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[agricola]

Gove...dead man walking...

Almost certainly, especially given that this plot was almost certainly his (rather than Cameron's) idea.

 

[DotCommunist]

Whats the tory axe with bercow then...inform an ignorant as to why pls...

 

[elbows]

Another bonus feature. This look after the result was in.

 

[elbows]

Whats the tory axe with bercow then...inform an ignorant as to why pls...

Numerous, ranging from the petty, the personal life crossing party tribal lines, to legit adjustments in the balance of parliamentary debating power.

But I will focus on some youtubable moments for now, because they are more fun. Don't get me wrong, it winds me up that decisions that affect lives are made in this climate of juvenile debate, but since the phenomenon exists I will at least try to extract some entertainment value from it.

 

[elbows]

My last comment was unfair to juveniles.

 

[DotCommunist]

urgh, the mother of parliaments in all her glory

 

[brogdale]

Numerous, ranging from the petty, the personal life crossing party tribal lines, to legit adjustments in the balance of parliamentary debating power.

But I will focus on some youtubable moments for now, because they are more fun. Don't get me wrong, it winds me up that decisions that affect lives are made in this climate of juvenile debate, but since the phenomenon exists I will at least try to extract some entertainment value from it.

Yep.

No different to the rest of the psychopaths that he works with, and yet I tend to warm to anyone capable of getting up the noses of those 'in authority'. He's what they call chippy.

 

[StoneRoad]

You do know why there is two strips in the carpet between the gov't and opp front benches, don't you ?
"Myth" has it that they are two sword lengths apart - so obv this behaviour pattern has a long history !

Traditionally the speaker is supposed to be above party politics, whichever side of the house they start from, and (IIRC) it has been known for them to be re-elected without a contest.

 

[treelover]

Another bonus feature. This look after the result was in.

Its De Niro in Taxi Driver!

 

[killer b]

Jack of Kent's latest blog is hair-raising. The quote from the judgment in particular is astonishing - tin-pot dictatorship territory.

54. Mr Weisselberg’s principal submission in response on this issue in oral argument was as concise as it was striking. The Directions were issued by the Secretary of State. He has the power to amend or revoke them; therefore he has the power to ignore or contradict them. They are not directions to him but by him, and he cannot be bound by them.

 

[killer b]

sorry, link here: http://jackofkent.com/2015/04/grayl...-the-high-court-to-disregard-the-rule-of-law/

 

[brogdale]

 

[Buddy Bradley]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-32128877

Mrs O'Sullivan wrote in her email to Mr Jackson that she had married in October.

"As my wife and I enjoying our rights to an equal marriage, something that you did not support we will not, in no uncertain terms, be voting for you," she said.

"Please never write to me again."

He emailed her back a few hours later, saying: "The feeling's fully mutual. Please feel free to never bother me again."

Bad case of lastworditis.

 

[yield]

'Grossly incompetent' Libor scandal banker hands £50,000 to Tory party
Independent Sunday 05 April 2015

The Conservatives have accepted a £50,000 election campaign donation from a senior city banker accused of being “grossly incompetent” by the party’s own chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.

Shameless

 

[teqniq]

For fuck's sake

 

[SpookyFrank]

Traditionally the speaker is supposed to be above party politics, whichever side of the house they start from, and (IIRC) it has been known for them to be re-elected without a contest.

It's traditional for other parties not to stand against the speaker in elections. Which always seemed like a massive fuck you to the people in that constituency.

 

[Ground Elder]

Dog owners take note. According to ITV

Mrs Chitty, who came out of hospital today, now faces a wait of up to 12 months to find out how much she will be able to sue [sic] her fingers, but she has vowed to be back out campaigning within weeks.

 

[killer b]

Dogs savaging your fingers is one of the accepted risks of political campaigning surely? One of the guys in the local labour group lost one of his when I was a kid, and i remember a few close shaves myself...

 

[eatmorecheese]

Those with mental health conditions should wear wristbands, says Tory candidate for Cambridge

http://cambridge.tab.co.uk/2015/04/...ear-wristbands-says-tory-candidate-cambridge/

 

[bemused]

Those with mental health conditions should wear wristbands, says Tory candidate for Cambridge

http://cambridge.tab.co.uk/2015/04/...ear-wristbands-says-tory-candidate-cambridge/

I think they should force politicians on the campaign trail to start wearing rosettes again, made them far easier to spot and allow members of the public to take the appropriate action.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

I think they should force politicians on the campaign trail to start wearing rosettes again, made them far easier to spot and allow members of the public to take the appropriate action.

Or a party coloured disk pinned to the heart area?

 

[bemused]

Or a party coloured disk pinned to the heart area?

Bullseye

 

[SE25]

Those with mental health conditions should wear wristbands, says Tory candidate for Cambridge

http://cambridge.tab.co.uk/2015/04/...ear-wristbands-says-tory-candidate-cambridge/

What the fuck is wrong with these melts?

 

[jakethesnake]

To be fair to the vermin in question, I don't think she was proposing something like the Nazi's black triangle/pink triangle/yellow star but more a medic-alert type system to help emergency services deal with people appropriately. Still a fucking stupid idea though, not thought through and causing great offence.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I think they should force politicians on the campaign trail to start wearing rosettes again, made them far easier to spot and allow members of the public to take the appropriate action.

Only fair if they want people with mental health issues to wear what could become a signifier of the same significance as a yellow star or a black triangle.

 

[ViolentPanda]

To be fair to the vermin in question, I don't think she was proposing something like the Nazi's black triangle/pink triangle/yellow star but more a medic-alert type system to help emergency services deal with people appropriately. Still a fucking stupid idea though, not thought through and causing great offence.

The intention, good or not, doesn't remove the problem that such a visible marker ("look, he's wearing a spacker-band!") could be used by those who might enjoy bullying or victimising people with mental health issues.

 

[brogdale]

To be fair to the vermin in question, I don't think she was proposing something like the Nazi's black triangle/pink triangle/yellow star but more a medic-alert type system to help emergency services deal with people appropriately. Still a fucking stupid idea though, not thought through and causing great offence.

Chamali explained those working in industries such as the legal profession could identify individuals based on wristband colour and this would place them a better position to help.

 

[SE25]

Great, that's all mentally unwell people need, fucking lawyers judging them

 

[brogdale]

Gove...dead man walking...

 

[weepiper]

David Cameron's doing a live Q&A with a bunch of teenagers in NI on Radio 1. It's not going well.