Politics

[Renton 21393]

3 minutes ago, Meenzer said:

I guess it's one of those things that takes a while to turn around, so you're seeing the delayed impact of what happened after 1997, a bit like Trump being able to take credit for the economic upturn that's down to the foundations laid by Obama.

 

I could, of course, be talking out of my arse.

 

Corbyn has  literally promised to house all rough sleepers within a week of victory hasn't he? Including using Chequers, because a mansion in the depths of Norfolk is definitely a feasible solution. 

 

Anecdotally homelessness is much worse than I've ever seen it. Always been a n issue in London and some other cities, but now Newcastle is a mess. The coast too. 

[Rayvin 5186]

Just now, Gemmill said:

 

This was my interpretation too. So I'm guessing we're both right. 

 

Not sure.

 

8 years is a long time even for a time delay. It would explain the 2008-2010 thing maybe, but the 8 years under New Labour, no way. The suddenness with which it turns down as well, strongly suggests that either a new definition was introduced as Renton says, or that they introduced a policy that quickly and effectively started resolving the issue. If it was a slow burner kind, I don't think it would start dropping so suddenly.

 

I reckon no one in Labour was paying any attention to it until around 2005 when they realised it was soaring, maybe following some new research, and then they tried to knock it on the head.

 

If it's a time delay issue spanning nearly a decade, the Tories could simply turn around and say that the effects of the financial crisis are still being felt and that's what is pushing the numbers up now.

[Rayvin 5186]

Just now, Renton said:

 

 

Anecdotally homelessness is much worse than I've ever seen it. Always been a n issue in London and some other cities, but now Newcastle is a mess. The coast too. 

 

Same view - it's actually very noticeable, how much worse it has become.

[Rayvin 5186]

 

[Gemmill 44498]

Got the metro to Whitley the other day and there were people sleeping on the metro bridge in the station. And I started working in the middle of town almost exactly a year ago. Wander around every lunchtime and the number of people sleeping rough is DEFINITELY up noticeably on last year. 

[Gemmill 44498]

 

 

 

[Meenzer 15432]

Who could possibly have guessed that a Rees-Mogg would turn out to be a Tory after all?

[Monkeys Fist 42129]

The crack at the Rees Mogg ancestral home-

“ Come now Annunziata, you’ve had your silly fun, now come back to the Party and let Jacob get on with his serious work.”

 

 

 

 

[Rayvin 5186]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/04/bbc-impartiality-precious-protect-election-coverage

 

BBC trying to defend itself.

I don’t necessarily subscribe to the view that if we get complaints from both sides, we are doing something right – though we do receive roughly equal volumes of audience feedback suggesting we favour opposite sides of the political spectrum.

And to those who have suggested we are somehow cowed or unconfident, let me assure you – we are not.

 

Will believe that last statement when we see it.

 

EDIT - also, what the fuck is the one before it. "I don't necessarily believe this but y'know, if you wanted to justify our bullshit and had no critical thinking skills, you could do so like this..."

 

Fuck off.

 

Edited December 5, 2019 by Rayvin

[Renton 21393]

I don't usually subscribe to the viewpoint that Sunderland is a shit hole, but y'know, Sunderland is a bit of a shit hole isn't it? 

[Gemmill 44498]

 

Fair play to Ryvita-Heed. 

 

This shouldn't be the last time he does it though. They should just empty chair him next week and do more of it. 

[ewerk 30370]

He's also refusing to do an ITV debate. I don’t think a PM has ever gone so out of their way to avoid scrutiny as he has. An absolute coward.

[Rayvin 5186]

Nice, our (collectively, across the country) pressure on the BBC to do it's fucking job is actually yielding some results. Let's see if it works.

[ewerk 30370]

 

[Renton 21393]

11 hours ago, Gemmill said:

 

Fair play to Ryvita-Heed. 

 

This shouldn't be the last time he does it though. They should just empty chair him next week and do more of it. 

 

Oof. Was that broadcast? 

[Gemmill 44498]

40 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

Oof. Was that broadcast? 

Yep, went out at the end of the Farage interview last night. 

[Dr Gloom 21847]

There really not much the Beeb can do if Johnson bottles it other than empty chair him 

[Alex 34913]

Well, there’s either that or just forgetting about it and continuing their overwhelming bias

[ewerk 30370]

You can empty chair someone in a panel setting but to do it in a one on one interview wouldn't make great TV. It would of course make a point but as Neil said, Johnson is under no obligation to appear.

[thebrokendoll 9146]

class that by neil last night.

sadly though would've been missed by the profoundly stupid who are about to put their cross next to a tory mp's name for the first time.

doubtless though these same people would've tuned in too see johnson being interviewed by a couple of fellow halfwits, one of who is famous for being a mate of gordon the fucking gopher and the other a stupid tart who may or may not have tongued baby spice.

the country is fucked.

[Alex 34913]

People in food banks saying they’ll vote for Johnson. I’m almost at the stage where I think they deserve what’s coming to them. 

[thebrokendoll 9146]

2 minutes ago, Alex said:

People in food banks saying they’ll vote for Johnson. I’m almost at the stage where I think they deserve what’s coming to them. 

 

aye.

[Dr Gloom 21847]

Johnson confirms he isn't doing Andew Neil interview. 

Senior Con source: “The public are fed up with interviews that are all about the interviewer and endless interruptions. The format is tired and broken and needs to change if it is to start engaging and informing the public again.”

[Dr Gloom 21847]

these fuckers are actually going to win - what is wrong with this country?

 

[Alex 34913]

I wish they’d just say Dominic Cummings instead of ‘No. 10’ or ‘Senior Conservative source’.