CatholicLeft
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Post by CatholicLeft on Jan 30, 2024 19:35:38 GMT
Giving him his due, he is one the few people who use the word "refute" correctly.
I was recently chatting with a journalist who said he refuted something I said, and then appeared utterly baffled when I replied: "Go on then".
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Post by uthacalthing on Jan 30, 2024 19:49:27 GMT
GG is, or certainly was, a fine speaker. My final words to him before I kicked him unconscious would be "and what a fucking waste of talent"
Why are we discussing him in relation to this by-election? Safe Labour hold
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Post by mattbewilson on Jan 30, 2024 19:53:53 GMT
GG is, or certainly was, a fine speaker. My final words to him before I kicked him unconscious would be "and what a fucking waste of talent" Why are we discussing him in relation to this by-election? Safe Labour hold oh that was you who beat him up in London |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jan 31, 2024 16:08:59 GMT
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xenon
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Post by xenon on Jan 31, 2024 19:08:04 GMT
Completely aside from Galloway, I consider the the Workers Party to be an entirely unserious outfit given the lack of the possessive apostrophe in their name. If the rules proposed in the other thread were introduced, I would suggest that Returning Officers should be instructed to summarily prohibit their candidates from standing in any constituency until such a time that this egregious grammatical error is corrected.
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Post by johnloony on Jan 31, 2024 19:14:43 GMT
Completely aside from Galloway, I consider the the Workers Party to be an entirely unserious outfit given the lack of the possessive apostrophe in their name. If the rules proposed in the other thread were introduced, I would suggest that Returning Officers should be instructed to summarily prohibit their candidates from standing in any constituency until such a time that this egregious grammatical error is corrected. The same anomaly also applies (and has also applied) to the Workers Revolutionary Party and the Christian Peoples Alliance. Unfortunately for us pedants, the registered names and descriptions of political parties can be (within legal limits) whatever they want, and there is no statutory requirement for grammatical accuracy (let alone coherent meaningfulness). |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Jan 31, 2024 19:17:43 GMT
Completely aside from Galloway, I consider the the Workers Party to be an entirely unserious outfit given the lack of the possessive apostrophe in their name. If the rules proposed in the other thread were introduced, I would suggest that Returning Officers should be instructed to summarily prohibit their candidates from standing in any constituency until such a time that this egregious grammatical error is corrected. With that, I've just done a check on apostrophes: PeoplesThe Peoples Party For Better Government Christian Peoples Alliance
People's
Alliance EPP (European People’s Party) UK
The People's Independent Party
Residents
Numerous
Residents'
Canvey Residents' Alliance
Elm Park Residents' Association
And numerous others
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Post by uthacalthing on Jan 31, 2024 22:08:02 GMT
Any Other's?
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Crimson King
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Post by Crimson King on Jan 31, 2024 22:30:11 GMT
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Post by froome on Feb 1, 2024 10:29:02 GMT
Completely aside from Galloway, I consider the the Workers Party to be an entirely unserious outfit given the lack of the possessive apostrophe in their name. If the rules proposed in the other thread were introduced, I would suggest that Returning Officers should be instructed to summarily prohibit their candidates from standing in any constituency until such a time that this egregious grammatical error is corrected. It would only need a possessive apostrophe if the workers possessed the party. If it is the party that represents workers, as I assume is intended, then Workers Party is the correct description. A Workers' Party would be one that belonged to the workers. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Feb 1, 2024 16:36:21 GMT
The RefUK candidate is Simon Danczuk.
Yes that one.
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Feb 1, 2024 16:43:16 GMT
Galloway AND Danczuk? Is this some sort of divine punishment for turning a collective blind-eye to Cyril Smith's behaviour? My God.
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CatholicLeft
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Post by CatholicLeft on Feb 1, 2024 17:02:56 GMT
Oh Lordy - I was at my former Housekeeper's Funeral in Rochdale today and saw Paul Rowen though I never got a chance to chat. I was going to commiserate on 4 weeks of Galloway, but Danczuk too!!!!
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Post by minionofmidas on Feb 1, 2024 17:23:11 GMT
Galloway AND Danczuk? Is this some sort of divine punishment for turning a collective blind-eye to Cyril Smith's behaviour? My God. Surely you agree it's welldeserved. |
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ricmk
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Post by ricmk on Feb 1, 2024 17:25:56 GMT
We just need the Tory selection to be between Peter Bone, Alan B'Stard, Michelle Mone and Imran Ahmad Khan and we have the full house.
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Feb 1, 2024 19:14:39 GMT
The RefUK candidate is Simon Danczuk. Yes that one. I think we need to remember that you just don't get this sort of narrative in other countries. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Feb 2, 2024 0:38:04 GMT
You've checked every single one?
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Feb 2, 2024 1:16:25 GMT
Paul Ellison for the Conservatives
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Feb 2, 2024 1:16:37 GMT
You've checked every single one? Yes. |
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john07
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Post by john07 on Feb 2, 2024 1:38:10 GMT
Short timescale, so limits the ability of the various far-right characters (including GG) to mobilise. Also a timescale that helpfully evades the "latest date to call a GE" moment, and so prevents any direct speculation. Indirect, however... GG far right? Cause of his anti trans stuff? No, because he's an arsehole? |
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