‘Right-wing moaners want key workers to play humble Oliver Twist’
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‘Right-wing moaners want key workers to play humble Oliver Twist’

Politics tamfitronics Columnist Kevin Maguire says that denouncing the Labour government as being in the unions’ pocket, simply for clearing up a Tory mess, is politics for the ignorantTories smear as greedy rogues our junior doctors and train drivers, says Kevin MaguireIt did not take long, of course, for the inner Mr Bumble to come out in many Conservatives, right-whingers, reactionaries and their media cheerleaders. When they smear as greedy rogues our junior doctors and train drivers – who not so very long ago they clapped as key workers – it is because they want them to play humble Oliver Twist, subsisting on thin gruel in the workhouse. And denouncing the Labour government as being in the unions’ pocket, simply for clearing up a Tory mess, is politics for the ignorant. Facts never bother Cons,...
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Politics Podcast: Good Or Bad Use Of Polling … Extended Cut
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Politics Podcast: Good Or Bad Use Of Polling … Extended Cut

Politics tamfitronics This is a special end-of-meteorological-summer installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast. Galen Druke speaks with pollsters Kristen Soltis Anderson and David Byler in an episode made entirely of “good or bad use of polling” examples.They consider why GOP primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy polls differently depending on survey methodology, what we can learn from post-debate polling, whether Nikki Haley used polling well in her debate performance and more.You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button in the audio player above or by downloading it in iTunesthe ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen.The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast is recorded Mondays and Thursdays. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes. Have a comment, question...
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A strange disease has taken hold of British politics
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A strange disease has taken hold of British politics

Politics tamfitronics Oct 3rd 2017By BAGEHOT | MANCHESTERBRITAIN is suffering from a very un-British affliction at the moment: millenarianism. A country that has always prided itself on its support for common sense and gradual change is being hijacked by people who believe that the end is nigh and the kingdom of God is upon us. Reuse this content
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The Crucial Role Trump’s Fake Electors Play in His Campaign
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The Crucial Role Trump’s Fake Electors Play in His Campaign

Politics tamfitronics The fake electors who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election results still have their hands in American politics.The fake electors have since donated en masse to Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, J.D. Vance, along with scores of other Republicans, according to campaign finance records obtained by The Guardian. Meshawn Maddock, one of the 16 fake electors criminally charged in Michigan and former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, has donated more than $1,800 to Trump this campaign cycle. Tyler Bowyer, a charged fake elector in Arizona, has donated $645 to the Republican nominee. A fake elector in Georgia who has not been criminally charged, David Hanna, has given at least $25,000 to Trump this year alone. “It is incredibly rare for politicians to accept campaign contributions from people under indictment,”...
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