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Despite what you've heard, Corbyn is polling better than Ed

 

http://uk.businessinsider.com/jeremy-corbyn-poll-numbers-v-ed-miliband-2015-11

Load of crap :lol:

 

You can't compare as is because Corbyns only been there a short while where as we had had many years of Red Ed.

 

Also we have had 6 years of Conservative "austerity" so you would expect Labour to poll better.

 

A better comparison would be to November 2010. A similar time period after each General Election. At that time Labour were 2% ahead.

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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/23/budget-deficit-could-hit-40bn-pounds-autumn-statement-george-osborne

 

Osborne headed for a £40bn deficit by 2020, not a £10bn surplus. What a fuckwhistle this bloke is.

A study by two academics on what might happen if this doesn't happen or that doesn't happen and a knock on effect occurs. :lol:

 

Desperate from the guardian trawling for such rubbish and desperate by you for lapping it up.

 

No wonder Northern Rock went bust with you counting the beans.

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Worlds fastest growing advanced economy....... 2 years running.......

 

He's need a fucking medal.

I've noticed most companies I've contracted to lately are stacked out to be fair. The order book for my present company runs to the middle of 2017.

 

However, I've also noticed quite a lot of this...

 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/22/tories-autumn-statement-george-osborne

 

Not that you give a flying fuck...

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I've noticed most companies I've contracted to lately are stacked out to be fair. The order book for my present company runs to the middle of 2017.

 

However, I've also noticed quite a lot of this...

 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/22/tories-autumn-statement-george-osborne

 

Not that you give a flying fuck...

Or that you give a flying fuck of the mess we leave for our kids / grandkids.

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Absolutely nothing CT says in politics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh! Sorry! I thought this was the 'What have you not bought?' thread.

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What about the mess you leave for your lass? Must be murder clearing up after your culinary concoctions?

Kids clean up the mess...... If they want their indexed linked 50p pocket money every Saturday. Edited by Christmas Tree
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Or that you give a flying fuck of the mess we leave for our kids / grandkids.

:lol: I'd like to leave them a health service free at the point of delivery. Theyre running it into the ground so they can privitise it iyam. Maybe with the help of some of these MP's...

 

(list from before last years election but I think we can see a pattern here ;) )

 

Other Cabinet Ministers to have received donations include Leader of the Commons William Hague, who accepted £20,000 from MMC Ventures, the part-owner of The Practice plc which runs 60 GP surgeries.

 

And Culture ­Secretary Sajid Javid received £11,000 from Moundsley Healthcare Ltd.

 

The Prime Minister is named in the dossier after handing a life peerage to nursing and care home tycoon Dolar Popat, who has given the Tories more than £200,000 in donations.

 

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has share options in hygiene tech firm Byotrol, which sells products to the NHS.

 

 

Full list of MPs with links to private healthcare firms

 

1. David Cameron Prime Minister

 

Handed a peerage to nursing and care home tycoon Dolar Popat, who has given the Tories more than £200,000 in donations.

 

2. Andrew Lansley - Former Health Secretary & architect of privatisation

 

Received a £21,000 donation in Nov 2009 from John Nash, the former chairman of Care UK.

 

3. Harriet Baldwin Tory whip

 

Former executive at JP Morgan, a major player in private healthcare.

 

4. Greg Barker former Energy Minister

 

Held shares in Quester VCT 5 plc ,a venture capital firm with multiple investments in healthcare companies.

 

5. Henry Bellingham

 

Former director of Lansdowne Advisory Ltd, which has shares in private healthcare company Circle.

 

6. Jake Berry

 

Has registered interests in legal firm Squire Patton Boggs, which workd with multiple NHS trusts on PFI and PPP programs.

 

7. Graham Brady

 

Former advisor to PA Consulting, a management consultancy company which has worked with the NHSs new Clinical Commissioning Groups.

 

8. Simon Burns former Health Minister

 

Attended an oncology conference paid for by Aventis Pharma - a five-day trip to the US funded by a leading drug firm.

 

9. Nick de Bois

 

Was the majority shareholder in Rapier Design Group, an events management company heavily involved with the private medical and pharmaceutical industries.

 

10. Steve Brine

 

Received almost £15,000 in donations from James Lupton, the chairman of investment bankers, Greenhill Europe which has a global network of corporate relationships in the healthcare sector.

 

11. Aidan Burley

 

Received six bottles of wine from Hitachi consultants for a speech in 2011. Hitachi Consulting UK built an online portal for NHS commissioners to help them monitor performance.

 

12. Damian Collins

 

Spent almost a decade working for marketing agency M&C Saatchi, whose clients include PPP healthcare, AXA insurance, Astrazeneca, Pfizer and Merck

 

13. David Davis former shadow home secretary

 

Received a payment of £4,250 for a six-hour speaking engagement for private health insurance company Aviva.

 

14. Jonathan Djanogly

 

Received £1,900 from Huntleigh Healthcare Ltd, which manufactures medical and orthopaedic equipment and instruments.

 

15. Richard Drax

 

Received £14,000 in a series of donations from Derek Luckhurst, chief executive and owner of care home group Agincare.

 

16. Iain Duncan-Smith Work and Pensions Secretary

 

Has shares in hygiene technology company Byotrol plc, which sells products to the NHS.

 

17. Philip Dunne

 

Was a non-executive director for investment firm Baronsmead VCT 4 plc, which had multiple investments in private healthcare companies.

 

18. Michael Fallon Defence Secretary

 

Former director of Attendo AB, - a Swedish private health company.

 

19. Mark Field

 

Was a board advisor to Ellwood and Atfield; a recruitment firm which recruit for NHS positions and private healthcare.

 

20. Liam Fox former Defence Secretary

 

Received £5,000 from investment company IPGL Ltd, who purchased healthcare pharma company Cyprotex.

 

21. George Freeman

 

Has shares in Hill House Assets Ltd, formally private health firm 4D Biomedical Ltd.

 

22. Mike Freer

 

Provided marketing advice to Care Matters, a financial planning company for care homes.

 

23. Richard Fuller

 

Worked for L.E.K consulting, which has six partners in European healthcare.

 

24. Richard Graham

 

Received £3,000 from asset manager Crispin Odey, a major investor in Circle.

 

25. William Hague Leader of the Commons

 

Received a £20,000 donation from MMC Ventures, which parts owns The Practice plc which runs 60 GP surgeries.

 

26. Philip Hammond Foreign Secretary

 

Beneficiary of a trust which owns a controlling interest in healthcare and nursing home developer Castlemead Ltd.

 

27. Mark Harper

 

Received £5,000 from asset manager Crispin Odey, a major investor in Circle.

 

28. Nick Herbert

 

Received £15,000 in donations from Caroline Nash, wife of former Care UK chairman John Nash.

 

29. Jeremy Hunt Health Secretary

 

Received £32,920 from hedge fund baron Andrew Law, a major investor in healthcare firms.

 

30. Margot James

 

Had a key role at marketing giant WPP Group, which had a long list of healthcare clients.

 

31. Sajid Javid Culture Secretary

 

Received £11,000 from Moundsley Healthcare Ltd last year.

 

32. Jo Johnson Downing Street policy adviser

 

Received £6,000 from asset manager Crispin Odey, a major investor in Circle.

 

33. Kwarsi Kwateng

 

Worked as an analyst for for Crispin Odeys hedge fund Odey Asset Management.

 

34. Mark Lancaster

 

Former adviser to property venture capital firm Company Palmer Capital Partners Ltd, a funder of Danescroft Commercial Developments, which has worked in the healthcare sector.

 

35. Dr Phillip Lee

 

Has worked as a freelance or Medical Solutions Ltd, which provided medical cover for events.

 

36. Oliver Letwin former shadow chancellor

 

Was a non-executive director of N.M. Rothschild Corporate Finance Ltd, which invests heavily in healthcare.

 

37. Peter Lilley

 

Non-Executive director of management software firm Idox plc, which provides services to the NHS Health Libraries Group and NHS Education for Scotland.

 

38. Tim Loughton

 

Received £350 for training sessions with Cumberlege Connections, a political networking firm that works extensively with the pharmaceutical industry.

 

39. Mary Macleod

 

Was a senior executive at Andersen Consulting/Accenture, which has profited from big PFI deals.

 

40. Francis Maude Cabinet Office Secretary

 

Was a director of PR firm Huntsworth plc, which was part of lobbying group Healthcare Communications Association.

 

41. Maria Miller former Culture Secretary

 

Former director of Greys Advertising Ltd, an advertising and brand company which worked extensively with clients in the healthcare sector.

 

42. Andrew Mitchell former International Development Secretary

 

Was a strategy adviser to global management firm Accenture, which has worked extensively with private healthcare companies and the NHS.

 

43. Penny Mordaunt Communities Minister

 

Worked for lobbying firm Hanover, where she had a range of healthcare clients.

 

44. Brooks Newmark former Charities Minister

 

Partner in the Allele Fund, which invests in healthcare startups.

 

45. Jesse Norman

 

Received £5,000 from asset manager Crispin Odey, a major investor in Circle.

 

46. Stephen OBrien

 

Received payments totalling £40,000 from Julian Schild, whose family made £184million in 2006 by selling hospital bed-makers Huntleigh Technology.

 

47. George Osborne - Chancellor

 

Received donation through Conservative Campaign Headquarters from Julian Schild see above.

 

48. Priti Patel Treasury Minister

 

Worked for lobbying firm Weber Shandwick, which does PR for big healthcare and pharmaceutical firms.

 

49. John Redwood former Cabinet Minister

 

Advised the private equity company which runs Pharmacy2u, the UKs largest dedicated internet and mail order pharmacy.

 

50. Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Partner of Somerset Capital Management LLP, which has healthcare investor Redwood Emerging Markets Dividend Income Fund as a client.

 

51. Sir Malcolm Rifkind former Foreign Secretary

 

Chairman of advisory board at L.E.K. Consulting LLP, which helps private healthcare firms identify new business development and opportunities with the Government.

 

52. Amber Rudd Energy Minister

 

Received £3,000 from hedge fund baron Andrew Law, a major investor in healthcare firms.

 

53. David Ruffley

 

Received £10,000 in donations from Caroline Nash, wife of former Care UK chairman John Nash.

 

54. Mark Simmonds former Foreign Minister

 

Was paid £50,000 a year as a strategic adviser to Circle Health.

 

55. Chris Skidmore

 

Received £3,500 for speeches to STAC Consultancy, which specialises in the launch of pharmaceutical products.

 

56. Julian Smith

 

Received a £2,500 donation from Principle Healthcare Ltd in September 2014.

 

57. Nicholas Soames

 

Received £2,000 from asset manager Crispin Odey, a major investor in Circle.

 

58. John Stanley

 

Consultant on financial services to FIL Investment Management Ltd, which invests in healthcare.

 

59. Andrew Tyrie - select committee chairman

 

Attended the Ryder Cup as Secretary of the Parliamentary Golf Society, with travel and accommodation paid for by U.S. healthcare services company Humana Europe.

 

60. Robin Walker:

 

His office received a £2,000 donation from Redwood Care Homes, which owns multiple care homes.

 

61. David Willetts former Universities Minister

 

Has shares in Sensortec, a company that owns Vantix which was working on a contract for a new product to detect MRSI.

 

62. Rob Wilson

 

Had registered shares in Vital Imaging, a private screening company.

 

63. Tim Yeo

 

Also attended the 2008 Ryder Cup, courtesy of Humana Europe.

 

64. Nadhim Zahawi

 

Non-executive director of recruitment company SThree, which specialises in the Ppharmaceutical and biotechnology sector.

 

65. Menzies Campbell former leader

 

Non-executive director of Scottish American Investment Company plc, which took over one of the care homes when Southern Cross collapsed.

 

66. Vince Cable Business Secretary

 

Received a donation of £2,000 from Chartwell Care Services, which is 100% owned by Chartwell Health & Care PLC. It also owns Chartwell Private Hospitals plc, which provide day case surgery to NHS patients.

 

67. Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister

 

Received a donation to his constituency office for £5,000 from Alpha Medical Consultancy.

 

68. Simon Hughes Justice Minister

 

Received £60,000 donation to his constituency party from the founder of Alpha Hospitals, a private hospital firm.

 

69. Stephen Lloyd

 

MP for Eastbourne. Received £544.92 aggregated over time for office equipment from Platon Medical Ltd - who provides Ear, Nose and throat devices.

 

70. Robert Smith

 

Has shares in pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

 

71. Jo Swinson Business Minister

 

Received a donation of £2,000 September 2013 from private optician firm, Peter Ivins Eye Care.

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