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It had to happen right before the election didn't it? They're going to call it fucking Gideon aren't they? Vote Tory!

Girl innit? They'll call it Nicola Sturgeon.

diana ?

too soon ?

no, too dangerous, the daily express would explode

Mercedes is likely to be out as well then.

The news has been cancelled, sorry.

https://twitter.com/itvchanneltv/status/594544094531166209

calling poe's law on that. spoof account surely.

Looks like it's the twitter account for ITV News for the Channel Islands - probably legit.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/03/owning-trailer-parks-mobile-home-university-investment

Land of the free. Home of the brave.

And soon to be Cameron's answer to the housing crisis.

Obviously without any funding for the tenants - it'll be handled through subsidized loans for the owners of the parks. You know. Big society.

More of what we all knew anyway from 'the world's most moral army'.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/04/israeli-soldiers-cast-doubt-on-legality-of-gaza-military-operation

Some respect must go to the soldiers who speak out though. Not as much if they refused to fight in the illegal wars of occupation to start with, but at least they're speaking up now.

anyone lose an ear ?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bloodied-bitten-ear-found-floor-5634692

Not mine, I lost a left one.

Just learned from the Beeb that the tories are considering Sol Campbell as their London mayor candidate? I'm torn on this one. Much as I dislike the tories I always had a soft spot for Campbell.
Mind you, the job should probably go to someone with actual political experience.

Because people with actual political experience have done such good jobs.

The problem is that the London Mayoral elections are basically celebrity elections, for two main reasons--the Mayor's responsibilities are actually quite limited, and nowhere near those that city mayors have elsewhere, and secondly despite these limited responsibilities the Mayor has too much executive power where he or she has power and most decisions come down to him or her (although so far it's only been hims). The London Assembly is virtually powerless, having one power of voting on the budget and that's it, basically--the committees that they spend a large part of their time on have no decision-making powers and mainly publish reports. So, there's basically no very intense discussion on actual policies and it becomes a personality contest.

If you want to criminalise young people properly, better start really early:

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/04/new-york-state-police-handcuff-shackle-connor-ruiz

Sol Campbell won't be winning any personality contests.

politics meets reality tv
who'll be next, fucking posh spice stands in windsor, micheal buble in the wirral

He's a villain sir and a jailbird.

maybe this can explain aldi's rise and the fact their customers keep coming back for more

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cocaine-worth-15m-discovered-in-aldi-crates-of--bananas-10225075.html

Aldi has unwittingly taken delivery of a huge shipment of cocaine, for the second time in 18 months, across 13 of its stores in Berlin.