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Apologies for having triggered you. I'm sure he is against homophobia and Boko Haram but just felt it inappropriate to bring up during a debate on Syria.

I read in the Times today that Hillary Benn is top of the Deselection list. What a shame - he's an intelligent and thoughtful man and I respect him. The paper also suggests that the new Momentum council in Haringey plan to cut senior teachers' salaries by 40%.

It's a good point about interest rate swaps and it makes sense that they are part of the financing. The PFI provider would have taken on the interest rate risk as part of the contract and hence had to hedge it using swaps. The article is correct that the cost of tearing up the tickets on those...

Up to a point, yes. And I'm definitely in favour of cross-party committees to resolve thorny issues. There are technical reasons why it's not just a simple transfer from a forward obligation into debt. These are some things to consider; I don't know if it would end up making sense to bring...

Agree; dislike them intensely. It's just a weasel way to hide debt, even if it ends up costing far more than being straight in the first place.

It's a clear sign that someone has won an argument when the other ignores facts and trots out irrelevant insults, as if that proves anything: 1. This link shows money that has been put into the NHS over time. The NHS budget and how it has changed It is a fact that the money has increased and...

Does Max get the credit for both the assist (his header) and the goal?

Cannot disagree with any of that. Robotics is coming... as I said in the cryptocurrencies thread, I've bought an exchange traded fund in Robotics companies for the long term. Many are concerned it will mean fewer jobs but history tells us that whenever there is a big leap in technology it just...

Well I don't agree that capitalism is broken! There's always things that can be improved and we need to address some things, including but not limited to tax evasion and huge corporates taking the piss. But broken implies something far more severe. Let's not forget that it's only in the last...

I'd be amazed if it were us - unless Robins knows of some money coming in that we don't.

You're right, it's not easy on the eye but it's a serious document - no misinformation. And I completely agree that young people have got the thin end of the wedge. You probably already knew I thought that from the EU thread and you possibly recall my opinion on why and what needs to be done...

It is true. How Has Inequality Changed? | The Equality Trust Look at the Gini Coefficient graph - it fell since 2010. This text accompanies the graph: "Since the early 1990s, changes in inequality have been less dramatic than the change from 1979 to 1991. After falling slightly over the...

That's not true Clint, the figures prove that in absolute terms funding has increased - but not in real terms. The NHS in particular is not true - the Tories have put loads of additional money into the NHS. The issue is that patient numbers have increased at a faster pace. Cold hard figures...

Sounds delicious.

I'm not sure anyone here is drawing on David Ike for their posts!

I imagine that 'we' in 'And you wonder why we don't vote Tory' is young people - from your bold typeface. No, I don't wonder and have never mentioned it. I know why you vote Labour. I also know why some people who boycotted Barclays; went on Anti Nazi League Rallies; sat up till two in the...

Small wonder as he's a left wing economist; he'd never be invited to be an economic adviser to the Conservatives would he? However to have a left wing economist say that the Labour party hasn't a clue is damning IMO.

He's not going to unite the party; he's not going to even try. He's going to entrench his position and Lansman et alia are only the start. This is a formula that the extreme left always follow. I wish he weren't electable but I fear he is. If there were an election today Labour would win a...

Nah that's your little Otis you are thinking about.