goldfinger
- 09 Jun 2005 12:25
Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).
Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.
cheers GF.
mentor
- 26 Jul 2016 13:30
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After the French murder of the church's priest, is the Pope going to ask for a Crusade against Islam?
Fred1new
- 26 Jul 2016 13:37
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Mentor,
Check the World figures as well.
Start with America from 1900.
jimmy b
- 26 Jul 2016 13:50
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Due to so many attacks going on in Europe daily , Fred has taken to looking at figures of attacks world wide (committed by anyone) since 1900 to deflect what's happening ,i suppose it's something you don't want to admit .
And you call me dumbo Jeez !
Here use this to sweep it under the carpet
Haystack
- 26 Jul 2016 14:31
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Jeremy Corbyn would lose 44 seats for Labour, new polling suggests
Although Labour leads among 18 to 34-year-olds, the Conservatives hold a big advantage among over-35s, and are a staggering 35 points ahead of Labour with pensioners.
iturama
- 26 Jul 2016 15:10
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So what? There won't be a general election until 2020. Despite the gap, labour has somehow managed to maintain itself in by-elections.
Haystack
- 26 Jul 2016 15:16
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There could well be an election sooner if the polls continue in this manner.
VICTIM
- 26 Jul 2016 15:28
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And if the result doesn't go your way apparently you ask for another election , the media will help too just non stop programs reflecting on what should have been and people may have changed their minds in the meantime .
iturama
- 26 Jul 2016 15:29
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Do keep up Hays. What have the polls got to do with it?
Section 2 of the Fixed Term Parliament Act provides for two ways in which a general election can be held before the end of the five-year period:
- If the House of Commons resolves "That this House has no confidence in Her Majesty's Government", an early general election is held, unless the House of Commons subsequently resolves "That this House has confidence in Her Majesty's Government". This second resolution must be made within fourteen days of the first.
- If the House of Commons, with the support of two-thirds of its total membership (including vacant seats), resolves "That there shall be an early parliamentary general election".
None of the the two scenarios are likely, polls or not. In fact, the worse the polls for any main group, the less likely a general election.
grannyboy
- 26 Jul 2016 15:29
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Unless there's a huge diversion from the Tory manifesto, then there is a
fixed 5 year parliament.
A Labour donor is in court today i believe, and is trying to get a ruling to
say Corbyn shouldn't be put on the leader candidate list without getting the
51 MP's to back him, Corbyn said if he lost he would look to have the contest
suspended, because having just one candidate(Owen Smith) would be a farce.
cynic
- 26 Jul 2016 17:24
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none of it shows the labour party in a good light
perhaps that is the militant unions' sub-plot
Haystack
- 26 Jul 2016 18:13
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If Corbyn loses the case then he will have get nominated. That will mean the nomination process being rerun. Then moderates such as Yvette Cooper, Burnham will be on ballot and Corbyn will fail to get 51 nominations.
Haystack
- 26 Jul 2016 18:25
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Pimms £12/ltr at Tesco
grannyboy
- 27 Jul 2016 12:10
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LOL.Was that on mainstream tv?...Bet it went down a treat in the bible belt!!
MaxK
- 27 Jul 2016 15:28
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Mrs Balls-up tells it how it is ....
Labour was formed as the party of the worker. But we’ve forgotten who that is
Yvette Cooper
Wednesday 27 July 2016 12.53 BST
Look if you dare....
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/27/labour-party-worker-low-pay-zero-hours-owen-smith
Haystack
- 27 Jul 2016 18:09
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New YouGov Times poll has CON extending lead to 12%
CON 40%
LAB 28%
LD 8%
UKIP 13%
LAB share lowest under Corbyn’s leadership
cynic
- 28 Jul 2016 09:26
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must have been quite serious, and if so, there is (rarely) any difference in the quality of care or capability of consultant whether NHS or private
cynic
- 28 Jul 2016 09:29
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labour party shambles
i note that this fellow smith is adopting a fistful of corbyn's radical proposals in an attempt to woo the new militants who have just joined up
heaven help us all even if even half were ever enacted, as we'ld then be back in the dark days when the militant unions pretty much ran the country and there was no incentive to create wealth or to better oneself
MaxK
- 28 Jul 2016 09:45
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Forward to the past comrades!
We can laugh, but it's serious...no effective opposition to the tories. Not good!