Sherrif John Bunnell Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Beautiful 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 6 hours ago, SlipperyP said: I read that Labours vote 1% down. John Curtis Any relation of Adam? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rael Rover Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 3 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Full recount required in West Midlands mayoral election. Sky reportng Richard Parker has won West Mids for Labour. Wondered what happened to the tiger from Life of Pi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 In the day’s least surprising news, Laurence Fox loses yet another deposit, winning only 0.005% of the vote in his bid to become a London Assembly member and not just an utter member. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/laurence-fox-city-hall-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-susan-hall-ofcom-b1155757.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 minutes ago, carpetmonster said: In the day’s least surprising news, Laurence Fox loses yet another deposit, winning only 0.005% of the vote in his bid to become a London Assembly member and not just an utter member. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/laurence-fox-city-hall-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-susan-hall-ofcom-b1155757.html Apparently he was "barred" from standing for Mayor of London. Aye, in the same way any of us who didn't submit the correct paperwork was "barred". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 18 minutes ago, BFTD said: Apparently he was "barred" from standing for Mayor of London. Aye, in the same way any of us who didn't submit the correct paperwork was "barred". so Buckie Thistle were barred from standing too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 12 hours ago, carpetmonster said: In the day’s least surprising news, Laurence Fox loses yet another deposit, winning only 0.005% of the vote in his bid to become a London Assembly member and not just an utter member. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/laurence-fox-city-hall-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-susan-hall-ofcom-b1155757.html He was fucking raging at Muslim mayors last night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 minutes ago, HTG said: He was fucking raging at Muslim mayors last night. And Muslims in general. And all the while lying about how many mayors were Muslim. (I think 3 of the 10 or so he named were, the others were all white men and women?) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 45 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: And Muslims in general. And all the while lying about how many mayors were Muslim. (I think 3 of the 10 or so he named were, the others were all white men and women?) He’ll be a popular pick in the 2025 dead pool thread, I’d venture. Man cannot live off a diet of gak and the smell of one’s own farts for that long a time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Happy birthday Karl Marx! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) Interesting quirk in local elections for Castle Point a district & borough in south Essex centred on Canvey Island (who knew?). All mainstream parties lost all their seats, and council is now divided between the localist PIP and the separatist CIIP: 24 People's Independent Party 15 Canvey Island Independent Party The People's Independent Party - Wikipedia The People's Independent Party (PIP) is a localist political party based in Castle Point, England. Formed in 2021[1] by independent councillor Steven Cole and registered in 2023,[2] PIP sought to prevent a local plan to build 5,000 homes in the borough, mostly on Green Belt, by taking control of the council from the ruling Conservatives.[3] Canvey Island Independent Party - Wikipedia The Canvey Island Independent Party (CIIP) is a local political party active on Canvey Island, in Essex, England.[2] It was established in 2004 to campaign for a separate district council for Canvey Island. Edited May 5 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 19 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Interesting quirk in local elections for Castle Point a district & borough in south Essex centred on Canvey Island (who knew?). All mainstream parties lost all their seats, and council is now divided between the localist PIP and the separatist CIIP: 24 People's Independent Party 15 Canvey Island Independent Party The People's Independent Party - Wikipedia The People's Independent Party (PIP) is a localist political party based in Castle Point, England. Formed in 2021[1] by independent councillor Steven Cole and registered in 2023,[2] PIP sought to prevent a local plan to build 5,000 homes in the borough, mostly on Green Belt, by taking control of the council from the ruling Conservatives.[3] Canvey Island Independent Party - Wikipedia The Canvey Island Independent Party (CIIP) is a local political party active on Canvey Island, in Essex, England.[2] It was established in 2004 to campaign for a separate district council for Canvey Island. I wonder what Doctor Feelgood have to say about this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: Interesting quirk in local elections for Castle Point a district & borough in south Essex centred on Canvey Island (who knew?). All mainstream parties lost all their seats, and council is now divided between the localist PIP and the separatist CIIP: 24 People's Independent Party 15 Canvey Island Independent Party The People's Independent Party - Wikipedia The People's Independent Party (PIP) is a localist political party based in Castle Point, England. Formed in 2021[1] by independent councillor Steven Cole and registered in 2023,[2] PIP sought to prevent a local plan to build 5,000 homes in the borough, mostly on Green Belt, by taking control of the council from the ruling Conservatives.[3] Canvey Island Independent Party - Wikipedia The Canvey Island Independent Party (CIIP) is a local political party active on Canvey Island, in Essex, England.[2] It was established in 2004 to campaign for a separate district council for Canvey Island. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gmOvEwtDycs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: I wonder what Doctor Feelgood have to say about this It's all milk and alcohol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) Just popping in a thought that if we want continue to provide a cradle to the grave welfare state, we'll have to either have to take on a lot more family child and elderly care responsibilities on our own, or free up immigration to people willing to take it on. Edited May 5 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 9 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Just popping in a thought that if we want continue to provide a cradle to the grave welfare state, we'll have to either have to take on a lot more family child and elderly care responsibilities on our own, or free up immigration to people willing to take it on. You forgot Option #3 - legalise euthanasia for humans. The welfare state's being wound up, and racism's making a comeback, so I'm thinking we'll see more of a push towards that from the new, humane Conservative Party that takes over from New New Labour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 minute ago, BFTD said: You forgot Option #3 - legalise euthanasia for humans. The welfare state's being wound up, and racism's making a comeback, so I'm thinking we'll see more of a push towards that from the new, humane Conservative Party that takes over from New New Labour. The other possibility I missed out was AI and robots taking over our jobs leaving us free to look after our families.. Hurrah! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Well, assisted dying is gaining momentum, I'm sure we can make it into a culture war thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 3 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The other possibility I missed out was AI and robots taking over our jobs leaving us free to look after our families.. Hurrah! I deliberately ignored that because it'll be for people with a bit of money/decent health insurance, well past the point that it would be entirely affordable for the paupers. More likely that, in the future, there'll be a rush to do something about the auld yins in the street begging for help changing their adult nappies, and the answer will surrepticiously be "give them/their families the option of a pentobarbital jag". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Green Party's Sian Berry quits London Assembly just three days after election Ms Berry’s resignation means that the party’s unsuccessful mayoral candidate Zoe Garbett will take her place at City Hall. The Green Party's former co-leader Sian Berry has resigned from her role on the London Assembly, just three days after winning re-election. Her departure from City Hall means that the party’s mayoral candidate, Zoe Garbett, will take her place, without the need for a by-election. Ms Berry is running to replace Caroline Lucas as Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, though she had previously told the Standard that she would “keep representing the people of London” until the general election - and would only resign if she successfully became an MP. Commenting on Tuesday, she said: “Zoë has shown how much of a difference she will make in City Hall, listening to Londoners and bringing their voices into the political debate. “That’s why she needs to be in this job as soon as possible. She is already a brilliant councillor and will be a brilliant assembly member for Londoners.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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