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So, while everyone's talking about how much Jeremy Corbyn loves or hates the Jews, the Tories are planning on banning Strictly and Doctor Who from being shown on Saturday nights in the BBC Charter. Of course, this will totally not cripple the BBC's creative output by putting their most popular shows on in the graveyard slots.
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HorseLord posted:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...in-banners.html  Isn't this the entire membership of the CPGB-ML in this picture? 
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May 1, 2016 19:12
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May 2, 2016 19:13
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Leicester have only gone and won the bloody league. 
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May 2, 2016 22:06
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I'm surprised someone like Wes Streeting or Michael Dugher hasn't stuck the knife into Corbyn or McDonnell for their brazenly anti-semitic statements congratulating Leicester last night.
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May 3, 2016 10:09
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Pissflaps posted:Panic over everyone. Labour's not going to lose any council seats this week. Well, they sure as hell won't be winning any more in Manchester. Because they control all 96 at the moment.
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May 3, 2016 10:42
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You don't even have a proper day. 
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May 3, 2016 10:54
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feedmegin posted:That's a funny way to spell 'Daddies' Just me and my Daddies hanging out, I got pretty hungry so I put it on some chips.
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May 3, 2016 14:23
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Guavanaut posted:Related Articles "UK Jews blamed again - this time for Leicester winning EPL title" It's because Spurs have the largest Jewish fanbase in Britain. Something which comes to a head every time Chelsea play them (as they did last night).
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May 3, 2016 16:32
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It's been a whole year, comrades. I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: CONTROLS ON IMMIGRATION.
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May 3, 2016 17:32
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm2nEzvmOk
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May 3, 2016 21:22
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If you're voting Labour for PCC, don't bother with the second preference unless it's likely they're going to be beaten into third, as it won't be counted anyway. Don't bother with Labour on the Welsh and London list vote, and the SNP on the Scottish list vote, as they're going to walk the constituency vote. Lend your list vote to Not UKIP.
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May 5, 2016 13:38
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Remember, if you do draw willies on the ballot paper, make sure you do it over more than one candidate. The BNP were famous for claiming that swastikas next to their name on the ballot paper were actual votes.
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May 5, 2016 16:31
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StoicFnord posted:I'm trapped just outside of Cambridge enough to be in Tory central, which means whoever I vote for wont get poo poo. 20 meters from Cambridge proper. God drat Fen Ditton. So i'm stuck on voting Corbyn all the way, or spreading the love as it wont matter in my ward. Their HS2 policy is pretty blatantly "we support it in principle, as long as you don't build it anywhere near Natalie's house".
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May 5, 2016 16:46
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StoicFnord posted:What do you think it was for? Ill admit to a lack of understanding on it. HS2 is basically meant to alleviate the fact that too many trains are using the West Coast Main Line by moving the long-distance WCML services onto a new line.
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May 5, 2016 17:13
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sweek0 posted:It's primarily a capacity thing, but the shorter journey times will make a difference to all cities along the line, and even those along the old lines by creating additional capacity there. It will be built in stages, but the north will benefit even from just that initial London-Birmingham stage. Well, yes, but that was the five second version. Phoon posted:London will see the most benefit - if they wanted to improve the economy of the midlands and north through transport infrastructure improvement they would improve local lines/trains The economy of the Midlands and North would be hosed without North–South capacity improvements; something will have to give when the WCML reaches its maximum capacity, and it won't be the commuter services.
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May 5, 2016 21:11
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Hoops posted:Andy Burnham is a good guy and you all hated him for no reason. 
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May 5, 2016 22:56
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Hoops posted:Oh aye yeah I did forget about that admittedly. That photo really made me sad, because for once I hoped his Hillsborough campaigning was more out of general "my loving friends died that day" conviction than the shrewd politicking he's known for. Also, Burnham once almost got sued for libel when he implied Shami Chakrabarti and David Davis MP were sleeping together because they both opposed 42-day detention.
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Gonzo McFee posted:My biggest gripe with Burnham is that he's a political wind sock. Also that story about how when he tried to pitch an anti austerity message before running for leader Harriet Harman told him they couldn't do that because "We lost the election" and he just done a sad puppy face rather than point out that Labour were pushing for more austerity during the run up to the election. Case in point: Hinchingbrooke Hospital. He couldn't move any faster to privatise it, despite the BMA, RCN, and the TUC begging him not to, but as soon as Labour lost office, he spun on a dime.
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May 5, 2016 23:10
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May 6, 2016 02:25
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These Scottish results are all-around weird, mind you. SNP are apparently briefing that they may have lost their majority. I don't know how many constituency losses would have to offset their predicted gains from Labour in Glasgow, but it looks like they may end up losing North East Fife and two in Edinburgh.
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May 6, 2016 02:35
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Lib Dems have gained NE Fife from the SNP on a 10% swing. Even I wasn't expecting that. TinTower fucked around with this message at 03:33 on May 6, 2016 |
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May 6, 2016 03:25
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Extreme0 posted:
To be fair to Willie, at least he wasn't joining in the pig loving.
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May 6, 2016 03:32
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Raeg posted:Why are there two Lib Dem gains? Why is Lib Dem gains a sentence I am saying? In one seat, because  WILLIE RENNIE! has been going down Volcano slides. In the other, because the SNP MP has been fiddling her mortgage.
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May 6, 2016 04:12
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Ruth Davidson wins a constituency seat in Edinburgh Central. Look at this loving mess of votes: https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/728425611002314752
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May 6, 2016 04:31
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V. Illych L. posted:jfc what happened here Lib Dems were throwing everything into the successful gain in Western. Tories were standing their leader. One of the few Green constituency battles. All makes for a loving mess.
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May 6, 2016 04:44
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There are serious rumblings that the SNP might just miss out on a majority if the Tories continue to do well. They can only get 61 constituency seats with the results now and it's unlikely they'll pick up any on the list given the constituency sweeps. Meanwhile, Patrick Harvie has beaten Labour into third in Glasgow Kelvin (SNP hold). TinTower fucked around with this message at 04:53 on May 6, 2016 |
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May 6, 2016 04:50
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Sturgeon easily re-elected, presumably making Harvie and Kezia the only party leaders representing list seats. Cardiff North and Central are very close; North is a Tory target, Central is a LD target that was on a knife edge five years ago. Plaid might have gained Rhondda from Labour, where Leanne was standing.
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May 6, 2016 05:03
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Leanne Wood wins in Rhondda. 24% swing.
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May 6, 2016 05:08
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SNP constituency seat range 54–59. They need 65 for a majority.
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May 6, 2016 05:21
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Tesseraction posted:
Technically all submarines are classed as boats, whereas the research vessel named RRS David Attenborough is actually a ship!  In other news, Manchester now has an Opposition again, after former Lib Dem MP John Leech wins in Didsbury West.
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It's just not the same. It's not even a boat!
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Hexyflexy posted:I'll literally punch people who identify as Lib Dems now.  (In all seriousness, a lot of rural councils are Lib Dem/Conservative marginals, with Labour nowhere)
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May 6, 2016 14:55
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kustomkarkommando posted:Anti-austerity socialist party PBP have had a very good showing, topping the poll in Belfast West and securing their first assembly seat. I'm hoping this means the NI Greens get a seat in the same, because I really want Ellen to be the best MLgAy ever.
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May 6, 2016 15:08
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IceAgeComing posted:unlikely unless she gets a load of preferences, second last on the first count with only the alliance behind her I know a lot of PBP preferences are going to the Greens. Probably not enough to get her up to challenging the major parties. Shame, really, Ellen is amazing.
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May 6, 2016 15:15
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Tesseraction posted:how large is the Tory majority again? 22. Of note is that it's possible that most of the Tory gains from the Lib Dems in the South West might be overturned. Cameron should be bricking it right now.
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Guavanaut posted:Also there's a lot of rural constituencies where Labour don't have a hope in hell of getting in, so under FPTP it's better to vote Lib Dem than split the vote and let a Tory in. This presents a problem for Labour if any by-elections get called in the South West: on one hand, they're obligated to fight by elections wherever they can; on the other, standing aside for the Lib Dems (in exchange for Labour getting a clean run in other battlebus by-elections) presents the best chance of reducing the Tory majority.
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May 6, 2016 15:42
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Dabir posted:Also he's a member of CAMRA and has a beard. CAMRA are basically a drinking club for Lib Dems, so…
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May 6, 2016 15:49
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Respect have been completely wiped out. They had five councillors left in 2014, all in Bradford, who were going through a will-they-won't-they phase of resigning then rejoining. One of them joined Labour, and won his election; the other four have been beaten, one by a Lib Dem, one by an Independent, and two by Labour. Tooting will almost certainly be Galloway's last stand. The BNP still hang on by one councillor, by dint of him not being up for election this year. Given he only squeaked through by six votes in 2014, his days are numbered.
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peanut- posted:https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/728613572037726208 From what I've heard from the Manchester count, this is exactly what's going to happen.
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Milotic posted:It's a pity the Lib Dems didn't do better in the London Mayoral election, I thought their transport policy was better than Khan's of freezing fares for four years. Sadiq is almost certainly going to take transport ideas from Caroline and Sian's manifestos. The one hour bus ticket, for example.
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