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If you want to play Centrist Remainer Brexit bingo, THIS is the article for you! https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/feb/01/brexit-pointless-masochistic-ambition-history-done
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When Jess Phillips complained about the 40 second rule, Lisa Nandy said that it's the way of politics that you often do have to get ideas across swiftly and succinctly and I pretty much agree with her on that one.
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Feb 1, 2020 12:46
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Eh, if we had a little Spanish enclave on the English coast filled with tax evaders and organised crime, I can't imagine we'd be too happy with that either.
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Feb 1, 2020 18:12
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Julio Cruz posted:gonna assume you've never been to the Channel Islands Yes but they're decent English tax evaders, not some filthy foreigners!
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Feb 1, 2020 19:44
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Yeah, from the reports, the reason he was stopped so quickly was that there were armed surveillance officers lurking in the vicinity and they confronted him as soon as he kicked off. Given he'd been released from prison, there wasn't much more they could do.
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Feb 3, 2020 10:07
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OwlFancier posted:The cspam primary thread is going insane again, it's like a literal clownshow where the mainstream democrats keep hitting each other with a ladder. I'm not very familiar with the minutiae of Democratic electoral procedures (I guess most people aren't) and can't work out whether it's conspiracy, stupidity or what.
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Feb 6, 2020 20:57
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Here's an article from the New Statesman asserting that Jeremy Corbyn is a racist and anti-semite because the author states that they are: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/02/labour-faces-painful-reckoning-those-who-enabled-corbynism-can-t-be-trusted-its I read this garbage, so it's only fair that I inflict it on you guys too.
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Feb 8, 2020 21:04
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Josef bugman posted:So, how long do you think it's going to be until the Tories have to start actually doing things? Boris and the Cabinet have realised that they don't need to actually do anything: they can just make announcements and that amounts to the same thing for the general public.
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Feb 10, 2020 21:21
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ThomasPaine posted:I hate to say it but I have a horrible feeling that Boris Johnson understands power lol He knows that a good deal more than half the battle is giving the consistent appearance of being strong, confident and decisive (you don't have to actually be any of these things). Keep a tight rein on the media narrative, ensure that every news programme includes a soundbite of you saying something snappy and Churchillian and to the average voter who doesn't pay much attention you become That Bloke Who Gets Things Done and a safe pair of hands to run the country. The people who pen those well-intentioned articles: "Boris Johnson is a liar: Here's why" don't get it: the people who oppose him already know that he's a liar; the people that support him don't really care. This worries me about the Labour leadership candidates, they're all a bit too fond of trying to explain stuff, rather than relentlessly pushing the image of themselves as a strong, capable leader, which is frankly what really seems to matter in terms of getting elected. Johnson thumping the lectern and radiating cheery confidence vs a Labour leader who's constantly coming across as nervous, earnest and apologetic won't be a good contrast.
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Feb 12, 2020 06:41
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I'm thinking more of Labour's media appearances in recent years, where they've appeared perpetually over-wordy and defensive. Like Ronald Reagan once said: "If you're explaining, you're losing". I want to see them treating the media as the rigged game it is: a good dollop of Tory cynicism would actually do them the world of good here.
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Feb 12, 2020 07:40
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Comrade Fakename posted:Looking at that Twitter feed, I don't think it's a parody account. If it's a parody, it's a particularly committed one.
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Feb 14, 2020 13:56
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I just got a text from Keir Starmer saying: "Will you vote for me pls  ", so I guess lists of member's data are available to the candidates now, yes.
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Feb 15, 2020 19:22
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Now Angela Raynor's texting me! I feel so popular and in demand right now 🙂
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Feb 15, 2020 19:58
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Chuka Umana posted:Caroline Flack killed herself . Yeah, I saw the 'died suddenly' story with a suspicious lack of cause and assumed that was the case.
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Feb 15, 2020 20:09
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Yeah, you see people saying: "despite all these apologies, we're still getting accused of anti-semitism!" when I suspect it's really the case that because of all these apologies, Labour's still getting accused of anti-semitism. If at the start of all this, Labour had said loudly and firmly: "No we are not. gently caress off.", I honestly think the whole controversy would have gone away.
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Feb 16, 2020 14:54
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Guavanaut posted:Speaking of which, the NSPCC is going hard against end to end encryption "In the interest of public safety, every household must leave a key under a brick by their front door, so that the authorities can quickly gain access to their home if it's required. Don't worry, only the emergency services will be permitted to access the keys and it will be a criminal offence for anyone else to do so!"
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Feb 16, 2020 21:27
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OwlFancier posted:Isn't blair still tremendously unpopular with nearly everyone in the UK? Yeah but in Adonis' circle of friends (who are obviously representative of the population as a whole), everyone thinks he's great!
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Feb 18, 2020 11:15
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Seeing the Sensible, Centrist, Silent-majority types going nuts that nobody listens to them or votes for their candidates any more is a continual small comfort in our current hell-society.
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Feb 19, 2020 09:59
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I think Cummings is getting the headlines because he's the one formulating ideas and pushing to get them put into action, while Boris just lazes around going: "Sure, whatever."
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Feb 20, 2020 06:41
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JollyBoyJohn posted:Does anyone here still have one of those 1970 baxi Bermuda back boilers I've just had the one in my new house ripped out and replaced with a modern combi boiler. The 1st engineer that looked at it said it was corroded, leaking and clearly hadn't been serviced for donkeys years. I don't know how the family in the house before me avoided blowing themselves up/ gassing themselves.
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Feb 21, 2020 17:09
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Communist Thoughts posted:good lord no, they're not going to actually do it Yeah, I said earlier in the thread that the Johnson government is shaping up to be government by announcement: you control the daily news cycle by making some sort of eye-catching proclamation, deflect any questions about details, reap a round of positive headlines in the press and then do it all over again the next day. Nobody seems to notice or care that you're not following through on any of it and I guess you'd be able to cycle back to previous announcements once a few months have passed. I'm surprised nobody's thought of this before, it certainly seems to work a treat.
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Feb 24, 2020 20:15
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Fans posted:The cuts to farming assistance begin Abolish hill farming and let our uplands revert to forest imo.
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Feb 26, 2020 21:25
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Greta Thunberg's in Bristol tomorrow - I'll probably go along and see her speak. College Green 11am, if anyone's interested.
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Feb 27, 2020 09:21
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Perhaps I'll finally get to use my no-deal Brexit stash. A fortnight of rice and beans for every meal, woohoo!
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Feb 27, 2020 09:52
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Guavanaut posted:Do they still play My Generation as part of their set? I think they stopped years ago 'cos it was getting a bit ridiculous.
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Feb 27, 2020 10:54
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Jose posted:Lol if coronavirus causes a global recession right before we no deal brexit Well, it's deffo looking that way after this week. Also, I saw Greta Thunberg in Bristol today, by which I mean I stood around in the mud while it pissed down with rain for an hour and a half, then Greta rocked up and spoke for 4 minutes. It was... kinda inspiring, I guess. It was pretty funny to see the long series of preliminary speakers wibbling on with the crowd all applauding politely but visibly thinking: "Just get Greta onstage ffs, it's cold and I'm soaking wet!" (Or maybe that was just me projecting.)
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Feb 28, 2020 18:17
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In all honesty, I fully expect those pics to be circulating on Facebook soon, with "Green hypocrisy!!!" Written all over then.
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Feb 28, 2020 19:11
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Private Speech posted:I tried to watch a video of her speech on my phone (hence no adblock) and Bristol Post made me sit through two 30 second ads, first for an SUV and then for a leafblower I think the Post is owned by the same faceless conglomerate that's bought up most local newspapers and in consequence is utterly unreadable without ad and script blockers.
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Feb 28, 2020 19:13
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Kin posted:
Eh, find a new advisor, or just do it yourself using a price comparison website. Remortgaging is much the same as car insurance: one place'll quote you £500, the next'll quote you £1,800 on exactly the same inputs. It all comes down to whatever algorithm they're using. Given the nationwide housing crisis, I highly doubt that your flat has 'dropped' by £10k in the last few years (Unless its got that Grenfell cladding or something).
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Yeah, Boris is too lazy to negotiate, so come December he'll either sign up to everything the EU's demanded (and then claim he hasn't), or we'll crash out with a no-deal Brexit. The fun part is, we have no idea which it's going to be!
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