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Look in any company report, and you’ll see pages of details about executive compensation. And the biggest part of this is – however dressed up – share options.
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First....as in out the door...for the app developer responsible for the Tory conference app.0
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FPT:
An excellent piece for me from the always readable Simon Jenkins:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/28/take-control-brussels-london-whitehall-centralised
It's disappointing the LDs are so obsessed with stopping Brexit they aren't running with this which is frankly a damning indictment of our over-centralised State.0 -
An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.0
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That is my understanding, it changed a few months ago. Give it another few months and it will probably change again.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
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If not careful this could fall apart for Europe in the golf...Christmas might not be cancelled after all!0
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FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.0 -
This app thing. Feel sorry for whatever minion is getting ripped to shreds right now.0
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I am not sure as a retail offer they cut through like jezzas stuff like free uni for you/ your kids, £500 “bung” (paid for by your company).MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.0 -
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I’ll guess that the contact details are there to allow delegates to send each other ‘virtual’ business cards during the conference via the app, or similar functionality. Collecting details is useful for the organiser’s post-Conference reporting, to allow followup and feedback.FrancisUrquhart said:
One has to ask why did they need to have personal details in the app at all. In fact, is there really a need for an app.Sandpit said:
That’s not what it sounds like, people were talking about being able to log in and post a message as someone else.brendan16 said:
If she logged into the app, clicked on Boris Johnson as a conference registrant and his email and phone number were listed on the app I don't see its her fault?MyBurningEars said:
Is it prudent for her to have tweeted what she just did?Tissue_Price said:
I’m guessing that they’ve done something really stupid like set the username and password as the email address, then asked people to change the password the first time they log in. So if you know the email address of someone who’s not used the app yet, you can log in as them and view their own profile.
There does seem an obsession for having to make an app for everything these days, most of which is trash.
The app itself is very useful for the conference organiser, it allows them to see who attends each event and room, see who meets with each other, allows functionality like voting buttons in the meetings, social media integration etc. For the delegate, it provides them a schedule, notifies of changes of time and venue, allows delegates to message each other and exchange details etc.0 -
Hammond might flounce, though....MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
So sign me up!0 -
Youtube pays out to creators based on a formula that includes time watched as well as number of video views. This encourages longer videos to maximise revenue.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
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Mr. Urquhart, indeed.
And don't put anything remotely violent or naughty in titles. Because the Almighty Algorithm will smite thee. And smote shalt thee be.0 -
I think it speaks to people who loathe the railway companies and resent paying so much for such shitty service.FrancisUrquhart said:
I am not sure as a retail offer they cut through like jezzas stuff like free uni for you/ your kids, £500 “bung” (paid for by your company).MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
The other obviously speaks to first time buyers and everyone struggling to get on the housing ladder.
Specific policies targeted at people who can be convinced to stick with us or vote for us if we make their lives just a little bit easier/better. It's not about giving everything away and pretending that we can afford to nationalise the railways and give away free travel or whatever Labour are saying, it's a realistic offer that people will believe can be delivered.0 -
Also, both of those policies will help us shake the image that we don't care about working people and only exist to get the votes of old people.0
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Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.0 -
I am hoping that post Brexit, we LDs can start to speak of other things.stodge said:FPT:
An excellent piece for me from the always readable Simon Jenkins:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/28/take-control-brussels-london-whitehall-centralised
It's disappointing the LDs are so obsessed with stopping Brexit they aren't running with this which is frankly a damning indictment of our over-centralised State.
I am going on the OCT 20 march though.0 -
Mr. Sandpit, I've heard that shorter videos simply don't get shown to people, again via the dread algorithm. That then naturally decreases views.0
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Why can you not do it now? It isn't as though Brexit issues will not be paramount for a long time, so you may as well start at least thinking about other things at the same time.Foxy said:
I am hoping that post Brexit, we LDs can start to speak of other things.stodge said:FPT:
An excellent piece for me from the always readable Simon Jenkins:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/28/take-control-brussels-london-whitehall-centralised
It's disappointing the LDs are so obsessed with stopping Brexit they aren't running with this which is frankly a damning indictment of our over-centralised State.
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What is it about the Tories and their conference? We had letters falling off a display during the PM’s speech last year, and now this?
Is it really so difficult? Perhaps, in accordance with Conservatice principles, the Party should contract out conferences to someone who know’s what they’re doing. Looking at random, these guys look like they’d do a better job:
https://cleaningshow.co.uk
Or perhaps these chaps (and chapettes):
http://www.btaloos.co.uk/?page_id=305
Give us strength, O Lord.0 -
Going to be 10-6 going into the singles.0
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App was made by Australian firm Crown Comms apparently. Can’t trust those ex-convicts with anything (obviously joking)0
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Yes, that's completely unfair. Can't trust them with a cricket ball, that's fair enough. But anything? That's harshFrancisUrquhart said:App was made by Australian firm Crown Comms apparently. Can’t trust those ex-convicts with anything (obviously joking)
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Clearly the app industry should be nationalised.RoyalBlue said:What is it about the Tories and their conference? We had letters falling off a display during the PM’s speech last year, and now this?
Is it really so difficult? Perhaps, in accordance with Conservatice principles, the Party should contract out conferences to someone who know’s what they’re doing. Looking at random, these guys look like they’d do a better job:
https://cleaningshow.co.uk
Or perhaps these chaps (and chapettes):
http://www.btaloos.co.uk/?page_id=305
Give us strength, O Lord.
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Everywhere, politicians are realising that fiscal rectitude doesn't pay anyome. The long-term consequences of deficit spending are always the same: inflation.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
The forty year bond bear market has begun. Owning 50 year bonds with low yields will be an excellent way to lose money.0 -
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!NickPalmer said:
Clearly the app industry should be nationalised.RoyalBlue said:What is it about the Tories and their conference? We had letters falling off a display during the PM’s speech last year, and now this?
Is it really so difficult? Perhaps, in accordance with Conservatice principles, the Party should contract out conferences to someone who know’s what they’re doing. Looking at random, these guys look like they’d do a better job:
https://cleaningshow.co.uk
Or perhaps these chaps (and chapettes):
http://www.btaloos.co.uk/?page_id=305
Give us strength, O Lord.
Edit: don’t you mean the Conservative Party?0 -
Would it be wicked to point out that this year's conference of the Royal Statistical Society was shortlisted for "Best Conference by an In-House Conference Organiser" by ABPCO?RoyalBlue said:What is it about the Tories and their conference? We had letters falling off a display during the PM’s speech last year, and now this?
Is it really so difficult? Perhaps, in accordance with Conservatice principles, the Party should contract out conferences to someone who know’s what they’re doing. Looking at random, these guys look like they’d do a better job:
https://cleaningshow.co.uk
Or perhaps these chaps (and chapettes):
http://www.btaloos.co.uk/?page_id=305
Give us strength, O Lord.
Why yes. Yes, it would...
http://www.conference-news.co.uk/news/abpco-reveals-shortlist-excellence-awards-2018
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So having engaged the EU in a war of bureaucracy, you now wish to open a second front with Labour to see who can piss public money up the wall the fastest.MaxPB said:Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
I'll give you this, @MaxPB : you're certainly ambitious. A lesser man would not wish to fight on the ground of their enemy's choosing...
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...is the correct answer, and will not get you elected.Sandpit said:
Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.
There are no votes in fiscal rectitude. See Corbyn, Trump, and Five Star in Italy.
UK 50 year government bonds yield 3.5%. Do you feel lucky?0 -
Sandpit said:
Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.
“Aim to reduce central support for local government” that has most certainly being a success. We need a radical approach on local taxation. If local police and crime commissioners want to increase th precept to pay for more police, good for them, go for it. There might (probably will be) quite a lot of support for the, they are elected positions. Remove the cap on the increase, same for councils with social care responsibilities. The precedent has already been set for hypothciated council tax increases for social care. Remove the cap on that also.
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I guess I'd better hum Jerusalem for two minutes at the end of every video to get them up to the required length.FrancisUrquhart said:
That is my understanding, it changed a few months ago. Give it another few months and it will probably change again.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
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It would be better than some leading YouTube’s filler content....rcs1000 said:
I guess I'd better hum Jerusalem for two minutes at the end of every video to get them up to the required length.FrancisUrquhart said:
That is my understanding, it changed a few months ago. Give it another few months and it will probably change again.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
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I think they don't have to have any content, they just have to be ten minutes (+1 second?) long. You can have a seven-minute video with a three-minute blank screen added onrcs1000 said:
I guess I'd better hum Jerusalem for two minutes at the end of every video to get them up to the required length.FrancisUrquhart said:
That is my understanding, it changed a few months ago. Give it another few months and it will probably change again.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
Speaking seriously, there are guidelines on youtube and google on how to maximise your clickage.0 -
Ah, a challenge! You could try going all McDonnell and farming out the leadership to a social cooperative of members in Tunbridge Wells. Worth a try!RoyalBlue said:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!NickPalmer said:
Clearly the app industry should be nationalised.RoyalBlue said:What is it about the Tories and their conference? We had letters falling off a display during the PM’s speech last year, and now this?
Is it really so difficult? Perhaps, in accordance with Conservatice principles, the Party should contract out conferences to someone who know’s what they’re doing. Looking at random, these guys look like they’d do a better job:
https://cleaningshow.co.uk
Or perhaps these chaps (and chapettes):
http://www.btaloos.co.uk/?page_id=305
Give us strength, O Lord.
Edit: don’t you mean the Conservative Party?0 -
The problems with reducing support for local councils have been seen in the US with municipalities and cities. Their long-term costs (pensions for former employees, care for the elderly etc.) keep rising. This forces them to reduce spending on education, and to push up property taxes. This results in young people at the beginnings of their careers heading out to places where education is better funded and property taxes lower - worsening the issue.notme said:Sandpit said:
Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.
“Aim to reduce central support for local government” that has most certainly being a success. We need a radical approach on local taxation. If local police and crime commissioners want to increase th precept to pay for more police, good for them, go for it. There might (probably will be) quite a lot of support for the, they are elected positions. Remove the cap on the increase, same for councils with social care responsibilities. The precedent has already been set for hypothciated council tax increases for social care. Remove the cap on that also.
It's the demographic problem in a microcosm, and it's going to result in a raft of municipalities in the US going bust.0 -
I suspect you're right, by the way. I've not have anywhere near the normal number of clicks (so far) for this video despite it being - I think - pretty good.viewcode said:
I think they don't have to have any content, they just have to be ten minutes (+1 second?) long. You can have a seven-minute video with a three-minute blank screen added onrcs1000 said:
I guess I'd better hum Jerusalem for two minutes at the end of every video to get them up to the required length.FrancisUrquhart said:
That is my understanding, it changed a few months ago. Give it another few months and it will probably change again.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
Speaking seriously, there are guidelines on youtube and google on how to maximise your clickage.0 -
Still turkey twizzlers for Christmas dinner?FrancisUrquhart said:Going to be 10-6 going into the singles.
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There are hopefully more votes in fiscal rectitude than in rectal fistitude.rcs1000 said:
...is the correct answer, and will not get you elected.Sandpit said:
Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.
There are no votes in fiscal rectitude. See Corbyn, Trump, and Five Star in Italy.
UK 50 year government bonds yield 3.5%. Do you feel lucky? 0 -
And on that farm he had some fat cats?NickPalmer said:
Ah, a challenge! You could try going all McDonnell and farming out the leadership to a social cooperative of members in Tunbridge Wells. Worth a try!RoyalBlue said:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!NickPalmer said:
Clearly the app industry should be nationalised.RoyalBlue said:What is it about the Tories and their conference? We had letters falling off a display during the PM’s speech last year, and now this?
Is it really so difficult? Perhaps, in accordance with Conservatice principles, the Party should contract out conferences to someone who know’s what they’re doing. Looking at random, these guys look like they’d do a better job:
https://cleaningshow.co.uk
Or perhaps these chaps (and chapettes):
http://www.btaloos.co.uk/?page_id=305
Give us strength, O Lord.
Edit: don’t you mean the Conservative Party?0 -
Yeah, and if lucky washed down with rolla-cola.MarqueeMark said:
Still turkey twizzlers for Christmas dinner?FrancisUrquhart said:Going to be 10-6 going into the singles.
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I’m doing some work with one of their competitors at the moment. Should be a good Q4!FrancisUrquhart said:App was made by Australian firm Crown Comms apparently. Can’t trust those ex-convicts with anything (obviously joking)
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Definitely not turkey twizzlers for your chrimbo lunch....Sandpit said:
I’m doing some work with one of their competitors at the moment. Should be a good Q4!FrancisUrquhart said:App was made by Australian firm Crown Comms apparently. Can’t trust those ex-convicts with anything (obviously joking)
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I know you’re overseas but it’s before the watershed here!Sandpit said:
There are hopefully more votes in fiscal rectitude than in rectal fistitude.rcs1000 said:
...is the correct answer, and will not get you elected.Sandpit said:
Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.
There are no votes in fiscal rectitude. See Corbyn, Trump, and Five Star in Italy.
UK 50 year government bonds yield 3.5%. Do you feel lucky?0 -
Well they also behind one of the worse corporate takeovers in recent history, Homebase!!!!DavidL said:
Yes, that's completely unfair. Can't trust them with a cricket ball, that's fair enough. But anything? That's harshFrancisUrquhart said:App was made by Australian firm Crown Comms apparently. Can’t trust those ex-convicts with anything (obviously joking)
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This is a piece of software thst appears to have been knocked up and chucked into a production environment with no release procedure, sign off on acceptance tests - there actually isn’t any excuse for such a basic error - it indicates a dev environment where nobody actually knows how to support each other to avoid these obvious potential problemsmatt said:
One’s meant to blame first, reflect later but mistakes happen. Nobody died.Jonathan said:This app thing. Feel sorry for whatever minion is getting ripped to shreds right now.
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Anyone want Boris's number
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Why? I mean why Australian? Are there no British app-makers or was Lynton Crosby asked for a recommendation and if so, how sure are we there will be no snap election?FrancisUrquhart said:App was made by Australian firm Crown Comms apparently. Can’t trust those ex-convicts with anything (obviously joking)
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That’s the modern way - work fast and break things, as a famous CEO said not so long ago.kingbongo said:
This is a piece of software thst appears to have been knocked up and chucked into a production environment with no release procedure, sign off on acceptance tests - there actually isn’t any excuse for such a basic error - it indicates a dev environment where nobody actually knows how to support each other to avoid these obvious potential problemsmatt said:
One’s meant to blame first, reflect later but mistakes happen. Nobody died.Jonathan said:This app thing. Feel sorry for whatever minion is getting ripped to shreds right now.
Software companies, especially the smaller ones, love to have dev guys and customers working together, fixing stuff on the fly to make their product “dynamic” and “flexible”. Who cares about QA, just let the customers find the bugs. Nothing can seriously go wrong, can it...?0 -
Don’t you mean app-solute shambles*....I will get my coat.bigjohnowls said:Anyone want Boris's number
Shambles
* won’t be shocked if sun or mirror headline tomorrow0 -
The Conservatives really aren't very good at IT. Or conferences.0
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Sorry, couldn’t resist. Hope no-one was eating their dinner...RoyalBlue said:
I know you’re overseas but it’s before the watershed here!Sandpit said:
There are hopefully more votes in fiscal rectitude than in rectal fistitude.rcs1000 said:
...is the correct answer, and will not get you elected.Sandpit said:
Mostly disagree.MaxPB said:FPT:
If I was writing the PM's speech I would include two big ticket items:
1. £3000 worth of travel costs relief at basic rate, something only those who work benefit from. Loads of companies have travel loan programmes, it wouldn't be difficult to offer basic rate relief.
2. Mortgage interest relief at the basic rate for first time buyers for the first 5 years of a mortgage.
Fuck the deficit, there's no votes in fiscal continence at the moment. We need to win in 2022, even if it means a little bit less tax take.
Reverse the fiscal drag that’s pulled more and more people into the 40% rate.
Reverse benefit-in-kind treatment of employer-provided healthcare
Work to integrate income tax and NI, specifically so that idle rich pay more on index-linked final salary pensions.
Allow councils to increase local taxes for social care, aim to reduce central support for local government.
And most importantly, run a balanced budget and shout about it from the rooftops. Go hard on those in bright red who will borrow even more from your grandchildren to pay for today’s largesse.
There are no votes in fiscal rectitude. See Corbyn, Trump, and Five Star in Italy.
UK 50 year government bonds yield 3.5%. Do you feel lucky?0 -
No politicial parties are....nhs IT scheme etc etc etcRecidivist said:The Conservatives really aren't very good at IT. Or conferences.
It is why I don't want them anywhere near social media registers, back doors in security software, and every other idiotic scheme they have proposed over the past few years.0 -
Opportunity
To find out the personal information of everone who is a delegate0 -
I think most of us had his number years ago, actually...bigjohnowls said:Anyone want Boris's number
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There will a be a CIO vacancy probably by next week, if anyone wants it?Recidivist said:The Conservatives really aren't very good at IT. Or conferences.
(Thinks about it for a few seconds...)
No thanks. I’ll also bet they pay way under market rate, when they should be paying way over given the profile.0 -
Try this:rcs1000 said:
I suspect you're right, by the way. I've not have anywhere near the normal number of clicks (so far) for this video despite it being - I think - pretty good.viewcode said:
I think they don't have to have any content, they just have to be ten minutes (+1 second?) long. You can have a seven-minute video with a three-minute blank screen added onrcs1000 said:
I guess I'd better hum Jerusalem for two minutes at the end of every video to get them up to the required length.FrancisUrquhart said:
That is my understanding, it changed a few months ago. Give it another few months and it will probably change again.Morris_Dancer said:An aside: I've heard that Youtube doesn't like short videos any more, and prefers them to be at least 10 minutes long.
Speaking seriously, there are guidelines on youtube and google on how to maximise your clickage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FJEtCvb2Kw0 -
The funny bit is that management hear phrases like "agile development", and assume they mean fast.Sandpit said:
That’s the modern way - work fast and break things, as a famous CEO said not so long ago.kingbongo said:
This is a piece of software thst appears to have been knocked up and chucked into a production environment with no release procedure, sign off on acceptance tests - there actually isn’t any excuse for such a basic error - it indicates a dev environment where nobody actually knows how to support each other to avoid these obvious potential problemsmatt said:
One’s meant to blame first, reflect later but mistakes happen. Nobody died.Jonathan said:This app thing. Feel sorry for whatever minion is getting ripped to shreds right now.
Software companies, especially the smaller ones, love to have dev guys and customers working together, fixing stuff on the fly to make their product “dynamic” and “flexible”. Who cares about QA, just let the customers find the bugs. Nothing can seriously go wrong, can it...?0 -
It shows a certain lack of comms sense, certainly.FrancisUrquhart said:
Don’t you mean app-solute shambles*....I will get my coat.bigjohnowls said:Anyone want Boris's number
Shambles
* won’t be shocked if sun or mirror headline tomorrow
I must admire the brilliance of your pun though. It was apps-olutely on the money.0 -
OPPORTUNITY
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The problem with reducing the central financial support to local Government is that it has been done in conjunction with a) passing responsibility for areas such as Public Health to local Government without funding and b) not anticipating or failing to appreciate the rise in the demand and cost of the core activities of the provision of care for vulnerable children and adults.notme said:
“Aim to reduce central support for local government” that has most certainly being a success. We need a radical approach on local taxation. If local police and crime commissioners want to increase th precept to pay for more police, good for them, go for it. There might (probably will be) quite a lot of support for the, they are elected positions. Remove the cap on the increase, same for councils with social care responsibilities. The precedent has already been set for hypothciated council tax increases for social care. Remove the cap on that also.
The other aspect of this is geographical - a well-run county like East Sussex is suffering because of its own demographics. There are simply too many elderly people requiring care and that usually doesn't mean a place in a care home but domiciliary care which costs a lot to provide. The answer to the care crisis lies as much in the funding of this domiciliary care as in residential or specialist dementia care.
The other absurd aspect of this is how Government money is dispensed - it is either doled out to every Council using formulae devised by central Government or it is subject to a bureaucratic bidding process. Too much Officer time is spent preparing on bids for central Government funding and if those bids are unsuccessful that is time wasted.
The funding of local Government needs to be wholly removed from central Government involvement but at the same time the responsibility for deciding where the money is spent should lie with accountable local Councillors.
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Imagine if Facebook had developed this app...not only would all attendees details have been exposed but probably all of their friends and friends of friends as well...0
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Agile can be made to work in certain scenarios, providing the teams are well organised and everyone is up to speed. Most likely those criteria are not met, and an ongoing mess/crisis is the result.rcs1000 said:
The funny bit is that management hear phrases like "agile development", and assume they mean fast.Sandpit said:
That’s the modern way - work fast and break things, as a famous CEO said not so long ago.kingbongo said:
This is a piece of software thst appears to have been knocked up and chucked into a production environment with no release procedure, sign off on acceptance tests - there actually isn’t any excuse for such a basic error - it indicates a dev environment where nobody actually knows how to support each other to avoid these obvious potential problemsmatt said:
One’s meant to blame first, reflect later but mistakes happen. Nobody died.Jonathan said:This app thing. Feel sorry for whatever minion is getting ripped to shreds right now.
Software companies, especially the smaller ones, love to have dev guys and customers working together, fixing stuff on the fly to make their product “dynamic” and “flexible”. Who cares about QA, just let the customers find the bugs. Nothing can seriously go wrong, can it...?
I wouldn’t recommend it for anything involving customer data though, or anything subject to GDPR, PCI DSS or putting on aeroplanes, trains, power stations, political conferences, that sort of thing...0 -
Politicians need their hands holding on IT by an app-propriate adult.....FrancisUrquhart said:
Don’t you mean app-solute shambles*....I will get my coat.bigjohnowls said:Anyone want Boris's number
Shambles
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Good. Labour getting found out on Brexit.CarlottaVance said:0 -
YouGov:MarqueeMark said:
Good.CarlottaVance said:
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Strong 'n Stable.CarlottaVance said:
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Made me laugh even more than the #ToryCtapApp
https://twitter.com/evertonfc2/status/1045910730246107136
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Ooh, another six point lead. Fingers crossed for this time next week...CarlottaVance said:0 -
Labour have spent the past few days looking like quarrelsome and not very bright primary school children. It is not surprising their polling is underwhelming.CarlottaVance said:
However, it is now the Tories' turn, and I will not be taking any polling seriously until their own efforts in this regard have filtered through.0 -
Full FBI investigation incoming, if anything is off with Brett this should find it.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Ouch. That hurts.CarlottaVance said:0 -
That cartoon is searing.0
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Labour's position on Brexit is fine for opposition, but they're going to be found out come election time. To be honest their best bet is to have the whole process moved onward come GE2022 as farf as possible so they can do a eurosceptic version of the whole Hague "Lisbon is unreversible" schtick.MarqueeMark said:
Good. Labour getting found out on Brexit.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Jeez-louise, that's a strong cartoon!CarlottaVance said:0 -
Its not another its the one from Wednesday last weekSandpit said:
Ooh, another six point lead. Fingers crossed for this time next week...CarlottaVance said:0 -
Peter Pham analyses Japan's debt here.Fishing said:
Japan:rcs1000 said:
Everywhere, politicians are realising that fiscal rectitude doesn't pay anyome. The long-term consequences of deficit spending are always the same: inflation.
National debt: 233% of GDP
Inflation: 1.3%/annum.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterpham/2017/12/11/when-will-japans-debt-crisis-implode/#75fba4b4c6d9
TLDR at the moment, it is OK because of globally low interest rates. Big crunch point in ~ 2040.0 -
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:0 -
Full 7 day max investigation. Even if things are off it may not be possible to ever find proof let alone in 7 days.Pulpstar said:
Full FBI investigation incoming, if anything is off with Brett this should find it.CarlottaVance said:0 -
QT audience were very down on Labour’s Brexit ambiguities this week.FrancisUrquhart said:
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:
Maybe Remainers are beginning to be seen as the problem, Leavers as the solution?
And, just for @currystar - the economy is absolutely stonking!
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Greens just 11% behind the CDU/CSU in new poll:
"Europe Elects
@EuropeElects
Germany, Forsa poll:
CDU/CSU-EPP: 28%
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 17% (+1)
SPD-S&D: 16% (-1)
AfD-EFDD: 15%
LINKE-LEFT: 10%
FDP-ALDE: 9%
Field work: 24-28/09/18
Sample size: 2,501"0 -
HELLOFrancisUrquhart said:
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:
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More important is surely Greens are the opposition in that poll? Which is reassuring there was an assumption that opposition might coalesce with the AfD but it seems to have found a healthier outlet.AndyJS said:Greens just 11% behind the CDU/CSU in new poll:
"Europe Elects
@EuropeElects
Germany, Forsa poll:
CDU/CSU-EPP: 28%
GRÜNE-G/EFA: 17% (+1)
SPD-S&D: 16% (-1)
AfD-EFDD: 15%
LINKE-LEFT: 10%
FDP-ALDE: 9%
Field work: 24-28/09/18
Sample size: 2,501"0 -
Talking about this...bigjohnowls said:
HELLO
Its the one that was released last Wednesday
https://twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/status/1046079327132176391
https://twitter.com/michaelsavage/status/10460821769687818250 -
Rattled, BJO?bigjohnowls said:
HELLOFrancisUrquhart said:
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:
Its the one that was released last Wednesday
Turns out the public don’t like a Lefty love in after all?0 -
Its almost as if leavers think that they are seeking to set aside the vote and remainers think Labour is no longer to be trusted. Weird.Mortimer said:
QT audience were very down on Labour’s Brexit ambiguities this week.FrancisUrquhart said:
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:
Maybe Remainers are beginning to be seen as the problem, Leavers as the solution?
And, just for @currystar - the economy is absolutely stonking!0 -
If the FBI were even able to determine a date and venue for this party, it would be helpful.Philip_Thompson said:
Full 7 day max investigation. Even if things are off it may not be possible to ever find proof let alone in 7 days.Pulpstar said:
Full FBI investigation incoming, if anything is off with Brett this should find it.CarlottaVance said:0 -
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DavidL said:
Its almost as if leavers think that they are seeking to set aside the vote and remainers think Labour is no longer to be trusted. Weird.Mortimer said:
QT audience were very down on Labour’s Brexit ambiguities this week.FrancisUrquhart said:
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:
Maybe Remainers are beginning to be seen as the problem, Leavers as the solution?
And, just for @currystar - the economy is absolutely stonking!
I’ve just read the most boring interview yet with a possible Tory leadership candidate.
Please god no, don’t choose Liddington.0 -
Le Monde have got their hands on a report on France preparedness for “no deal Brexit@:
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://mobile.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/09/29/hard-brexit-le-prefet-des-hauts-de-france-tire-le-signal-d-alarme_5362083_823448.html?xtref=https://t.co/OV2hlzfogb&xid=17259,15700023,15700124,15700126,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201,15700214&usg=ALkJrhiJ6iYkNUk8TXMl8vSFLaENpsCPUg0 -
App-gate and a crap May conference speech, plus some infighting and some twattish Tories found swigging Champers should soon put an end to the 6-point lead.0
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Scope is limited.Pulpstar said:
Full FBI investigation incoming, if anything is off with Brett this should find it.CarlottaVance said:0 -
I doubt the app fiasco will move the dial, to be honest. It’s a bubble story.FrancisUrquhart said:App-gate and a crap May conference speech, plus some infighting and some twattish Tories found swigging Champers should soon put an end to the 6-point lead.
A bad speech would, though.0 -
Liddington is surely only there so that Hammond looks like he has got a sense of humour and is really frivolous.Mortimer said:DavidL said:
Its almost as if leavers think that they are seeking to set aside the vote and remainers think Labour is no longer to be trusted. Weird.Mortimer said:
QT audience were very down on Labour’s Brexit ambiguities this week.FrancisUrquhart said:
I have to say rather surprised.CarlottaVance said:
Maybe Remainers are beginning to be seen as the problem, Leavers as the solution?
And, just for @currystar - the economy is absolutely stonking!
I’ve just read the most boring interview yet with a possible Tory leadership candidate.
Please god no, don’t choose Liddington.0 -
I was sort of joking. Actually, what will probably happen, is it really pisses off journos and then they are super grumpy and that isn't a good thing if you want some positive PR.Mortimer said:
I doubt the app fiasco will move the dial, to be honest. It’s a bubble story.FrancisUrquhart said:App-gate and a crap May conference speech, plus some infighting and some twattish Tories found swigging Champers should soon put an end to the 6-point lead.
A bad speech would, though.0 -
Who was there would be good too.JonathanD said:
If the FBI were even able to determine a date and venue for this party, it would be helpful.Philip_Thompson said:
Full 7 day max investigation. Even if things are off it may not be possible to ever find proof let alone in 7 days.Pulpstar said:
Full FBI investigation incoming, if anything is off with Brett this should find it.CarlottaVance said:0 -
I doubt the app fiasco will move the dial, to be honest. It’s a bubble story.FrancisUrquhart said:App-gate and a crap May conference speech, plus some infighting and some twattish Tories found swigging Champers should soon put an end to the 6-point lead.
A bad speech would, though.0
