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bickster Posted March 28, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Moggs surrender on Mays deal has killed Moggmentum , for the time being at least !! He hasn’t though, he said he’d do what the DUP told him to do and Arlene said No Surrender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xann Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Quote A record 2.9 million children from working families in the UK are living in poverty after housing costs have been paid, the latest figures show. This means 70% of all poor children were in working families last year, up from 67% on the previous year, official statistics show. The face of child poverty is also getting younger with 53% of poor children aged under five, data shows. The government said that tackling poverty was its priority. Analysis of the statistics, published by the Department for Work and Pensions, shows the high cost of housing in the UK is pushing more working families over the poverty line. BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Why are so many working people living in poverty? We've had a Conservative government for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 It's also an odd selection of reading/viewing material. Is this really what occupies what passes for his mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tonyh29 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, peterms said: It's also an odd selection of reading/viewing material. Is this really what occupies what passes for his mind? We judging people on what books they read now ? Come the revolution and Raab will be first up agaisnt the wall for not reading Grundrisse ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, tonyh29 said: We judging people on what books they read now ? Come the revolution and Raab will be first up agaisnt the wall for not reading Grundrisse ? He clearly put them there to make an impression, there's no way they were there 5 minutes either side of this interview. I can just imagine the frantic aide preparing the scene "Really? Nixon and an Arnie biography? Are these the only books you have?!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 9 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Grundrisse Well googled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 32 minutes ago, snowychap said: A thoroughly honourable man, who championed all of his constituents, apparently. Must be an incredibly affluent constituency if this dickhead 'championed' them. Quote Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Almost always voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Generally voted for reducing capital gains tax Generally voted against a banker’s bonus tax Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 I won't shed any tears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Davkaus said: A thoroughly honourable man, who championed all of his constituents, apparently. Must be an incredibly affluent constituency if this dickhead 'championed' them. I won't shed any tears. You're a 'no deal' man, are you? I know you aren't as you've posted as much. Why then the glee at a Tory who has been very much pro-remain and very much in the forefront of at least trying to do things properly (whether or not you're in favour of remaining or leaving) losing a vote of confidence in his local party association (which likely means he'll be replaced by a **** loon)? He's not going to be replaced as a Tory candidate by someone who holds different positions to the ones you quoted. It seems a silly stance to be taking, that a relatively moderate Tory (though an outspoken one in the current process) is losing a confidence vote and will likely be replaced by someone inclined to support the wing of the Tory party that Grieve has been very vocally opposed to. Actually, it's not silly, it's utterly bizarre. Edited March 30, 2019 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 8 hours ago, tonyh29 said: We judging people on what books they read now ? Well, that's what he's inviting us to do, isn't it? Did you think the framing of the shot was simply accidental? Or were we meant to think "Ooh, he reads books, and not Harry Potter ones, that's impressive"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 7 hours ago, snowychap said: Well googled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 30, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2019 Excellent work from the Newsnight lighting technician 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, peterms said: Well, that's what he's inviting us to do, isn't it? Did you think the framing of the shot was simply accidental? Or were we meant to think "Ooh, he reads books, and not Harry Potter ones, that's impressive"? if he was trying to impress he’d have had something on the wall like an A Level politics certificate. I was really addressing your point about the odd selection of what occupies his mind rather than the staged position of the books , your post suggested you weren’t impressed with his choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: if he was trying to impress he’d have had something on the wall like an A Level politics certificate. I was really addressing your point about the odd selection of what occupies his mind rather than the staged position of the books , your post suggested you weren’t impressed with his choices You're right. He's invited us to be impressed by his reading material, and what I see is a selection of "how I did it and why I'm a great guy" by right-wing americans, an introductory economics book from The Economist, and something by that tool Niall Ferguson. No, I'm not impressed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I was really addressing your point Not very well. Edited March 30, 2019 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted March 30, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 30, 2019 He's right as well. Not that I care. But pushing Grieve towards being a TIGger is not going to do the Tory Party any good at all, especially in light of who orchestrated his deselection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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