who provides that help is important too, though. A key problem for Starmer is that many of those who do have this organisational experience are not going to provide Starmer with the political route to power ; the electorate is not waiting for 1997 reassurances on Labour, but something quite different. His main problem in that respect is that figures from the 1960s and '70s Soft Left with governmental experience are long since dead.
Lord Hattersley is still alive I believe aged 88 and he was a Minister in Wilson and Callaghan's governments
Not at an age to serve, though, really ; he also went somewhat native in the early part of the Blair years, as I remember, but then pursued a more independent stance reminiscent of the '60s.
Last time I saw Roy (at the Edinburgh book festival a couple of years ago), he was frail, as you would expect for a man of fairly advanced years. Still managed to do a full hour, including a Q and A, he did have to have a sit down though.
I've always quite liked him. He was a bit swept over and intimidated by New Labour for a while, but then gave a more honest account of things.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
Because you might just get clobbered by someone keen to socially distance their garden path. People generally cut their postie and milkman some slack. Not politicos.
Huh? What does that mean socially distance their garden path?
It means people might resent unnecessary intrusions onto their property when they're hiding from the plague.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
The more letter boxes you touch the more likely you will spread the virus.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
The more letter boxes you touch the more likely you will spread the virus.
Less so if you deliver with gloves and use hand sanitiser and posties and delivery vans are still allowed to deliver to umpteen letterboxes
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form unless they have a pre existing condition.
Oh dear, I agree with HYUFD, I fear this is a first for me.
The organisational theme in the article is important ; who provides that help is important too, though. A key problem for Starmer is that many of those who do have this organisational experience are not going to provide Starmer with the political route to power ; the electorate is not waiting for 1997 reassurances on Labour, but something quite different. His main problem in that respect is that figures from the 1960s and '70s Soft Left with governmental experience are long since dead.
Lord Hattersley is still alive I believe aged 88 and he was a Minister in Wilson and Callaghan's governments
Not at an age to serve, though, really ; he also went somewhat native in the early part of the Blair years, as I remember, but then pursued a more independent stance reminiscent of the '60s.
Last time I saw Roy (at the Edinburgh book festival a couple of years ago), he was frail, as you would expect for a man of fairly advanced years. Still managed to do a full hour, including a Q and A, he did have to have a sit down though.
I've always quite liked him. He was a bit swept over and intimidated by New Labour for a while, but then gave a more honest account of things.
He's always great at the Book Festival, very knowledgable, great anecdotes, sharp as a tack even heading towards 90. Last time he said he'd seen Menzies Campbell on the way in, who'd bet him he couldn't last the whole hour standing up, and he was reluctant to take a seat and lose the bet.
Also, my old boss had been a teacher in inner London in the late 70s/early 80s. Was at an election hustings at the school when the National Front turned up, and things got a bit edgy. Claimed Hattersley jumped off the stage and decked one of them.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
Because you might just get clobbered by someone keen to socially distance their garden path. People generally cut their postie and milkman some slack. Not politicos.
Huh? What does that mean socially distance their garden path?
It means people might resent unnecessary intrusions onto their property when they're hiding from the plague.
These are exactly the sort of people who need election literature. Or indeed any literature. Or even a working BBC news channel.
The EU’s attempts at securing more doses of the only COVID-19 vaccine it has authorised come amid concern in some capitals that a separate German order for the same shot might compete with broader supplies for the 27-country bloc.
Germany said on Monday that it had agreed with BioNTech last September to supply an additional 30 million doses on a bilateral basis........
The bilateral German deal predates by two months the EU contract for the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine that was signed in November after talks that had been going on at least since July.
The whole EU scheme is such a fucking disaster. One of my italian colleagues is worried that his family back home will be waiting until the end of the year to get jabbed while he'll get it by the end of June.
It is spicily ironic that probably the single best example of why the EU is a mess and it is maybe best to leave, has come at the moment we finally leave, more than four years after the vote.
Though it isn't much of an example, except in the wet dreams of Brexiteers who are oh so desperate to find something positive about the stupidity known as Brexit. The only reason why UK has any advantage is because we had a very good regulatory body (MHRA) that managed, through it's very good relationship with the pharma sector to speed up regulatory approval. The MHRA was widely recognised in the EU as the regulatory model and it followed EU safety and efficacy protocols that it helped to design when evaluating the approval process. That speedy response would still have happened (sorry to disappoint you) had we still been members of the EU. Also we have been helped by having a very strong pharma industry in the UK, including AZ domiciled here. It chose to be domiciled here at the time, partly because it's part UK heritage, but also because we were part of the EU.
Bozo and his team of lightweights will no doubt try to pick up any reflected glory that they can steal from the scientists who developed the vaccines, but there has been zero benefit to the UK in our recent retreat from engagement with the EU.
You will need to keep looking for a benefit for Brexit. Good luck because even Bozo himself could not think of any genuine benefits when recently asked by Andrew Marr.
What have vaccine delivery contracts got to do with the MHRA?
"Look - squirrel!"
To be fair, the EU vaccine initiative was exactly the kind of thing that the EU is worst at - in a rapidly changing environment, in an emergency, stopping the big powers doing their own thing.
What the EU is best at is a common, slowly agreed, set of rules for a relatively static environment.
Following on from the story TSE linked to about Colchester hospital
Just been hearing its pretty grim capacity wise right now and the docs around when the arseholes tried to "prove" they were empty might have been a little bit annoyed with their unwanted guests and might have made that pretty clear........
My local NHS area Ayrshire and Arran are running at 96% capacity for covid today
I'm told Colchester has no ICU capacity left and patients are being sent elsewhere for that
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
The more letter boxes you touch the more likely you will spread the virus.
Less so if you deliver with gloves and use hand sanitaser and posties and delivery vans are still allowed to deliver to umpteen letterboxes
I need to find some hand sanitaser.
Perhaps we are getting an insight into how @Dura_Ace buggered up his wrist.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
Because you might just get clobbered by someone keen to socially distance their garden path. People generally cut their postie and milkman some slack. Not politicos.
Huh? What does that mean socially distance their garden path?
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
ISTR they were postponed for a whole year because the government in London wanted to use that slot for its own elections. I think when the fixed term act was brought in? Memory is a bit dim on that.
Be excellent for Independence if Westminster try to postpone the election. One can but hope they really are that stupid.
Nicola will be the one cancelling it not Westminster
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
They will definitely be held in May even if all postal, if the US can hold its Presidential and Congressional elections in November the local elections will definitely go ahead in May.
The District and London elections have already been delayed one year, they cannot possibly be delayed again, already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
They can't be made all-postal at the last minute. The decision needs to be made ahead of time - probably also with some thought to enabling campaigning that doesn't involve leaflet deliveries.
Surprised they haven't announced that in Scotland already. They've given themselves the option of postponing the Holyrood election by six months.
Don't see why you cannot still leaflet deliver, if you can still get post you can get leaflets still
The more letter boxes you touch the more likely you will spread the virus.
Less so if you deliver with gloves and use hand sanitaser and posties and delivery vans are still allowed to deliver to umpteen letterboxes
That sort of thing goes straight in the recycling bin outside the door Like fish fingers, I don't know where it's been, andf I don't need to read it to know what the Scons think. Or indeed any other party.
I'm unable to grasp what their proposed solution is to the problem they have identified. Oh, there's a lot of words about what needs doing, but I couldn't really follow it.
Thankfully I did history, and there's no concerns about cultural or structural issues there.
Apparently worship of the written word is an example of white supremacy culture in academia.
I can't say I worhsip those written words because I'm baffled - pefectionism and inidividualism are characteristics of white supremacy culture? Is there some wider context that makes that less insulting to non-white people?
There is a context, yes. But also it isn't prima facie insulting to non-white people because perfectionism and individualism are not slam dunk positive qualities. Both can be toxic. In fact if you just immediately assume that these 2 things ARE necessarily virtues you are providing some credence to the narrative you and so many others are so keen to lampoon.
I wasn't lampooning them, I asked a question because whether they are virtues or not - and whilst both can be toxic, so can virutally anything, so that means nothing - I am confused at the idea they must be white supremacy characteristics. The perceived insult I saw was not that they are always positive - though I do think more positive than not - but because I was confused at the idea that as a positive or negative they are predominantly white.
I asked for context precisely because I assumed there was more to it than merely the tweet, so up yours for assuming it was lampooning - why did you jump to that conclusion when my words said nothing of the kind?
How is someone supposed to ask for context, if they get insulted for doing so?
I disagree that virtually all characteristics are ambiguous and can be toxic. There are lots that can only be positive. Bet we could list a few in no time. And to be very very precise - like you always are, it's your USP - I meant that I sensed you were prepping for a lampoon, not that you were already doing one. IE that given the right response you would be going for it. A jolly good lampooning of some woke.
Not so, you are saying. So my apologies for that. But it's not really the point. Point is, you said that classing individualism and perfectionism as white traits seems on the face of it - i.e. without further context - to be insulting to non-whites. And I make the point back that you are therefore inherently assuming those traits to be positive - when it is at the very least arguable - and thus giving some credence to the narrative you were seeking context on.
That's where we are. And it could easily be where we'll finish. In fact it probably ought to be. But it was a worthwhile exchange.
already large numbers of council seats are vacant because of postponed by elections
Who cares?
It's an interesting question. How many vacant seats is acceptable. 5%, 10%.. 50%?
There were no elections to the Parliament of Lebanon from 1972 to 1992. That parliament must have become very out of date, unrepresentative and tired. I think that the parliaments, legislatures, committees, and boards of directors and governors of society do matter, and need to be renewed despite the epidemic.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
ISTR they were postponed for a whole year because the government in London wanted to use that slot for its own elections. I think when the fixed term act was brought in? Memory is a bit dim on that.
Be excellent for Independence if Westminster try to postpone the election. One can but hope they really are that stupid.
Nicola will be the one cancelling it not Westminster
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
Edit: you mean "what would a fine add here?" Charged, not convicted yet.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
The EU’s attempts at securing more doses of the only COVID-19 vaccine it has authorised come amid concern in some capitals that a separate German order for the same shot might compete with broader supplies for the 27-country bloc.
Germany said on Monday that it had agreed with BioNTech last September to supply an additional 30 million doses on a bilateral basis........
The bilateral German deal predates by two months the EU contract for the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine that was signed in November after talks that had been going on at least since July.
The whole EU scheme is such a fucking disaster. One of my italian colleagues is worried that his family back home will be waiting until the end of the year to get jabbed while he'll get it by the end of June.
It is spicily ironic that probably the single best example of why the EU is a mess and it is maybe best to leave, has come at the moment we finally leave, more than four years after the vote.
Strangely, I agree with you. The EU is slooooow. This is one of the times where speed is of the essence.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
No, but I am wondering whether she would have been charged if she wasn't an MSP. Just to confirm btw, that I am not SNP or Scottish or live in Scotland, so I don't think I can be accused of bias, i hope....
The organisational theme in the article is important ; who provides that help is important too, though. A key problem for Starmer is that many of those who do have this organisational experience are not going to provide Starmer with the political route to power ; the electorate is not waiting for 1997 reassurances on Labour, but something quite different. His main problem in that respect is that figures from the 1960s and '70s Soft Left with governmental experience are long since dead.
It's a good piece from Richard but it is also yet one more example of a popular PB oeuvre - suggestions of what Labour needs to do to win an election from posters who will not be voting Labour.
I think we are on a promise from Casino for another one soon.
Except that Richard is one of those ex-Tories who is disillusioned with the direction of the party that used to be known as Conservative. There will be many such people that Starmer will need to persuade to lend their vote to him, or perhaps vote LD or just stay at home. This was how Blair was successful. He managed to convince many moderate Tories that he was not a threat. I suspect that many people stayed loyal to the blue brand at the last election because team Corbyn was even more terrifying than the prospect of a joke government under Bozo.
On your last point I think you may be forgiven for completely ignoring any views from Casino !
Yes, fair enough. It was a cheapish comment born from peevishness. I have retracted. More the merrier as regards ideas on what Labour needs to do.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
No, but I am wondering whether she would have been charged if she wasn't an MSP. Just to confirm btw, that I am not SNP or Scottish or live in Scotland, so I don't think I can be accused of bias, i hope....
She's not a MSP to be pedantic. But I see what you mean and I don't think so.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
People in their 90s and 80s rely upon daily contact with normal people for care. Even if they're not in a care home, they will have regular at home care visits.
BIg drop right at the end of year among Labour voters for Starmer. Looks like voting for the deal.
I had put that down to getting rid of Corbyn
Given the dates on the survey and the extent of the drop, it could be the combined effect of both. I've thought and mentioned before that those have seemed to me his first two unforced errors in an otherwise great year.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
No, but I am wondering whether she would have been charged if she wasn't an MSP. Just to confirm btw, that I am not SNP or Scottish or live in Scotland, so I don't think I can be accused of bias, i hope....
She's not a MSP to be pedantic. But I see what you mean and I don't think so.
It's grim out there, but there might a straw to clutch onto. The extremely high case rates (>1000 / 100 000/ week) in Essex and South Wales are stabilising or coming down, I think. If you do full lockdown and ignore all instructions from the fireplace salesman (forgotten his name) on keeping schools open you will probably get through to vaccines kicking in.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
People in their 90s and 80s rely upon daily contact with normal people for care. Even if they're not in a care home, they will have regular at home care visits.
And over a million of them have been vaccinated so far with more every day.
It's grim out there, but there might a straw to clutch onto. The extremely high case rates (>1000 / 100 000/ week) in Essex and South Wales are stabilising or coming down, I think. If you do full lockdown and ignore all instructions from the fireplace salesman (forgotten his name) on keeping schools open you will probably get through to vaccines kicking in.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
No, but I am wondering whether she would have been charged if she wasn't an MSP. Just to confirm btw, that I am not SNP or Scottish or live in Scotland, so I don't think I can be accused of bias, i hope....
She's not a MSP to be pedantic. But I see what you mean and I don't think so.
Wonder if plod need to arrest Charles now, given he travelled to Scotland breaking the rules having tested positive for Covid and his minions infected half the local people. No doubt it will be the usual one rule for us and arrest the plebs.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form unless they have a pre existing condition.
Yes, this is getting utterly ridiculous now: PBers ‘cancelling’ events that are five or six months in the future. There is a limit to this, there has to be.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
Edit: you mean "what would a fine add here?" Charged, not convicted yet.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
No, but I am wondering whether she would have been charged if she wasn't an MSP. Just to confirm btw, that I am not SNP or Scottish or live in Scotland, so I don't think I can be accused of bias, i hope....
I thought at the time it looked like an apology or fine situation. I suppose in terms of public interest they might argue her position makes it particularly egregious.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
People in their 90s and 80s rely upon daily contact with normal people for care. Even if they're not in a care home, they will have regular at home care visits.
And over a million of them have been vaccinated so far with more every day.
Doesn't mean they don't have to be given some precautions. I'm coming to realise that people don't understand that this isn't 100% protection (whether for oneself or those whom one might infect). So it's not like having a polio or German measles jab in your childhood where you join the largely immunized and immune herd, but that we are startting from scratch.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form unless they have a pre existing condition.
Euros as in UEFA cup which is not just upto the UK but the whole of Europe including France
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
No, but I am wondering whether she would have been charged if she wasn't an MSP. Just to confirm btw, that I am not SNP or Scottish or live in Scotland, so I don't think I can be accused of bias, i hope....
She's not a MSP to be pedantic. But I see what you mean and I don't think so.
Wonder if plod need to arrest Charles now, given he travelled to Scotland breaking the rules having tested positive for Covid and his minions infected half the local people. No doubt it will be the usual one rule for us and arrest the plebs.
I can't actually remember what the legal situation was at the time tbf. (And just in case anyone gets confused, this is not Charles of this PB parish.)
The organisational theme in the article is important ; who provides that help is important too, though. A key problem for Starmer is that many of those who do have this organisational experience are not going to provide Starmer with the political route to power ; the electorate is not waiting for 1997 reassurances on Labour, but something quite different. His main problem in that respect is that figures from the 1960s and '70s Soft Left with governmental experience are long since dead.
It's a good piece from Richard but it is also yet one more example of a popular PB oeuvre - suggestions of what Labour needs to do to win an election from posters who will not be voting Labour.
I think we are on a promise from Casino for another one soon.
Very fair point. A number of PB non Tories said that BJ would be an electoral and moral disaster, we were only half right.
Not sure the point of this to be honest. I'm sure she has been punished enough in the court of public opinion. What's a fine going to add here?
Well, PS are enforcing the law - by advice, admonition, and where it is considered necessary by prosecution. Edit: I know they are doing it locally, and AramintaMoonbeam reports it in her part of the Borders as well.
Is a MP above the law?
Edit: you mean "what would a fine add here?" Charged, not convicted yet.
ok
Just being pedantic - it did say 'charged' in that URL - but I am always very nervous about coimmenting on a live court case.
Lent works as well, but the PM has lied once again.
Cynic that I am I would check what “access to a lapto, desktop or tablet means”.
I suspect it could mean “exclusive access” to juice the numbers
Exclusive access is what matters, surely. Our three kids start online lessons tomorrow. Each kid has a full school day of online lessons. If they didn't have a laptop each that would be impossible.
It's grim out there, but there might a straw to clutch onto. The extremely high case rates (>1000 / 100 000/ week) in Essex and South Wales are stabilising or coming down, I think. If you do full lockdown and ignore all instructions from the fireplace salesman (forgotten his name) on keeping schools open you will probably get through to vaccines kicking in.
I really hope so.
If I lived in Essex I wouldn't want canvassers and leaflet distributors from any party coming to my door.
The organisational theme in the article is important ; who provides that help is important too, though. A key problem for Starmer is that many of those who do have this organisational experience are not going to provide Starmer with the political route to power ; the electorate is not waiting for 1997 reassurances on Labour, but something quite different. His main problem in that respect is that figures from the 1960s and '70s Soft Left with governmental experience are long since dead.
It's a good piece from Richard but it is also yet one more example of a popular PB oeuvre - suggestions of what Labour needs to do to win an election from posters who will not be voting Labour.
I think we are on a promise from Casino for another one soon.
Very fair point. A number of PB non Tories said that BJ would be an electoral and moral disaster, we were only half right.
You know what they say: in the land of the never rights, the half rights are right. Or something.
I'd consider voting Starmer, and the failure of the LDs to recover means Labour may be consolidating second places in areas they previously would not even get that.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
I am one of the lucky ones who is due a vaccine shortly and I am not afraid of going out
However, I practice hands face space religiously unlike many others
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
People in their 90s and 80s rely upon daily contact with normal people for care. Even if they're not in a care home, they will have regular at home care visits.
And over a million of them have been vaccinated so far with more every day.
Doesn't mean they don't have to be given some precautions. I'm coming to realise that people don't understand that this isn't 100% protection (whether for oneself or those whom one might infect). So it's not like having a polio or German measles jab in your childhood where you join the largely immunized and immune herd, but that we are startting from scratch.
Well it's a cost benefit thing. If you have a jab and want to keep the nation locked down forever I would say that is erring on the side of caution.
Then again with such risk aversion you would probably be staying at home anyway.
Ok, she can carry the glock, but why is she taking her family into Congress such that they need to be protected from it?
There seems to be a strange phenomenon at the moment where rightwing women are often looking like the vanguard of American ultra- conservatism. Ketzel is another one. Trump's rally today was also organised by one of the new conservarive sisterhood, if I saw correctly from what was posted up from OANN. Maybe someone like Mindy Robinson with her semi-automatic rifle and Baywatch-Stepford glaze will be President in 2028.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
People in their 90s and 80s rely upon daily contact with normal people for care. Even if they're not in a care home, they will have regular at home care visits.
And over a million of them have been vaccinated so far with more every day.
Doesn't mean they don't have to be given some precautions. I'm coming to realise that people don't understand that this isn't 100% protection (whether for oneself or those whom one might infect). So it's not like having a polio or German measles jab in your childhood where you join the largely immunized and immune herd, but that we are startting from scratch.
Well it's a cost benefit thing. If you have a jab and want to keep the nation locked down forever I would say that is erring on the side of caution.
Then again with such risk aversion you would probably be staying at home anyway.
Not really - it's just that one can't go out as if there was no risk till a fair number of folk had been immunised. Selfish to get the pox and take up a NHS bed, after all.
Good article. Against a government bankrupt of ideas and morals, I think Starmer has done a decent fist of setting himself up as an alternative with a moral purpose. He doesn't have any ideas either, that he is able or willing to articulate. He should make more use of Ed Miliband here. Miliband is hopeless at retail politics, but he is one of the best policymakers of recent times - to the extent the Conservatives have pinched most of his policies after first deriding them.
Starmer also needs someone to work on presentation and communication, on where the Labour Party is heading and to attack the Conservatives on corruption and incompetence, which are their weakest points.
There seems to be a strange phenomenon at the moment where it's rightwing women who are the vanguard in American politics. Trump's rally today was also organised by one of the new conservarive sisterhood, if I saw correctly from what was posted up from OANN. Maybe someone like Mindy Robinson with her semi-automatic rifle and Baywatch-Stepford glaze will be President in 2028.
Good for the sisterhood, I guess. I have high hopes that one day when we hear that some extreme right/left winger has done something really crazy, our default mental picture will be blessedly gender neutral.
It is obvious that no one -- least of all SKS -- tells Drakeford anything.
The disparity between Starmer's proclamations & Drakeford's actions are so glaring that the only explanation is that Labour have completely forgotten that they are running Wales.
Possibly Labour have been running Wales for so long, they just think it is the place where they can mooch around in flip-flops and nothing ever gets done there.
It is very common. OGH was earlier fulminating about the folly of keeping the schools open.
Apparently OGH is unaware that the last LibDem in power anywhere (darling Kirsty) is actually in charge of the Welsh education portfolio, and is busy keeping the schools in Wales open.
I have given up expecting any consistency between what English Labour and LibDem politicians say, and what their representatives in the Welsh Government actually do.
I totally agree and of course Kirsty, the Liberal Democrat, is the one in charge of schools but not for much longer thankfully
Yes, dear, dim Kirsty will be gone, retiring.
She will be going on to do whatever failed LibDems go on to do.
Posting on pb.com, probably.
I think BigG. was alluding to the new Conservative Ed. Sec. in Paul Davies' first cabinet. Not beyond the realms of probability.
Starmer's defeat in Wales will not look good against a resurgent Johnson and the Conservatives nationally, post Brexit, and post vaccine.
Any Labour defeat or more likely seats lost in Wales will be down to Drakeford, as poor performance for SLab in Scotland can be blamed on Leonard, both are Corbynites so not part of the Starmer project.
Starmer however is likely to make gains in England though regardless, for example last time the county council seats were up in 2017 the Tories were 11% ahead, even with Deltapoll's post Deal poll today they are only 5% ahead. Labour are also likely to win big in London in both the Mayoral and Assembly polls
They may not be held in may
It must be within the realms of the possible that the Holyrood elex will be postponed
Having it in the week of the Scotland v England match in the Euros would be ... interesting.
I expect the Euros to be cancelled
Oh for goodness sake BigG, shall we just cancel all human life for this year too and decide to shut ourselves up for the rest of the year already.
If the vaccinations have not significantly reduced the case rate by Spring and lockdowns are still ongoing I expect the level of non compliance will start to rise, especially amongst the young, they are not going to accept being confined to their residences for the rest of their lives. That is especially the case given Covid is a disease of no real threat to the under 50s even in the mutant faster spreading form.
Many, many people think like Big G sadly.
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
I can understand BigG not wanting to go out until Covid is basically eliminated, he is near his 8th decade and that is fair enough, he is being safe.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Surely all big G has to do is make sure he stays in his bubble, stays indoors or local and doesn't meet any strangers. Then get the vaccine.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
People in their 90s and 80s rely upon daily contact with normal people for care. Even if they're not in a care home, they will have regular at home care visits.
And over a million of them have been vaccinated so far with more every day.
Indeed, which is why hitting the 15m priority group target quickly is so crucial. Thereafter risk segmentation is very viable.
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RUnning club whatsapp reckons Boris will come and personally put the bins out if we hit tier 7.
https://twitter.com/ayestotheright/status/1346163145916751876
The impact of these lock downs is being felt very, very unevenly.
Some people have lost everything. Others barely affected. Some people have better lives.
https://twitter.com/thebodycoach/status/1346150058656473088
I have an explanation.
He was lying.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/04/scottish-mp-margaret-ferrier-arrested-over-alleged-covid-rule-breach
Oh get your minds out of the gutter you perverts.
However for others, especially the young who are more likely to work in hospitality which has been hit hard by lockdown and want to live their lives not be constrained by everlasting lockdowns for a disease of little risk to them then I agree it is a different story
Also, my old boss had been a teacher in inner London in the late 70s/early 80s. Was at an election hustings at the school when the National Front turned up, and things got a bit edgy. Claimed Hattersley jumped off the stage and decked one of them.
To be fair, the EU vaccine initiative was exactly the kind of thing that the EU is worst at - in a rapidly changing environment, in an emergency, stopping the big powers doing their own thing.
What the EU is best at is a common, slowly agreed, set of rules for a relatively static environment.
Perhaps we are getting an insight into how @Dura_Ace buggered up his wrist.
Boris Johnson will follow that introduction.
Not so, you are saying. So my apologies for that. But it's not really the point. Point is, you said that classing individualism and perfectionism as white traits seems on the face of it - i.e. without further context - to be insulting to non-whites. And I make the point back that you are therefore inherently assuming those traits to be positive - when it is at the very least arguable - and thus giving some credence to the narrative you were seeking context on.
That's where we are. And it could easily be where we'll finish. In fact it probably ought to be. But it was a worthwhile exchange.
One of the few ways that Johnson is actually similar to Churchill - they both loved circus tents and echo chambers.
https://twitter.com/keiranpedley/status/1338449337232273411?s=20
Is a MP above the law?
Edit: you mean "what would a fine add here?" Charged, not convicted yet.
Don;t see why the rest of the country needs to be locked down to achieve that.
I really hope so.
I suspect it could mean “exclusive access” to juice the numbers
I've submitted the plan to the Minister, and am getting some encouraging noises.
No doubt it will be the usual one rule for us and arrest the plebs.
A number of PB non Tories said that BJ would be an electoral and moral disaster, we were only half right.
I was wrong by 3 hours by looks of it.
I'd consider voting Starmer, and the failure of the LDs to recover means Labour may be consolidating second places in areas they previously would not even get that.
However, I practice hands face space religiously unlike many others
Then again with such risk aversion you would probably be staying at home anyway.
There seems to be a strange phenomenon at the moment where rightwing women are often looking like the vanguard of American ultra- conservatism. Ketzel is another one. Trump's rally today was also organised by one of the new conservarive sisterhood, if I saw correctly from what was posted up from OANN. Maybe someone like Mindy Robinson with her semi-automatic rifle and Baywatch-Stepford glaze will be President in 2028.
Starmer also needs someone to work on presentation and communication, on where the Labour Party is heading and to attack the Conservatives on corruption and incompetence, which are their weakest points.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-55527195?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5ff34d239e92bc02c05aac3a&Met officers fined for illegal gathering&2021-01-04T18:39:57.162Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:9951ddd5-b070-4b38-8eef-facc454e1cb9&pinned_post_asset_id=5ff34d239e92bc02c05aac3a&pinned_post_type=share
They had the more compelling positive vision. Same for 1997 as well.