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Outsider as next Tory leader? Tom Tugendhat for me.0
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Maybe it easier because her family and house are there already, so the circumstances around the job are easier, even if the job is the same.Pulpstar said:
The point about Scottish First minister is very good. Does Ruth simply see if it as an easier job due to the relative lack of powers ?AlastairMeeks said:Aw, and no one has commented on the title yet.
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Frodo for Leader....Anorak said:0 -
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That's outrageous. Having failed miserably at the task of delivering Brexit, DD is now sniping from the sidelines at those who have to clear up his mess after he flounced off. What a chump.williamglenn said:Not content with appearing on a platform with Farage, David Davis is helping him sell tickets.
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That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.0 -
That's a Mandelsonian "chump", I assume. And an utter one, to boot.Stark_Dawning said:
That's outrageous. Having failed miserably at the task of delivering Brexit, DD is now sniping from the sidelines at those who have to clear up his mess after he flounced off. What a chump.williamglenn said:Not content with appearing on a platform with Farage, David Davis is helping him sell tickets.
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And that is politics !!!stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.0 -
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Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.0 -
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Talks concluded at 2am when it was agreed that someone needed to go out for six pizzas, some kebabs, and another pack of rizlas.FrancisUrquhart said:Coca-Cola 'in talks' over cannabis-infused drinks
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52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.0 -
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.0 -
I agree with that. If TM deal falls, I back a second referendum. No deal/wto is a non starterScott_P said:
Lets never forget Boris told Airbus to FO, and other ultra leavers are happy for us to sacrifice our manufacturing , Scotland and Northern Ireland in their barmy Little Englander charge to disaster0 -
NORWAY.oxfordsimon said:
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
Is not in the EU.
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That might explain Vince's invisibility in recent months.....he has The Ring.FrancisUrquhart said:
Frodo for Leader....Anorak said:0 -
The other 48% (which includes me) won't get ignored if it's something like Chequers. It's a very reasonable compromise which implements Brexit, as instructed in the People's Vote we had in 2016, but does a pretty good job of addressing the principal concerns on the economy.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.0 -
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Well, it had cocaine in it originally.Anorak said:
Talks concluded at 2am when it was agreed that someone needed to go out for six pizzas, some kebabs, and another pack of rizlas.FrancisUrquhart said:Coca-Cola 'in talks' over cannabis-infused drinks
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Indeed but Carter, Reagan, Clinton and W. Bush were all "just" Governors.Nigelb said:
Nixon ran for governor (of California), and lost.Philip_Thompson said:I disagree with Mr Meeks implied position that only MPs should be considered to be future Prime Ministers. The fact that a leader of a devolved party is being considered credible says less about any alleged paucity of talent within Westminster and more about the increasing maturity of devolved [especially Scottish] politics.
While not a perfect analogy within the USA Presidents tend to be a mix of former Governors from the States or Senators [Holyrood-equivalent] from central Congress [Westminster-equivalent].
Carter, Reagan, Clinton, W. Bush, Truman, Nixon and Ford were all governors.
He was a Congressman, Senator and Vice President before becoming President.
Ford was a Congressman (and, of course, VP).
Truman was a Senator.
If devolved politics is taken seriously there's no reason those who are in devolved roles can't be serious contenders.0 -
Dartmouth has Bayard's Cove.....Morris_Dancer said:Mr. B, thanks for that word. I follow Susie Dent on Twitter and she often has great words I make a note of (usually for Sir Edric's nonsense).
Quafftide is a good one. It means the time at which a drink is appropriate (either time of day or when you just really need/want one).
"Insult of the day, should you need one: a bayard (16th century) is one who has all the self-confidence of ignorance."0 -
That doesn't work. Norway wasn't in the EU trying to leave. We have been starting from the position of being a full member. That means that things are very different from negotiating a new relationship from scratch.TOPPING said:
NORWAY.oxfordsimon said:
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
Is not in the EU.
Ithankyou.0 -
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:0 -
Until the 1920's, it seems, but in homeopathic proportions. From Snopes:OldKingCole said:
Well, it had cocaine in it originally.Anorak said:
Talks concluded at 2am when it was agreed that someone needed to go out for six pizzas, some kebabs, and another pack of rizlas.FrancisUrquhart said:Coca-Cola 'in talks' over cannabis-infused drinks
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45545233
...the amount of ecgonine [an alkaloid in the coca leaf that could be synthesized to create cocaine] was infinitesimal: no more than one part in 50 million. In an entire year’s supply of 25-odd million gallons of Coca-Cola syrup, Heath figured, there might be six-hundredths of an ounce of cocaine.0 -
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.0 -
I'm sure they are but it is doable. The only thing that prevents the UK creating a meaningful deal with the EU is the anti-foreigner contingent. The anti-foreigner contingent will scupper any plan. Relax the UK's position on FoM and a deal is eminently doable.oxfordsimon said:
That doesn't work. Norway wasn't in the EU trying to leave. We have been starting from the position of being a full member. That means that things are very different from negotiating a new relationship from scratch.TOPPING said:
NORWAY.oxfordsimon said:
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
Is not in the EU.
Ithankyou.0 -
He does look a bit like Gollum, now you mention it.MarqueeMark said:
That might explain Vince's invisibility in recent months.....he has The Ring.FrancisUrquhart said:
Frodo for Leader....Anorak said:0 -
Actually that seems to be exactly what May is aiming for. To leave in name only.oxfordsimon said:
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
To lose all the benefits of full membership - voting rights etc - while maintaining all the responsibilities.0 -
Or the Customs Union.TOPPING said:
NORWAY.oxfordsimon said:
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
Is not in the EU.
Ithankyou.
Ithankyoutoo.0 -
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.0 -
What makes you think a majority of Parliament has confidence in Theresa May?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:0 -
The rebels would have to believe her for it to work.Philip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.0 -
Other than freedom of movement, the CAP, the CFP, ever-closer union, the social chapter, and so on - i.e. nearly all the reasons people voted to leave.Philip_Thompson said:
Actually that seems to be exactly what May is aiming for. To leave in name only.oxfordsimon said:
Can you tell me how you can come up with an outcome that will satisfy both sides on a binary referendum? Go on, give it a try.logical_song said:
52%, the other 48% got ignored.Richard_Nabavi said:
Dear me, you do sound rattled at the likelihood that she'll come up with a reasonable deal. If she does, then why on earth would it merit a mea culpa, or an admission of responsibility? She'd have successfully done what the voters commissioned her to do.stodge said:
That's dancing on the head of a pin even for you, David. It's quite clear as a non-Conservative we are being softened up for the usual Conservative line:david_herdson said:How about we agree that the four freedoms apply to those countries that partake in it? So Britain won't be undermining it when it leaves and that any deal on a less close relationship - one which excludes FoM for people, for example, works on a mutual basis?
IF there is a deal, it will be spun as a triumph for the Prime Minister who will be portrayed as Britannia winning over the Europeans even though the detail will show she has caved repeatedly and widely and the EU will be delighted not that the detail will be revealed to a euphoric public.
IF there is no deal, it will be all the fault of the Europeans, The Prime Minister will be lauded as the voice of sweet reason who will have been rebuffed by the "perfidious Europeans" and all the national stereotypes will come out for an airing and, as we've already seen on here, the personal slurs against individual Europeans will be dragged out as well.
No mea culpa, no admission of responsibility, no recognition of ill-preparation and no recognition of the depth and complexity of the task.
You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
To lose all the benefits of full membership - voting rights etc - while maintaining all the responsibilities.
The idea that Chequers is BINO is completely out with the fairies (as is the alternative criticism that's an ideologically-driven, reckless hard Brexit).0 -
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.0 -
I dontPhilip_Thompson said:
What makes you think a majority of Parliament has confidence in Theresa May?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:0 -
I'm not holding my breath to see Barnier agree to ending freedom of movement etc - he is still implacably insisting on the indivisibility of the four freedoms so what evidence do we have that it really will end?Richard_Nabavi said:
Other than freedom of movement, the CAP, the CFP, ever-closer union, the social chapter, and so on - i.e. nearly all the reasons people voted to leave.Philip_Thompson said:
Actually that seems to be exactly what May is aiming for. To leave in name only.oxfordsimon said:You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
To lose all the benefits of full membership - voting rights etc - while maintaining all the responsibilities.
The idea that Chequers is BINO is completely out with the fairies (as is the alternative criticism that's an ideologically-driven, reckless hard Brexit).
May has shown she will concede time and again as Barnier turns his ratchet to remove reason after reason behind exiting. By the end of the process I fully expect her to have conceded freedom of movement as well as financial contributions etc0 -
In her or the government? The latter would be ... bold ... but quite possibly effective.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
Given she's led by perseverance, patience, and general mulishness so far, I can't see her switching to brinkmanship like that.0 -
Most PR systems have some sort of minimum threshold to exclude the real fringe parties (excepting a very 'pure' system like Israel's). STV also effectively imposes such through the mechanism of seat size - in a five member seat you need 1/6 of the vote to get elected, which is actually quite a lot, if at a local level.logical_song said:
One person's 'headbanger party' is not necessarily another's. Also, as you indicate FPTP has given us some headbangers e.g. Jared O'Mara and David Tredinnick.Scott_P said:
NoSandyRentool said:We need PR to facilitate both main parties to split and give us a multi-coloured swap shop parliament.
I am in favour of FPTP on the basis it limits the chances of headbanger parties winning seats.
Of course that assumes the "mainstream" parties are not fielding headbanger candidates, which may be a slight flaw currently...
Single Transferable Vote in multi-member constituencies would give us a choice of personnel within parties and the vote would actually count. MPs would still be tied to a constituency and it would still be quite difficult for a headbanger to get elected, maybe more so than at the moment.0 -
LatterAnorak said:
In her or the government? The latter would be ... bold ... but quite possibly effective.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
Given she's led by perseverance, patience, and general mulishness so far, I can't see her switching to brinkmanship like that.0 -
That's a different point altogether. The fact still remains that what May is trying to get is a good compromise. Whether she will succeed or not remains to be seen, but it's bizarre to criticise her in advance for what hasn't happened and for what she isn't seeking. In any case, Barnier seems to be pushing in the other direction if anything - a looser arrangement than Chequers, but we shall see.Philip_Thompson said:
I'm not holding my breath to see Barnier agree to ending freedom of movement etc - he is still implacably insisting on the indivisibility of the four freedoms so what evidence do we have that it really will end?Richard_Nabavi said:
Other than freedom of movement, the CAP, the CFP, ever-closer union, the social chapter, and so on - i.e. nearly all the reasons people voted to leave.Philip_Thompson said:
Actually that seems to be exactly what May is aiming for. To leave in name only.oxfordsimon said:You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
To lose all the benefits of full membership - voting rights etc - while maintaining all the responsibilities.
The idea that Chequers is BINO is completely out with the fairies (as is the alternative criticism that's an ideologically-driven, reckless hard Brexit).
May has shown she will concede time and again as Barnier turns his ratchet to remove reason after reason behind exiting. By the end of the process I fully expect her to have conceded freedom of movement as well as financial contributions etc
Still, I'm glad that you're reasonably happy with Chequers as she's proposed it.0 -
Labour criticised over rape claim inquiry
Speaking to the BBC's PM programme, Ms Bailey said the party had been given the review in May and that she had had to fight to read it herself, saying Labour had kicked it "into the long grass" and not implemented the suggestions.
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That might have been the position in the 20’s, but earlier there was more.Anorak said:
Until the 1920's, it seems, but in homeopathic proportions. From Snopes:OldKingCole said:
Well, it had cocaine in it originally.Anorak said:
Talks concluded at 2am when it was agreed that someone needed to go out for six pizzas, some kebabs, and another pack of rizlas.FrancisUrquhart said:Coca-Cola 'in talks' over cannabis-infused drinks
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45545233
...the amount of ecgonine [an alkaloid in the coca leaf that could be synthesized to create cocaine] was infinitesimal: no more than one part in 50 million. In an entire year’s supply of 25-odd million gallons of Coca-Cola syrup, Heath figured, there might be six-hundredths of an ounce of cocaine.0 -
No voting system can save you from the voters if they want to elect people you might see as headbangers. I'm a big fan of STV, but the Healey-Rae dynasty in Kerry is not exactly a good advert for it.IanB2 said:
Most PR systems have some sort of minimum threshold to exclude the real fringe parties (excepting a very 'pure' system like Israel's). STV also effectively imposes such through the mechanism of seat size - in a five member seat you need 1/6 of the vote to get elected, which is actually quite a lot, if at a local level.logical_song said:
One person's 'headbanger party' is not necessarily another's. Also, as you indicate FPTP has given us some headbangers e.g. Jared O'Mara and David Tredinnick.Scott_P said:
NoSandyRentool said:We need PR to facilitate both main parties to split and give us a multi-coloured swap shop parliament.
I am in favour of FPTP on the basis it limits the chances of headbanger parties winning seats.
Of course that assumes the "mainstream" parties are not fielding headbanger candidates, which may be a slight flaw currently...
Single Transferable Vote in multi-member constituencies would give us a choice of personnel within parties and the vote would actually count. MPs would still be tied to a constituency and it would still be quite difficult for a headbanger to get elected, maybe more so than at the moment.
One huge advantage of the Single Stochastic Vote is that it undercuts political dynasties.0 -
Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
Looking like it. Think we will all raise a glass when he loses his seat at the next GE.OldKingCole said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
They have lost their senses and unless TM does the deal a second referendum becomes essentialOldKingCole said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
They don't do difficult...FrancisUrquhart said:Labour criticised over rape claim inquiry
Speaking to the BBC's PM programme, Ms Bailey said the party had been given the review in May and that she had had to fight to read it herself, saying Labour had kicked it "into the long grass" and not implemented the suggestions.
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The Single Stochastic Vote is a great idea, as we discussed the other night. I thought of another advantage of it, which is that it gives parties an incentive to listen to voters and campaign seriously in every constituency - after all, you might have only a 20% chance, but if you can get it up to 25% that extra 5% is worth just as much on average as an extra 5% in a currently safe or marginal seat.OblitusSumMe said:
No voting system can save you from the voters if they want to elect people you might see as headbangers. I'm a big fan of STV, but the Healey-Rae dynasty in Kerry is not exactly a good advert for it.IanB2 said:
Most PR systems have some sort of minimum threshold to exclude the real fringe parties (excepting a very 'pure' system like Israel's). STV also effectively imposes such through the mechanism of seat size - in a five member seat you need 1/6 of the vote to get elected, which is actually quite a lot, if at a local level.logical_song said:
One person's 'headbanger party' is not necessarily another's. Also, as you indicate FPTP has given us some headbangers e.g. Jared O'Mara and David Tredinnick.Scott_P said:
NoSandyRentool said:We need PR to facilitate both main parties to split and give us a multi-coloured swap shop parliament.
I am in favour of FPTP on the basis it limits the chances of headbanger parties winning seats.
Of course that assumes the "mainstream" parties are not fielding headbanger candidates, which may be a slight flaw currently...
Single Transferable Vote in multi-member constituencies would give us a choice of personnel within parties and the vote would actually count. MPs would still be tied to a constituency and it would still be quite difficult for a headbanger to get elected, maybe more so than at the moment.
One huge advantage of the Single Stochastic Vote is that it undercuts political dynasties.
It's a fine example of a curious phenomenon: something which is both perfectly logical and utterly barmy in practice.0 -
Even I would be delighted to see him lose his seatmurali_s said:
Looking like it. Think we will all raise a glass when he loses his seat at the next GE.OldKingCole said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
Have you read The Last Ringbearer? It takes the view that The Lord of the Rings was "victor's history", and that Mordor was actually a progressive science-based state trying to free Middle Earth from the thrall of the supernatural elves etc. It was written by a Russian author and published there. The Tolkien estate stopped it ever getting published in English but samizdat translations can be found on t'Web.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Urquhart,
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Might depend on the boundary review. iirc his seat becomes harder under the new boundary.OldKingCole said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
Yes, seat targeting is still a thing in STV, but with SSV every vote counts (although not every vote is counted).Richard_Nabavi said:
The Single Stochastic Vote is a great idea, as we discussed the other night. I thought of another advantage of it, which is that it gives parties an incentive to listen to voters and campaign seriously in every constituency - after all, you might have only a 20% chance, but if you can get it up to 25% that extra 5% is worth just as much on average as an extra 5% in a safe or marginal seat.OblitusSumMe said:
No voting system can save you from the voters if they want to elect people you might see as headbangers. I'm a big fan of STV, but the Healey-Rae dynasty in Kerry is not exactly a good advert for it.IanB2 said:
Most PR systems have some sort of minimum threshold to exclude the real fringe parties (excepting a very 'pure' system like Israel's). STV also effectively imposes such through the mechanism of seat size - in a five member seat you need 1/6 of the vote to get elected, which is actually quite a lot, if at a local level.logical_song said:
One person's 'headbanger party' is not necessarily another's. Also, as you indicate FPTP has given us some headbangers e.g. Jared O'Mara and David Tredinnick.Scott_P said:
NoSandyRentool said:We need PR to facilitate both main parties to split and give us a multi-coloured swap shop parliament.
I am in favour of FPTP on the basis it limits the chances of headbanger parties winning seats.
Of course that assumes the "mainstream" parties are not fielding headbanger candidates, which may be a slight flaw currently...
Single Transferable Vote in multi-member constituencies would give us a choice of personnel within parties and the vote would actually count. MPs would still be tied to a constituency and it would still be quite difficult for a headbanger to get elected, maybe more so than at the moment.
One huge advantage of the Single Stochastic Vote is that it undercuts political dynasties.
It's a fine example of a curious phenomenon: something which is both perfectly logical and utterly barmy in practice.
I'm sure that most of the people of Bootle would be outraged if they were represented by a Tory for one Parliament, eventually, but all those Tory voters there who stubbornly continued to vote would finally be rewarded - and similarly for Labour voters in rural Hampshire. It really is a magical idea.0 -
Mr. rpjs, that's a really interesting perspective.
One thing that bugged me at the end (well, before the various ends) of the last film was the collapse of the earth that swallowed all the orcs. Why couldn't an orc make a living as a mercenary, smith, sailor, etc?
Lots of fantasy and sci-fi has a fodder race (Nazis can fulfil that function too, the guys it's completely fine to hate and want dead). One thing I did with Sir Edric was give him a best friend who was also a man-eating slaver, just to see how it'd work. Inherent evil (rather than just law-breaking) is interesting to consider.
Anyway, I must be off to perambulate with the hound.0 -
Talking of the Boundary Review - does it help Amber Rudd at all?0
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Well thank ye, kind sir.Nigelb said:
'All' does seem mildly excessive.AlastairMeeks said:
I've never been too enthused with "let's kill all the lawyers".Nigelb said:
In the right, or rather wrong context, there's probably quite a long list of Shakespeare quotes which could get you investigated.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Urquhart, what a world, in which a line from Shakespeare can get you investigated.
Or are you unfamiliar with Othello, Taming of the Shrew or The Merchant of Venice ?0 -
I think it leaves Hastings & Rye unchanged.oxfordsimon said:Talking of the Boundary Review - does it help Amber Rudd at all?
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Yeh, looks that way on their portal.Richard_Nabavi said:
I think it leaves Hastings & Rye unchanged.oxfordsimon said:Talking of the Boundary Review - does it help Amber Rudd at all?
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If he is not PM by next GE, I can see him disappearing off to edit a newspaper anyway.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Even I would be delighted to see him lose his seatmurali_s said:
Looking like it. Think we will all raise a glass when he loses his seat at the next GE.OldKingCole said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
One of the most interesting aspects of the 'Order of the Stick' webcomic, which is actually a very deep, well characterised fantasy story, is it is set in a world which essentially follows the mechanics of tabletop RPGs, and in it the gods of its world really did create certain races to be fodder for the others, and they are nothappy about it, and it adds a great depth to some of the villains' motivations, even as they are still villainous.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. rpjs, that's a really interesting perspective.
One thing that bugged me at the end (well, before the various ends) of the last film was the collapse of the earth that swallowed all the orcs. Why couldn't an orc make a living as a mercenary, smith, sailor, etc?
Lots of fantasy and sci-fi has a fodder race (Nazis can fulfil that function too, the guys it's completely fine to hate and want dead). One thing I did with Sir Edric was give him a best friend who was also a man-eating slaver, just to see how it'd work. Inherent evil (rather than just law-breaking) is interesting to consider.
Anyway, I must be off to perambulate with the hound.0 -
Frodo, Sam et al didn't steal the ring. It was taken off the goldsmith's finger with a sword by the King of Gondor. Apart from that....Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Urquhart,
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I would love the Single Stochastic vote, if purely for the laughs. People who play the lottery will get how it works.OblitusSumMe said:
Yes, seat targeting is still a thing in STV, but with SSV every vote counts (although not every vote is counted).Richard_Nabavi said:
The Single Stochastic Vote is a great idea, as we discussed the other night. I thought of another advantage of it, which is that it gives parties an incentive to listen to voters and campaign seriously in every constituency - after all, you might have only a 20% chance, but if you can get it up to 25% that extra 5% is worth just as much on average as an extra 5% in a safe or marginal seat.OblitusSumMe said:
No voting system can save you from the voters if they want to elect people you might see as headbangers. I'm a big fan of STV, but the Healey-Rae dynasty in Kerry is not exactly a good advert for it.IanB2 said:
Most PR systems have some sort of minimum threshold to exclude the real fringe parties (excepting a very 'pure' system like Israel's). STV also effectively imposes such through the mechanism of seat size - in a five member seat you need 1/6 of the vote to get elected, which is actually quite a lot, if at a local level.logical_song said:
One person's 'headbanger party' is not necessarily another's. Also, as you indicate FPTP has given us some headbangers e.g. Jared O'Mara and David Tredinnick.Scott_P said:
NoSandyRentool said:We need PR to facilitate both main parties to split and give us a multi-coloured swap shop parliament.
I am in favour of FPTP on the basis it limits the chances of headbanger parties winning seats.
Of course that assumes the "mainstream" parties are not fielding headbanger candidates, which may be a slight flaw currently...
Single Transferable Vote in multi-member constituencies would give us a choice of personnel within parties and the vote would actually count. MPs would still be tied to a constituency and it would still be quite difficult for a headbanger to get elected, maybe more so than at the moment.
One huge advantage of the Single Stochastic Vote is that it undercuts political dynasties.
It's a fine example of a curious phenomenon: something which is both perfectly logical and utterly barmy in practice.
I'm sure that most of the people of Bootle would be outraged if they were represented by a Tory for one Parliament, eventually, but all those Tory voters there who stubbornly continued to vote would finally be rewarded - and similarly for Labour voters in rural Hampshire. It really is a magical idea.
Ensuring that the voter is truly, and believed to be, randomly chosen might be a challenge.
SSV is even better than AV.0 -
In 10 years time Ruthie will either be FM of Scotland or hosting Bake Off.rottenborough said:
If he is not PM by next GE, I can see him disappearing off to edit a newspaper anyway.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Even I would be delighted to see him lose his seatmurali_s said:
Looking like it. Think we will all raise a glass when he loses his seat at the next GE.OldKingCole said:Big_G_NorthWales said:
Indeed and many Brexiteers will lose their seatsPhilip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.
As I suggested earlier, is a ‘Portillo Moment’ beckoning for Boris?0 -
I am perfectly happy with it provided that the voter selected is me.Foxy said:
I would love the Single Stochastic vote, if purely for the laughs. People who play the lottery will get how it works.OblitusSumMe said:
Yes, seat targeting is still a thing in STV, but with SSV every vote counts (although not every vote is counted).Richard_Nabavi said:
The Single Stochastic Vote is a great idea, as we discussed the other night. I thought of another advantage of it, which is that it gives parties an incentive to listen to voters and campaign seriously in every constituency - after all, you might have only a 20% chance, but if you can get it up to 25% that extra 5% is worth just as much on average as an extra 5% in a safe or marginal seat.OblitusSumMe said:
No voting system can save you from the voters if they want to elect people you might see as headbangers. I'm a big fan of STV, but the Healey-Rae dynasty in Kerry is not exactly a good advert for it.IanB2 said:
Most PR systems have some sort of minimum threshold to exclude the real fringe parties (excepting a very 'pure' system like Israel's). STV also effectively imposes such through the mechanism of seat size - in a five member seat you need 1/6 of the vote to get elected, which is actually quite a lot, if at a local level.logical_song said:Scott_P said:SandyRentool said:
One huge advantage of the Single Stochastic Vote is that it undercuts political dynasties.
It's a fine example of a curious phenomenon: something which is both perfectly logical and utterly barmy in practice.
I'm sure that most of the people of Bootle would be outraged if they were represented by a Tory for one Parliament, eventually, but all those Tory voters there who stubbornly continued to vote would finally be rewarded - and similarly for Labour voters in rural Hampshire. It really is a magical idea.
Ensuring that the voter is truly, and believed to be, randomly chosen might be a challenge.
SSV is even better than AV.0 -
God did the Scottish Tories get lucky with Ruth by the way. Annabelle Goldie was quite a nice granny but not in any way a contender for serious office. The others, well let's just say they have interesting back stories. Ruth has made the Tories the opposition in Scotland ahead of Labour almost single handed (she was in fairness helped by some self destructive self absorption in SLAB but I seriously doubt anyone else would have been able to take advantage of it).
Although she is a Unionist I think she is also proud of being a Scot. I think she thinks she can make more of a difference here than in Westminster and she is probably right. That said, (despite being a strong remainer) she is my kind of Tory and I would very much welcome her getting into the big pond at some point.0 -
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Remember Ruth wouldn't even have been an MSP for the 2011 leadership contest if not for some internal SCon backstabbing removing the number 1 from the Glasgow list moments before the Holyrood election.DavidL said:God did the Scottish Tories get lucky with Ruth by the way. Annabelle Goldie was quite a nice granny but not in any way a contender for serious office. The others, well let's just say they have interesting back stories. Ruth has made the Tories the opposition in Scotland ahead of Labour almost single handed (she was in fairness helped by some self destructive self absorption in SLAB but I seriously doubt anyone else would have been able to take advantage of it).
Although she is a Unionist I think she is also proud of being a Scot. I think she thinks she can make more of a difference here than in Westminster and she is probably right. That said, (despite being a strong remainer) she is my kind of Tory and I would very much welcome her getting into the big pond at some point.0 -
Would that work? Couldn't the party just ditch her and get a new leader, without a GE?Philip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.0 -
Well I do have a reputation for moderate pragmatism to maintain...DavidL said:
Well thank ye, kind sir.Nigelb said:
'All' does seem mildly excessive.AlastairMeeks said:
I've never been too enthused with "let's kill all the lawyers".Nigelb said:
In the right, or rather wrong context, there's probably quite a long list of Shakespeare quotes which could get you investigated.Morris_Dancer said:Mr. Urquhart, what a world, in which a line from Shakespeare can get you investigated.
Or are you unfamiliar with Othello, Taming of the Shrew or The Merchant of Venice ?
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Yes. But it would be interesting...Stereotomy said:
Would that work? Couldn't the party just ditch her and get a new leader, without a GE?Philip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
A vote of no confidence stands alone; it can't be appended to any other vote.0 -
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He is going to need to smoke a fat one to forget how much that outburst could cost him...Scott_P said:
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Better to have Davidson stay in Scotland again lead the Unionist cause at Holyrood in 2021 and try and find another contender to beat Corbyn or even keep May if the Tory vote continues to largely hold up, the aim being to get a Unionist majority in the 2021 Scottish Parliament elections and a Tory majority at the 2022 general election0
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Apparently Amazon thinks a unicorn that poops glittery slime will be one of the big sellers for Christmas...insert your own joke here....0
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HMQ would have 2 weeks or so to allow another government to form, but as the parliamentary arithmetic stands, there will almost certainly be a GE 6 weeks ahead, which is looking like December or January, not the best months, wasting time and will probably delay/defer/derail Brexit. To just ditch and replace her, would, while probably the best option, just cause panic in the leading runners breasties as no one wants the job until March 30th, when whoever gets the job will be able to say that they will "save the country" from the previous incumbents incompetence.Stereotomy said:
Would that work? Couldn't the party just ditch her and get a new leader, without a GE?Philip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
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I mean, to no confidence the government, there has to be a vote passed in parliament, right? So Tories not wanting a GE could vote that down, and then no confidence MayOchEye said:
HMQ would have 2 weeks or so to allow another government to form, but as the parliamentary arithmetic stands, there will almost certainly be a GE 6 weeks ahead, which is looking like December or January, not the best months, wasting time and will probably delay/defer/derail Brexit. To just ditch and replace her, would, while probably the best option, just cause panic in the leading runners breasties as no one wants the job until March 30th, when whoever gets the job will be able to say that they will "save the country" from the previous incumbents incompetence.Stereotomy said:
Would that work? Couldn't the party just ditch her and get a new leader, without a GE?Philip_Thompson said:
Say she will tender her resignation to the Queen if she loses the vote.Andy_Cooke said:
How?Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
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Vernon Unsworth alleges Musk falsely accused him on Twitter of being a paedophile. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court seeks more than $75,000 (£57,000) in damages and a court order preventing Musk from making further allegations.Scott_P said:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/17/british-diver-vernon-unsworth-sues-elon-musk-over-pedo-claim?CMP=twt_gu
$75,000 seems modest - or is 'more than' key?0 -
I wonder if Musk's planned announcement for tomorrow morning is to try to get the media narrative away from this news (if he had known the timing in advance, that is).FrancisUrquhart said:
He is going to need to smoke a fat one to forget how much that outburst could cost him...Scott_P said:
Get the media talking about Musk the visionary genius, not Musk the asshat.
Cynical, me?0 -
Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff to buy Time magazine
The co-founder of Salesforce.com, Marc Benioff, and his wife are personally buying Time for $190m (£145.3m).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45543964
Maybe its why I'm not a billionaire, but if I was I wouldn't be buying these failing traditional magazines / newspapers.0 -
Bye bye Theresa... Close the door on your way out!Big_G_NorthWales said:
I think TM needs to make the deal a VNOC.Anorak said:
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It may be that he only wants a token settlement, and for Musk to correct his error, and to shut up.CarlottaVance said:
Vernon Unsworth alleges Musk falsely accused him on Twitter of being a paedophile. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court seeks more than $75,000 (£57,000) in damages and a court order preventing Musk from making further allegations.Scott_P said:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/17/british-diver-vernon-unsworth-sues-elon-musk-over-pedo-claim?CMP=twt_gu
$75,000 seems modest - or is 'more than' key?0 -
Those Whisky/Vodka and Cokes are about to get a little bit more... Interesting?FrancisUrquhart said:Coca-Cola 'in talks' over cannabis-infused drinks
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45545233
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My issue with May isn't Chequers as she's proposed it per se, it's a total lack of confidence in May to either achieve Chequers or not to concede more without getting anything time and again in return. Every step of the way so far May has shouted about her red lines, then Barnier has simply said no and she's gone away and come back conceding more without getting anything back from Barnier. I don't trust May.Richard_Nabavi said:
That's a different point altogether. The fact still remains that what May is trying to get is a good compromise. Whether she will succeed or not remains to be seen, but it's bizarre to criticise her in advance for what hasn't happened and for what she isn't seeking. In any case, Barnier seems to be pushing in the other direction if anything - a looser arrangement than Chequers, but we shall see.Philip_Thompson said:
I'm not holding my breath to see Barnier agree to ending freedom of movement etc - he is still implacably insisting on the indivisibility of the four freedoms so what evidence do we have that it really will end?Richard_Nabavi said:
Other than freedom of movement, the CAP, the CFP, ever-closer union, the social chapter, and so on - i.e. nearly all the reasons people voted to leave.Philip_Thompson said:
Actually that seems to be exactly what May is aiming for. To leave in name only.oxfordsimon said:You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
To lose all the benefits of full membership - voting rights etc - while maintaining all the responsibilities.
The idea that Chequers is BINO is completely out with the fairies (as is the alternative criticism that's an ideologically-driven, reckless hard Brexit).
May has shown she will concede time and again as Barnier turns his ratchet to remove reason after reason behind exiting. By the end of the process I fully expect her to have conceded freedom of movement as well as financial contributions etc
Still, I'm glad that you're reasonably happy with Chequers as she's proposed it.
I believe President Teddy Roosevelt summed up his international diplomacy with the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick". May seems to do the polar opposite with both. If she'd spoken softer at the start and been more willing to carry a stick when it mattered then we might be elsewhere now.
As for Chequers there are already issues there but I expect they'll be greatly magnified before the end of the process.0 -
If Coke do go through with this, I can imagine it is only a matter of time until the likes of Kraft get in on this market. The edibles portion of the legal cannabis market is already extremely large.GIN1138 said:
Those Whisky/Vodka and Cokes are about to get a little bit more... Interesting?FrancisUrquhart said:Coca-Cola 'in talks' over cannabis-infused drinks
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Theresa's hopeless.Philip_Thompson said:
My issue with May isn't Chequers as she's proposed it per se, it's a total lack of confidence in May to either achieve Chequers or not to concede more without getting anything time and again in return. Every step of the way so far May has shouted about her red lines, then Barnier has simply said no and she's gone away and come back conceding more without getting anything back from Barnier. I don't trust May.Richard_Nabavi said:
That's a different point altogether. The fact still remains that what May is trying to get is a good compromise. Whether she will succeed or not remains to be seen, but it's bizarre to criticise her in advance for what hasn't happened and for what she isn't seeking. In any case, Barnier seems to be pushing in the other direction if anything - a looser arrangement than Chequers, but we shall see.Philip_Thompson said:
I'm not holding my breath to see Barnier agree to ending freedom of movement etc - he is still implacably insisting on the indivisibility of the four freedoms so what evidence do we have that it really will end?Richard_Nabavi said:
Other than freedom of movement, the CAP, the CFP, ever-closer union, the social chapter, and so on - i.e. nearly all the reasons people voted to leave.Philip_Thompson said:
Actually that seems to be exactly what May is aiming for. To leave in name only.oxfordsimon said:You cannot leave and stay at the same time. It just isn't possible.
To lose all the benefits of full membership - voting rights etc - while maintaining all the responsibilities.
The idea that Chequers is BINO is completely out with the fairies (as is the alternative criticism that's an ideologically-driven, reckless hard Brexit).
May has shown she will concede time and again as Barnier turns his ratchet to remove reason after reason behind exiting. By the end of the process I fully expect her to have conceded freedom of movement as well as financial contributions etc
Still, I'm glad that you're reasonably happy with Chequers as she's proposed it.
I believe President Teddy Roosevelt summed up his international diplomacy with the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick". May seems to do the polar opposite with both. If she'd spoken softer at the start and been more willing to carry a stick when it mattered then we might be elsewhere now.
As for Chequers there are already issues there but I expect they'll be greatly magnified before the end of the process.
What time's her latest desperate Brexit gambit on the telly?0 -
As Mr Glenn (usually) says 'the trend is your friend':
https://twitter.com/whatukthinks/status/10417534097523138560 -
Remarkable how LEAVE is holding up while the four horsemen and the apocalypse are being unleashed by the forces of Remain....CarlottaVance said:As Mr Glenn (usually) says 'the trend is your friend':
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The US is not generally regarded as a plaintiff-friendly venue for defamation suits cos of the First Amendment. England can be much more generous, but may not have been an option because of lack of jurisdiction (though you'd have thought a tweet was published in every country in the world, pretty much).CarlottaVance said:
Vernon Unsworth alleges Musk falsely accused him on Twitter of being a paedophile. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court seeks more than $75,000 (£57,000) in damages and a court order preventing Musk from making further allegations.Scott_P said:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/17/british-diver-vernon-unsworth-sues-elon-musk-over-pedo-claim?CMP=twt_gu
$75,000 seems modest - or is 'more than' key?0 -
The trend where Remain are holding a small but meaningful lead in poll after poll?CarlottaVance said:As Mr Glenn (usually) says 'the trend is your friend':
https://twitter.com/whatukthinks/status/10417534097523138560 -
Perhaps an active threat to pension payments and other pensioner subsidies might influence behaviour. At present it’s just the employed who are under threat.GIN1138 said:
Remarkable how LEAVE is holding up while the four horsemen and the apocalypse are being unleashed by the forces of Remain....CarlottaVance said:As Mr Glenn (usually) says 'the trend is your friend':
https://twitter.com/whatukthinks/status/10417534097523138560 -
From another US court case I'm loosely following, I think the $75k is a barrier that a claim has to reach before it can reach a certain court (I think Federal courts, under certain circumstances). In other words, if you claim for less than $75k, it probably won't be heard in Federal courts. Therefore 'seek more than $75k' just means 'yes, it's worth your court hearing it."CarlottaVance said:
Vernon Unsworth alleges Musk falsely accused him on Twitter of being a paedophile. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court seeks more than $75,000 (£57,000) in damages and a court order preventing Musk from making further allegations.Scott_P said:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/17/british-diver-vernon-unsworth-sues-elon-musk-over-pedo-claim?CMP=twt_gu
$75,000 seems modest - or is 'more than' key?
Note: IANAL, not American, etc, etc.0 -
SMILE at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget.GIN1138 said:
Remarkable how LEAVE is holding up while the four horsemen and the apocalypse are being unleashed by the forces of Remain....CarlottaVance said:As Mr Glenn (usually) says 'the trend is your friend':
https://twitter.com/whatukthinks/status/1041753409752313856
For we are the people of England, that never have spoken yet.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/17/uk-needs-darkest-hour-in-brexit-talks-before-giving-ground
Definitely enjoying lurching between articles that make it sound like all we need to do is dot the Is and articles that make it sound like no deal is inevitable.0 -
People are just tuning out all the "warnings" being given about Brexit (particularly a No Deal Brexit) - not entirely unreasonably, since some of the predictions from the referendum campaign that a Brexit vote itself, before the process started, would trigger an economic shock, turned out to be nonsense.CarlottaVance said:As Mr Glenn (usually) says 'the trend is your friend':
https://twitter.com/whatukthinks/status/1041753409752313856
The people endlessly banging on about a "people's vote" would be better off keeping their powder dry for now, and then, if a No Deal or Rock-Hard Brexit does trigger some of the dire consequences that have been talked out, then campaign for an immediate Rejoin referendum, before any long-lasting damage to the economy is done. IMO, people (including I suspect quite a lot of people who voted Remain last time) are not going to believe the forecasts of food shortages and planes being grounded etcetc. until they see them happen with their own eyes0 -
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