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The Lebedev peerage affair looks set to halt the Johnson recovery – politicalbetting.com

This afternoon Keir Starmer demanded that Westminster’s intelligence and security committee should probe the circumstances in which Johnson made Evgeny Lebedev a peer of the realm. The Guardian reports:
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In reality of course this is mainly a North London, Islington set issue, especially given Lebedev has already denounced Putin anyway.
Note too Lebedev has given a lot of support to homeless charities, he is more worthy of a peerage than many
Is there any logical reason this would have happened?
https://twitter.com/IevgenMatiushe1/status/1500512477179691012?t=8-gNiiwKSQIf6xBjikMCAA&s=19
Remember, until 1999 the qualification for around 50% of the Lords was 'must have emerged from the right vagina in the right order with a penis.'
But compared to say, Archer, Fox or Morgan that's a very sane qualification for a peerage...
Is it allowed for free keeping equipment?
"Get familiar with #Transnistria
You will soon be hearing a lot more about it"
Rubio signalling that US Int believes that Russia are going to start doing things from Transnistria?
11 p difference.
And I frequently comment on PB, a distinguished global discussion forum for the great and the good (and some others).
And I dedicated my life to working in the public sector, for the greater good.
Can I have a peerage please? Thanks.
Important that Blinken was in Moldova today. Hopefully this crisis means we can start dealing with Putin's baleful influence everywhere.
If you get a chance, GO. We will not see its like again. It is one of THOSE shows
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/feb/15/the-world-of-stonehenge-review-british-museum
"This is an exceptional exhibition, of the sort that leaves you almost bewildered at how much has been brought together into one large space at the same time. It truly is up there with the big blockbuster exhibitions of the sort that you remember for the rest of your life."
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/british-museums-stonehenge-exhibition-is-eye-poppingly-wonderful-51964/
The leaked Russian intelligence report suggests his regime will collapse without Russian support and their people in Syria obviously aren't a high priority at the moment. Could Erdogan do something useful here?
PS: had a hard afternoon in the garden so I will blame it on fatigue.
1. It is sad and depressing to blame individuals for the actions of their government
2. The vast majority of Russians are not responsible for the war in Ukraine
3. The war is terrible
There's no charge for the amusement caused by 'free keeping equipment.'
Jesus. What would it take to excite you?
It has 10,000 year old shamanic antler head dresses, enormous gold hats from France and Ireland, the gory remains of Europe's earliest battlefield, a 5000 year old chalk drum dedicated to three buried and hugging children, and it ends with William Blake etchings. It is incredible
The chalk drum alone is worth the entry money. Never exhibited before.
"The ‘Most Important’ Prehistoric Artwork to Be Discovered in the U.K. in a Century Is Finally Going on Public View at the British Museum"
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-chalk-drum-discovery-2071538
What does it lack? Stampeding dinosaurs?
We'd hear more of it then for sure.
I also cycled quite a lot of the way, although I chickened out of cycling along Loch Ness to Inverness. It looked on the steep side.
The trail by Loch Lochy was great though, and I actually made it all round the loch. This had nothing to do with the fact that I wasn't sure where the turning was and went straight past it...
Alongside anti privately educated bigotry, these are the last two acceptable bigotries.
Bankers are the lifeblood of the economy, pensioners in particular, would struggle without our contribution to the exchequer and the management of your pensions.
I've spent today working to ensure Mr Putin and his minions are financially castrated, I deserve at least a peerage for my work for the greater good.
But yes, go go go!
Don't take my word for it, see the critics:
"Stupendous: The World of Stonehenge at the British Museum reviewed"
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/stupendous-the-world-of-stonehenge-at-the-british-museum-reviewed
"This epic show about the world’s most famous stone circle will go down as a landmark exhibition in the British Museum’s impressive history. If I could, I would give it 7 stars."
https://www.timeout.com/london/museums/the-world-of-stonehenge
Don't miss the incredibly creepy 4000 year old wooden fishermen dolls rom Yorkshire.
He truly is Britain Trump.
Things are so stressful at work I am yet to see The Batman. Might go for the 8pm showing tonight,
Should be home for midnight.
Brilliant to see, so it would be nice if Putin could stop threatening the end of the world, just as the world is reborn
Also, frankly, I fancied sailing along Loch Ness.
Why, I bet they can't even spell legislature!
The house of Lords needs to be rethought as the House of 'whatever it is that collectively got them there'.
Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Gavin Williamson... I think not.
Sir David Attenborough - seems good.
Lords should be restricted too. Ex-PMs = automatic, ex-lotos=automatic, perhaps some others. Ancestry? No.
https://twitter.com/GuyChazan/status/1500399755024863234
"Governor of Russia’s Kuzbass region assailed by furious mothers of Russian soldiers. “They’re just cannon fodder.”"
"'Boomerang’ effect as young people pour back into London"
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-population-increase-covid-pandemic-young-people-return-b982590.html
You can actually feel this on the streets. Suddenly everyone is back, but they seem to be five years younger than they were, this of course has nothing to do with me being considerably older
Good news for the UK economy, anyroad
I wonder if he's mulling another bid? If Trump were to get badly tarnished by the whole Putin thing, he could be an obvious beneficiary.
Fort Augustus with its flight of locks is fabulous and though we had fish finders on board we didn't find Nessie
Mind you my late father in law and his brothers traversed the canal many times when they went to fish in Ireland
(Without milk or sugar. Or tea.)