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Hotblack
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It was bound to happen wasn’t it? Once it was deemed to be fine and the door opened with Tory MPs last session…
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Spending the year dead for tax reasons…. (mainly people pretending they can cut them without cutting services)
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Hotblack
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It was bound to happen wasn’t it? Once it was deemed to be fine and the door opened with Tory MPs last session…
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Hotblack
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I think he was bankrolling a lot of it yeah. Petty cash for the petty fash
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Hotblack
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“So much so I had to return every night for the last 20 years to be sure!”
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Hotblack
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True. Also because the party is very much not democratic but a Farage managed legal entity he wants to keep Tice sweet after replacing him as leader then throwing him under the bus whenever problems cropped up in the campaign.
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Hotblack
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Ah, you mean his next excuse will be he was just trying to fix the party from the inside?
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Hotblack
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And of course now Ben Habib is saying he has long held concerns about control of the party its decision making processes. Just like the Tories it’s funny how much they see wrong in their own parties when it’s them losing out?
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Hotblack
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This is what confused me about the Tory “people don’t like Starmer” line. So, you’re being thrashed by someone people don’t like? In what way is that good? What if he actually delivers?
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Hotblack
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Next they may say something bold like ensuring people can have stable and affordable housing will help their health and the economy too! People piling most of their wages into an entirely unproductive part of the economy may not be the best use of capital….
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Ah! I think I misunderstood and assumed you were looking back at models for the election rather than having fun playing with new models/tools.
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Can we all agree to just ignore him and this reality show?
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Hotblack
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Any particular insights you want to elaborate on or share or shall we wait for blogs and papers?
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Hotblack
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Good discussion on Britain’s place in the world, the damage done to it by Tory policy and opportunities for Labour
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Hotblack
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It is. I doubt we’re in for a full reversal of access journalism and interviews with 30 seconds to answer a quick-fire barrage of questions. But if there were ever a time for something a bit more meaningful particularly from our broadcast media it is now. Maybe some podcasts will flourish?
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Hotblack
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Yes
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Hotblack
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Someone in charge who people seem to dislike, think is boring and love to criticise while they are quietly and effectively getting on with the job and bringing long sought after results. Southgate/Starmer
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Maybe awarded for dealing with the Home Office?
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Starmer really was playing the long game wasn’t he? Becoming PM just to get tickets to an England Euros final is commitment.
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Hotblack
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This is absolutely 100% the reason my views on the monarchy have evolved over the years.
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Hotblack
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This is the time when we find out which political journalists are just that and which are gossip columnists. Maybe a bit unfair as there are a lot of very good journalists out there. But I do think some may find the change difficult to adjust to.
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Hotblack
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Between that and the shorts I think he’s got a strong case for workplace harassment
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I’ve just read that his gift for Biden is…. a personalised Arsenal shirt. If shouting during the meeting doesn’t cause a diplomatic incident maybe that will.
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Hotblack
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Odds that he jumps up/shouts something mid meeting are higher than any PM we’ve had before
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I can hear some people shouting but am often unsure if this is a good shout or a bad shout…
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Hotblack
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Yeah, I’m not sure that many people in the US (or UK, or many countries) know how their government works.
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It generally just means ‘do what I think is right’ doesn’t it? The alternative is their aim is the more noble one of not being an extremist, not giving in to populism. Which can come from the left or right. But I think that’s a different argument from the ‘policies that people like me like’ one.
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That must be lovely. Wish them the best from this random internet stranger and thank them for their hard work so far. It’s not going to be easy but the country needs them to succeed. Good luck!
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I think I remember Andy Street managing to get some private interest in an HS2 salvage project? Which shows the sort of possibilities. It would have been interesting to see him work with a Labour gov.
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Nice! She mentions developing the business case, is there any more detail on what this involves? Presumably there needs to be more work and investment from public/private organisations to make it all happen? I’m interested in how mayors can use their positions to bring these together.
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That is interesting!
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Mr Snake-Hips Shenzen
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Yep. One of his staff (presumably) also repeatedly tried to remove info on his lobbying for Azerbaijan and other unflattering details. Links nicely back to your comment on the 1922’s lack of transparency!
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The ICO has issued an Enforcement Notice to the MetPolice due to its persistent failure to meet legal FOI deadlines. The ICO has now taken action against 10 of the 44 police forces in E&W&NI, 23% of them, due to non-compliance with FOI. For a sector meant to uphold the law, this record is appalling.
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The gall of Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge to say that Starmer not setting a date for defence spending reaching 2.5% of GDP will be "damaging for the armed forces". It was the Tories that damaged our armed forces when they slashed defence spending during austerity.
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A lot of the right wing stuff in the UK makes me angry or sad. But they rarely manage the US crowd’s ability to make my skin crawl
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Interesting observation. I’d assumed it was a step into the US right wing media grift. But this makes a lot of sense. And they’re not mutually exclusive…
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They’re really upset at the reduction in teenage pregnancies aren’t they….
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How do you think this would interact with tactical voting which others have implied was high? In terms of polling and models I mean?
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When politicians don’t have answers to the problems which unite us they focus on the things which divide us. And it never ends well does it? At least she’s not in power anymore and looks to have lost her leadership chance for now. Still concerning though.
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True. But they didn’t increase their seats, the opposition just fragmented didn’t it? And they’re not calling for a border poll nor do I think they will or can for now. It’s still significant of course. But feels different from the SNP’s constant indy ref stance.
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Yep. Bob Blackman is now very influential within the party. I don’t think I’d ever heard of him until yesterday but he’s held some not great positions on various issues according to his wikipedia page
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Everyone knows a vote for the orange ones is a tictac vote
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Labour YIMBY event went well then?
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Perhaps “Empty Tory Promises” can be the line? That covers much of the past 14 years as well as specific pre election promises. I’m not sure that it alone opens the door to tax rises or “undoing the damage” from the pre election ones. But it certainly helps pin blame on the Tories.
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“Jeremy said the advice from Treasury officials was that he would not have been able to deliver tax cuts in the autumn” Here’s the admission Labour needed. Next back it up with the Treasury review Reeves has started. Then attack, attack, attack.
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Let’s hope they continue to leak! I guess some of how many changes they have depends upon the rules the 1922 sets. I wonder what their new leadership challenge thresholds will be…
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A rare commentary that remembers more of what happened rather than what they now think happened!
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Two is surely baked in as they’ll replace Sunak? Two after him seems like a minimum. I can’t see the party being happy whoever they choose first time…
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“Larry the Cat remains and has now set a record as the first chief mouser to have had six prime ministers serving under him. Larry beats Peter III, who was appointed in 1947 after Peter II was hit by a car in Whitehall, and lived until 1964.”
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Bloody stellar objects, coming over here…
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Photo from Jovan’s x account
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