A Quiet sad corner

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That's all. Pop over and sit down quietly if you like.

Sunderland was an amazing lib dem result poorboy unheard of for them to win there.
Humane and practical newsletter from the 3 million on meeting Michael Barnier today:
us13.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9c20dec826b5110f3a7f5e9bc&id=142cdf69b1&e=1d464de954

They will take a lot of seats I think. Being very under stated by the media at the moment but they are the perfect moderates protest vote against harder RW Tories and harder lw labour

Thanks for that link user. I will join.

I have been speaking to people with parents who are eu nationals in their 60s. They really hadn't even thought that there was am issue. It is slowly dawning

it was said on another thread that Nick Clegg traded tuition fees for pupil premium.

If that's true then I can forgive because pupil premium is excellent.

But the party politics thing....

it was said on another thread that Nick Clegg traded tuition fees for pupil premium.

If that is so, why on earth don't they shout out about it - earlier investment gets by far the best results?

Why do lots of people believe that Labour ran up a huge deficit because they spent too much on public services and not because the government bailed out the banks? It's the accepted narrative.

Why by the same token, does anyone credit the Tories with economic ability? Each time they get in they make a mess.

Another Scottish referendum looms.

I love the UK. I love Scotland. I love living here. But it looks increasingly like I'll be saying goodbye sometime soon.

Hello all.

So how are we all feeling on the eve of article 50?

I'm enjoying some wine, and laughing at the twitter stuff. It is essential to follow good people on twitter.

So, this is fun:

twitter.com/vbloke/status/846682217988460544

This is pretty clever

twitter.com/vbloke/status/846676771567271936

Yup.

twitter.com/vbloke/status/846676771567271936

Oops sorry. c&p failure.

Yup.

twitter.com/mockeree/status/846622152086487040

That pound one is very funny.

And yet, probably a bit true, and a bit sad too, Grouchy

Yes, definitely that too.

It's a sad corner tonight, but we will endeavour to find the humour.

I can't bear to watch the news.

How about this one - any good ?

twitter.com/Scarfolk/status/846797876005146624

Harsh, but probably prophetic.

twitter.com/neilsmiles/status/846800971703431168

lol

I don't know who to root for.

In the negotiations.

It's really nice that people have left us alone here.

What are you all reading?