Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Just now, strichener said: That would be the same ONS that provided the government with the previously estimated number of 100,000? A fair point. They also said that this might not necessarily affect the overall net migration on the basis that there might be other things that they've got completely wrong in the other direction to offset this change. Inspiring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Presumably the implicit point is that the government shouldn't set policy around an institution that can't get figures correct to even the nearest hundred thousand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, NotThePars said: Presumably the implicit point is that the government shouldn't set policy around an institution that can't get figures correct to even the nearest hundred thousand. This is just a dry run. Once we leave the EU, an extra £35 million a week to the NHS will become 2 boxes of plasters and an extra pillow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 This is just a dry run. Once we leave the EU, an extra £35 million a week to the NHS will become 2 boxes of plasters and an extra pillow. Maybe we should nationalise the Premier League and run the country off the profits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said: That was a capitalist Labour Party. Corbyn is taking them in a different direction. Aye Trident and Brexit. So different. Either way their wee video is a pack of lies and xenophobia. Edited August 24, 2017 by Baxter Parp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Carl Cort's Hamstring said: A fair point. They also said that this might not necessarily affect the overall net migration on the basis that there might be other things that they've got completely wrong in the other direction to offset this change. Inspiring. Who knew that counting people in and out of an island could be so difficult! At least they tell us they are now counting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, strichener said: That would be the same ONS that provided the government with the previously estimated number of 100,000? No, it's based on actual evidence from a poll of 100m travellers. https://www.ft.com/content/cd0da692-8820-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787 Same ONS that prepare the data for GERS though. Fucksake. "The ONS also admitted this week it had underestimated how much foreign students pay in tuition fees to universities and colleges by up to £2.1bn a year" Holy crap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Baxter Parp said: No, it's based on actual evidence from a poll of 100m travellers. https://www.ft.com/content/cd0da692-8820-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787 Same ONS that prepare the data for GERS though. Fucksake. "The ONS also admitted this week it had underestimated how much foreign students pay in tuition fees to universities and colleges by up to £2.1bn a year" Holy crap. I am not sure what you are disagreeing with here TBH. The 4.600 is based on sampling of "exit checks" on 100m transits whilst the 100,000 was based on someone hitting a random number generator at Alton Towers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 No, it's based on actual evidence from a poll of 100m travellers.https://www.ft.com/content/cd0da692-8820-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787 Same ONS that prepare the data for GERS though. Fucksake. "The ONS also admitted this week it had underestimated how much foreign students pay in tuition fees to universities and colleges by up to £2.1bn a year" Holy crap. That's £40,000,000 a weekWhy don't we spend that on the NHS instead of not noticing it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Presumably the implicit point is that the government shouldn't set policy around an institution that can't get figures correct to even the nearest hundred thousand. Or that institution is so incompetent it really shouldn't exist anymore 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Momentum pushing some really misinformed shite about the SNP on Facebook and getting serious telts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41045099 Mr Johnson said he pushed the point of political compromise to Libyan politicians. He said: "I think the politicians need as it were to suppress their own selfish interests, compromise for the good of the country and get behind the UN plan." Even taking into account that it's Boris, it's still a spectacular lack of self-awareness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/education/students-sitting-gcse-maths-needed-18-pass-year/ Students sitting GCSE maths only needed 18% to pass this year’s exam Imagine if this was Scottish pupils. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 Conservatives under investigation over call centre use during election campaign. http://news.sky.com/story/conservatives-under-investigation-over-call-centre-use-during-election-campaign-11004673 I thought this had been investigated and dismissed but apparently not. South Wales Police said they were carrying out an investigation of "scale and significance". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I dislike George Osborne as much as the next right thinking person, but the incredibly vindictive war he's waging against Theresa May through the Standard is very entertaining. https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-britain-must-welcome-international-students-a3620031.html?amp Quote In other words, the Home Office’s policy-making on immigration for the past seven years was based on wholly inaccurate information. Now the new Home Secretary, Amber Rudd — who is sensible and rational — has commissioned research into the economic benefit that foreign students bring to Britain and the damage that would be done by reducing their numbers. She should be congratulated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I dislike George Osborne as much as the next right thinking person, but the incredibly vindictive war he's waging against Theresa May through the Standard is very entertaining.https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/evening-standard-comment-britain-must-welcome-international-students-a3620031.html?amp In other words, the Home Office’s policy-making on immigration for the past seven years was based on wholly inaccurate information. Now the new Home Secretary, Amber Rudd — who is sensible and rational — has commissioned research into the economic benefit that foreign students bring to Britain and the damage that would be done by reducing their numbers. She should be congratulated. Yeah no fan of Osborne either but it has been great. Tbh the premiership of May shows the different levels of Toryism and whilst I am still unhappy with a lot that Cameron and Osborne did it's clear that they weren't as bad as a lot on the Tory party are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Corbyn's visit to Scotland aint exactly set the heather aflame. And not knowing that we have our own system of law? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Saw somedy suggest that Corbyn was referring to the ECJ. Don't have a clue myself as I haven't followed the visit too closely apart from his visit to Kittys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Gone from liking JC to really disliking the guy. Anyone feel similar? Fraud. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Corbyn's views on the EU are so flip flopped that I can't see any stance he takes going down very well at all. Even if it's the right one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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