The AM Glass Box
Good morning. How lovely to be back. There will be fireworks tonight.
You may have read your morning paper and listened to the radio, and have some ideas you want to hear on PM tonight.
Perhaps a question about something in the news you would like answered - or better still, direct experience of something topical. Or maybe there's an aspect to a big story you haven't heard explored that you would like to hear.
The PM team will meet in a real glass box at 11am. Why not be part of the meeting by sharing your thoughts in this virtual glass box?
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Welcome back Eddie! Sequin did a sterling job in your absence. You were lucky to miss all the chaos on Monday. Our comments were playing "now you see it, now you don't" and some of us only just made it through. We nearly lost Big Sister! It was mayhem.
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Perhaps, Lady Sue, it was a dastardly plot by Eddie? Had you thought of that? Sending down the birds to eat the breadcrumb trail that would have led me back to the Blog .....
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2 BigSis
I certainly doubt that his absence was a matter of 'luck'.
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These BBC blogs have been very slow to down load this morning.
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Slow? I could have hard boiled an Oeuf!
“I was breaking my fast this AM. “Excellent vin” I thought – MEP resigns over.... Second MEP resigns over same thing – allegedly – “superb fromage et pain!” I cried! And a former MoP and now Lord discussing the same subject on the Today programme - I quaffed my wine along to what I could swear was sobbing. Nah! perhaps it was just my slurps! I think that answers the query in the strapline of the above thread PM, no? Forklift truck incident. lol
Now PM – said French Foreign Minister who was reported being rude about one of our MoPs and his Party’s view on the EEU – I hope he is or was a medical man? French politician I mean. More please – I do admit the occasionally slight to those overseas but I feel slurred party I can NOW do business with now after my Fast was Brokered.
Buying a burglar alarm after the family silver has been stolen? Just said on the Today programme – as I was putting away the draft of my future nominee for Nobel Literary prize (“Mare Mall” is its new title – sorry Edward) – putting it away in the safe when the “send” button depressed itself at the same time. Odd I thought on the day I stopped for the umpteenth time posting on MyBook site. Stephen Fry had a brief break I understand from a similar site and I was following him. But that "send" button? Hmm. I know one can “bind” keys on certain platforms – I always default to Immortal mode in those shoot ‘em up arenas – I hates being shot up myself you know, wuss I be.
Too late to by a burglar alarm now I suppose?
So Edward, where have you been?
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After the chaos of Monday, the inability to get the BBC site to load at all for some time this morning (and it's still very slow), and Ridian Brooke (sp.?) on 'Thought for the Day' talking about communication addiction (having taken his laptop to the bath to do his email), I'm beginning to wonder if someone somewhere is telling us something.
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I am writing this post in soprano to try to raise the tone. The weather forecast suggested that there were apaches hiding in the fog in the vale of york. Should we send in the cavalry? I think that carbon trading is abiut as sensible as time zone trading (see my earlier post) We should divert ant available money into research for alternative and/or more efficient energy sources and use. If we want to give the fat cats and bankers an oppertinity to milk the system we should start a research grant trading scheme. It is a sad fact that too many people are only concerned with their own fortunes. We should also remember that if we took all of the money from all of the rich people it is unlikely to be enough to resolve the crisis.
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The PM glass box for wednesday looked very twee (hawthorn?)
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So. Cameron got himself into trouble making a cast-iron guarantee about something he had no control of, and which he has now reneged on.
What does he do next? Makes another guarantee (did he call this one cast-iron?) about something he has no control of.
The chances of another reforming treaty like Lisbon coming along in the next couple of decades is zero.
The chances of all 26 other members agreeing to his other 'demands' must be close to zero.
Will the people be fooled again?
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I've had problems trying to get onto the website too and now the Glass Box picture has disappeared.
Are Monday's gremlins back?
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I have just now been getting the 404 error message.
If these problems had have been with a government website the BBC from "Today" through "You and Yours", "WATO" and on to PM would have carped on about it with no let up. Ministers would have been "called to account" as this is unacceptable in this day and age etc.
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Well luckily, for once, it seems fine this end. I had a dream last night involving Eddie. He'd lost his debit card and needed cash whilst on a crusie around Norway. I lent him a fiver :-)
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Could be, Lady Sue
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Is anyone else seeing this in a different format? It's amazing what one Radio presenter can do within a couple hours of returning from leave, isn't it? ;)
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Jonnie, you should never lend money to a Scot. It's the last you'll see of that fiver, you know ;o)
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I'm not suggesting dishonesty in my 15, by the way. Oh, and I'm married to a Scot and have found it very difficult to get my loans back from him in the past.
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#9. Sid
Too true, my friend.
All sensible people know that to get anything through in the European system you need allies. The larger the grouping you are in the more likely you will get your ideas accepted. Oh look, the Tories have aligned themselves into a small grouping.
Well,this means that to get any thing done means that Shamron will have to give away a lot.
Once again spin is being treated as fact, once again reality is being ignored for the sake of votes and keeping the Tory party together(until after the election).
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Seriously though - I'd like to hear a little more about the Isle of Man story as discussed on Today this morning. The Isle of Man is to lose a quarter of its income from Feb 2011 - which I gather is what they pay in VAT? I'd like it to be clarified a little more please.
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Definitely sickly website today - denial of service attack or what? Is 404 the new 502 ?
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16 BigSis
I have a shovel you're welcome to borrow.
;o)
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Don't worry, Lucien, I appear to have one of my own ;o)
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The blog is really playing up. I keep getting that 404 too and it all looks a bit different - sort of fatter. What have you done Eddie?
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He pressed the yellow button instead of the green one, at a guess, Sue ;o)
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William Hague stated that a legal block will be put on anymore national powers drifting from over hear to over there. This is all after the horse has bolted me thinks. It is common knowledge that they already have the powers they need to form something that looks like, walks like, and quacks like a federal state. This is why it was easy for Cameron to pontificate. If he was honest with him sen, he knows it won't happen while hes in power.
But, you have to look also at waht they would like to renegotiate. No doubt they will say it would be in the interests of the British public. What they really mean is mainly British Business interests and government social control. For instance, they would like to withdraw from the human rights act and much of the rulings that gave, for instance, pensioner parity, holiday pay for part-time workers, the fact that you don't have to work the hours employers would want, flexible working...and many rights and entitlements that would come under government (business) social control. Go figure!
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Jonnie (12) I read that as 'I lent him a liver'
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GM - ha ha. That would never happen though. No-one in their right mind would want Jonnie's liver - even on loan!
Welcome back Eddie. Gosh, now I'll have to re-think my storyline for the next episode. Didn't think you'd appear on a Friday. Or are you doing one-day weeks from now on? ;-)
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Annasee, I've some bad news for you - It's only Thursday ;o)
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Ref the conviction of 23 CIA in Italy
The conviction of 23 CIA operatives in Italy, and USA's refusal to extradite raises many questions. Have you got an international legal expert you can interview? Firstly, it’s surprising that Italy doesn’t have any extradition arrangements with USA. Does EU have an extradition treaty with USA? Apparently, the Berlusconi government won’t be pressing for extradition, but is it a political or judicial decision? As an EU member, shouldn’t UK be standing firm with it’s European members, by refusing the extradition of Gary McKinnon unless USA agrees to extradite the CIA convicts to EU (Italy)?
It seems to be all one-way. USA can demand extradition of Gary McK from UK; demand the extradition of the NatWest 3, demand extradition of Roman Polanski from Switzerland (non-EU), but isn't uilling to reciprocate.
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Re: Annasee, I see you are full of bile today ;-)
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Interesting item from the BBC re Shamrons EU debacle.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8343844.stm
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Old Tory policy on Europe: "We will not let matters rest."
New Tory policy on Europe: "Let's stand on the sidelines and shout Boo'!" (technically known as the 'Up Yours, Delors' approach.)
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I wonder if it's the whole BBC site - I get this: [an error occurred while processing this directive]
at bbc.co.uk
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Jonnie - wot, like your liver?? Actually, Big Sis, I think I thought today was Friday because I'm working tomorrow (therefore, in my brain, tomorrow =Saturday - you see I normally do one-day weeks ;-))
I'm playing for a funeral. Been asked to play Highland Cathedral. What a fantastic piece that is. New technology is so useful - from not knowing the piece at all 4 days ago, I've been able to look it up on You-tube, hear it played, download the music, & learn it, all without leaving the house. And without it costing anything (perfectly legally, I might add).
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Have a look at the edge of the universe here ...
http://www.flixxy.com/hubble-ultra-deep-field-3d.htm
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#35. Sid
Are you connecting this with the Tories policy on Europe in other words not related to planet Earth. Has Redwood been at the European ideas meeting?
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annasee@34: bet it wasn't as much fun as doing the 'Upshares' theme though, was it?
I hope we get another chance to hear your version. What WAS that hidden tune? ;-)
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Looter, no, he's just been trying to sing in Welsh.
Hi, Eddie! Bet you're glad to be back!
And thanks, Sequin.
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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
Ah! Obviously BBC people would never understand such a misuse of the English language. So let me enlighten y'all (particularly economic correspondents)
"If it ain't BROKERED, don't fix it"
That's better....
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I heard on the news the UN is to withdraw half it's staff in Afghanistan because of security concerns, quote: "...the situation is the worst it's ever been."
Eight years of 'western' presence in Afghanistan and it's going backwards. Why is it getting worse? How does withdrawing UN staff help? What will programmes will be affected? Will the Taliban take advantage of the vacuum? If NATO forces can't provide security for UN staff, what hope do they have of securing the whole of Afghanistan?
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Good questions, Richard
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Annasee, tomorrow I'm going to a cricket dinner, so what does that make today? Saturday?
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#42. Big Sister
"...tomorrow I'm going to a cricket dinner, so what does that make today?"
Cricket Dinner Eve?
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Could be, Richard! :o)
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I should add that this is the first (and probably last) cricket dinner I've ever been to, and my name isn't Shula Hebden.
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~45. Big Sister,
"...this is the first (and probably last) cricket dinner .."
They're not very tasty, I agree.
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Richard - Lol!
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#38. Frances O
For a moment I had to think what you were referring to. Then it all came back to me, yes wasn't that funny, must be on youtube some where.
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Is this what you were looking for, Looternite?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIwBvjoLyZc
;o)
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#49. Big Sister
Thanks, does bring a smile.
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I can't help thinking there's a strong likeness to Mr. Bean* .....
(*not Sean, obviously!)
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#51. Big Sister
Is that Sean Bean or Sean Bean depending how you pronounce them.
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