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seems the civil service has already decided what’s happening post-election ?
Thanks Moe, I hope you don’t think I was being nosey
The reason I was interested is that since just before Christmas 4 different people have told me about their dealings with the Police. And, despite all four being normal law abiding people they came away with a feeling that the Police Officers had been quite officious and although not overly aggressive were, nevertheless aggressive enough to make a normal person feel uncomfortable.
So I just wonder if you had felt the same. In experience of dealing the Police, albeit very limited, I’ve always found them ok so have been quiet taken aback by what I’ve been told.
Re, Marb’s situation I don’t know what I think tbh. On the one hand I agree with you that there is some comfort to be had from the Police taking an interest but on the other hand it does smack of potentially criminalising someone that is actually just going about there normal lawful business.
Can’t decide what I think.
The police were actually quite sweet, especially when they saw I was just a little old lady on her way home!Although they did look about 15 to me. I was also angry because my son in law had been attacked at the end of his street and it took forever for the police to arrive that night. When my kids were at primary school someone tried to get one of the children into a car on their way to school and we were all extra vigilant for a long time afterwards. We just seem to live in a society where so many people are beyond the law and yet those of us that are squeaky clean seem to get pounced on for doing very little wrong. I don’t know what the answer is.
Do you drive a BMW Moe?
It would seem driving one of those big boys toys with the fog lights off is a
faux pas
of gargantuan proportions
Good Girl (as J Clarkson would say)
BMW? Not only am I a little old lady driver, but I drive a little old lady Toyota Yaris! Having my fog lights on accidentaly is probably the only semi exciting thing that I have done in the past twenty years…..doubt if I was doing 30 miles an hour as well, more like 25.
outside our local ‘Costcutter’ today, I bumped into our prospective Tory candidate [the present MP is standing down].
A fine looking handsome man – he should go far – and quite personable and chatty, so he got some points for giving me the time of day without pressure.Seemingly pro Ken Clarke initially, he then wavered when I prodded him as to whether he was pro-Europe [as I am] or a sceptic. His attempts to divert the question did not wash with me and he admitted to not being in Clarke’s camp on this issue.
I suggested that rather a modern Conservative party, inclusive and welcoming, he would appear to be more in line with UKIP. He was none too pleased.He also was not in favour of PR, which I think I may be, and he informed me that under PR, extremist parties would have more of a say
…. he cited Israel as an example of where this is in evidence.
He was keen to point out that under PR our National Debt interest payments will double as it will under the likely Hung Parliament. [He quoted a figure currently of 1 billion pounds interest].
I wanted a reason as to why I should bother to get out of bed to vote for anyone else, other than to bolster the already overwhelming Conservative support, as I feel an alternative vote is largely a waste of effort.
He flashed his teeth
….I expect to be seeing more of him on BBC.Lord Pearson (leader of UKIP) was interviewed on News 24’s daily election special last night.
It’s perhaps a measure of the ‘talent’ prevalent within that party, that such a bumbling, ill-prepared, half-wit could be elected their leader.
His performances was an embarrasing shambles, and John Sopel should be awarded a medal for
just
managing to avoid corpsing throughout Pearson’s entire speil.
Thankfully I have thus far avoided any sighting of this person, but I find it hard to believe that he could be any worse than the insufferably pompous little p**** in a pin-stripe suit who was his predecessor.
Such a motley collection of sad Little Englanders is hardly likely to contain much leadership talent. They call themselves UKIP. I wonder how many candidates they are fielding in Scotland?
Such a motley collection of sad Little Englanders is hardly likely to contain much leadership talent. They call themselves UKIP. I wonder how many candidates they are fielding in Scotland?
Known in Scotland as UKIP Scotland
these are the possible 20 candidates whom the vast majority of the Scottish electorate will not be voting for :Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk: Sherry Fowler
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale: Steven McKeane
Dunfermline & West Fife: Otto Inglis
East Lothians: Dr Jonathan Lloyd.
East Renfrewshire: Donald Mackay
Glasgow Central: Ramsay Urquhart.
Glasgow East: Arthur Misty Thackeray.
Glenrothes: Dr Kris Seunarine.
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey: Ross Durance
Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath: Peter Adams
Midlothian: Gordon Norrie
Moray: Donald Gatt
North East Fife: Cllr Mike Scott-Hayward
Ochil & South Perthshire: Dr David Bushby
Perth & North Perthshire: TBC
Ross, Skye & Lochaber: Philip Anderson
Rutherglen & Hamilton West: Janice Murdoch
Stirling: Paul Henke
West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine: Anthony Atkinson
West Dunbartonshire: Mitch SorbieGambling Only Pays When You're Winning
Drone,
I don’t think this is anything like so predictable as 1997, although I wouldn’t mind a lump on the Tory in my local constituency, Swindon North.
He has to overturn a 2,500 majority from last time, the incumbent Labour MP has thrown in the towel, and his replacement is a Unite sponsored import from outside the constituency.
This bloke is a district councillor, a county councillor (in Surrey) and works at Heathrow. He got off to a great start by telling the local rag that he was a British Airways chief executive, but as his name isn’t Willie Walsh and it seemed unlikely that a Unite rep was running the airline, this attracted a deal of online comment!
Then he announced that if elected, he planned to continue as a county councillor in Surrey, before being forced into a u-turn by the local Labour hierarachy.
All in all, he’s proved about as popular so far as the annual arrival of the train load of Bristol City supporters. So the 5/1 on for his Tory opponent looks as if it should be more like 50/1 on.
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Well, if the import does get in, maybe he should be made to patrol Penhill, at night, on his own
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Lord Pearson (leader of UKIP) was interviewed on News 24’s daily election special last night.
It’s perhaps a measure of the ‘talent’ prevalent within that party, that such a bumbling, ill-prepared, half-wit could be elected their leader.
His performances was an embarrasing shambles, and John Sopel should be awarded a medal for
just
managing to avoid corpsing throughout Pearson’s entire speil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hkxu51w628
One of the finest performances in political history. At least if you vote for UKIP you know what you’re getting at face value – a party full of bumbling, ill-prepared half wits if you judge the party on the basis of Lord Pearson. Not a party of confident, supposedly well-prepared half wits like the rest.
In all seriousness, the man needs help if he thinks his party will win votes/seats off the line about 6.6 billion for the EU in 2008. He’s quoted that line before on the ITV programme after their leaders debate.
It’s all a bit like the Gold Cup really. For months in advance, it’s talked about as a two horse race, with the dour one that has a physical problem and has stumbled a few times recently (Denman/Brown), against the flashy one that burst onto the scene in 2005 but has a habit of blundering when almost past the post (Kauto/Cameron).
Then come the event, their bubbles are burst by the one that never got any publicity, but proved to be the better performer on the big day.
Of course in this scenario, Clegg/Imperial Commander has to flop completely in the third debate (Aintree Bowl), whilst Brown/Denman will show yet again that he’s incapable of turning right under any circumstances (Punchestown) and Cameron/Kauto ends up as the top rated by default!
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I dont know who to vote for, so if anyone feels that strongly about their selection I can go and do the party of your choice.
I’m not really bothered but someone here might like my vote.
It’s all a bit like the Gold Cup really. For months in advance, it’s talked about as a two horse race, with the dour one that has a physical problem and has stumbled a few times recently (Denman/Brown), against the flashy one that burst onto the scene in 2005 but has a habit of blundering when almost past the post (Kauto/Cameron).
Then come the event, their bubbles are burst by the one that never got any publicity, but proved to be the better performer on the big day.
Of course in this scenario, Clegg/Imperial Commander has to flop completely in the third debate (Aintree Bowl), whilst Brown/Denman will show yet again that he’s incapable of turning right under any circumstances (Punchestown) and Cameron/Kauto ends up as the top rated by default!
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BRILLIANT…that’s the best post I’ve seen on this forum!!!!
Very disappointed at the Sky News coverage of the questioning (heckling) David Cameron received today from a Jonathan Bartley, father of a disabled boy, regarding the Conservative manifesto’s plans for the schooling of disabled children. Cameron was polite, patient and tried to explain his party’s position, but Hartley was having none of it and interrupted at every opportunity. Cameron understood how such an emotive subject could raise a father’s passions and let the man rant on.
Sky then interviewed Bartley at length and let him diss the Tory manifesto. No problem with that, What was inexcusable was the lack of "professionalism" by the Sky news team.
Bartley is a well known audience face on Sunday TV "political" discussion shows. A couple of minutes on google would have told them that he’s an ex John Major Tory helper who’s switched camps and can best be described as a lefty lib-dem. Again that’s his choice. He’s a member of Ekklesia – an "ethical" think-tank (that gets finance from NuLabour I think) and Sky should have mentioned this as he did seem a "planted" heckler. Shoddy journalism by Sky. Surely not intentional was it?Best not tell DC any of this Insoms…or he might get ‘very angry’…and we’ve seen what he is like when something makes him ‘very angry’
Do you think if Cameron doesn’t get an overall majority he will have to go down as one of the biggest failures in British political history, having lost a lead of 26pts in the polls at one stage?
these are the possible 20 candidates whom the vast majority of the Scottish electorate will not be voting for :
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