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  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 50,972
    What's with Diane James and the media?? Refusing interviews on her Election Day is bizarre.
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    RobD said:

    The fertile ground for UKIP is in the North.
    I think that she is the wrong leader for that area.

    Good for the Lib Dems
  • Ishmael_XIshmael_X Posts: 3,664
    RobD said:

    Took me reading this about ten times to understand this sentence, but now I think I do. DJ = Dianne James?
    Yes sorry realised that after looking at it again. PM is the PM program, DJ is Diane James.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    Ishmael_X said:

    Yes sorry realised that after looking at it again. PM is the PM program, DJ is Diane James.
    I thought originally PM = TM! ;)
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317

    I think that she is the wrong leader for that area.

    Good for the Lib Dems
    What isn't good for the Lib Dems these days? ;)
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383

    Sadly - ignore the article and go straight to the comments, theyre hugely enjoyable - is a parable about fleet streets output these days
    *nods*
  • RobD said:

    What isn't good for the Lib Dems these days? ;)
    FPTP?
  • EssexitEssexit Posts: 1,965
    edited September 2016

    I think that she is the wrong leader for that area.

    Good for the Lib Dems
    One could have said the same about Farage, but in 2015 the Kippers chalked up a lot of second places there. And that was before Labour started eating itself and alienated its traditional voters in the referendum.
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    RobD said:

    What isn't good for the Lib Dems these days? ;)
    I think there needs to be a realistic policy on Europe such as EEA membership, with free movement of Labour, but not free access to the welfare system.

    If the LDs come up with that, they could be on a winner. Simply wanting a re-run will not wash.
  • Lennon said:

    No - they've already thought it through - coming on the new iMac - the new iPhone headphone jack... proprietary connections massively encourage cross-selling of products as people want stuff which works with other stuff - they are just betting that the iPhone is ubiquitous / popular enough to drive iMac sales etc.
    Well, they're working on the iCar. They've removed the wheels and replaced them with new iTracks. It does 100 MPG on new Apple iPetrol (available only from two iStores in Ealing), with the petrol costing £100 per litre.

    The electric version can only be plugged in through an iSocket, which can be assembled in your own home for £100,000 and takes 100 hours to charge (after all, why would you want to go anywhere if you've got an iCar).
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    Essexit said:

    One could have said the same about Farage, but in 2015 the Kippers chalked up a lot of second places there. And that was before Labour started eating itself and alienated its traditional voters in the referendum.
    I think second places in FPTP are of limited value!

    Phillip Broughton could have done well in the North. DJ is a bit too much Southern Tory in outlook.
  • Apple will prove the sceptics wrong again imho. Wires that get constantly tangled are on the way out.
    Perhaps Apple will one day invent wireless charging...
  • glwglw Posts: 10,312

    Perhaps Apple will one day invent wireless charging...

    They are rumoured to be working on a proprietary wireless charging system.

  • AnorakAnorak Posts: 6,621
    Lennon said:

    No - they've already thought it through - coming on the new iMac - the new iPhone headphone jack... proprietary connections massively encourage cross-selling of products as people want stuff which works with other stuff - they are just betting that the iPhone is ubiquitous / popular enough to drive iMac sales etc.
    It will certainly drive the sale of huge volumes of £1.99 adaptors from China, so you can still use your old (but good) headphones.
  • EssexitEssexit Posts: 1,965

    I think second places in FPTP are of limited value!

    Phillip Broughton could have done well in the North. DJ is a bit too much Southern Tory in outlook.
    Second places can be converted into first places, and Labour is presenting an open goal. I'd agree DJ isn't the optimal candidate though.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453

    Perhaps Apple will one day invent wireless charging...

    The watch already has it
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    Essexit said:

    Second places can be converted into first places, and Labour is presenting an open goal. I'd agree DJ isn't the optimal candidate though.
    I think DJ will come across well to Southern Tory voters. If May dithers over Brexit especially.
  • On the subject of education, John Rentoul has tweeted a link to an interview in Schools Week with the Harris Federation chief executive:

    http://schoolsweek.co.uk/dan-moynihan-chief-executive-of-the-harris-federation/?utm_content=bufferfc1cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

    It's a fascinating interview.
  • FregglesFreggles Posts: 3,486
    Lennon said:

    Thanks - I'll take a look - I'm currently on a fairly outdated Motorola Moto G and trying to decide if I want to upgrade.
    Moto G4 is nice
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    edited September 2016
    Another annoyance with the new iOS: music controls not immediately available on the control center, you have to swipe for it (controls are replaced by three oversized buttons for stuff I'll never use) . Also the keyboard has changed so it doesn't go back to letters after entering punctuation/numbers. Pain.
  • Apple will prove the sceptics wrong again imho. Wires that get constantly tangled are on the way out.
    They won't because they're replacing it with a closed standard that they control under Apple's usual terms. Other phone manufacturers won't touch it with a bargepole.

    As ever with Apple, you're locked in a padded walled garden. :)
  • nunununu Posts: 6,024
    MaxPB said:

    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/upshot/hispanic-and-black-support-for-hillary-clinton-is-overrated.html

    More trouble on planet Hillary. Been saying this for a while, she isn't going to benefit from demographics as much as people believe. Partly because she's not a very good candidate and partly because over the last 8 years the Dems have had the White House and not really done much to improve the lives of minorities. In the last few weeks Trump hasn't said or done anything controversial re minorities, even his visit to Mexico went okay. He's never going to win a majority or even a decent share but I could see him get 27-33% among Hispanics, 9-14% among blacks and 35-40% among Asians and others.

    He's currently polling 13-19% with Latinos tho.
  • PlatoSaid said:
    Any comments on your party's new leader?
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383

    Any comments on your party's new leader?
    ??? I'm politically homeless and said so weeks ago.
  • MTimTMTimT Posts: 7,034
    So, question for the PB crew. Is the election of DJ as UKIP leader the one outcome that gives Labour a lifeline for the future?

    Logic: she appeal to southern Tories, not northern traditional labour. So :

    1. she weakens the Tories
    2. she leaves the disaffected Northern trad Lab to the LDs, giving them a lifeline
    3. Labour is no worse affected as a result of Leader Corbyn than are the Tories by UKIP.
    4. Left and Right are fairly evenly balanced, and Con ad Lab similarly trading in the 28-40% range as UKIP/LD trade in the 8-18% range.
  • On the subject of education, John Rentoul has tweeted a link to an interview in Schools Week with the Harris Federation chief executive:

    http://schoolsweek.co.uk/dan-moynihan-chief-executive-of-the-harris-federation/?utm_content=bufferfc1cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

    It's a fascinating interview.

    Very interesting.
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    UK has won 50th gold medal at the Paralympics.
  • Ishmael_XIshmael_X Posts: 3,664
    AndyJS said:

    UK has won 50th gold medal at the Paralympics.

    and 51st and 52nd.
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383
    MTimT said:

    So, question for the PB crew. Is the election of DJ as UKIP leader the one outcome that gives Labour a lifeline for the future?

    Logic: she appeal to southern Tories, not northern traditional labour. So :

    1. she weakens the Tories
    2. she leaves the disaffected Northern trad Lab to the LDs, giving them a lifeline
    3. Labour is no worse affected as a result of Leader Corbyn than are the Tories by UKIP.
    4. Left and Right are fairly evenly balanced, and Con ad Lab similarly trading in the 28-40% range as UKIP/LD trade in the 8-18% range.

    I've seen on Twitter that Woolfe could be her deputy - that'd bridge the gap for many.
  • PlatoSaid said:

    ??? I'm politically homeless and said so weeks ago.
    Didn't you donate to UKIP a few short weeks ago?
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383

    Didn't you donate to UKIP a few short weeks ago?
    A whole £20 in irritation at Tory leader race.
  • chestnutchestnut Posts: 7,341

    DJ is a bit too much Southern Tory in outlook.

    The alternatives are a southern Tory, a London based 'terrorist sympathiser' and an irrelevant, pro-EU god-botherer.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 56,022
    RobD said:

    Another annoyance with the new iOS: music controls not immediately available on the control center, you have to swipe for it (controls are replaced by three oversized buttons for stuff I'll never use) . Also the keyboard has changed so it doesn't go back to letters after entering punctuation/numbers. Pain.

    That last one is annoying. Was my only comment back to them as a beta tester, really hoped they'd revert in back for the release version, but alas no.
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383
    Nate Silver
    Here's why Clinton's Electoral College position is considerably worse than Obama's: https://t.co/jnXTHigneb https://t.co/stT7QghR54
  • PlatoSaid said:

    A whole £20 in irritation at Tory leader race.
    Ah, so you're a Kipper.
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    edited September 2016
    Sandpit said:

    That last one is annoying. Was my only comment back to them as a beta tester, really hoped they'd revert in back for the release version, but alas no.
    Just checked out the xperia xz

    Looks pretty good. I like Android, since I moved from ny second generation iphone I have not looked back.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317

    Ah, so you're a Kipper.
    The same way Trump is a Democrat?
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    PlatoSaid said:

    Nate Silver
    Here's why Clinton's Electoral College position is considerably worse than Obama's: https://t.co/jnXTHigneb https://t.co/stT7QghR54

    Now where is the link to that Hillary landslide article....
  • RobD said:

    The same way Trump is a Democrat?
    Trump is a showman trying to be a politician (perhaps successfully).

    Plato is someone who accused others of being TINO's, before coming out as one herself. ;)
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317

    Trump is a showman trying to be a politician (perhaps successfully).

    Plato is someone who accused others of being TINO's, before coming out as one herself. ;)
    What's a TINO?
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383
    Jim Pickard
    JC ally: "Jeremy hasn’t led anything. He’s used to talking about Nicaraguan peasant co-operatives while people nod." https://t.co/pqrOh348Dl
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    Another iOS feature. Once you've typed a comment in this box, it slightly zooms the screen so that you can't read all of the other comments without unzooming. My natural conservative nature coming out: change is annoying.
  • RobD said:

    What's a TINO?
    Tory In Name Only.
  • MaxPBMaxPB Posts: 39,794

    Just checked out the xperia xz

    Looks pretty good. I like Android, since I moved from ny second generation iphone I have not looked back.
    If you order it now they'll chuck in headphones with a £150 rrp, though you probably won't be able to flog them for as much. Makes for a decent present though.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317

    Tory In Name Only.
    Sort of like a TPD?
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383
    RobD said:

    Now where is the link to that Hillary landslide article....
    The POTUS race is so entertaining - Trump's stunt today has really amused/irked the media.
  • RobD said:

    Sort of like a TPD?
    :)
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317

    :)
    Bloody splitters.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    edited September 2016
    PlatoSaid said:

    The POTUS race is so entertaining - Trump's stunt today has really amused/irked the media.
    Top trolling.
  • It seems some in the media are already gunning for the PM. Her low profile obviously irritates them but I hope she doesn't change, as it is not her style. Unfortunately it allows the "new bastards" Soubry, Morgan and Osborne to dominate the airwaves.

    The Conservatives need to be very careful, because I think Labour, in spite of their dire position at the moment, could come together very quickly. Especially, if some of the moderates get back on the front bench, as I personally think they will.

    Despite Corbyn's atrocious ratings the Labour brand is still popular - people see that its a much bigger movement than one man, and they've had duff leaders before and recovered.

    Osbornites would do well to remember that currently May is more popular than her party - if they're interested in hanging onto their seats they'd be well advised to tread carefully.....
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383

    Trump is a showman trying to be a politician (perhaps successfully).

    Plato is someone who accused others of being TINO's, before coming out as one herself. ;)
    As a card carrying Tory and active member for several years past - I beg to differ. I renewed in May - however the jury is out for me now until May + appts convince me again.
  • RobD said:

    Top trolling.
    I'm not actually convinced that Trump is THAT right wing. He is well to the left of Tea Party types, he just delivers a lot of Hyperbole.
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    MaxPB said:

    If you order it now they'll chuck in headphones with a £150 rrp, though you probably won't be able to flog them for as much. Makes for a decent present though.
    Sounds useful, though I do rather like my noise cancelling Sennheisers. Great for flying. Apple are never going to make anything like these:

    http://en-uk.sennheiser.com/high-end-headphones-audiophile-stereo-pxc-450
  • PlatoSaid said:

    As a card carrying Tory and active member for several years past - I beg to differ. I renewed in May - however the jury is out for me now until May + appts convince me again.
    I might suggest that donating to a rival political party is not consistent with being a member of another party. ;)

    TINO.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    PlatoSaid said:

    As a card carrying Tory and active member for several years past - I beg to differ. I renewed in May - however the jury is out for me now until May + appts convince me again.
    Hm, a bit naughty to donate to a party while member of another don't you think? Although £20 isn't exactly a huge amount of money!!
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548

    I might suggest that donating to a rival political party is not consistent with being a member of another party. ;)

    TINO.
    Such things are the source of Labour expulsions.

    I understand though. TM is rather unappetising.
  • chestnut said:

    The alternatives are a southern Tory, a London based 'terrorist sympathiser' and an irrelevant, pro-EU god-botherer.
    Perhaps the Democratic Unionists should start organising across the North. They are basically a socially conservative version of Old Labour.
  • PulpstarPulpstar Posts: 79,098

    Just checked out the xperia xz

    Looks pretty good. I like Android, since I moved from ny second generation iphone I have not looked back.
    Lets face it that is the REAL allegiance these days, more so than Brexit/Remainer; Corbynite/Tory - are you an APPLE man or an Android fan :) ?

    Android here too :D
  • Pulpstar said:

    Lets face it that is the REAL allegiance these days, more so than Brexit/Remainer; Corbynite/Tory - are you an APPLE man or an Android fan :) ?

    Android here too :D
    Apple is for image obsessed metropolitan liberals who are not being taxed highly enough
  • PlatoSaidPlatoSaid Posts: 10,383
    RobD said:

    Hm, a bit naughty to donate to a party while member of another don't you think? Although £20 isn't exactly a huge amount of money!!
    No, I wouldn't have renewed in May if I knew what Cameron/Osborne were going to do during the campaign. I don't consider myself a Tory now or a backer of any Party.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,317
    PlatoSaid said:

    No, I wouldn't have renewed in May if I knew what Cameron/Osborne were going to do during the campaign. I don't consider myself a Tory now or a backer of any Party.
    That's fair enough!
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548

    Apple is for image obsessed metropolitan liberals who are not being taxed highly enough
    Does 2 out of 3 count ;-)

    Definitely not an Apple fan, though the imac I have as a home desktop is still going strong.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 56,022
    RobD said:

    Top trolling.
    He really does know how to play the media at their own game. They don't like it up 'em!
  • JonathanDJonathanD Posts: 2,400
    Pulpstar said:

    Lets face it that is the REAL allegiance these days, more so than Brexit/Remainer; Corbynite/Tory - are you an APPLE man or an Android fan :) ?

    Android here too :D
    Windows 10 for Mobile?

  • JonathanD said:

    Windows 10 for Mobile?

    Natural Law Party?
  • JonathanD said:

    Windows 10 for Mobile?

    Symbian?
  • weejonnieweejonnie Posts: 3,820
    Sandpit said:

    He really does know how to play the media at their own game. They don't like it up 'em!
    From the article

    "Clinton leads Trump by 2.2 percentage points in the national popular vote, according to our polls-only forecast. Trump has already shaved several percentage points off Clinton’s advantage"

    At the moment that is 1.6 and going down faster than a $20 whore.
  • HurstLlamaHurstLlama Posts: 9,098
    edited September 2016

    Sounds useful, though I do rather like my noise cancelling Sennheisers. Great for flying. Apple are never going to make anything like these:

    http://en-uk.sennheiser.com/high-end-headphones-audiophile-stereo-pxc-450
    Three hundred and seventy quid for a set of headphones! They don't even have a built in microphone let alone a three point IR. Crazy waste of a lot of money there, Doc.
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