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Labour
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Conservatives
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Liberal Democrats
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Prufrock » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:31 pm

Although I must say I generally consider these commercial April Fool's 'pranks' as more unforgivable corporate wackiness.
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:57 am

I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:35 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
Makes me chuckle every time I hear someone say something similar. One of them is Deputy Prime Minister, which one would hope isn't an insignificant position, though I do agree that the current incumbent makes it so.

Anyway, back to the news. It looks like you've a bit of sand headed your way :mrgreen:

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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:38 am

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
Makes me chuckle every time I hear someone say something similar. One of them is Deputy Prime Minister, which one would hope isn't an insignificant position, though I do agree that the current incumbent makes it so.

Anyway, back to the news. It looks like you've a bit of sand headed your way :mrgreen:
Sand, phenolic stench, benzene, PM10s, and general airborne shite - it's not on its way, it's here. *cough, wheeze*
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:42 am

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
Makes me chuckle every time I hear someone say something similar. One of them is Deputy Prime Minister, which one would hope isn't an insignificant position, though I do agree that the current incumbent makes it so.

Anyway, back to the news. It looks like you've a bit of sand headed your way :mrgreen:
Sand, phenolic stench, benzene, PM10s, and general airborne shite - it's not on its way, it's here. *cough, wheeze*
No doubt the Sarf East will grind to a halt and MPs will gather in front of cameras telling us it was the crapness of the current/past government to blame.

There has been hardly anything else on the news this morning. Rumour has it there was an earthquake somewhere unimportant and tsunami alerts and everything. Must be a rumour seeing as they've not mentioned it on the news :roll:

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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:55 am

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
Makes me chuckle every time I hear someone say something similar. One of them is Deputy Prime Minister, which one would hope isn't an insignificant position, though I do agree that the current incumbent makes it so.

Anyway, back to the news. It looks like you've a bit of sand headed your way :mrgreen:
Sand, phenolic stench, benzene, PM10s, and general airborne shite - it's not on its way, it's here. *cough, wheeze*
No doubt the Sarf East will grind to a halt and MPs will gather in front of cameras telling us it was the crapness of the current/past government to blame.

There has been hardly anything else on the news this morning. Rumour has it there was an earthquake somewhere unimportant and tsunami alerts and everything. Must be a rumour seeing as they've not mentioned it on the news :roll:
I get it now, it's your sand isn't it? You've been driving one of them huge 4x4s around in circles knowing there was a bit of a south-easterly.
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:03 am

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
I get it now, it's your sand isn't it? You've been driving one of them huge 4x4s around in circles knowing there was a bit of a south-easterly.
Nowt to do with us this time. I'd have a word with them North Africans as it is the Sahara. I'm a bit pissed though, as I thought we'd had the last of the rain. I of course washed the 4x4 and it duly rained mud :evil:

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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:08 am

They've now got some bint showing us how dirty someone's car is in London. It had a very fine bit of dust on it. I'd estimate that about 80% of cars in the UK would be dirtier than this car at any time :roll: My car gets dirtier within about 3 hours of being washed.

They're discussing and reporting on this sand as much as the missing plane. It is redhiculous.

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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:10 am

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
Makes me chuckle every time I hear someone say something similar. One of them is Deputy Prime Minister, which one would hope isn't an insignificant position, though I do agree that the current incumbent makes it so.

Anyway, back to the news. It looks like you've a bit of sand headed your way :mrgreen:

I though the post of Deputy PM had been invented to make John Prescott feel better. Wiki tells me it totally wasn't. No idea where I've got that from!
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by CrazyHorse » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:11 am

:conf:
Why would anyone want to make John Prescott feel better?
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:24 am

CrazyHorse wrote::conf:
Why would anyone want to make John Prescott feel better?
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Though I fleetingly liked him when he punched that knob :lol:

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Post by Lost Leopard Spot » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:26 am

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
CrazyHorse wrote::conf:
Why would anyone want to make John Prescott feel better?
+1

Though I fleetingly liked him when he punched that knob :lol:
The knob with the mullet? Usually I try and avoid the subject, but I got into politics then. :D (there's a few I'd like to nice person).
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:33 am

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
CrazyHorse wrote::conf:
Why would anyone want to make John Prescott feel better?
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Though I fleetingly liked him when he punched that knob :lol:
The knob with the mullet? Usually I try and avoid the subject, but I got into politics then. :D (there's a few I'd like to tw*t).
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Athers » Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:06 pm

The only reason they're doing these debates (two for god's sake) is that they both thought they could do with the publicity.
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:04 pm

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:They've now got some bint showing us how dirty someone's car is in London. It had a very fine bit of dust on it. I'd estimate that about 80% of cars in the UK would be dirtier than this car at any time :roll: My car gets dirtier within about 3 hours of being washed.

They're discussing and reporting on this sand as much as the missing plane. It is redhiculous.
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News just cut to a guy somewhere in Essex who told us how he'd been speaking to members of the public, and getting their opinions. One said that she thought she could feel the extra pollution in the back of her throat. The other said he had thought he was suffering from hayfever, but now thought it might be the pollution. This is news?! 'Man mistakenly thought he had hayfever' is not fecking news.

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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:30 pm

Not only that Pru, they're banging on about it for hours on end. Sky are doing a special report at 16:30 :shock:

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Post by Hoboh » Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:49 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
If its on the beeb you can bet your ass that it will be an audience skewed towards the Clegglet!
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:23 pm

Hoboh wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:I see that Farage and Clegg are slugging it out on the Beeb tonight.

What I fail to see is how come two relatively insignificant politicians having a row in front of a handpicked audience is of any great significance. :conf:
If its on the beeb you can bet your ass that it will be an audience skewed towards the Clegglet!
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The line I read went something along the lines of 'A handpicked BBC audience, chosen to represent every sector of society'. I'm calling 'bullshit' good and early on that.
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by Prufrock » Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:27 pm

I really don't get the 'Lefty Liberal BBC' tag. The only thing I have ever noticed the Beeb to be is painfully, painfully, obsessed with being, sounding and looking neutral.
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Re: The Politics Thread

Post by BWFC_Insane » Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:31 pm

Prufrock wrote:I really don't get the 'Lefty Liberal BBC' tag. The only thing I have ever noticed the Beeb to be is painfully, painfully, obsessed with being, sounding and looking neutral.
The BBC were being hammered for being Tory biased on QT the other week.

Like you I think they remain neutral. Which of course the simpletons who read the Daily Mail and the Sun see as being "left wing".

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