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If the object was to move on from the bungling of the reshuffle then Theresa May’s remarkable move on plastic waste has certainly achieved that.
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First unlike Brexit0
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Plastic waste is a big issue so I will give Mrs May some kudos for raising the issue. However it needs more decisive action than what she is prescribing so minus points for that.0
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In 3rd....like those who read the Daily Mail on Virgin Trains.0
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The cynic in me believes that the nearest TM came to espousing green issues was over support for rescinding fox hunting. I cannot see young voters flocking to the Conservatives over this but it is a useful distraction from what is a rather dull Cabinet. I wonder whether it is an attempt to put Gove on the spot - perhaps lining him up as a potential successor by giving his dept airtime.0
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President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they discussed protecting immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to several people briefed on the meeting.
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, according to these people, referring to countries mentioned by the lawmakers.0 -
This plastic bollocks looks like a 'National Spare Room Database' move. This government is slowly dying.0
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Good to see Gove’s reforming zeal being applied to the Environment - and good for Mrs May to let him get stuck in. And as for those worrying about “degradation of Environmental standards” after we leave the EU - England (its devolved) is well ahead of the curve when it comes to bannng Microbeads - only the Dutch have similar legislation in the EU, while others (Ireland) are yet to legislate....0
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No plus points for being well ahead of the EU on microbeads, for example?Beverley_C said:Plastic waste is a big issue so I will give Mrs May some kudos for raising the issue. However it needs more decisive action than what she is prescribing so minus points for that.
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It all reminds me of John Major’s “cones hotline” in the 1992-97 parliament which came to become a symbol of the then PM’s weaknesses rather than strengths.
While the cones hotline was a source of ridicule, Major did start a fundamental shift in the relationship between government agencies and the public - from passive recipients of what the agency deigned adequate to customers with rights and if necessary redress.0 -
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Who? Add Farage to the list to cover all the bases....Sandpit said:
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Having a second referendum seems to have acquired an air of inevitability.Sandpit said:
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:0 -
That and joining the Euro.....williamglenn said:
Having a second referendum seems to have acquired an air of inevitability.Sandpit said:
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Grosvenor Square or Battersea.....he may have a point!williamglenn said:
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You would have welcomed an EU Directive on it?CarlottaVance said:Good to see Gove’s reforming zeal being applied to the Environment - and good for Mrs May to let him get stuck in. And as for those worrying about “degradation of Environmental standards” after we leave the EU - England (its devolved) is well ahead of the curve when it comes to bannng Microbeads - only the Dutch have similar legislation in the EU, while others (Ireland) are yet to legislate....
Actually the Marine Strategy Framework Directive does include targets and indicators on marine litter - not that anyone really has much of an idea how to influence that...0 -
The point is we didn’t need one to get on with it...but according to some, outside the EU environmental standards will fall.....rkrkrk said:
You would have welcomed an EU Directive on it?CarlottaVance said:Good to see Gove’s reforming zeal being applied to the Environment - and good for Mrs May to let him get stuck in. And as for those worrying about “degradation of Environmental standards” after we leave the EU - England (its devolved) is well ahead of the curve when it comes to bannng Microbeads - only the Dutch have similar legislation in the EU, while others (Ireland) are yet to legislate....
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According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Plastic does need more decisive action, most of it overseas where waste is dumped into rivers and thence to the sea.Beverley_C said:Plastic waste is a big issue so I will give Mrs May some kudos for raising the issue. However it needs more decisive action than what she is prescribing so minus points for that.
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Toby Young answers his critics. Short version: they were talking bollocks and still are.
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/01/toby-young-once-more-unto-the-breach/0 -
Indeed, a classic case of where we need international action and standards. For example it would be better if we were pushing for tougher recycling requirements in the EU councils and commission.DecrepitJohnL said:
Plastic does need more decisive action, most of it overseas where waste is dumped into rivers and thence to the sea.Beverley_C said:Plastic waste is a big issue so I will give Mrs May some kudos for raising the issue. However it needs more decisive action than what she is prescribing so minus points for that.
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In the US, local town and city councils seem to deal with the plastic stuff.0
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I think it shows just how much May depends on Gove for forward thinking policy.swing_voter said:The cynic in me believes that the nearest TM came to espousing green issues was over support for rescinding fox hunting. I cannot see young voters flocking to the Conservatives over this but it is a useful distraction from what is a rather dull Cabinet. I wonder whether it is an attempt to put Gove on the spot - perhaps lining him up as a potential successor by giving his dept airtime.
It's interesting how in the Evening Standard yesterday - amongst Osborne's usual wall-to-wall Brexit bashing - how we found space to dedicate his editorial to praising Gove.0 -
They've learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.CarlottaVance said:
At the moment they'd lose because they think they've already won.0 -
But since that doesn't fit with Trump's current view it must obviously be fake news.JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:0 -
On topic, the cones hotline was easily ridiculed as a gimmick. This has real long-term substance to it.
The greater risk is that Theresa May toxifies the policy simply by announcing it herself, rather than Gove or the Conservatives.0 -
JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
There's a term for this sort of thing, is there not?Casino_Royale said:Toby Young answers his critics. Short version: they were talking bollocks and still are.
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/01/toby-young-once-more-unto-the-breach/0 -
And putting all the leading British Leavers on trial, and WilliamGlenn receiving the European Medal of Honour for his work.CarlottaVance said:
That and joining the Euro.....williamglenn said:
Having a second referendum seems to have acquired an air of inevitability.Sandpit said:
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
Trial?Casino_Royale said:
And putting all the leading British Leavers on trialCarlottaVance said:
That and joining the Euro.....williamglenn said:
Having a second referendum seems to have acquired an air of inevitability.Sandpit said:
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:
Sentence First verdict afterwards!0 -
Defeat?tlg86 said:
There's a term for this sort of thing, is there not?Casino_Royale said:Toby Young answers his critics. Short version: they were talking bollocks and still are.
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/01/toby-young-once-more-unto-the-breach/
Interesting to see that his fall took down Jo Johnson too. TM was clearly unimpressed, and rightly so.
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Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
It's within walking distance of the Vauxhall Tavern which might cheer some of them up.Foxy said:
Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
The new American Embassy is overlooked by Embassy tower. The Chinese have apparently bought 2 entire floors of that building. Not great for security.
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The primary focus of this administration is of course the delivery of Brexit. What May wants to achieve with initiatives like this one is a message that it is not just about Brexit and that there will be things to do afterwards. I think that this policy, and the steps taken in respect of electric cars have achieved that. Interesting how prominent Gove has been in both.0
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Nobody seems to have told Jeremy Corbyn....williamglenn said:
Having a second referendum seems to have acquired an air of inevitability.Sandpit said:
Let’s also add Osborne, for a cross-party bunch of democracy-denying has-beens telling us we were wrong the first time.CarlottaVance said:0 -
And the Oval. Best cricket ground in London.old_labour said:
It's within walking distance of the Vauxhall Tavern which might cheer some of them up.Foxy said:
Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
He probably thinks he could turn Grosvenor Square into an hotel and casino. Not sure many other residents of Mayfair would agree though.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
Ooh, controversial. But true. And a damn sight easier to get tickets for a Test there.DavidL said:
And the Oval. Best cricket ground in London.old_labour said:
It's within walking distance of the Vauxhall Tavern which might cheer some of them up.Foxy said:
Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
Lords is far and away the best test ground , but the point about tickets is correct.Sandpit said:
Ooh, controversial. But true. And a damn sight easier to get tickets for a Test there.DavidL said:
And the Oval. Best cricket ground in London.old_labour said:
It's within walking distance of the Vauxhall Tavern which might cheer some of them up.Foxy said:
Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
The current Grovesnor Square building was sold to the Qataries who are redeveloping it as a hotel. It is a good location for one, but grade 2 listed apparently.Sandpit said:
He probably thinks he could turn Grosvenor Square into an hotel and casino. Not sure many other residents of Mayfair would agree though.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....0 -
At the moment it is a gimmick, consisting largely of vague aspirations (and Mrs May talking about owl and bat boxes in her garden....Casino_Royale said:On topic, the cones hotline was easily ridiculed as a gimmick. This has real long-term substance to it.
The greater risk is that Theresa May toxifies the policy simply by announcing it herself, rather than Gove or the Conservatives.
A policy which might be effective would be a tax on plastic packing that is not easily recyclable (i.e. most current supermarket packaging) or biodegradeable, with a lead in period of two or three years.
Give councils far greater financial incentives to increase the percentage of waste recycled, and let the market do the rest.0 -
It really isn’t. It has poor facilities, especially toilets, and far too many parts of the ground where the view is restricted. The main stand is good but pretty much everywhere else isn’t. The Oval doesn’t have a bad seat, it has far better facilities for food and drink and it’s a lot easier to get in and out of.SquareRoot said:
Lords is far and away the best test ground , but the point about tickets is correct.Sandpit said:
Ooh, controversial. But true. And a damn sight easier to get tickets for a Test there.DavidL said:
And the Oval. Best cricket ground in London.old_labour said:
It's within walking distance of the Vauxhall Tavern which might cheer some of them up.Foxy said:
Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....
Lords of course has the history and the tradition but it doesn’t have much else going for it.0 -
Of course there should be another referendum. Every generation should be entitled to its opinion on the biggest constitutional issue of the day. A generation is 25 years.
We should pencil in the next one for 2041, and the one after that for 2066.0 -
Mrs May’s sudden conversion to the environment and about turn on fox hunting have focus group and internal polling written all over them. I doubt it will make much difference to anything vote-wise. There is an srgument that hunting actually helps to conserve the countryside.swing_voter said:The cynic in me believes that the nearest TM came to espousing green issues was over support for rescinding fox hunting. I cannot see young voters flocking to the Conservatives over this but it is a useful distraction from what is a rather dull Cabinet. I wonder whether it is an attempt to put Gove on the spot - perhaps lining him up as a potential successor by giving his dept airtime.
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Be careful about generations. In Scotland it seemed to amount to about 3 years.david_kendrick1 said:Of course there should be another referendum. Every generation should be entitled to its opinion on the biggest constitutional issue of the day. A generation is 25 years.
We should pencil in the next one for 2041, and the one after that for 2066.0 -
On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.0
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Seem to recall Trent Bridge being easy to get to. Durham of coure has a big car park, IIRC.DavidL said:
It really isn’t. It has poor facilities, especially toilets, and far too many parts of the ground where the view is restricted. The main stand is good but pretty much everywhere else isn’t. The Oval doesn’t have a bad seat, it has far better facilities for food and drink and it’s a lot easier to get in and out of.SquareRoot said:
Lords is far and away the best test ground , but the point about tickets is correct.Sandpit said:
Ooh, controversial. But true. And a damn sight easier to get tickets for a Test there.DavidL said:
And the Oval. Best cricket ground in London.old_labour said:
It's within walking distance of the Vauxhall Tavern which might cheer some of them up.Foxy said:
Since 2001, I think that increasingly the US has moved its embassies to "off-site" locations, to bunker-like buildings with open areas around landscaped to prevent attacks. Understandable to a degree, but apparently often so located that government officials and diplomats are often not keen to go there.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....
Lords of course has the history and the tradition but it doesn’t have much else going for it.0 -
In French and Spanish supermarkets I’ve been to you weigh your fruit & veg, put the sticker on the bag and put it through check out as normal. Seems to work fine.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
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If this is right Trump’s even wronger than we thought:
https://twitter.com/ned_donovan/status/9517227527713505280 -
There is an argument that fox hunting plays into the arrogant, cruel, toff perception of Tories like nothing else which is why Cameron was smart enough not to push it. What the reality is for the vast majority of us who live in urban areas is neither here nor there. My daughter was disgusted that repeal of the fox hunting ban was in the manifesto and refused to vote Tory as a result. These policies are designed to reconnect with the young. Whether they are enough remains to be seen.SouthamObserver said:
Mrs May’s sudden conversion to the environment and about turn on fox hunting have focus group and internal polling written all over them. I doubt it will make much difference to anything vote-wise. There is an srgument that hunting actually helps to conserve the countryside.swing_voter said:The cynic in me believes that the nearest TM came to espousing green issues was over support for rescinding fox hunting. I cannot see young voters flocking to the Conservatives over this but it is a useful distraction from what is a rather dull Cabinet. I wonder whether it is an attempt to put Gove on the spot - perhaps lining him up as a potential successor by giving his dept airtime.
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That was precisely my point - it’s all about the politics. So is likely to be dumped or compromised when no longer deemed useful.DavidL said:
There is an argument that fox hunting plays into the arrogant, cruel, toff perception of Tories like nothing else which is why Cameron was smart enough not to push it. What the reality is for the vast majority of us who live in urban areas is neither here nor there. My daughter was disgusted that repeal of the fox hunting ban was in the manifesto and refused to vote Tory as a result. These policies are designed to reconnect with the young. Whether they are enough remains to be seen.SouthamObserver said:
Mrs May’s sudden conversion to the environment and about turn on fox hunting have focus group and internal polling written all over them. I doubt it will make much difference to anything vote-wise. There is an srgument that hunting actually helps to conserve the countryside.swing_voter said:The cynic in me believes that the nearest TM came to espousing green issues was over support for rescinding fox hunting. I cannot see young voters flocking to the Conservatives over this but it is a useful distraction from what is a rather dull Cabinet. I wonder whether it is an attempt to put Gove on the spot - perhaps lining him up as a potential successor by giving his dept airtime.
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Good morning, everyone.
Good point on Gove.0 -
I wonder which states they wanted back.SouthamObserver said:0 -
It also requires confidence that the shopper in front has washed his hands within living memory and did not sneeze over the produce, which is why I do not buy unwrapped rolls, for instance.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
Supermarkets are neither here nor there. Last year it was reported that 90 per cent of ocean waste comes from just 10 rivers -- 8 in Asia, 2 in Africa, and none near Tesco.
https://news.sky.com/story/just-10-rivers-carry-90-of-plastic-polluting-the-oceans-111675810 -
You are completely ignoring the point of gesturism. See global warming initiatives. We all have to do our part, even if it makes no difference.DecrepitJohnL said:
It also requires confidence that the shopper in front has washed his hands within living memory and did not sneeze over the produce, which is why I do not buy unwrapped rolls, for instance.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
Supermarkets are neither here nor there. Last year it was reported that 90 per cent of ocean waste comes from just 10 rivers -- 8 in Asia, 2 in Africa, and none near Tesco.
https://news.sky.com/story/just-10-rivers-carry-90-of-plastic-polluting-the-oceans-111675810 -
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No, it has far more to do with the longer shelf life of packaged products.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
The better solution, for both producers and consumers, would be to incentivise easily recyclable or biodegradeable (they do exist) plastics.0 -
Waitrose essentials range, surely.SouthamObserver said:If this is right Trump’s even wronger than we thought:
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All this talk of plastic pollution raises a wry smile in me. I started work for a subsidary of the Dow Chemical Company in 1983 and attended a week long induction course. During this, we were given presentations from senior managers from the various departments, one of which was polymers.
The presentor was a bit taken aback when the whole group rounded on him about plastic pollution. His only response was that plastics are inert. We said that's the point, they don't break down!0 -
Eliminating plastics is just the sort of policy the Lib Dem’s would have been all over back when they were relevant.
Now TMay takes it on with gusto (due to Gove), there is all sorts of sulking and pouting - let’s hope these sour grapes aren’t wrapped in plastic.0 -
It was also one of the key locations in The OmenFoxy said:
The current Grovesnor Square building was sold to the Qataries who are redeveloping it as a hotel. It is a good location for one, but grade 2 listed apparently.Sandpit said:
He probably thinks he could turn Grosvenor Square into an hotel and casino. Not sure many other residents of Mayfair would agree though.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
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A 2nd referendum producing a narrow Remain win would not kill Brexit, Farage and UKIP would start campaigning for a third referendum the very next dayrottenborough said:Morning Leavers...
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I'm highly delighted that chris Williamson resigned. Some of us know the inside story on exactly why he had to resign. ..........0
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Indeed. Perhaps that is what he wants?HYUFD said:
A 2nd referendum producing a narrow Remain win would not kill Brexit, Farage and UKIP would start campaigning for a third referendum the very next dayrottenborough said:Morning Leavers...
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How much has Trump's cancellation just saved the Met in policing costs?
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Oh, the intrigue! A job for Tim Shipman on Sunday?hunchman said:I'm highly delighted that chris Williamson resigned. Some of us know the inside story on exactly why he had to resign. ..........
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Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/951619449395843072
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All of them?DavidL said:
I wonder which states they wanted back.SouthamObserver said:0 -
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/951619449395843072
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F1: Alonso's out to 18 on Betfair Exchange for the 2018 title. It's only straight win, but might be worth a small flutter. (I much prefer the each way for top 3 approach personally).0
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Well it would be the quickest way to revive UKIP and his political careerrottenborough said:
Indeed. Perhaps that is what he wants?HYUFD said:
A 2nd referendum producing a narrow Remain win would not kill Brexit, Farage and UKIP would start campaigning for a third referendum the very next dayrottenborough said:Morning Leavers...
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I would entirely agree. The problem of being led by Cable and known only as the anti-Brexit party has been the lack of imputus in a wider range of policy ideas.TGOHF said:Eliminating plastics is just the sort of policy the Lib Dem’s would have been all over back when they were relevant.
Now TMay takes it on with gusto (due to Gove), there is all sorts of sulking and pouting - let’s hope these sour grapes aren’t wrapped in plastic.
Norman Lamb would have been far better. He has a more nuanced approach to Brexit and has a host of worthwhile policies to greatly improve the country, particularly on health, mental health, young people, social care and housing. He didnt stand as he felt that his acceptance of Brexit (and desire for Norway style Brexit) put him at odds with LD policy and the newly expanded membership. I understand his reasoning, but the party would have benefited from a contest with that voice heard.
We shall see if May is serious about plastic with what she does. She may just be having a phase post Blue Planet. Will she favour plastics regulation even if it becomes a significant obstacles to a trade deal with Trump? that is when we find out if she is a hollow vessel.0 -
I struggle to think of anyone who could lead a successful remain campaign. Give Will Straw another go!Casino_Royale said:
They've learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.CarlottaVance said:
At the moment they'd lose because they think they've already won.0 -
Biodegradable plastics, made from starch for example, do allow composting, so may be a way forward.Nigelb said:
No, it has far more to do with the longer shelf life of packaged products.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
The better solution, for both producers and consumers, would be to incentivise easily recyclable or biodegradeable (they do exist) plastics.
May could usefully start with NHS procurement. We use a tremendous number of single use packs, containing a lot of plastics. Specifications to encourage reuse and recycling would be welcome. It may cost more, so would need funding, and that is where May is likely to founder. Will she put her money where her mouth is?0 -
Eddie Izzard.Brom said:
I struggle to think of anyone who could lead a successful remain campaign. Give Will Straw another go!Casino_Royale said:
They've learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.CarlottaVance said:
At the moment they'd lose because they think they've already won.
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Bob Geldof, or Peter Stringfellow.MarqueeMark said:
Eddie Izzard.Brom said:
I struggle to think of anyone who could lead a successful remain campaign. Give Will Straw another go!Casino_Royale said:
They've learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.CarlottaVance said:
At the moment they'd lose because they think they've already won.0 -
The Omen is another fine Christmas film.HYUFD said:
It was also one of the key locations in The OmenFoxy said:
The current Grovesnor Square building was sold to the Qataries who are redeveloping it as a hotel. It is a good location for one, but grade 2 listed apparently.Sandpit said:
He probably thinks he could turn Grosvenor Square into an hotel and casino. Not sure many other residents of Mayfair would agree though.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....
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Oprah?Brom said:
I struggle to think of anyone who could lead a successful remain campaign. Give Will Straw another go!Casino_Royale said:
They've learnt nothing and forgotten nothing.CarlottaVance said:
At the moment they'd lose because they think they've already won.0 -
Sounds like the sort of thing Alan Clark would have said.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/9516194493958430720 -
Theresa May has identified a rich seem of disgust at plastic pollution and it is amazing that neither labour or especially the Lib Dems have not been first to address the issueFoxy said:
I would entirely agree. The problem of being led by Cable and known only as the anti-Brexit party has been the lack of imputus in a wider range of policy ideas.TGOHF said:Eliminating plastics is just the sort of policy the Lib Dem’s would have been all over back when they were relevant.
Now TMay takes it on with gusto (due to Gove), there is all sorts of sulking and pouting - let’s hope these sour grapes aren’t wrapped in plastic.
Norman Lamb would have been far better. He has a more nuanced approach to Brexit and has a host of worthwhile policies to greatly improve the country, particularly on health, mental health, young people, social care and housing. He didnt stand as he felt that his acceptance of Brexit (and desire for Norway style Brexit) put him at odds with LD policy and the newly expanded membership. I understand his reasoning, but the party would have benefited from a contest with that voice heard.
We shall see if May is serious about plastic with what she does. She may just be having a phase post Blue Planet. Will she favour plastics regulation even if it becomes a significant obstacles to a trade deal with Trump? that is when we find out if she is a hollow vessel.
All my family and relatives are united in their opposition to all plastic waste and have been delighted that this is now on the agenda at the highest level of government.
I highlighted yesterday how Wales is second in Europe and third in the World for recycling rates and our Council is considering 4 weekly bin collections due to the way plastic, glass, cardboard and food are recycled through our trolley blocks weekly
I also reiterated the call for the abolition of all non recyclable plastic bottles, coffee cups, takeaway containers, plastic forks and single use straws. I was attacked for suggesting single use straws need to go but they are killing sea life and especially turtles who are dying in agony. The idea this is for the Far East is naive to the extreme. Plastic is carried round the world on currents.
It also seems that those of us who live by the sea, coast or rivers are more aware as we see the pollution on our own beaches every day and the amount of plastic waste washed up on our beaches in the recent storm was not only disgusting but totally unacceptable.
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The cones hotline was far more important than Mrs May's war on plastic. It signified a successful assault on the culture of the public sector, turning subjects into consumers of public services.
The war on plastic also requires a change in public behaviours. It won't be long before the knuckle-dragging right are demanding the unfettered right to dispose of their detritus in whatever way they think fit.0 -
I expect that British public opinion would agree with Donald Trump. Similar sentiments won the EU referendum for Leave.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
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She commented yesterday that all the public sector will be required to stop the use of non degradable plastic and as far as cost is concerned it will by taxing their use out of existence as per plastic bagsFoxy said:
Biodegradable plastics, made from starch for example, do allow composting, so may be a way forward.Nigelb said:
No, it has far more to do with the longer shelf life of packaged products.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
The better solution, for both producers and consumers, would be to incentivise easily recyclable or biodegradeable (they do exist) plastics.
May could usefully start with NHS procurement. We use a tremendous number of single use packs, containing a lot of plastics. Specifications to encourage reuse and recycling would be welcome. It may cost more, so would need funding, and that is where May is likely to founder. Will she put her money where her mouth is?0 -
More Omen location stuff than you could ever need:HYUFD said:
It was also one of the key locations in The OmenFoxy said:
The current Grovesnor Square building was sold to the Qataries who are redeveloping it as a hotel. It is a good location for one, but grade 2 listed apparently.Sandpit said:
He probably thinks he could turn Grosvenor Square into an hotel and casino. Not sure many other residents of Mayfair would agree though.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....
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Has the UK been relegated to "shithole" status yet? Surely we can only be a few tweets away.....0
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You have a very unfair and with respect a very prejeudiced attitude to the great British publicAlastairMeeks said:
I expect that British public opinion would agree with Donald Trump. Similar sentiments won the EU referendum for Leave.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/9516194493958430720 -
Apparently Florida once belonged to the Westminster family.DavidL said:
I wonder which states they wanted back.SouthamObserver said:0 -
While I deplore his language, Trump does have a point. Immigration policy should favour peoples who have a history, culture and education that favours successful social integration.AlastairMeeks said:
I expect that British public opinion would agree with Donald Trump. Similar sentiments won the EU referendum for Leave.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/9516194493958430720 -
What do you think the "Turkey (population 76 million)" poster was about?Big_G_NorthWales said:
You have a very unfair and with respect a very prejeudiced attitude to the great British publicAlastairMeeks said:
I expect that British public opinion would agree with Donald Trump. Similar sentiments won the EU referendum for Leave.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/9516194493958430720 -
Not true though is it - Gove the most radical and effective Tory since Fatcha.Scott_P said:TGOHF said:Eliminating plastics is just the sort of policy the Lib Dem’s would have been all over back when they were relevant.
Now TMay takes it on with gusto (due to Gove), there is all sorts of sulking and pouting - let’s hope these sour grapes aren’t wrapped in plastic.
And still in the game - unlike some of his flouncier former colleagues.0 -
Has she taken into account the cost implications (infection control too, obviously)?Big_G_NorthWales said:
She commented yesterday that all the public sector will be required to stop the use of non degradable plastic and as far as cost is concerned it will by taxing their use out of existence as per plastic bagsFoxy said:
Biodegradable plastics, made from starch for example, do allow composting, so may be a way forward.Nigelb said:
No, it has far more to do with the longer shelf life of packaged products.numbertwelve said:On topic, the amount of plastic waste generated by supermarkets is obscene. The big shift has been away from selling fruit and veg by weight (where the shopper bags up what they want) to these little pre-packaged amounts. I imagine this has been done to save time so it doesn’t have to be weighed at the till. Moving back to that system with brown paper bags would be a start, but it actually requires some thought from the shopper which supermarkets seem keen to avoid.
The better solution, for both producers and consumers, would be to incentivise easily recyclable or biodegradeable (they do exist) plastics.
May could usefully start with NHS procurement. We use a tremendous number of single use packs, containing a lot of plastics. Specifications to encourage reuse and recycling would be welcome. It may cost more, so would need funding, and that is where May is likely to founder. Will she put her money where her mouth is?0 -
I knew Guildford Cathedral was in it, but never knew that Brookwood Cemetery featured too.MarqueeMark said:
More Omen location stuff than you could ever need:HYUFD said:
It was also one of the key locations in The OmenFoxy said:
The current Grovesnor Square building was sold to the Qataries who are redeveloping it as a hotel. It is a good location for one, but grade 2 listed apparently.Sandpit said:
He probably thinks he could turn Grosvenor Square into an hotel and casino. Not sure many other residents of Mayfair would agree though.CarlottaVance said:
Joking apart, because there was a real estate sale involved (which no doubt Obama entirely correctly delegated) - presumably Trump thinks he could do very much better than those involved at the time.CarlottaVance said:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
Yes it was motivated by security concerns - and while it was all well underway before Obama took office, the actual sale of Grosvenor Square happened on his watch:JackW said:
According to Sky News the embassy move was planned by the Bush II administration and contracts signed in October 2008, a month before Obama was first elected.CarlottaVance said:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....
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New York and MaineRichard_Tyndall said:
All of them?DavidL said:
I wonder which states they wanted back.SouthamObserver said:
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I think that most people would be less than complimentary about the kind of places Trump was talking about, although a Head of State should use more diplomatic language.Big_G_NorthWales said:
You have a very unfair and with respect a very prejeudiced attitude to the great British publicAlastairMeeks said:
I expect that British public opinion would agree with Donald Trump. Similar sentiments won the EU referendum for Leave.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/9516194493958430720 -
Anyone got a hankie ?AlastairMeeks said:
What do you think the "Turkey (population 76 million)" poster was about?Big_G_NorthWales said:
You have a very unfair and with respect a very prejeudiced attitude to the great British publicAlastairMeeks said:
I expect that British public opinion would agree with Donald Trump. Similar sentiments won the EU referendum for Leave.Big_G_NorthWales said:
His statement was disgusting and he is a disaster.HYUFD said:Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio attack Trump's new statement on immigration from 'shithole' countries
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/9516194493958430720
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