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..after all a careless pedestrian primarily risks hurting themselves, a careless driver risks the lives of others.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bit disingenuous - making it an offence to cross a > road other than at traffic lights is a lot more > than 'a modicum of discipline'. It almost sounds > like you think pedestrians should have to wait for > you rather than the other way round - rather an > odd point of view if you choose to live in a large > city, surely. Totally agree. There is a small point where pedestrians have right of way. Cars should slow down and if someone's approaching the crossing stop. It's not difficult > The point, surely, is that we ALL - drivers, > cyclists and pedestrians (not forgetting that some > of us are in all three of those groups) - need to > remember to read the whole road. True. But I'd add that with cars posing a far higher threat to other road users, they burden of responsibility is not actually equal.

Would anyone care?

I love the completely unnecessary 'black jag' detail. Someone is very proud 😂 Like others have said, you should be ready to stop at a zebra crossing and looking out for pedestrians about to cross.

Dianne Abbott has type 2 diabetes: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/13/diane-abbott-reveals-illness-and-hits-out-at-vicious-tory-campaign

They're still parroting sound bites. It's pathetic.

This thread is really distasteful

jaywalker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is going to be raining all day tomorrow. Oh dear. That could be enough to undo any slim chance Labour might have.

Green Goose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Come on, May saying she'll 'rip up the human > > rights act' is just ridiculous politicking and > has > > no bearing on what's happened. How about > properly > > funding the security services as a start > > Good of you to raise the issue of security > services. Here's a little press cutting from > November 2016. Is this what we can expect if JC > and Mcdonnell get in? > > John McDonnell, Labour's shadow chancellor, called > for MI5 and the UK's armed police force to be > scrapped in a controversial campaign letter. > > It demands that special police squads - like those > that hunt terror suspects - be disbanded, as well > as the Monarchy and the House of Lords. > > The letter, organised by The Socialist Network as > part of their ?Socialist Campaign For a Labour > Victory? was also signed by a group of > Labour-supporting unions. > > In a tweet accompanying a picture of him holding > the list of demands Labour's shadow chancellor > said the campaign: "Is important for ensuring a > clear program of socialist demands on a Labour > government". > > http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t643/savedelhi > /Public%20Album/odonnel_zpsjwmttowk.jpg From the Mail?

Come on, May saying she'll 'rip up the human rights act' is just ridiculous politicking and has no bearing on what's happened. How about properly funding the security services as a start

There are some suggestions on Twitter (from reported conversations with a Labour MP), that she may have been diagnosed with a serious, long-term condition. I guess more info will come out, but perhaps we should hold back on the judgement for now.

That's the daily mail you've linked to.

It's easy gone cynical and I'm suspicious myself I must admit (it looks like she's been sidelined following some poor performances). But it is also possible that she is actually unwell. It might even explain why she's been so far off her game of late.

Apparently the problem is the human rights act.?!?! I mean reLly, wtf?

Winder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Kier Starmer and Emily Thornberry are very > > competent and I'd trust them to lead > constructive > > Brexit negotiations above May, Boris and > Hammond > > frankly. > > Listened to him also but he failed to defend the > soft line he has taken in the past with with > terror suspects. He was against deportation for > example. When he was at DPP he was a disaster. > > He is out of touch with today's realities eg 3 > major attacks in 3 months in the UK. > > I appreciate you are keen to favour us all with > your views with all in your eagerness but maybe > you should have put your post in another thread > 'cos this is about political posters in windows I was talking about Brexit negotiations. But on the terrorist threat - May watered down many of the anti terror measures brought in by the last Labour government (for example control orders, 48 day detention, huge cuts to the security services), so not sure her record is great in that respect.

Kier Starmer and Emily Thornberry are very competent and I'd trust them to lead constructive Brexit negotiations above May, Boris and Hammond frankly.

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ???? Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > and some of them are right up top of your party > = > > policy, advisors, McDonnells secret army > > > Who didn't read that as MacDonalds? ^^^ Watch out for Hamburglar.

Woman's hour debate really good. Emily Thornberry is very good.

Just heard that abbot has been pulled from Women's hour as she's 'sick'.

Johnsson also pretty awful on R4 this morning. The presenter actually pleaded with him to stop talking at one point.

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seen this? > > https://twitter.com/Jamin2g/status/871812244014862 > 336 Jeez. Why on earth do they let her on TV?

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Your just as bad as the ranting 'Canary' lot quids. Just as hysterical. The Labour Party aren't Maoists any more than the Conservatives are Fascists. It's childish hyperbole and your guilty of it as much as those you're criticising.

Ha! I did think it was a pretty bad advert for the Conservatives - coaching kids in the art of negative campaigning. Perhaps it's reverse psychology from a Labour voter.

Uncleglen - you should definitely take some MDMA, it would do you no end of good.