OutByEaster? Posted March 29, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 29, 2018 Richard Branson has an army of poorly trained cost effective law administrators at hand I'm sure. More seriously in terms of Snowy's question, does this mean people will spend longer in cells awaiting trial, how long can someone be locked up awaiting trial, and given the problems our prisons already have after privatisation, what happens when these people get backed up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 We had to submit one question for Theresa May in advance of her Wales visit and this is what happened 'Speed-dating used to be confined to singles’ events at nightclubs or cheap TV programmes. It wasn’t meant to make the transition to political journalism, but these days it seems to be a preferred means of engagement for the Prime Minister and her advisers. If Theresa May wanted to convince me that she’d cracked Brexit, she could hardly have gone about it in a more inept way. A day before she arrived in Wales as part of her four-nation Brexit tour of the UK – which was taking place exactly 12 months in advance of our departure from the EU – I was asked by a Number 10 press officer to send in the single question I would be allowed to ask her. This I did – knowing that if I failed to do so, I wouldn’t get a question at all. Surely this made New Labour control freakery – which I also experienced – appear positively benign. What faith can one have in a political leader who wants to know all the questions they will face in advance?' https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/submit-one-question-theresa-advance-14474745.amp?__twitter_impression=true More control-freakery weirdness at the link. Upshot: she can't think on her feet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 31, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2018 58 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: We had to submit one question for Theresa May in advance of her Wales visit and this is what happened 'Speed-dating used to be confined to singles’ events at nightclubs or cheap TV programmes. It wasn’t meant to make the transition to political journalism, but these days it seems to be a preferred means of engagement for the Prime Minister and her advisers. If Theresa May wanted to convince me that she’d cracked Brexit, she could hardly have gone about it in a more inept way. A day before she arrived in Wales as part of her four-nation Brexit tour of the UK – which was taking place exactly 12 months in advance of our departure from the EU – I was asked by a Number 10 press officer to send in the single question I would be allowed to ask her. This I did – knowing that if I failed to do so, I wouldn’t get a question at all. Surely this made New Labour control freakery – which I also experienced – appear positively benign. What faith can one have in a political leader who wants to know all the questions they will face in advance?' https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/submit-one-question-theresa-advance-14474745.amp?__twitter_impression=true More control-freakery weirdness at the link. Upshot: she can't think on her feet. Maybot V2.0.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 All fine, as long as foreign leaders will submit to the same process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Difficult to know who's software interface is most in need of a patch, Maybot or Walesonline. We've got half a shit story that we've actually completely misunderstood the point of, we've tenuously linked it to your area, before you can read it, please click on this shit survey and receive sponsored messages, please don't disable pop ups. Our instinct over time has always been wrong, from the 1930's, through the 1980's to now, we have been on the side of the bosses but you haven't noticed. and Walesonline is no better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted April 1, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 3/29/2018 at 20:00, OutByEaster? said: Richard Branson has an army of poorly trained cost effective law administrators at hand I'm sure. Nothing would surprise me with that insidious word removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Quote Malnourished pupils with grey skin are "filling their pockets" with food from school canteens in poor areas due to poverty, head teachers say. The heads, from various parts of England and Wales, described differences in the appearance of some pupils. One head said: "My children have grey skin, poor teeth, poor hair; they are thinner." The government said measures were in place to tackle poverty. Lynn, a head teacher from a former industrial town in Cumbria, who did not want to give her full name, was one of a number of head teachers speaking to reporters at the National Education Union conference in Brighton. They were highlighting the issues faced by an increasing number of children growing up in poverty, and how their experiences affect their education. BBC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Gavin Williamson joins in with April Fools': Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Have I Got News For You is 'too vicious' for women, says Nadine Dorries Quote MP Nadine Dorries says Have I Got News For You is "too vicious" for most female guests, and does not "lend itself to women feeling comfortable". Ms Dorries appeared on the BBC panel show in 2012 - but said she has turned down all further offers. She was speaking after team captain Ian Hislop said female politicians were "more reticent" to be the guest host. Ten male politicians have sat in the host's seat, but Anne Widdecombe is the only female politician to have done so. Ms Dorries told BBC News: "I just don't think Have I Got News For You is a programme which lends itself to women feeling comfortable. I find it too vicious. "I know people like that. That's why they love the programme - it's so successful. I just find it too vicious, too abrasive. "It's all about banter - women don't banter in that way, or very rarely. You might get the odd woman who would, but most women don't banter in that way, don't have that degree of aggression." ...more on link Just let me get this straight: this is Nadine Dorries saying that she finds something too abrasive and too vicious? She does go on to say that, " You might get the odd woman who..." Yes, Nadine, one might if one looked hard enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 4 hours ago, snowychap said: I was expecting the publication to be "Razzle" and not the Beano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted April 4, 2018 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2018 So, just to confirm that today, Boris Johnson, the Secretary of State, has been caught making up a lie about actual evidence of the origin of the poison used in the recent attack. He's created a fact told to him allegedly by one of our top scientific organisations which they've come out today and refuted. They have no idea where it came from and they certainly haven't told him that they do. He's then used the fact that he completely made up to remove the diplomats of a foreign power from the UK and to encourage other nations to expel diplomats from Russia from their own countries in sympathy with his position. Essentially, he's lied as Secretary of state and then used that lie to act against a foreign power - something that would traditionally lead to calls for his resignation. Meanwhile, the Russians (who are still pretty likely to have been involved in the attack) are now chuckling to themselves because it's almost impossible for the Secretary of state to make a claim against them without highlighting the fact that he's already made up a lie about him knowing it for a fact (and encouraging people to talk about his resignation). They've made a comedy effort to offer a joint investigation for sizzle and giggles on the back of that. Meanwhile, the great and good in the British media have pretty much ignored the outright lie from the Secretary of state, burying it below stories on the gender pay gap and the Duke of Edinburgh's hip. The Secretary of state himself has also been busy, he's had his office delete a whole bundle of tweets where he presented his outright lie and has blamed the Leader of the Opposition (who had suggested we should investigate for evidence prior to throwing out accusations) telling anyone who will listen that Mr Corbyn is clearly a treasonous wretch for not going along with the story he made up and must be a Russian lackey. Have I missed anything? 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 29 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Boris Johnson He is just one of those "In plain site" type people. Their "Odd little ways" and little mistakes and mumbles often exist to cover up something. Sadly in the case of Boris, he quite adequately I feel hides the fact from the public at large that he is a thick useless word removed. I think he is the Foreign secretary though which makes it worse I suppose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Have I missed anything? the truth ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 4, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: the truth ? It's certainly true that he's lied in order to push for action without waiting for evidence - a lie that's been underlined now that the evidence isn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 12 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: the great and good in the British media have pretty much ignored the outright lie from the Secretary of state, burying it below stories on the gender pay gap and the Duke of Edinburgh's hip. Tuesday Media: I'm very concerned about racism in politics. Wednesday Media: I don't want to talk about Boris Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted April 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 15 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Essentially, he's lied as Secretary of state and then used that lie to act against a foreign power That is completely untrue, isn't it? Johnson is a complete dickhead and utterly unsuitable to be in any kind of position of responsibility, for sure. but making stuff up like that is the sort of thing you'd expect him to do, not people criticising him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2018 10 hours ago, blandy said: That is completely untrue, isn't it? Johnson is a complete dickhead and utterly unsuitable to be in any kind of position of responsibility, for sure. but making stuff up like that is the sort of thing you'd expect him to do, not people criticising him. Hasn't he expelled diplomats on the basis of his evidence of Russian responsibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Hasn't he expelled diplomats on the basis of his evidence of Russian responsibility? The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of Her Majesties Government letting fly with playground level bullshit, on camera. You can go far with good connections and a PM that's playing at party politics with the Foreign Office, during Brexit, itself triggered by a PM playing at party politics before serving the interests of the nation. Anyway... ... I'm guessing there's other evidence pointing at the Russians that he knew he shouldn't divulge? I'm also guessing BJ doesn't want the Russians, or the UK public, to know just how closely we can be watched when they put their minds to it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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