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I think Major squeaked by on the lowest majority you can govern on at around 20, and even he lost his majority by Christmas 1996. That said, without Scotland:
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Oh, look, Nigel's been up to no good. Again. Hey, he could have bought these water cannons himself.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27818780
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Jun 12, 2014 18:58
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I've quite enjoyed the last week or so of no UKIP coverage.
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Jun 12, 2014 21:11
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My nephew's just been given voluntary redundancy from the army- he'll be getting over £30,000 for the privilege! I wonder why I bothered with uni sometimes (okay, that's a lie, a lot of times).
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Jun 12, 2014 21:30
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Squalitude posted:My nephew's just been given voluntary redundancy from the army- he'll be getting over £30,000 for the privilege! I wonder why I bothered with uni sometimes (okay, that's a lie, a lot of times). Good timing what with Iraq flaring up again in the 10 year tradition.
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Jun 12, 2014 22:06
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Do we leave the keys under the doormat or something because the Iraq situation is getting pretty absurd.
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Jun 12, 2014 22:29
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Ddraig posted:Do we leave the keys under the doormat or something because the Iraq situation is getting pretty absurd. Then we completely dismantled his powerbase, just in case someone else decided they might like the job. But there were elections, so whatevs bro, spreading democracy.
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Jun 12, 2014 22:54
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Ddraig posted:Do we leave the keys under the doormat or something because the Iraq situation is getting pretty absurd. There was a talking head on the radio this morning who was basically saying "gently caress it, let them try and build a state, nothing else has worked so far". I mean he dressed it up but that's what it boils down to, and I suspect (as long as they don't gently caress with the oil) this is going to be the policy of the western powers.
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Jun 12, 2014 22:55
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According to shock doctrine we/the usa fired most of their army immediately after the invasion but forgot to take away their guns
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Jun 12, 2014 23:20
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tooterfish posted:No, we hung the only guy who could keep a lid on that poo poo. 
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Jun 12, 2014 23:20
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Cerv can bring it, I have a citation ready and everything!
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Jun 12, 2014 23:25
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Looks like the music's about to stop: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27825643 quote:The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has signalled that interest rates may rise this year.
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Jun 12, 2014 23:31
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Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. Also goodbye Labour support in Liverpool I guess.
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Jun 13, 2014 00:09
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. Interestingly, the only political leader I have not seen posing with that Arse wipe paper is big Nige.
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Jun 13, 2014 00:22
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Nigel Farage has managed to appear relatively sensible for the first time ever
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Jun 13, 2014 00:45
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The Sun called him a racist so I'm not surprised. Strange timing that in the days that the hacking trials are coming to a close all the major leaders of British government are posing with the flagship paper of the company most embroiled in the scandal. What a dickhead Ed looks in that picture. I bet we could get him to eat a spider if we told him it would make him one of the cool kids.
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Jun 13, 2014 00:55
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Trickjaw posted:Interestingly, the only political leader I have not seen posing with that Arse wipe paper is big Nige. And I thought they wanted a "no" result for the Scottish referendum.
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Jun 13, 2014 01:01
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. Is he actually left handed? What is he holding in the original picture?
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Jun 13, 2014 01:11
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Looks like the music's about to stop: Seems to fit with what LemonDrizzle posted earlier, about Gideon handing the BoE more regulatory powers over banks. Namely buck passing and oh well it's not our fault, the Bank of England has all the policy tools it needs you see, they're in control of all this! twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. I guess the one plus is that he looks like he can barely stand to touch the thing. He looks haunted
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Jun 13, 2014 01:13
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. I'm going to print out this picture, frame it and hang it on my wall so any time I feel homesick for the UK I can look at it and know I made the right call
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Jun 13, 2014 01:17
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And one night you'll get up, and the picture will be of an empty chair...
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Jun 13, 2014 01:22
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Tortuga posted:Is he actually left handed? It was on The Sun's official twitter. also The Mayor of Liverpool isn't best pleased
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Jun 13, 2014 01:23
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Turns out when the Trussel Trust talks about the dire food bank situation, they're actually holding backquote:Exclusive: Food bank charity ‘was threatened with closure by minister’s aide’ More at the link but yep. This happened last year, but with things like Oxfam being reported to the Charity Commission for pointing out the problems that exist in the UK it seems like this is something that goes on a lot. Not surprising of course
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Jun 13, 2014 01:35
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Crane Fist posted:I'm going to print out this picture, frame it and hang it on my wall so any time I feel homesick for the UK I can look at it and know I made the right call
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Jun 13, 2014 02:59
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baka kaba posted:Turns out when the Trussel Trust talks about the dire food bank situation, they're actually holding back Tories not so happy with community and charity organisation "big Society" style if they don't sing their tune of benevolent munificence of betters towards the poor do they... [edit] Also lol about the concept of a non-political charity and campaigning organisation. In the end everything which aims to create change in a society is political.
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Jun 13, 2014 03:28
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Well really they mean partisan or party-political, but it's really helpful for their opponents to blur those language lines! You can imply all kinds of ulterior motives and unseemly behaviour, just by pointing out basic facts in an accusing voice. I'm a big fan of politicians accusing other politicians of 'politics'
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Jun 13, 2014 04:06
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Munin posted:Tories not so happy with community and charity organisation "big Society" style if they don't sing their tune of benevolent munificence of betters towards the poor do they... What? No, you're totally off-base here mate. Poverty will be a fact of life for as long as shiftless, lazy, workshy scroungers can go along and get free Sky and free food, no questions asked. :torysay:
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Jun 13, 2014 04:31
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. It looks like the kind of photo the families of kidnap victims get to prove their relative is still alive.
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Jun 13, 2014 08:04
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. I can't see a picture of Ed Miliband without thinking of Matthew Kellog, the con man turned terrorist in Continuum.  Perhaps Miliband has a secret plan to bring down Big Business and prevent the dystopian corporate future?
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Jun 13, 2014 08:31
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tooterfish posted:Cerv can bring it, I have a citation ready and everything! Pics or gtfo
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Jun 13, 2014 08:50
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. Unelectable.jpg
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Jun 13, 2014 08:59
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no. So charismatic.
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Jun 13, 2014 09:14
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In other news, Cameron has completely hosed up with regard to the EU and Junker. He's lost control of the European Conservatives and Reformists bloc, who have taken in the Alternative for Europe Party from Germany, pissed of Merkel even further, and the S&D and EPP blocs have now unified behind Junker. It's all So Beautiful
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Jun 13, 2014 09:48
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In the run-up the the next general elections, Ed is touring the many soulless towns of the UK to stand outside branches of Greggs with the plebs and talk about how Labour can hate the immigrants too, if only they could have a good chance. One night, his transport breaks down, and to get to the streets of Basildon the next day he has to catch a train, but it's late night, and services are rare, and station comforts closed. His stomach gurgles. The steaky bake he forced down himself before a generic pint earlier on has not agreed with him, and he knows what is imminent. His aides are trying to find a public toilet or open pub for a future potential prime-minister to take a good old fashioned wet poo poo. But it's too late. On walking to a taxi, even a gentle amble is enough to trigger his intestines into open revolt, and he ducks into a bush, drops trou and delivers a pebble dashing to the station wall and the back of his lovingly crafted loafers. The pissheads with camera phones who were just in the right place at the right time, capture his expression just on release. And it's the same loving expression
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Pesmerga posted:In other news, Cameron has completely hosed up with regard to the EU and Junker. He's lost control of the European Conservatives and Reformists bloc, who have taken in the Alternative for Europe Party from Germany, pissed of Merkel even further, and the S&D and EPP blocs have now unified behind Junker. It's all Ooh, sauce for an overview?
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Jun 13, 2014 10:04
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twoot posted:Hello to the next prime minis... just, no.
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DesperateDan posted:In the run-up the the next general elections, Ed is touring the many soulless towns of the UK to stand outside branches of Greggs with the plebs and talk about how Labour can hate the immigrants too, if only they could have a good chance. One night, his transport breaks down, and to get to the streets of Basildon the next day he has to catch a train, but it's late night, and services are rare, and station comforts closed. His stomach gurgles. The steaky bake he forced down himself before a generic pint earlier on has not agreed with him, and he knows what is imminent. His aides are trying to find a public toilet or open pub for a future potential prime-minister to take a good old fashioned wet poo poo. But it's too late. On walking to a taxi, even a gentle amble is enough to trigger his intestines into open revolt, and he ducks into a bush, drops trou and delivers a pebble dashing to the station wall and the back of his lovingly crafted loafers. Poetry Dan, Poetry.
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Pesmerga posted:In other news, Cameron has completely hosed up with regard to the EU and Junker. He's lost control of the European Conservatives and Reformists bloc, who have taken in the Alternative for Europe Party from Germany, pissed of Merkel even further, and the S&D and EPP blocs have now unified behind Junker. It's all I'm not sure that's really anything to celebrate but yes, Cameron really has made a huge pig's ear of this. It's hard to credit that anyone could outdo Labour's ineptitude in the European Parliament, but he's managed it with aplomb.
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Darth Walrus posted:Ooh, sauce for an overview? http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/12/uk-eu-britain-parliament-idUKKBN0EN0R720140612 quote:The tally of the secret ballot was not released but members said it was 29 votes for, 26 against. Two members of Cameron's Conservatives defied his call to vote against AfD, sources said. Had they obeyed, the German party would have been rejected. Whoops. Bonus poo poo sandwich: quote:As well as the AfD, the group has taken in the far-right, anti-immigrant Danish People's Party and the Finns, a nationalist Finnish party that has shaken up domestic politics.
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Pissflaps posted:Who does this man have advising him? Some poor SPAD somewhere is going to get in trouble for that pic.
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