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| Labour |
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907 | 49.92% |
| Theresa May Team (Conservative) |
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48 | 2.64% |
| Liberal Democrats |
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31 | 1.71% |
| UKIP |
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13 | 0.72% |
| Plaid Cymru |
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25 | 1.38% |
| Green |
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22 | 1.21% |
| Scottish Socialist Party |
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12 | 0.66% |
| Scottish Conservative Party |
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1 | 0.06% |
| Scottish National Party |
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59 | 3.25% |
| Some Kind of Irish Unionist |
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4 | 0.22% |
| Alliance / Irish Nonsectarian |
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3 | 0.17% |
| Some Kind of Irish Nationalist |
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36 | 1.98% |
| Misc. Far Left Trots |
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35 | 1.93% |
| Misc. Far Right Fash |
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8 | 0.44% |
| Monster Raving Loony |
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49 | 2.70% |
| Space Navies Party |
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39 | 2.15% |
| Independent / Single Issue |
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2 | 0.11% |
| Can't Vote |
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188 | 10.35% |
| Won't Vote |
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8 | 0.44% |
| Spoiled Ballot |
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15 | 0.83% |
| Pissflaps |
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312 | 17.17% |
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Fun fact... My Dad is a registered emergency telecommunications specialist, and in the event of a nuclear strike against the UK, we get to go to a secret government communications hub bunker where we can live for about 50 years. Sadly, since I now live in Sheffield and no longer drive, the chances I'll get there in time are pretty loving slim since they live hours away.
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Jun 27, 2017 02:19
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radmonger posted:In which case, you definitely don't understand the argument being made. I'm imagining choking on my own blood as I die of radiation sickness and thinking with my dying moments "this is made so much worse by the prospect that this isn't happening to twice as many people" and I'm having trouble. WhiskeyWhiskers posted:In Australia we have I don't think we have fire sirens in the UK. Because we don't have large scale fires for the most part, like, not "evacuate the entire town" scale which I assume Oz does. OwlFancier fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Jun 27, 2017 |
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Jun 27, 2017 02:21
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:You guys don't have your fire stations test their sirens every week? My friend put a bell on his cats to stop them killing birbs and bringing them to the garden door all the time. They can get around the bell when stalking their prey so it doesn't make the wee ball in the ball move but once they start actually moving the bell will go off alerting the birbs to the presence of the cat.
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Jun 27, 2017 02:36
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Brendan Rodgers posted:drat it's quite well made then imo, could you post some cold war saddery about the UK ITT? Lots of good stuff posted already but I'd suggest seeing if you can find and watch The War Game too. Drama-documentary about a nuclear strike on the UK. Made by the BBC in 1965 but not televised in the UK till 1985 since it was thought too upsetting. It was shown abroad before then, even getting the Oscar for Best Documentary in '66 and CND also arranged screenings which is how I saw it. Scary as hell on a big screen.
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Jun 27, 2017 02:42
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radmonger posted:Imagine Threads, except you have just enough time to think 'that political movement I was part of? I guess we got this issue wrong'. INT. CORBYN'S BEDROOM - FAINT NUCLEAR DAWN - SNOW SCENE. An incredible one. Big, impossible flakes of snow, a too picturesque farmhouse stocked high with jars of Jam. The sound of the radio broadcast in the score swells to a high point finally revealing itself as a broadcast of BBC Radio Four, the jingle playing until suddenly the implication of Indian Temple bells - the score suddenly freezes- All is silent for a two heart beats CORBYN'S OLD OLD VOICE Trident... The camera pulls back, showing the whole scene to be contained in one of those glass bottles containing a miniature Vanguard class sumarine which are sold in novelty stores all over the Portsmouth. A hand - Corbyn's hand, which has been holding the bottle, relaxes. The bottle falls out of his hand and bounds down two copies of the communist manifesto leading to his chair , the camera following. The ball falls off the last book onto the marble floor where it breaks, the fragments glittering in the first rays of the nuclear detonation. This ray cuts an angular pattern across the floor, suddenly crossed with a thousand bars of light as the blinds are pulled across the window by the blast radius. The foot of Corbyn's chair. The camera very close. Free now from it's bottle , we can see a form - the form of the submarine, as a tiny missile is released out into the air. The camera follows this action as it traces it's way out through the window pausing only once to change direction as it flies away in a vague United Staterly direction. FADE OUT:
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Do try not to live under a constant blanket of fear, folks. It's almost as if the fact that it makes you real easy to influence and control is why establishments types, like alot of old fuckers in the intelligence agencies loved it and why they're actively engaging in promoting circumstances that will have that happen again. vvv: That too. Eyes on the ball that's actually important and that you can have some power over. Kokoro Wish fucked around with this message at 06:10 on Jun 27, 2017 |
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Jun 27, 2017 05:55
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Kokoro Wish posted:Do try not to live under a constant blanket of fear, folks. It's almost as if the fact that it makes you real easy to influence and control is why establishments types, like alot of old fuckers in the intelligence agencies loved it and why they're actively engaging in promoting circumstances that will have that happen again. Also we have far more pressing issues to worry about right now, like the fact that Theresa May just paid a large enough bribe to the loving DUP large enough that it could cover the entire NHS pay and staffing crisis.
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Jun 27, 2017 06:04
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Xaerael posted:Fun fact... My Dad is a registered emergency telecommunications specialist, and in the event of a nuclear strike against the UK, we get to go to a secret government communications hub bunker where we can live for about 50 years. dont know if the bunker life is all that anyway, where would you even meet girls?
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Jun 27, 2017 06:26
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I know the deadline for the Stormont talks is Thursday, but what happens if they don't reach an agreement by then?
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Jun 27, 2017 06:38
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Oh they'll reach an agreement boyo
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Jun 27, 2017 06:56
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Skinty McEdger posted:I know the deadline for the Stormont talks is Thursday, but what happens if they don't reach an agreement by then? Possibly another deadline extension Technically a new election unless the government decides to move a motion to suspend devolution, which seems like the most likely option as we've already had one assembly election this year. In that case the executive is replaced with ministers at Whitehall passing legislation relating to devolved matters by order in council
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Jun 27, 2017 07:04
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Fact about cats: Your cats bringing you presents of birds, mice and frogs is actually them seeing you as a useless idiot that needs to be shown how to hunt.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:05
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Skinty McEdger posted:I know the deadline for the Stormont talks is Thursday, but what happens if they don't reach an agreement by then? Direct rule so civil servants and Tory MP's rule over northern Ireland.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:09
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learnincurve posted:Fact about cats: Your cats bringing you presents of birds, mice and frogs is actually them seeing you as a useless idiot that needs to be shown how to hunt. I mean, they're not wrong.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:10
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Cat talk, this little guy followed my kids home on sunday: Very kind, not afraid of people, and belonging to some bosnian family about 100m away or so.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:11
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Julio Cruz posted:Osborne versus May is one of those conflicts where you desperately hope both sides will end up getting destroyed. Pratchett once described a similar situation as "watching a wasp land on a nettle", somebody is going to get stung and you don't care.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:16
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Direct rule so civil servants and Tory MP's rule over northern Ireland. So pretty much the perfect storm of loving up the peace process, since the government can't be impartial while the DUP have them over a barrel. "Actually restarting the Troubles" is high on the betting pool of things that will bring down the Tory government, competing with "another horrible tragedy caused by state negligence" and "multiple Tory/DUP MPs put under investigation for corruption or electoral fraud".
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Jun 27, 2017 07:29
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Josef bugman posted:Pratchett once described a similar situation as "watching a wasp land on a nettle", somebody is going to get stung and you don't care. Why would a wasp sting a nettle, and why would a nettle care?
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Jun 27, 2017 07:34
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Given the strong eye for an eye nature of the troubles what really worries me is not a high level decision to restart the troubles, thats pretty unlikely, but some over the top idiot getting mad. Doing something violent and reprehensible and things escalating quickly. Its fairly easy to see a situation evolving where people get backed into a corner on responsing to violence with violence and it only takes one to give in and it could all get out of hand very quickly.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:39
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Barry Foster posted:Why would a wasp sting a nettle, and why would a nettle care? They do actually, wasps have an automatic sting reaction in the event of a threat/pain and happily it kills the bastards.
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Jun 27, 2017 07:51
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learnincurve posted:They do actually, wasps have an automatic sting reaction in the event of a threat/pain and happily it kills the bastards. That's bees, not wasps - wasps can sting just as much as they like Also, you've only answered the first part of my question. The people need answers
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Jun 27, 2017 07:54
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Intrinsic Field Marshal posted:They can get around the bell when stalking their prey so it doesn't make the wee ball in the ball move but once they start actually moving the bell will go off alerting the birbs to the presence of the cat. We had a cat that kept catching things despite a bell collar. It turned out she pounced with the bell in her mouth.
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Jun 27, 2017 08:01
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Cast_No_Shadow posted:Given the strong eye for an eye nature of the troubles what really worries me is not a high level decision to restart the troubles, thats pretty unlikely, but some over the top idiot getting mad. Doing something violent and reprehensible and things escalating quickly. We already have dissidents routinely attempting to, and occasionally successfully, murdering police officers and bombing things tbh
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Jun 27, 2017 08:06
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learnincurve posted:Fact about cats: Your cats bringing you presents of birds, mice and frogs is actually them seeing you as a useless idiot that needs to be shown how to hunt. My cat once brought us a bird back after we'd been gone a week. The bird was obviously days old, she must have been saving it for us.
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Jun 27, 2017 08:07
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A lot of people need to remember that a lot of republicans already don't think the British government is impartial and is already implicitly biased towards unionists - this just confirms that sentiment for many and hardens the resolve to use the more confrontational politics SF have been pushing this year
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Jun 27, 2017 08:08
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kustomkarkommando posted:We already have dissidents routinely attempting to, and occasionally successfully, murdering police officers and bombing things tbh That's why its worrying. What are the chances they decide this is a step to far and they want to up the game?
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Jun 27, 2017 08:10
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Cast_No_Shadow posted:That's why its worrying. What are the chances they decide this is a step to far and they want to up the game? They've been trying to up their game for years. 2016, what with it being the 100th anniversary of the Easter rising, was mooted as a year of increased activity but not much came from it (apart from blowing up a prison officer in a car bomb). They always want to step up their game. They'll only get increased/mass support oi SF support somehow collapses but considering SF have drastically increased nationalist turnout to back them this year and have massively mobilised people to support an electoral strategy I'm gonna say that's pretty drat doubtful
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Jun 27, 2017 08:17
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Finding the national credit card an apt and helpful analogy for economic matters it seems prudent to find similar for nuclear warfare. I submit it is comparable to gun control. Whilst we in Britain ban guns because they are bad and kill people, relying instead on the rule of law to police our nation and keep people safe, the USA suggests if you want to keep safe from being shot you better buy a gun so you can shoot back or possibly first. When it comes to international politics and nukes we appear to prefer the american policy. Hmmm. I think I have decided that we either need to get buying guns or stop having nukes, just as a matter of consistency.
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Jun 27, 2017 08:32
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Gotta say, while this deal is bad and all, I'm not feeling this whole "why are we giving Northern Ireland money for investment and to properly fund the NHS, we could give everyone several Freddos instead" us-vs-them vibe that's doing the rounds
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Jun 27, 2017 08:33
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:In Australia we have Nice. In Norway we test the emergency signal twice a year. There's three different signals. Several long bursts means "listen to radio", several short bursts means "imminent danger, hide in a bunker" and one looong burst means "danger over". In theory everyone should hear it when it goes off, but I don't hear it from my home. Assume I will die when the Russians come.
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Jun 27, 2017 08:34
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Barry Foster posted:That's bees, not wasps - wasps can sting just as much as they like Then wasps are even more poo poo than I previously thought. Seriously what's the point of them, do they actually contribute anything and how much would we lose if we did the bill gates mosquito thing and wiped them all out. You could say it was worth it to save the NHS money, and make sure the daily mail are made aware that mosquitos and mosques rhyme with wasps so they are obviously a Muslim terrorist plot.
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Jun 27, 2017 08:35
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NotJustANumber99 posted:Finding the national credit card an apt and helpful analogy for economic matters it seems prudent to find similar for nuclear warfare. I submit it is comparable to gun control. Whilst we in Britain ban guns because they are bad and kill people, relying instead on the rule of law to police our nation and keep people safe, the USA suggests if you want to keep safe from being shot you better buy a gun so you can shoot back or possibly first. Thats the the Right Stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLL7oHclX_g learnincurve posted:Then wasps are even more poo poo than I previously thought. Seriously what's the point of them, do they actually contribute anything and how much would we lose if we did the bill gates mosquito thing and wiped them all out. You could say it was worth it to save the NHS money, and make sure the daily mail are made aware that mosquitos and mosques rhyme with wasps so they are obviously a Muslim terrorist plot. They exist so that we dont get complacent in nature, leave them alone, don't attract them with what they are interested in, and they will bimble along, like cops. you dont ask the filth for a fag so you can knock one together, usually, but wasps are all in your face, just chill and move back. because they are fuckers. know your place. and don't get me started w/ Hornets. staberind fucked around with this message at 08:44 on Jun 27, 2017 |
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baka kaba posted:Gotta say, while this deal is bad and all, I'm not feeling this whole "why are we giving Northern Ireland money for investment and to properly fund the NHS, we could give everyone several Freddos instead" us-vs-them vibe that's doing the rounds shut everywhere that's north of watford imo 
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Jun 27, 2017 08:44
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Hemp Knight posted:So I've just finished reading Flat Earth News and Hack Attack (can anyone recommend a replacement for my soon to be cancelled Sky subscription?) and it makes eye opening reading about what a cancer on democracy Rupert Murdoch and News Corp are. All that is Solid: The Great Housing Disaster by Danny Dorling is a bit less journalistic and a bit more academic, but still really accessible and makes for fascinating (and depressing) reading
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Jun 27, 2017 08:45
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staberind posted:Thats the the Right Stuff. What have you done to my recommended youtube videos?!
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baka kaba posted:Gotta say, while this deal is bad and all, I'm not feeling this whole "why are we giving Northern Ireland money for investment and to properly fund the NHS, we could give everyone several Freddos instead" us-vs-them vibe that's doing the rounds Because it's NI getting a massive amount of special cash out of nowhere while everyone else gets hosed over.
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Jun 27, 2017 08:46
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I was going to say, wasps are nothing compared to hornets. That low buzzing sound really gets my attention and I'm really careful when trying to get it out the window. Wasps just annoying.
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coffeetable posted:shut everywhere that's north of watford imo I live in the south east of england, and I know some freaks would be appalled that we are a plus on that and *helping* the rest of the country, myself, its just a graph, when you see corbyn moments when he points out the nature of a community being selfless and supportive, thats not a graph and it gets to me.
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