UK General Discussion

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BTW, what's with the Falkland enthusiasm in the UK media? Any specific reason the temperature over those barren cliffs a hemisphere away is rising again? (Well, outside of the presence of a prince of the realm.)

Oil in the general area, so rhetoric from Argentina is stronger than it has been for ages, and so on.

I don't understand what the Argentines actually have they can invade the islands with.

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Dave's approval from 42/54 to 34/61 in a week!

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/6r8i0ygkzi/ST_Results_120331.pdf

Ouch!

Al, can you explain why Ed's personal numbers are so poor, yet Labour have a nine point lead.

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Right, how long before Mr. Hunt stands down?

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Anyone noticing the big change of narrative around Ed?

He's certainly getting a lot less stick in the press, isn't he?

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Back to 64 at least, I'd guess. Maybe 59 as well? I think everything before then was wiped or just never recorded.

Sounds right. The BBC's archiving policy was a bit short-sighted back in the day; as a Doctor Who fan there's a couple of things I wish existed in something other than audio.

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Didn't realise that this complete mess was our fault as well
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18422949

We're only 1/8 responsible for Mitt Romney, actually.

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Andrew Rosindell admires Pinochet

Great, give Romford more bad rep, why don't you?

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Rest in Peace.

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You can tell it's a Tory government, can't you?

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In other news - former Tory MP spied for the Czechs

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Someone mind explaining to me how Ed Balls is supposed to have helped rig LIBOR eventhough he was Education Secretary at the time?

Because Labour were responsible for everything that went wrong in the last 13 years?

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UK recession deepens

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Well done on your exam results at any rate.

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Been away for the weekend to come back to silly season rumours about Miliband/Balls being Blair/Brown II. Haven't had this in a good few months now.

When the front page is about an escaped 'lion', you know it's silly season.

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Any other Brits find Obama's use of "We're All in this Together" at the DNC particularly ironic for us?

I certainly found it ironic.

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Hillsborough Report out

Key finding - 41 people had "the potential to survive" after 3:15pm - i.e. possibly could have been saved.

I see that Kelvin Mackenzie has finally apologised - although it's way too late.

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Simon Harwood sacked by Met Police

The dismissal was the maximum penalty they could have given - loss of pension requires the Home Secretary to get involved, if I recall correctly.

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Nick Clegg "singing"

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Rest in Peace.

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Interesting. More than one politician has used their middle name for politics - Leonard James Callaghan for example.

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10 minutes into the speech and Ed is, dare I say it, actually doing quite well.

Caught a bit while I was out - his voice has improved since that sleep apnea operation, that's for sure.

Leadership rumours aren't going to start up - he has not "crashed and burned".

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If you needed any confirmation that he's unqualified to be Health Secretary:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/05/jeremy-hunt-abortion-restrict-time-limit-no-concern-for-women_n_1944010.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

To be honest Hunt's views on homeopathy concern me more than his views on abortion.

Since any abortion change would have to go through Parliament on a conscience vote, I'm not too concerned about it. Frankly, I'm more concerned about the BSkyB stuff.

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Am I the only one who thinks that the government's economic policies are reminiscent of the long-since-discredited medical practice of 'bleeding'?

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Rest in Peace.

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McKinnon extradition blocked on human rights grounds