Pebble thats Stubby Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Obviously he's never watched Braveheart, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Given how unpopular Scotland releasing Megrahi was in America, and talk of an independant Scotland giving Snowden asylum, I'm not too surprised. It was hardly a scathing opposition; he basically said it's up to Scotland but he'd kinda prefer it not to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The Tories retain Newark comfortably. I'm wondering about the Labour (23% to 17%) and Lib Dem (20% to 2%) vote - was this staying at home, or was it voting for either the Tories or UKIP as the "lesser evil"? (I'd imagine the Tories would be more likely to benefit on the lesser evil front). One of the BBC articles suggested that there might have been some anti-UKIP tactical voting from Labour/Lib Dem supporters. The unstoppable rise of UKIP continues unabated Apparently, nobody is better at coming second in by-elections than they are, although it's an achievement even more meaningless than doing well in a European election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 It's not a bad result for UKIP, viewed objectively. Viewed through the lens of having just won the Euro election, and supposedly having momentum and being a serious contender and having the chance to win multiple seats at the general election - it's not so good. The narrative doesn't work too well. 'We came first and then we got a respectable second place'. Not what they would have wanted. A win was maybe too much to ask, but they needed to push the Tories a lot closer if they wanted to maintain any momentum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 In referendum news today, Gordon Brown says something the SNP agree with for the first time ever: On Monday, Mr Brown told journalists at a Westminster lunch: "I think it would be a good idea if David Cameron did debate Alex Salmond, but I'm not involved in the negotiations." And the Better Together campaign decide to change their official message to 'No Thanks'. You couldn't make it up, could you? Rumours that they also considered 'We're alright for now', 'I just have to do this thing first' and 'Honestly, I have a headache' cannot be confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Don't mind me, just parachuting in to deliver this for your enjoyment: http://i.imgur.com/dQntdOz.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The BlackBear Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/18/nigel-farage-far-right-european-parliament Yet more good Farage News! He's now teaming up with white supremacists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis Eats No Peaches Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 "We're not a racist party!"So just led by a racist, popular among racists, and affiliated with racists then? Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Jesus Christ. Farage is succeeding in something even Cameron failed at; pushing me towards a Yes vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opisthokont! Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 He lost his Danish and Finnish racists to the Tories' group, you can't blame him for replacing them with fresh Swedish racists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummel Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 But at least there are still racists enough for everybody. It would be a terrible worry if there weren't enough racists to go round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyanna Stark Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 But at least there are still racists enough for everybody. It would be a terrible worry if there weren't enough racists to go round.Well quite. I'm also surprised that our racists aren't racists anymore, but I guess if they wrote a letter about not being racist then that makes it alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lummel Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 No serious person can doubt the integrity of the self reporting of people writing letters to explain to UKIP that they are not racists in the context of them all becoming eligible for EU cash money if they can meet the criteria for forming a group in the EU parliament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacuna Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 So you're telling me that1. Write UKIP, say "I'm not racist, but..."2. ????3. Profit. actually works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 MP threatens to punch woman in the throat, its ok though cos he was only joking http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-27939653 he should at least be sacked for that barnet if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex. Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 So Coulson is going to spend some time in the big house. Cool. Brooks has been acquitted on the grounds of her having no idea what was going on in her newspaper. I find it inspirational that despite total and complete incompetence she became the youngest ever editor of a national newspaper. Truly inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddington Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 You would think the first question a paper editor asks, when presented with a story is about the source of the information. Even to just ensure that the journalist didn't just make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Auberon Waugh said that when he was at Private Eye, the only criterion for printing a story was whether or not it was funny. Truth was a secondary consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Brooks verdict is a classic case of what we in Scotland would have returned as a 'Not Proven'. That is, we think you did it but the prosecution can't prove it. Her story (and her husband's) was full of holes and obvious BS, but there was no smoking gun. She hasn't been convicted, but does anyone really think she's innocent? I note without comment that Piers Morgan is still prepared to publicly describe someone found guilty of invading the privacy of complete strangers for money (and lying about it in court) as 'a good man'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Queen and Prince Phillip visited Northern Ireland including the Game of Thrones sets. "In the Game of Thrones one wins or one flees to France and drinks oneself to death".They also visited the now-closed Crumlin Road Jail, being given a tour by two former inmates; First minister Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. I'd love to have been a fly on that wall. I can only assume Phillip's jaw had been wired shut beforehand. "So which cell was yours, eh, McGuiness? Pity they didn't throw away the key." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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