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« on: March 24, 2012, 07:45:46 pm »
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17501618

Same old Tory sleaze, huh.
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2012, 08:53:43 pm »
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How did he not spot such an obvious sting?
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« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2012, 01:04:57 am »
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Hopefully this gets bad enough to damage Cameron big time. Ever since Thatcher and Major left office, I've hated the Tories...
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2012, 02:25:01 am »
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So?  I suspect anyone who donates $400,000 to a political party would expect to have lunch with that party's leader if they wanted it.  That's the way Obama invited guests to his state dinner (with Cameron), after all.
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2012, 03:36:48 am »
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Quote from: I cannot imagine power as a thing negative and not positive. on March 25, 2012, 02:25:01 am
So?  I suspect anyone who donates $400,000 to a political party would expect to have lunch with that party's leader if they wanted it.  That's the way Obama invited guests to his state dinner (with Cameron), after all.

This is all a bit more legally questionable in the UK.
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2012, 04:39:57 am »
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Is Peter any relation to Jon? Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 06:40:49 am »
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Quote from: Comrade Sibboleth on March 24, 2012, 08:53:43 pm
How did he not spot such an obvious sting?
Peter Cruddas is a working class East Ender who became one of the richest men in Britain through a career in, basically, legalized crime. He wouldn't know the difference between an immoral offer and a legit business proposal.

And though Jon Cruddas has a working class background and represents an East End seat, he is Cornish by birth, so probably not.
Though the name is not Cornish but rather a Northern English variant of a Scottish surname (Carruthers. Which etymologically, and apart from the final -s, is Welsh. Alright, SW Scotland Brythonic.)
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2012, 07:55:20 am »
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Quote from: We are the 376! on March 25, 2012, 06:40:49 am
Peter Cruddas is a working class East Ender who became one of the richest men in Britain through a career in, basically, legalized crime. He wouldn't know the difference between an immoral offer and a legit business proposal.

Yes, that makes sense. He's the CMC guy, isn't he?
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« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2012, 01:55:05 am »
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Why isn't anyone pointing out the fact that Rupert Murdoch and Cameron have fallen out lately?
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« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2012, 02:12:07 am »
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Quote from: I cannot imagine power as a thing negative and not positive. on March 25, 2012, 02:25:01 am
So?  I suspect anyone who donates $400,000 to a political party would expect to have lunch with that party's leader if they wanted it.  That's the way Obama invited guests to his state dinner (with Cameron), after all.

This is all a bit more legally questionable in the UK.

True, a lot of things that we take for granted here are considered corruption in other developed nations. 80% of Americans oppose the Citizens United ruling that the extremists on SCOTUS gave us, so one can only imagine how unpopular it must be in countries with more sensible campaign finance laws.
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« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2012, 04:27:55 pm »
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http://www7.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2012/03/26/lab-17pc-ahead-in-post-cash-for-access-fieldwork/

ComRes out tonight giving Labour a 10% (!) lead. They're saying that their post-Cam Dine With Me fieldwork gave Labour a 17% (!!!!!!) lead. Although, I can't even explain how dodgy taking such a sample is.
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« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2012, 09:38:39 pm »
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How did he not spot such an obvious sting?
Peter Cruddas is a working class East Ender who became one of the richest men in Britain through a career in, basically, legalized crime. He wouldn't know the difference between an immoral offer and a legit business proposal.
Why do you consider Cruddas to be criminal? Any evidence?
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2012, 04:02:05 pm »
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YouGov has the lead at 43-33 tonight! And has anyone been to a petrol station today? It's gonna be murder next week.
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2012, 04:07:46 pm »
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Yep went earlier today - longest queue I've seen!
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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2012, 05:00:39 pm »
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Funny how if the polling was reversed and it was Labour 10% behind, the media'd be out buying congratulations cards for Yvette Cooper. But no, 10% and Ed's still not liked by the public apparently. As is our right-wing press.

And on the 50p rate, you only have to consider the trouble it caused for Brown-Darling when they ripped out the 10p rate.
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2012, 07:17:52 pm »
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These numbers do seem a little fantasylandish, but are nice to see all the same.
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« Reply #16 on: March 28, 2012, 06:38:14 am »
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17534436

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Interestingly, and this is interesting, John Yates now works as an advisor to the Bahrain police. Srsly.
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'Gentlemen, a desert. A place of savage reference for the good people of Ohio. A place to fear and love. A blasted region. Something to remind us what we hewed out of. A place without malls. An Other for Ohio's Self. Cacti and scorpions and the sun bearing down. Desolation. A place for people to wander alone. To reflect. Away from everything. Gentlemen, a desert.'
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