david_carnell

Italy 18 Ireland XV 12 Wales 21 England 22 France 15 Scotland 18

Nah - both teams will go all out attack and both defences are shaky. I'm seeing a try-fest. Did someone say it's raining at Murryfield? Err....

DaveR - I wan't aware of this. Do you have a link to any info on that?

Scotland 28 v Wales 23 Ireland 15 v France 12 England 35 v Italy 9

I would think that seems a pragmatic and seemingly sensible approach and wouldn't have an ideological objection to it.

John - seriously old bean, give it a rest. Why the axe grinding? Have they wronged you somehow? You come across as holding somewhat of a vendetta.

How do you view the man, what he achieved, his methods and his legacy?

civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Regency cafe Horseferry road - this and more at > http://www.greasy-spoon-cafes.zoomshare.com/14.htm > l > Seconded. Fab brekkies, lunches and puddings. Plus a woman with a voice like a fog-horn who shouts out your order when it's ready.

Because we elect people to let them make decisions on our behalf, not expect them to consult us on EVERY issue. It's called representative democracy. James, in his capacity as a councillor, is absolutely entitled to register his discontent at this idea without having to conduct some sort of survey of the electorate. And he's still entitled to vote whatever way he wants regardless. You are entitled to out an x in a box once every four years. Get used to it.

iphone 4. No problems at all. Looked like new.

Riiiiight. *backs away slowly from the sociopath*

Seconded. He'd love his teeth whitened.

Oh jesus Quids - really?! If you can't tell that when a COMEDIAN writes that in a book, to treat it with a degree of levity, then you've jumped the shark. He wasn't campaigning on a platform of blowing up a house on the Dulwich estate, was he? You're correct on point 1) - closer to the election you'd expect more detailed economic plans from Lab and they'll be judged on them. It would be strategically incompetent to publicise those economic policies now, not only because the Tories could spend 18 months dissecting them but because the economic situation could change in the meantime. On point 2) I think as we progress towards a GE the party leaders will become more publically visible and voters will "get to know them" more. I think this will play into Ed's hand - slow and steady wins the race. I think he's becoming more sure of himself as we progress whilst Cameron and Clegg become more unlikeable. If Major can win a GE whilst being charisma free then I think EdM could too.

Because you can judge parties on their performance at a stand alone election without extrapolating the numbers across the whole country. Although if you like that sort of thing, the last time Tories won a general election (1992), they won Eastleigh with a majority of 18,000.

That's really not worth the time it took you to type that out. Sorry. By-elections don't follow general election trends. People vote differently in each.

Thanks for bringing up the Raymond Blanc thing. I was trying to impress a lady at the time too. I should have known better. I knew enough about cooking to know that the temps and times looked all wrong. The veg were still nearly raw. Look! HERE! LOOK! http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/17/recipes-ofm-cookbook Cook for 1 hour at 100C?!?! Are you fucking crazy you French ponce. No way do you get a proper casserole at those temperatures. Merde. And it got repeated in a fucking book?!! You're insane! Grrrr.....

LibDems control the whole council so they are clearly popular there. Considering Huhne's demise and the Renard scandal they can give themselves a pat on the back this morning. They mobilised impressive levels of ground staff and got out their vote. Social media etc have a part to play but the LibDems proved that focusing resources can still do the business. UKIP should be gutted. Yes they finised second, but this is not a good result for them. The coalition is plummeting in the opinion polls, the LibDems were scandal ridden and UKIP are a perfect protest vote outlet. Yet still they lost. And by some margin. This wasn't close, it was by over 1,000. Compare this to the SDP in the 80s who used the protest vote movement to take by-election victories from both Lab and Con and yet still failed come the general election. UKIP will try and talk this up but they should be terrified of the fact that if they can't win here they won't come close at the general election to winning seats. The Tories should be worried though. They abandoned the centre ground, put up Sarah Palin as a candidate, aped UKIP and still got beaten into third. Their vote got split. Cameron gambled that taking a tough stance on Europe would stop this from happening and it's failed. The right wing of this country isn't big enough to support one party let alone two. They abandon the centre ground at their peril. Labour should also be disappointed. Whilst no one expected miracles, a (minor) celebrity candidate, decent opinion poll ratings and people looking to protest against the coalition should have garnered a better result that 4th. It's far from a fatal blow for EdM's One Nation brand of Labour but it's not exactly a ringing endorsement either. Lessons to be learnt.

Film crew on Peckham Rye this morning. Filming the new MUPPETS MOVIE!!! Sweet.

So?

C'mon PR - that's not a tool. Someting to fix the bike perhaps? Anyway, I'd nominate two things. First, a polishing mitt - keeps shoes shinier than ever before: http://www.bexley.com/Bexley/CMS/Images/Produits/GantLustreur/vGantLustreur_marron.jpg And then something I desire - an adze. It's like a curved axe used for hollowing out wood. You can make a bowl or a canoe. http://images.greenmanbushcraft.co.uk/1/4a18dGutter-Adze-short-handle.jpg

And the Cardinal resigns.

Anyone But England. Basically, fans from inferior nations!

Third despite a 25 pt deduction is decent. I'm happy. England and Scotland winning too - double bubble.

Three away wins in a weekend? Never. Going. To. Happen.

Italy 10 - 19 Wales England 30 - 9 France Scotland 22 - 21 Ireland