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As I indicated in last post I’m knocked out with after effects of a nasty cold and am feeling very sorry for my myself so won’t be doing much analysis.
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THe Lib Dems only 1 point better than Labour and tories a clear second......
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Assume this was UK wide, hence poor SNP figures0
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Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings0
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The question is which Paul Nuttall? The bloke who lives in a bedsit in Stoke or Dr Paul Nuttall, former professional footballer, who resides in Liverpool?0
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I would guess so which makes it unhelpful other than the soft factor around coalition-building.OldKingCole said:Assume this was UK wide, hence poor SNP figures
Greens I assume is driven substantially by indifference.0 -
The SNP are doing little harm to the English, Welsh or Irish, it's the Scots they misrule and loot.OldKingCole said:Assume this was UK wide, hence poor SNP figures
Their favourability rating may well be lower in Scotland than in other parts.0 -
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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And Remainers are accused of clinging to folorn hopes!MonikerDiCanio said:
The SNP are doing little harm to the English, Welsh or Irish, it's the Scots they misrule and loot.OldKingCole said:Assume this was UK wide, hence poor SNP figures
Their favourability rating may well be lower in Scotland than in other parts.0 -
The USA has more or less managed to square that circle for a couple of centuries, so I wouldn't get too excited.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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US President Donald Trump has taken his first step to try to scale back US financial services regulations.
He signed an executive order to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations, which some people on Wall Street say are overly-restrictive.
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Get well soon Mike. x x x0
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Isn't QMV the solution to that?Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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Do no harm, yes. Help significantly, no. If the last weeks headlines didn't have an effect, I don't see why today's will either.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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I know - but every little helpsFysics_Teacher said:
Do no harm, yes. Help significantly, no. If the last weeks headlines didn't have an effect, I don't see why today's will either.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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DF is undoubtedly a PITA and needs trimming in parts but to get rid of it all would be unwise. I can guess what the conclusions of the review will be.FrancisUrquhart said:US President Donald Trump has taken his first step to try to scale back US financial services regulations.
He signed an executive order to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations, which some people on Wall Street say are overly-restrictive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38858009
Edit: he doesn't like Basel various either. Again, they're flawed and Basel IV has the risk of driving tradition banks out of the debt business but I don't believe that rigour is where he's coming from. It's evil foreigners stuff at its basest.0 -
I've just seen this clip and couldn't help but notice that she was standing next to Angela Merkel at the time.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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Who cares?FrancisUrquhart said:The question is which Paul Nuttall? The bloke who lives in a bedsit in Stoke or Dr Paul Nuttall, former professional footballer, who resides in Liverpool?
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Then you'll have noticed that only one of them was interacting with the crowd.......williamglenn said:
I've just seen this clip and couldn't help but notice that she was standing next to Angela Merkel at the time.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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She was interacting with the crowd while Merkel scowlswilliamglenn said:
I've just seen this clip and couldn't help but notice that she was standing next to Angela Merkel at the time.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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It will be interesting to see how well the LibDems do in the May local elections.
Wikipedia gives the LibDem national equivalent vote at local elections in non general election years prior to 2010 as:
2009 28%
2008 25%
2007 26%
2006 25%
2004 27%
2003 27%
2002 27%
2000 26%
1999 24%
1998 25%
1996 23%
1995 23%
1994 27%
1993 25%
With Labour disintegrating, UKIP having achieved its purpose and the Remain voters to be a champion of the LibDems should be aiming to get a national equivalent share of at least 25%.
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So the EU needs an elected President, 54 member Senate (2 per member state) and the existing Parliament as the Lower House.Nigelb said:
The USA has more or less managed to square that circle for a couple of centuries, so I wouldn't get too excited.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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As your leaflets about giving £350m a week to th NHS did the trick, what the EU should or shouldn't do is no longer your affair.SandyRentool said:
So the EU needs an elected President, 54 member Senate (2 per member state) and the existing Parliament as the Lower House.Nigelb said:
The USA has more or less managed to square that circle for a couple of centuries, so I wouldn't get too excited.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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Do you share a flat with Jobabob?williamglenn said:
As your leaflets about giving £350m a week to th NHS did the trick, what the EU should or shouldn't do is no longer your affair.SandyRentool said:
So the EU needs an elected President, 54 member Senate (2 per member state) and the existing Parliament as the Lower House.Nigelb said:
The USA has more or less managed to square that circle for a couple of centuries, so I wouldn't get too excited.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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Rhode Island.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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oh goodwilliamglenn said:
As your leaflets about giving £350m a week to th NHS did the trick, what the EU should or shouldn't do is no longer your affair.SandyRentool said:
So the EU needs an elected President, 54 member Senate (2 per member state) and the existing Parliament as the Lower House.Nigelb said:
The USA has more or less managed to square that circle for a couple of centuries, so I wouldn't get too excited.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
does that mean youll stop saying we havent left yet ?0 -
The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
...has more people than the largest state in the union, Alaska.Bromptonaut said:
Rhode Island.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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We get bonus points for having a female Head of State and a female Head of Government.Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
I wonder how much the average British voter really knows about the supposedly warm, eco-friendly Green Party? Whether in fact they are actually closest to the Communists.0
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that bald blokewilliamglenn said:
Angela describes her ample chest while getting rogered by the bloke behind
Tezza tries to figure out if all EU summits are like this
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Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
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We get bonus points for having a female Head of State and a female Head of Government.Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Indeed. Something like that would be quite good for the UK too. And maybe the royal family could be replaced by a/the supreme courtSandyRentool said:
So the EU needs an elected President, 54 member Senate (2 per member state) and the existing Parliament as the Lower House.Nigelb said:
The USA has more or less managed to square that circle for a couple of centuries, so I wouldn't get too excited.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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Scotland woman . NI two women - only the welsh dont have a female leader, but then they vote Labour so no chanceBig_G_NorthWales said:
AbsolutelySandyRentool said:
We get bonus points for having a female Head of State and a female Head of Government.Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
Called water melons for a reasonpeter_from_putney said:I wonder how much the average British voter really knows about the supposedly warm, eco-friendly Green Party? Whether in fact they are actually closest to the Communists.
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Thought for the day: the population of Wyoming is a fraction of that of Los Angeles. A Senator for Wyoming gets one of 100 votes in the US Senate, the Mayor of Los Angeles does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that statehood is a thing, and Wyoming has it and Los Angeles hasn't. But the Founding Fathers believe in nationhood and not just statehood, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Wyoming's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all places the size of Portland, Oregon and greater cities are promoted to parity with Wyoming. And the small fry of the 50 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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Don't know - but May looks boredwilliamglenn said:0 -
We haven't had the election yet. Unless you're calling Martin McGuinness a woman?Alanbrooke said:NI two women
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I'd take foreign but competent any day.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
well given Im calling you a woman why not Wilma ?williamglenn said:
We haven't had the election yet. Unless you're calling Martin McGuinness a woman?Alanbrooke said:NI two women
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Channel 4 News link the lettuce shortage to climate change.
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Mark Carney?not_on_fire said:
I'd take foreign but competent any day.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
then youll find theyll say Brexit causes cimate changeSandyRentool said:Channel 4 News link the lettuce shortage to climate change.
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Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Merkel is foreign and incompetent. She single handedly has brought Europe to the brink with her insane 'come on in' call to the migrants. We saw Hollande today who will be gone in a few weeks and Merkel is presently hanging on by her fingertips.not_on_fire said:
I'd take foreign but competent any day.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
On that analysis the European Union is a more coherent model over the long term than the United States since the EU member states, as nations, are more likely to be able to sustain their case for individual special consideration.rcs1000 said:
Thought for the day: the population of Wyoming is a fraction of that of Los Angeles. A Senator for Wyoming gets one of 100 votes in the US Senate, the Mayor of Los Angeles does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that statehood is a thing, and Wyoming has it and Los Angeles hasn't. But the Founding Fathers believe in nationhood and not just statehood, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Wyoming's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all places the size of Portland, Oregon and greater cities are promoted to parity with Wyoming. And the small fry of the 50 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Ishmael_Z said:
Thought for the day: the population of Malta is approximately that of Bristol. The PM of Malta gets one of 27 votes in the EU, the Mayor of Bristol does not. That is not a terribly interesting paradox if you believe - as most of us do - that nationhood is a thing, and Malta has it and Bristol hasn't. But the Eurocrats believe in supranationality, and the closer they get to that the more anomalous the problem becomes for them, that if Malta's claim to special status is fading away then either it loses its status, or all Bristol-sized and greater cities are promoted to parity with Malta. And the small fry of the 27 are not going to agree to that. That, surely, is the inherent contradiction on which the whole operation founders.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well Theresa May received resounding cheers on a walkabout today in Malta will do no harm to the ratings
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The tip of the iceberg...SandyRentool said:Channel 4 News link the lettuce shortage to climate change.
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Surely they'll find some savings now the 27 don't have to finance all the salaries and expenses of the totally useless UKIPers and assorted fellow travellers who were only there for the social life and entertainment?peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Do you have to be a clown all your life? Take a day off....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
Guardian reporting tonight that Greece is on the brinkwasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Ashcroft:
Earlier in the week I asked my Twitter followers what we should ask the voters who helped send Donald Trump to the White House. Many of the answers were along the lines of, “do you regret it yet?” Judging from my focus groups in Macomb County, Michigan – which backed Obama in 2012 but last year swung behind the Republican, helping him to win the state by just 0.3 per cent – the answer is a resounding “no”.....
......The fact that the president had persisted in the face of protests was “good, because it shows he’s not worried about public opinion.” Some were puzzled by the response: “it’s happened before in 2011, and nobody seemed to notice when Obama did it.”
http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2017/02/i-got-big-hopes-for-that-man-michigan-voters-on-two-weeks-of-president-trump/0 -
€10 billion a year, according to the Institute Jaques Delors......peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Well how will this effect the betting on Stoke.
The Guardian reporting just now that the Labour leadership are in talks with the Greens and Lib Dems to dial down their campaigns to keep UKIP out
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Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Shame that you only do insults - but you seemed to admit recently that you do not do humour and it showsRoger said:
Do you have to be a clown all your life? Take a day off....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
And £18 billion a year according to the Institute Michael Gove...CarlottaVance said:
€10 billion a year, according to the Institute Jaques Delors......peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.0 -
Will Merkel have to administer another punishment beating style budget on Greece?0
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Nah, she's just got a stiff neck!Floater said:
Don't know - but May looks boredwilliamglenn said:0 -
Perhaps if Labour hadn't stood in Richmond they would have been given a free ride in Stoke.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well how will this effect the betting on Stoke.
The Guardian reporting just now that the Labour leadership are in talks with the Greens and Lib Dems to dial down their campaigns to keep UKIP out
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The repeat is never as interesting as the first time around.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
They have to ask for the beating.FrancisUrquhart said:Will Merkel have to administer another punishment beating style budget on Greece?
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Bailout negotiations between Athens and its creditors have stalled. The possibility of Grexit, or euro exit, has re-emerged and bond yields have soared. The yield on two-year Greek government bonds has risen from 6% to 10% in less than two weeks as spooked investors have dumped their holdings.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well how will this effect the betting on Stoke.
The Guardian reporting just now that the Labour leadership are in talks with the Greens and Lib Dems to dial down their campaigns to keep UKIP out
They must be seriously worried
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/grexit-greece-debt-crisis-eu-germany-us?CMP=twt_a-world_b-gdnworld0 -
Re Stoke - if Nuttall gets disqualified does the by election have to be cancelled and started again0
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Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.0
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Whatever. I dress like a mechanic and probably lack discernment, but I think she looks elegant. And her expensive (I assume) dress suits.Floater said:
Don't know - but May looks boredwilliamglenn said:
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Sounds like infatuation and an arrogance that demeans youRoger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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In the next three months she's likely to have to deal with Greece, a British A50, a second round Le Pen runoff and the Dutch elections/Geert Wilders.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
And that's before whatever black swans are caused by Trump/Russia/Fundies/NeoNazis.
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I would have thought you'd have been angrier about the many highly educated people in Leave for 'deceiving' the morons. Not really sure why wonderful streets and harbours would have a bearing on it one way or another - civic architecture isn't much of a reason to stay or leave an institution.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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As far as I am aware both the UK and Malta will remain members of the Commonwealth.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Mike - I trust you and your good lady have had the sense to have your ''flu jabs this winter. If not, it's better late than not at all. Especially now that one have this done in a couple of minutes in the local pharmacy, so there's no having to make an appointment with the doctor and then having to wait for ages to be seen.
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Shame that you only do insults - but you seemed to admit recently that you do not do humour and it showsRoger said:
Do you have to be a clown all your life? Take a day off....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:
It is a genre of advertising . Sorry if I interrupted your body language evaluation of European leaders.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Shame that you only do insults - but you seemed to admit recently that you do not do humour and it showsRoger said:
Do you have to be a clown all your life? Take a day off....Big_G_NorthWales said:
Is that the best you can find - plenty more show a very different body language. Also it rather sums you up when you would prefer a foreign leader against your ownSandyRentool said:
Would it be the woman with a hand growing out of her shoulder?williamglenn said:0 -
Roger, it is your citizenship of the wonderful country of Richistan which gets you access to the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta; the EU has nothing to do with it.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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As far as I am aware both the UK and Malta will remain members of the Commonwealth.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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would that be the same magnificent architecture Mrs Merkels relations blasted the shit out of ?Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Don't you enjoy seeing our leader mingling as an equal with the 27 others in these fine historic Europe cities and thinking about our shared heritage? I do.Ishmael_Z said:
Roger, it is your citizenship of the wonderful country of Richistan which gets you access to the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta; the EU has nothing to do with it.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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I thought it was just High Tories who only feel comfortable with countries we have colonizedSandyRentool said:
As far as I am aware both the UK and Malta will remain members of the Commonwealth.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Brits were retiring to Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Ireland before the EU was invented.RobD said:
zingSandyRentool said:
As far as I am aware both the UK and Malta will remain members of the Commonwealth.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Firstly, I don't think they should be worried. Secondly, when a party gives up campaigning, the voters give up on the party.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well how will this effect the betting on Stoke.
The Guardian reporting just now that the Labour leadership are in talks with the Greens and Lib Dems to dial down their campaigns to keep UKIP out
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Geert's got more change than Le Pen. In the voice of Kevin Keegan, "I would love it, love it if Geert wins"wasd said:
In the next three months she's likely to have to deal with Greece, a British A50, a second round Le Pen runoff and the Dutch elections/Geert Wilders.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
And that's before whatever black swans are caused by Trump/Russia/Fundies/NeoNazis.0 -
But while you EUphiles were bathing in the warm glow of the brotherhood of man the French and Germans were using the EU as war by other means, Club Med and the Eastern Europeans were using it for handouts and the EUcrats were sticking their hands in the till.Roger said:
Don't you enjoy seeing our leader mingling as an equal with the 27 others in these fine historic Europe cities and thinking about our shared heritage? I do.Ishmael_Z said:
Roger, it is your citizenship of the wonderful country of Richistan which gets you access to the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta; the EU has nothing to do with it.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Re Greece, the 10 year government bond (which is the 'benchmark' bond), has barely budged. If you look at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/GGGB10YR:IND then it's actually close to a one year high in terms of price (and therefore low in terms of yield).
This doesn't mean - of course - that another Greek crisis is out of the question. But it does mean that fixating on the prices of very short dated bonds with limited liquidity may be not be telling you much. Put in context, a bond that matures with value 100 in May, that moves from 99 to 98, has effectively seen its yield go from 4% to 8% (on an annual basis).0 -
OT. I notice Milo Yiannopoulos is an ex student of your esteemed university and there's me thinking they were all lefty comediansAlanbrooke said:
would that be the same magnificent architecture Mrs Merkels relations blasted the shit out of ?Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Geert is going to win, in that the PVV will top the polls in the Netherlands.Dixie said:
Geert's got more change than Le Pen. In the voice of Kevin Keegan, "I would love it, love it if Geert wins"wasd said:
In the next three months she's likely to have to deal with Greece, a British A50, a second round Le Pen runoff and the Dutch elections/Geert Wilders.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
And that's before whatever black swans are caused by Trump/Russia/Fundies/NeoNazis.
But the reason they top the polls is because its an insanely fragmented political landscape in the Netherlands. There are two parties (the CDA and the VVD) that occupy the space taken by Cameron's Conservatives. There are two parties - in parliament - that occupy the space that is taken by the Green Party (the Ecology Party and the The Party of the Animals).
The PVV will get approximately 30 seats at the General Election, which is c. 20% of the vote. But who will they ally with?0 -
Le Pen doesn't need to win to cause Merkel headaches - she just needs to be there and be loud.Dixie said:
Geert's got more change than Le Pen. In the voice of Kevin Keegan, "I would love it, love it if Geert wins"wasd said:
In the next three months she's likely to have to deal with Greece, a British A50, a second round Le Pen runoff and the Dutch elections/Geert Wilders.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
And that's before whatever black swans are caused by Trump/Russia/Fundies/NeoNazis.0 -
Im Manchester RogerRoger said:
OT. I notice Milo Yiannopoulos is an ex student of your esteemed university and there's me thinking they were all lefty comediansAlanbrooke said:
would that be the same magnificent architecture Mrs Merkels relations blasted the shit out of ?Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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Why do you want to cause Merkel headaches?wasd said:
Le Pen doesn't need to win to cause Merkel headaches - she just needs to be there and be loud.Dixie said:
Geert's got more change than Le Pen. In the voice of Kevin Keegan, "I would love it, love it if Geert wins"wasd said:
In the next three months she's likely to have to deal with Greece, a British A50, a second round Le Pen runoff and the Dutch elections/Geert Wilders.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
And that's before whatever black swans are caused by Trump/Russia/Fundies/NeoNazis.0 -
Medical treatment became cheaper after we joined, though.Dixie said:
Brits were retiring to Malta, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Ireland before the EU was invented.RobD said:
zingSandyRentool said:
As far as I am aware both the UK and Malta will remain members of the Commonwealth.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
Anyway, it's not about the past, it's about the future. It's Leavers who dream of some Once Upon A Time.0 -
As much as I'd enjoy seeing her mingle as an equal with the mayor of Bristol, yes.Roger said:
Don't you enjoy seeing our leader mingling as an equal with the 27 others in these fine historic Europe cities and thinking about our shared heritage? I do.Ishmael_Z said:
Roger, it is your citizenship of the wonderful country of Richistan which gets you access to the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta; the EU has nothing to do with it.Roger said:Isn't it depressing when you see the wonderful streets and harbour at Valletta that we'll soon be leaving the most elegant and sophisticated club in the world soon to be replaced by the dystopian nightmare of Trump/ Faragism that has been forced on us by a pack of ill educated morons.
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I don't want to cause Merkel any headaches - but this speculation that Merkel's biggest problem in life is where she's going to find a couple of billion per year half a decade from now is terribly brit centric.Roger said:
Why do you want to cause Merkel headaches?wasd said:
Le Pen doesn't need to win to cause Merkel headaches - she just needs to be there and be loud.Dixie said:
Geert's got more change than Le Pen. In the voice of Kevin Keegan, "I would love it, love it if Geert wins"wasd said:
In the next three months she's likely to have to deal with Greece, a British A50, a second round Le Pen runoff and the Dutch elections/Geert Wilders.peter_from_putney said:
Oh Crikey - yes, of course, I'd forgotten that the next Greek crisis is but a few weeks away.wasd said:
Right now I suspect Merkel's financial worries begin and end with Greece.peter_from_putney said:
As well indeed she might ..... it will be Germany largely picking up the tab for the giant hole left after Britain has departed the EU. (There's no one else with the dough.)Big_G_NorthWales said:The Heads of States photo in Malta today shows just how the EU is a 'boys club' - Just three female Heads of States - Theresa May, Angela Merkel, and Beata Szydio of Poland.
Angela Merkel looked very down and worried.
And that's before whatever black swans are caused by Trump/Russia/Fundies/NeoNazis.0 -
Not at all!Big_G_NorthWales said:Re Stoke - if Nuttall gets disqualified does the by election have to be cancelled and started again
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Not at all!Big_G_NorthWales said:Re Stoke - if Nuttall gets disqualified does the by election have to be cancelled and started again
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Firstly, I don't think they should be worried. Secondly, when a party gives up campaigning, the voters give up on the party.Big_G_NorthWales said:Well how will this effect the betting on Stoke.
The Guardian reporting just now that the Labour leadership are in talks with the Greens and Lib Dems to dial down their campaigns to keep UKIP out
They must be seriously worried
"The former Lib Dem MP Andrew George admitted that Stoke posed a difficult question, but said it was important to remember that his party came fourth in the seat in the last election.
"If there really was a chance of us pulling off a remarkable result then we should give it our all,” he said. “However, we should also be careful that, in our enthusiasm, we don’t unintentionally help elect a thinly disguised fascist to parliament."
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If he was to be declared ineligible for whatever reason, it would be the eligible candidate with the highest vote that wins.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Are you surejustin124 said:
Not at all!Big_G_NorthWales said:Re Stoke - if Nuttall gets disqualified does the by election have to be cancelled and started again
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We had a whole slate of BNP candidates disqualified in one election I was involved in. All sorts of irregularities on their nomination papers.justin124 said:
Not at all!Big_G_NorthWales said:Re Stoke - if Nuttall gets disqualified does the by election have to be cancelled and started again
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Thanks for thatRobD said:
If he was to be declared ineligible for whatever reason, it would be the eligible candidate with the highest vote that wins.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Are you surejustin124 said:
Not at all!Big_G_NorthWales said:Re Stoke - if Nuttall gets disqualified does the by election have to be cancelled and started again
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