Louis MacNeice
Autumn Journalist
Prescription charges to go up in England...only in England; thanks to the coalition.
Louis MacNeice
Louis MacNeice
Prescription charges to go up in England...only in England; thanks to the coalition.
Louis MacNeice
They're going to be free in Scotland aren't they?
Police are spending an estimated £2m to protect this weekend's Liberal Democrat conference, with measures including a 2.5m high steel and concrete fence to deter up to 10,000 protesters.
A thousand officers will be on duty or standby from Friday until Sunday to shield the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, in his own city from anger over public spending cuts and his party's U-turn on student fees.
Initial glee at a successful bid two years ago to host the spring conference of 3,000 Lib Dem delegates has turned to concern in Sheffield at the cost both to the public purse and in lost business.
“I didn’t think he was actually going to kill the cat. I noticed Mike holding the walking stick in his hand. My mother-in-law looked a bit panicked – she screamed: ‘No, Mike no’.
“It was at this point I felt worried. My mother-in-law came in the room and said: ‘He’s going to kill her’. I heard repeated banging upstairs. I thought Mike was smashing the place up. Mike came into the room looking calm – almost spaced out. He said: “I’ve killed the cat’.”
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A Lib Dem insider added: “His career is toast. He could stand again but no-one wants to be represented by a man who beats his cat to death with a stick.”
A real possibility if decides to stand there. He might seek a safe seat elsewhere but there's going to be very few safe lib-dems seats next time - always the option of the Lords or a safe tory seat though. David Laws seat i think is the only 100% safe lib-dem one right now. Or he could stand in sheff and rely on being propped up by Tory voters as the lib-dems were in the Oldham and Saddleworth by-election. That latter option is bang in line with the logic of the coalition and the YES campaign for AV. Yesterday Mark Harper (tory) snuck through legal chnages that make it easier for different parties to stand joint candidates in elections. (This, of course, also shows that articul8 has been incredibly naive in claiming this is impossible on the AV threads).
A real possibility if decides to stand there. He might seek a safe seat elsewhere but there's going to be very few safe lib-dems seats next time - always the option of the Lords or a safe tory seat though. David Laws seat i think is the only 100% safe lib-dem one right now. Or he could stand in sheff and rely on being propped up by Tory voters as the lib-dems were in the Oldham and Saddleworth by-election. That latter option is bang in line with the logic of the coalition and the YES campaign for AV. Yesterday Mark Harper (tory) snuck through legal chnages that make it easier for different parties to stand joint candidates in elections. (This, of course, also shows that articul8 has been incredibly naive in claiming this is impossible on the AV threads).
I presume that £2m police bill is being paid for by us, the public
Cable may also be safe,and I've the horrible feeling that Slime-on Hughes may survive YET AGAINA real possibility if decides to stand there. He might seek a safe seat elsewhere but there's going to be very few safe lib-dems seats next time - always the option of the Lords or a safe tory seat though. David Laws seat i think is the only 100% safe lib-dem one right now. Or he could stand in sheff and rely on being propped up by Tory voters as the lib-dems were in the Oldham and Saddleworth by-election. That latter option is bang in line with the logic of the coalition and the YES campaign for AV. Yesterday Mark Harper (tory) snuck through legal chnages that make it easier for different parties to stand joint candidates in elections. (This, of course, also shows that articul8 has been incredibly naive in claiming this is impossible on the AV threads).
What an astonishing insult to the electorate from Clegg - does he really think are so stupid as to fall for this?
Nick Clegg on bankers: "I want to wring the neck of these wretched people"
Why haven't you then?
Any minute now,betcha Moon23 pops up with:What an astonishing insult to the electorate from Clegg - does he really think are so stupid as to fall for this?
Nick Clegg on bankers: "I want to wring the neck of these wretched people"
Why haven't you then?
What are the chances of Clegg losing his seat at the next election?
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009115949945 My friend just sent me this. Nice one, lying lib-dem scum.
I hate the lib dems. I did not think it was possible to hate them any more than I do
There's precious few other places he stands a chanceSurely they will move him out of Sheffield, he is not going to win there.
So you love Tories then? Is that what you're saying?