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He’s just too much of a mendacious charlatan, chancer, cad, buffoon and tit.dodrade said:Is there any particular reason Boris is so disliked in Scotland? Is he just too English?
The mystery is why the English put up with him, not why Scots don’t.1 -
I believe you. At my humble abode IMPERATIVE to block sunlight at windows to prevent smallish apartment turning into freaking Easy Bake Oven.SandyRentool said:
In our house this afternoon there must have been a 10degC difference between the south facing and the north facing rooms.SeaShantyIrish2 said:
Temp in north Seattle at 1.45pm 76F which is 24C. And it's way cooler than yesterday. Temp outside my cabin door (facing south) now is 85F / 29CLadyG said:Fuck me its 25C and nearly 10pm
Few in Seattle have A/C, which I'm guessing is situation for most in UK?0 -
Karen Bass has overtaken Susan Rice as second favourite on Betfair. Kamala Harris has drifted back out to 6/4 against.rottenborough said:Karen Bass getting lot of attention in the NY Times piece on veep.
Kamala Harris: 2.52
Karen Bass: 4.2
Susan Rice: 5.1
Tammy Duckworth: 20
Elizabeth Warren: 23
Val Demings: 26
Gretchen Whitmer: 42
Michelle Lujan Grisham: 55
Michelle Obama: 60
Keisha Lance Bottoms: 130
Hillary Clinton: 190
Stacey Abrams: 240
Barack Obama: 300
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See temp in Bethesda is now (2.10pm PDT) same as Bethesda BUT our humidity just 44% whereas your 79% - ugh,TimT said:
In Maryland 29 of July's 31 days have climbed into the 90s F. As today was one of the two exceptions, that was 29/30 days in the 90s. The other day was 88.FrancisUrquhart said:
Lets hope it doesn't continue for very long....LadyG said:Fuck me its 25C and nearly 10pm
https://www.lbcnews.co.uk/uk-news/government-warned-that-police-will-need-army-support-to-fight-summer-of-serious/0 -
1) Cherry wasn't excluded. She chose not to run.Scott_xP said:
2) in what possible way is this a move against the left of the party. Truly the most astounding statement in the middle of this.
Cherry must have taken one look at Sturgeon's approval ratings and decided she didn't have the guts after all.0 -
Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.0 -
From talking with friends who like him, the difference seems to be whether you think he's laughing with you, rather than laughing at you.Carnyx said:1 -
You clearly didn’t read Mike’s header:geoffw said:
He's disliked by the Nats.dodrade said:Is there any particular reason Boris is so disliked in Scotland? Is he just too English?
SCon voters: Johnson +41
SLD voters: Johnson -47
SLab voters: Johnson -70
SNP voters: Johnson -87
All Scottish voters: Johnson -510 -
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ian-dunt-on-the-unstoppable-march-to-scottish-independence-1-6769598
Interesting piece by Ian Dunt on Mr J and indy:
"Those who questioned the [UK] government’s actions, or acknowledged the costs of leaving the EU, or who simply wanted institutional scrutiny of the process through parliament and the courts, were branded enemies of the people.
That message, which was drummed out by the press and government ministers, tacitly accepted one of the core ideas in Scottish nationalism: if those who opposed the government’s approach to Brexit were enemies of the people, and Scotland voted overwhelmingly Remain, then it followed that they were a separate set of people from those in England, where a majority supported it."
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"His deal with the EU went a step further even than his rhetoric. No matter what Johnson says, he has in fact conceded that there will be a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
That is perhaps the single most striking development in the Scottish independence debate since the Brexit result itself. If Northern Ireland can break off into its own customs territory, then why not Scotland?"0 -
Fantastic! You do that. 😆geoffw said:
It works where I'm sitting. Con and LibDem unionists support the Labour candidate against the SNP threat. Elsewhere there could be unionist pacts in favour of other parties.Black_Rook said:
That's a hopeless proposition. Any kind of Tory/Labour pact (which isn't going to happen in any event) will simply result in Labour being denounced as Tories by the SNP and half of Labour's vote believing them and defecting.geoffw said:
Unionists of the left and the right should drop their mutual antipathy and combine to see off the Nats.fox327 said:It looks to me possible that a second wave of the virus is coming, but it will probably peak like the first wave did. Social distancing has failed to prevent a second wave, and it will go on failing, then succeeding for a bit, before failing again.
There is only one thing that can stop this, a vaccine. Only the government can approve a vaccine - not the public. Why is it taking so long to progress a vaccine? There are several good candidates, but there is an insistence on following the traditional slow testing regimes that were not designed for the crisis we are in, which calls for the fastest possible response. The government has to move soon on this, or it is likely to lose control of events later in the year.
OT. If the Conservatives want to save the Union, they should replace Boris.
If the opposition to the SNP consists entirely of Tories then they'll keep winning 60% or more of the popular vote every time an election is held.0 -
I am not living in scotland nor a scot and Iam pro scottish independence but I certainly don't want a referendum on it every few years as its highly disruptive for both scotland and englandwilliamglenn said:
You think everyone in the rest of the UK is against Scottish independence?Bournville said:A system where England, Wales and Northern Ireland are essentially held hostage by secessionists in Scotland throwing a tantrum and threatening to plunge the other nations into a horrendous, disruptive, drawn out negotiation over secession every time a PM is elected that the secessionists don't like is not sustainable - yeah, you might dampen secessionism in Scotland in the short term, but it's going to engender bitterness in the 95% of the country that doesn't support secession.
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has placed a woman who is an apologist for the cold blooded murder of British children into the House of Lords. Let that sink in.0
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Note that the Great State of Tennessee is divided as per state constitution and law, into three Grand Divisions - East TN, Middle TN and West TN. (This is why the Volunteer State flag features three white stars inside blue circle in the middle of red field.)
My humble suggestion, is for England to divide herself into three Grand Divisions, which would each elect regional assemblies that would deal with regional affairs, and would assemble in joint sessions for All-England business.
Would leave open door for further, possible council for Cornwall along lines of London.
AND maybe make Berwick a Free City just for the hell of it.0 -
I think with Boris you have to feel 'in on the joke'. English people know he's a bit of a buffoon, but he's 'our' bit of a buffoon.
A good equivalent would be Salmond. Not saying that Salmond doesn't have greater political talents than Boris - he probably does. But he's incredibly popular in many quarters in Scotland, so much so that he's still 'the Prince over the water' even when he's just got through a rape trial where his own counsel described him as a slimeball.
The ROUK sees Salmond as the thoroughly dislikeable corpulent toad that he is. Scotland doesn't see it, because he's 'their' corpulent toad.0 -
Naz Shah is in the Lords??SouthamObserver said:The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has placed a woman who is an apologist for the cold blooded murder of British children into the House of Lords. Let that sink in.
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I agree that Salmond has always played badly South of the Border. Sturgeon however is quite highly thought of. The poster of Miliband in Salmonds pocket simply wouldn't work with Sturgeon substituted.Luckyguy1983 said:I think with Boris you have to feel 'in on the joke'. English people know he's a bit of a buffoon, but he's 'our' bit of a buffoon.
A good equivalent would be Salmond. Not saying that Salmond doesn't have greater political talents than Boris - he probably does. But he's incredibly popular in many quarters in Scotland, so much so that he's still 'the Prince over the water' even when he's just got through a rape trial where his own counsel described him as a slimeball.
The ROUK sees Salmond as the thoroughly dislikeable corpulent toad that he is. Scotland doesn't see it, because he's 'their' corpulent toad.0 -
Wow, that IS impressive. Also oppressive, esp as I see humidity Greenwich is 63% not extreme but too high for comfort when temp is 23C.Andy_JS said:
Today was the third hottest day in the UK ever.LadyG said:Fuck me its 25C and nearly 10pm
Problem is here (& there) once house/apt gets hotted up, can take looooooog time to cool back down.
UP ON THE ROOF
Carole King, Gerry Goffin
When this old world starts a getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I'll climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below don't bother me
No, no
So when I come home feeling tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet
I get far away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat race noise down in the street
On the roof, that's the only place I know
Look at the city, baby
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof
And at night the stars
They put on a show for free
And darling, you can share it all with me
That's what I say, keep on telling you
Right smack dab in the middle of town
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof
And if this old world starts a getting you down
There's room enough for two
Up on the roof, up on the roof
Up on the roof oh now
Everything is all right, everything is all right
Come on
Put down what you're doing tonight
And climb up the stairs with me and see
We got the stars up above us
And the city lights below, oh
Up on my roof0 -
Craig Whittaker, the MP for Calder Valley, West Yorkshire since 2010, told LBC radio there were “sections of our community that are just not taking the pandemic seriously”.
Asked if by this he meant the Muslim community, Whittaker said: “Of course. If you look at the areas where we have seen rises, and cases, the vast majority – not by any stretch of the imagination all areas – it is the BME communities that are not taking this seriously enough.”
A spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain said: “This is shameless scapegoating of minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/31/tory-mp-craig-whittaker-condemned-claim-bame-people-most-covid-19-lockdown-breaches
Bradford Mosque leaders didn't get the memo...
'People are not taking coronavirus seriously enough': Bradford Mosque leader says 'a lot' of his community has been breaking social distancing
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8580399/Muslim-leaders-condemn-minute-lockdown-announcement-eve-Eid-abuse-power.html1 -
Has anyone mentioned this ?
Patients admitted to hospital
29/07 England 23, Wales 64
28/07 England 63, Wales 49
27/07 England 69, Wales 43
26/07 England 82, Wales 45
Patients in hospital
30/07 England 835, Wales 137
29/07 England 850, Wales 137
28/07 England 868, Wales 136
https://coronavirus-staging.data.gov.uk/healthcare
The Wales numbers make no sense.
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Rupert Murdoch's son James resigns from the board of News Corporation, citing "disagreements over editorial content"0
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Yes she does. The departure of Salmond has helped her - when she was seen as his mini me, it was worse.Foxy said:
I agree that Salmond has always played badly South of the Border. Sturgeon however is quite highly thought of. The poster of Miliband in Salmonds pocket simply wouldn't work with Sturgeon substituted.Luckyguy1983 said:I think with Boris you have to feel 'in on the joke'. English people know he's a bit of a buffoon, but he's 'our' bit of a buffoon.
A good equivalent would be Salmond. Not saying that Salmond doesn't have greater political talents than Boris - he probably does. But he's incredibly popular in many quarters in Scotland, so much so that he's still 'the Prince over the water' even when he's just got through a rape trial where his own counsel described him as a slimeball.
The ROUK sees Salmond as the thoroughly dislikeable corpulent toad that he is. Scotland doesn't see it, because he's 'their' corpulent toad.0 -
Mmm. Today's polls not that good for Biden. Just a blip, probably.stodge said:Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/0 -
That's brick buildings for you - the problem is never the first day of heat as it takes time for the bricks to accumulate the heat but they can hold it for days even after the air has cooled.SeaShantyIrish2 said:
Wow, that IS impressive. Also oppressive, esp as I see humidity Greenwich is 63% not extreme but too high for comfort when temp is 23C.Andy_JS said:
Today was the third hottest day in the UK ever.LadyG said:Fuck me its 25C and nearly 10pm
Problem is here (& there) once house/apt gets hotted up, can take looooooog time to cool back down.
Hottest day 2019, second hottest 2003, third hottest 2020.
From recollection the 1911 record held until 1976 but that was broken in 1990 (fourth hottest day ever) and then again in 2003 and last year.0 -
Does he want the BBC job?FrancisUrquhart said:Rupert Murdoch's son James resigns from the board of News Corporation, citing "disagreements over editorial content"
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‘The air’s gone out of the Scottish Tories like bagpipes under a steamroller’
“No, no, no, you definitely had it last. It wasn’t me. I gave it back to you. It’s not my fault you lost it.” So the scene we’ve all performed with house keys, wallets and TV remotes is now being played out by senior Tories keen to ensure they are not the last one to have had the Union before it was lost. Gone for ever: dropped down the drain, left on the roof of the car, slipping down the back of the sofa of history.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-airs-gone-out-of-the-scottish-tories-like-bagpipes-under-a-steamroller-sdk203v2t0 -
Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/31/underage-girl-forced-to-have-sex-with-prince-andrew-us-court-document-jeffrey-epstein0 -
Government press briefing guy?FrancisUrquhart said:Rupert Murdoch's son James resigns from the board of News Corporation, citing "disagreements over editorial content"
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Is that a serious question? The man must be an idiot.Carnyx said:..."His deal with the EU went a step further even than his rhetoric. No matter what Johnson says, he has in fact conceded that there will be a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
That is perhaps the single most striking development in the Scottish independence debate since the Brexit result itself. If Northern Ireland can break off into its own customs territory, then why not Scotland?"
N Ireland can do because it is physically attached to the EU. Scotland is not.0 -
Yet.Beibheirli_C said:
Is that a serious question? The man must be an idiot.Carnyx said:..."His deal with the EU went a step further even than his rhetoric. No matter what Johnson says, he has in fact conceded that there will be a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
That is perhaps the single most striking development in the Scottish independence debate since the Brexit result itself. If Northern Ireland can break off into its own customs territory, then why not Scotland?"
N Ireland can do because it is physically attached to the EU. Scotland is not.0 -
There's been one in 313 years. Apologies for the disruption.Pagan2 said:
I am not living in scotland nor a scot and Iam pro scottish independence but I certainly don't want a referendum on it every few years as its highly disruptive for both scotland and englandwilliamglenn said:
You think everyone in the rest of the UK is against Scottish independence?Bournville said:A system where England, Wales and Northern Ireland are essentially held hostage by secessionists in Scotland throwing a tantrum and threatening to plunge the other nations into a horrendous, disruptive, drawn out negotiation over secession every time a PM is elected that the secessionists don't like is not sustainable - yeah, you might dampen secessionism in Scotland in the short term, but it's going to engender bitterness in the 95% of the country that doesn't support secession.
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Is somebody planning to physically separate Scotland from England and actually move it across the North Channel until it butts up against N Ireland?IshmaelZ said:
Yet.Beibheirli_C said:
Is that a serious question? The man must be an idiot.Carnyx said:..."His deal with the EU went a step further even than his rhetoric. No matter what Johnson says, he has in fact conceded that there will be a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
That is perhaps the single most striking development in the Scottish independence debate since the Brexit result itself. If Northern Ireland can break off into its own customs territory, then why not Scotland?"
N Ireland can do because it is physically attached to the EU. Scotland is not.
N Ireland and S Ireland are (to use a local phrase) on "The island of Ireland" and are thus geographically isolated from Great Britain.0 -
Maybe just dodging slightly discouraging news BUT polls posted today that stand outNickPalmer said:
Mmm. Today's polls not that good for Biden. Just a blip, probably.stodge said:Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
> Massachusetts US Senate D primary (Aug 4): Joe Kennedy 41%, Ed Markey 44%
up until this week's Boston Globe endorsement of incumbent Markey, challenger congressman from famous Mass clan was ahead (personally am rooting for JK, he's one of the best of the younger Ks, a workhorse versus show pony (though he shows pretty damn good).
> US Congress generic party vote: Democrats 46, Republicans 41
advantage of +5 would float a lot of Dem boats, and sink the GOP, and could end up higher as 13% still other/undecided
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Scotland isn't Labour vs Tory though. It's Indy vs Unionists, Johnson and Starmer are on the same side.1
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The only way I see the virtue signallers can maintain outrage at the former whilst allowing the latter to go unmentioned is thinking the Guardian is more trustworthy than the Mail on these issues (having to ignore the Guardians mix ups of black singers while they’re at it)FrancisUrquhart said:Craig Whittaker, the MP for Calder Valley, West Yorkshire since 2010, told LBC radio there were “sections of our community that are just not taking the pandemic seriously”.
Asked if by this he meant the Muslim community, Whittaker said: “Of course. If you look at the areas where we have seen rises, and cases, the vast majority – not by any stretch of the imagination all areas – it is the BME communities that are not taking this seriously enough.”
A spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain said: “This is shameless scapegoating of minorities.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/31/tory-mp-craig-whittaker-condemned-claim-bame-people-most-covid-19-lockdown-breaches
Bradford Mosque leaders didn't get the memo...
'People are not taking coronavirus seriously enough': Bradford Mosque leader says 'a lot' of his community has been breaking social distancing
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8580399/Muslim-leaders-condemn-minute-lockdown-announcement-eve-Eid-abuse-power.html0 -
The Wisdom of Crowds only works where the Law of Large Numbers applies.FrancisUrquhart said:Wisdom of crowds....
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Alistair said:
Now a sceptic would say this is all of the Trumpster's evil genius plan - to trash the mail service so that a mail-in election is bound to be a disaster.0 -
77F and raining feels positively spring-like after the last monthSeaShantyIrish2 said:
See temp in Bethesda is now (2.10pm PDT) same as Bethesda BUT our humidity just 44% whereas your 79% - ugh,TimT said:
In Maryland 29 of July's 31 days have climbed into the 90s F. As today was one of the two exceptions, that was 29/30 days in the 90s. The other day was 88.FrancisUrquhart said:
Lets hope it doesn't continue for very long....LadyG said:Fuck me its 25C and nearly 10pm
https://www.lbcnews.co.uk/uk-news/government-warned-that-police-will-need-army-support-to-fight-summer-of-serious/
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I wrote the other day that I had read scientific papers on Zombies, but none on demons. As luck would have it, look what shows up today:
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Little more than 20% of the duration of the Roman Empire (definition dependent), so let's play it safe and give it another 500 years just to be safe.Theuniondivvie said:
There's been one in 313 years. Apologies for the disruption.Pagan2 said:
I am not living in scotland nor a scot and Iam pro scottish independence but I certainly don't want a referendum on it every few years as its highly disruptive for both scotland and englandwilliamglenn said:
You think everyone in the rest of the UK is against Scottish independence?Bournville said:A system where England, Wales and Northern Ireland are essentially held hostage by secessionists in Scotland throwing a tantrum and threatening to plunge the other nations into a horrendous, disruptive, drawn out negotiation over secession every time a PM is elected that the secessionists don't like is not sustainable - yeah, you might dampen secessionism in Scotland in the short term, but it's going to engender bitterness in the 95% of the country that doesn't support secession.
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So my reading glasses have been 'lost' since Tuesday. I've just found them. In plain sight on my desk.
To be fair, when the laptop lid was open it hid them, but still...
Time for a lie down. Night all. Cooler tomoz.0 -
No, they are going to build a bridge.Beibheirli_C said:
Is somebody planning to physically separate Scotland from England and actually move it across the North Channel until it butts up against N Ireland?IshmaelZ said:
Yet.Beibheirli_C said:
Is that a serious question? The man must be an idiot.Carnyx said:..."His deal with the EU went a step further even than his rhetoric. No matter what Johnson says, he has in fact conceded that there will be a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
That is perhaps the single most striking development in the Scottish independence debate since the Brexit result itself. If Northern Ireland can break off into its own customs territory, then why not Scotland?"
N Ireland can do because it is physically attached to the EU. Scotland is not.
N Ireland and S Ireland are (to use a local phrase) on "The island of Ireland" and are thus geographically isolated from Great Britain.0 -
Boris has a big positive rating with 2019 Scottish Tory voters which should be enough for him to hold the 6 existing Tory seats.
Of greater concern for the SNP is even 2019 SNP voters do not give Starmer a negative rating considering most of their seats have Labour not the Tories in second place0 -
Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.0 -
16% undecided in MassachusettsSeaShantyIrish2 said:
Maybe just dodging slightly discouraging news BUT polls posted today that stand outNickPalmer said:
Mmm. Today's polls not that good for Biden. Just a blip, probably.stodge said:Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
> Massachusetts US Senate D primary (Aug 4): Joe Kennedy 41%, Ed Markey 44%
up until this week's Boston Globe endorsement of incumbent Markey, challenger congressman from famous Mass clan was ahead (personally am rooting for JK, he's one of the best of the younger Ks, a workhorse versus show pony (though he shows pretty damn good).
> US Congress generic party vote: Democrats 46, Republicans 41
advantage of +5 would float a lot of Dem boats, and sink the GOP, and could end up higher as 13% still other/undecided
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All to play for, that's for sure. Winner of Dem primary prohibitive favorite this Fall.HYUFD said:
16% undecided in MassachusettsSeaShantyIrish2 said:
Maybe just dodging slightly discouraging news BUT polls posted today that stand outNickPalmer said:
Mmm. Today's polls not that good for Biden. Just a blip, probably.stodge said:Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
> Massachusetts US Senate D primary (Aug 4): Joe Kennedy 41%, Ed Markey 44%
up until this week's Boston Globe endorsement of incumbent Markey, challenger congressman from famous Mass clan was ahead (personally am rooting for JK, he's one of the best of the younger Ks, a workhorse versus show pony (though he shows pretty damn good).
> US Congress generic party vote: Democrats 46, Republicans 41
advantage of +5 would float a lot of Dem boats, and sink the GOP, and could end up higher as 13% still other/undecided
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1289220091708682240?s=200 -
The winner of the Dem primary will almost certainly win the general election and be the next Massachusetts Senator, if Trump is re elected then a Massachusetts Senator named Kennedy would them be frontrunner for 2024SeaShantyIrish2 said:
All to play for, that's for sure. Winner of Dem primary prohibitive favorite this Fall.HYUFD said:
16% undecided in MassachusettsSeaShantyIrish2 said:
Maybe just dodging slightly discouraging news BUT polls posted today that stand outNickPalmer said:
Mmm. Today's polls not that good for Biden. Just a blip, probably.stodge said:Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
> Massachusetts US Senate D primary (Aug 4): Joe Kennedy 41%, Ed Markey 44%
up until this week's Boston Globe endorsement of incumbent Markey, challenger congressman from famous Mass clan was ahead (personally am rooting for JK, he's one of the best of the younger Ks, a workhorse versus show pony (though he shows pretty damn good).
> US Congress generic party vote: Democrats 46, Republicans 41
advantage of +5 would float a lot of Dem boats, and sink the GOP, and could end up higher as 13% still other/undecided
https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1289220091708682240?s=200 -
Succession...FrancisUrquhart said:Rupert Murdoch's son James resigns from the board of News Corporation, citing "disagreements over editorial content"
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Yeah... right!IshmaelZ said:
No, they are going to build a bridge.Beibheirli_C said:
Is somebody planning to physically separate Scotland from England and actually move it across the North Channel until it butts up against N Ireland?IshmaelZ said:
Yet.Beibheirli_C said:
Is that a serious question? The man must be an idiot.Carnyx said:..."His deal with the EU went a step further even than his rhetoric. No matter what Johnson says, he has in fact conceded that there will be a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
That is perhaps the single most striking development in the Scottish independence debate since the Brexit result itself. If Northern Ireland can break off into its own customs territory, then why not Scotland?"
N Ireland can do because it is physically attached to the EU. Scotland is not.
N Ireland and S Ireland are (to use a local phrase) on "The island of Ireland" and are thus geographically isolated from Great Britain.
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Markey is already the Senator, young Joe is trying to replace him. As for 2024, think he's planning to reverse Great-Uncle Ted's game plan: first be a good, even great senator - THEN run for higher office.HYUFD said:
The winner of the Dem primary will almost certainly win the general election and be the next Massachusetts Senator, if Trump is re elected then a Massachusetts Senator named Kennedy would them be frontrunner for 2024SeaShantyIrish2 said:
All to play for, that's for sure. Winner of Dem primary prohibitive favorite this Fall.HYUFD said:
16% undecided in MassachusettsSeaShantyIrish2 said:
Maybe just dodging slightly discouraging news BUT polls posted today that stand outNickPalmer said:
Mmm. Today's polls not that good for Biden. Just a blip, probably.stodge said:Emerson poll has Biden up 50-46.
Among men Biden leads by one point but is eight points ahead among women and that's his advantage.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
> Massachusetts US Senate D primary (Aug 4): Joe Kennedy 41%, Ed Markey 44%
up until this week's Boston Globe endorsement of incumbent Markey, challenger congressman from famous Mass clan was ahead (personally am rooting for JK, he's one of the best of the younger Ks, a workhorse versus show pony (though he shows pretty damn good).
> US Congress generic party vote: Democrats 46, Republicans 41
advantage of +5 would float a lot of Dem boats, and sink the GOP, and could end up higher as 13% still other/undecided
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Sturgeon must be bricking it with her 97% positive rating amongst SNP voters.HYUFD said:Boris has a big positive rating with 2019 Scottish Tory voters which should be enough for him to hold the 6 existing Tory seats.
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This is the end of series 2 of SuccessionFrancisUrquhart said:Rupert Murdoch's son James resigns from the board of News Corporation, citing "disagreements over editorial content"
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Rishi Sunak is getting some free promotion from Wetherspoons.0
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Wasn’t there one in the late 70s?Theuniondivvie said:
There's been one in 313 years. Apologies for the disruption.Pagan2 said:
I am not living in scotland nor a scot and Iam pro scottish independence but I certainly don't want a referendum on it every few years as its highly disruptive for both scotland and englandwilliamglenn said:
You think everyone in the rest of the UK is against Scottish independence?Bournville said:A system where England, Wales and Northern Ireland are essentially held hostage by secessionists in Scotland throwing a tantrum and threatening to plunge the other nations into a horrendous, disruptive, drawn out negotiation over secession every time a PM is elected that the secessionists don't like is not sustainable - yeah, you might dampen secessionism in Scotland in the short term, but it's going to engender bitterness in the 95% of the country that doesn't support secession.
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“No experience with the post office”Alistair said:
Of course it’s not possible for an external appointment to ever be the right choice
I don’t know De Joy so gave no idea about his qualifications. However Wikipedia says he spent his career in freight logistics so I would assume he had some transferable skills1 -
Kernow with a seat at Launceston, Wessex based out of Chippenham or Winchester and Mercia in Rugby.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.0 -
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Have already provided for Cornwall. As for the rest, methinks merely machiavellian machination to establish Greater East Cornwall Co-Prosperity Sphere through the backdoor.Charles said:
Kernow with a seat at Launceston, Wessex based out of Chippenham or Winchester and Mercia in Rugby.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.
Clever you extreme Cornish nationalists (or visa versa)!0 -
Johnson in the Spectator. (£)
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-why-we-re-putting-the-brakes-on-lockdown-easing0 -
Kernow is not part of West England and never has been. Anyway Launceston is seriously inconvenient for our Kernow seat. Chippenham and Winchester both work well for Wessex though - much preferred to Salisbury.SeaShantyIrish2 said:
Have already provided for Cornwall. As for the rest, methinks merely machiavellian machination to establish Greater East Cornwall Co-Prosperity Sphere through the backdoor.Charles said:
Kernow with a seat at Launceston, Wessex based out of Chippenham or Winchester and Mercia in Rugby.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.
Clever you extreme Cornish nationalists (or visa versa)!0 -
We don't want those launceston buggers running things they are almost englishCharles said:
Kernow with a seat at Launceston, Wessex based out of Chippenham or Winchester and Mercia in Rugby.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.0 -
I was going to give you Devon as well so don’t complain too much 🙄Pagan2 said:
We don't want those launceston buggers running things they are almost englishCharles said:
Kernow with a seat at Launceston, Wessex based out of Chippenham or Winchester and Mercia in Rugby.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.0 -
Susan Rice has reclaimed the number two spot in the betting from Karen Bass.DecrepiterJohnL said:
Karen Bass has overtaken Susan Rice as second favourite on Betfair. Kamala Harris has drifted back out to 6/4 against.rottenborough said:Karen Bass getting lot of attention in the NY Times piece on veep.
Kamala Harris: 2.52
Karen Bass: 4.2
Susan Rice: 5.1
Tammy Duckworth: 20
Elizabeth Warren: 23
Val Demings: 26
Gretchen Whitmer: 42
Michelle Lujan Grisham: 55
Michelle Obama: 60
Keisha Lance Bottoms: 130
Hillary Clinton: 190
Stacey Abrams: 240
Barack Obama: 300
Kamala Harris: 2.32
Susan Rice: 4.4
Karen Bass: 5.3
Tammy Duckworth: 19.5
Elizabeth Warren: 20
Val Demings: 32
Gretchen Whitmer: 46
Michelle Lujan Grisham: 55
Michelle Obama: 65
Keisha Lance Bottoms: 130
Hillary Clinton: 190
Barack Obama: 300
Stacey Abrams: 300
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She could have still run.Scott_xP said:
ROFLAlistair said:1) Cherry wasn't excluded. She chose not to run.
A very specific change in the rules was made to prevent her from running. She then "chose not to run"...
At the end of the day if I was a cynically ambitious politician who wanted to be leader of my party I would simply choose to be a member of a party with a less popular leader.
Like Labour, they're crap.0 -
Marco Biagi, the former MSP for Edinburgh Central, thought Cherry would still run and the rule change would give her a boost.
If I had been the NEC I wouldn't have done the rules change and trusted the Ed Central membership to do their job but it is still hilarious to see Cherry slink off with her tail between her legs.
When you entire leadership platform is based on Sturgeon being unpopular and keeps doing the wrong thing recent polling (and election results) have been pretty devastating for the premise.0 -
Still a London coup, putting in an ever worse lapdogAlistair said:
Please don't fall for the weak pish that Carlaw was forced out by Downing Street.SandyRentool said:Bozo despised in Scotland. Coleslaw is his fall guy.
The senior SCons had their preferred replacement lined up and ready to go the nano second Carlaw announced he was. Some even mentioned Ross in their "so sad to see Carlaw go" statements so eager were they to get on with the defenestration.0 -
It is done for only a question of when and by whom, certainly not Sturgeon thoughStuartDickson said:
They don’t and they won’t.fox327 said:If the Conservatives want to save the Union, they should replace Boris.
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Far far from it , that is a minor point of minor consequence in the independence matter.SeaShantyIrish2 said:
Isn't support or lack thereof for EU verus Brexit the X factor that is separating Scots from English (and Welsh) voters?Carnyx said:
THere may be a bit of that - I don't think that English commentators can quite understand how Mr Brown ex-PM and Ms Sturgeon come over better in Scotland than they can imagine. But it's clear there is something toxic in the Johnsonian pudding mix.dodrade said:
Boris seems to have the same effect on his detractors Homer Simpson had on Frank Grimes, as if his levity is somehow a personal affront.Carnyx said:
I can't understand it either - even the most right wing and Brexiter types can't cope with the idea of him as PM. Including folk whom one would expect to knuckle their brows to a laird, however Anglicified at Eton. .dodrade said:Is there any particular reason Boris is so disliked in Scotland? Is he just too English?
Maybe the problem is with the English voters ...
He has a considerable working class following though in England and Wales that isn't replicated in Scotland. Do they simply prefer dour personalities?0 -
@Charles There certainly was NOT. There was a devolution vote NOT an independence referendum @TheuniondivvieCharles said:
Wasn’t there one in the late 70s?Theuniondivvie said:
There's been one in 313 years. Apologies for the disruption.Pagan2 said:
I am not living in scotland nor a scot and Iam pro scottish independence but I certainly don't want a referendum on it every few years as its highly disruptive for both scotland and englandwilliamglenn said:
You think everyone in the rest of the UK is against Scottish independence?Bournville said:A system where England, Wales and Northern Ireland are essentially held hostage by secessionists in Scotland throwing a tantrum and threatening to plunge the other nations into a horrendous, disruptive, drawn out negotiation over secession every time a PM is elected that the secessionists don't like is not sustainable - yeah, you might dampen secessionism in Scotland in the short term, but it's going to engender bitterness in the 95% of the country that doesn't support secession.
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@foxy That was because they were scared of him, they know Sturgeon is in it for herself , not for independence.Foxy said:
I agree that Salmond has always played badly South of the Border. Sturgeon however is quite highly thought of. The poster of Miliband in Salmonds pocket simply wouldn't work with Sturgeon substituted.Luckyguy1983 said:I think with Boris you have to feel 'in on the joke'. English people know he's a bit of a buffoon, but he's 'our' bit of a buffoon.
A good equivalent would be Salmond. Not saying that Salmond doesn't have greater political talents than Boris - he probably does. But he's incredibly popular in many quarters in Scotland, so much so that he's still 'the Prince over the water' even when he's just got through a rape trial where his own counsel described him as a slimeball.
The ROUK sees Salmond as the thoroughly dislikeable corpulent toad that he is. Scotland doesn't see it, because he's 'their' corpulent toad.0 -
@Luckyguy1983 Seen some bollox on here but that takes the biscuit, you unionists are really shit scared of Salmond even when he is out of politics.Luckyguy1983 said:I think with Boris you have to feel 'in on the joke'. English people know he's a bit of a buffoon, but he's 'our' bit of a buffoon.
A good equivalent would be Salmond. Not saying that Salmond doesn't have greater political talents than Boris - he probably does. But he's incredibly popular in many quarters in Scotland, so much so that he's still 'the Prince over the water' even when he's just got through a rape trial where his own counsel described him as a slimeball.
The ROUK sees Salmond as the thoroughly dislikeable corpulent toad that he is. Scotland doesn't see it, because he's 'their' corpulent toad.0 -
@Alistair Yes all fair and square, so confident he had to get his pals on NEC to get rid of the competition. The clique running the SNP will do anything to keep themselves fat and happy.Alistair said:
1) Cherry wasn't excluded. She chose not to run.Scott_xP said:
2) in what possible way is this a move against the left of the party. Truly the most astounding statement in the middle of this.
Cherry must have taken one look at Sturgeon's approval ratings and decided she didn't have the guts after all.0 -
Go with the cathedral town - TruroPagan2 said:
We don't want those launceston buggers running things they are almost englishCharles said:
Kernow with a seat at Launceston, Wessex based out of Chippenham or Winchester and Mercia in Rugby.SeaShantyIrish2 said:Grand Divisions of England is a concept worth exploring, at least in Fantasyland.
North England, capital York, assembly > Thing of York
West England, capital Salisbury, assembly > Senate of Salisbury
East England, capital Canterbury, assembly > Canterbury Witenaġemot
All-England Grand Assembly, annual one-week meetings held at Westminster (when Houses of Parliament not in session) OR could rotate between three grand divisions OR could congregate in Berwick just for the hell of it.0
