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This is a must read article.....CarlottaVance said:
Non Story.....contd...
Scotland’s top legal bodies are to hold an emergency meeting over the unfolding scandal surrounding suspicious property deals linked to former Scottish National party business spokeswoman Michelle Thomson.
Executives at the Law Society of Scotland, the governing body for the country’s legal profession, have been called in for crisis talks by senior prosecutors at the Crown Office to discuss their handling of evidence of alleged mortgage fraud in transactions linked to the MP for Edinburgh West.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/04/scotland-legal-bodies-to-discuss-mp-michelle-thomson-suspicious-property-deals0 -
Yep ..... this is hardly a defection from Labour is it? From the way his envisaged role is being described, suggests that he must be seen as being politically neutral anyway.Pong said:Only Mr Adonis.
I thought he was basically a cross-bencher anyway? Didn't he do some stuff for the ConDems previously?0 -
I cannot even call Adonis a traitor because he started out as a Liberal Democrat.
In other words, his political loyalty is about who pays attention to him. But he always needs a master. Bliar was his master. Now it is Osborne.0 -
The problems of a (future) SNP MP:
Major challenge. Where do I find serious property buyers to help me move on my 30 per cent below current market value properties?”
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/mp-thomson-told-of-deals-on-facebook-five-years-ago-1-3907246#ixzz3nelG4H7J0 -
Yesterday, he was just Labour. Today he has the brains and clout !JosiasJessop said:
A National Infrastructure Commission is a great idea, if done properly. And Adonis might just have both the brains and the clout to do it properly.TheScreamingEagles said:It's Lord Adonis
Lord Adonis, who served as Transport Secretary under Gordon Brown and was the architect of the HS2 rail link between London and the Midlands, is to surrender the Labour whip at Westminster to take charge of a new National Infrastructure Commission.
His appointment, which will carry a salary, was negotiated in secret over the past fortnight. Senior Tories were jubilant over the recruitment of a respected political figure who was Tony Blair’s policy chief at Downing Street and the driving force behind the last government’s academies programme.
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When were these free-loaders elected ?MikeL said:
Has Levy joined the Tories? He's still listed as Labour on the Parliament website so I don't think so unless he has defected over this weekend. It's usually updated daily on weekdays.SouthamObserver said:
Far better to have people like Adonis doing meaningful work than being ignored by Corbyn Labour. It's a good move and should be welcomed by all on the rational centre left. It's positive to have sane voices like Adonis's in the middle of such important decision-making. I may be wrong, but to take the job I'd have thought he'd have to resign the Labour whip in the Lords. Unlike Levy he does not seem to have joined the Tories.Blueberry said:Lord Adonis' switch is a bit like Lord Freud's. They both appear to be more interested doing things than party politics. That said, I see from Adonis' wiki page that he chaired Labour's internal Progress group which is a semantic loss for the Party.
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-levy/2033
Healey's death plus Adonis resigning the Labour whip (presumably he becomes a Crossbencher) should see the number of Labour Peers fall to 209 when the State of the Parties is updated - see link below.
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/
If we then add the Peers announced a while ago who haven't yet officially joined the State of the Parties should become:
Con = 224 + 26 + 1 (by-election due) = 251
Lab = 211 - 2 + 8 = 217
LD = 101 + 11 = 112
Crossbench = 175 + 1 + 1 (by-election due) = 177
Con position is gradually strengthening.0 -
The upper chamber is appointed, not elected.surbiton said:
When were these free-loaders elected ?MikeL said:
Has Levy joined the Tories? He's still listed as Labour on the Parliament website so I don't think so unless he has defected over this weekend. It's usually updated daily on weekdays.SouthamObserver said:
Far better to have people like Adonis doing meaningful work than being ignored by Corbyn Labour. It's a good move and should be welcomed by all on the rational centre left. It's positive to have sane voices like Adonis's in the middle of such important decision-making. I may be wrong, but to take the job I'd have thought he'd have to resign the Labour whip in the Lords. Unlike Levy he does not seem to have joined the Tories.Blueberry said:Lord Adonis' switch is a bit like Lord Freud's. They both appear to be more interested doing things than party politics. That said, I see from Adonis' wiki page that he chaired Labour's internal Progress group which is a semantic loss for the Party.
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-levy/2033
Healey's death plus Adonis resigning the Labour whip (presumably he becomes a Crossbencher) should see the number of Labour Peers fall to 209 when the State of the Parties is updated - see link below.
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/
If we then add the Peers announced a while ago who haven't yet officially joined the State of the Parties should become:
Con = 224 + 26 + 1 (by-election due) = 251
Lab = 211 - 2 + 8 = 217
LD = 101 + 11 = 112
Crossbench = 175 + 1 + 1 (by-election due) = 177
Con position is gradually strengthening.0 -
We claim to be a democracy , right ?RobD said:
The upper chamber is appointed, not elected.surbiton said:
When were these free-loaders elected ?MikeL said:
Has Levy joined the Tories? He's still listed as Labour on the Parliament website so I don't think so unless he has defected over this weekend. It's usually updated daily on weekdays.SouthamObserver said:
Far better to have people like Adonis doing meaningful work than being ignored by Corbyn Labour. It's a good move and should be welcomed by all on the rational centre left. It's positive to have sane voices like Adonis's in the middle of such important decision-making. I may be wrong, but to take the job I'd have thought he'd have to resign the Labour whip in the Lords. Unlike Levy he does not seem to have joined the Tories.Blueberry said:Lord Adonis' switch is a bit like Lord Freud's. They both appear to be more interested doing things than party politics. That said, I see from Adonis' wiki page that he chaired Labour's internal Progress group which is a semantic loss for the Party.
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-levy/2033
Healey's death plus Adonis resigning the Labour whip (presumably he becomes a Crossbencher) should see the number of Labour Peers fall to 209 when the State of the Parties is updated - see link below.
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/
If we then add the Peers announced a while ago who haven't yet officially joined the State of the Parties should become:
Con = 224 + 26 + 1 (by-election due) = 251
Lab = 211 - 2 + 8 = 217
LD = 101 + 11 = 112
Crossbench = 175 + 1 + 1 (by-election due) = 177
Con position is gradually strengthening.0 -
Unelected, no democratic mandate, no constituents to answer to!RobD said:
The upper chamber is appointed, not elected.surbiton said:
When were these free-loaders elected ?MikeL said:
Has Levy joined the Tories? He's still listed as Labour on the Parliament website so I don't think so unless he has defected over this weekend. It's usually updated daily on weekdays.SouthamObserver said:
Far better to have people like Adonis doing meaningful work than being ignored by Corbyn Labour. It's a good move and should be welcomed by all on the rational centre left. It's positive to have sane voices like Adonis's in the middle of such important decision-making. I may be wrong, but to take the job I'd have thought he'd have to resign the Labour whip in the Lords. Unlike Levy he does not seem to have joined the Tories.Blueberry said:Lord Adonis' switch is a bit like Lord Freud's. They both appear to be more interested doing things than party politics. That said, I see from Adonis' wiki page that he chaired Labour's internal Progress group which is a semantic loss for the Party.
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-levy/2033
Healey's death plus Adonis resigning the Labour whip (presumably he becomes a Crossbencher) should see the number of Labour Peers fall to 209 when the State of the Parties is updated - see link below.
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/
If we then add the Peers announced a while ago who haven't yet officially joined the State of the Parties should become:
Con = 224 + 26 + 1 (by-election due) = 251
Lab = 211 - 2 + 8 = 217
LD = 101 + 11 = 112
Crossbench = 175 + 1 + 1 (by-election due) = 177
Con position is gradually strengthening.0 -
Upset over a labour defection are we?Sunil_Prasannan said:
Unelected, no democratic mandate, no constituents to answer to!RobD said:
The upper chamber is appointed, not elected.surbiton said:
When were these free-loaders elected ?MikeL said:
Has Levy joined the Tories? He's still listed as Labour on the Parliament website so I don't think so unless he has defected over this weekend. It's usually updated daily on weekdays.SouthamObserver said:
Far better to have people like Adonis doing meaningful work than being ignored by Corbyn Labour. It's a good move and should be welcomed by all on the rational centre left. It's positive to have sane voices like Adonis's in the middle of such important decision-making. I may be wrong, but to take the job I'd have thought he'd have to resign the Labour whip in the Lords. Unlike Levy he does not seem to have joined the Tories.Blueberry said:Lord Adonis' switch is a bit like Lord Freud's. They both appear to be more interested doing things than party politics. That said, I see from Adonis' wiki page that he chaired Labour's internal Progress group which is a semantic loss for the Party.
http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-levy/2033
Healey's death plus Adonis resigning the Labour whip (presumably he becomes a Crossbencher) should see the number of Labour Peers fall to 209 when the State of the Parties is updated - see link below.
http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/composition-of-the-lords/
If we then add the Peers announced a while ago who haven't yet officially joined the State of the Parties should become:
Con = 224 + 26 + 1 (by-election due) = 251
Lab = 211 - 2 + 8 = 217
LD = 101 + 11 = 112
Crossbench = 175 + 1 + 1 (by-election due) = 177
Con position is gradually strengthening.0 -
What a garbage filled oaf you are.surbiton said:I cannot even call Adonis a traitor because he started out as a Liberal Democrat.
In other words, his political loyalty is about who pays attention to him. But he always needs a master. Bliar was his master. Now it is Osborne.
Who was the Labour leader of Manchester City Council who dutifully followed Osborne to China? He has been leader for ages, but clearly is not a bigot.0 -
It's the cover up that gets you in the end.fitalass said:This is a must read article.....
CarlottaVance said:Non Story.....contd...
Scotland’s top legal bodies are to hold an emergency meeting over the unfolding scandal surrounding suspicious property deals linked to former Scottish National party business spokeswoman Michelle Thomson.
Executives at the Law Society of Scotland, the governing body for the country’s legal profession, have been called in for crisis talks by senior prosecutors at the Crown Office to discuss their handling of evidence of alleged mortgage fraud in transactions linked to the MP for Edinburgh West.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/04/scotland-legal-bodies-to-discuss-mp-michelle-thomson-suspicious-property-deals0 -
The Infrastructure Commission is a labour idea. Although I would be suspicious of Labour's motives for implimenting it. Being a non Tory is the whole point of him having the necessary clout.... which in this case includes objectivity. He is of course an ex LD .surbiton said:
Yesterday, he was just Labour. Today he has the brains and clout !JosiasJessop said:
A National Infrastructure Commission is a great idea, if done properly. And Adonis might just have both the brains and the clout to do it properly.TheScreamingEagles said:It's Lord Adonis
Lord Adonis, who served as Transport Secretary under Gordon Brown and was the architect of the HS2 rail link between London and the Midlands, is to surrender the Labour whip at Westminster to take charge of a new National Infrastructure Commission.
His appointment, which will carry a salary, was negotiated in secret over the past fortnight. Senior Tories were jubilant over the recruitment of a respected political figure who was Tony Blair’s policy chief at Downing Street and the driving force behind the last government’s academies programme.
http://ind.pn/1OgffQg0 -
Decades agoJohnLoony said:Rugby question: when did they start using that egg-cup thingy to do the kick things, instead of just kicking a divot into the ground with their boots?
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