So here is the question. When will we reach peak over excitement tomorrow. Will it be when there are very bad swings for Labour in the north east or when the rumours of the SNP winning everything start to fly.
Whatever it is - there will be some that just can't believe that ED IS PM.
Tories should aspire to a GE. majority wafer thin and a lot changes in a week. Crack on.
Would be rude to do one while Labour are in the middle of a leadership election
stupidly, I mis-wrote that. Tories should NOT aspire. But, I see your point, pop a quickie in 3 weeks it takes to call and have an election. Look at the UKIP opinion poll figures. Are they finished post Brexit?
So here is the question. When will we reach peak over excitement tomorrow. Will it be when there are very bad swings for Labour in the north east or when the rumours of the SNP winning everything start to fly.
Whatever it is - there will be some that just can't believe that ED IS PM.
Not that we did not know that this could be coming.
I live on the Herefordshire border. We've had seasonal workers coming over for the harvest since well before I was born and certainly before the EEC was even a thing.
Sky - Sam Allardyce to be appointed England manager in the next 24 hrs
Best man for the job tbh. Hopefully he won't be as bad a Roy and the players will get behind him. It's a classic appointment for a team in trouble though, and England are a team in trouble.
Corbyn was brilliant in the Commons today. An inspired tour de force.
Thing is - you're so dry - I don't actually know if you're joking or not.
I don't understand what you mean.
I accept Jeremy has a battle. Not only does he have to fight the Tories, but also has to take on the conspiracy of the PLP, Blairites, the BBC, the Right wing press, the Internet and the wider electorate.
Not that we did not know that this could be coming.
I live on the Herefordshire border. We've had seasonal workers coming over for the harvest since well before I was born and certainly before the EEC was even a thing.
I suspect now we will just ship the strawberries in from abroad rather than bother with seasonal workers who just bump up the immigration figures.
The great thing about Allardyce is that he is a proven winner, has personally reedefined what top flight football is about and is a natural fit in any of the top European clubs or International sides.
Wow, 180,000. Where the hell have they come from. Assuming that a few £3er Tories arenot participation this time and a few more became full Labour members, that's a lot more than registered last time. Clearly most will be Corbynistas, but my guess is that a fair number of anti-Corbyn's have signed up too. That could become a base from which to organise a new party after Corbyn wins again. I don't think there will be a split, but if there is it will be a very different one to the early 80s.
Not that we did not know that this could be coming.
I live on the Herefordshire border. We've had seasonal workers coming over for the harvest since well before I was born and certainly before the EEC was even a thing.
I suspect now we will just ship the strawberries in from abroad rather than bother with seasonal workers who just bump up the immigration figures.
Short term immigration isn't included in the net migration figures.
Sky - Sam Allardyce to be appointed England manager in the next 24 hrs
Best man for the job tbh. Hopefully he won't be as bad a Roy and the players will get behind him. It's a classic appointment for a team in trouble though, and England are a team in trouble.
German press getting after Boris. This is going to get really tedious, although it was inevitable. Theresa May will skin him alive if he messes this up.
Sky - Sam Allardyce to be appointed England manager in the next 24 hrs
Best man for the job tbh. Hopefully he won't be as bad a Roy and the players will get behind him. It's a classic appointment for a team in trouble though, and England are a team in trouble.
Big Sam did well with West Ham 2011-2015.
New formation. 5 - 5. Hoof the ball up and run ! No midfielders needed any more.
German press getting after Boris. This is going to get really tedious, although it was inevitable. Theresa May will skin him alive if he messes this up.
It deflects any s*** from her and Davis. As planned.
Corbyn was brilliant in the Commons today. An inspired tour de force.
Thing is - you're so dry - I don't actually know if you're joking or not.
I don't understand what you mean.
I accept Jeremy has a battle. Not only does he have to fight the Tories, but also has to take on the conspiracy of the PLP, Blairites, the BBC, the Right wing press, the Internet and the wider electorate.
don't forget the Yougov today, what did they ask only Tories or something? Jeremy even has to fight the pollsters its a wonder he's doing as well as he is.
The Tory pollsters are bound to fail. Tory plots everywhere.
Wow, 180,000. Where the hell have they come from. Assuming that a few £3er Tories arenot participation this time and a few more became full Labour members, that's a lot more than registered last time. Clearly most will be Corbynistas, but my guess is that a fair number of anti-Corbyn's have signed up too. That could become a base from which to organise a new party after Corbyn wins again. I don't think there will be a split, but if there is it will be a very different one to the early 80s.
This is really interesting. Anecdotally, I know a number of £3 Tories who haven't signed up this time (on the basis that either way, Smith or Corbyn, TM will deliver the political equivalent of a brutal pegging that will see them walking funny for the rest of their life); I think these 180k registrations actually mean it. You have to think that only a cult would generate this kind of following, but who knows? There could be an outside chance of a real upset, here.
Apparently universities are raising their fees again - to £9,250 pa from September 2017, with further raises inline or above inflation in the future.
At some point, I think we already passed it, it will be cheaper to get the same education outside of a university than in.
I think the time has come to split the university exams from universities.
If someone has the knowledge to pass a university exam without studying in a university, then he is just as good as someone who passed the same exam but went into a university, and should be recognized as such.
The universities are simply abusing their monopoly position of issuing degrees to force their students to pay for unrelated expenses, breaking that monopoly and introducing competition is essential to reduce the cost of education.
Mr. 43, worth noting she has an election not too far off. That may be for domestic consumption.
Mr. Bedfordshire, he could've said worse, one imagines.
There are certainly differences between Merkel and FM Steinmeier who is in different party within her coalition, precisely because of the election. I don't think this is an example of that. It may be her famous caution. By involving all other EU countries in any decision it allows her to delay coming to any view
Wow, 180,000. Where the hell have they come from. Assuming that a few £3er Tories arenot participation this time and a few more became full Labour members, that's a lot more than registered last time. Clearly most will be Corbynistas, but my guess is that a fair number of anti-Corbyn's have signed up too. That could become a base from which to organise a new party after Corbyn wins again. I don't think there will be a split, but if there is it will be a very different one to the early 80s.
This is really interesting. Anecdotally, I know a number of £3 Tories who haven't signed up this time (on the basis that either way, Smith or Corbyn, TM will deliver the political equivalent of a brutal pegging that will see them walking funny for the rest of their life); I think these 180k registrations actually mean it. You have to think that only a cult would generate this kind of following, but who knows? There could be an outside chance of a real upset, here.
Probably not, though.
Yeah these 180k really really mean it - I think the number of Tories having some fun last time was very small anyway.
May hardly has her problems to seek but it does seem that there is likely to be some serious issues with the state of the Royal Navy. Apparently, during the furor over the Brexit campaign, it seems to have gone unnoticed that our expensive new Type 45 Destroyers don't actually work.
And now it seems that the Type 26 are on an indefinite hold. Let's ignore how this is another broken promise from the Scottish referendum and just consider that it now means at least another 15 to 20 years of Type 23s providing the bulk of the Royal Navy.
Perhaps these considerations should have been more important before £31bn short term was committed to replace the Vanguard Fleet. I think the Astute hunter-killers still have some serious problems but let's assume they are working.
As things stand, in 10 years time, the Royal Navy will consist of one over-sized Aircraft Carrier which can't be deployed in the gulf (because the escort destroyers can't operate there), a destroyer fleet with serious issues, an aging backbone of light frigates of relatively limited functionality, hopefully a functional fleet of HK subs and a couple of old but useful Assault ships.
This does seem to be a somewhat weak fleet for the defence of an island which claims to be a global player.Have the Tories just given up on defence now they've agreed to a new generation of Trident which has no military function whatsoever, it is no use for counter-terrorism, can't be used in a real conflict, and isn't even viable as a deterrent.
Corbyn was brilliant in the Commons today. An inspired tour de force.
Thing is - you're so dry - I don't actually know if you're joking or not.
I don't understand what you mean.
I accept Jeremy has a battle. Not only does he have to fight the Tories, but also has to take on the conspiracy of the PLP, Blairites, the BBC, the Right wing press, the Internet and the wider electorate.
May hardly has her problems to seek but it does seem that there is likely to be some serious issues with the state of the Royal Navy. Apparently, during the furor over the Brexit campaign, it seems to have gone unnoticed that our expensive new Type 45 Destroyers don't actually work.
And now it seems that the Type 26 are on an indefinite hold. Let's ignore how this is another broken promise from the Scottish referendum and just consider that it now means at least another 15 to 20 years of Type 23s providing the bulk of the Royal Navy.
Perhaps these considerations should have been more important before £31bn short term was committed to replace the Vanguard Fleet. I think the Astute hunter-killers still have some serious problems but let's assume they are working.
As things stand, in 10 years time, the Royal Navy will consist of one over-sized Aircraft Carrier which can't be deployed in the gulf (because the escort destroyers can't operate there), a destroyer fleet with serious issues, an aging backbone of light frigates of relatively limited functionality, hopefully a functional fleet of HK subs and a couple of old but useful Assault ships.
This does seem to be a somewhat weak fleet for the defence of an island which claims to be a global player.Have the Tories just given up on defence now they've agreed to a new generation of Trident which has no military function whatsoever, it is no use for counter-terrorism, can't be used in a real conflict, and isn't even viable as a deterrent.
How has it gone unnoticed if reported in the national press? *innocent face*
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So here is the question. When will we reach peak over excitement tomorrow. Will it be when there are very bad swings for Labour in the north east or when the rumours of the SNP winning everything start to fly.
Whatever it is - there will be some that just can't believe that ED IS PM.
I'd wager that part of the reason we're delaying article 50 is just to spike his electoral guns.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/gary-johnson-jeb-bush-225875
Curse temperamental Helios!
Mr. Jonathan, you tinker.
space travelhot weather!AmericaBritain!"Not that we did not know that this could be coming.
Dr. Prasannan, it's deeply aggravating.
"Ни шагу назад!"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_No._227
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/sam-allardyce-to-be-confirmed-as-the-new-england-manager-a3295996.html
Just add another class of tier 5 visa. Job done.
I accept Jeremy has a battle. Not only does he have to fight the Tories, but also has to take on the conspiracy of the PLP, Blairites, the BBC, the Right wing press, the Internet and the wider electorate.
Not a bad way to get some cash in. We should have elections regularly.
Lot's of potential for mass fundraising, what to do with the funds though is another matter.
The Tory pollsters are bound to fail. Tory plots everywhere.
Where is spitting image when it is needed.
If she does as good a job at being PM as Thatcher no one will want another man in the job.
Today was vintage Thatcher with a bit of "Hello Boys" thrown in.
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/boris-johnson-still-trying-find-use-water-cannon/
Probably not, though.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_578fa921e4b07c722ebd4376
Mr. Bedfordshire, he could've said worse, one imagines.
Merkel just neglects to appoint Gaulitiers and lets them all keep their flags and languages unlike her predecessors.
"The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg asks the two leaders what they make of each other.
Theresa May says Angela Merkel and she are "two women who, if I may say so, get on with the job".
"Genau!" says Mrs Merkel - "Exactly!""
I think the time has come to split the university exams from universities.
If someone has the knowledge to pass a university exam without studying in a university, then he is just as good as someone who passed the same exam but went into a university, and should be recognized as such.
Like a Bar Examination, in the USA:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_examination
The universities are simply abusing their monopoly position of issuing degrees to force their students to pay for unrelated expenses, breaking that monopoly and introducing competition is essential to reduce the cost of education.
It's Gauleiter*.
be some serious issues with the state of the Royal Navy. Apparently, during the furor over the Brexit campaign, it seems to have gone unnoticed that our expensive new Type 45 Destroyers don't actually work.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/07/destroyers-will-break-down-if-sent-to-middle-east-admits-royal-navy
And now it seems that the Type 26 are on an indefinite hold. Let's ignore how this is another broken promise from the Scottish referendum and just consider that it now means at least another 15 to 20 years of Type 23s providing the bulk of the Royal Navy.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/20/navy-fleet-global-combat-frigates-type-26-indefinitely-delayed-mod-mps-clyde-shipbuilding
Perhaps these considerations should have been more important before £31bn short term was committed to replace the Vanguard Fleet. I think the Astute hunter-killers still have some serious problems but let's assume they are working.
As things stand, in 10 years time, the Royal Navy will consist of one over-sized Aircraft Carrier which can't be deployed in the gulf (because the escort destroyers can't operate there), a destroyer fleet with serious issues, an aging backbone of light frigates of relatively limited functionality, hopefully a functional fleet of HK subs and a couple of old but useful Assault ships.
This does seem to be a somewhat weak fleet for the defence of an island which claims to be a global player.Have the Tories just given up on defence now they've agreed to a new generation of Trident which has no military function whatsoever, it is no use for counter-terrorism, can't be used in a real conflict, and isn't even viable as a deterrent.
Every new PM in the world got one since polling began.