A Brussels plot to lock the City out of European markets has backfired and harmed the finances of banks on the Continent, the boss of the UK's finance watchdog has said.
Nikhil Rathi, head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said in a first major intervention that European Union lenders have lost market share because of resistance to a so-called equivalence deal that would have preserved ties with Britain.
He added that the UK will not now pursue access to the EU at any price - and vowed to use the country's post-Brexit freedoms to redraft cumbersome regulations.
Well, Yvette seems to have the first name factor based on responses here, which some people persist in pretending is like how people think Boris is their best mate or some such rubbish, so she is clearly the candidate to go for based on that alone.
One day you will understand the point I make about the Boris brand and how the ubiquitous use of his first name in a spirit of false intimacy is a key part of it.
But until then you will write more posts like this.
I understand the point completely, I just think it is fundamentally flawed, insulting to the electorate by suggesting one element of a person's brand is so powerful, and therefore disagree with it and so like to make fun of it.
That people have indeed being mentioning Yvette (and indeed Keir) rather makes the point that a brand is a lot more than some claptrap about false intimacy - since even if a politician gets known by an 'intimate' name, it is not enough on its own.
Put simply, yes, people calling him Boris is part of his brand, but I think it is utterly absurd to suggest that merely using the name is as powerful as you appear to think it is, even when people who detest him use it, and I personally think obsession with people using the name he is known by is ridiculous and focusing on the wrong thing. How much energy wasted by people moaning about others calling the man Boris?
We disagree about that and will continue to do so, so no, there will be no enlightenment as the point is pretty darn easy to grasp. It's ok to disagree.
But thank you for 'one day you will understand', that certainly helps makes your point.
The inanity of people obsessing over someone's first name is completely ridiculous.
People have been talking about Keir and Yvette, Joe and more.
Its 2021, people use first names quite frequently. Why people act like we're still in the 1950s is beyond me.
I think it must be Kier, I saw one of his vans go by earlier
On topic I think it depends on the result. If the Tories squeak it I would say no big surprise. If the rumours that Labour might get less than half their 2019 vote have any truth in them then it would be bordering on a disaster.
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
Robert Peston @Peston · 5m Tories are briefing that Labour has got its vote out in Hartlepool and is doing better than expected throughout England. I have zero idea if this is mind games or real.
On topic I think it depends on the result. If the Tories squeak it I would say no big surprise. If the rumours that Labour might get less than half their 2019 vote have any truth in them then it would be bordering on a disaster.
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
If Labour really have less than half of their 2019 vote in Hartlepool it potentially puts the South of England into play for Labour if the polls are right and their support is still in the 35% range. Those votes must be somewhere.
40,000 daily. Theoretically. Add in a collapsing health system?
This is what would have happened here if Toby Young and his fellow Lockdown Sceptics/Covid deniers would have had their way.
Yeah like it did in Florida and South Dakota, where they did have their way.
Oh wait...
Sure they did. Which is why DeSantis is having to pass laws to try to stop the various counties from continuing to impose restrictions and mask mandates in Florida. Because ... um... I’m a bit lost on that. Outside mask mandates, closed recreation facilities, maximum of 25% capacity allowed for restaurants, etc - they don’t scream “this is what Toby Young wants” to me. (Just glancing at Orange County).
On topic I think it depends on the result. If the Tories squeak it I would say no big surprise. If the rumours that Labour might get less than half their 2019 vote have any truth in them then it would be bordering on a disaster.
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
If Labour really have less than half of their 2019 vote in Hartlepool it potentially puts the South of England into play for Labour if the polls are right and their support is still in the 35% range. Those votes must be somewhere.
Be interesting the weekend polling as to whether the gap has widened again.
Well, Yvette seems to have the first name factor based on responses here, which some people persist in pretending is like how people think Boris is their best mate or some such rubbish, so she is clearly the candidate to go for based on that alone.
One day you will understand the point I make about the Boris brand and how the ubiquitous use of his first name in a spirit of false intimacy is a key part of it.
But until then you will write more posts like this.
I understand the point completely, I just think it is fundamentally flawed, insulting to the electorate by suggesting one element of a person's brand is so powerful, and therefore disagree with it and so like to make fun of it.
That people have indeed being mentioning Yvette (and indeed Keir) rather makes the point that a brand is a lot more than some claptrap about false intimacy - since even if a politician gets known by an 'intimate' name, it is not enough on its own.
Put simply, yes, people calling him Boris is part of his brand, but I think it is utterly absurd to suggest that merely using the name is as powerful as you appear to think it is, even when people who detest him use it, and I personally think obsession with people using the name he is known by is ridiculous and focusing on the wrong thing. How much energy wasted by people moaning about others calling the man Boris?
We disagree about that and will continue to do so, so no, there will be no enlightenment as the point is pretty darn easy to grasp. It's ok to disagree.
But thank you for 'one day you will understand', that certainly helps makes your point.
You still don't get it. The name is symptom not cause.
On topic I think it depends on the result. If the Tories squeak it I would say no big surprise. If the rumours that Labour might get less than half their 2019 vote have any truth in them then it would be bordering on a disaster.
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
If Labour really have less than half of their 2019 vote in Hartlepool it potentially puts the South of England into play for Labour if the polls are right and their support is still in the 35% range. Those votes must be somewhere.
Or the national vote includes a lot of Labour voters who are not turning out today for whatever reason. In local elections differential turnout is key.
FWIW My perception of turnout in Knowsley (mostly) and Liverpool (east of the city) is turnout is really low. The greenies seem to be happy and the Tories think Labour will get what amounts to a kicking in one of its remaining WC redoubts. They are in no danger of anything but embarrassment though.
Queues outside our (Oxfordshire) polling station earlier. Ok, social distancing and all that, but it seems to have been a very healthy turnout. For the first time I found myself voting tactically in a town council election, too...
On topic I think it depends on the result. If the Tories squeak it I would say no big surprise. If the rumours that Labour might get less than half their 2019 vote have any truth in them then it would be bordering on a disaster.
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
If Labour really have less than half of their 2019 vote in Hartlepool it potentially puts the South of England into play for Labour if the polls are right and their support is still in the 35% range. Those votes must be somewhere.
Or the national vote includes a lot of Labour voters who are not turning out today for whatever reason. In local elections differential turnout is key.
I think that's certainly the case. The young are certainly not bothering to vote. Almost all of my friends from university, primarily Labour supporters, have not bothered to vote today, anecdotally.
Just back from a few hours' telling in my ward to show the flag (mixed wealthy, middle-class and one council estate - County seat is LibDem held) - very light poll, around 40 people an hour. No other tellers. Reports from across the constituency say a few candidates are doing telling but nobody is knocking up, on the basis that unnecessary visits will still be unwelcome. Postal vote also light, as reported earlier.
I've had five knocker uppers out in Barnes for several hours each this afternoon and evening. All five are enthusiastic about the reception they got. No complaints about appearing on the doorstep. Some welcomed them. Most supporters have now voted.
Well, Yvette seems to have the first name factor based on responses here, which some people persist in pretending is like how people think Boris is their best mate or some such rubbish, so she is clearly the candidate to go for based on that alone.
One day you will understand the point I make about the Boris brand and how the ubiquitous use of his first name in a spirit of false intimacy is a key part of it.
But until then you will write more posts like this.
I understand the point completely, I just think it is fundamentally flawed, insulting to the electorate by suggesting one element of a person's brand is so powerful, and therefore disagree with it and so like to make fun of it.
That people have indeed being mentioning Yvette (and indeed Keir) rather makes the point that a brand is a lot more than some claptrap about false intimacy - since even if a politician gets known by an 'intimate' name, it is not enough on its own.
Put simply, yes, people calling him Boris is part of his brand, but I think it is utterly absurd to suggest that merely using the name is as powerful as you appear to think it is, even when people who detest him use it, and I personally think obsession with people using the name he is known by is ridiculous and focusing on the wrong thing. How much energy wasted by people moaning about others calling the man Boris?
We disagree about that and will continue to do so, so no, there will be no enlightenment as the point is pretty darn easy to grasp. It's ok to disagree.
But thank you for 'one day you will understand', that certainly helps makes your point.
The inanity of people obsessing over someone's first name is completely ridiculous.
People have been talking about Keir and Yvette, Joe and more.
Its 2021, people use first names quite frequently. Why people act like we're still in the 1950s is beyond me.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
A Labour campaign source said “voter turnout is very low” across the capital and that Khan’s camp were “concerned”.
It's a tough knack to come up with phony rumours that was techncally plausible enough to be pushed without too much embarrassment, in order to further encourage voters to turnout. That one has missed the mark.
Just back from a few hours' telling in my ward to show the flag (mixed wealthy, middle-class and one council estate - County seat is LibDem held) - very light poll, around 40 people an hour. No other tellers. Reports from across the constituency say a few candidates are doing telling but nobody is knocking up, on the basis that unnecessary visits will still be unwelcome. Postal vote also light, as reported earlier.
1. There's no vacancy as leader of the Labour Party. Starmer isn't going anywhere for at least a year, even if tonight's results are horrendous. And there won't be a challenge.
2. Don't forget that Starmer won the leadership election hands down. The idea that there's any appetite for somebody like Burgon from the membership is ludicrous.
3. If Starmer were to jack it in, I'd expect both Rayner and Nandy to stand. Nandy would win, because she'd run a better, more articulate campaign and has the ability to appeal to all factions in the party apart from the far, far left who are, as can be seen from the last leader/deputy election, in retreat.
2. Because he was supposed to be a vote winner and promised to unite
Failed miserably on both fronts
PLP knives will be out IMO
He is a vote winner but only if the govt makes a mess of the economy.
Labour do not have and will not have a vote winner whilst the govt does well or okay for their voting coalition.
Exactly this. The best chance Labour has is the Tories imploding or screwing up which is the only way they will lose. Keir is best for that scenario.
Until somebody better comes along he has my support. End of.
It's not possible to out-Boris Boris; even if it were, I'm not sure that it would be desirable.
So, frustrating as it is, Labour's best bet remains Starmer- the Mark Darcy that the nation can turn to when Daniel Cleaver has been caddish once too often.
That's not to say that Labour shouldn't have energetic campaigners at the top, but they don't need to be Prime Minister in waiting. They're different jobs after all.
Well, Yvette seems to have the first name factor based on responses here, which some people persist in pretending is like how people think Boris is their best mate or some such rubbish, so she is clearly the candidate to go for based on that alone.
One day you will understand the point I make about the Boris brand and how the ubiquitous use of his first name in a spirit of false intimacy is a key part of it.
But until then you will write more posts like this.
I understand the point completely, I just think it is fundamentally flawed, insulting to the electorate by suggesting one element of a person's brand is so powerful, and therefore disagree with it and so like to make fun of it.
That people have indeed being mentioning Yvette (and indeed Keir) rather makes the point that a brand is a lot more than some claptrap about false intimacy - since even if a politician gets known by an 'intimate' name, it is not enough on its own.
Put simply, yes, people calling him Boris is part of his brand, but I think it is utterly absurd to suggest that merely using the name is as powerful as you appear to think it is, even when people who detest him use it, and I personally think obsession with people using the name he is known by is ridiculous and focusing on the wrong thing. How much energy wasted by people moaning about others calling the man Boris?
We disagree about that and will continue to do so, so no, there will be no enlightenment as the point is pretty darn easy to grasp. It's ok to disagree.
But thank you for 'one day you will understand', that certainly helps makes your point.
The inanity of people obsessing over someone's first name is completely ridiculous.
People have been talking about Keir and Yvette, Joe and more.
Its 2021, people use first names quite frequently. Why people act like we're still in the 1950s is beyond me.
It's also a communications issue - referring to 'Boris' in a political context is a much more effective way of communicating who you mean than 'Johnson', given there's about half a dozen MPs with that surname. Similarly, Yvette is more distinctive than Cooper. Keir and Starmer are probably about as distinctive as each other and I've seen people use the names interchangably without really thinking about it.
For the purposes of commenting on this site, I say Johnson even though it's an objectively worse way of communicating who I'm talking about, because I don't want to irritate the militant anti-Boris posters who pop up occasionally.
Queues outside our (Oxfordshire) polling station earlier. Ok, social distancing and all that, but it seems to have been a very healthy turnout. For the first time I found myself voting tactically in a town council election, too...
I find it difficult to be tactical at a town election, since even for politics all parties and candidates tend to promise the same thing - they will put the town first, listen to residents, work with police, seek to stop overdevelopment etc
Hopefully you are lucky and there was a hot button issue to wrestle with which polarised the factions.
FWIW My perception of turnout in Knowsley (mostly) and Liverpool (east of the city) is turnout is really low. The greenies seem to be happy and the Tories think Labour will get what amounts to a kicking in one of its remaining WC redoubts. They are in no danger of anything but embarrassment though.
You couldn't get a more Labour stronghold than Knowsley. Its where St Helens RLFC ground is near to.
There are three ballot papers. The Mayoral one is supplementary vote with two columns. Then there is a Regional vote (for 12 GLA members FPTP) and a List vote (de Hondt method) for 12 List members of the GLA. It's hideously complex. Three different coloured ballot papers with three different methods of voting.
LibDems are voting enthusiastically. Tories seem to unenthusiastic about Bailey for Mayor and therefore many are not bothering to vote at all. Don't know about Labour.
I think the LibDem will double, and perhaps treble their representation on the GLA. But no betting opportunities as far as I can see.
I split my ticket. Gave the Liberal girl my first choice as I’ve been impressed with the Libs’ line on civil liberties. I think they might do quite well in the London-wide poll.
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Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
A lot of people cannot understand Boris's appeal either, but he clearly has it (south of the border anyway). Ratings alone, imperfect as they are, suggest Nicola managed to connect with people somehow.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
You're asking the wrong person. Personally I am fonder of an unfortunate event I had to scrape off my shoe this morning.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
A lot of people cannot understand Boris's appeal either, but he clearly has it (south of the border anyway). Ratings alone, imperfect as they are, suggest Nicola managed to connect with people somehow.
Doesn't say much good for 45% of Scottish people (no offense intended to the rest) if that is what they connect with.
There are three ballot papers. The Mayoral one is supplementary vote with two columns. Then there is a Regional vote (for 12 GLA members FPTP) and a List vote (de Hondt method) for 12 List members of the GLA. It's hideously complex. Three different coloured ballot papers with three different methods of voting.
LibDems are voting enthusiastically. Tories seem to unenthusiastic about Bailey for Mayor and therefore many are not bothering to vote at all. Don't know about Labour.
I think the LibDem will double, and perhaps treble their representation on the GLA. But no betting opportunities as far as I can see.
I split my ticket. Gave the Liberal girl my first choice as I’ve been impressed with the Libs’ line on civil liberties. I think they might do quite well in the London-wide poll.
Re: Sunderland - Lab did badly in 2019 losing 10 seats to a mix of Con/LD/UKIP. They are defending 22 seats that were Lab last time round (2016) and would need to lose 12 to lose control of the council. It is interesting to see that UKIP are still quite active in Sunderland and have put quite a few candidates up.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Is high turnout definitely good for the nats?
Yes. The Tory vote always turns out. Whether it wins or not depends on how many SNP supporters can be arsed.
We've lived in interesting times for a few years now.
Scotland is all that's left to stop it getting boring in the next few years. Sorry, but all our entertainment is resting upon you.
On a Covid point - I was Zeneca'd around midday today - so far not much sign of side effects - maybe slightly more tired than usual but at my age would I even notice.
Well, Yvette seems to have the first name factor based on responses here, which some people persist in pretending is like how people think Boris is their best mate or some such rubbish, so she is clearly the candidate to go for based on that alone.
One day you will understand the point I make about the Boris brand and how the ubiquitous use of his first name in a spirit of false intimacy is a key part of it.
But until then you will write more posts like this.
I understand the point completely, I just think it is fundamentally flawed, insulting to the electorate by suggesting one element of a person's brand is so powerful, and therefore disagree with it and so like to make fun of it.
That people have indeed being mentioning Yvette (and indeed Keir) rather makes the point that a brand is a lot more than some claptrap about false intimacy - since even if a politician gets known by an 'intimate' name, it is not enough on its own.
Put simply, yes, people calling him Boris is part of his brand, but I think it is utterly absurd to suggest that merely using the name is as powerful as you appear to think it is, even when people who detest him use it, and I personally think obsession with people using the name he is known by is ridiculous and focusing on the wrong thing. How much energy wasted by people moaning about others calling the man Boris?
We disagree about that and will continue to do so, so no, there will be no enlightenment as the point is pretty darn easy to grasp. It's ok to disagree.
But thank you for 'one day you will understand', that certainly helps makes your point.
The inanity of people obsessing over someone's first name is completely ridiculous.
People have been talking about Keir and Yvette, Joe and more.
Its 2021, people use first names quite frequently. Why people act like we're still in the 1950s is beyond me.
On topic I think it depends on the result. If the Tories squeak it I would say no big surprise. If the rumours that Labour might get less than half their 2019 vote have any truth in them then it would be bordering on a disaster.
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
If Labour really have less than half of their 2019 vote in Hartlepool it potentially puts the South of England into play for Labour if the polls are right and their support is still in the 35% range. Those votes must be somewhere.
Or the national vote includes a lot of Labour voters who are not turning out today for whatever reason. In local elections differential turnout is key.
I think that's certainly the case. The young are certainly not bothering to vote. Almost all of my friends from university, primarily Labour supporters, have not bothered to vote today, anecdotally.
Hardly surprising, as (at least in US) younger voters are the least likely to actually vote of any age group.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
Hm. For somebody who just posted that their first choice in London would have been Laurence Fox (which surprised me), I'm not sure you've strengthened your position to tear apart Sturgeon.
As an aside, although I disagree with much of what you say on 'woke' matters, I respect your views and you often make them well. But Laurence Fox? Really? He's not just anti-woke - he's a full on anti-vaxxer, Covid denier, let it rip merchant.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Is high turnout definitely good for the nats?
Yes. The Tory vote always turns out. Whether it wins or not depends on how many SNP supporters can be arsed.
We've lived in interesting times for a few years now.
Scotland is all that's left to stop it getting boring in the next few years. Sorry, but all our entertainment is resting upon you.
Oh bugger. I think I have had enough politics for a while.
BERLIN — Germany Thursday opened up the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for everyone over the age of 18 in order to speed up immunization efforts, Health Minister Jens Spahn announced.
Speaking at a press conference in Berlin following talks with Germany's 16 state-level health ministers, Spahn said the vaccine should become available to all, regardless of their medical history.
"We agreed today to completely abolish the prioritization of AstraZeneca's vaccine — this means that when vaccinations are administered in doctors' offices, it is the doctors who decide who is to be vaccinated and when, at their own discretion," he said, adding that "the vaccine can only be administered after the patient has been informed [about potential risks] by the doctor and an individual decision has been made."
So, I voted Lib Dem. I'm now on the gin as I try and come to terms with it.
Do I get a free pair of sandals now from OGH or @IanB2 ?
You're getting a volley of abuse from HYUFD for rejecting the faith.
Nah, I believe he has been forgiving of people dipping their toe into voting non-Tory in local and mayoral elections. Only GE's count #CataloniaIsSpain
(All in good fun, HYUFD, and fingers crossed for your victory today).
He's a bit of a dickhead, he is not a Nazi. That is wanky hyperbole
Nor is Fox (Lozza not Foxy) cabinet material, as was Mosley.
As a Labourite, though, NOT as a BUFer. Though of course he'd likely have been at the top of the High Table (for what it would have been worth) IF his buddy Adolf had made it across the Channel . . .
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
We can have the Independence vote in 2022. 'Yes' will lose 42-58. Then we don't hear of SNP ever again. Good news.
Why on Earth would anyone vote “Lozza”? I think we can safely ignore Leon’s attempts to pose as a sentient poster.
He'd have been my first choice in London too.
That's fairly disappointing tbh, CR. Lozza has become the worst kind of reactionary right wing rent-a-gob and has been courting anti-vaxxers. He goes well beyond "saying it how it is" and will hopefully come very close to last place.
Well voting is beyond brisk in my village. Over 60% turnout at 8pm and going like a fair. Can't say that this is good news for Unionists. The army of the dead (in the head) that follow Nicola have apparently risen from their pits. Bah.
Why does everyone seem to think "Nicola" walks on water in Scotland?
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
Hm. For somebody who just posted that their first choice in London would have been Laurence Fox (which surprised me), I'm not sure you've strengthened your position to tear apart Sturgeon.
As an aside, although I disagree with much of what you say on 'woke' matters, I respect your views and you often make them well. But Laurence Fox? Really? He's not just anti-woke - he's a full on anti-vaxxer, Covid denier, let it rip merchant.
So, I voted Lib Dem. I'm now on the gin as I try and come to terms with it.
Do I get a free pair of sandals now from OGH or @IanB2 ?
You're getting a volley of abuse from HYUFD for rejecting the faith.
In fairness, I could only bring myself to half-vote Lib Dem - so I did so with just one "slash", not a cross, and I defaced my ballot with "END COVID LAWS" as well.
I don't care too much if it's counted or not. And I totally defaced my PCC ballot paper.
Yes, it's childish, but it's my vote and it's a silly year so... a plague on all your houses.
1. There's no vacancy as leader of the Labour Party. Starmer isn't going anywhere for at least a year, even if tonight's results are horrendous. And there won't be a challenge.
2. Don't forget that Starmer won the leadership election hands down. The idea that there's any appetite for somebody like Burgon from the membership is ludicrous.
3. If Starmer were to jack it in, I'd expect both Rayner and Nandy to stand. Nandy would win, because she'd run a better, more articulate campaign and has the ability to appeal to all factions in the party apart from the far, far left who are, as can be seen from the last leader/deputy election, in retreat.
I would have agreed with you right up until the conversation where a very good source told me that she is going for him. An apocalypse-o-fuck result and then the deputy saying time's up? I agree that had a challenge come from Dicky B then it would have been laughed off. Not from Rayner.
I wonder if your very good source is as reliable as my very good sources that tell me Rayner has absolutely no intention of challenging Starmer, whatever the outcomes of today's elections. I write as a current Labour member, rather than as a Lib Dem who, understandably, seeks to slag off Labour at every opportunity.
Perhaps she won't. But I trust my sources when it comes to campaigning on Teesside and the various big beats who have been involved which is all of them. I don't think people get just how "oh fuck" it is. Labour are going to lose every election they are fighting tonight on Teesside to the Tories. Every single one. Council seats, PCC, Mayoral, MP. Unless their polling numbers are wrong.
This is a betting site. I am providing anonymised tips when I get them from the heart of the campaign there. As always, DYOR.
I disagree completely that its no big deal if the Tories win tonight, its massive. For quite a few reasons.
These Brexit Party voters are not-Tories, traditionally Labour, that were not prepared to vote Tory even in 2019 to "Get Brexit Done".
This is far from the only seat that would fall if BXP voters go blue. It'll be the case for eg Yvette Cooper's too.
A baseline majority would be 110 instead of 80 if Hartlepool and comparable falls.
This is midterms, the government should be losing.
It shows that "Get Brexit Done" wasn't a one-off two years ago.
It shows that Corbyn wasn't the be all and end all either.
Even if the political layout "just" keeps the landscape the same as it was in 2019, that's incredibly good news for the Tories.
I sort of agree, and sort of don't.
There will be no Brexit Party in 2024. And had they not stood in 2019, we can reasonably assume that Hartlepool would have been a Conservative gain then.
Hartlepool was also one of the most pro-Brexit constituencies in the entire country, and the Conservative Party has delivered Brexit.
And one would expect that the government should - at this moment in time - be getting lots of credit for their handling of vaccines (and particularly when compared to our friends over the water).
So, them winning this seat is a big deal, but not *that* big a deal. If on the morning after the last General Election in 2019, you'd asked 'which seat would be most vulnerable to a Conservative gain in the event of a by-election?', it would have been hard not to choose this one.
If Yvette is the answer you're asking the wrong questions.
Been saying for a long time the Tories didn't succeed by retreading those who were leftover from the past. Clarke would have made an amazing Shadow Chancellor, but the Tories were ready when Cameron & Osborne were ready. Similarly Brown himself was not a retread from the seventies.
Cooper is a Brownite retread from the past. Where's their Osborne? Where's their Brown?
I agree. As many on here may have surmised I am not a natural friend of Labour. But it worries me that the best they can do is mediocre combiner minister from over a decade ago. Where is the new blood?
Why on Earth would anyone vote “Lozza”? I think we can safely ignore Leon’s attempts to pose as a sentient poster.
He'd have been my first choice in London too.
That's fairly disappointing tbh, CR. Lozza has become the worst kind of reactionary right wing rent-a-gob and has been courting anti-vaxxers. He goes well beyond "saying it how it is" and will hopefully come very close to last place.
Don't forget his bullshit about denigrating our antecedents and their role in the world wars.
Comments
https://twitter.com/Stefan_Boscia/status/1390330751078502402
Seriously.......
A Labour campaign source said “voter turnout is very low” across the capital and that Khan’s camp were “concerned”.
Want some psephological action.
Exactly
Basically a Tory win of 4k or more would be really bad.
Which is why DeSantis is having to pass laws to try to stop the various counties from continuing to impose restrictions and mask mandates in Florida.
Because ... um... I’m a bit lost on that. Outside mask mandates, closed recreation facilities, maximum of 25% capacity allowed for restaurants, etc - they don’t scream “this is what Toby Young wants” to me.
(Just glancing at Orange County).
I can't stand her. Lots of people I know round here can't. Yet, people throw themselves down in front of her north of the border.
What is it? Her earnestness? Her utter obsession with nothing but politics since the age of twelve? Her annoying voice? Her professional - but transparent - obfuscation or any criticism? Her poor performance and delivery in office? Her jerky head-bobbing whenever she's interviewed? Her habit of angrily spitting out "The Tories" three times in every sentence? Her total lack of a sense of humour?
Do tell.
So, frustrating as it is, Labour's best bet remains Starmer- the Mark Darcy that the nation can turn to when Daniel Cleaver has been caddish once too often.
That's not to say that Labour shouldn't have energetic campaigners at the top, but they don't need to be Prime Minister in waiting. They're different jobs after all.
Question for lawyers, do judges like it when defendants scream "fuck you" at them repeatedly?
For the purposes of commenting on this site, I say Johnson even though it's an objectively worse way of communicating who I'm talking about, because I don't want to irritate the militant anti-Boris posters who pop up occasionally.
Hopefully you are lucky and there was a hot button issue to wrestle with which polarised the factions.
"Our Labour voters are not turning out"
So there we go.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-kong-buyers-snap-up-prime-property-in-london-r5c2dxlt6
Start procreating, and before you know it you'll have your own political clan!
Scotland is all that's left to stop it getting boring in the next few years. Sorry, but all our entertainment is resting upon you.
Silly post.
Do I get a free pair of sandals now from OGH or @IanB2 ?
Lozza Fox is a man who mildly and sometimes clumsily demurs at more extreme Woke Shibboleths. That's it. He doesn't worship PC sacred cows.
How does this make him.... Oswald Mosley?
THIS is Oswald Mosley. Hitler salutes, Nuremburg rallies, actual self-confessed Fascism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPB1jy4vmFA
THIS is Laurence Fox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jhQsp4Ow0A
He's a bit of a dickhead, he is not a Nazi. That is wanky hyperbole
As an aside, although I disagree with much of what you say on 'woke' matters, I respect your views and you often make them well. But Laurence Fox? Really? He's not just anti-woke - he's a full on anti-vaxxer, Covid denier, let it rip merchant.
BERLIN — Germany Thursday opened up the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for everyone over the age of 18 in order to speed up immunization efforts, Health Minister Jens Spahn announced.
Speaking at a press conference in Berlin following talks with Germany's 16 state-level health ministers, Spahn said the vaccine should become available to all, regardless of their medical history.
"We agreed today to completely abolish the prioritization of AstraZeneca's vaccine — this means that when vaccinations are administered in doctors' offices, it is the doctors who decide who is to be vaccinated and when, at their own discretion," he said, adding that "the vaccine can only be administered after the patient has been informed [about potential risks] by the doctor and an individual decision has been made."
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-allows-oxford-astrazeneca-coronavirus-vaccine-to-all-adults/
Disappointed in you.
1945:Rose
1950:Rose
1951:Rose
1955:Rose
1959: Blue circle (by 182 votes)
1964:Rose
1966:Rose
1970:Rose
1974:Rose
1974:Rose
1979:Rose
1983:Rose
1987:Rose
1992:Rose
1997:Rose
2001:Rose
2004:Rose
2005:Rose
2010:Rose
2015:Rose
2017:Rose
2019:Rose
2021: Blue circle (by 20%)
it’s Starmers fault.
(All in good fun, HYUFD, and fingers crossed for your victory today).
As a Labourite, though, NOT as a BUFer. Though of course he'd likely have been at the top of the High Table (for what it would have been worth) IF his buddy Adolf had made it across the Channel . . .
https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1360254751607316483?s=20
I don't care too much if it's counted or not. And I totally defaced my PCC ballot paper.
Yes, it's childish, but it's my vote and it's a silly year so... a plague on all your houses.
This is a betting site. I am providing anonymised tips when I get them from the heart of the campaign there. As always, DYOR.
There will be no Brexit Party in 2024. And had they not stood in 2019, we can reasonably assume that Hartlepool would have been a Conservative gain then.
Hartlepool was also one of the most pro-Brexit constituencies in the entire country, and the Conservative Party has delivered Brexit.
And one would expect that the government should - at this moment in time - be getting lots of credit for their handling of vaccines (and particularly when compared to our friends over the water).
So, them winning this seat is a big deal, but not *that* big a deal. If on the morning after the last General Election in 2019, you'd asked 'which seat would be most vulnerable to a Conservative gain in the event of a by-election?', it would have been hard not to choose this one.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51233734
I'm disappointed in you for writing something so nonsensical.
@Leon has got him dead on. Read what he said.