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  1. I can't open that link but will watch it on iplayer later
  2. Meanwhile.. I have just watched a segment on BBC News in which a Surgeon from the Oxford University Hospitals Trust spoke about Gaza. I think his name was Nick Mason or similar. He said he has worked in Gazan hospitals for many years though he isn't there at present. He claims he has never seen any evidence whatever of Hamas fighters basing themselves in hospitals. Furthermore, he claimed that when IDF troops enter hospitals they routinely destroy vital systems and kit such as scanners, oxygen supplies etc, which are of no military value. He is apparently due to give evidence
  3. All happening at Chez Col. I'm in the middle of a bathroom refurb. Lick of paint and new 'vanity unit, basin etc... plus new flooring. My knees are just about coping... This p m though I cut the back lawn while it was dry for a few minutes.
  4. I didn't hear what she said, but I would hope that she doesn't mean PFI.
  5. If you read the Reform Manifesto, it is full of superficially attractive proposals and even some, such as Proportional Representation, which I agree with. But when you dig deeper, there are some worrying ideas.
  6. Agreed, and yes, lots have done it, including, as I recall, Churchill. But just because it's been done, doesn't mean it should. I'd be in favour of insisting on a by election for anyone wishing to change party allegiance, or even anyone who has 'the whip' permanently removed by their party.
  7. I'm in general agreement, but I don't recall anyone saying 'it's just Populism'..which sort of implies it doesn't matter. Of course it matters, because employing 'populist' tropes, around things like immigration, race, religion etc., to unite an electorate behind a 'Saviour' (Read: Trump, Farage, Mosley, Galtieri, Putin, Hitler, Mussolini, Tice etc,etc.) against a common, albeit imaginary enemy, is the classic method employed by Fascists and Dictators the World over.
  8. I'd certainly favour something along those lines. I don't know for certain but apparently they are told to do so, by the people smugglers. It's a minefield Jim and I have no easy answers. Neither, I would argue, has anyone else.. which is part of why I'm so annoyed by the Tory efforts to keep immigration, and now their idea of 'Extremism' Front and Centre, as a distraction from their myriad failures. We have to face the fact that the 'Middle East and Global South', are the focus of Political and Religious unrest, catastrophic environmental change etc.
  9. It seems to me that it's usually a question of recognising what is most important to you in any situation. So, for e.g., my 'primary imperative' at the next General Election is to get rid of the Tories, so I'd be prepared to vote for whoever is most likely to prevent a Tory win in my constituency. On the other hand, in local elections I have frequently voted for the candidate rather than their party, so, the odd Lib Dem, Green, or even occasional Independent (only if I know them very well..as there's a recent trend for the 'unelectable' with a track record of extremism, to stand as 'Inde
  10. I did say 'generally' Jim. All is relative.
  11. Hardly.. Maybe if I'd said 'that's ONE option for Labour too'. Play them at their own game, only better. At present, there is little real pre-election 'sloganising' to be seen from either party, but I'd say that for those prepared to listen to the detail, the performance of most Labour folks on the Telly, on such progs as Newsnight, The Daily Politics, QT, etc., etc., generally blows the Tories out of the water. Even with a relatively poorly developed 'message' and policy offer, Labour come out on top because the Tories just have no answers.. Their 'Govt' has been such a chaot
  12. @Brew, Regarding my 'proxy' Manifesto for Starmer, it was of course a 'back of a fag packet' list, which I came up with in a matter of moments. I was just highlighting the lack of anything in Starmer's message to inspire ordinary voters, and at the same time pointing to issues which people are really 'p'd off about that they are looking for someone, anyone, to fix. How hard would it be to join the two into a simple message of hope for a tired and disillusioned electorate? If I sat down and really concentrated there's hardly an aspect of British Govt, Infrastructure an