New Tory Scalp

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MrMark replied

25 November 2010, 20:35
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

What's the weather like in Brussels?

???

Wouldn't have the foggiest. But it's perishing cold here in London.
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AtW replied

25 November 2010, 20:34
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

How can we debate anything rationally if so many things, even when entirely true, are deemed off limits?

This subject is also off limit
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Clippy replied

25 November 2010, 20:30
Originally posted by MrMark View Post

As a believer in free speech, I think it's been a bad week.

What's the weather like in Brussels?
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xoggoth replied

25 November 2010, 20:30
Quite. Within the obvious limits. How can we debate anything rationally if so many things, even when entirely true, are deemed off limits?
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AtW replied

25 November 2010, 20:28
Originally posted by MrMark View Post

As a believer in free speech, I think it's been a bad week.

It was a bad century ever since it became criminal offence to refuse to hand over decryption passwords when requested...
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MrMark replied

25 November 2010, 20:21
As a believer in free speech, I think it's been a bad week.
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xoggoth replied

25 November 2010, 19:39
Never use the word "breed". Aside from that, the comments are entirely true and many of all classes would agree. The BBC news showed Milliband talking to some Tesco workers who did.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...baby-boom.html

An academic study claims that an extra 45,000 babies were born to mothers who left school at 16 in the year after the "unprecedented" increase in the value of child benefits introduced by Labour.
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The report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies concludes: "We have shown that more generous Government support coincided with an increase in births among the group most affected by the [welfare] reforms.

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Clippy replied

25 November 2010, 19:07
Originally posted by sunnysan View Post

Howard Flight,

Tory peer claims welfare changes encourage poor to 'breed' - Telegraph

Being blunt and pragmatic is not a durable quality in politics apparently.

Just keep all the smarmy roundabout bulltulipers to feed the public a soundbite or two every now and then.

To be fair I rather fancy having a few indiscreet dinosaurs around who call a spade a spade

Trust the Tories to say it as it is.

Surely, its time for a return of Spitting Image too.
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TimberWolf replied

25 November 2010, 14:04
Originally posted by sunnysan View Post

Howard Flight,

Tory peer claims welfare changes encourage poor to 'breed' - Telegraph

Being blunt and pragmatic is not a durable quality in politics apparently.

Just keep all the smarmy roundabout bulltulipers to feed the public a soundbite or two every now and then.

To be fair I rather fancy having a few indiscreet dinosaurs around who call a spade a spade
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sunnysan started a topic New Tory Scalp

25 November 2010, 13:55
New Tory Scalp

Howard Flight,

Tory peer claims welfare changes encourage poor to 'breed' - Telegraph

Being blunt and pragmatic is not a durable quality in politics apparently.

Just keep all the smarmy roundabout bulltulipers to feed the public a soundbite or two every now and then.

To be fair I rather fancy having a few indiscreet dinosaurs around who call a spade a spade
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