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  1. Alex says:
    October 12, 2014 at 8:28 pm

    Yeah right… of course they do. How dare the BBC allow this disgusting and vile woman air-time on the subject of immigration!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29587391

    Labour – the party of the people (just not our people!)

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    • John Anderson says:
      October 12, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      It is just fine if Harman etc think a wee bit of trimming is enough – slightly stricter rules on benefit access for example. The people are sick to the back teeth of “changes” that are hardly real changes. It is NUMBERS that people are concerned about – and the quality of who we let in. Farage will be lapping up the sort of meaningless guff spouted by Harman and Miliband in that article.

      Young Boris was far more direct – we need a points-based system, like Australia. Which is exactly what UKIP argues for. BUT – Boris is projecting this into the future, just like Cameron – something we should aim for in an eventual renegotiation with Europe. So it is still “jam tomorrow” – and Europe will not let us have this change, Boris in his bones must know that.

      We want total control of entry. When do we want it – NOW !

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    • Dave666 says:
      October 12, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      “Deputy leader Harriet Harman said her party was considering requiring migrants to “earn the right” to contributory benefits.” So does that mean it’s open season on non-contributory benefits then? Obviously a contributory benefit means you have to pay qualifying NI to qualify. So this statement would appear to be meaningless. Dave 666 remembers Harriet’s (less than glorious) stint at DSS as Dave was working there at the time.

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  2. chrisH says:
    October 12, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Anybody heard any BBC follow up on Tristram Hunts brilliant idea to pledge allegiance to the NUT/UNITE banner at the shrine of either Tony Benn or Karl Marx?
    Notting Hill or Highgate…but where else duckie?
    Tristram is a toff…and the very voice of the Workers, as long as Owen Jones is otherwise engaged.
    So his “Public Hypocritic Oaf”… is a vote winner…being both a hypocrite and an oaf has GOT to be the Labour Way!
    Now were it a pubic oaf…that would have to be sworn to the Labour PIEmen(and-of course-the wimmin who helped “raise awareness(and other things no doubt)…but don`t seem to be asking teachers to worship at the shrine of Sunny Jim of Roundhay.
    Three years gone very soon-are the BBC or Labour hoping to celebrate their peroxide ponce?…or will that be the traditional Christmas Speshull?
    Just asking!

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  3. George R says:
    October 12, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    The ‘Daily Mail’ rightly investigates documents which motivate the Islamic State in its vicious WAR against we ‘kafirs.’

    There is no evidence that INBBC is doing such investigation; if anything, INBBC is trying to put us off the strong Islamic scent of Islamic State.

    ‘Daily Mail’-

    “EXPOSED: Jihadi kidnap and murder handbook… and plan to infiltrate British Army and police.
    “The 268-page manual is called The Management Of Savagery.*
    “Template for terrorism was written by influential jihadi Abu Bakr Naji.
    “It has been carefully studied by the terrorist commanders in Syria and Iraq.
    “Reveals IS’s intention to target tourists at locations across Islamic world.
    “Suggests method to kill hostages should maximise shock value in the West.”

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2789482/exposed-jihadi-kidnap-murder-handbook-plan-infiltrate-british-army-police.html#ixzz3Fxdd9YST

    * When last I looked the politically scarey, but instructive jihadist ‘Management of Savagery’ was still available free online.

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  4. George R says:
    October 12, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    Of course, INBBC is on same political side as unelected Muslim, Baroness WARSI
    on Israel and Hamas:-

    “MINISTER WHO RESIGNED OVER GOVERNMENT’S REFUSAL TO CONDEMN ISRAEL ON GAZA URGES SUPPORT FOR VOTE RECOGNISING PALESTINE”

    http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/10/12/Minister-who-Resigned-Over-Governments-Refusal

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  5. Adam says:
    October 12, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    Did anyone else catch Countryfile tonight?

    If I wasn’t hallucinating – Was some stuff about ecological acoustics or sumfing. Totally bonkers.

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  6. Guess Who says:
    October 13, 2014 at 7:27 am

    @bbc5live: Britain’s waterways could be invaded by an army of shrimps and mussels from Turkey and Ukraine
    http://t.co/5Y4YhwNnt8 http://t.co/vOIMd7EFIm
    —
    This tweet has of course provided an hilarious opportunity to all DM and UKIP-teasing scamps, who might not really have thought through the connections they are actually making. With luck such as HIGNFY, who seem rather fixated on UKIP, will go the same route.

    So well done 5Live.

    And in offering further balance, I am happy to report the big issue of the morning on the other big breakfast channel is the hot topic of peeing in the shower, so for once the country does seem better served by the national broadcaster.

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  7. AsISeeIt says:
    October 13, 2014 at 8:19 am

    Am I being conned?

    BBC tv news this morning just after 8 o’clock: Front and centre of the news is the healthworkers strike ‘400,000’ ‘anger’ I am told.

    My BBC brings me a set peice from Manchester with female ‘midwives’ cheerfully waving union flags and banners.

    But wait, who is that middle aged man just caught by the camera indicating which nurse the BBC reporter should speak to? The first lady seemed confused as to the correct message to give when the microphone was pushed under her nose. So mysteryman nudges the BBC reporter toward a women who is properly on message and clued up. Then he (union coordinator?) quickly dodges out of view behind the line of healthworker ladies.

    Now I’m really doubting this is a spontaneous demo – it looks staged especially for the BBC.

    Putting a whole new meaning to ‘Made In Dagenham’

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    • Guess Who says:
      October 13, 2014 at 8:44 am

      The Pilgrim’s progress choreography of a BBC spontaneous vox-pop clearly a joy to behold, even if you were not meant to see it.

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      • AsISeeIt says:
        October 13, 2014 at 9:10 am

        Did my eyes deceive me? I’m tempted to bang in a complaint. It would be helpful to compare notes with others who may have seen the same thing.

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        • #88 says:
          October 13, 2014 at 10:20 am

          And Gameshow follows up with his phone-in…not restricting his questions to the strike, but opening up other issues like the nasty Tories privatisation of our untouchable Health Service.

          And he went on to say quite misleadingly that the Government had rejected the NHS pay review’s recommendation that staff be given an across the board 1% increase ‘whether they receive pay progression or not’.

          Not true, Gameshow. All staff will get at least 1%, some will get more by virtue of their progression along the pay scales.

          Staff (particularly managers) did very well when Labour threw billions at the train wreck that is the NHS. In the light of the desperate state that the country was left in 1%, as a minimum, is more than many are getting.

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        • Charlatans says:
          October 13, 2014 at 11:20 am

          You right AsISeeIt – I also noticed the BBC Interviewer being directed to interview Union members by what could well be a Union Propaganda Rep to ensure the right message reaches the masses.

          I am not surprised, the BBC is not going to change it’s left slanted reporting now, unless of course the 2016 review forces it to do so and in the light of UKIP having any influence, they will have to.

          Our National broadcaster has some of the highest paid civil servants within it’s ranks in the land and they really believe they can get away with anything at the moment.

          It really does remind me of my days spent working in Socialist Poland in the 70s and the way Polish state broadcasting was utilised as a tool of socialist indoctrination.

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  8. Old Goat says:
    October 13, 2014 at 9:34 am

    Graham Stringer on Today this morning. Although a Labour man, what a catch he would be for UKIP. Almost singing from the same hymnsheet. whilst giving short shrift to his own party. Wasted on Labour, he needs to defect.

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  9. Llareggub says:
    October 13, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Radio 4 just after 7 am, was the first of a series of reports covering the US elections. The theme is how music either influences or is influenced by the politics of America. This morning it was Hip Hop with speakers referring to white racism, slaughter of black people by white cops, racism, oppression of black people, the need to gather the African American vote to combat racism, and some speakers complaining that voting (er’ democracy) is not enough. After all Obama is black and liberal, but he can’t stop the killing of innocent blacks by white cops. Hip hop artists were treated as unquestionable authorities concerning the racist white dominated USA.

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  10. グッチ says:
    October 14, 2014 at 7:12 am

    キーチェーンのデジタル カメラは で発生した ブルックストン 50.00 ドルのため。ウスター ソース、ハニー、ニンニクのような成分の多くのよい風味のマリネのレシピを呼び出すと 野菜。それらのではなく、サンフランシスコのベイエリアのローカル電話帳を相談できる 聞いて回る ヨガ クラスが
    実行。タグは 100 ％ を言う必要があります革靴の革、安価な模造品が「革のような」論文の内容。

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