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mfcrocker posted:I've got an email in to my line manager for permission to campaign during purdah, which should be granted as I'm not grade 7+ What's this - who's not allowed to engage with politics during purdah? Are you both civil servants?
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Hey thread, do we have any evidence/material regarding Swinson / the lib dems being poo poo on the NHS? I'm marshalling my arguments to persuade my sister to vote Labour rather than Lib Dem and I think a heartfelt appeal pointing out how important the NHS are/have been to my family would be a big factor in swaying her. It's actually kind of devious of them not to have any policies besides remain because like Brexit itself it allows you to project whatever your own values are into the gaps.
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CGI Stardust posted:Her voting record on health is here; I don't know enough about this to be able to comment Yeah I looked over that and it seemed fairly arcane and not obviously bad... Tarnop posted:They abstained on an amendment to the Queen's Speech that stated the NHS would be protected from further privatisation and US corporate interests. This however may do the trick, thanks!
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Sanitary Naptime posted:Also, for anyone who thinks just one podcast isn’t enough, we’ve got a Video Game Industry special coming out tonight too! Ms Adequate, brace yourself, because you’re getting another Rarity ep. Nice! I work in the industry so will look forward to that making its appearance on YouTube. Did you conclude it is going to be shafted by Brexit
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ItohRespectArmy posted:hosed up that corbyn single handedly forced england to lose the rugby world cup Other way around, everyone in English marginals is going to be in a poo poo mood because they lost and thus unreceptive to our heroic Super Saturday canvassers, losing us the election 
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OwlFancier posted:"You are very good"? Or "they are very good", I assume Jedit's point is it's ambiguous
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Sanitary Naptime posted:Maugrim, did you clock the podcast YouTube is up and running with subs yet? I did mate, thanks! Already watched the first one, and subscribed. I will also throw some money towards running costs soon, been a bit busy
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Rarity posted:The plural for they is they, it's like with fish or sheep One fish, two fishies One ship, two sheep
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Nov 3, 2019 12:34
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I mean if "Jeremy Corbyn won't wage wars on foreign soil" is going to be their main attack angle on him this election I'm feeling pretty comfortable
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Doccykins posted:The JO; dream is over Huh - Dulwich and West Norwood is my constituency and a very solid Labour seat. Not sure what they hope to achieve here - guess it's a sop to the Greens in exchange for letting the lib dems run unopposed in more marginal constituencies.
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Doccykins posted:Hey constituency buddy! Helen Hayes should have it locked up as she's an arch remainer and as far as I can tell good egg Oh cool, I thought I was the only goon in this village. Do you attend clp stuff? I went to the big meeting to vote on whether to do full reselection (ended up chatting to a retired doctor - a proper comrade and Momentum activist who fled Portugal during the dictatorship) but otherwise I've never gone. Keep telling myself I should.
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Braggart posted:
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Tesseraction posted:Knight to F6 A cunning tactic, but this momentary setback will not prevail against my strategy of shock and awe *shits self* your move E: gently caress  Ish to B7 Maugrim fucked around with this message at 12:43 on Nov 7, 2019 |
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Tarnop posted:Episode 12 of Podcasting is Praxis, on YouTube now with subtitles! You're a star Tarnop, and this is a really good idea, thank you! Gonna listen to it tonight or tomorrow
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mehall posted:I'm glad we could get something sorted for you. If you're asking me personally, As A Deaf Person, I'm comfortable using listen. Like most disabilities, deafness is a spectrum not an absolute; most deaf people have at least some degree of residual hearing, typically boosted by a hearing aid or cochlear implant, and I definitely prefer to hear what I can of the voices and follow along in the subtitles. This is why it can be super annoying for deaf listeners if the subtitlers try to editorialise/summarise and don't match the audio content exactly - we can tell something is off about what we're hearing vs reading, but have no way to tell what the difference is. I CAN watch TV shows on mute with subs, but it's a bit harder to follow and less enjoyable. Of course there will also be a segment of the audience who aren't in a position to consume the podcast with sound on and will choose YouTube + subs as their best alternative. I can't speak for those weirdos but it did feel right to use "consume" there. "enjoy" is a) making assumptions and b) sounds like you're talking about some kind of sexual transaction. 
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Poison Jam posted:You can say what you like but I'm gonna do me It's good to have you back pjam
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Bobby Deluxe posted:I get that it can be a combination slur, like "He sucks because he's a Jew" is racist, as is screaming "loving Jew" at someone. I think because of that there's an alarm goes off in my head whenever anyone words something like 'he's a Jew,' and I'm not sure why the wording sounds worse than 'he's Jewish.' It's because in calling someone a Jew you subtly imply that that encapsulates all that they are, whilst saying they are Jewish is just naming a singular trait. Like you don't call someone with Down's syndrome a Downie, you say they have Down's. E: I am not in any way equating being Jewish with having DS btw, just being involved in the DS community is how I learnt to be careful about this subtlety of phrasing Maugrim fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Nov 9, 2019 |
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TACD posted:I had a prophetic dream last night where Labour won 370 seats, which I consider to be a more reliable data point than most polls. On the other hand I had a nightmare last night that the exit poll showed a Tory majority. Fortunately I don't believe in prophecy so the abject despair I felt (in my dream) walking home from that will probably just galvanise me to donate more large sums toward the campaign.
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Sanford posted:Check how much this pig looks like boris Holy poo poo. Slap a wig on it and I defy anyone to tell them apart.
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Miftan posted:Will you motherfuckers ever let me live down a single spelling mistake? English isn't my first language and this is antisemitism!! Miftan posted:tenent 
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OwlFancier posted:When I was a kid, for some reason, we were taught wheels on the bus but for the wheel motions we did what was clearly a steam train drive rod motion. Many/most people in my experience still do this, and I've never seen the motions they use in that video used for wheels on the bus - that's "wind the bobbin up" dammit The way they do "all day long" isn't familiar to me either, so it'll be either baby signing or sign supported English (SSE) rather than Makaton which is what I'm used to. Can't wait till my kids are old enough to play Minecraft with instead of singing sodding nursery rhymes
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I do actually accept that the realities of politics mean that short of an enormous landslide, many of these policies will end up being moderated or quietly dropped/traded away/amended into oblivion/voted down in Parliament. But that's why it's important to have an ambitious and inspiring manifesto in the first place And to win a massive landslide of course
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Barry Foster posted:Yeah this is true. I absolutely cannot take a compliment, it makes me profoundly uncomfortable. I'll always make a joke of it and do it down, and that's probably not very healthy. Forcing yourself to smile and say "thank you" at a compliment is a really good exercise, both from this perspective and because it acknowledges that the other person went out of their way to pay you that compliment. It makes them feel good to have made you feel good. It's a nice thing to do. E: this assumes the compliment is innocuous and genuinely meant and not some creep being creepy at you Maugrim fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Nov 15, 2019 |
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Is it a big worry that lovely scotlab backed by Corbyn and strong ground game will take enough votes from the snp to let the tories in in a bunch of places? I'd far rather we had Labour C&S with the SNP than a Tory + Lib Dem C&S.
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That video of the lad with DS hugging Corbs is from 2017, but hasn't got old - glad to see it pop up again! Also saw this pop up on Facebook - I think it gives a good indication of how Labour are preparing to deal with Johnson's inevitable strategy of chuntering over Corbyn whenever he tries to make a point on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1195393524851781632?s=19
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goddamnedtwisto posted:LPS mid-rises and why they suck (except when they don't) I enjoyed reading your post, thanks, but what the heck happened to this paragraph
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Jose posted:Corbyn is cancelled for his mispronunciation of scones If you don't pronounce scone correctly you can't make the "what's the fastest cake" joke and why would you deprive yourself of such comedy gold?
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Communist Thoughts posted:apropos of nothing, the debates are probably gonna suck since like trump v hillary both sides will see what they wanna see and declare victory. I guess this thread stands in for a theoretical leftist rag in this scenario. But the debates served Corbyn pretty well in 2017 I believe? E: ^^^ I actually think in Corbs' case he's been so aggressively misrepresented by the media that actually seeing him speak in a debate may convince some people who only pay attention to politicians during a GE (a surprising number - I guess it's like only following sports during the Olympics/Wimbledon/World Cup) Maugrim fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Nov 17, 2019 |
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Bobby Deluxe posted:1) Starting to getting a bit concerned that I haven't seen anything through the door from Labour so far. Had about five different flyers from the Libs, with the usual EU election bar chart. But nothing from Labour. There is definitely prioritisation going on, and a lot of Labour safe seats are actually having trouble finding volunteers for local leaflet distribution because they're all out campaigning in marginals. I've only just received the first batch of letters to deliver to Labour supporters in my very safe seat, no leaflets for general distribution as yet. Plus a plea to let them know if I can do any extra rounds as they're short-handed.
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It could be worth calling 111 and seeing if they have any advice to offer. They can refer to an emergency dentist although that seems unlikely for wisdom teeth.
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Barry Foster posted:So, at which do he most can't the least would be do not a won seat but always a lose? My commiserations on your stroke, get better soon
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cakesmith handyman posted:Not really fair to toxx on a sure thing I'm pretty sure they would go C&S rather than coalition, if anything. But this is the lib dems we're talking about so I'm not going to toxx on it
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teacup posted:Aussie here. What are the polls looking like? Is there any chance of you guys not having a brexit? Once you read past the bullshit weightings in the polls I'd give it about a 70% chance of Brexit happening if the election were held right now, of which 40% Johnson's hard Brexit, 10% No Deal and 20% a soft Labour Brexit with customs union. Other UKMTers will vehemently disagree of course. Fortunately the polls are mostly heading in Labour's favour and we have 3 more weeks of campaigning to go...
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Miftan posted:I never considered myself Jewish because I grew up secular in Israel where Jews are the majority and the oppressors. I didn't even when I first moved here, but I definitely do now because of these neonazi clowns running around. Yeah this was what I thought. I think she and some others are genuinely terrified, as impossible as that is for us to understand, and the Nazis didn't care if those they identified as Jews self-identified as such, so it's a reasonable defensive shift to find solidarity with others you think are going to be targets. I truly hope she can be rehabilitated once Corbyn ushers in socialism and fucks up the hatemongering press.
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Trickjaw posted:I'm having a bit of a meltdown so sorry if I dont answer I've noticed your posting has been a bit off for a few days mate, are you getting the help you need? Don't be afraid to use thread to vent/solicit advice
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Trickjaw posted:I can't lie to you gorgeous goons. You have PMS or contacts, my friend? My PMs are open E: I do love the contrast between Corbyn's incredible healthy living energy and Boris' rapid physical disintegration I keep remembering that Steve Bell cartoon where he sees everyone off and chuckling Maugrim fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Nov 23, 2019 |
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Trickjaw posted:I can't lie to you gorgeous goons. You have PMS or contacts, my friend? I haven't had anything from you so I assume you've passed out, but if not please post in thread as I'm off to pass out myself. Godspeed and remember, we're this close to a truly transformative government. Don't flame out so close to victory. Look after yourself and hang in there. Goes for all of you brokebrained comrades really x
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Thanks for this, it may be just what I need to persuade my sensible centrist sister that Labour aren't insane profligates who will bankrupt the country.
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