The Leaders' Mass Debate

[DotCommunist]

nice to see the veneer of press ethics whipped away in election month

 

[Pickman's model]

i would prefer cameron stays in downing st, under the patio in the back garden

 

[Belushi]

i would prefer cameron stays in downing st, under the patio in the back garden

Next to the cat Cherie Blair had killed :thumbs :

 

[William of Walworth]

Next to the cat Cherie Blair had killed :thumbs :

(((((cat)))))

 

[Bernie Gunther]

nice to see the veneer of press ethics whipped away in election month

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

I'm no expert on the political strategy of Sinn Fein MPs but this is not a surprise

they're not actually in parliament though.

People on here's reaction to the coffee machine story is as funny as the Daily Record's reporting of it - if it was a Labour or Green MP who had such a thing I don't think people here would be mocking the story but St Nicola of the Souter National Party seems different for some reason.

 

[J Ed]

they're not actually in parliament though.

People on here's reaction to the coffee machine story is as funny as the Daily Record's reporting of it - if it was a Labour or Green MP who had such a thing I don't think people here would be mocking the story but St Nicola of the Souter National Party seems different for some reason.

Look at the thread about Miliband's two kitchens, you might be surprised.

 

[chilango]

they're not actually in parliament though.

People on here's reaction to the coffee machine story is as funny as the Daily Record's reporting of it - if it was a Labour or Green MP who had such a thing I don't think people here would be mocking the story but St Nicola of the Souter National Party seems different for some reason.

I dunno, I think coffee machines are one of those things that it's okay to spend a lot of money on (or aspire to).

*strokes own slightly smaller deLonghi machine fondly*

 

[DotCommunist]

nobody really needs more than a cafetiere imo

 

[chilango]

nobody really needs more than a cafetiere imo

Fuck off

Get yetself on the coffee ladder with some sort of first time buyers machine - a simple single cup espresso job or something.

Or if that's beyond your means, you can use an aero press whilst you save enough capital for an initial investment machine.

 

[FiFi]

nobody really needs more than a cafetiere imo

I was considering buying a coffee machine with an Argos voucher I got for Xmas.
Now I feel sullied and ashamed

 

[danny la rouge]

Who made up that Sturgeon and French ambassador story. Was it articul8? I expect to be shocked by the cost and frequency of her hairdressing appointments or something soon.

You can tell that they've noticed her now.

 

[danny la rouge]

Look at the thread about Miliband's two kitchens, you might be surprised.

Id love a fancy coffee machine. If I win a sizeable amount in the lottery tonight, it's definitely on my list. An extra kitchen, though? Not so much.

 

[rekil]

I got given a coffee machine, but it's in the shed. How's that for unbridled decadence.

I recall that the mail ran a story about Clare Daly, socialist firebrand etc, going to a restaurant that had a €25 lunch menu.

 

[chilango]

I like Nick Griffin's kitchen. Does he have an Aga?

 

[Sue]

You can tell that they've noticed her now.

You are so cynical. Sure it was all a complete coincidence this coming a couple of days after the leaders debate.

How's it playing up there? Not very well I'd have thought.

 

[Limerick Red]

has anyone ever supported 'independence for the six counties'?

The Ulster third way, loyalists who started learning Gaelic , mixed in with some theory about Them being the lost tribe of Israel !

 

[andysays]

nobody really needs more than a cafetiere imo

If I can't have at least a Bialetti stove top it's not my revolution

 

[brogdale]

You can tell that they've noticed her now.

The tory post-debate, spin strategy of talking-up Sturgeon's debate performance was surprisingly crude, unsophisticated politics (even by the standards of the vermin). Yeah, sure on one level it's an obvious Machiavellian tactic but, truth be told, they really needed to focus their attention on those parties that might damage Lab in the marginals where the actual electoral battle will be fought. I think they missed a trick not to big up the Greens and, to some extent Clegg's articulation of "progressive" ideals. Miliband's destruction in Scotland is already assured; that should be a given for the vermin.

 

[danny la rouge]

You are so cynical. Sure it was all a complete coincidence this coming a couple of days after the leaders debate.

How's it playing up there? Not very well I'd have thought.

I'm in the Staffs area for the long weekend. So I'm not sure. I've seen the English edition of the Daily Mail, though. Apparently Sturgeon is the most dangerous woman in Britain.

One more favourable headline like that and I'll be voting SNP.

 

[weltweit]

The most logical and commanding coalition would be between Labour and the Tories! They are similar in many policies, both believe in austerity and cutting the deficit, their most significant difference is only in the red and blue colours they hitch their flags to!

No chance of that though, this time at least.

 

[Sue]

I'm in the Staffs area for the long weekend. So I'm not sure. I've seen the English edition of the Daily Mail, though. Apparently Sturgeon is the most dangerous woman in Britain.

One more favourable headline like that and I'll be voting SNP.

I suspect the Scottish DM is probably saying something slightly different.

ETA And as if by magic...

'So the Daily Mail edited in London runs a front page today calling the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon the “most dangerous woman in Britain” following her performance in the televised leaders’ debate.
But the Mail, despite its antipathy towards the SNP (and much vaunted advocacy of press freedom), didn’t feel confident enough to go with that in Scotland. Instead, the front page headline of the paper edited in Glasgow says: “Nicola: I want Tories to win”.'

http://www.theguardian.com/media/gr...-success-exposes-the-so-called-national-press

Not a fan of Greenslade (and his sneery dismissal of NS's denial is ) but maybe interesting to some on here the way things are presented in the English/Scottish editions of the same papers.

 

[danny la rouge]

I suspect the Scottish DM is probably saying something slightly different.

Just checked - they're running the French Ambassador story.

Now why would they do that? It's almost as if they know they have a different audience and the left scare wouldn't play well in Scotland and the Tory scare wouldn't play well in Middle England.

Baffled.

 

[danny la rouge]

The most logical and commanding coalition would be between Labour and the Tories! They are similar in many policies, both believe in austerity and cutting the deficit, their most significant difference is only in the red and blue colours they hitch their flags to!

No chance of that though, this time at least.

You're showing promise, lad.

 

[Sue]

Just checked - they're running the French Ambassador story.

Now why would they do that? It's almost as if they know they have a different audience and the left scare wouldn't play well in Scotland and the Tory scare wouldn't play well in Middle England.

Baffled.

Just edited my previous.

 

[danny la rouge]

I suspect the Scottish DM is probably saying something slightly different.

ETA And as if by magic...

'So the Daily Mail edited in London runs a front page today calling the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon the “most dangerous woman in Britain” following her performance in the televised leaders’ debate.
But the Mail, despite its antipathy towards the SNP (and much vaunted advocacy of press freedom), didn’t feel confident enough to go with that in Scotland. Instead, the front page headline of the paper edited in Glasgow says: “Nicola: I want Tories to win”.'

http://www.theguardian.com/media/gr...-success-exposes-the-so-called-national-press

Not a fan of Greenslade (and his sneery dismissal of NS's denial is ) but maybe interesting to some on here the way things are presented in the English/Scottish editions of the same papers.

Thing is that both parties say the report is untrue. So I'm inclined to believe the Telegraph is trying to scupper the SNP. Why? Save the Union? Stop the SNP being a force in the negotiations? Probably both of those.

 

[youngian]

I'm no expert on the political strategy of Sinn Fein MPs but this is not a surprise

they're not actually in parliament though.

That's implicit in the jokey comment.

 

[danny la rouge]

"angel-tongued charity workers from the valleys”. Wtf is that?

I mean I know what it is, I'm just metaphorically burying my head in my hands.

 

[brogdale]

Thing is that both parties say the report is untrue. So I'm inclined to believe the Telegraph is trying to scupper the SNP. Why? Save the Union? Stop the SNP being a force in the negotiations? Probably both of those.

FCO leak, eh? Hammond's people, then?

 

[danny la rouge]

FCO leak, eh? Hammond's people, then?

Wouldn't be at all surprised.

Did you see this?

http://www.civilserviceworld.com/articles/news/hm-treasury-team-wins-special-civil-service-award

[Civil servant] said: “This is one occasion where we've worked with the rest of Whitehall.

"We all had something in common, we're trying to save the Union here, and it came so close. We just kept it by the skin of our teeth. I actually cried when the result came in. After 10 years in the civil service, my proudest moment is tonight and receiving this award.”

He added: “As civil servants you don't get involved in politics. For the first time in my life, suddenly we're part of a political campaign. We were doing everything from the analysis, to the advertising, to the communications. I just felt a massive sense of being part of the operation. This being recognised [at the Civil Service Awards], makes me feel just incredibly proud.”