UKMT Long March 2016 - Beware the Iain Duncan Smith of March (am I doing this right?)

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Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

My wife is married to me.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:47

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# ? May 12, 2024 02:44

Doctor_Fruitbat: Jun 2, 2013

Pissflaps posted:

Because he won't get enough people voting for Labour.

What if he does? Hypothetically speaking?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:49

fuctifino: Jun 11, 2001

Pissflaps posted:

Just because information was given 'freely' doesn't exempt it from the DPA. You might freely give your details to an energy company but that doesn't mean they're able to publish them.

On the other hand you're an individual, not a business, so I don't think any DPA stuff would apply to you.

If I were you I'd be more concerned that you could be implicated in some sort of harassment charge, especially if the information you distributed isn't in the public domain.

The DPA only covers organisations, businesses and government, and doesn't cover individuals (I'm not part of any organisation). He invited me to his home on a number of occasions to waste my time and used to call and text me from the number I shared. He's ignoring social media requests from other constituents, and ignoring emails. My moral argument is that I've opened up a way for him to be held accountable for his actions. My guess is that he's had a lot of angry texts and phone calls about the ESA cuts. What people say to him or send to him is up to them and on their backs, not mine. I've already said my piece to Oliver.

The information is certainly in the public domain now, and there's nothing I can do to take it back even if I wanted to (which I don't).

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:49

GaussianCopula: Jun 5, 2011; Jews fleeing the Holocaust are not in any way comparable to North Africans, who don't flee genocide but want to enjoy the social welfare systems of Northern Europe.

I'd say Corbyn's chances to win the next election are about 40-60, given that he only needs the Leave campaign to win the the referendum and the Tories to self-destruct in the aftermath. In that scenario his biggest problem will probably be someone younger and more charismatic rising up to take this chance away from him (I have no idea if there are such people still left in the Labor party).

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:50

Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

What if he does? Hypothetically speaking?

Then hypothetically he'd be the prime minister of a labour government.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:50

communism bitch: Apr 24, 2009

GaussianCopula posted:

I'd say Corbyn's chances to win the next election are about 40-60, given that he only needs the Leave campaign to win the the referendum and the Tories to self-destruct in the aftermath. In that scenario his biggest problem will probably be someone younger and more charismatic rising up to take this chance away from him (I have no idea if there are such people still left in the Labor party).

I'd say you're a wretched nazi piece of poo poo

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:51

Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

fuctifino posted:

He invited me to his home on a number of occasions to waste my time and used to call and text me from the number I shared.

Men are bastards.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:52

Lord of the Llamas: Jul 9, 2002; EULER'VE TO SEE IT VENN SOMEONE CALLS IT THE WRONG THING AND PROVOKES MY WRATH

I can't wait until the Guardian runs an article predicting that a Labour GE win will be a disaster for Corbyn.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 15:56

Cerv: Sep 14, 2004; This is a silly post with little news value.

Pissflaps posted:

My wife is married to me.

You're being very tautological today

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:10

Noxville: Dec 7, 2003

Lord of the Llamas posted:

I can't wait until the Guardian runs an article predicting that a Labour GE win will be a disaster for Corbyn.

They undoubtedly will with the reason being that he'll have to live up to the promises he made. And then if he does there'll be article about how that spells disaster for Labour becuase any subsequent leaders will be seem less successful by comparison.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:11

Lord of the Llamas: Jul 9, 2002; EULER'VE TO SEE IT VENN SOMEONE CALLS IT THE WRONG THING AND PROVOKES MY WRATH

Noxville posted:

They undoubtedly will with the reason being that he'll have to live up to the promises he made. And then if he does there'll be article about how that spells disaster for Labour becuase any subsequent leaders will be seem less successful by comparison.

How Corbyn's Socialist Utopia Ruined My Life

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:15

Paul.Power: Feb 7, 2009; The three roles of APCs:
Transports.
Supply trucks.
Distractions.

Pissflaps posted:

I'd probably attend the polling station and politely spoil my ballot paper.

Pissflaps posted:

Because he won't get enough people voting for Labour.

This seems like circular logic.

In happier news, just delivered my first bunch of Labour leaflets today! Got a few more to deliver, hopefully tomorrow if it's sunny.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:17

Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

Paul.Power posted:

This seems like circular logic.

No it doesn't.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:19

Fans: Jun 27, 2013; A reptile dysfunction

The toughest problem of a Corbyn 2020 GE win is working out who to take the piss out of first.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:20

Cerv: Sep 14, 2004; This is a silly post with little news value.

Paul.Power posted:

In happier news, just delivered my first bunch of Labour leaflets today! Got a few more to deliver, hopefully tomorrow if it's sunny.

Good for you. Apparently a lot of new members are not getting involved at all.

quote:

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/whats-happened-to-all-the-new-labour-party-members-corbyn
One party member who stood for election as an MP in a northern constituency and spent more than ten years in various voluntary positions in the party said he sometimes gets abusive emails when he contacts new members. They're generally along the lines of: "I just joined to vote for Jeremy Corbyn, stop f**king emailing me."

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:21

Lord of the Llamas: Jul 9, 2002; EULER'VE TO SEE IT VENN SOMEONE CALLS IT THE WRONG THING AND PROVOKES MY WRATH

Fans posted:

The toughest problem of a Corbyn 2020 GE win is working out who to take the piss out of first.

Tony Blair.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:21

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Pissflaps posted:

My wife is married to me.

At the moment

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:21

Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

JFairfax posted:

At the moment

I hope you're not teeing up a homophobic burn.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:22

Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Cerv posted:

You're being very tautological today

Today?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:22

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Lord of the Llamas posted:

How Corbyn's Socialist Utopia Ruined My Life

A Corbyn premiership would complete the final transformation of Guardian op-eds to Sunday Sport headlines run through a thesaurus.

Corbyn's Post-Blair Reformism Boiled My Bellend

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:24

kustomkarkommando: Oct 22, 2012

Lord of the Llamas posted:

I can't wait until the Guardian runs an article predicting that a Labour GE win will be a disaster for Corbyn.

With a Labour landslide Corbyn finds himself thrust into the role of Prime Minister, a position of authority unsuited for this most rebellious of backbenchers. With the weight of the country on his shoulders and party colleagues pinching at his heels, Corbyn's polarising plan for government may very well permanently split the party and end the Labour movement as we know it leading to a humiliating vote of no confidence and consigning Corbyn to title of Worst Prime Minister Ever.

This election victory should not be welcomed by any right thinking and considered Labour party supporter

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:24

Miftan: Mar 31, 2012; Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

El Scotch posted:

Today?

Today.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:29

Fans: Jun 27, 2013; A reptile dysfunction

That or the Guardian claims it supported Corbyn all along, always knew he could win and we were all fools to think otherwise.

Lord of the Llamas posted:

Tony Blair.

Will they allow him to browse twitter in the Hague?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:30

Kegluneq: Feb 18, 2011; Mr President, the physical reality of Prime Minister Corbyn is beyond your range of apprehension. If you'll just put on these PINKOVISION glasses...

Cerv posted:

Good for you. Apparently a lot of new members are not getting involved at all.

A lot of that might be because it would mean more contact with their hugely anti-Corbyn MP. My MP spends meetings 'not wanting to get into arguments but really everyone who supported Corbyn is probably a Tory'. When I joined there was gently caress all engagement with me and I had to chase up CLP members via Twitter just to find out when meetings were. When I volunteered to help with leafleting I never heard back from the guy organising it, and at the next meeting there were complaints again about new members not helping. Argh.

Although to be fair, if they are actually new members the they are materially supporting the Labour party through their subscription, even if they don't do anything else.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:46

baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Pissflaps posted:

No it doesn't.

What aspects of a Corbyn government are you hoping to avoid by not voting for him?

Also what colour are the rawl plugs

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:47

Serotonin: Jul 14, 2001; The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of *blank*

Pissflaps, are you, or have you ever been, Dan Hodges?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:48

Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

The rawl plugs are yellow, red and brown.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:54

Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Miftan posted:

Today.

*nods*

# ? Mar 10, 2016 16:56

Lord of the Llamas: Jul 9, 2002; EULER'VE TO SEE IT VENN SOMEONE CALLS IT THE WRONG THING AND PROVOKES MY WRATH

Kegluneq posted:

A lot of that might be because it would mean more contact with their hugely anti-Corbyn MP. My MP spends meetings 'not wanting to get into arguments but really everyone who supported Corbyn is probably a Tory'. When I joined there was gently caress all engagement with me and I had to chase up CLP members via Twitter just to find out when meetings were. When I volunteered to help with leafleting I never heard back from the guy organising it, and at the next meeting there were complaints again about new members not helping. Argh.

Although to be fair, if they are actually new members the they are materially supporting the Labour party through their subscription, even if they don't do anything else.

They also need to understand that the new members were engaged with a national political issue and they need to make the effort to persuade the new members why they should get involved at a local level. The issues people voted for Corbyn for are a million miles from the bread and butter council issues and if you can't even persuade your own new party members care how are you going to persuade the general public?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:03

dispatch_async: Nov 28, 2014; Imagine having the time to have played through 20 generations of one family in The Sims 2. Imagine making the original two members of that family Neil Buchanan and Cat Deeley. Imagine complaining to Maxis there was no technological progression. You've successfully imagined my life

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/10/george-osborne-rebuked-no-cuts-police-budgets-claim

quote:

George Osborne, has been rebuked by the statistics watchdog for wrongly claiming there would be �no cuts at all in police budgets� in his autumn statement last November.

The chancellor�s declaration that �now is not the time for further police cuts, now is the time to back our police� was widely regarded as his major �rabbit out of a hat� surprise at a time when cuts of up to 20% had been expected.

But Sir Andrew Dilnot, the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, ruled that despite Osborne�s claim to be providing �real-terms protection� for the police, forces actually faced a �160m real-terms cut in their Whitehall funding in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

A House of Commons analysis estimated that the �160m cut was equal to the salaries of 3,200 police officers over the two years.

Osborne and the home secretary, Theresa May, have insisted their pledge not to cut police budgets holds good if police and crime commissioners across England and Wales make up the shortfall by pushing through the maximum allowed increase � 2% � in their share of council tax bills, known as the police precept.

But several forces including Greater Manchester, West Midlands and the home secretary�s own Thames Valley have warned that even with maximum increases in their police precept they face cuts to budgets including losing officers.

Dilnot said in a letter sent to the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham, who raised the issue with him and copied it to the Home Office, that an investigation by the Statistics Authority found the chancellor was wrong to claim real-terms protection in Whitehall funding for the police.

�We agree with the findings of this analysis [by the House of Commons library] that between 2015-16 and 2016-17 there has been a decrease in this element of police funding in real terms,� said Dilnot.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:05

Jedit: Dec 10, 2011; Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

Pissflaps posted:

I hope you're not teeing up a homophobic burn.

She only married you for your vote.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:10

Party Boat: Nov 1, 2007; where did that other dog come from

who is he

Oberleutnant posted:

I genuinely have no idea what you're talking about.
Obviously i know what men behaving badly was. Was this a plot?

Someone had their appendix out and Gary told Tony (possibly other way round) it was a pickled chili so he would eat it

Another example of refined British comedy, up there with the time Del Boy fell through the bar

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:11

MrL_JaKiri: Sep 23, 2003; A bracing glass of carrot juice!

Pissflaps posted:

My wife is married to me.

Go on

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:30

baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Pissflaps posted:

The rawl plugs are yellow, red and brown.

A pick and mix is good

You could say Jeremy Corbyn is like a rawlplug, holding your shelf up, assuming you actually want a shelf...

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:38

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Pissflaps posted:

I hope you're not teeing up a homophobic burn.

I am not

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:46

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Do you troll your wife pissflaps?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 17:52

Rustybear: Nov 16, 2006; what the thunder said

fuctifino posted:

The DPA only covers organisations, businesses and government, and doesn't cover individuals (I'm not part of any organisation).

It very much does apply to individuals; the provision is for 'domestic' data which this probably falls under.

For example if you, as a private individual, stumbled across a discarded USB stick containing a backup of a DWP database then the information in that database would not suddenly become exempt from the DPA because of the circumstance it was found in.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 18:00

Pissflaps: Oct 20, 2002; by VideoGames

JFairfax posted:

Do you troll your wife pissflaps?

I've never knowingly trolled anyone.

# ? Mar 10, 2016 18:15

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

Pissflaps posted:

I've never knowingly trolled anyone.

that's a politicians denial if ever I've seen one!

# ? Mar 10, 2016 18:15

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MrL_JaKiri: Sep 23, 2003; A bracing glass of carrot juice!

Pissflaps posted:

I've never knowingly trolled anyone.

Can you rephrase this as a pastiche of John Lewis's "Never Knowingly Undersold"?

# ? Mar 10, 2016 18:19

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