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3 hours ago, Demitri_C said:

They have had more pay increases than teachers and nhs staff. They get screwed far more over than them.So yeah they are not small people.

And what about the other small businesses that this is going to effect? They are the ones i have most sympathy for 

Also what about all the nhs staff that need the tube/train to get to work? Oh i guess we will have to cancel ops again. Brilliant

WTF??

Britain has a decision to make: the rule of Boris Johnson – or the rule of law?

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For 800 years, traditions and statute have protected citizens from tyranny. This PM will trash it all

Don’t succumb to Johnson derangement syndrome, they tell us. Stay calm. Keep a sense of proportion. Don’t get carried away. As a matter of self-care, that might be good advice for those at risk of bursting a blood vessel in their rage at this government and its leader. But learning to shrug off Boris Johnson’s conduct carries risks of its own. It can mean missing, or underreacting to, acts that merit furious opposition – such as when, before our very eyes, the prime minister destroys the principle that sits at the very foundation of a free society, a principle first codified in this country eight centuries ago and without which a life free of fear is impossible. I’m talking about the rule of law.

It’s so basic, we take it for granted. It’s the notion, spelt out in Magna Carta in 1215, that even those in power do not enjoy unlimited or unfettered authority, but are constrained by rules; that even the sovereign – the state – is subject to the law of the land. Only then can citizens feel relatively safe from the threat of arbitrary power, safe from a king – or prime minister – doing whatever the hell he likes.

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Gideon Rachman’s new book, The Age of the Strongman, includes Johnson alongside the likes of Donald Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Viktor Orbán – and this, despite the obvious differences, is one of the chief reasons why. What these men have in common is disdain for any constraint on their own power. If the law enables them to have their way, then it is legitimate. If it does not, it can be broken or ignored. Those who insist on it – lawyers and judges, for example – are demonised as politically motivated partisans, meddling, out-of-touch elitists, “enemies of the people”.

Yet the rule of law is anything but the preserve of the elite. It is the last, most precious protection of the weak against the whims of the strong. It is what stands between us and tyranny. Our prime minister poses a grave threat to it – and it’s not deranged to say so.

"I think I was here in April..."

I mean wtaf???

Check your **** diary, you prick.

You were either getting your cock sucked by someone you shouldn't have or you were on an official visit to a war zone.

Difficult to tell, I guess?

3 hours ago, bickster said:

I'm clearly not, it's broken.

 

POTY contender.

22 minutes ago, tonyh29 said:

 

1) Who will be Prime Minister? Ben Wallace

Ian Duncan Smith will be turning in his grave.

4 hours ago, Genie said:

Spoiler

Ok, but if fun which i’ll check back on in 12 months time.

1) Who will be Prime Minister? Priti Patel

2) How far will England get in the World Cup? Who cares??

3) Where will Villa finish in the PL? 8th.

4) Who gets relegated from the PL? Man U; Man City; Everton.

5) Is the war in Ukraine still going? If not how did it end? Yes.

6) What will the BoE base rate be? 2.25% or 8%

7) Whats the average household gas/electricity cap? £2000

8 ) Has Bono found what he was looking for? If yes, what was it? No. Something over the edge.

9) How much is a litre of Diesel? Just less than a pint of beer.

10) Have sha gone bust? No.

 

 

 

11 hours ago, MakemineVanilla said:

They didn't have their surplus value confiscated by the capitalist

Of course they did - or at least, almost all.

20 hours ago, Rodders said:

Nadine Dorries is unwell.

à la Jeffrey Bernard.

Thread:

7 hours ago, ml1dch said:

Looks like the UK might have gone and f***** it (more depressing-looking graphs on the thread).

 

Upper end of the fan has CPI at 12%+ by October - when the next expected price cap increase comes in for gas & electric. Not sure about the subsequent quick fall to 9% by March 2023.

Blimey, I remember starting a thread on here a fair few years ago with the title 'CPI 5% by Christmas?' (Thread mainly populated by @Gringo(late), @tonyh29, @bickster, @blandyand a few other fellow saddos/geeks ).

The worry of those times looks very tame.

1 hour ago, Davkaus said:

Once again, these pricks try to rewrite history. Signed a binding, international agreement on the basis that it would be reformed? That's certainly not how I recall the discussions around their "oven ready deal".

Rees-Mogg has been raising the idea of reneging on the things they didn't like wrt to EU exit and the associated treaties and agreements since early debates on the subject.

One of a number of things from back in 2019:

21 minutes ago, ml1dch said:

I wonder whether "it's just like getting a parking ticket" which seems to be the defence of choice for the lickspittles supporting him, is really the best one out there. Given Johnson's form...

 

 

Blimey, we're being governed by Fred Moffatt.

For the National, I like:

Eclair Surf - 14/1

Discorama - 40/1

Death Duty - 40/1

Good Boy Bobby - 33/1

41 minutes ago, avfcDJ said:

I wrote some poems about my lockdown journey and self-published it - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09W9YZJVJ

Was an amazing healing process.

3 hours ago, ender4 said:

Now I’m intrigued. How did people in the UK live before houses were fitted with central heating? It must have just been freezing all the time? Were people just used to being cold all the time?

Yes.

The trip to the bathroom that was added on to the kitchen extension was **** horrid - single bar heater was the only source of heat.

It's largely soulless bollocks.

11 hours ago, Brumerican said:

Just know that you don't need to spend much or even have many winners to do well.    This is a 5p stake (£3.10) total   and it's one of many similar  bets that all got me massive returns for peanuts..

Absolutely right. 50p e/w trixie had me dreaming for a while:

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Boom! You have won £90.00

Trixie (x8) Each Way

• W

  17th Mar CHELTENHAM 14:10 HANDICAP HURDLE 2m 7f 213y - Each Way

  8. Third Wind 20/1

  E/W Terms: 1/5 Odds | 7 Places
• W

  17th Mar CHELTENHAM 16:50 NOVICES' HURDLE 2m 0f 179y - Each Way

  2. Love Envoi 7/1

  E/W Terms: 1/5 Odds | 5 Places
• L

  17th Mar CHELTENHAM 17:30 HANDICAP CHASE 3m 2f 0y - Each Way

  23. Powerstown Park 40/1

  E/W Terms: 1/5 Odds | 5 Places

 

Stake: £4.00

Returns: £90.00

Death Duty and Run Wild Fred.

43 minutes ago, Genie said:

Cheap oil via the back door?

Slick.

15 hours ago, Rodders said:

Predicting now. Ukraine to win

2/1 with Ladbrokes currently.

16 hours ago, Xela said:

Just couldn't get in to Justified.

9 hours ago, HanoiVillan said:

 

I've heard the same claim made about Clent as well. It's surely nonsense, though I don't know how to check for sure.

Same claim made often about Worcester Beacon, too.

Grauniad:

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Boots is to offer individual lateral flow tests for as much as £5.99, including delivery, from Wednesday as retailers gear up for the end of widely available free tests.

The UK’s biggest pharmacy business said customers would be able to order one test online from Wednesday or pay £17 for a pack of four, including delivery within two days. These tests will include the option to send results to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) but they cannot be used for travel requiring a negative antigen test certificate.

From early March, Boots said it would be possible to pick up lateral flow tests in more than 400 of its stores for £2.50 for one or £12 for a pack of five. These cheaper tests will also be available online with four tests priced at £9.50. These tests don’t have the UKHSA reporting function.

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