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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 10, 2024 17:34:56 GMT
The aftermath of a presidential election is always a good time to do this sort of thing, not least because if it isn't working, you can bring in a new face ready for those elections. His namecheck of Patrushev junior last year in the much-vaunted "major speech" would suggest a long-term role for him. Or it could be someone we've not even considered, as the cabinet includes a fair few who are too old (Lavrov is surely ruled out on age),just do not fit the template, or who have too much noise around them (Khusnullin). Following Putin's inauguration on Tuesday the government of Mikhail Mishustin resigned. Yesterday Putin nominated Mishustin to serve a second term and he was approved by the Duma 375-0 with 57 abstentions (The Communist Party). He is expected to announce his new new cabinet within the coming days and this is where we may see a potential successor to Putin being elevated. Some of the more outlandish rumours include Shoigu being replaced as Minister of Defence although I think this unlikely. One possible big changes could be at the Foreign Ministry. It is widely known that Lavrov would quite like to retire but Putin doesn't want to lose him at the present time. Fair play to Mishustin. He must have something about him to survive.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 10, 2024 16:17:11 GMT
The political division would be even more extreme than in Belgium… Yes, and that's saying something A handy sign of a strong sense of independence is having your own playing card patterns. French Catalonia is one such place.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 10, 2024 16:10:32 GMT
The FT are reporting today that the officers refused to hand over information to Grant Thornton the auditors. Who have resigned.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 10, 2024 14:23:49 GMT
On that note, Puigdemont is now lurking on an industrial estate in Perpignan.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 9, 2024 21:02:13 GMT
Noted in the FT: this year features student unrest and someone named Robert Kennedy seeking the office of president, an ageing chief struggling with popularity, and a Democratic convention in Chicago.
Hmmmm.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 9, 2024 7:56:17 GMT
Rugby...removing things that slow it down? Paging Khunanup!
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 9, 2024 7:47:50 GMT
The Socialist list under Raphael Glucksmann seems to be doing well in French polling - it would be interesting to know what relique thinks of the story.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2024 18:16:31 GMT
WTF - 'Jewish stakeholders'? That term 'stakeholder' makes me think of vampire hunters. Hang on- does this mean she was going to talk to Mel Brooks? The most successful Jewish stakeholder of all time!
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2024 14:58:22 GMT
"That whatsoever King may reign I will be the Vicar of Dover, sir!"
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2024 11:48:08 GMT
Quentin Davies remains the weirdest defection to Labour Now there was a real dickhead.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2024 11:45:37 GMT
Defections are like buses. You wait for one and then two come along at once (Dan Poulter and Natalie Elphicke). There is apparently one more...Bill Cash? 😬😆😆 They'll be taking Farage next!
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2024 11:38:26 GMT
Mavericks gonna maverick. But I would have thought Labour would have been confident enough in their own standing to think a bit more wisely about this one - it stinks of desperation on the part of both of them. Frank Field was a maverick. Peter Shore was a maverick. This is a common or garden chancer.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2024 6:55:48 GMT
This cocksure little know-nothing is entirely wrong in his use of the precise term 'Watershed'. It is only the dividing line between two or more river basin systems, at the highest point. The American common and ill-educated way of using it instead of river basin is much to be deplored, but does help to identify pig-ignorant little squirts for us! In Down With Skool, Nigel Molesworth when asked what a 'Watershed' was replied that a toolshed was where you keep tools, a woodshed is where you keep wood. Don't waste my time! And he said...darling don't be stupid....there's nothing in the woodshed. Except maybe some wood.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 18:13:49 GMT
Sophie Wilmes is back! And she's head of the MR list for the European election. And on that note, the MR and CD&V have apparently been discussing carving up the leadership of the next government and keeping the PS and NV-A out. fantasyland? Probably. It's likely about setting a mood that they want to be in charge.
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Wycombe
May 7, 2024 16:50:13 GMT
via mobile
Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 16:50:13 GMT
Well that may be true in some cases but certainly not all. Seen their candidate for Stoke North? This sounds like an interesting story...
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 16:19:35 GMT
In a strange and hamfisted move, the AfD have provoked the fury of Marine Le Pen (and others) by suggesting that France hand Mayotte to the Comoros. They also hadn't checked where she was at the time. She was ...in Mayotte. Low IQ party. German politics are cursed. They're lucky that Die Linke exist to stop them being the most stupid party.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 15:08:02 GMT
One-time Dutch D66 MEP and Ultra-Europhile darling Sophie in t'Veld has been refused a position on the Dutch Volt party list and has instead surfaced as lead Volt candidate in Belgium. It's not long since she was attempting and failing to be made the boss of Renew. Surely that's old news - Wikipedia says that happened last autumn, and that feels like when I first heard about it. What seems to be the latest news (and that quite possibly a week or so old) is that she has now become co-lead candidate alongside Damian Boeselager of Volt at federal level for the European elections. Goodness knows what that will turn out to mean in practice - I wouldn't have thought that Volt was in a competitive enough position to run one Spitzenkandidat, let alone two of them (presumably as a job share). Old news but not referenced here previously and probably the most senior politician to ever defect to Volt. Candidatures in Belgium were apparently only approved a few weeks ago so previous manoeuvres, including the attempt to run from NL, were purely speculative. Boeslager will probably have a chance of a seat. In t'Veld has no chance, but probably knows that.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 13:51:52 GMT
One-time Dutch D66 MEP and Ultra-Europhile darling Sophie in t'Veld has been refused a position on the Dutch Volt party list and has instead surfaced as lead Volt candidate in Belgium.
It's not long since she was attempting and failing to be made the boss of Renew.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 11:57:56 GMT
At least he's being honest now. It was revealed on the George Osbourne - Ed Balls podcast a few months ago that he would be voting Labour at the next election He'd said similar before, but this must be the first time it's been clear that he's now on the payroll?
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 7, 2024 11:06:09 GMT
At least he's being honest now.
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