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Parkfield and Oxbridge (Lab defence) on Stockton-on Tees
Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 32, Conservatives 13, Independents 10, Liberal Democrat 1 (Labour majority of 8)
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Cecil Rhodes statue to remain at Oxford University after alumni threatens to withdraw millions
Exclusive: Threats by alumni to withdraw millions in donations prompted Oriel College decision, leaked documents reveal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/12128151/Cecil-Rhodes-statue-to-remain-at-Oxford-University-after-alumni-threatens-to-withdraw-millions.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/01/28/jk-rowling-receives-apology-natalie-mcgarry-mp_n_9103072.html?1454016338
Oriel is now preparing to make redundancies among its staff because of the collapse in donations. And it has cancelled an annual fundraising drive that should have taken place in April. It could now make an operating loss of around £200,000 this year.'
What an unadulterated fiasco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wVadAzGg48
(in fact, they could go on until 3:31 for the namecheck)
Consequences of his actions and all that.
In even more off topic mode Mrs Eek has just pointed out that George Osbourne's nose looks like 2 bum cheeks.... I share that simply because she claims that once you know that you'll never look at him the same way....
@jk_rowling: .@NatalieMcGarry You don't appear to understand how Twitter or defamation works. I'm going to help you out with the latter.
Gabriel Sherman @gabrielsherman 2h2 hours ago
Realistic chance Trump could have his cake and eat it, too: he told people this afternoon he might go to debate tonight after his event.
Knowing that his event starts at the same time as the debate, is it realistical to expect Trump to crash in the middle or the end of the FOX debate ?
@MichaelPDeacon: Disappointing result for Wings, gave everything tonight but possibly lacking that bit of experience at this level
We've got a great history and we've got so much to be optimistic about.
Hilarious - the price of appeasing idiots
https://twitter.com/chrisdeerin/status/692813549039665153
8 Conservative gains from Labour
UKIP average vote 15.4%
UKIP average vote increase 11.7%
10 Labour gains from Conservative
UKIP average vote 8.1%
UKIP average vote increase 6.0%
Looks like UKIP hurt Labour more where it mattered.
That pain will be passed as far down the chain as possible.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZ10WNnUYAUbS36.jpg
Two 25-30s in my home tonight commenced conversation which basically was UK should vote to Leave.
The first is the daughter of Greek Cypriot migrants, the second of Turkish. Both pretty well paid City workers.
We're leaving. If twenty odd year old second generation, city working migrants think it's a shambles, remain has no hope.
Conversation centred on murder and sexual molestation.
'The Liar, The Witch, and the Warmonger'
The only problem both campaigns have is their omnishambles approach to campaigning...
https://twitter.com/J_Ennis/status/692781508424290304
Westminster's inadequacy is not going unnoticed. I have a feeling that Aberdeen might be replacing Dundee and Glasgow as SNP central.
"If Ms Rowling doesn’t like that, she can sue us instead."
http://wingsoverscotland.com/the-tweets-you-wont-read/
Eagles do not strain at Nats.
PB fogeys say African student should be punished for not being grateful enough to the rich white men
Irony detectors overloading
I just haven't visited any stations in the North East.
https://www.kpmg.com/AU/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/uk-city-deal-economic-growth-productivity.pdf
Brilliant.
Well done the tories. Glad to see the Nats see the sense in it and co-operate. All one strong country together.
Trying to whitewash history and suggest only one thought is acceptable is something else.
They're in France. FFS.
I tell it like it is
You use free speech
He bullies and shames
For example we should tear down any statute of Nelson Mandela if we follow that logic.
Worst of all, it has caused me to defend an Oxford college and Oxford University in general.
He certainly seems to be backtracking on one example.
https://twitter.com/BrianSpanner1/status/692832509667610624
Which is problematic as it suggests that greed outweighs debate even in a place where the latter is meant to totally outweigh the former
So maybe that is a consolation you can take re your attitude to Oxford? That they are greedy
As someone from the every hole is a goal school, even I have some standards, to be fair, her face must have been taken some battering from all those ten foot barge poles her exes must have used.