Will England ever score another goal? Maguire looking good
Linguard of course
Another former Leicester player, but Maguire started the move
Maguire is on United's radar I believe
Not going anywhere. Other clubs should have caught on by now, our owner is rich enough to not sell any player that we want to keep. Maguire has a five year contract to Leicester.
In truth, something for everyone in the week's local by-election results and little to be gleaned at a national level.
I've never been at a count where the result has been tied - is there a single method to decide used everywhere ? I've heard the drawing of lots or the toss of a coin being used but I suppose it's up to the discretion of the returning officer.
It's a horrible way to lose.
The DJIA has lost in excess of 2,000 points since February 26th when it was 25,709. I make that close to correction territory (10%). The FTSE has lost 870 points since its high in January of 7792.6 so more than 10% given up and the index is where it was in August 2016 so all the "Trump Bump" erased.
Sterling still a few cents below the pre 23/6/16 level but against the Euro still 14 cents below the pre-Referendum numbers.
FWIW Caz have just deployed 25% on a cash reserve my foundation had into equities...
Brave.
75% still in cash (we went all cash in December)
In fiat currencies?
I don’t do bitcoin!
So, do you prefer Ethereum or are you a Litecoin kind of guy?
Will England ever score another goal? Maguire looking good
Linguard of course
Another former Leicester player, but Maguire started the move
Maguire is on United's radar I believe
Not going anywhere. Other clubs should have caught on by now, our owner is rich enough to not sell any player that we want to keep. Maguire has a five year contract to Leicester.
United can pay wages for a player they want that few if any could match
Will England ever score another goal? Maguire looking good
Linguard of course
Another former Leicester player, but Maguire started the move
Maguire is on United's radar I believe
Not going anywhere. Other clubs should have caught on by now, our owner is rich enough to not sell any player that we want to keep. Maguire has a five year contract to Leicester.
In truth, something for everyone in the week's local by-election results and little to be gleaned at a national level.
I've never been at a count where the result has been tied - is there a single method to decide used everywhere ? I've heard the drawing of lots or the toss of a coin being used but I suppose it's up to the discretion of the returning officer.
It's a horrible way to lose.
The DJIA has lost in excess of 2,000 points since February 26th when it was 25,709. I make that close to correction territory (10%). The FTSE has lost 870 points since its high in January of 7792.6 so more than 10% given up and the index is where it was in August 2016 so all the "Trump Bump" erased.
Sterling still a few cents below the pre 23/6/16 level but against the Euro still 14 cents below the pre-Referendum numbers.
FWIW Caz have just deployed 25% on a cash reserve my foundation had into equities...
Brave.
75% still in cash (we went all cash in December)
In fiat currencies?
I don’t do bitcoin!
So, do you prefer Ethereum or are you a Litecoin kind of guy?
I skipped past a preroll ad the other day which I swear was advocating some kind of porn themed crytocurrency, whatever the point of that would be. The site was family friendly, so I suppose good on the targeting algorithms for knowing I have viewed pornography and stories on crypto currencies elsewhere I guess.
Considering the media has been asking for a fortnight "is this the start of a new Cold War?" it is perfectly reasonable to say that is not the road that we should travel, and that maintaining dialogue matters while applying sanctions that hurt the Putin oligarchs.
In recent years Russia has invaded two neighbouring countries (annexing part of one). They are propping up Assad. They supplied the missile and maybe the troops that shot down an airliner. Russia routinely assassinates opponents at home and abroad. Russia seems to be in violation of the CWC. Russia directly interfered in the US Presidential election. Russia has also announced that they intend to develop the maddest range of nuclear weapons yet seen.
So if you ask "is this the start of a new Cold War?" The answer is almost certainly yes, because whatever we might want Russia seems to have already started it.
I think some of those are definitely hot wars! You may recall that I have opposed all the things that you mention, we merely argue the means and style.
Could be a bad move - Corbyn could well show up, condemn anti-semitism, and then some of the people who were angry will persuade themselves the pleasant old man is being attacked for no reason.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
I think some of those are definitely hot wars! You may recall that I have opposed all the things that you mention, we merely argue the means and style.
There were plenty of hot wars in Cold War 1.0 as well.
After the scripted "tell Russia to shut up" remark, my guess is he has gone to some Lynton Crosby type character who has advised him, in effect, to be a twat to secure the IDS wing of the party membership in the next leadership contest. Difficult to disentangle malice from incompetence here, though.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
his party is a shambles currently.
Well, in fairness, that's just keeping to the spirit of the times.
In truth, something for everyone in the week's local by-election results and little to be gleaned at a national level.
I've never been at a count where the result has been tied - is there a single method to decide used everywhere ? I've heard the drawing of lots or the toss of a coin being used but I suppose it's up to the discretion of the returning officer.
It's a horrible way to lose.
The DJIA has lost in excess of 2,000 points since February 26th when it was 25,709. I make that close to correction territory (10%). The FTSE has lost 870 points since its high in January of 7792.6 so more than 10% given up and the index is where it was in August 2016 so all the "Trump Bump" erased.
Sterling still a few cents below the pre 23/6/16 level but against the Euro still 14 cents below the pre-Referendum numbers.
FWIW Caz have just deployed 25% on a cash reserve my foundation had into equities...
Brave.
75% still in cash (we went all cash in December)
In fiat currencies?
I don’t do bitcoin!
So, do you prefer Ethereum or are you a Litecoin kind of guy?
At the dawn of the last Cold War, the West, led by the United States, made serious political outreach to social democrats to embrace law-based democracy, to undercut the appeal of the Soviet-backed far-left. This effort bore considerable fruit and needs to be copied today to undercut Moscow’s aggressive messaging. This means reaching out to moderate nationalists and social conservatives who want to preserve Western democracy and the rule of law against the Russian threat. There are many more of them than our WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) elites realize. If we do not, those citizens will be left with no ideological alternative except the Kremlin’s. The necessary first step is admitting that the other side in Cold War 2.0 has an ideology at all.
I think some of those are definitely hot wars! You may recall that I have opposed all the things that you mention, we merely argue the means and style.
There were plenty of hot wars in Cold War 1.0 as well.
If this isn't Cold War 2.0 whatever it is is doing a damn good impression.
How would you define a hot war? The only time the soldiers of the United States and a major Communist state saw combat action against each other was in Korea in the 50s - and even then the Communist state was China. Otherwise it was generally Wars fought by proxy via local militias, with the important exceptions for the Americans of Vietnam and the Soviets of Afghanistan.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
Wrong question. The right question is what happens next?
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
The Copeland by-election which triggered the most unwise general election - from every point of view - since Baldwin fought the 1923 election on making food more expensive.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
Wrong question. The right question is what happens next?
I suspect that we will see in the May Local elections.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017.
Untrue - a year ago it would not have been 'don't think he's had a very good fortnight' it would have been 'don't think he's had a good year'. The former recognises he has had some good times. And how many people are saying they think, because of his having a bad couple of weeks compared to his time since last June, that the Tories should try for an election? Not many.
So there is nothing necessarily incorrect in saying that he has had a relatively bad couple of weeks, nor that there were indications the party was in a shambles, there were plenty of reports (which, in fairness, and as predicted, not amounted to anything).
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
Wrong question. The right question is what happens next?
I suspect that we will see in the May Local elections.
Which as we know, are not always very indicative even of GEs coming up very shortly afterwards. But Labour should be in for a good night. I'm more interested in your old buddies, the Lid Dems.
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
Wrong question. The right question is what happens next?
I suspect that we will see in the May Local elections.
I expect labour will have an outstanding night in London, the cons and lib dems better in the rest of England
Could be a bad move - Corbyn could well show up, condemn anti-semitism, and then some of the people who were angry will persuade themselves the pleasant old man is being attacked for no reason.
Yes - there hasn’t been an opportunity for Corbyn to make a clear statement of anti Semitism- - this is his first chance and he may seize it.
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Could be a bad move - Corbyn could well show up, condemn anti-semitism, and then some of the people who were angry will persuade themselves the pleasant old man is being attacked for no reason.
Yes - there hasn’t been an opportunity for Corbyn to make a clear statement of anti Semitism- - this is his first chance and he may seize it.
It is very strange how Corbyn makes people who are normally sane and articulate go quite bananas.
The emotion is so strong that it is clearly not a normal rational evaluation but something quite deep. I suspect it is the fact that he is a clever politician and a strong leader that is leading his party to success that really freaks them out. They desperately thrash around trying to derail him, without success. It must be very frustrating.
Really? Who is doing this (with link)? My take on him is that he is a profoundly stupid man of a type very common on the Left, all the way from Scargill and Skinner down to the sort of students who like to go "on protests" generically (i.e. without reference to what the protest is a protest against), of interest only because of the mismatch between his abilities and his job. Not sure what you refer to when you say "leading his party to success."
Off the top of my head, I can think of at least six contributors who are usually sensible, articulate, and well respected who simply go OTT bananas on the subject of Corbyn. I find it very odd and I'm constantly surprised. I'm not going to link to them but I know who they are and you do too I suspect.
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
If you say so. Don't think he's a very good fortnight personally, and his party is a shambles currently.
Have I slipped back a year in a timewarp? This sort of thing was being routinely opined in March 2017. What happened next?
Wrong question. The right question is what happens next?
I suspect that we will see in the May Local elections.
Which as we know, are not always very indicative even of GEs coming up very shortly afterwards. But Labour should be in for a good night. I'm more interested in your old buddies, the Lid Dems.
Sure, they are an uncertain weathervane, particularly for a GE some years ahead. They are important in their own right and also as a base to work on related GE seats.
I remain a LD, but a rather sleeping one until Vince goes, and Brexit is out of the way.
In truth, something for everyone in the week's local by-election results and little to be gleaned at a national level.
I've never been at a count where the result has been tied - is there a single method to decide used everywhere ? I've heard the drawing of lots or the toss of a coin being used but I suppose it's up to the discretion of the returning officer.
It's a horrible way to lose.
The DJIA has lost in excess of 2,000 points since February 26th when it was 25,709. I make that close to correction territory (10%). The FTSE has lost 870 points since its high in January of 7792.6 so more than 10% given up and the index is where it was in August 2016 so all the "Trump Bump" erased.
Sterling still a few cents below the pre 23/6/16 level but against the Euro still 14 cents below the pre-Referendum numbers.
FWIW Caz have just deployed 25% on a cash reserve my foundation had into equities...
Brave.
75% still in cash (we went all cash in December)
In fiat currencies?
I don’t do bitcoin!
So, do you prefer Ethereum or are you a Litecoin kind of guy?
Could be a bad move - Corbyn could well show up, condemn anti-semitism, and then some of the people who were angry will persuade themselves the pleasant old man is being attacked for no reason.
Yes - there hasn’t been an opportunity for Corbyn to make a clear statement of anti Semitism- - this is his first chance and he may seize it.
Well, I would say it's easy to create an opportunity to make a clear statement of such at any time, but nevertheless relying on him to appear to equivocate in such a debate would, I think, be an error. He's occasionally a very savvy operator, and is a professional politician, and could well craft a good statement which will play well in countless shares, no matter if others come back and claim other actions speak against it, truthfully or otherwise.
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
I was merely being cheeky - I'm sure it is about Corbyn's increasing power as to why a former opponent cannot get away with it when others could, but on the face of it publicly going against official policy is reasonable grounds for sacking.
I look forward to his explanation of what the difference is - there seemingly being none would require either ignoring the point to keep Abbot, sacking her, or a truly creative response which could turn out to be pretty amusing.
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
@ydoethur Thanks for the lead to Ladbrokes. I got a boosted 11/2 on Williamson to be next to leave. It will be embarrassing for May to sack him having so recently promoted him, but I imagine she is under a lot of pressure to do so, including from members of the Chief of Staffs Committee who must cringe with embarrassment at their boss.
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
My apologies - old age advances
We are all older than we were!
Watching our football teams can have that effect !!!
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
My apologies - old age advances
We are all older than we were!
Watching our football teams can have that effect !!!
Realising it usually wasn't worth watching a England football game was when I knew I had truly grown up.
Corbyn's Russian response probably costing them the seat in Thurrock.
Presumably more popular in Worksop and Leek!
In Thurrock there was a bigger gain by Lab than Con, so I think Tories obsession with this is rather over egged.
Conservative obsession with a military grade nerve agent used on the streets of Salisbury with the EU 100% backing UK, EU Russian Ambassador recalled, and individual EU countries to announce more measures next week
I think your politics are deliberately trying to downplay this outrageous attack on us to deflect from your dear leader, the marxist communist Corbyn with his communist office acting as Russia Today's mouth piece
I think that you are certainly over egging Jezzas position, which is slightly different in tone, but actually very little different to the governments. Ludicrous Tory hyperbole is counterproductive in damaging Jezza.
Corbyn is a Russian loving marxist communist as is most of his office. Do you deny this
I dont think he is either Communist or Marxist, or particularly A Russophile.
Corbyn's Russian response probably costing them the seat in Thurrock.
Presumably more popular in Worksop and Leek!
In Thurrock there was a bigger gain by Lab than Con, so I think Tories obsession with this is rather over egged.
Conservative obsession with a military grade nerve agent used on the streets of Salisbury with the EU 100% backing UK, EU Russian Ambassador recalled, and individual EU countries to announce more measures next week
I think your politics are deliberately trying to downplay this outrageous attack on us to deflect from your dear leader, the marxist communist Corbyn with his communist office acting as Russia Today's mouth piece
I think that you are certainly over egging Jezzas position, which is slightly different in tone, but actually very little different to the governments. Ludicrous Tory hyperbole is counterproductive in damaging Jezza.
Corbyn is a Russian loving marxist communist as is most of his office. Do you deny this
I dont think he is either Communist or Marxist, or particularly A Russophile.
Well you are entitled to your opinion but are you saying Milne is not
I don't apply such labels to other people. I allow them to self identify rather than be caricatured by their opponents.
This is Jezzas response to the Salisbury attack. Not much difference is there?
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
My apologies - old age advances
No worries Big G. After last week I feel like I'm catching up with you!
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
My apologies - old age advances
We are all older than we were!
Watching our football teams can have that effect !!!
Realising it usually wasn't worth watching a England football game was when I knew I had truly grown up.
I gave up on England in 1967 - I was referring to Man Utd who I have supported since 1951
He's not going to last long is he? I can't find any odds on next to leave the Cabinet.
Ladbrokes have him at 5/1 third favourite behind May herself and Boris. Both have had OK weeks so odds will perhaps lengthen a touch.
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
I keep saying, the next leader will be a female
That's next to leave the cabinet, not next leader!
Both
No, the odds I quoted are not for 'both.' They are for next to leave the cabinet as @Barnesian was complaining he couldn't find them. I think you misunderstood what I was typing as otherwise your comments make no sense.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
My apologies - old age advances
We are all older than we were!
Watching our football teams can have that effect !!!
Realising it usually wasn't worth watching a England football game was when I knew I had truly grown up.
I think that happened to me in South Africa, 2010 was it? That was an terrible tournament
Comments
https://twitter.com/SunPolitics/status/977293915454918657
United can pay wages for a player they want that few if any could match
Edit
Mind you it didnt help with Pogba or Sanchez
Leading his party to success means getting it into power. It's a combination of clever popular policies (unlike the Tories), mobilising a large group of enthusiastic activists (unlike the Tories), maintaining party discipline including firing people who get out of line (unlike Mrs M), and steadfastly shrugging off personal attacks without retaliation.
There's even this today.
Russia 'arming the Afghan Taliban', says US
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43500299
If this isn't Cold War 2.0 whatever it is is doing a damn good impression.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/strong-and-stable-theresa-mays-tories-are-backing-the-pm-once-again-after-her-russia-performance/
http://observer.com/2018/03/russia-putin-ideology-rules-cold-war-2-0-like-soviet-communism/
At the dawn of the last Cold War, the West, led by the United States, made serious political outreach to social democrats to embrace law-based democracy, to undercut the appeal of the Soviet-backed far-left. This effort bore considerable fruit and needs to be copied today to undercut Moscow’s aggressive messaging. This means reaching out to moderate nationalists and social conservatives who want to preserve Western democracy and the rule of law against the Russian threat. There are many more of them than our WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) elites realize. If we do not, those citizens will be left with no ideological alternative except the Kremlin’s. The necessary first step is admitting that the other side in Cold War 2.0 has an ideology at all.
But no, absolutely, no talk of an election please
Personally I would have said the value is fourth favourite David Davis at 6/1. I will be very surprised if he is still in post in a year's time. Not only would he be pushing seventy but we will have left the EU and his job will have ended. There seems little hope of a promotion and I doubt if he would accept a lesser post.
I'm also surprised Liam Fox is 10/1. Seriously?
So there is nothing necessarily incorrect in saying that he has had a relatively bad couple of weeks, nor that there were indications the party was in a shambles, there were plenty of reports (which, in fairness, and as predicted, not amounted to anything).
I remain a LD, but a rather sleeping one until Vince goes, and Brexit is out of the way.
(They could hardly be for next leader when May is the joint favourite!)
I look forward to his explanation of what the difference is - there seemingly being none would require either ignoring the point to keep Abbot, sacking her, or a truly creative response which could turn out to be pretty amusing.
Ah, I mean New Thread.