bickster Posted November 17, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 21 minutes ago, bickster said: I wonder whose dick he’s sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 1 hour ago, bickster said: Paul Pogba’s agent would be uncomfortable putting that kind of markup for his services 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 17, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2020 Can we have an ironic shocked reaction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 He's since deleted it (hence not linking the original), but I imagine that if any Labour MP had referred to "Anglo-Jewish relations" then it would have been taking as incontrovertible evidence that the party was an antisemitic shambles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Good to see they're focusing on the important stuff eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Good to see they're focusing on the important stuff eh? There is a change in government in the US and buying weapons off them is a tried and tested way to curry favour with a new administration. Sweden announced the same thing the other week. Quote Sweden has announced a massive plan to boost its military forces. It comes amid growing tensions with Russia, which Sweden accused several times in recent years of violating its airspace and waters. The new investment, which is set to be rolled out between 2021 and 2025, will see a 40% increase in the country's military expenditure - the biggest since the 1950s. https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/28/sweden-plans-massive-boost-to-military-budget-amid-growing-tension-with-russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 There's plenty of evidence, but I refuse to accept that this is a real person 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: Good to see they're focusing on the important stuff eh? We need something to intimidate those damn French and their trawlers with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: Good to see they're focusing on the important stuff eh? why the hell are we planning to spend more on defence when we probably should be cutting the annual spend seeing we have bigger problems at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 19, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2020 Applause doesn't keep US defence contractors happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Applause doesn't keep US defence contractors happy. Exactly, and Boris has some serious bridge mending to do, and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 19, 2020 Moderator Share Posted November 19, 2020 4 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: Good to see they're focusing on the important stuff eh? Capital building project and given the locations of the large shipbuilding industry in this country... Portsmouth, Birkenhead, Tyneside, Glasgow and Belfast. It is actually a little bit surprising. Yes it's war and that, but it will secure a decent amount of skilled manufacturing jobs in areas that need the boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Who's paying for it, since the rich can still send their dosh off to tax havens? Ah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Is it weird that this Conservative govt is spending more money that Labour would ever spend? Not just on Covid stuff. Rishi is splashing the cash like he has a magic money tree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 19, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Davkaus said: There's plenty of evidence, but I refuse to accept that this is a real person Can confirm real. He grabbed me and shouted "you be **** loyal!" when explaining what whips were like in an A-level politics class. I wish I'd known then what a word removed he is but alas I was a naive 16/17 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xann Posted November 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2020 Quote Operation Moonshot: We’re suing We have now issued judicial review proceedings challenging the ‘Operation Moonshot’, We are proud to bring this important challenge alongside EveryDoctor, Dale Vince and Ecotricity, and Aron Cohen of diagnostics.ai. For weeks now the Government has refused to provide answers to simple questions around the programme for rapid turnaround testing, but its own documents reveal that work is already underway and that the programme could cost £100billion or more. Despite the potentially enormous commitment of public funds, Government will not disclose any information about what contracts they have already entered into. Our challenge is to the way in which they chose some rather odd counterparties – a familiar narrative to those of you who have been following the PPE scandal – and their failure to consult their own expert body, the National Screen Committee. We also have profound concerns that consent was never sought from Parliament for this absolutely mindblowing spend. At its heart, this is a modest and unambitious call for the bare bones of simple governance. What makes the case remarkable is the staggering sums involved – and the vital public health interest in getting it right. If you are in a position to do so, you can donate to the crowdfunded legal challenge. Good Law Project 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 53 minutes ago, ender4 said: Rishi is splashing the cash like he has a magic money tree! Funny you should say that. Quote The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has refused to disclose whether he will profit from a surge in the share price of the Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer Moderna, one of the biggest investments held by the hedge fund he co-founded before entering parliament. Moderna has become the latest biotech firm to announce successful trials of its vaccine, declaring on Monday that it was 94.5% effective in trials. Sunak was a founding partner of Theleme Partners, a major investor in Moderna, and one of the executives managing its US office. He left the firm in 2013, returning to the UK to pursue his political career. It is not known whether the chancellor retained any investment in the Theleme fund after leaving. Theleme is registered in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven which does not make company records public. Ordinarily, a partner in a hedge fund would own a stake in the management company and have money invested in its fund. A year ago, Sunak declared in the list of ministers’ interests that he was the beneficiary of a blind trust. The contents of the trust have not been disclosed to the public. Grauniad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: Can confirm real. He grabbed me and shouted "you be **** loyal!" when explaining what whips were like in an A-level politics class. I wish I'd known then what a word removed he is but alas I was a naive 16/17 year old. I feel like there's more to this story . . . give us the full deets from beginning to end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted November 19, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted November 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I feel like there's more to this story . . . give us the full deets from beginning to end Ok, the full story, he came into the class, talked for a bit about being an MP, had me up for a demonstration, did the “you be **** loyal!” bit, talked a bit and then left. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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