No awareness that you are the Bateman of unionists, mags?

(01-27-2017, 04:13 PM)Gregory Wrote: No awareness that you are the Bateman of unionists, mags?

Zero.

(01-27-2017, 04:13 PM)Gregory Wrote: No awareness that you are the Bateman of unionists, mags?

(01-27-2017, 04:14 PM)Alan Partridge Wrote: Zero.

Fake news and alternative facts.

Plz explain yourselves.

Acey is more vile than Patrick. Way more.

How bad is May at speaking

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38777056

Is it just me that thinks kuennsberg is constantly situated up Theresa May's farter?

She's clearly a tory rhat but she challenged Trump today which was nice.

Didn't realise Zlatan is an SNP supporter.

Benoît Hamon beats Manuel Valls in the French left wing primary

Did he tap out?

(01-29-2017, 10:23 PM)Gregory Wrote: Did he tap out?

Wouldn't be uncharacteristic for a Frenchman to surrender

(01-29-2017, 10:33 PM)Bikey-Stupid Wrote: Wouldn't be uncharacteristic for a Frenchman to surrender

Touché

What about this Macron guy Mak? Hearing that less radical left and right votes are shifting to him and he's drawing the crowds.

What's his platform?

Macron is liberal economically and socially. I've seen him described as the French Tony Blair, which is maybe a wee bit simplistic but has some truth in it. What's interesting is that he uses anti-system rhetoric when he's part of the system to the point of almost being a caricature: he was educated at the ENA (which is where basically all of France's major politicians are educated - think PPE from Oxford but more so), left to become a banker, and was named Hollande's Minister of the Economy despite never having won an election at any level. People seem to be buying it too - probably the most bourgeois protest vote in history.

(01-29-2017, 11:39 PM)Makween Wrote: Macron is liberal economically and socially. I've seen him described as the French Tony Blair, which is maybe a wee bit simplistic but has some truth in it. What's interesting is that he uses anti-system rhetoric when he's part of the system to the point of almost being a caricature: he was educated at the ENA (which is where basically all of France's major politicians are educated - think PPE from Oxford but more so), left to become a banker, and was named Hollande's Minister of the Economy despite never having won an election at any level. People seem to be buying it too - probably the most bourgeois protest vote in history.

Sounds a bit like the 2010 Clegg bounce. Hope Macron wins, but I'm worried.

Fillon's up to his neck in financial scandals too. Saw a poll the other day (yes, I know) that had Fillon and Macron around level in second/third place with any given Socialist candidate (this being before the primary) in fourth. Le Pen first.

What will Mak do if the French vote for Le Pen.

Looks like grexit is getting a lot closer.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/j...is-tsipras

(01-30-2017, 07:36 AM)Drederick Bjorntum Wrote: What will Mak do if the French vote for Le Pen.

How will shaun react

(01-30-2017, 07:36 AM)Drederick Bjorntum Wrote: What will Mak do if the French vote for Le Pen.

Will be helpful professionally