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DNC and GOP conferences in under a month. I can barely keep up.0
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NEC and PLP need to change the rules now and freeze out the Left
A truly pathetic episode.rottenborough said:
Limpet Corbyn. What a self-centred, snivelling little man. And this from the party of Aneurin Bevan and Clem Atlee.Pong said:I've taken the few quid available at 13/1 on Corbyn standing down between October & Dec.
I don't care if I win a hundred quid though.
For the good of the party and the country, just go now. Please.0 -
Only makes my Leave vote all the more admirable, imhoTheScreamingEagles said:
I saw the error of my ways.Tissue_Price said:
Hmmm. I seem to remember you were originally voting for Leave as wellTheScreamingEagles said:I'm voting for Boris
He promised us Brexit with no free movement and £350m a week to the NHS, I want to see him try and deliver it.
Now about that 7/4 on Osborne. Heh
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Can't Corbyn only be challenged officially at Conference? If he refuses to resign then a pre Conference election would be against Corbyn right?RochdalePioneers said:
My assumption was 10th November - hold conferences as manifesto launches, then reconvene parliament and immediately pass the motion for an election. The '22 seem to have binned off conference which means the new leader passing the dissolution motion in the 2 week session of w/c 5th and w/c 12th September.TheScreamingEagles said:I told Mike on Saturday to prep for an Autumn election
@JohnRentoul: Unofficial part of the 1922 Committee timetable: general election on 13 October.
Why? Surely they would want their new leader to have a conference to put themselves properly onto people's attention and make their case?
Either way, I have convened meetings later this week to start our GE prep in my constituency.0 -
A General Election in October ?
Graham Brady hinted this will not take place - saying Brexit vote confers a mandate for the time being (according to tw8tter).0 -
BTW did anyone see "The Last Leg" on Friday? Boris's dad, Stanley, was on and was rambling about how the Johnson family play cricket each year against another prominent family and in addition to his sons and grandsons, the guest on their team is Kevin Pietersen.
How appropriate I thought. Pietersen - the Lord Haw-Haw of the England team.0 -
Stark_Dawning said:
I was convinced Boris would be a shoo-in, but now I'm having serious doubts. What with the way the whole Brexit lark is going, the Tories will want to put maximum distance between them and it as soon as possible. They'll try and blame it on UKIP and Labour's ineffectiveness as much as possible. Boris and Gove can just be jettisoned as aberrations.
What happens if a Remainian wins the Tory leadership contest?0 -
Oh crap. What was that bet Pulpy and I had with Tissue Price on the number of Lab MPs at the time of the next Lab leadership contest.0
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Patrick Kidd
In defence questions. The newly appointed shadow defence secretary hasn't made it back from Glastonbury in time...0 -
Will the seats be the same as last time or 600 seats ?0
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Sorry Luciana, I misunderestimated you earlier.0
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Pulpstar has £50 @1/2 on Labour having 201+ MPs at their next leadership election.TheScreamingEagles said:Oh crap. What was that bet Pulpy and I had with Tissue Price on the number of Lab MPs at the time of the next Lab leadership contest.
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No, I won't go personal on him - although many will.rottenborough said:
Limpet Corbyn. What a self-centred, snivelling little man. And this from the party of Aneurin Bevan and Clem Atlee.Pong said:I've taken the few quid available at 13/1 on Corbyn standing down between October & Dec.
I don't care if I win a hundred quid though.
For the good of the party and the country, just go now. Please.0 -
Incredible that Osborne is trying to cling on after the humiliation. Start contrast to grace and dignity of Cameron. Probably thinks he has patronage and power base to cling on like a rat, but surely should go properly after leading the most unsuccessful high-risk gamble? I honestly believe his emergency budget threat - which nobody believed and which he basically admitted today was made up - was a gift to the leave side, and possibly critical to their victory.0
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Corbyn's shock-troops heading for Westminster...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-brexit-labour-leader-shadow-cabinet-latest-news-eu-referendum-a7105666.html
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As the former shadow Def minister, Hyacinth Bucket said she'd stand in for himPlatoSaid said:Patrick Kidd
In defence questions. The newly appointed shadow defence secretary hasn't made it back from Glastonbury in time...0 -
I am on 200+ MPs for Jezza when he stands down. You were on 100-200.TheScreamingEagles said:Oh crap. What was that bet Pulpy and I had with Tissue Price on the number of Lab MPs at the time of the next Lab leadership contest.
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An interesting Betfair market on Corbyn:
JC to go before next General Election?
Currently 4.3 for 'No' - if he survives this week and the GE is in October that's value?
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@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland0
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I guess I'm going to be sending you some money this week.Tissue_Price said:
Pulpstar has £50 @1/2 on Labour having 201+ MPs at their next leadership election.TheScreamingEagles said:Oh crap. What was that bet Pulpy and I had with Tissue Price on the number of Lab MPs at the time of the next Lab leadership contest.
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I thought Osborne's machine was backing Boris.Richard_Nabavi said:
Maybe not, but I think you can be very confident that Boris and Osborne aren't exactly the bestest of friends at the moment.Jonathan said:Boris needs to shake off the Hestletine thing. Have May and Osborne made peace?
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Mr nunu,
"Seriously though as an outer I would accept May. I think she would destroy whoever Labour put up."
Gisela Stuart?
Loses the sex advantage straight away.0 -
They'd have to get it through Lords, where there's no Tory majority.DanSmith said:
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"Justine Greening: The country can’t wait until October. Johnson and May should reach an agreement – and take over now."
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/06/justine-greening-the-country-cant-wait-until-october-johnson-and-may-should-reach-an-agreement-and-take-over-now.html0 -
If I was a far left type in Labour I would. The other side has this weekend declared all out war on the leader, what else have they got to lose by not seeking mandatory reselection?Scott_P said:@MichaelLCrick: Source from left-wing Campaign for Labour Party Democracy says considering pressing for full mandatory reselection in every Labour seat
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I bet the polling companies can't wait for an autumn GE!
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Wiki reckons she's 36, same age as Lisa NandyPlatoSaid said:
I think I saw her on Sky - looks about 25. Said she'd been a commercial lawyer - but had an interest in economics.Omnium said:
As one of the most experienced shadow ministers he's worth listening to...PlatoSaid said:Burgon still strongly batting for Corbyn.
Mind you he must be a trifle upset that Rebecca Long-Bailey got the chief secretary role. Who knew she had such a powerful economic mind?0 -
Christ Almighty. Boris or May vs Corbyn in a General Election on a stability/Brexit ticket. It could very easierly be worse than 1983 for Labour.0
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If Corbyn hangs in there I reckon I could scoop this.TheScreamingEagles said:
I guess I'm going to be sending you some money this week.Tissue_Price said:
Pulpstar has £50 @1/2 on Labour having 201+ MPs at their next leadership election.TheScreamingEagles said:Oh crap. What was that bet Pulpy and I had with Tissue Price on the number of Lab MPs at the time of the next Lab leadership contest.
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This is all beyond bonkers - the papers are barely worth reading, the avalanche of news is overtaking every article or update.SimonStClare said:
As the former shadow Def minister, Hyacinth Bucket said she'd stand in for himPlatoSaid said:Patrick Kidd
In defence questions. The newly appointed shadow defence secretary hasn't made it back from Glastonbury in time...0 -
So given the accuracy of the pollsters that means Con somewhere between 30-40, Labour between 25-35....Pro_Rata said:ICM GE VI poll out, fieldwork at weekend:
Con 36% (+1), Lab 32% (-1), UKIP 15% (+1), LD 7% (-2), SNP 5% (+1)
Volatility in this market not yet kicked in.0 -
O/T:
9/1 available with Betfair Exchange for England scoring more than 3 goals vs Iceland and winning the match. Seems like value:
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Yes. And Farage v "Unlimited immigration" Corbyn in the North is the wildcard.YellowSubmarine said:Christ Almighty. Boris or May vs Corbyn in a General Election on a stability/Brexit ticket. It could very easierly be worse than 1983 for Labour.
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Is the triggering and completion of the Labour leadership election now effectively a race, and what are the hurdles to it being wrapped up as fast as the Tories. The triggering should be fast enough, but trying to remember some of the arcane details from last year.
Will it need conference to be pulled forward to August Bank Holiday week?
Are the organisers of the Labour election going to be amenable to a rapid election?
What roadblocks can be thrown in the way?
Any curveballs outwith the leadership election, e.g. this mandatory reselection idea?
How much time for 3 quidders to sign back up?
If this isn't possible, could SDP2 emerge by September 2nd as a simple function of practicality - could it be that the need for rapidity is what drives a split? Is that something the Tories have one eye on?0 -
She was very solid on Sky earlier - a grown-up with no bias.AndyJS said:"Justine Greening: The country can’t wait until October. Johnson and May should reach an agreement – and take over now."
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/06/justine-greening-the-country-cant-wait-until-october-johnson-and-may-should-reach-an-agreement-and-take-over-now.html0 -
What's the timetable if there are only two candidates nominated?0
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In Britain or Poland?Scott_P said:@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland
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They want us to vote again?Scott_P said:@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland
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This will get very nasty.RodCrosby said:Corbyn's shock-troops heading for Westminster...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-brexit-labour-leader-shadow-cabinet-latest-news-eu-referendum-a7105666.html
The Momentum lot like to pick on women too, so it won't be nice.0 -
I wish I looked 25 when I was 36.Sandpit said:
Wiki reckons she's 36, same age as Lisa NandyPlatoSaid said:
I think I saw her on Sky - looks about 25. Said she'd been a commercial lawyer - but had an interest in economics.Omnium said:
As one of the most experienced shadow ministers he's worth listening to...PlatoSaid said:Burgon still strongly batting for Corbyn.
Mind you he must be a trifle upset that Rebecca Long-Bailey got the chief secretary role. Who knew she had such a powerful economic mind?0 -
The Tories dodge a very nasty bullet. But Boris is a shoe-in, surely.Jobabob said:Stark_Dawning said:I was convinced Boris would be a shoo-in, but now I'm having serious doubts. What with the way the whole Brexit lark is going, the Tories will want to put maximum distance between them and it as soon as possible. They'll try and blame it on UKIP and Labour's ineffectiveness as much as possible. Boris and Gove can just be jettisoned as aberrations.
What happens if a Remainian wins the Tory leadership contest?
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If he doesn't go this week there will be two conferences - Labour and Progressive Labour...Philip_Thompson said:Can't Corbyn only be challenged officially at Conference? If he refuses to resign then a pre Conference election would be against Corbyn right?
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I'd support that, time to get on with things.AndyJS said:"Justine Greening: The country can’t wait until October. Johnson and May should reach an agreement – and take over now."
http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2016/06/justine-greening-the-country-cant-wait-until-october-johnson-and-may-should-reach-an-agreement-and-take-over-now.html0 -
I understand the Poles want a vote in Poland0
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Would have been so much easier if the EU had just offered the concept of Associate Membership in the first place, to those who didn't want the Euro.Scott_P said:@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland
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The powers that be can call an emergency conference for a leadership contest if they so wish. I don't think they envisioned it happening just a few weeks before actual conference, but they could.RochdalePioneers said:
If he doesn't go this week there will be two conferences - Labour and Progressive Labour...Philip_Thompson said:Can't Corbyn only be challenged officially at Conference? If he refuses to resign then a pre Conference election would be against Corbyn right?
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I assume that Jeremy Corbyn is a PBer. So, three pieces of advice, Jeremy.
1. Stick it out. They are all paper tigers.
2. Listen to Seumas. He knows how to deal with counter -revolutionaries.
3.Promote Richard Burgon. He could be a natural heir.
Oh -I forgot-get your landlord to tie back that rose bush on your front path. Otherwise it will catch somebody in the face and it is embarrassing when you duck down under it. Fraternally yours.0 -
Not so sure. I think the Tories will now ditch Boris - a sort of act of penance.SouthamObserver said:
The Tories dodge a very nasty bullet. But Boris is a shoe-in, surely.Jobabob said:Stark_Dawning said:I was convinced Boris would be a shoo-in, but now I'm having serious doubts. What with the way the whole Brexit lark is going, the Tories will want to put maximum distance between them and it as soon as possible. They'll try and blame it on UKIP and Labour's ineffectiveness as much as possible. Boris and Gove can just be jettisoned as aberrations.
What happens if a Remainian wins the Tory leadership contest?0 -
They did. We just decided to leave it.Sandpit said:
Would have been so much easier if the EU had just offered the concept of Associate Membership in the first place, to those who didn't want the Euro.Scott_P said:@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland
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100% agree, esp point 3.dyingswan said:I assume that Jeremy Corbyn is a PBer. So, three pieces of advice, Jeremy.
1. Stick it out. They are all paper tigers.
2. Listen to Seumas. He knows how to deal with counter -revolutionaries.
3.Promote Richard Burgon. He could be a natural heir.
Oh -I forgot-get your landlord to tie back that rose bush on your front path. Otherwise it will catch somebody in the face and it is embarrassing when you duck down under it. Fraternally yours.
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Fits in with the ' Suez on Steroids ' analysis. At least the French were on our side in Suez.AlastairMeeks said:In case anyone needed cheering up:
https://twitter.com/chrisgiles_/status/7474180860310978560 -
FTSE 250 down over 6% on the day now. That's a 14% fall in the last two trading days.0
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According to linkedin, John Llewellyn was global chief economist at Lehman Brothers for a decade up to September 2008. It does not say why he left. *innocent face*AlastairMeeks said:In case anyone needed cheering up:
https://twitter.com/chrisgiles_/status/747418086031097856
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Did they explain their thinking?SeanT said:Some of my ridiculous Corbynite friends who had gone off Corbyn have now decided to campaign for him again.
Their idiocy is boundless, much as I love them.0 -
DecrepitJohnL said:
According to linkedin, John Llewellyn was global chief economist at Lehman Brothers for a decade up to September 2008. It does not say why he left. *innocent face*AlastairMeeks said:In case anyone needed cheering up:
https://twitter.com/chrisgiles_/status/747418086031097856
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He is not going anywhere. He'll lead Labour into the general election.RochdalePioneers said:
If he doesn't go this week there will be two conferences - Labour and Progressive Labour...Philip_Thompson said:Can't Corbyn only be challenged officially at Conference? If he refuses to resign then a pre Conference election would be against Corbyn right?
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M Gove esq. seems to have gone very quiet since last Thursday...0
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If it is Boris why so high?JonathanD said:
I think all he has guaranteed is that after he steps down as PM he won't resign before the next GE, which if it is in October isn't that onerous a promise. You're right about the laughing at him however...Scott_P said:@MarkFoxNews: Very good news @David_Cameron intends to remain as an MP. #DavidCameron
Sitting behind Boris laughing at him...
His last action as PM should be to reduce PM salary to that of an MP.0 -
At this rate, the likes of Mauren from Margate and other assorted individuals who write into Jezza every week for his PMQ questions will be in the shadow cabinet.
It reminds we of that infamous story of Harry Redknapp in a preseason friendly bringing on a bloke out the crowd.0 -
Former Chairman of the Bank of England says you don't know anything.SouthamObserver said:FTSE 250 down over 6% on the day now. That's a 14% fall in the last two trading days.
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Can any Leaver tell me how this particular circle is going to be squared?
There will be Controls on Immigration
There will be an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland0 -
Go Theresa!0
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They’ll achieve as much by signing an on-line petition, and save on the bus fare.FrancisUrquhart said:0 -
For decades the hard left have yearned for control of the Labour Party....so it comes as no surprise that they are hard pressed to go quietly. This is perhaps the last chance of a hard left grouping to take control of a mainstream party......so little wonder they are fighting to hold on.SeanT said:Some of my ridiculous Corbynite friends who had gone off Corbyn have now decided to campaign for him again.
Their idiocy is boundless, much as I love them.
The problem is that Corbyn, is a duffer. And you cannot get round duffers.
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Eire leaves the EU.Alistair said:Can any Leaver tell me how this particular circle is going to be squared?
There will be Controls on Immigration
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Especially the likes of the ones from the Vatican City and the Arctic...SimonStClare said:
They’ll achieve as much by signing an on-line petition, and save on the bus fare.FrancisUrquhart said:0 -
He has sensibly confirmed that it will follow an OBR assessment in the Autumn. It won't be pretty if things haven't settled by then and not very nice if they had.bazzer said:Incredible that Osborne is trying to cling on after the humiliation. Start contrast to grace and dignity of Cameron. Probably thinks he has patronage and power base to cling on like a rat, but surely should go properly after leading the most unsuccessful high-risk gamble? I honestly believe his emergency budget threat - which nobody believed and which he basically admitted today was made up - was a gift to the leave side, and possibly critical to their victory.
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... and between England and an independent Scotland.Alistair said:Can any Leaver tell me how this particular circle is going to be squared?
There will be Controls on Immigration
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I've just read Boris Johnson's manifesto from yesterday. He says after Brexit there will continue to be free trade and access to the EU single market. Then he says there will be a points-based immigration policy. Well you can't have both, because the single market equals the four freedoms. You simply cannot have both unless you change the EU's policy in a way that one single country that is about to leave the EU will not possibly be able to.
He also says British people will still be able to go and work in the EU, to live there, to study and buy homes there, and to settle down. No conditions mentioned. But Britain, he says, will operate a points-based immigration policy. So we get an irregular verb:
* foreigners come here as immigrants (dirty word)
* British people go abroad to work, live, study, and settle down (friendly words)
What is he trying to do? Reform the EU and stay in? We know he has a personal plan and a big ego, but does he actually have a feasible aim here? Doesn't seem to me that he does. Isn't this likely to be realised by even the most diehard Leavites, if not in the re-election-hungry PCP then surely among the membership? Most of them understand "you can't have something for nothing".
It's an obvious point, just as "the SNP doesn't know what currency they want" was in 2014. What will Boris say when it's put to him?
If he teams up with Marine Le Pen and gets France on his side - which would require that she get into the Elysée next May, he might possibly have a chance. But would he do that?
Is there value in laying Boris at 2.22?0 -
LOL. That is a classic of rewriting history. No Richard. Just for the record. They didn't offer anything of the sort.Richard_Nabavi said:
They did. We just decided to leave it.Sandpit said:
Would have been so much easier if the EU had just offered the concept of Associate Membership in the first place, to those who didn't want the Euro.Scott_P said:@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland
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I hope the media village camped out there have roller-shutters...Fenster said:
This will get very nasty.RodCrosby said:Corbyn's shock-troops heading for Westminster...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jeremy-corbyn-brexit-labour-leader-shadow-cabinet-latest-news-eu-referendum-a7105666.html
The Momentum lot like to pick on women too, so it won't be nice.0 -
The Transatlantic Civilisation or " The West " must stand. As prominent UK politicians like Gove and Boris said on national television they wanted Brexit to start the collapse of the EU ( which would trigger a Depression, quasi fascism and Russian incursion into the Baltics ) it's essential the US and Franco/German deep states now Kneecap us to prevent contagion. It's a tragedy but England is an old country. We'll survive just as we survived Suez. I suppose this time though we can't recover from post Imperial Overstretch by joining Europe though. We were told.SouthamObserver said:FTSE 250 down over 6% on the day now. That's a 14% fall in the last two trading days.
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Lying in a darkened room, going 'what have I wrought, what have I wrought'.taffys said:M Gove esq. seems to have gone very quiet since last Thursday...
And he'll not be round for dinner again with Dave and Sam.
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Didn't we always have an open border with Ireland (even before Free Movement) due to the relationship between Ire and N. Ire?Alistair said:Can any Leaver tell me how this particular circle is going to be squared?
There will be Controls on Immigration
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In what way would this fabled 'Associate Membership' differ from what we had?Richard_Tyndall said:LOL. That is a classic of rewriting history. No Richard. Just for the record. They didn't offer anything of the sort.
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There are plenty of people on the right here who have suggested something similar for remainian MPs 'fools to the left of me and fools to the right' - never a truer word sung!Philip_Thompson said:
If I was a far left type in Labour I would. The other side has this weekend declared all out war on the leader, what else have they got to lose by not seeking mandatory reselection?Scott_P said:@MichaelLCrick: Source from left-wing Campaign for Labour Party Democracy says considering pressing for full mandatory reselection in every Labour seat
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You tell me. You are the one saying it was offered to us.Richard_Nabavi said:
In what way would this fabled 'Associate Membership' differ from what we had?Richard_Tyndall said:LOL. That is a classic of rewriting history. No Richard. Just for the record. They didn't offer anything of the sort.
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Been away for 2 hours - can someone summarise what's happened and keep it to less than one side of A4 please (if you can!)?0
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I went along to McDonnell's economics event in London last month. All the shadow economics team were there, and Long-Bailey chaired a couple of the sessions that I attended. I wasn't impressed at all with her contribution. I also got the impression that she was either very much a nailed on Corbynite or seeking to ingratiate herself with the leader.Sandpit said:
Wiki reckons she's 36, same age as Lisa NandyPlatoSaid said:
I think I saw her on Sky - looks about 25. Said she'd been a commercial lawyer - but had an interest in economics.Omnium said:
As one of the most experienced shadow ministers he's worth listening to...PlatoSaid said:Burgon still strongly batting for Corbyn.
Mind you he must be a trifle upset that Rebecca Long-Bailey got the chief secretary role. Who knew she had such a powerful economic mind?0 -
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We're fucked. Labour is fucked. The Conservatives are considering whether to be fucked.murali_s said:Been away for 2 hours - can someone summarise what's happened and keep it less than one side of A4 please (if you can!)?
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Not good enough.Stark_Dawning said:
Not so sure. I think the Tories will now ditch Boris - a sort of act of penance.SouthamObserver said:
The Tories dodge a very nasty bullet. But Boris is a shoe-in, surely.Jobabob said:Stark_Dawning said:I was convinced Boris would be a shoo-in, but now I'm having serious doubts. What with the way the whole Brexit lark is going, the Tories will want to put maximum distance between them and it as soon as possible. They'll try and blame it on UKIP and Labour's ineffectiveness as much as possible. Boris and Gove can just be jettisoned as aberrations.
What happens if a Remainian wins the Tory leadership contest?0 -
the buying opportunity outers have disappeared. Judging when to catch a falling knife can be challenging.Scott_P said:
Former Chairman of the Bank of England says you don't know anything.SouthamObserver said:FTSE 250 down over 6% on the day now. That's a 14% fall in the last two trading days.
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Oh yes they did. No ever closer union. Special Status.Codified. In a document that on Thursday evening became null and void.Richard_Tyndall said:
LOL. That is a classic of rewriting history. No Richard. Just for the record. They didn't offer anything of the sort.Richard_Nabavi said:
They did. We just decided to leave it.Sandpit said:
Would have been so much easier if the EU had just offered the concept of Associate Membership in the first place, to those who didn't want the Euro.Scott_P said:@nj_morrison: #BREAKING Poland wants second in-out 'Brexit' referendum: ruling party leader @AFP #Poland
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As this was his stated plan from the beginning it shouldn't shock anyone now.John_N4 said:What is he trying to do? Reform the EU and stay in? We know he has a personal plan and a big ego, but does he actually have a feasible aim here? Doesn't seem to me that he does. Isn't this likely to be realised by even the most diehard Leavites, if not in the re-election-hungry PCP then surely among the membership?
It's an obvious point, a bit like "the SNP doesn't know what currency they want" in 2014. What will Boris say when it's put to him?
He's in the process of blowing up his own country to satisfy his ego and go down in the history books as the man who reshaped Europe.0 -
There's an excellent piece from the Commerzbank chief economist on Brexit that I can share with anyone who wants to see it,0
