UK General Discussion

[You kip if you want to...]

ComRes saying that the two Eds are now level on economic (in)competence with the PM and George. Worrying for the Tories.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Walter Harrison, Labour's legendary deputy Chief Whip in the 1970s, is reported to have died aged 91.

Torygraph obit.

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[Silent Hunter]

Two SNP MSPs leave party over NATO policy change

[Phony Moderate]

This is....interesting.

http://danielfurr.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/who-are-the-politicians-linked-to-savile/

[Insula Dei]

lol, British libel laws.

[You kip if you want to...]

Two SNP MSPs leave party over NATO policy change

Wonder how many'll leave when Scotland votes no.

[minionofmidas]

Two SNP MSPs leave party over NATO policy change

Can't say I agree with the policy change.

Interesting that all three quoted opponents are Highlanders; is that coincidence or is opposition to Trident a specifically Highland issue? That would make only limited sense given that they're stationed off Bute.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

There have been rumours of that sort about the former member for Bexley and the former member for North Devon for decades. Thing is, as the homophobic tendency to automatically associate homosexuality with predatory behavior and paedophilia was much more pronounced in the past than it is now, it could easily be a load of nonsense; even if the Savile nastiness demonstrates that ghastly rumours are sometimes based on truth. Caution is required.

[Insula Dei]

I remember the Dutroux Period over here, when there were a lot of stories about 'sex and murder' parties involving everbody from the Prime Minister to the Archbishop. If that's the way the Saville story is headed across the Channel, that'd be...an interesting study in media hysteria vs. libel laws.

[minionofmidas]

All the "former members for Bexley" are dead. I thought you could freely libel the dead in Britain.

[Silent Hunter]

All the "former members for Bexley" are dead. I thought you could freely libel the dead in Britain.

You can, for the moment.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

All the "former members for Bexley" are dead. I thought you could freely libel the dead in Britain.

Indeed you can. This was just a stylistic choice.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Walter Harrison, Labour's legendary deputy Chief Whip in the 1970s, is reported to have died aged 91.

And the Indie, and the Grauniad.

Very much worth reading if you've any interest in British politics in the 1970s.

[Leftbehind]

Any idea what caused the bitterness between him and Kinnock?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Any idea what caused the bitterness between him and Kinnock?

Kinnock was regarded as a troublemaker in the 1970s.

[Silent Hunter]

UK has exited recession with a 1.0% GDP growth in Q3. A good chunk of that is due to the Olympics, but by no means all.

Question is whether this can be sustained and whether the unemployment numbers come down.

[You kip if you want to...]

UK has exited recession with a 1.0% GDP growth in Q3. A good chunk of that is due to the Olympics, but by no means all.

Question is whether this can be sustained and whether the unemployment numbers come down.

A recovery for London, sure, but what of the rest of us?


Oh, and lol at Mike Smithson talking up Theresa May mounting a leadership challenge. That'll be the day when I realise that the Tory party has, once and for all, without question, had leave of its senses.

[Serenity Now]

Do we think it would be appropriate to set up a North Croydon by-election thread yet? The reason I ask is that I've just found out that Labour have drawn up a shortlist of 5 candidates (from a Facebook post by one of them).

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Do we think it would be appropriate to set up a North Croydon by-election thread yet? The reason I ask is that I've just found out that Labour have drawn up a shortlist of 5 candidates (from a Facebook post by one of them).

Sure

[You kip if you want to...]

Oh Mr. Griffin
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/26/nick-griffin-gay-racist-bnp-leeds-student-homophobic_n_2022540.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

[minionofmidas]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20157063

How important is this?

[You kip if you want to...]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/01/george-osborne-william-hague-was-unprincipled-as-tory-leader_n_2055284.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

Seems a bit... odd

[Leftbehind]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20157063

How important is this?

Remains to be seen, really. Its implications, rather than the actual defeat, of course.

[Silent Hunter]

With a punishment like that, he might as well take the Chiltern Hundreds if he gets it

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Naughty boy. Nice safe seat for anyone that wants it, ala Barnsley.

Anyways, the Chairman of the Standards and Priviliges Committee is Kevin Barron who happens to represent a constituency that borders on Rotherham (Rother Valley).