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February 21, 2019 at 4:15 pm in reply to: Is Labour now "#&cked" as was overheard yesterday during the TIG Launch? #31023
I think irrespective of Brexit/Conservative views I think I would still want PR in your constituency. BoJo has never represented anyone except BoJo !
Bob, I chose my words carefully. I said that she was not representative of the Muslim faith, I never said that she was not a Muslim.
You probably did not have too many problems with Salafists in the 1960s as most ultra orthodox Sunnis would have called themselves Wahhabbi. Iirc that time it was the Radfan nationalists with whom the UK was in conflict. I guess they followed Nasser’s Pan Arab Nationalism rather than it being a religious war.
February 21, 2019 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Is Labour now "#&cked" as was overheard yesterday during the TIG Launch? #31019Unfortunately I’m not in a marginal seat, and so like far too many other voters I have no democratic representation.
May now being accused by Conservative supporters of deliberately running down the clock so that she can offer a binary choice to MPs – Her Deal, or No Brexit.
While we impatiently await this farce, you may like this NSFW lobby in support of No Brexit.
February 21, 2019 at 11:57 am in reply to: Is Labour now "#&cked" as was overheard yesterday during the TIG Launch? #31015If you talk betrayal, I think the Conservative Party have completely betrayed their ‘Broad Church’ principles and shifted to the Fascist right. I used to vote Conservative but never again.
Once upon a time I also voted for New Labour as I thought that they represented the bulk of opinions – unfortunately venal TBLiar betrayed that trust and sold out to cretinous Bush Juvenile who was conducting his own personal vendetta. (The Iraqis stupidly tried to assassinate his father).
Whether a strong Centrist party can exist is moot – it may have done earlier except Nick Clegg betrayed his election promise to the students.
Betrayal always loses votes.
Please Bob do not call her a Muslim. She is not representative of that faith – she has become a radical Salafist.
Governments of the EU are wise in always using that term to discriminate that group from Muslims in general. Our Government pussy-foots around and stirs up trouble for all by not using this accurate description. Our Government does this due to fear of upsetting illegal arms sales to the Saudis, many of whose leaders support and promulgate radical Salafism.
Generally I think a manager of some form (even if just a notebook) is essential to ensure no re-use of passwords and ensuring sufficient complexity of 14 chars+.
I’m personally doubtful of cloud-based managers but I recognise others find them of value. The one area of failing for the study was the omission of Android/Linux based processors.
Richard the ‘legality’ of her marriage is presently moot, but I believe that the Dutch gave full common law rights to partners while our Bishops were still arguing the toss. As I understand it her Dutch husband just needs to affirm the situation through a written declaration both for Begum and his child. However, none of this can be applied before he gets back to Holland, and I guess out of jail. All of which could take many years.
I found the RAW image thumbnail useful, the use of other programs to process RAW is a Preferences choice but I guess some may find that difficult.
As a matter of fact, the law was changed in 1981 to allow the stripping of British citizenship from dual/multi nationals. Whether or not she has Bangladeshi citizenship and/or Dutch (through her marriage) I do not know but that is a matter for the Courts.
If Begum had offered to implicate all those who convinced a young 15 year-old to betray her country, and if she had shown some contrition it is probable her reception would have been very different.
I think Sajid Javid now deserves some praise for his courage. As an affirmed apostate he already has already committed an unforgivable sin in some eyes, and to compound it with his recent actions is not the sort of gutless reaction that we would have seen from ‘submarine’ May.
Business Investment trending down – this is an expression of confidence. FDI directly reflects cheap Sterling, the figures do not look so good in USD. Many of the recent quarterly trends have been on the negative side.
Confidence currently is very low, and money is tight so it is relatively easy to strike bargains at the moment. (I just got a 20% discount on our summer holiday accommodation in Cornwall for that reason)
As I said, it cannot be painted as a glowing vindication of the Brexit process to date, as it ain’t over till the inept woman sings! However neither can it yet be painted as a disaster.
We have not actually left so I agree that anything that is happening in the run-up to Brexit is inconsequential. I would however take exception to your glowing portrayal of our economic performance as that certainly is not the whole story: ONS February Report
In an age of extreme uncertainty, UK Businesses will postpone any decisions they do not have to make today, however if they do have to make a decision today then the US forecast of £1.1 to the US$ in a Hard Brexit case make it essential that May gets off the pot and does something. We are currently being damaged more by uncertainty and ignorance than reality.
February 19, 2019 at 7:53 pm in reply to: Dealing with a Housing Association, any experiences or advice? #30937Do speak with your Councillor, I know that East Sussex has one of the worst budget problems but your Councillor may know where you can go for self-help grants and if (say) The Lions have any sort of tradespeople arrangements as some give Charity in kind rather than cash.
Good luck!
I think years of that would do more damage to the UK than anything. Can’t you see that?
No – anything is better than a Hard Brexit, or are you in the idiotic ‘Brexit means Brexit’ camp?
Actually Swindon is supposedly the sweet-spot manufacturing location as it has the best logistics links with the rest of the UK and export locations. So it could well be a test-case area.
February 19, 2019 at 4:12 pm in reply to: Dealing with a Housing Association, any experiences or advice? #30909Check out if some of the property is rented out to the Council for emergency/social housing. If so then a friendly chat with your local ward councillor may be helpful.
If you can fact0check numbers of vulnerable people (single parent families, infirm etc.) are at risk when using the stairs. Check out actual incidents of drug abuse – your NHW person may be able to help. The more factual data you can get on people at risk the better prepared you will be to chat with the Councillor.The local Fire Officer may also help as maybe the CAB.
IF the Council rents a substantial block of property they normally have some useful clout with HAs, however remember most HAs are near bankrupt and will do all they can to avoid actually spending money.
The multiplier (at least five times) typically comprehends things like support trades and industries in the immediate area. I do not know what national multiplier applies.
To be fair, Honda had to close the Civic line as there is a huge trend towards Hybrid/Plug cars and the Civic and most of the Honda line just does not cut it anymore. (ditto many other petrol and diesel driven brands). What is unusual is Honda’s lack of corresponding European investment in plug/hybrids as European Hybrid take-up has been faster than the US.
Announcements on Nissan Leaf production in Sunderland is probably the most critical one to come as Nissan have staked a lot on Plug cars.
February 19, 2019 at 12:24 pm in reply to: Is Labour now "#&cked" as was overheard yesterday during the TIG Launch? #30899The headline for the Economist this week is ‘The Rise of Millenial Socialism’, so I guess it depends which votes you are trying to garner.
People over 50 are generally set in their political ways, and tend to become more right-wing with age so are not a fertile ground for the Labour Party. The young on the other hand have always questioned society and generally been left leaning. Probably this age is no different from when we were young. However, social media makes it much easier to organise and direct this age group, and increasing the percentage of under 30s who vote Labour could certainly affect election outcomes e.g. Canterbury West.
The militant French Yellow Jackets are a worrying step in the opposite direction, especially for ethnically diverse countries.
If you had properly read the context of my remark, instead of trying to spin-it to support some flimsy Brexit argument, then you would have confined your remarks to MNC capital investment decisions. Marketing decisions are quite something else as marketing manpower and capital resources are negligible on the scale of such things.
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