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 Marxists are red.New Labour is blue. Farage is purple. And we are all screwed. --- The party is over. January has flittered by, and now we're now having the hangover of the year, but what a party that was; Paris was under siege, Birmingham declared a caliphate, and Gideon got his cock out and drank his own piss. We're in the last 100 days or so before the next election, so February promises more political rhetoric, soundbites and other assorted  as they clamour for votes. Also snow, so expect the usual "snowmageddon" coverage.Oh, yeah, and the crassly commercialised Valentine's Day is coming up as well, I guess, if you can stomach it. If you have someone, enjoy it with them, if you don't, it's not worth killing yourself over --- How to cope with this Valentine's Day: Courtesy of Oberleutnant, apologies to Kelly. --- Thread Required ViewingCharlie Brooker's 2014 Wipe  Green Party Leader, Natalie Bennett Interview Incredibly, she does the self-same thing in another interview.  --- Previous 2015 Threads:January 2015 - We're gonna party like it's 1985 Previous 2014 Threads:December 2014 - Poorly Moderated by the 81st Most Powerful Person in the UK Media November 2014 October 2014 - Papers please. Theresa May Edition. September 2014 - The baby that saved Britain. August 2014 - Bojo's Brilliant Buran Bazaar July 2014 - Thread regular knows dogfucker from school. UKMT Little Box of Chocolates:Oct 2010 - Jun 2014 Related UK Threads:UK Political Cartoons Megathread Phone Hacking, Government Child Abuse Rings, And All Things British And Corrupt English Defence League: the (white) pride of the UK Independence Stay: A Holyrood Blockbuster (a Post-Ref ScotPol thread) Trainchat - The failure of privatisation in the British Railway --- UKMT Pillow Talk
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New thread's a day early but that's okay 
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Jan 31, 2015 15:29
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Mister Adequate posted:New thread's a day early but that's okay Due to cut-backs we've had to trim a day from January. Sort of like an anti-Leap year. Don't worry, you'll get it back once we're out of this global economic crisis that was Gordon Brown's fault.
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Jan 31, 2015 15:36
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Let's Stay On The Road For A Longer February: 1440 More Minutes Being Employed. 86400 More Seconds. The Leap Days Doubled.
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Jan 31, 2015 15:44
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Greedy unions tried to stitch you up with a five day week. Vote Conservatives for a ten day week!
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Jan 31, 2015 15:48
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Pesky Splinter posted:Oh, yeah, and the crassly commercialised Valentine's Day is coming up as well, I guess, if you can stomach it. If you have someone, enjoy it with them, if you don't, it's not worth killing yourself over Any man found to be without female company on the 14th will be rounded up and shot by Bojo's secret police on the charge of being a no good chicken choking terrorist.
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Jan 31, 2015 16:24
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It isn't February yet you lunatics
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Jan 31, 2015 16:55
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Copying this from the January thread: So... PIP appeals process. How does that all work out, then? Despite being iller than she's ever been my wife didn't qualify after being on DLA no problem for years. Pretty high chance of winning appeals, isn't there? Edit: the scores they've given her bear no relation to the things she actually said in the interview, it's like things have been recorded incorrectly
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Jan 31, 2015 16:57
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Mister Adequate posted:New thread's a day early but that's okay No it isn't it's childish, because it's still January. *I have to make the uk thread but someone else might do it so I better do it early because I'm a loser!!* is what I imagine somebody was thinking while typing the op, which is not worth reading anyway.
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Jan 31, 2015 16:59
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stickyfngrdboy posted:No it isn't it's childish, because it's still January. I only did it coz I was bored. 
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Jan 31, 2015 17:06
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Pesky Splinter posted:I only did it coz I was bored. I'm only playing, don't be sad
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Jan 31, 2015 17:11
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Anarchy in the UKMT as February thread starts on Jan 31st. Dates now meaningless as everything goes. Cats marry dogs, babies have babies, space and time condense into a singularity, Boris Johnson ascends to godhood on a stream of his own jizz. This never would have happened if you'd waited 10 more hours, you madman. (Or we could just carry on chatting as if nothing has changed and it doesn't matter.)
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Jan 31, 2015 17:13
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Guavanaut posted:nothing has changed and it doesn't matter.
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An update for you all about the financial drama that hit my household last month. Things are stabilised a little, and thank christ I have an interview or two lined up in the next week or two. However my housemate's woes continue. Barnet council in their infinite wisdom have decided to deny the existence of Belgium and claim that he has no legal right to reside in this country, despite being an EU citizen, working here for years and even working for the police at one point. Various legal advisors have been contacted, as well as the Belgian embassy.
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Jan 31, 2015 17:17
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Is your housemate Poirot?
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Jan 31, 2015 17:20
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Mea culpa.  (On a serious note, if anyone has issues or improvements for the OP layout, just say) --- Norfolk and Suffolk mental health Skype 'outsourcing' causes concern posted:A health trust's proposal to help treat patients with depression by using "staff from lower wage countries" via Skype showed a lack of understanding of mental health care, say campaigners. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31067204 Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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Jan 31, 2015 17:28
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it's going to happen regardless - the US/Canada are pushing ahead with telecommuting therapists, partly due to traveling distances and/or hostile weather, so Unison is picking a poor line of defense by arguing that it is fundamentally impossible. rather, the plan will almost certainly be to triage cases into telecommutable/non-telecommutable, with local staff to start off (staff who are not in London are lower wage than staff who are, after all), then transitioning to contract outsourcing. Unison can make more hay on the triaging process (every patient lobby group considers their own conditions an especial snowflake) and on the outsourcing bit in general, rather than arguing against telecommuted therapy even when it is becoming more available in other parts of the anglosphere. You may as well wave a buggy whip.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:02
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That thatcher-mask cameron's kissing picture is a great mix of glorious and horrifying.
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Jan 31, 2015 18:07
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Pesky Splinter posted:Mea culpa. this article doesn't exist anymore
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Jan 31, 2015 18:08
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thehustler posted:Copying this from the January thread: I don't know the details of how it is done, but yes, as I understand it PIP is basically running on the same system as other benefits began to under the auspices of Atos: Deny almost everything first time around without any regard to what was said, and actually do a proper look at things only on appeal. Filters out people who accept the initial ruling for one reason or another, and probably saves some money on people who die between their initial application and coming to review the appeal. So yes, appeal, talk to CAB for advice, or direction to legal aid if you think that's necessary (doesn't sound like it would be in your case, but they helped my own DLA appeal go through smoothly a couple of years ago).
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Jan 31, 2015 18:10
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Puntification posted:this article doesn't exist anymore It doesn't like me quoting it for some reason. Try this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31067204
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Jan 31, 2015 18:18
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What do the colours of our flag represent? Red is for the beautiful communist state we are all working towards as well as the blood of the people. Purple is monster munch? Yellow for the ???
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Jan 31, 2015 18:20
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notaspy posted:What do the colours of our flag represent? Red is for the beautiful communist state we are all working towards as well as the blood of the people. Purple is monster munch? Yellow for the ??? They're all monster munch, also the Spanish republic. Make up your own if you like!
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Jan 31, 2015 18:24
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Pesky Splinter posted:It doesn't like me quoting it for some reason. Try this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-31067204 thanks!
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Jan 31, 2015 18:27
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notaspy posted:What do the colours of our flag represent? Red is for the beautiful communist state we are all working towards as well as the blood of the people. Purple is monster munch? Yellow for the ??? "Guavanaut posted:I pledge allegiance only to the flag of the Spanish Republic, with it's three bands representing the values common across all people: Flamin' Hot, Roast Beef, and most of all Pickled Onion. Incidently:  [e]: Beaten. Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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Jan 31, 2015 18:28
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ronya posted:it's going to happen regardless - the US/Canada are pushing ahead with telecommuting therapists, partly due to traveling distances and/or hostile weather, so Unison is picking a poor line of defense by arguing that it is fundamentally impossible. Of course it's 'possible', the argument is it's not fit for purpose and will fail the people it's meant to protect
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baka kaba posted:Of course it's 'possible', the argument is it's not fit for purpose and will fail the people it's meant to protect The people it's meant to protect are the people who want to save money, and it'll do just fine.
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Jan 31, 2015 19:57
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I'd be interested in the evidence base for remote 'talking therapies'. You miss out on a huge amount of non-verbals if you're talking via Skype and it seems like a talking therapy is the exact situation you'd probably want to able to see someone's non-verbals.
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Oberleutnant posted:The people it's meant to protect are the people who want to save money, and it'll do just fine. Wow cynical much? Where's this coming from??
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baka kaba posted:Wow cynical much? Hi, welcome the the UK. You must be new here.
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homeless-tory-mp-brothers-desperate-5020416 quote:Homeless Darren Offord has spent the last decade living on the streets and he has now blasted the government's record on homelessness
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Just seen a friend of mine share UKIP's fb on her page. She's Hungarian and studying art history for free thanks to the SNP. I was sure she couldn't be serious, so I touched the poop, and got "their policies have merit" in response. Prepping Big List Of Why UKIP Policies Suck rear end, any contributions are welcome as I'll probably end up forgetting a few.
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Coohoolin posted:Just seen a friend of mine share UKIP's fb on her page. She's Hungarian and studying art history for free thanks to the SNP. I was sure she couldn't be serious, so I touched the poop, and got "their policies have merit" in response. Prepping Big List Of Why UKIP Policies Suck rear end, any contributions are welcome as I'll probably end up forgetting a few. They'd happily murder Hungarians if they thought they'd get away with it.
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Jan 31, 2015 22:21
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Coohoolin posted:Just seen a friend of mine share UKIP's fb on her page. She's Hungarian and studying art history for free thanks to the SNP. Do you think she should feel obliged to vote for them?
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Pissflaps posted:Do you think she should feel obliged to vote for them? Not obliged, of course, although as a foreigner studying in Scotland for free because of them it certainly seems like the smart move. I'm more concerned about whatever kind of narrative it is that makes UKIP seem like a viable party to someone from Hungary.
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Coohoolin posted:Not obliged, of course, although as a foreigner studying in Scotland for free because of them it certainly seems like the smart move. I'm more concerned about whatever kind of narrative it is that makes UKIP seem like a viable party to someone from Hungary. Fidesz+Jobbik
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Jan 31, 2015 22:40
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Pissflaps posted:Do you think she should feel obliged to vote for them? *scrolls left* Yeah, its a pissflaps post.
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baka kaba posted:Wow cynical much? Where's this coming from?? I'm surprised you're not as cynical as the rest of us are, I'm sure you've been posting in these threads longer than I have and I'm one cynical motherfucker all thanks to this thread  e:sp Microplastics fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Jan 31, 2015 |
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Better than being scrolled past.
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So how bad was the Green Party interview? I didn't actually see it get mentioned in any of the major papers other than Metro.
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