It’s handy when someone starts off:

Right. I’m going to call it.

It is a pretty good indicator that what follows is a cloud of heffer dust, so you can save time by not reading it.

And isn’t the BBC presently reporting that ‘no government ministers were present’ at the meetings about the NHS that the labour party are reporting on?

Erm… yes… except Liam Fox, the secretary of state for international trade, who was present at all of them.

Does he not count, then?

From the Grauniad:

Labour source tells me BBC informed them Boris Johnson would do an Andrew Neil interview next week.

Turns out no such agreement had been reached.

If Tory leader isn’t subjected to same scrutiny as Mr Corbyn, but his team was told he would be, that’s a problem for the BBC. https://twitter.com/RobBurl/status/1199461520780021760 …

Eh? If the BBC was biased towards Boris, wouldn’t he be willing to do the interview?

In a fair representation type of way you would expect for all the interview to be lined up and agreed before any of them took place. Unless Andrew Neil is going to empty chair Boris.

Kelvin – they don’t; how can they?
I’m sure there will be attempts at behind the scenes persuasion and public embarrassment.
As for Kerley’s comment, wouldn’t it be great if Neil empty chaired Johnson? What about Johnson being represented by a puppet?

They are technical talks, from non-political negotiating teams, exploring each others’ systems, and indicating areas for future discussion.

Whatever. There are pretty damning comments regarding what will be and what won’t be acceptable and/or necessary. A couple interesting points here regarding regulations and custom union/single market.

In the 451 pages of the US – UK negotiation meetings made public today – the text in the attached 2 images stand out for me and my team @remainutd so far pic.twitter.com/VIsj2xsLVV

— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) November 27, 2019

May tried avoiding everything. It didn’t really work that well for her. I expect he’ll do it, but Cummings will have a whole series of dead cats lined up for that day.

Because the govt isn’t/wouldn’t be capable of doing it. Otherwise it would already be forcing change on the private companies through legislation and oversight. Govt’s of either colour over the last 20 – 30 years, I am referring to.

Boomer, we kind of did this when the openreach thing came up, but look at the recent history ( 10 years ) of the East coast line. I work in private industry. Some of it is really shitly done. This idea that public sector: bad, private sector: good, is absolute bunk. Particularly when the taxpayer gets to carry the risk and the private sector gets to trouser any profits.

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You what? It couldn’t have worked better!

It literally, mathematically, didn’t work at all. Corbyn wasn’t elected by the entryists, their scheme failed completely, all they did was give money to the Labour party. Sorry, just facts.

Don’t know if he’s Cummings or goings?

Apparently… pic.twitter.com/CRnEKZ16eP

— Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) November 27, 2019

If he has resigned as SPAD in chief, has he cut all links to tories?
He can resign but continue as before.

…..but can now say whatever the hell he likes as he’s no longer bound by rules of electoral purdah.

Classic Dom.

Labour chipping away

Westminster Voting Intention:

CON: 41% (-1)
LAB: 34% (+2)
LDM: 13% (+1)
BXP: 5% (=)

Via @SavantaComRes, 25-26 Nov.
Changes w/ 20-21 Nov.

— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) November 27, 2019

About Cummings from BBC news website….’However, the BBC has confirmed with the Cabinet Office that he resigned as a special adviser at the start of the campaign – along with all the other special advisers – as a formality.

Stepping down at that point meant he would be able to campaign without breaking any rules.’

in other words, nothing to see here.

Just been listening to John Curtice comment on MRP/YouGov poll; poll size c100k so statistically valid.
Bleak.
Needs major cock-up by Johnson and stellar performance by Corbyn to recover lost ground – provided, as always, that poll results are (relatively) representative.
If Johnson avoids Andrew Neil that will massively help tory cause.
Corbyn needs to find new front on which to attack – and at same time maintain pressure on tories known weak spots and lies.
Disappointingly, LDs appear to be going nowhere in terms of seats although they may be winning more votes
Equally disappointing is that the Greens appear to be making no progress; if there was ever a time when their share of the vote should grow it’s now.

Two weeks left and this is not where I hoped Labour would be.

If I was a betting man….£20 on outright majority for tories.

Yeah constituency polling doesn’t look good for labour.

You really think the Conservatives can gain 60+ seats despite a few guaranteed losses in Scotland and Wales?

I think we might well see calderdale flip to labour aswell, for example.

Not so sure, I had a quick chat with a the guy I in the sandwich shop where I get lunch from a few times a week, he’s more labour but his constituency is tory/lib dem, he’s voting tactically for lib dem.

It’s all about preventing a tory majority, and pretty much every one I’ve spoken to is voting tactically other than the ones who blindly vote tory anyway.