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Best set of eyebrows in the house, RIP.
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Farewell Healey, a decent politician.
Lancaster will be looking for another job. No real surprise, two opensides beat two blindside flankers as we all knew they would do.
We didn't have Armitage, Wade, Cipriani, Tuilagi or Corbisiero for various reasons. Robshaw gave 100% but ... the back row were big blobs.
Australia were better.
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Let it never again be said that the English never do anything for the celtic nations.
Thank you. We're through to the quarter finals. The English should remind everyone of it the next time there's a referendum.0 -
Well this will cheer everyone up.... well me anyway...
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There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.0 -
I heard today that one of the reasons the SNP were so lax in their vetting of Ms Thomson is they didn't actually think she would winSpeedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.0 -
I think I shall be supporting Wales for the rest of the tournament, given its a strongly pro-British home nation.0
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When did England's forwards/scrum become so bad. Losing so many scrums was worse than the final scoreline.0
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Andrew Stiles @AndrewStilesUSA Oct 2
Over the last 10 days, Obama’s top advisers on cyber-security, ISIS, and Russia have all resigned. http://freebeacon.com/national-security/top-obama-cyber-security-adviser-quietly-leaves-post-at-white-house/ …
Probably can no longer stand the stench of betrayal that Obama gives off.0 -
Frankly it feels surprising the Lds were as close as they were in May, especially looking at the decline in the previous election.Speedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.
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At the 2012 Olympics, GB got 7 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze in Track Cycling out of a possible 10 medals (as they are limited to one competitor per event and there are only 10 events.Scott_P said:
I guess that's why the TeamGB athletes only got 7 medals at this year's World Champs when they got 6 at the London OlympicsDair said:It should also be pointed out that because of how the funding works for British Cycling (and all Team GB Olympic Sports), they do not care about anything except the Olympic cycle and have always performed far worse at interim world champs than at the subsequent Olympics.
Oh, wait...
At the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, GB got 0 golds, 3 silvers and 0 bronze. The Worlds have 19 events, where GB can enter more than 1 entrant per event.
Do you just make your spew up?0 -
http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13801245.Michelle_Thomson_has_destroyed_the_SNP_s_image_of_itself/?ref=mr&lp=5Scott_P said:
I heard today that one of the reasons the SNP were so lax in their vetting of Ms Thomson is they didn't actually think she would winSpeedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.
Senior ministers may now be regretting some of the glowing election endorsements they provided before the election, including Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil, who said Ms Thomson understood "how business can be used to support social justice".
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Why is she suddenly "Ms" Thomson? Has her husband left her too?Scott_P said:
I heard today that one of the reasons the SNP were so lax in their vetting of Ms Thomson is they didn't actually think she would winSpeedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
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I think he was referring to track & field...Dair said:
At the 2012 Olympics, GB got 7 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze in Track Cycling out of a possible 10 medals (as they are limited to one competitor per event and there are only 10 events.Scott_P said:
I guess that's why the TeamGB athletes only got 7 medals at this year's World Champs when they got 6 at the London OlympicsDair said:It should also be pointed out that because of how the funding works for British Cycling (and all Team GB Olympic Sports), they do not care about anything except the Olympic cycle and have always performed far worse at interim world champs than at the subsequent Olympics.
Oh, wait...
At the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, GB got 0 golds, 3 silvers and 0 bronze. The Worlds have 19 events, where GB can enter more than 1 entrant per event.
Do you just make your spew up?
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Good old Pete Wishart, the SNP MP for Zoomer North and RunrigTGOHF said:http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13801245.Michelle_Thomson_has_destroyed_the_SNP_s_image_of_itself/?ref=mr&lp=5
Senior ministers may now be regretting some of the glowing election endorsements they provided before the election, including Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil, who said Ms Thomson understood "how business can be used to support social justice".0 -
Half my team plays tomorrow.Scrapheap_as_was said:Well this will cheer everyone up.... well me anyway...
2 Injured Hotspurs Scrap Heap 385
3 Weedol Colin D 373
4 The Four Canals Screaming Eagles 371
Don't go all IOS on me, calling the result before the final whistle.0 -
Indeed and Healey did not defect to the SDP. However, kudos to Owen for paying tribute to him tonight nonetheless. Night0
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The Tory vote went from 10,767 to 6,732 so it is fairly reasonable to think that those Tories shored up a huge chunk of Mike Crockart's vote in 2015, he only lost 2,000 so someone was voting for him who wasn't previously compared to the national swing.kle4 said:
Frankly it feels surprising the Lds were as close as they were in May, especially looking at the decline in the previous election.Speedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.
The SNP came from fourth on 6,115 to win with 21,378. a majority of 8%
The Liberals will not win the by election. Especially if the SNP put up Michael Stewart who is the candidate they really should have had in the first place.0 -
Michael Stewart the headcase ex footballer ?.Dair said:
The Tory vote went from 10,767 to 6,732 so it is fairly reasonable to think that those Tories shored up a huge chunk of Mike Crockart's vote in 2015, he only lost 2,000 so someone was voting for him who wasn't previously compared to the national swing.kle4 said:
Frankly it feels surprising the Lds were as close as they were in May, especially looking at the decline in the previous election.Speedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.
The SNP came from fourth on 6,115 to win with 21,378. a majority of 8%
The Liberals will not win the by election. Especially if the SNP put up Michael Stewart who is the candidate they really should have had in the first place.0 -
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You said "British Cycling (and all Team GB Olympic Sports)".Dair said:0 -
If either Chris Grayling, Liam Fox or Owen Paterson become Tory leader, I'm quitting the party and properly setting up The New Fiscally Dry, Socially Liberal, not obsessed by the gays and Europe Conservative Party0
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Live for the moment I say....TheScreamingEagles said:
Half my team plays tomorrow.Scrapheap_as_was said:Well this will cheer everyone up.... well me anyway...
2 Injured Hotspurs Scrap Heap 385
3 Weedol Colin D 373
4 The Four Canals Screaming Eagles 371
Don't go all IOS on me, calling the result before the final whistle.
My Spurs superstars haven't had their game yet either so that's a point each for turning up at least...0 -
@BestoftheMail: A gracious response from Jessica - literally taking her ball with her and going home #ENGvsAUS http://t.co/RQw4etIzNH0
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x2TheScreamingEagles said:If either Chris Grayling, Liam Fox or Owen Paterson become Tory leader, I'm quitting the party and properly setting up The New Fiscally Dry, Socially Liberal, not obsessed by the gays and Europe Conservative Party
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How much will the subs be? I'll join if they are reasonable.TheScreamingEagles said:If either Chris Grayling, Liam Fox or Owen Paterson become Tory leader, I'm quitting the party and properly setting up The New Fiscally Dry, Socially Liberal, not obsessed by the gays and Europe Conservative Party
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Opposition politicians urged the SNP to investigate the involvement of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Paul Monaghan in a home for the elderly, which faced allegations of ill-treatment of residents and sexual harassment of staff.
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/snp-selection-under-fire-over-second-mp-1-3906656#ixzz3nY5GojkP
A press report into the incident, published in June 1995, said action was taken after Monaghan and his parents were given an ultimatum to agree to the social workers coming in or the residents would be moved out.0 -
I thought we were up and going already?TheScreamingEagles said:If either Chris Grayling, Liam Fox or Owen Paterson become Tory leader, I'm quitting the party and properly setting up The New Fiscally Dry, Socially Liberal, not obsessed by the gays and Europe Conservative Party
Perhaps you should re-post the application form here now for more members
As I recall it was a single multiple choice question:
Mark Reckless is a:
a) Treacherous
b) Pig-Dog
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Some of that lot have got as good a chance of winning the Grand National as becoming next Conservative leader. Earth calling Tory MPs...TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
Anna Soubry as leader would definitely cause me to resign my membership.0
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I'm going to do the morning thread on that, and will try and post a link to application forms in said thread.GeoffM said:
I thought we were up and going already?TheScreamingEagles said:If either Chris Grayling, Liam Fox or Owen Paterson become Tory leader, I'm quitting the party and properly setting up The New Fiscally Dry, Socially Liberal, not obsessed by the gays and Europe Conservative Party
Perhaps you should re-post the application form here now for more members
As I recall it was a single multiple choice question:
Mark Reckless is a:
a) Treacherous
b) Pig-Dog
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And that is true. All Team GB Olympic Sports are only focused on the Olympics because that is the primary measure for their funding. A good Olympics means your funding is secure or increased.ThreeQuidder said:
You said "British Cycling (and all Team GB Olympic Sports)".Dair said:
If you are a failing sport (and Athletics is a failing sport which barely hit a low-ball target for London 2012) you can use your intermediate Worlds to either support the case that you are making progress or attempt to argue that the Olympic measure was too harsh.
The first one usually helps, the second doesn't.0 -
The article says "You’re going to have more runners than the Grand National"antifrank said:
Some of that lot have got as good a chance of winning the Grand National as becoming next Conservative leader. Earth calling Tory MPs...TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
Anna Soubry is great.JEO said:Anna Soubry as leader would definitely cause me to resign my membership.
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And as many fallers at the first fence.TheScreamingEagles said:
The article says "You’re going to have more runners than the Grand National"antifrank said:
Some of that lot have got as good a chance of winning the Grand National as becoming next Conservative leader. Earth calling Tory MPs...TheScreamingEagles said:
Roughly half of that list would struggle to be recognised in a mirror.0 -
The best quote from that Sunday Times article
A second cabinet minister said: “There will be three candidates. George, the ‘stop George’ candidate, and whoever George runs as the ‘stop-stop-George’ candidate.”0 -
“One of the most insensitive know-alls of British politics” - Roy Jenkins
I didn't like the guy, either, I'm afraid...
Must have had good genes though. His father lived to be 92, his mother 99.
Putting on a considerable amount of weight in middle age didn't seem to do him any harm at all, either.0 -
Sgt. Sunil: Alright, sweethearts, you're a team and there's nothin' to worry about. We come here, and we're gonna conquer, and we're gonna kick some, is that understood? That's what we're gonna do, sweethearts, we are going to go and get some. All right, people, on the ready line! Are ya lean?
PB Tories: Yeah!
Sgt. Sunil: Are ya mean?
PB Tories: Yeah!
Sgt. Sunil: WHAT ARE YOU?
PB Tories: Lean and mean!
Sgt. Sunil: WHAT ARE YOU? RobD! TSE! Get on the ready line, PB Tories, get some today! Get on the ready line! Move it out! Move it out, goddammit! Get hot! One, two, three, four! Get out, get out, get out! Move it out, move it out, move it out! Move it out, move it out, move it out! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! Aaarrrrr, absolutely badasses! Let's pack 'em in! Get in there!
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So add it, it's not as if its carved in stone, unlike Ed 's proclamations.Sunil_Prasannan said:The above quote isn't in Wikiquote:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Denis_Healey
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I can't believe people in modern Britain are being driven from their homes for religious conversion in this day and age:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3258159/Asian-family-converted-Christianity-driven-home-Muslim-persecutors.html
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quem di diligunt adulescens moriturRodCrosby said:“One of the most insensitive know-alls of British politics” - Roy Jenkins
I didn't like the guy, either, I'm afraid...
Must have had good genes though. His father lived to be 92, his mother 99.
Putting on a considerable amount of weight in middle age didn't seem to do him any harm at all, either.
He whom the gods love dies young.0 -
There's a reason you're still a virgin.Sunil_Prasannan said:Sgt. Sunil: Alright, sweethearts, you're a team and there's nothin' to worry about. We come here, and we're gonna conquer, and we're gonna kick some, is that understood? That's what we're gonna do, sweethearts, we are going to go and get some. All right, people, on the ready line! Are ya lean?
PB Tories: Yeah!
Sgt. Sunil: Are ya mean?
PB Tories: Yeah!
Sgt. Sunil: WHAT ARE YOU?
PB Tories: Lean and mean!
Sgt. Sunil: WHAT ARE YOU? RobD! TSE! Get on the ready line, PB Tories, get some today! Get on the ready line! Move it out! Move it out, goddammit! Get hot! One, two, three, four! Get out, get out, get out! Move it out, move it out, move it out! Move it out, move it out, move it out! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! Aaarrrrr, absolutely badasses! Let's pack 'em in! Get in there!0 -
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/snp-selection-under-fire-over-second-mp-1-3906656#ixzz3nY5GojkPScott_P said:Opposition politicians urged the SNP to investigate the involvement of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Paul Monaghan in a home for the elderly, which faced allegations of ill-treatment of residents and sexual harassment of staff.
A press report into the incident, published in June 1995, said action was taken after Monaghan and his parents were given an ultimatum to agree to the social workers coming in or the residents would be moved out.
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Monaghan was also involved in a more recent controversy. In 2008 he resigned from his post as head of planning and development at Northern Constabulary before he was due to face a disciplinary hearing.
Monaghan was accused of circulating an unflattering email about the force’s then chief constable, Ian Latimer, suggesting he had lost the respect and support of his staff.
Oh Loyalists, you should be reading your Burns.
O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae mony a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion0 -
She has only done two thinks of any merit ever, but they were both defeating NPxMPx2.TheScreamingEagles said:
Anna Soubry is great.JEO said:Anna Soubry as leader would definitely cause me to resign my membership.
And for that we owe her a massive debt.0 -
Bit like with IDS in 2001 then. Although Portillo probably didn't realise he was the stop IDS candidate and neither did Clarke know he was the stop-stop-IDS candidate.TheScreamingEagles said:The best quote from that Sunday Times article
A second cabinet minister said: “There will be three candidates. George, the ‘stop George’ candidate, and whoever George runs as the ‘stop-stop-George’ candidate.”
Under-estimated is IDS.0 -
I love her because she manages to enrage Farage and the Kippers.GeoffM said:
She has only done two thinks of any merit ever, but they were both defeating NPxMPx2.TheScreamingEagles said:
Anna Soubry is great.JEO said:Anna Soubry as leader would definitely cause me to resign my membership.
And for that we owe her a massive debt.
And us fellow Pro-EU Tories have to stick together.0 -
Sadly, this is so normal in Northern Ireland that most people don't even try to live with the other Christians.JEO said:I can't believe people in modern Britain are being driven from their homes for religious conversion in this day and age:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3258159/Asian-family-converted-Christianity-driven-home-Muslim-persecutors.html0 -
@MichaelPDeacon: The Cybernats really need to raise their game now the Corbynistas are in town. They're being comprehensively outfuckwittedDair said:Oh Loyalists
Never on PB
As long as Dair has breath in his body, "they may take our lives but they will never take our fuckwittery!"0 -
I am really not sure why you can't believe it, I'm afraid to say.JEO said:I can't believe people in modern Britain are being driven from their homes for religious conversion in this day and age:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3258159/Asian-family-converted-Christianity-driven-home-Muslim-persecutors.html
Unfortunately here's nothing in the slightest surprising about that article.
(although I suspect you meant that phrase figuratively rather than literally)0 -
Some of these people must have very long suffering friends: "Of course, my dear, you could be leader."antifrank said:
Some of that lot have got as good a chance of winning the Grand National as becoming next Conservative leader. Earth calling Tory MPs...TheScreamingEagles said:0 -
Trump continues to fall in the polls. Let's hope he is good to his word when he said last week that if he fell too far, he'd drop out of the race. Headline Carson 24, Trump 17, Rubio 11:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html0 -
Dennis Healey's daughter was my teacher in my final year at primary school. She had her Dad's eyebrows. He was a true great. A life well lived. RIP.0
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Betting wise: anyone know why Strictly come dancing bets have been suspended on Betfair?0
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Yes, the results are known around 10.30pm on a Saturday and the Sunday results show is filmed on a Saturday night.rottenborough said:Betting wise: anyone know why Strictly come dancing bets have been suspended on Betfair?
For example I always know who is in the bottom 2 and who has been sent home.
Don't worry, I'm not posting spoilers0 -
Carson could take control of the race for a short while, if Trump continues to fall while he is broadly level.MTimT said:Trump continues to fall in the polls. Let's hope he is good to his word when he said last week that if he fell too far, he'd drop out of the race. Headline Carson 24, Trump 17, Rubio 11:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html
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Ok, thanks. So basically everyone gets Sunday off.TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, the results are known around 10.30pm on a Saturday and the Sunday results show is filmed on a Saturday night.rottenborough said:Betting wise: anyone know why Strictly come dancing bets have been suspended on Betfair?
For example I always know who is in the bottom 2 and who has been sent home.
Don't worry, I'm not posting spoilers0 -
Following the BBC phone vote/competition scandal a few years ago, the only people who work on Sunday is the people who check all the votes were processed properly.rottenborough said:
Ok, thanks. So basically everyone gets Sunday off.TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, the results are known around 10.30pm on a Saturday and the Sunday results show is filmed on a Saturday night.rottenborough said:Betting wise: anyone know why Strictly come dancing bets have been suspended on Betfair?
For example I always know who is in the bottom 2 and who has been sent home.
Don't worry, I'm not posting spoilers0 -
Oh dear god. It just gets worse.TheWhiteRabbit said:
Carson could take control of the race for a short while, if Trump continues to fall while he is broadly level.MTimT said:Trump continues to fall in the polls. Let's hope he is good to his word when he said last week that if he fell too far, he'd drop out of the race. Headline Carson 24, Trump 17, Rubio 11:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html0 -
Sounds like a job for the Labour party's back-office.TheScreamingEagles said:
Following the BBC phone vote/competition scandal a few years ago, the only people who work on Sunday is the people who check all the votes were processed properly.rottenborough said:
Ok, thanks. So basically everyone gets Sunday off.TheScreamingEagles said:
Yes, the results are known around 10.30pm on a Saturday and the Sunday results show is filmed on a Saturday night.rottenborough said:Betting wise: anyone know why Strictly come dancing bets have been suspended on Betfair?
For example I always know who is in the bottom 2 and who has been sent home.
Don't worry, I'm not posting spoilers0 -
She constructively take the kippers to task on their arguments as well as pointing at them and laughing - and she usually performs both tasks at the same time. Soubry is by far my favourite Conservative MP.TheScreamingEagles said:
I love her because she manages to enrage Farage and the Kippers.
And us fellow Pro-EU Tories have to stick together.
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I just watched her talking on QT, to see if you were right:Steven_Whaley said:
She constructively take the kippers to task on their arguments as well as pointing at them and laughing - and she usually performs both tasks at the same time. Soubry is by far my favourite Conservative MP.TheScreamingEagles said:
I love her because she manages to enrage Farage and the Kippers.
And us fellow Pro-EU Tories have to stick together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bclh43hAhwU
She attacks Farage for blaming the 'stranger' and being 'prejudiced' playing the same false racist card. She claims they come here to work, and while that may be true of the vast majority - should we not force the EU to mandate that they have a job lined up on arrival? Even that little reform seems too difficult for the ancient machinery and doesn't fit their usual solution to everything, federalism or more Europe.
She stands shoulder-to-shoulder with white-vanman & England flag hating Emily Thornberry. This woman you speak of is not a Tory but an embarrassment.
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Mike Crockart was a good constituency mp, but the real problem for the LibDems in Edinburgh is their disastrous record in running the City of Edinburgh Council prior to the last local elections. I doubt if they will ever be forgiven.kle4 said:
Frankly it feels surprising the Lds were as close as they were in May, especially looking at the decline in the previous election.Speedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.0 -
Bunch of splitters.Scrapheap_as_was said:
x2TheScreamingEagles said:If either Chris Grayling, Liam Fox or Owen Paterson become Tory leader, I'm quitting the party and properly setting up The New Fiscally Dry, Socially Liberal, not obsessed by the gays and Europe Conservative Party
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"Pro-EU Quislings" more likeTheScreamingEagles said:
I love her because she manages to enrage Farage and the Kippers.GeoffM said:
She has only done two thinks of any merit ever, but they were both defeating NPxMPx2.TheScreamingEagles said:
Anna Soubry is great.JEO said:Anna Soubry as leader would definitely cause me to resign my membership.
And for that we owe her a massive debt.
And us fellow Pro-EU Tories have to stick together.
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O/T
***** BETTING POST *****
If Jamie Redknapp is correct in his claim that Jose Mourinho is losing the dressing room at Chelsea, then the Blues may struggle to finish in the top 6, let alone qualify for next season's Champions League by finishing 4th or better (always assuming England's allocation is not reduced to just three sides as has recently been suggested). There is simply no way back for a manager once this tipping point has been reached, yet it's difficult to imagine The Special One being sacked, especially at this early stage of the season.
In such circumstances, PBers may wish to consider LAYING Chelsea against them finishing in the top 6, currently available with the Betfair Exchange at 1.15, equivalent to odds of 5.38/1 in old money, net of 5% commission.
As ever, DYOR.0 -
My favourite Tory MP too. Apart from Clarke, of course.Pauly said:
I just watched her talking on QT, to see if you were right:Steven_Whaley said:
She constructively take the kippers to task on their arguments as well as pointing at them and laughing - and she usually performs both tasks at the same time. Soubry is by far my favourite Conservative MP.TheScreamingEagles said:
I love her because she manages to enrage Farage and the Kippers.
And us fellow Pro-EU Tories have to stick together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bclh43hAhwU
She attacks Farage for blaming the 'stranger' and being 'prejudiced' playing the same false racist card. She claims they come here to work, and while that may be true of the vast majority - should we not force the EU to mandate that they have a job lined up on arrival? Even that little reform seems too difficult for the ancient machinery and doesn't fit their usual solution to everything, federalism or more Europe.
She stands shoulder-to-shoulder with white-vanman & England flag hating Emily Thornberry. This woman you speak of is not a Tory but an embarrassment.0 -
Who also happened to write perhaps the most enjoyable political autobiography.SouthamObserver said:Dennis Healey's daughter was my teacher in my final year at primary school. She had her Dad's eyebrows. He was a true great. A life well lived. RIP.
How many have already quoted the "dead sheep" ?0 -
No. One of them is not wearing a tie !SeanT said:Whoah. We've all heard these rumours but...
https://twitter.com/moog_finger_pie/status/650438639109980160
Is that conclusive?0 -
That never seemed to hurt Labour when it came to Glasgow elections, and Labour's running of Glasgow City Council would make just about anywhere else look like a model of Utopian efficiency and probity. Or are Glaswegians just somewhat less choosy?OchEye said:
Mike Crockart was a good constituency mp, but the real problem for the LibDems in Edinburgh is their disastrous record in running the City of Edinburgh Council prior to the last local elections. I doubt if they will ever be forgiven.kle4 said:
Frankly it feels surprising the Lds were as close as they were in May, especially looking at the decline in the previous election.Speedy said:There might be a by-election in Edinburgh West if these revelations about Thomson continue.
The SNP have already thrown her out, the question is when will she be forced to resign.
The SNP have a small majority but against the LD who have disintegrated completely in scotland since the election.
It will be an interesting race to see if the SNP can hold in the midst of a scandal and where will the LD vote go.
Goodnight.
I would be surprised however if the SNP did not hold this seat in a by-election given the way things have developed in the last few months. Caithness and Sutherland, should that come about, might be a more marginal call.0 -
Somewhat off-topic, but of interest to anyone who has a young family:
More than half of teachers in England (53%) are thinking of quitting in the next two years, a survey has suggested.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34426598
The survey, conducted by the National Union of Teachers, found 61% of those wanting to leave blamed workload and 57% desired a better work/life balance.
Two thirds of the 1,020 primary and secondary school teachers questioned felt morale in the profession had declined over the past five years.
I'm not sure I trust this survey - but that's only because I find it scarcely believable that nearly half of teachers are planning to stay in the profession.
Let's look at the problems in teaching:
1) Workload. People on PB do not believe me when I tell them I routinely work around 70-80 hours per week. But I do. I worked five days, than yesterday I was in school working again, and today I go back in and will be continuing to work.
2) OFSTED. Yes, I know Wilshaw has said OFSTED is not a factor in teacher disillusionment. However, it is, and unless he is as stupid as he looks he knows it is. The fact that he says otherwise therefore makes him either an idiot or a liar. Alas, OFSTED reflects his general incompetence. The reason I am working insane hours is because we areinspectingexpecting (Freudian slip) the goons, as we call them, in a few weeks. And unfortunately, it is not enough to prove that our results are excellent (which they are - among the best in the land for the last seven years, probably the best for a non-selective school) we have to somehow prove that we were responsible for them. That means endless extra paperwork to evidence planning, differentiation, outstanding marking, examples of peer and teacher dialogue and support, etc etc etc. If I didn't have to do all that rubbish, I would be working about 50-55 hours per week, which would be hard but acceptable. Unfortunately, OFSTED will ignore such evidence if it doesn't feel it fits a preconceived narrative. Nothing is more soul-destroying than doing a good job and being told off for being rubbish by some talentless mediocrity who got a job because of their political connections (I'm looking at you, Wilshaw, but also thinking of dear old Woodenhead).
3) The abolition of university ITT courses. The idea that they were a hotbed of radicalism is bunkum. True, the lecturers tended to be leftwing, but the students were not (until Gove came along and converted us). What they did provide was a straightforward, well-supported way into teaching. SCITT does not - there are no resources, no chance to mingle with other students in your course, and a distinct lack of help with careers.
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4) The age of teachers - a great number are in their late fifties. As they get on the whole pretty good salaries and pensions, they will shortly be joining doctors in getting out while the going is good, leaving a vast gap.
5) Exams. The changes to exams, although in many ways a dramatic improvement on what has gone before, have been rushed in (attempting to beat the Conservatives' expected ejection from office last May) and are in an organisational mess. We still do not have final SoWs for the new GCSE - in Maths, the most vital of subjects, they don't even have draft SoWs yet. Meanwhile, in roughly 30% of schools (including mine) teaching on the new courses began last month. What am I supposed to teach them? Horrible Histories and chess? It would have been much better to delay them 18 months and get it right.
Classroom assistants are filling the gap (and teaching unions can rant and rail all they want, I admire classroom assistants and have no problem with them covering my lessons from time to time). But it isn't fair on them, or the children, to expect them to fill in permanently. Therefore, at some point, we will have a massive implosion of the education system. That will be particularly bad for the large numbers of children currently working through it (a bit of a population bulge about to hit secondary - we've just had our busiest ever open event, and a colleague in Walsall was similarly overwhelmed the other night).
Politically speaking, this should be a gift to Labour as all of the above are wholly unforced errors from the Cameron governments. But with the EdStone's creator shadowing education, Labour have as much chance of making capital out of education as Corbyn has of getting my vote (none). That also means that there is unlikely to be redress for us as no government will admit disastrous mistakes and rectify them unless it is forced to.
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This union poll is a load of doo doo. Bound to be full of leading questions. It's the same nonsense as the doctors stuff
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oh And Sean T and I were both right England not good enough and were stuffed0
