We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
It's difficult to resist the urge to make ad hominem arguments, but when sensible people make irrational choices because of how they feel (or how they think other people feel), and stick to them in the face of evidence of their mistake then we're in dire straights.
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Ok Alistair, given that the Conservatives can never do anything to please you, moving over with a near nigh 60 seat majority and 800,000 additional votes compared to the LOSERS of the GE, would give us the massively experienced Labour front bench aided by Rag, Tag and Bobtail coalition partners. What kind of bloody idiots do you think we are?
Can anybody make sense of Labours Brexit position of staying in the customs union but leaving the single market?
There is a good case to be made for staying in the customs union during a transitional period. It is also perfectly possible, as is the case with Turkey, to be in "a" customs union with the EU but not "the" customs union.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
A stark and very real warning of what a Corbyn premiership would present. The literal theft of somebody's property because they happen to use it in a way that is perceived to be distasteful - ie - making profit from it, or keeping it vacant, or for whatever reason.
Where will this end? Illegal evictions of private property owners to make way for more 'deserving' demographics? It's only a step away from seizing other assets.
We are living in dangerous times.
Drama Queen
On the other hand you will excuse the red team nearly anything
Thinking The Herdson's suggestion of putting Jezza in to "govern" with 260 seats might not be a bad option...
The arithmetic doesn't even begin to support that idea. How on earth would you justify to the public letting Corbyn in and only allowing him to put through the commons the policies you approve of ? What do you do when he makes the first vote a confidence issue ?
And it you do allow him to pass legislation, you'd effectively be outsourcing the leadership of the Tories to Corbyn.
Utterly absurd - even before you begin to consider the executive powers the PM possesses which don't require commons votes.
And the message would also be "we don't have a leader any better than May". Pitiful.
Of course a Corbyn McDonnell government would be a disaster for the country but ironically the quickest way to revive the Tories, we would be asking the IMF for a bailout in a year or two, the EU would make mincemeat of Corbyn and Starmer and the unions would be running the country
We cannot hand over the reigns of power to Corbyn, no matter how tough it gets for the Tories. Corbyn has been emboldened, and has already starting talking about property theft from a demographic he despises.
That's the tip of the iceberg. Imagine him as PM and McDonnell as chancellor. The damage they would do would sink this country.
I agree but from a purely partisan perspective the fact that a Corbyn McDonnell government would probably be the worst government we have ever had does cause a few Tories to pause and consider letting them take charge for a few years, it would likely be a guaranteed Tory landslide at the subsequent general election
Thinking The Herdson's suggestion of putting Jezza in to "govern" with 260 seats might not be a bad option...
The arithmetic doesn't even begin to support that idea. How on earth would you justify to the public letting Corbyn in and only allowing him to put through the commons the policies you approve of ? What do you do when he makes the first vote a confidence issue ?
And it you do allow him to pass legislation, you'd effectively be outsourcing the leadership of the Tories to Corbyn.
Utterly absurd - even before you begin to consider the executive powers the PM possesses which don't require commons votes.
And the message would also be "we don't have a leader any better than May". Pitiful.
I think we went thru the 1923/4 scenario the other day. Very risky.
Everything is risky for Con at the moment.
Keep May for two years for Brexit - There might not be a Conservative Party left when she's finished.
Change May for Hammond - He might be able to pull off Brexit but the public will find him dull, boring and uninspiring. Next to Corbyn he'll fade into the background. And what if he turns out to be as useless as May?
Change May for Boris - ANYTHING could happen. He might be a great success. He might be a terrible disaster.
Put Corbyn in to govern as a minority - He might turn out to be even more popular and successful in office than he is in Opposition.
These are dark times for #TeamBlue
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Of course a Corbyn McDonnell government would be a disaster for the country but ironically the quickest way to revive the Tories, we would be asking the IMF for a bailout in a year or two, the EU would make mincemeat of Corbyn and Starmer and the unions would be running the country
We cannot hand over the reigns of power to Corbyn, no matter how tough it gets for the Tories. Corbyn has been emboldened, and has already starting talking about property theft from a demographic he despises.
That's the tip of the iceberg. Imagine him as PM and McDonnell as chancellor. The damage they would do would sink this country.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
Would the same level of trust apply to a country that puts banned cladding on high-rise buildings?
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
Can anybody make sense of Labours Brexit position of staying in the customs union but leaving the single market?
There is a good case to be made for staying in the customs union during a transitional period. It is also perfectly possible, as is the case with Turkey, to be in "a" customs union with the EU but not "the" customs union.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
I see thanks for that.
Could we still do trade deals with other countries if we was in "a" customs union rather than "the" customs union?
Mr. Jason, nice idea, but it has to come from the left. The Conservatives, even those relatively left wing, can't risk splitting and allowing a Marxist and a friend of Hamas into power.
The PLP has decided to respond to a third consecutive election defeat by concluding they were wrong about what a dangerous, incompetent **** their leader is and that actually he's really super and it's great the far left has its claws around the Labour Party's throat.
Until and unless Labour MPs are willing to stand for a party that isn't led by a terrorist sympathising, far left lunatic, a British En Marche is impossible.
Thinking The Herdson's suggestion of putting Jezza in to "govern" with 260 seats might not be a bad option...
The arithmetic doesn't even begin to support that idea. How on earth would you justify to the public letting Corbyn in and only allowing him to put through the commons the policies you approve of ? What do you do when he makes the first vote a confidence issue ?
And it you do allow him to pass legislation, you'd effectively be outsourcing the leadership of the Tories to Corbyn.
Utterly absurd - even before you begin to consider the executive powers the PM possesses which don't require commons votes.
And the message would also be "we don't have a leader any better than May". Pitiful.
Of course a Corbyn McDonnell government would be a disaster for the country but ironically the quickest way to revive the Tories, we would be asking the IMF for a bailout in a year or two, the EU would make mincemeat of Corbyn and Starmer and the unions would be running the country
We cannot hand over the reigns of power to Corbyn, no matter how tough it gets for the Tories. Corbyn has been emboldened, and has already starting talking about property theft from a demographic he despises.
That's the tip of the iceberg. Imagine him as PM and McDonnell as chancellor. The damage they would do would sink this country.
I agree but from a purely partisan perspective the fact that a Corbyn McDonnell government would probably be the worst government we have ever had does cause a few Tories to pause and consider letting them take charge for a few years, it would likely be a guaranteed Tory landslide at the subsequent general election
It's not worth it for the damage they would cause.
How many here would actually get a vote in a Tory leadership contest?
If you do, do you agree the priority is to keep the hard left Corbyn out of power and that cannot be done by a dull technocrat type like Hammond but instead to have any chance of winning the next election you need an exciting charismatic populist of our own?
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
Yes, to judge Macron on the basis on his current positions would be like judging Thatcher on her 1979 manifesto. If he succeeds he will go further.
A site which was convinced May was heading for a comfortable/landslide victory not so long ago, is now convinced a Corbyn government is going to happen.
Reality: nothing is guaranteed. We are in such an unpredictable situation that literally anything could happen.
Mr. One, disagree. May would've been if she'd been other than very incompetent at campaigning. If she'd been bland and average she'd have a majority of at least 50-60.
Thinking The Herdson's suggestion of putting Jezza in to "govern" with 260 seats might not be a bad option...
The arithmetic doesn't even begin to support that idea. How on earth would you justify to the public letting Corbyn in and only allowing him to put through the commons the policies you approve of ? What do you do when he makes the first vote a confidence issue ?
And it you do allow him to pass legislation, you'd effectively be outsourcing the leadership of the Tories to Corbyn.
Utterly absurd - even before you begin to consider the executive powers the PM possesses which don't require commons votes.
And the message would also be "we don't have a leader any better than May". Pitiful.
I think we went thru the 1923/4 scenario the other day. Very risky.
Everything is risky for Con at the moment.
Keep May for two years for Brexit - There might not be a Conservative Party left when she's finished.
Change May for Hammond - He might be able to pull off Brexit but the public will find #TeamBlue
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Of course a Corbyn McDonnell government would be a disaster for the country but ironically the quickest way to revive the Tories, we would be asking the IMF for a bailout in a year or two, the EU would make mincemeat of Corbyn and Starmer and the unions would be running the country
We cannot hand over the reigns of power to Corbyn, no matter how tough it gets for the Tories. Corbyn has been emboldened, and has already starting talking about property theft from a demographic he despises.
That's the tip of the iceberg. Imagine him as PM and McDonnell as chancellor. The damage they would do would sink this country.
I agree but from a purely partisan perspective the fact that a Corbyn McDonnell government would probably be the worst government we have ever had does cause a few Tories to pause and consider letting them take charge for a few years, it would likely be a guaranteed Tory landslide at the subsequent general election
It's not worth it for the damage they would cause.
What if McDonnell was clever enough to play it nice and safe until the second term?
Mr. Jason, nice idea, but it has to come from the left. The Conservatives, even those relatively left wing, can't risk splitting and allowing a Marxist and a friend of Hamas into power.
The PLP has decided to respond to a third consecutive election defeat by concluding they were wrong about what a dangerous, incompetent **** their leader is and that actually he's really super and it's great the far left has its claws around the Labour Party's throat.
Until and unless Labour MPs are willing to stand for a party that isn't led by a terrorist sympathising, far left lunatic, a British En Marche is impossible.
Yup. The standing ovation the PLP gave Corbyn was disgusting, and it is a decision they will live to regret.
Can anybody make sense of Labours Brexit position of staying in the customs union but leaving the single market?
There is a good case to be made for staying in the customs union during a transitional period. It is also perfectly possible, as is the case with Turkey, to be in "a" customs union with the EU but not "the" customs union.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
I see thanks for that.
Could we still do trade deals with other countries if we was in "a" customs union rather than "the" customs union?
Yes, but with caveats.
I think you would need to pass a law saying that you need to declare all goods you plan to immediately re-export. (Turkey has such a law.)
I think it would also only work during the period while our MFN tariff rates were the same as the EU. (In other words, it's a sensible transitional move.)
A stark and very real warning of what a Corbyn premiership would present. The literal theft of somebody's property because they happen to use it in a way that is perceived to be distasteful - ie - making profit from it, or keeping it vacant, or for whatever reason.
Where will this end? Illegal evictions of private property owners to make way for more 'deserving' demographics? It's only a step away from seizing other assets.
We are living in dangerous times.
Drama Queen
On the other hand you will excuse the red team nearly anything
Remember the names BJO called Corbyn over the Trident QT questioning .... happy times.
Thinking The Herdson's suggestion of putting Jezza in to "govern" with 260 seats might not be a bad option...
The arithmetic doesn't even begin to support that idea. How on earth would you justify to the public letting Corbyn in and only allowing him to put through the commons the policies you approve of ?
Of course a Corbyn McDonnell government would be a disaster for the country but ironically the quickest way to revive the Tories, we would be asking the IMF for a bailout in a year or two, the EU would make mincemeat of Corbyn and Starmer and the unions would be running the country
We cannot hand over the reigns of power to Corbyn, no matter how tough it gets for the Tories. Corbyn has been emboldened, and has already starting talking about property theft from a demographic he despises.
That's the tip of the iceberg. Imagine him as PM and McDonnell as chancellor. The damage they would do would sink this country.
I agree but from a purely partisan perspective the fact that a Corbyn McDonnell government would probably be the worst government we have ever had does cause a few Tories to pause and consider letting them take charge for a few years, it would likely be a guaranteed Tory landslide at the subsequent general election
JICIPM definite disaster say PB Tories.
They have been spot on about Corbyns abilities so far.
Can anybody make sense of Labours Brexit position of staying in the customs union but leaving the single market?
There is a good case to be made for staying in the customs union during a transitional period. It is also perfectly possible, as is the case with Turkey, to be in "a" customs union with the EU but not "the" customs union.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
I see thanks for that.
Could we still do trade deals with other countries if we was in "a" customs union rather than "the" customs union?
Yes, but with caveats.
I think you would need to pass a law saying that you need to declare all goods you plan to immediately re-export. (Turkey has such a law.)
I think it would also only work during the period while our MFN tariff rates were the same as the EU. (In other words, it's a sensible transitional move.)
A stark and very real warning of what a Corbyn premiership would present. The literal theft of somebody's property because they happen to use it in a way that is perceived to be distasteful - ie - making profit from it, or keeping it vacant, or for whatever reason.
Where will this end? Illegal evictions of private property owners to make way for more 'deserving' demographics? It's only a step away from seizing other assets.
We are living in dangerous times.
Drama Queen
On the other hand you will excuse the red team nearly anything
Remember the names BJO called Corbyn over the Trident QT questioning .... happy times.
That was not BJO that was a litre of Bacardi wot dun it
A stark and very real warning of what a Corbyn premiership would present. The literal theft of somebody's property because they happen to use it in a way that is perceived to be distasteful - ie - making profit from it, or keeping it vacant, or for whatever reason.
Where will this end? Illegal evictions of private property owners to make way for more 'deserving' demographics? It's only a step away from seizing other assets.
We are living in dangerous times.
From YouGov today:
Jeremy Corbyn has called for luxury properties in Kensington that are owned but left empty to be requisitioned and provided as accommodation for Grenfell Tower residents who have been made homeless by the fire. Would you support or oppose such a move?
% ...........TOTAL Lab Con LD SNP UKIP Strongly support 33 51 14 35 45 23 Tend to support .26 30 26 34 27 24
So 40% of Tories support Corbyn on this.
Hmm......
Some questions:-
-What's "luxury"? Who defines it? What's any appeal process? -What's "empty"? -What if it were left unused for a month because the owner was thinking of redecorating or refurbishing? -Or three or six months? -What if the owner works abroad on a monthly contract and genuinely doesn't know when they will be back and wants a secure base for when that happens? - Is compensation to be paid and if so how much and for how long? - If not what else can the Govt seize and under what circumstances? - How does the owner get their property back and when? -What if it's mortgaged and the lender decides to call the loan in because their security is now in doubt? - What if the owner is foreign and you start an international tit for tat? Lots of Chinese owned flats in London for example so that's going to end well isn't it? Why should I suffer a trade embargo to goods I export to China from far off Wales forcing me to lay people off in the Valleys because people are grandstanding in London?
This was a dreadful tragedy. Huge efforts must be made to allieviate the suffering of those involved in a humane and practical fashion asap, no question. All aspects of this need to see full daylight in full public scrutiny for sure. However, we should also not all be leaping to conclusions before the technical enquiry as to the cause(s) has even really started. A bit less emoting wildly and a bit more thinking through the huge consequences of shoot from the hip responses might help.
The only reason for requisitioning (outside of a national emergency) is punishment of property owners.
A site which was convinced May was heading for a comfortable/landslide victory not so long ago, is now convinced a Corbyn government is going to happen.
Reality: nothing is guaranteed. We are in such an unpredictable situation that literally anything could happen.
What is great is how the commentariart of all sides just shrug their shoulders about getting it all wrong and then again start spouting with total confidence what the right actions and people are to do now in their opinion. It's a dismal science far beyond economics.
Can anybody make sense of Labours Brexit position of staying in the customs union but leaving the single market?
There is a good case to be made for staying in the customs union during a transitional period. It is also perfectly possible, as is the case with Turkey, to be in "a" customs union with the EU but not "the" customs union.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
I see thanks for that.
Could we still do trade deals with other countries if we was in "a" customs union rather than "the" customs union?
Yes, but with caveats.
I think you would need to pass a law saying that you need to declare all goods you plan to immediately re-export. (Turkey has such a law.)
I think it would also only work during the period while our MFN tariff rates were the same as the EU. (In other words, it's a sensible transitional move.)
Transitioning to what? So far nothing of the vision of the 'global' Brexiteers has come close to being vindicated. Brexit is a blind alley that wastes our energies. Britiain is a European country and is every bit as suited to full EU membership as Germany, France or Spain.
How many here would actually get a vote in a Tory leadership contest?
If you do, do you agree the priority is to keep the hard left Corbyn out of power and that cannot be done by a dull technocrat type like Hammond but instead to have any chance of winning the next election you need an exciting charismatic populist of our own?
It is either this or PM Corbyn.
No I disagree, as a Tory member I think Hammond is both best for the Brexit talks and best to keep out Corbyn however we need to see some head to head Labour v Tories voting intention figures under Hammond, Boris and Davis to confirm. If Boris and Davis do better I may change my mind but at the moment Hammond actually has the best net figures of the 3 with Labour voters while being about average with Tory voters
Ok Alistair, given that the Conservatives can never do anything to please you, moving over with a near nigh 60 seat majority and 800,000 additional votes compared to the LOSERS of the GE, would give us the massively experienced Labour front bench aided by Rag, Tag and Bobtail coalition partners. What kind of bloody idiots do you think we are?
A "bloody idiot" who thinks the Conservative have a "60 seat majority" ??? .... where did that come from? ... Extra seats for the DUP by wishful thinking transference?
Thinking The Herdson's suggestion of putting Jezza in to "govern" with 260 seats might not be a bad option...
The arithmetic doesn't even begin to support that idea. How on earth would you justify to the public letting Corbyn in and only allowing him to put through the commons the policies you approve of ?
Of course a Corbyn McDonnell government would be a disaster for the country but ironically the quickest way to revive the Tories, we would be asking the IMF for a bailout in a year or two, the EU would make mincemeat of Corbyn and Starmer and the unions would be running the country
We cannot hand over the reigns of power to Corbyn, no matter how tough it gets for the Tories. Corbyn has been emboldened, and has already starting talking about property theft from a demographic he despises.
That's the tip of the iceberg. Imagine him as PM and McDonnell as chancellor. The damage they would do would sink this country.
I agree but from a purely partisan perspective the fact lection
JICIPM definite disaster say PB Tories.
They have been spot on about Corbyns abilities so far.
The fact Corbyn can twice win a Labour leadership contest and get within 60 seats of the Tories im a general election does not mean he will be anything other than a disaster in power. Even in Greece 2 years after Tsipras was elected Syriza now trail the conservative New Democracy party by almost 20% in the latest polls https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_Greek_legislative_election
For all of the bluster about votes and seats it's very simple.
Theresa May will go.
If she goes soon there is a chance the Conservative Party can keep a level of perceived competence and at least lead us into the "ere is your bus fare 'ome" Brexit negotiations. Scared by the grotesque chaos of May it'll have to be Hammond despite (and because of) BoJo whining. And that means fun and games as the "majority" with or without the DUP is nothing of the sort due to Europe once again splitting the party in twain
If she stays it tells the nation a few things: You don't matter. Keeping Jezbollah out and Cameroons out is more important than your concerns. In the national interest of course. There is no one better. No one else can lead the Tory party as an alternative to this zombie who can't lead the Tory party. And forget about national leadership as she can't do that either. Brexit? Que?
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
He won't be the first in recent times to attempt this. not sure that means it will happen.
The only reason for requisitioning (outside of a national emergency) is punishment of LANDBAMKERS.
It's understandable that people should wish to lash out at someone in the wake of this tragedy, and rich people in Kensington are a natural target. It's why I said that rich people in Inner London should keep a low profile.
Theresa May should get the Queen's speech through and then resign as party leader straight after the Parliamentary recess starts on July 15th, that gives the Tories around seven weeks to get a new leader before Parliament returns on 5th of September.
There must be a contest. they can't afford another coronation, if a Brexit deal can be done quickly, the new PM can call an election for October 2018 to get his own mandate and no doubt the deal will be a big issue in the election campaign.
If there's no deal by the end of March 2019 we leave the EU anyway and an election could be called for the first Thursday in May.
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
He won't be the first in recent times to attempt this. not sure that means it will happen.
Again, the best comparison is with Thatcher. PMs had failed several times where she succeeded. So far Macron shows every sign of being the stand-out leader of his generation.
Theresa May should get the Queen's speech through and then resign as party leader straight after the Parliamentary recess starts on July 15th, that gives the Tories around seven weeks to get a new leader before Parliament returns on 5th of September.
There must be a contest. they can't afford another coronation, if a Brexit deal can be done quickly, the new PM can call an election for October 2018 to get his own mandate and no doubt the deal will be a big issue in the election campaign.
If there's no deal by the end of March 2019 we leave the EU anyway and an election could be called for the first Thursday in May.
Does seem the most likely scenario.
Although would be better for my wallet if Hammond took over by Cabinet consent tomorrow afternoon and did the QS stuff.
I note Boris's majority in West London collapsed to just 5,000 a couple of weeks ago (NIck Hurd also suffered a big swing and it's not inconcivable Labour will sweep Hillingdon next spring.)
I don't have a strong view on the Conservative leadership - are you looking for an effective Brexit negotiator or someone to give you a poll lift and make you feel better after the events of the past fortnight ?
Replacing May with Hammond is a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. As was noted downthread he's the only one of the potential leaders of the Brexit negotiations who would have a modicum of credibility with the Europeans. So, if we could just think in terms of what the country needs, rather than some putative electoral advantage, spreadsheet Phil it is.
Having just caught up with Marr I have to say I was surprised to see, contrary to press and social media reports, how far Hammond is in fact wedded to the Leave camp. Leavers can seemingly rest assured the potential coup against May isn't motivated by an underlying desire to sink Brexit. The interesting thing is if there is a leadership election will Tory MP's now ensure Boris doesn't make the final two in the reasonably certain knowledge Brexit is safe.
I note Boris's majority in West London collapsed to just 5,000 a couple of weeks ago (NIck Hurd also suffered a big swing and it's not inconcivable Labour will sweep Hillingdon next spring.)
I don't have a strong view on the Conservative leadership - are you looking for an effective Brexit negotiator or someone to give you a poll lift and make you feel better after the events of the past fortnight ?
I think that Labour will find it hard to advance beyond the 55% they got in London, next time.
It's striking though, that the Tories have been stuck on about a third of the vote in every London election since 1997.
A stark and very real warning of what a Corbyn premiership would present. The literal theft of somebody's property because they happen to use it in a way that is perceived to be distasteful - ie - making profit from it, or keeping it vacant, or for whatever reason.
Where will this end? Illegal evictions of private property owners to make way for more 'deserving' demographics? It's only a step away from seizing other assets.
We are living in dangerous times.
Drama Queen
The Conservatives were very happy to requisition people's property in WW2 . They were also happy in the 1950s and 1960s to compulsory purchase it at below market value for major building projects . If you had a nice property but were unlucky to live in the middle of a large slum clearance area again your home was requisitioned with below market value compensation .
Have you got sources for that please?
Google is your friend
I'm sorry but that isn't how this works. You can't just make a claim and then tell ME to Google it.
He's right though. It's very well known. So much so that you shouldn't need to google it. It actually stretched into the early 70's and houses could be compulsorily purchased because there weren't enough windows or any building infringement real or invented and bought for a song. I used to work as a vounteer for Shelter and it was disgraceful.
I note Boris's majority in West London collapsed to just 5,000 a couple of weeks ago (NIck Hurd also suffered a big swing and it's not inconcivable Labour will sweep Hillingdon next spring.)
I don't have a strong view on the Conservative leadership - are you looking for an effective Brexit negotiator or someone to give you a poll lift and make you feel better after the events of the past fortnight ?
Boris's vote went up by 0.6% it's true that the Labour vote went up by a lot more, there was higher turnout and they squeezed the UKIP, Lib/Dem and Green votes. But there can't be much left to squeeze and you won't get many more Con-Lab switchers if they run a better campaign next time.
I have been of the opinion for a long time now, that everyone messed up everything. When the British people voted LEAVE on June 23rd 2016, David Cameron should have come out of Downing Street and announced that he was resigning as Prime Minister but not as Conservative Party leader and contesting a general election to be held on August 18th 2016 which would then be used as the base for a government of national unity with Cabinet posts awarded using d'Hondt PR to create a Cabinet of equals which would then draw up the UK's discussion plan for Brexit, at which point Article 50 would be triggered and at the same time a general election to be held eight weeks after those two year discussions ended. That way we wouldn't be in this whole mess.
Replacing May with Hammond is a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. As was noted downthread he's the only one of the potential leaders of the Brexit negotiations who would have a modicum of credibility with the Europeans. So, if we could just think in terms of what the country needs, rather than some putative electoral advantage, spreadsheet Phil it is.
Conservatives would have to be no-brainers to (s)elect Hammond. He's Theresa May without the charisma or John Major without the interesting external Y fronts.
Not that some of the other front line candidates inspire too much confidence. Voters will laugh with but also laugh at Boris, a clever but amiable buffoon who certainly adds to the gaiety of the nation but not much else. David Davis is the arch BREXITEER with a penchant for resigning his seat in a fit of righteous self importance and has an air of contented smugness.
Conservatives need to think outside of the box - not Pandora's box .... but a candidate with proven leadership skills, a sense of direction, vision and hope. Added to which an ability to engage the voters without an air of entitlement or fake empathy.
And no I haven't the faintest idea presently but then again neither do the Tories. Cometh the hour cometh the man or woman. We shall see.
Having just caught up with Marr I have to say I was surprised to see, contrary to press and social media reports, how far Hammond is in fact wedded to the Leave camp. Leavers can seemingly rest assured the potential coup against May isn't motivated by an underlying desire to sink Brexit. The interesting thing is if there is a leadership election will Tory MP's now ensure Boris doesn't make the final two in the reasonably certain knowledge Brexit is safe.
That's because most Conservatives are still in denial about Brexit. Philip Hammond appears to be one of the more realistic ones. If he's going long on the Leave rhetoric, it just indicates he is hungry for the job of PM and is happy to tell his party what he thinks they want to hear.
I note Boris's majority in West London collapsed to just 5,000 a couple of weeks ago (NIck Hurd also suffered a big swing and it's not inconcivable Labour will sweep Hillingdon next spring.)
I don't have a strong view on the Conservative leadership - are you looking for an effective Brexit negotiator or someone to give you a poll lift and make you feel better after the events of the past fortnight ?
I think that Labour will find it hard to advance beyond the 55% they got in London, next time.
It's striking though, that the Tories have been stuck on about a third of the vote in every London election since 1997.
If memory serves, London had 48 Conservative MPs in 1992.
The expansion of Labour from Inner London to the suburbs (and the emergence of the LD power base in SW London around Sutton, Kingston and Richmond) has reduced the Conservatives to the fringes and while they retain strength to the SE of the capital, the 2017 results suggested Labour was gaining ground in the North and North West.
The likes of Chipping Barnet, Hendon, Cities of London & Westminster and Putney along with Boris's seat are all now marginals (as indeed is IDS' seat).
Replacing May with Hammond is a no-brainer as far as I'm concerned. As was noted downthread he's the only one of the potential leaders of the Brexit negotiations who would have a modicum of credibility with the Europeans. So, if we could just think in terms of what the country needs, rather than some putative electoral advantage, spreadsheet Phil it is.
Conservatives would have to be no-brainers to (s)elect Hammond. He's Theresa May without the charisma or John Major without the interesting external Y fronts.
Not that some of the other front line candidates inspire too much confidence. Voters will laugh with but also laugh at Boris, a clever but amiable buffoon who certainly adds to the gaiety of the nation but not much else. David Davis is the arch BREXITEER with a penchant for resigning his seat in a fit of righteous self importance and has an air of contented smugness.
Conservatives need to think outside of the box - not Pandora's box .... but a candidate with proven leadership skills, a sense of direction, vision and hope. Added to which an ability to engage the voters without an air of entitlement or fake empathy.
And no I haven't the faintest idea presently but then again neither do the Tories. Cometh the hour cometh the man or woman. We shall see.
Yes, it is not a positive endorsement of Hammond, but recognition that all the other contenders (including the present incumbent) represent varying degrees of disaster in terms of the Brexit negotiations - which is, of course, the only thing that matters now.
Theresa May should get the Queen's speech through and then resign as party leader straight after the Parliamentary recess starts on July 15th, that gives the Tories around seven weeks to get a new leader before Parliament returns on 5th of September.
There must be a contest. they can't afford another coronation, if a Brexit deal can be done quickly, the new PM can call an election for October 2018 to get his own mandate and no doubt the deal will be a big issue in the election campaign.
If there's no deal by the end of March 2019 we leave the EU anyway and an election could be called for the first Thursday in May.
So seven months wasted on internal Conservative Party wrangling, out of an extremely tight 18 months to negotiate Britain's future? Massively irresponsible.
Having just caught up with Marr I have to say I was surprised to see, contrary to press and social media reports, how far Hammond is in fact wedded to the Leave camp. Leavers can seemingly rest assured the potential coup against May isn't motivated by an underlying desire to sink Brexit. The interesting thing is if there is a leadership election will Tory MP's now ensure Boris doesn't make the final two in the reasonably certain knowledge Brexit is safe.
That's because most Conservatives are still in denial about Brexit. Philip Hammond appears to be one of the more realistic ones. If he's going long on the Leave rhetoric, it just indicates he is hungry for the job of PM and is happy to tell his party what he thinks they want to hear.
Then he can come back and say its impossible and he did his best.
How many here would actually get a vote in a Tory leadership contest?
If you do, do you agree the priority is to keep the hard left Corbyn out of power and that cannot be done by a dull technocrat type like Hammond but instead to have any chance of winning the next election you need an exciting charismatic populist of our own?
It is either this or PM Corbyn.
I've got my three quid ready just in case Rees Mogg throws his breeches into the ring.
I have been of the opinion for a long time now, that everyone messed up everything. When the British people voted LEAVE on June 23rd 2016, David Cameron should have come out of Downing Street and announced that he was resigning as Prime Minister but not as Conservative Party leader and contesting a general election to be held on August 18th 2016 which would then be used as the base for a government of national unity with Cabinet posts awarded using d'Hondt PR to create a Cabinet of equals which would then draw up the UK's discussion plan for Brexit, at which point Article 50 would be triggered and at the same time a general election to be held eight weeks after those two year discussions ended. That way we wouldn't be in this whole mess.
Who would have been Prime Minister between 23rd June and 18th August - Peter Bone ?
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
He won't be the first in recent times to attempt this. not sure that means it will happen.
Again, the best comparison is with Thatcher. PMs had failed several times where she succeeded. So far Macron shows every sign of being the stand-out leader of his generation.
He has to be willing to take on the French Unions and win.
Can anybody make sense of Labours Brexit position of staying in the customs union but leaving the single market?
There is a good case to be made for staying in the customs union during a transitional period. It is also perfectly possible, as is the case with Turkey, to be in "a" customs union with the EU but not "the" customs union.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
I see thanks for that.
Could we still do trade deals with other countries if we was in "a" customs union rather than "the" customs union?
If Hammond is such a great choice why did he not stand a year ago when he was foreign secretary? Like May i do not think he is very good on tv.If May stood down tomorrow Damian Green 25/1 would take over temporarily and that gives him an edge over rivals. Green is nothing special but 25/1 is massive given the context. The best Tory I know on tv is Esther Mcvie who was a junior minister in the Coalition then lost her seat in 2015 but has just got a seat in the new parliament.The experience of being out of parliament will have been good for her What the Tories should be looking for longterm is someone to take on the crypto -communists who now control the education system the way Thatcher took on the crypto-communists who controlled the trade unions in her day. Tories need to ask how did 12 million people including the majority of students end up voting for someone like Corbyn and if the reason is not the left wing education system then what is it?
How many here would actually get a vote in a Tory leadership contest?
If you do, do you agree the priority is to keep the hard left Corbyn out of power and that cannot be done by a dull technocrat type like Hammond but instead to have any chance of winning the next election you need an exciting charismatic populist of our own?
It is either this or PM Corbyn.
I've got my three quid ready just in case Rees Mogg throws his breeches into the ring.
I think that you have to been a paid up Conservative Party member for at least six months before you can vote.
If Hammond is such a great choice why did he not stand a year ago when he was foreign secretary? Like May i do not think he is very good on tv.If May stood down tomorrow Damian Green 25/1 would take over temporarily and that gives him an edge over rivals. Green is nothing special but 25/1 is massive given the context. The best Tory I know on tv is Esther Mcvie who was a junior minister in the Coalition then lost her seat in 2015 but has just got a seat in the new parliament.The experience of being out of parliament will have been good for her What the Tories should be looking for longterm is someone to take on the crypto -communists who now control the education system the way Thatcher took on the crypto-communists who controlled the trade unions in her day. Tories need to ask how did 12 million people including the majority of students end up voting for someone like Corbyn and if the reason is not the left wing education system then what is it?
Idiot.
Young people are on the rotten end of the current economic bargain and want change. That much is obvious. Have you actually spoken to any younger voters recently?
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
He won't be the first in recent times to attempt this. not sure that means it will happen.
Again, the best comparison is with Thatcher. PMs had failed several times where she succeeded. So far Macron shows every sign of being the stand-out leader of his generation.
He has to be willing to take on the French Unions and win.
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
Macron is planning to roll back decades of French labour market protectionism. That's reasonably free market in my book.
He won't be the first in recent times to attempt this. not sure that means it will happen.
Again, the best comparison is with Thatcher. PMs had failed several times where she succeeded. So far Macron shows every sign of being the stand-out leader of his generation.
He has to be willing to take on the French Unions and win.
Best not to plan any ferry trips to France then.
Living in Spain - france is very much not on my list of places to visit or pass through.
If Hammond is such a great choice why did he not stand a year ago when he was foreign secretary? Like May i do not think he is very good on tv.If May stood down tomorrow Damian Green 25/1 would take over temporarily and that gives him an edge over rivals. Green is nothing special but 25/1 is massive given the context. The best Tory I know on tv is Esther Mcvie who was a junior minister in the Coalition then lost her seat in 2015 but has just got a seat in the new parliament.The experience of being out of parliament will have been good for her What the Tories should be looking for longterm is someone to take on the crypto -communists who now control the education system the way Thatcher took on the crypto-communists who controlled the trade unions in her day. Tories need to ask how did 12 million people including the majority of students end up voting for someone like Corbyn and if the reason is not the left wing education system then what is it?
Why did 12 million vote for someone like Corbyn? Because the Conservatives are reckless, incompetent and destroy all hope. As all those things are nailed on for Labour as well, you might as well vote for people who at least give a semblance of caring about you.
If Hammond is such a great choice why did he not stand a year ago when he was foreign secretary? Like May i do not think he is very good on tv.If May stood down tomorrow Damian Green 25/1 would take over temporarily and that gives him an edge over rivals. Green is nothing special but 25/1 is massive given the context. The best Tory I know on tv is Esther Mcvie who was a junior minister in the Coalition then lost her seat in 2015 but has just got a seat in the new parliament.The experience of being out of parliament will have been good for her What the Tories should be looking for longterm is someone to take on the crypto -communists who now control the education system the way Thatcher took on the crypto-communists who controlled the trade unions in her day. Tories need to ask how did 12 million people including the majority of students end up voting for someone like Corbyn and if the reason is not the left wing education system then what is it?
The education system isn't in the hands of crypto-communists, but those of demented back-to-the-1870s campaigners.
We are definitely at the start of a realignment of politics, I fully agree with that.
But far from this being the end of Neo-Liberalism, I think it is its down, or at least rebirth.
The expression 'Neo-Liberalism' has been used as an insult by populists, in an attempt to keep us down, classical Liberals, or Libertarians, as those of us who understand the philosophy prefer to be called, is growing, and growing on a wide front, Macron's expected victory in France today is its best example yet.
I would highly recommend this video from the IEA about the their perception of the realignment.
The French have elected probably the free market government in the world. While we can't decide between the illiberal Mrs May or the Marxist Mr Corbyn.
It's difficult to resist the urge to make ad hominem arguments, but when sensible people make irrational choices because of how they feel (or how they think other people feel), and stick to them in the face of evidence of their mistake then we're in dire straights.
Well to make just such an ad hominem argument, that description fits you to a T. Your blind unquestioning support for EU integration is irrational and all the evidence is that it will lead to yet more strife and discord
oh and it is dire 'straits' (as in a narrow passage of water) not 'straights'
I understand your thinking but - and I have no idea how old you are - this has a 1992 feel to it. The very real fear among Tories is that if they cling on now they will be out of power for a generation.
Having just caught up with Marr I have to say I was surprised to see, contrary to press and social media reports, how far Hammond is in fact wedded to the Leave camp. Leavers can seemingly rest assured the potential coup against May isn't motivated by an underlying desire to sink Brexit. The interesting thing is if there is a leadership election will Tory MP's now ensure Boris doesn't make the final two in the reasonably certain knowledge Brexit is safe.
That's because most Conservatives are still in denial about Brexit. Philip Hammond appears to be one of the more realistic ones. If he's going long on the Leave rhetoric, it just indicates he is hungry for the job of PM and is happy to tell his party what he thinks they want to hear.
Then he can come back and say its impossible and he did his best.
I think that's likely. If Hammond doesn't do a U turn other potential leaders won't do one either. We have to trust his sense of what is possible trumps being honest with his party.
The only reason for requisitioning (outside of a national emergency) is punishment of LANDBAMKERS.
The LSE:
Significant proportions of new units are bought by overseas residents. The percentage is highest in central London but the total number there is small;
A clear majority of units bought by overseas investors are let out to Londoners;
Others are used by owners’ family members, children in education or returning expats, and are fully occupied;
A small but highly visible subset is lived in only occasionally. However, there was almost no evidence of homes being left permanently empty;
Pre-sales to overseas buyers enable developers to build faster and thus make more market and affordable housing available than would otherwise have been the case;
International investment and finance have helped bring stalled sites into use and speed up development on larger sites. They have also been key to creating our Build to Rent sector.
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Naturally they're now looking for a pastiche of Major to follow her.
Macron not a free market supporter.
Macron seeking increased protectionist laws for French businesses to stop then being taken over by foreign companies.
Sopurce: Recent Financial Times article.
There's no hard and steadfast rule that says any nation must continue being wealthy or successful.
The big advantage of the customs union is that there is no faffing around with origin rules, and goods can flow freely and largely absent of paperwork.
It's also worth noting that Switzerland (not in the EEA, but in the single market for goods) has an agreement that is - to all practical purposes - is identical to being in a customs union with the EU. (All that is required is that Swiss exporters declare on their annual corporate tax return that any goods they exported to the EU met origin rules. Because the Swiss are exceptionally law abiding, and because Switzerland is landlocked and the opportunity for cheating is limited, this is considered by all sides to be sufficient.)
Could we still do trade deals with other countries if we was in "a" customs union rather than "the" customs union?
The PLP has decided to respond to a third consecutive election defeat by concluding they were wrong about what a dangerous, incompetent **** their leader is and that actually he's really super and it's great the far left has its claws around the Labour Party's throat.
Until and unless Labour MPs are willing to stand for a party that isn't led by a terrorist sympathising, far left lunatic, a British En Marche is impossible.
If you do, do you agree the priority is to keep the hard left Corbyn out of power and that cannot be done by a dull technocrat type like Hammond but instead to have any chance of winning the next election you need an exciting charismatic populist of our own?
It is either this or PM Corbyn.
Reality: nothing is guaranteed. We are in such an unpredictable situation that literally anything could happen.
I think you would need to pass a law saying that you need to declare all goods you plan to immediately re-export. (Turkey has such a law.)
I think it would also only work during the period while our MFN tariff rates were the same as the EU. (In other words, it's a sensible transitional move.)
Good for Nicola.
They have been spot on about Corbyns abilities so far.
Your man's a far left lunatic. It was right a month ago, a year ago, and is right today. It'll still be right in a week or a month.
Mr. Jason, indeed, although Flint and Leslie have risen in my estimation (and Cooper declined).
I imagine there are a lot of panic-stricken officials running around tower blocks across the UK right now trying to find out...
The only reason for requisitioning (outside of a national emergency) is punishment of LANDBAMKERS.
Is that a german merchant bank?
Could be!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_Greek_legislative_election
Yes but what about the questions I posed up thread? Care to define a tad rather than just shouting from the barricades?
I've got a spare bedroom and a bit a front garden I don't use that much? Landbanker?
Theresa May will go.
If she goes soon there is a chance the Conservative Party can keep a level of perceived competence and at least lead us into the "ere is your bus fare 'ome" Brexit negotiations. Scared by the grotesque chaos of May it'll have to be Hammond despite (and because of) BoJo whining. And that means fun and games as the "majority" with or without the DUP is nothing of the sort due to Europe once again splitting the party in twain
If she stays it tells the nation a few things:
You don't matter. Keeping Jezbollah out and Cameroons out is more important than your concerns. In the national interest of course.
There is no one better. No one else can lead the Tory party as an alternative to this zombie who can't lead the Tory party. And forget about national leadership as she can't do that either. Brexit? Que?
Fun times for popcorn manufacturers
It's understandable that people should wish to lash out at someone in the wake of this tragedy, and rich people in Kensington are a natural target. It's why I said that rich people in Inner London should keep a low profile.
There must be a contest. they can't afford another coronation, if a Brexit deal can be done quickly, the new PM can call an election for October 2018 to get his own mandate and no doubt the deal will be a big issue in the election campaign.
If there's no deal by the end of March 2019 we leave the EU anyway and an election could be called for the first Thursday in May.
Although would be better for my wallet if Hammond took over by Cabinet consent tomorrow afternoon and did the QS stuff.
I note Boris's majority in West London collapsed to just 5,000 a couple of weeks ago (NIck Hurd also suffered a big swing and it's not inconcivable Labour will sweep Hillingdon next spring.)
I don't have a strong view on the Conservative leadership - are you looking for an effective Brexit negotiator or someone to give you a poll lift and make you feel better after the events of the past fortnight ?
It's striking though, that the Tories have been stuck on about a third of the vote in every London election since 1997.
But there can't be much left to squeeze and you won't get many more Con-Lab switchers if they run a better campaign next time.
Not that some of the other front line candidates inspire too much confidence. Voters will laugh with but also laugh at Boris, a clever but amiable buffoon who certainly adds to the gaiety of the nation but not much else. David Davis is the arch BREXITEER with a penchant for resigning his seat in a fit of righteous self importance and has an air of contented smugness.
Conservatives need to think outside of the box - not Pandora's box .... but a candidate with proven leadership skills, a sense of direction, vision and hope. Added to which an ability to engage the voters without an air of entitlement or fake empathy.
And no I haven't the faintest idea presently but then again neither do the Tories. Cometh the hour cometh the man or woman. We shall see.
The expansion of Labour from Inner London to the suburbs (and the emergence of the LD power base in SW London around Sutton, Kingston and Richmond) has reduced the Conservatives to the fringes and while they retain strength to the SE of the capital, the 2017 results suggested Labour was gaining ground in the North and North West.
The likes of Chipping Barnet, Hendon, Cities of London & Westminster and Putney along with Boris's seat are all now marginals (as indeed is IDS' seat).
Green is nothing special but 25/1 is massive given the context.
The best Tory I know on tv is Esther Mcvie who was a junior minister in the Coalition then lost her seat in 2015 but has just got a seat in the new parliament.The experience of being out of parliament will have been good for her
What the Tories should be looking for longterm is someone to take on the crypto -communists who now control the education system the way Thatcher took on the crypto-communists who controlled the trade unions in her day.
Tories need to ask how did 12 million people including the majority of students end up voting for someone like Corbyn and if the reason is not the left wing education system then what is it?
Young people are on the rotten end of the current economic bargain and want change. That much is obvious. Have you actually spoken to any younger voters recently?
He's First Secretary of State (weirdly) but that's not a guarantee. He was appointed by May, he isn't deputy leader of the Conservative Party, is he?
Edited extra bit: you can get 5 or 6 on Davey, Cable and Lamb on Ladbrokes.
I approve the idea of putting your typos in uppercase.
THAMKYOU !
oh and it is dire 'straits' (as in a narrow passage of water) not 'straights'
(I'm being a bit unfair - Pakistan have played brilliantly.)
I understand your thinking but - and I have no idea how old you are - this has a 1992 feel to it. The very real fear among Tories is that if they cling on now they will be out of power for a generation.
The LSE:
Significant proportions of new units are bought by overseas residents. The percentage is highest in central London but the total number there is small;
A clear majority of units bought by overseas investors are let out to Londoners;
Others are used by owners’ family members, children in education or returning expats, and are fully occupied;
A small but highly visible subset is lived in only occasionally. However, there was almost no evidence of homes being left permanently empty;
Pre-sales to overseas buyers enable developers to build faster and thus make more market and affordable housing available than would otherwise have been the case;
International investment and finance have helped bring stalled sites into use and speed up development on larger sites. They have also been key to creating our Build to Rent sector.
http://lselondonhousing.org/2017/06/overseas-investors-and-londons-housing-market/