Webbo Posted 26 February 2015 Posted 26 February 2015 Anyone else remember Anna Soubury as a presenter on Central News?
Bellend Sebastian Posted 26 February 2015 Posted 26 February 2015 Anyone else remember Anna Soubury as a presenter on Central News? Blimey, I hadn't made the connection, but now you come to mention it, it does ring a bell. This is going back ages isn't it? Central Weekend era, I used to like that. Seems like a lifetime ago (it is, if you're not that old)
johnny the fox Posted 26 February 2015 Posted 26 February 2015 Anyone else remember Anna Soubury as a presenter on Central News? Yip A fookin big mouth..poor mans edwin curry..
Guest MattP Posted 26 February 2015 Posted 26 February 2015 Anyone else remember Anna Soubury as a presenter on Central News? I do now you mention it Has she really done anything wrong? I'd imagine even most Labour voters have called Miliband a **** over the last year or so. She's still the only Tory in history to be elected to the NUS executive committee. Must have something.
Guest Kopfkino Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Labour are pressing ahead with the cut in tuition fees. Terrible idea in my opinion
MooseBreath Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 I think it's just Milibland trying to show how he's strong enough to 'do what's best for the country' in spite of almost universal opposition.
Guest MattP Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Labour are pressing ahead with the cut in tuition fees. Terrible idea in my opinion Smoke and Mirrors. Insulting to the taxpayer as well as he's also admitted about 40% of it will have to be written off anyway. In other news Farage appears to be on his way to the Thanet South seat and Bunny La Roche is up against it - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/26/nigel-farage-set-win-thanet-south-ukip-poll Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence party, is on course to win his battle to become an MP, according to a poll in South Thanet showing him with an 11% lead. The poll conducted by Survation over the past week shows Farage on 38.6%, Labour on 27.6%, the Conservatives on 26.6%, the Greens on 3.1% and the Liberal Democrats trailing behind with 2%. It is the first time Farage has drawn ahead in what previous polls have said is a tight three-way contest in the Kent constituency. Ukip said the poll was the reward for the hard work Farage and the party had devoted to the seat over the past six weeks. The poll has a sample size of 1,011 with the fieldwork conducted between 18 and 20 February. The poll was funded by Alan Bown, a longstanding Ukip donor who has funded other polls in Ukip marginal seats. Farage, who is preparing for his party’s spring conference, will be delighted that the Conservatives are not in second place, making it harder for them to credibly urge Labour voters to switch to the Tories to stop the Ukip leader entering parliament. A previous Survation poll in the constituency in November found Labour ahead on 35%, with the Conservatives at 28% and Ukip 30%, suggesting Labour has slipped back due to Farage’s decision to stand. Even looking at it from a neutral point of view without a UKIP hat on I'm delighted, I don't think anyone could put a serious argument forward anymore that Farage shouldn't be in those 650 MP's in parliament. Not a right/left thing either, in a weird way I also hope George Galloway and Alec Salmond are both elected again as well, Politics, PMQ's and any sort of debates are far more interesting to watch with people like these guys speaking in the house rather than another set of these manufactured career Labour/Tory/Liberal backbenchers droning on about some shit that sends you to sleep.
Jon the Hat Posted 27 February 2015 Author Posted 27 February 2015 Labour are pressing ahead with the cut in tuition fees. Terrible idea in my opinion Good to see Labour pressing on with the myth of tuition fees at all.
Head Honcho Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Good to see Labour pressing on with the myth of tuition fees at all. Three experts on the radio earlier saying there was nothing wrong with the current system...I tend to agree with them although I do remember the uproar from said experts when the currrent system was announced.
RobHawk Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Three experts on the radio earlier saying there was nothing wrong with the current system...I tend to agree with them although I do remember the uproar from said experts when the currrent system was announced. There is plenty wrong with the current system (I am an expert within the sector) but Labour's plans won't make a blind bit of difference to the problems that are there.
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Would imagine the same people who disagree with the idea of tuition fees being close to reasonable (6k is still a piss take), are all for the bedroom tax etc.
Webbo Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Would imagine the same people who disagree with the idea of tuition fees being close to reasonable (6k is still a piss take), are all for the bedroom tax etc. The only people who this'll help are students who pay off their loan in full, ie in very well paid jobs or from a rich background. There's no evidence that the current position is putting off students from poorer backgrounds.
MooseBreath Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Everyone knows it's effectively a graduate tax, so the whole idea that you're in debt up to your eyeballs is nonsense. The issue, if there is one, is that graduates aren't going to be paying enough back, especially those who undertake whimsical humanities subjects and end up shoeless in Shoreditch. If Labour want to do something about costs of higher education they could start by pushing for vocational subjects to be rid of all the superfluous crap that students have to do. There's no reason why it should take a 16-year-old five or six full time years to become qualified in ssomething like engineering. Cut out all the crap, speed it up, engage employers and churn out much more useful graduates at a faster rate for lower cost.
Guest Kopfkino Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 Would imagine the same people who disagree with the idea of tuition fees being close to reasonable (6k is still a piss take), are all for the bedroom tax etc. Or not. All the cut does is help people who go into high paid jobs after, these people should be paying more back for the education that has afforded them those riches(this coming from someone who could well be one of those who benefits). It also benefits rich kids who can pay upfront, it is in effect a 3k subsidy. Labour maintain it won't affect outreach and access programs and funding which will be good. To begin with I was against it because I thought it would affect this but now I'm all for it as it could well benefit me. If Labour really want to help students, they should increase maintenance, tuition fees don't make much of a difference to students in my opinion whereas living is what puts poorer students off
reynard Posted 27 February 2015 Posted 27 February 2015 The ideal situation for Labour would probably be a narrow loss with a Tory minority government for a year or two with Milliband stepping down and a half decent charismatic leader taking over, a bit like when Major won a narrow victory and Blair rose to the fore. The wheels will come off the Tory plan of flooding the country with unproductive cheap labour whilst massively underinvesting in public services and continuing the trend of ever increasing public liabilities and dependence on financial institutions eventually. Charisma doesn't equal effective government. By far the most charismatic personality in politics is Boris and I'm sure you'd like him as PM. As for public services no party will have the courage to have a proper debate about funding it and what the costs would equate to in real terms for everyone in the country. For eg, in crass terms, if people were presented with the choice of funding public services by paying more tax, let's say equal to giving up their Sky Tv subscription or their mobile phone contract I wonder how many would agree to giving something up for the national good? Not very many I guess. I've seen more than one Labour Government virtually bankrupt the country and more than one Tory government with a dogma of cutting everything. It seems too much to hope for a half way house.
The Doctor Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/sol-campbell-may-stand-tory-mp-malcolm-rifkind-seat That's what everyone wants, Sol Campbell being relevant again... The idea of him as London Mayor would be quite funny though, particularly if it means Boris would be becoming more powerful: Boris would be a disaster of a world leader, but it'd be hilarious.
Darkon84 Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/mar/01/sol-campbell-may-stand-tory-mp-malcolm-rifkind-seat That's what everyone wants, Sol Campbell being relevant again... The idea of him as London Mayor would be quite funny though, particularly if it means Boris would be becoming more powerful: Boris would be a disaster of a world leader, but it'd be hilarious. Any bets as to how long before he churns out the racism line because he won't get elected etc?
Alf Bentley Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 The secret mastermind behind Tory forecasts on everything from the deficit through living standards to immigration has been revealed: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/top-adviser-chancellor-george-osborne-5251411
Guest MattP Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 The secret mastermind behind Tory forecasts on everything from the deficit through living standards to immigration has been revealed: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/top-adviser-chancellor-george-osborne-5251411 And who said the Tories weren't in touch with the lower echelons of society.
Merging Cultures Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 The elections have gone smoothly so far. ABC have 38 constituencies, but are not likely to get too many more. It will end up a DC/LCD coalition. Which is what was pretty much expected. You can track the results here.... http://results.iec.org.ls/preliminaryresults/index.html Cos I know you are interested.
Alf Bentley Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 I want to be the MP for Qacha's Nek. Is Pearson a candidate for that constituency?
Merging Cultures Posted 2 March 2015 Posted 2 March 2015 I want to be the MP for Qacha's Nek. A lovely part of the country! It has the highest pub in Africa, so good choice. http://www.sanimountain.co.za/
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