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teddyboy23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apparently a national comres poll shows the brexit > party on 20% Tories 19% labour 27% lib dems14% .so > possible the brexit party could take up to 46+ > seats in a general election. They need policies and a manifesto for a general election rather than just shouting 'Betrayal' - they remind me so much of the old ratepayers parties - socially right wing economically liberal - that won't win votes once people see what it really means to our lives, you can't go back to the thirties.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I understand your views are sincerely held DR. > > However the Brexit divide is becoming irrelevant > as the debate has now morphed into one questioning > the very nature of democracy in this country and > the suitability of our institutions. A second > referendum will only add fuel to the fire. Let?s > hope it doesn?t become a firestorm. I see more anger on the remain side at present - if you follow twitter some of it is 'blue on blue' Oh and Guido trying dirty tactics (creepy stuff) - if you google it ask who took the photo and why.

Here's the story https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-09/how-brexit-party-was-almost-pitched-against-a-sole-referendum-candidate-in-peterborough-writes-peston/

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IlonaM Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > See Remain United launched today by Gina Miller > > for advice on tactical voting for Remainer > > parties: > > I've registered with https://www.remainvoter.com/. > When it arrives I'll post details of who they > recommend to vote for in this area... I registered too. I heard rumours (Peston) that Femi was lined up as the Peterborough remain candidate but pulled out.

It's not the royal family that's insulted - gathering from my twitter and real life conversation too it's many PoC.

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DuncanW Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > But no-one is going to stay working at the Beeb > > after posting that, and rightly so. > > I wouldn't have a problem with that if the Beeb > didn't give a platform for known racist > organisations like Generation Identity, yet they > do... A BBC reporter tried to suck up to a Dutchman in a Generation Identity TShirt and the Dutchman jumped away in horror "BBC F*** Off" Maybe they'll learn.

Standard says 'Baker allegedly was ?given a lecture which I terminated after about 30 seconds with a couple of words that I?ll leave you to fill in.?' That's almost resignation - if your boss gives you a lecture you listen politely (or at least pretend to)

Extra 10mph not worth the risk of hitting someone - even if it's not technically your fault.

Brexit Edit: Actually the (I thought) laughable Brexit Anxiety Disorder seems to be happening too. https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-anxiety-disorder-britain-middle-class/

cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well with Momentum poised to target Harriet > Harmans long held seat it will be interesting to > see if anything filters down to the local level > afterwards. I thought she was in the running for Speaker when it all settles down.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, my understanding is as a UK citizen, if you > are on the electoral register, you don?t need to > register to vote in the EU elections. Your polling > card should come through automatically. > > EU citizens do though, presumably to avoid > duplication in case they are registered elsewhere > or have postal votes etc Looks like your "home" country rather than where you live is the default https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/255197/EU-citizen-European-Parliament-voter-registration-form-English.pdf

So Gavin Williamson allegedly leaks and is sacked (in typical Theresa May fashion with a pretty vindictive letter). He then swears on his children's lives that he didn't do it. That troubles me as he either doesn't know what he's said, is telling the truth (and there's a real leaker is still there, or he did it and couldn't care less about his children.

I've always brought iPhones, but if I was looking for functionality for price these days it'd be a Huawei If they're good enough for Theresa May :)

Farage : "If there is a more arrogant and dishonest national political figure at the moment than Lord @Andrew_Adonis of Camden Town, I am not aware of them." I don't know who that person could be Nigel :)

First week of May according to their twitter. https://twitter.com/saucychip/with_replies?lang=en&lang=en

You see - if it takes you over two hours to do your shop then your hit with the fine. Maybe if they merged with Asda or something.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/john-rhysdavies-slammed-for-shouting-oh-woman-at-caroline-lucas-a4126951.html I enjoyed the first two series of Sliders until it got over the top and they slid into that Brexit universe with the useless Prime Minister.

LOL My twitter timeline after seeing something written on his facebook 'Lord Adonis is a born again leaver' I think as the South West EU elections primary candidate he has been asked to think about the secondary candidate and has reined in the remain rhetoric for now (you can't vote for an individual only a party) ?. (sorry got that wrong as he is second candidate for labour behind Clare Moody, also in the region Rachel Johnson (Sister of Boris), Anne Widdecombe and Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad). Here's a link https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/iain-dale/comments-labour-candidate-lord-adonis-sorry/ https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/the-londoner-astonishment-at-adoniss-uturn-a4126101.html

Rosetta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wonder if more people will start burning their > garden waste. Compost heap - if you have a garden with room surely.

Siduhe Wrote: > This is pure gossip but I had dinner with a civil > servant yesterday who reckons Labour and the > Conservatives are close to agreeing Labour support > for the current withdrawal deal in exchange for a > political declaration to work towards a customs > union with the EU during the transition period. In > which case we wouldn't be involved in the European > elections at all and Brexit day would happen very > soon without a second referendum. To be really > clear this person has no inside knowledge, but > that was their best guess of what would happen. Yet last nights Evening Standard saying this would cost Labour a huge amount of support - just as they hit a good lead with the Tories in freefall. Would Corbyn really do that - although he can't look like he's negotiating in bad faith. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/back-public-vote-on-brexit-or-hand-europe-victory-to-nigel-farage-voters-tell-jeremy-corbyn-a4120156.html

I'm not sure greed is one of Corbyn's failures whatever you think of him.

It's early days but Farage has definitely got off the mark quick. A win for his party could kill a second referendum dead.

Brexit Party in the lead 27% according to YouGov (take it with a pinch of salt as the poll assumes a low turnout similar to 4 years ago)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oak natural history and ancient wisdom: > Oak trees can live up to 1000 years old but are > generally mature at 75, and live on average > 150-250 years. Strangely my sisters and I planted some horse chestnut saplings back in 1977 back in Gower to celebrate the silver jubilee and they still look like young trees (no where near fully grown)