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 Badger11  Beckenham 13 Nov 19 7.57am |
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Yesterday Corbyn put the boot into the Tories on the floods oop north. I have since heard several local Labour politicians give a more measured response e.g Mayor of Sheffield. They were more politically aware than Corbyn and said "this is not the time for political point scoring, people have lost their homes etc." Frankly Corbyn could do himself a favour by listening to how they responded to the questions. They came across as measured and fair and beneath the rhetoric they still managed a dig at the Tories. Also Corbyn was wrong with his snide remark about if the floods happened in the south. Apparently the north has received far more funding for flood prevention than the south. Now maybe it hasn't been spent wisely but he just can't resist having a dig which he can't back up with facts. How the money is spent is down to the Environment Agency and many question their competency but that is not necessarily the fault of the government. None of this helps those who have lost their homes of course. I also wonder if the local Labour people were more measured because they are concerned someone might ask the question who allowed homes to be built here. And then again a flood expert pointed out that that amount of rain was bound to cause trouble and you cannot prevent every flooding. Still all to play for.
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| Spiderman Horsham 13 Nov 19 9.08am |
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Originally posted by chris123
After the referendum all parties should have allowed their MP's a free vote on matters Brexit. But, in 2017, they didn't have to stand on a Brexit manifesto did they? They could have resigned or stood as independants, which several are doing now. They chose to back Brexit to win votes, without any intention of seeing Brexit through
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| Spiderman Horsham 13 Nov 19 9.10am |
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Originally posted by dollardays
Haha, yes it does sound rather egotistical too. She's living a rock and roll lifestyle apparently. Keep a look out for groupies climbing aboard the lib dem love bus! With George Soros as her backing band, apparently
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| Spiderman Horsham 13 Nov 19 9.13am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Yesterday Corbyn put the boot into the Tories on the floods oop north. I have since heard several local Labour politicians give a more measured response e.g Mayor of Sheffield. They were more politically aware than Corbyn and said "this is not the time for political point scoring, people have lost their homes etc." Frankly Corbyn could do himself a favour by listening to how they responded to the questions. They came across as measured and fair and beneath the rhetoric they still managed a dig at the Tories. Also Corbyn was wrong with his snide remark about if the floods happened in the south. Apparently the north has received far more funding for flood prevention than the south. Now maybe it hasn't been spent wisely but he just can't resist having a dig which he can't back up with facts. How the money is spent is down to the Environment Agency and many question their competency but that is not necessarily the fault of the government. None of this helps those who have lost their homes of course. I also wonder if the local Labour people were more measured because they are concerned someone might ask the question who allowed homes to be built here. And then again a flood expert pointed out that that amount of rain was bound to cause trouble and you cannot prevent every flooding. Still all to play for. So did Momentum spokeswoman on Politics live..."Everyone knows this would not have happened in the South" Really, didn't think Gloucestershire and Devon were Northern
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| Spiderman Horsham 13 Nov 19 9.19am |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
With George Soros as her backing band, apparently
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| Stirlingsays 13 Nov 19 9.21am |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
So did Momentum spokeswoman on Politics live..."Everyone knows this would not have happened in the South" Really, didn't think Gloucestershire and Devon were Northern That's Momentum for you.
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 becky over the moon 13 Nov 19 9.22am |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
So did Momentum spokeswoman on Politics live..."Everyone knows this would not have happened in the South" Really, didn't think Gloucestershire and Devon were Northern Let alone Somerset in 2012, when the best we got was a flying 20 minute visit from a man from the EA (in a suit and polished shoes!) who got out of his chauffeur driven limo, looked at all the water and the one lone pump and went off again..... It was only when Prince Charles can down to Muchelney for the day (in Barbour and wellies) talked to the farmers and the flood-isolated victims, then went off back to town and kicked some ars*s, that anything happened. Politicians and flooding never mix Edited by becky (13 Nov 2019 9.23am)
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| Stirlingsays 13 Nov 19 9.27am |
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Just found out an amusing titbit from Toby Young that In 2002 Corbyn moved an amendment in the House of Commons congratulating the BBC for leaving 'Rule Britannia' out of The Last Night of the Proms that year. Now he wants to run it....it's scary to think how close he got to it when May was at the helm.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 13 Nov 19 12.02pm |
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Meanwhile the Green Party have announced if they win they will appoint a "carbon Chancellor". Well why not after all we had a few wooden tops in the past.
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| Stirlingsays 13 Nov 19 12.10pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Meanwhile the Green Party have announced if they win they will appoint a "carbon Chancellor". Well why not after all we had a few wooden tops in the past.
The Greens have more chance of finding a male member with a properly functioning Y chromosome than of winning the election.
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| Bill E Pilgrim New Addington 13 Nov 19 12.53pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Labour clowns deserve a roasting. They are the most disgraceful mob ever to be in Parliament.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 13 Nov 19 1.07pm |
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Originally posted by Bill E Pilgrim
You seem really familiar 'Bill'. Your leader is a terrorist-supporting, flood victim exploiting Marxist scumbag who is hated by a good chunk of his own party. How bad can Boris look?
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