bickster Posted October 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2021 Just now, StefanAVFC said: Not his friend though. That depends on the context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 One useful piece of context is knowing she's the godmother to one of his children. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: One useful piece of context is knowing she's the godmother to one of his children. Not the most exclusive club though is it 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2021 The Queen is going to give Southend the status of being a city in memory of Sir David Amess, announced by Johnson Say what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, bickster said: The Queen is going to give Southend the status of being a city in memory of Sir David Amess, announced by Johnson Say what? He campaigned for it for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: He campaigned for it for years. Well isn't that the ultimate sacrifice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted October 18, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 Also today Quote Good Law Project has successfully forced the Government to reveal the names of the 47 companies in the PPE VIP lane. The Information Commissioner has ordered the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to disclose the names of these 47 companies to us within 35 calendar days. The Information Commissioner wrote in her decision earlier today: “The DHSC has not disclosed the requested information, nor advised the Commissioner that it considers it is otherwise exempt by virtue of another exemption. The DHSC has therefore failed to comply with its obligations under FOIA.” She also warned that “failure to comply may result in the Commissioner making written certification of this fact to the High Court pursuant to section 54 of the Act and may be dealt with as a contempt of court”. Good Law Project 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, bickster said: The Queen is going to give Southend the status of being a city in memory of Sir David Amess, announced by Johnson Say what? Wtaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 So what they're saying is, if you sacrifice an MP, the local area will get what it wants? Watch out *insert local MP*, people are tired of *insert local issue*. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Straggler Posted October 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Xann said: I know I've written about it before, but my mother-in-law was an American. She died of Cancer after 2 years of treatment. Before she got sick she had several successful businesses, multiple houses, and medical insurance. Even with all that by the time she passed she had lost all the businesses, and the family home was foreclosed on with the family still living in it. There was nothing left other than a mountain of debt. The amount hospitals charge is an outrage, the ability to provide treatments and services that you find out after the event are out of network (not covered by insurance) is a business in itself. The insurance companies are there to not pay for things, they are perfectly happy to see you die as cheaply as possible. They will fight you when you need all your energy to fight whatever you are struggling with. They don't want you to get better, they want to take your home when you die. Just look at what they charge for insulin in the US. The NHS ain't perfect, but it is SO much better than the private alternative. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 17 hours ago, Straggler said: I know I've written about it before, but my mother-in-law was an American. She died of Cancer after 2 years of treatment. Before she got sick she had several successful businesses, multiple houses, and medical insurance. Even with all that by the time she passed she had lost all the businesses, and the family home was foreclosed on with the family still living in it. There was nothing left other than a mountain of debt. The amount hospitals charge is an outrage, the ability to provide treatments and services that you find out after the event are out of network (not covered by insurance) is a business in itself. The insurance companies are there to not pay for things, they are perfectly happy to see you die as cheaply as possible. They will fight you when you need all your energy to fight whatever you are struggling with. They don't want you to get better, they want to take your home when you die. Just look at what they charge for insulin in the US. The NHS ain't perfect, but it is SO much better than the private alternative. …and then people will vote tory election after election and slowly but surely more and more of the system is privatised and monetised and then those tory voters get angry that when they want to use one specific part of the cradle til grave system, they have to pay with their house. They’ll complain they did their research, they were an educated decision maker. But this isn’t what they psychically envisaged when they used their brain power to vote for a tory. They’ll think they’ve been cheated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 4 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: One useful piece of context is knowing she's the godmother to one of his children. Also, almost as if to bolster @mjmooney's point about the recent murderer of the MP being British, Ali is also of Somali descent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 7 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Looks like the Tories and their media are using this as an opportunity to combat "the left" for calling them nasty names on Twitter, despite the fact this was not a left wing attack and certainly not someone inspired by the whole 'Tory Scum' thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) In principle, it's a nice tribute to a murdered colleague. It costs nothing, and it doesn't really do anything, but it was something he was passionate about and leaves him a legacy for his friends, family and constituents to remember, so why not. However I distinctly recall that when Jo Cox was murdered, Boris's suggestion for the best way to honour her was to "get Brexit done". Edited October 18, 2021 by Davkaus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 hours ago, bickster said: The Queen is going to give Southend the status of being a city in memory of Sir David Amess, announced by Johnson Say what? She’s clearly never been to Southend… it’s often described as a word that rhymes with city… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) BBC News Quote Liz Truss and Dominic Raab are to share the grace-and-favour Chevening House mansion, ending a row between them over who should have access to it. The foreign secretary and deputy PM had been at loggerheads over the Grade 1-listed, 115-room country house in Kent since last month's cabinet reshuffle. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided they should both have use of it for personal and work use. The building was gifted to the nation in the 1950s. Since then, it has been up to the prime minister to decide who uses Chevening, with the foreign secretary the usual beneficiary. Edited October 19, 2021 by blandy link & quote fettling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 13 hours ago, mjmooney said: BBC News I smell a sitcom! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 18, 2021 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I smell a sitcom! I smell a movie. Dumb and Dumberer: When Dom met Liz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 18, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2021 6 hours ago, bickster said: The Queen is going to give Southend the status of being a city in memory of Sir David Amess, announced by Johnson Say what? Do you think it will stop Southend referring to its airport as London? Thought not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) Looking at the proposed 'David's Law'. I think it may make the title of this thread and a decent number of the posts on here against the law. I'm a bit mixed on this one as I do think that the internet needs to be better regulated to prevent the spread of hate, violence and lies, but I don't trust the Tories to use it for anything much other than to silence critics. Combine this proposal with the other little ditty Raab dropped the other day, when they get to overrule the courts if the Govt think the courts have got it wrong and we have another shift towards autocracy. Edited October 19, 2021 by Straggler Spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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