"Paedophile who sexually assaulted stepdaughter allowed to stay in UK under ECHR rules Kicking sex offender from Democratic Republic of Congo out of Scotland would affect his ‘family life’, tribunal says"
You seem to have missed the full article because the Home Office appealed and it seems the Judge missed half the facts
The Home Secretary won an appeal against the ruling, in part because the interests of the stepdaughter had not been considered in an independent social work report that was crucial to allowing the original appeal.
It was also found that the potential risk MD might pose to his own children had not been taken into account. A new hearing is expected to take place this month.
Once a foreigner is convicted of a crime as evil as this - murder, rape, terrorism, child abuse - lawyers should be removed from the equation. At that point, when the villain has done his time, the RAF should take over, fly the villain into the airspace of his country of origin, strap him into a parachute - then push him out of the helicopter, saying "good luck"
Job done
Much better to be sexually abused by somebody born here.
That would be making the punishment fit the crime, but I’m surprised to find you so punitive in matters of punishment.
Clever twist!
Well, I was wondering who would carry it out. We no longer have a chief hangman but what about a chief well hung man?
I'm being quite greedy tonight. I've bought, and have roasting in the oven (breasts down, like all birds should be roasted because of gravity), a whole one kilo guinea fowl
I'm just going to fry a few chips and have various chutneys with it
I've got a nice bottle of Austrian white in the fridge; a 2018 Grüner Veltliner from Ebner-Ebenauer
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
Don't panic. Four converted tries in two minutes will see us over the line.
That was more like Australia versus Armenia
Have you got Shaun Edwards's phone number?
The only consolation for you Taffs is that England are nearly as bad
England really aren't that bad. Gatland without Edwards is like Robin without Batman.
England are bad in a different way. They have plenty of talent but the coaching is so dire they play like a team at least five places below in the rankings. And they are terrible chokers, and have been for years
Wales simply don't have the talent, right now - and I feel for them. Losing their one world class player - Rees Zammit - to NFL, was a horrible blow
Wales need to copy what Ireland did many years ago, and change their game from the grassroots up
The Regional game in Wales is in chaos.
Schools rugby is in very good order. We have them televised on S4C. Cowbridge Comp for example has a sixth form rugby academy. The trouble starts when they leave for Loughborough or Hartpury College they are after a while eligible for England.
State schools were once rugby only schools. For reasons of health and safety litigation football is more widely played in schools than it was.
Population is not on our side either. England have a pot of 10 times the potential talent than Wales, yet they still look to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to broaden the selection scope.
But all rugby nations do this, Ireland are absolutely ruthless in making foreigners eligible if it turns out their great grandmother once ate a potato
Oz and NZ trawl all of Polynesia for players, and with great success
Are there many countries that secretly make it illegal to say certain things about the PM?
Any country with libel laws make it illegal to say certain things about anyone if they are libellous, and if they aren't you can test the claim in court
In S Korea, you can be criminally prosecuted for slandering historical figures (and truth is not necessarily a defence). Quite an exciting business, being a Korean historian.
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
Worse -- it is the third consultation, and after that must come a statutory consultation when they finally apply for official planning consent. And this is for something designated "a project of national significance"...
Biden allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with US long range missiles it seems.
That's pretty huge!
I hope they haven't used too many already..
Due to operational issues they seem to have used very few, and the large cargo vessel offloading now is carrying bandages, soft toys, and widgets. Definitely not a shed-load of Putin-enders.
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
Then nothing would ever get built. Roads, either.
CBR is always difficult. Take this project: in my immediate area, there is to be a new station to the north of the town. The old airfield site to the east, which the new line cuts slightly through, is already planned to be a housing development. But there are vast swathes of fields to the north where another extension to the town could be built. With a new railway station handily placed.
How much is another five or ten thousand houses worth to the economy? How much of that should be allocated to the fact the railway was/is to be built?
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
Then nothing would ever get built. Roads, either.
CBR is always difficult. Take this project: in my immediate area, there is to be a new station to the north of the town. The old airfield site to the east, which the new line cuts slightly through, is already planned to be a housing development. But there are vast swathes of fields to the north where another extension to the town could be built. With a new railway station handily placed.
How much is another five or ten thousand houses worth to the economy? How much of that should be allocated to the fact the railway was/is to be built?
It's all a bit too much in my view. (Probably everybody's view) There needs to be a little more blind disregard and trampling of toes so that progress can actually happen.
Don't panic. Four converted tries in two minutes will see us over the line.
That was more like Australia versus Armenia
Have you got Shaun Edwards's phone number?
The only consolation for you Taffs is that England are nearly as bad
England really aren't that bad. Gatland without Edwards is like Robin without Batman.
England are bad in a different way. They have plenty of talent but the coaching is so dire they play like a team at least five places below in the rankings. And they are terrible chokers, and have been for years
Wales simply don't have the talent, right now - and I feel for them. Losing their one world class player - Rees Zammit - to NFL, was a horrible blow
Wales need to copy what Ireland did many years ago, and change their game from the grassroots up
The Regional game in Wales is in chaos.
Schools rugby is in very good order. We have them televised on S4C. Cowbridge Comp for example has a sixth form rugby academy. The trouble starts when they leave for Loughborough or Hartpury College they are after a while eligible for England.
State schools were once rugby only schools. For reasons of health and safety litigation football is more widely played in schools than it was.
Population is not on our side either. England have a pot of 10 times the potential talent than Wales, yet they still look to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to broaden the selection scope.
But all rugby nations do this, Ireland are absolutely ruthless in making foreigners eligible if it turns out their great grandmother once ate a potato
Oz and NZ trawl all of Polynesia for players, and with great success
Wales need to up their talent kidnapping game
When we do England steal them anyway. Have you heard Billy Vunipola's Pontypool accent?
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
National infrastructure should NOT be about making money.
When did they rename it the Principality Stadium? Annoying change
I don't like change
About 10 years ago....and of course we no longer have Twickers, its the Allianz...
It will forever be Billy Williams's cabbage patch to some of us.
See, even back in 1909 farmers were selling their land for redevelopment...
It turns out that a large part of Darlington was owned by Mrs Eek's family back in the 1850s. In fact one of the bridges on the ECML was built so the farmer could access his farm.
The weird bit is that we moved here in 1998 and only discovered this when her uncle tracked the family tree during Covid..
On canals, and probably railways too, such structures are called 'accommodation bridges', not because they are comfortable places to live but because their purpose is to 'accommodate' a landowner who might have pasture one one side and a milking parlour on the other.
I quite like low bridges called 'cattle creeps'. A couple I know would have trouble letting a cow through, height-wise.
I looked that up and came across this one at Wolverton, under a canal - hate to think what @MattW would think of a path being led through it.
But the 'accommodation crossings' - private level crossings, effectively, for the farmer - were also possible on railways for the obvious reason why they often aren't on a canal. Now regarded as a major safety issue, or perhaps cost issue, I believe.
When did they rename it the Principality Stadium? Annoying change
I don't like change
About 10 years ago....and of course we no longer have Twickers, its the Allianz...
It will forever be Billy Williams's cabbage patch to some of us.
See, even back in 1909 farmers were selling their land for redevelopment...
It turns out that a large part of Darlington was owned by Mrs Eek's family back in the 1850s. In fact one of the bridges on the ECML was built so the farmer could access his farm.
The weird bit is that we moved here in 1998 and only discovered this when her uncle tracked the family tree during Covid..
On canals, and probably railways too, such structures are called 'accommodation bridges', not because they are comfortable places to live but because their purpose is to 'accommodate' a landowner who might have pasture one one side and a milking parlour on the other.
I quite like low bridges called 'cattle creeps'. A couple I know would have trouble letting a cow through, height-wise.
I looked that up and came across this one at Wolverton, under a canal - hate to think what @MattW would think of a path being led through it.
Snip
But the 'accommodation crossings' - private level crossings, effectively, for the farmer - were also possible on railways for the obvious reason why they often aren't on a canal. Now regarded as a major safety issue, or perhaps cost issue, I believe.
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
National infrastructure should NOT be about making money.
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
Then nothing would ever get built. Roads, either.
CBR is always difficult. Take this project: in my immediate area, there is to be a new station to the north of the town. The old airfield site to the east, which the new line cuts slightly through, is already planned to be a housing development. But there are vast swathes of fields to the north where another extension to the town could be built. With a new railway station handily placed.
How much is another five or ten thousand houses worth to the economy? How much of that should be allocated to the fact the railway was/is to be built?
It's all a bit too much in my view. (Probably everybody's view) There needs to be a little more blind disregard and trampling of toes so that progress can actually happen.
I have some sympathy with that. I can see that a consultation for the broad route is a good idea - in this case, whether to go far south, this route, or one that approached Cambridge from the north. But having two consultations on the chosen route, and *then* a planning process, is a bit much. Why not go from the initial broad consultation to the planning process, during which changes will probably have to be made anyway.
Although I do think the route shown in this latest plan is better than the one in the first consultation, so it did serve a purpose.
Will Hutton makes a good argument for the changes to farming death duties in The Observer. I hadn't realised Thatcher had introduced it in 1984. So long as the wealthy prioritise and are incentivised to prioritise land ownership we will be a country in decline.
Most farmers aren't wealthy but income poor even if asset rich
Hutton's argument is that they can sell off part of the farm. It might even depress land values.
They have loads of options. Gift slices of the farm to their inheritors every 7 years and they need pay nothing at all.
The most obvious way to do this is by means of a partnership through which the capital can be transferred from one generation to the next over time whilst regulating the shares of profits (or losses) to reflect the work actually done on the farm.
There is a group with no obvious options: very old farmers who have held on to ownership, correctly under the exisiting law, and who won't have 7 years to rectify and rearrange. They should receive special treatment.
The slightly odd thing is that the government is sticking to the plan, suggesting that very few are affected because of exemptions, (that therefore it will raise little cash), but that the economy requires this change. This does its image little good at the very moment it holds rural seats for the first time in ages.
One extreme example I've heard of is a farmer in his 80s, sadly has advanced dementia and retains control of the business and assets (some farmers are very stubborn relinquishing control). Has a son working for the business. In this example, the easiest way out to avoid the tax is for the father to pass away before April 2026, gifting the whole estate to his son his will.
I can't emphasise there are quite a number of families who will still have grandparents holding all or majority of the land in their name, some in their 90s, with millions of assets to their name. Not suggesting this is the right way to run a business but will be interesting to see if the government buckle and allow an age based concession (personally I don't think they will)
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
When did they rename it the Principality Stadium? Annoying change
I don't like change
About 10 years ago....and of course we no longer have Twickers, its the Allianz...
It will forever be Billy Williams's cabbage patch to some of us.
See, even back in 1909 farmers were selling their land for redevelopment...
It turns out that a large part of Darlington was owned by Mrs Eek's family back in the 1850s. In fact one of the bridges on the ECML was built so the farmer could access his farm.
The weird bit is that we moved here in 1998 and only discovered this when her uncle tracked the family tree during Covid..
On canals, and probably railways too, such structures are called 'accommodation bridges', not because they are comfortable places to live but because their purpose is to 'accommodate' a landowner who might have pasture one one side and a milking parlour on the other.
I quite like low bridges called 'cattle creeps'. A couple I know would have trouble letting a cow through, height-wise.
I looked that up and came across this one at Wolverton, under a canal - hate to think what @MattW would think of a path being led through it.
But the 'accommodation crossings' - private level crossings, effectively, for the farmer - were also possible on railways for the obvious reason why they often aren't on a canal. Now regarded as a major safety issue, or perhaps cost issue, I believe.
When did they rename it the Principality Stadium? Annoying change
I don't like change
About 10 years ago....and of course we no longer have Twickers, its the Allianz...
It will forever be Billy Williams's cabbage patch to some of us.
See, even back in 1909 farmers were selling their land for redevelopment...
It turns out that a large part of Darlington was owned by Mrs Eek's family back in the 1850s. In fact one of the bridges on the ECML was built so the farmer could access his farm.
The weird bit is that we moved here in 1998 and only discovered this when her uncle tracked the family tree during Covid..
On canals, and probably railways too, such structures are called 'accommodation bridges', not because they are comfortable places to live but because their purpose is to 'accommodate' a landowner who might have pasture one one side and a milking parlour on the other.
I quite like low bridges called 'cattle creeps'. A couple I know would have trouble letting a cow through, height-wise.
I looked that up and came across this one at Wolverton, under a canal - hate to think what @MattW would think of a path being led through it.
Snip
But the 'accommodation crossings' - private level crossings, effectively, for the farmer - were also possible on railways for the obvious reason why they often aren't on a canal. Now regarded as a major safety issue, or perhaps cost issue, I believe.
Don't panic. Four converted tries in two minutes will see us over the line.
That was more like Australia versus Armenia
Have you got Shaun Edwards's phone number?
The only consolation for you Taffs is that England are nearly as bad
England really aren't that bad. Gatland without Edwards is like Robin without Batman.
England are bad in a different way. They have plenty of talent but the coaching is so dire they play like a team at least five places below in the rankings. And they are terrible chokers, and have been for years
Wales simply don't have the talent, right now - and I feel for them. Losing their one world class player - Rees Zammit - to NFL, was a horrible blow
Wales need to copy what Ireland did many years ago, and change their game from the grassroots up
The Regional game in Wales is in chaos.
Schools rugby is in very good order. We have them televised on S4C. Cowbridge Comp for example has a sixth form rugby academy. The trouble starts when they leave for Loughborough or Hartpury College they are after a while eligible for England.
State schools were once rugby only schools. For reasons of health and safety litigation football is more widely played in schools than it was.
Population is not on our side either. England have a pot of 10 times the potential talent than Wales, yet they still look to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to broaden the selection scope.
But all rugby nations do this, Ireland are absolutely ruthless in making foreigners eligible if it turns out their great grandmother once ate a potato
Oz and NZ trawl all of Polynesia for players, and with great success
Wales need to up their talent kidnapping game
With the new rules on eligibility, you can't really "kidnap" talent anymore in the way NZ / Australia / England used to do. It opens up great opportunity for smaller nations to a) get their players back and b) go stealing players if they drop out of favour. Scotland have been highly effective at this.
We've discussed major new projects in the past, the costs, planning etc. I just thought I'd link to the latest consultation document for the new East-West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge. If built, this would be a new-build 100MPH railway line.
This is the second consultation, after one in 2021.
Note the size of the document (this is *not* an official planning document), and the way various options for certain sections are presented, marked and ranked. It is about as far from just scribbling crayons on a map as it is possible to get.
This is one reason these projects cost such a lot of money. The problem is, it might just end up with an improved project at the end of it. But how many consultations are required? I think we had one for the broad route options, then when that was decided, one in 2021 for the route, and now this second one, with minor changes. Only after changes from this consultation are incorporated will planning consent be considered.
(Edit: no cattle creeps or accommodation bridges, in the strict sense of the term.)
I'd prefer a similar document that tells me how this enterprise will make money for investors. Railways should be about making money. The sooner the government gets out of the financial affairs of transport, the better.
It would probably be easier to make money if the state didn't oblige them to spend so much time and effort on multiple rounds of consultations, changes of plan, and expensive tunnelling to appease locals...
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
Will they get sued?
They should be, sadly for senior politicos if they sued every time somebody posted something defamatory about them every lawyer in the UK would be needed.
I am determined to uncover the true number of crimes committed by illegal migrants. I’ve been told “The information requested is not available from published statistics.” The Home Office knows, but refuses to tell us… I am going to dig and dig and dig. The truth will come.
May be of interest to one or two here - Proviz have 70% off on some of their winter cycling jackets for clearance, which are padded with artificial down, with nice zips for coolth, and deep pockets. Brings them down to £30 from £100.
I have a Proviz, and these things are insanely reflective.
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Robert Peston @Peston With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
I am determined to uncover the true number of crimes committed by illegal migrants. I’ve been told “The information requested is not available from published statistics.” The Home Office knows, but refuses to tell us… I am going to dig and dig and dig. The truth will come.
Will Hutton makes a good argument for the changes to farming death duties in The Observer. I hadn't realised Thatcher had introduced it in 1984. So long as the wealthy prioritise and are incentivised to prioritise land ownership we will be a country in decline.
Most farmers aren't wealthy but income poor even if asset rich
Hutton's argument is that they can sell off part of the farm. It might even depress land values.
They have loads of options. Gift slices of the farm to their inheritors every 7 years and they need pay nothing at all.
The most obvious way to do this is by means of a partnership through which the capital can be transferred from one generation to the next over time whilst regulating the shares of profits (or losses) to reflect the work actually done on the farm.
There is a group with no obvious options: very old farmers who have held on to ownership, correctly under the exisiting law, and who won't have 7 years to rectify and rearrange. They should receive special treatment.
The slightly odd thing is that the government is sticking to the plan, suggesting that very few are affected because of exemptions, (that therefore it will raise little cash), but that the economy requires this change. This does its image little good at the very moment it holds rural seats for the first time in ages.
One extreme example I've heard of is a farmer in his 80s, sadly has advanced dementia and retains control of the business and assets (some farmers are very stubborn relinquishing control). Has a son working for the business. In this example, the easiest way out to avoid the tax is for the father to pass away before April 2026, gifting the whole estate to his son his will.
I can't emphasise there are quite a number of families who will still have grandparents holding all or majority of the land in their name, some in their 90s, with millions of assets to their name. Not suggesting this is the right way to run a business but will be interesting to see if the government buckle and allow an age based concession (personally I don't think they will)
They should never have started down this track in the way they have. If they don't deal with the 'dead in 7 years because 93' group, they will cause some pain. If they do plug the gap, the next group to hit the headlines will be the 'healthy farmer aged 48 dies suddenly, tragic family face £2 million tax bill'.
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Robert Peston @Peston With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
I thought we had already said we would, but the block was USA support services?
Would England have won the autumn international games if the RFU got rid of their stupid rules about non-eligibility of players who are based abroad?
How many players playing overseas would walk into the side ?
England lost each of the games in the last 20 minutes. The bench is very weak. Off the top of my head, here is a selection of those who could be selected.
Owen Farrell, Kyle Sinckler, Dave Ribbans, Courtney Lawes, Jack Willis, Sam Simmonds, Henry Arundell, Manu Tuilagi, Joe Marchant, Lewis Ludlam,
In terms of forwards, Sinckler, Ribbans, Lawes, Willis coming off the bench is a big step up. Farrell on for Smith, Marchant or Tuilagi on for Ollie Lawrence. Arundell comes on for the wing.
May be of interest to one or two here - Proviz have 70% off on some of their winter cycling jackets for clearance, which are padded with artificial down, with nice zips for coolth, and deep pockets. Brings them down to £30 from £100.
I have a Proviz, and these things are insanely reflective.
Was it you who recommended the Varia bike radar/light the other week? I got one soon after, and it's blooming amazing. A game-changer for cycling. I've done over 200km with it this month, and it's awesome.
If it was you, then thanks! And if not, thanks to whoever it was...
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Robert Peston @Peston With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
I thought we had already said we would, but the block was USA support services?
Why is Mr Biden limiting it to Kursk, FFS?
Is he? I have seen other suggestions that initial use is likely to be in Kursk, not that it is limited to Kursk.
Maybe it's just ratcheting up the "escalation". Today Kursk, next week Voronezh.
Le Figaro is already reporting the British and French have allowed the use of Stormshadow/SCALP.
I presume something is already flying. And why can't Preston spell Kyiv yet?
Is everything that we're secretly not allowed to say untrue?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
You are perfectly able to say whatever you want to, however you might then need to test the reliability of your commentary in front of a judge. Free speech can be expensive.
Is everything that we're secretly not allowed to say untrue?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
The OSA applies whether you sign it or not.
If you think something is true, then say it. But if you think rumours on Twitter are likely to be true, maybe you should re-think your epistemology.
I don't think that I'm in any danger of breaching the OSA
But I do believe that I'm currently restricted from saying various things that would have been fine to say about Boris
People can now go to prison for a long time for posting the wrong thing
It's fine for me to say that Boris is serially unfaithful. I am restricted from saying BlancheLivermore is serially unfaithful. That's because one is true and one isn't.
To go to prison, you'd have to be inciting hatred, I think. Comments about an individual would, initially, be libel or slander. If you lost a case and faced a court order, and then breached that, you could go to prison.
But why are you so keen to repeat Twitter rumours?
This brave girl Samantha Taghoy is herself a victim of the grooming gangs. And the police come after HER
I saw that earlier. It's horrendous that a survivor of grooming gangs isn't allowed to talk about it if she says the sacred M and I words
I'm convinced there are trojan horse figures within the establishment who want a Trump style leader.
I'm only half joking.
The Police seems to specialise in Malevolent Compliance. If told to pull back on hate non-crimes, they will probably start arresting people who offend Tommy Lots of Names. Or something equally stupid.
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Robert Peston @Peston With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
I thought we had already said we would, but the block was USA support services?
Why is Mr Biden limiting it to Kursk, FFS?
Is he? I have seen other suggestions that initial use is likely to be in Kursk, not that it is limited to Kursk.
Maybe it's just ratcheting up the "escalation". Today Kursk, next week Voronezh.
Le Figaro is already reporting the British and French have allowed the use of Stormshadow/SCALP.
I presume something is already flying. And why can't Preston spell Kyiv yet?
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Robert Peston @Peston With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
I thought we had already said we would, but the block was USA support services?
Why is Mr Biden limiting it to Kursk, FFS?
Is he? I have seen other suggestions that initial use is likely to be in Kursk, not that it is limited to Kursk.
Maybe it's just ratcheting up the "escalation". Today Kursk, next week Voronezh.
Le Figaro is already reporting the British and French have allowed the use of Stormshadow/SCALP.
I presume something is already flying. And why can't Preston spell Kyiv yet?
William did the modern thing and made a speech in the Senedd after his father made him Prince of Wales.
I suppose it goes down a bit better with Welsh people than being proclaimed Prince of Wales from a castle Edward I built to impose English rule on Wales like Edward II and his father were (and of course unlike Edward II William has some Welsh blood from the Tudors)
May be of interest to one or two here - Proviz have 70% off on some of their winter cycling jackets for clearance, which are padded with artificial down, with nice zips for coolth, and deep pockets. Brings them down to £30 from £100.
I have a Proviz, and these things are insanely reflective.
Was it you who recommended the Varia bike radar/light the other week? I got one soon after, and it's blooming amazing. A game-changer for cycling. I've done over 200km with it this month, and it's awesome.
If it was you, then thanks! And if not, thanks to whoever it was...
I posted a link to Ashley Neal's review (he liked it), and a couple of alternatives that are a little less pricey.
I really pleased you like it, and have found the right device for your requirement. Don't forget the lifesaver glance, though - they are great but nothing is 100%, and a driver may decide you are one of those who does not look as he does not know about it. But I'm sure you are on that !
Is everything that we're secretly not allowed to say untrue?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
The OSA applies whether you sign it or not.
If you think something is true, then say it. But if you think rumours on Twitter are likely to be true, maybe you should re-think your epistemology.
I don't think that I'm in any danger of breaching the OSA
But I do believe that I'm currently restricted from saying various things that would have been fine to say about Boris
People can now go to prison for a long time for posting the wrong thing
Wasn't a dishevelled former Prime Minister allegedly subject to an NDA. I don't believe anyone could mention anything about violins if I recall correctly.
Russia is developing a new Black Sea port in occupied Abhkazia. Since it's not sovereign Russian territory I would hope there wouldn't be restrictions on missile attacks there?
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
Robert Peston @Peston With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
I thought we had already said we would, but the block was USA support services?
Why is Mr Biden limiting it to Kursk, FFS?
Is he? I have seen other suggestions that initial use is likely to be in Kursk, not that it is limited to Kursk.
Maybe it's just ratcheting up the "escalation". Today Kursk, next week Voronezh.
Le Figaro is already reporting the British and French have allowed the use of Stormshadow/SCALP.
I presume something is already flying. And why can't Preston spell Kyiv yet?
Is everything that we're secretly not allowed to say untrue?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
The OSA applies whether you sign it or not.
If you think something is true, then say it. But if you think rumours on Twitter are likely to be true, maybe you should re-think your epistemology.
I don't think that I'm in any danger of breaching the OSA
But I do believe that I'm currently restricted from saying various things that would have been fine to say about Boris
People can now go to prison for a long time for posting the wrong thing
Wasn't a dishevelled former Prime Minister allegedly subject to an NDA. I don't believe anyone could mention anything about violins if I recall correctly.
Not quite, but what people like Blanche Livermore is unaware OGH banned people for breaching this a decade ago.
I wouldn't be too optimistic about Biden shifting on long range missiles. I wouldn't be surprised if he carefully restricts the number Ukraine can use and the acceptable targets so as not to do too much damage to Russia.
Notice the Washington Post report - 'limited strikes'
Breaking news: President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use a powerful American long-range weapon for limited strikes inside Russia in response to North Korea’s deployment of thousands of troops to aid Moscow’s war effort, according to U.S. officials.
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
The first person to mention The Rumours today was @darkage
And that is not a criticism of @darkage, he/she was careful not to state any specifics, and The Rumours HAVE been dominating social media for a day or two, so they cannot be entirely ignored. We DO need to be mindful of a very twitchy Establishment, willing to use Plod in quite dubious ways to silence everyone
May be of interest to one or two here - Proviz have 70% off on some of their winter cycling jackets for clearance, which are padded with artificial down, with nice zips for coolth, and deep pockets. Brings them down to £30 from £100.
I have a Proviz, and these things are insanely reflective.
Was it you who recommended the Varia bike radar/light the other week? I got one soon after, and it's blooming amazing. A game-changer for cycling. I've done over 200km with it this month, and it's awesome.
If it was you, then thanks! And if not, thanks to whoever it was...
I posted a link to Ashley Neal's review (he liked it), and a couple of alternatives that are a little less pricey.
I really pleased you like it, and have found the right device for your requirement. Don't forget the lifesaver glance, though - they are great but nothing is 100%, and a driver may decide you are one of those who does not look as he does not know about it. But I'm sure you are on that !
Oh yes, I still glance over my shoulder. But - and this is the most impressive thing - I can only see a certain distance back when I glance over my shoulder (at least, without weaving all over the road...), and it shows cars far beyond that. So I know they're approaching - and you can tell their speed.
It isn't perfect, which is another reason the glance is needed - it 'forgets' cars that have been behind you for some time, and which are going at your speed waiting to overtake; I have had one software crash with it, and it gets confused by other cyclists (though I believe there's a 'peloton' mode that help with that) . It also misses cars on windy roads, such as the main one through my part of the village. But all in all, it really is a gamechanger, especially on country lanes.
I wouldn't be too optimistic about Biden shifting on long range missiles. I wouldn't be surprised if he carefully restricts the number Ukraine can use and the acceptable targets so as not to do too much damage to Russia.
Notice the Washington Post report - 'limited strikes'
I never understand why they agonise so publicly about these decisions, and appear to pre-announce them.
Why not just quietly give the go ahead and of Russia complains, shrug quietly. I don’t remember Russian media agonising at length about whether bringing in North Korean soldiers would be an escalation.
Is everything that we're secretly not allowed to say untrue?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
A bit of a mind twister.
I'm not allowed to say pineapple is great on pizza. (TSE rulings #1,#2,#4 through #128...)
Perhaps I'm secretly not allowed to say that walnuts are great on pizza.
I've no strong view as to the truth of either of these things, but I think it's safe to say that the answer to your question is 'no'.
We all have to be extremely careful in what we say about Radiohead as well.
I'm sure @Malmesbury dealt with all that with his expositions on HMS Captain and Covenanter tanks - subtle and well done I felt.
(PS not sure it was Malmesbury)
I'm not sure what my expositions HMS Captain and the Covenanter tanks have to do with Radiohead.
Unless you are referring to my quoting the stages of the project...
1. Enthusiasm 2. Disillusionment 3. Panic 4. Search for the Guilty 5. Punishment of the Innocent* 6. Praise for the uninvolved.
Some say that in Government, there is an additional stage 3 1/2, which is ‘announcing even more money in the hope that will fix the problem’
That is generally considered part of the panic.
Did you know that in the aftermath of HMS Captain sinking, the man who condemned her design as unseaworthy was forced to resign as Chief Constructor for the Royal Navy (Chief designer)?
The man who nearly replaced him, Laird, of the famous ship yard, had been in charge of building HMS Captain, whose misbuilding (massively over weight due to poor yard management) contributed top the disaster....
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
The first person to mention The Rumours today was @darkage
And that is not a criticism of @darkage, he/she was careful not to state any specifics, and The Rumours HAVE been dominating social media for a day or two, so they cannot be entirely ignored. We DO need to be mindful of a very twitchy Establishment, willing to use Plod in quite dubious ways to silence everyone
If only you had a magazine that could publish this story.
But I heard the same bullshit about Lord McAlpine.
Would England have won the autumn international games if the RFU got rid of their stupid rules about non-eligibility of players who are based abroad?
How many players playing overseas would walk into the side ?
England lost each of the games in the last 20 minutes. The bench is very weak. Off the top of my head, here is a selection of those who could be selected.
Owen Farrell, Kyle Sinckler, Dave Ribbans, Courtney Lawes, Jack Willis, Sam Simmonds, Henry Arundell, Manu Tuilagi, Joe Marchant, Lewis Ludlam,
In terms of forwards, Sinckler, Ribbans, Lawes, Willis coming off the bench is a big step up. Farrell on for Smith, Marchant or Tuilagi on for Ollie Lawrence. Arundell comes on for the wing.
Is everything that we're secretly not allowed to say untrue?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
The OSA applies whether you sign it or not.
If you think something is true, then say it. But if you think rumours on Twitter are likely to be true, maybe you should re-think your epistemology.
I don't think that I'm in any danger of breaching the OSA
But I do believe that I'm currently restricted from saying various things that would have been fine to say about Boris
People can now go to prison for a long time for posting the wrong thing
It's fine for me to say that Boris is serially unfaithful. I am restricted from saying BlancheLivermore is serially unfaithful. That's because one is true and one isn't.
To go to prison, you'd have to be inciting hatred, I think. Comments about an individual would, initially, be libel or slander. If you lost a case and faced a court order, and then breached that, you could go to prison.
But why are you so keen to repeat Twitter rumours?
What if the rumours are true? Rumours are, often, true. Remember The Necklace
Would England have won the autumn international games if the RFU got rid of their stupid rules about non-eligibility of players who are based abroad?
How many players playing overseas would walk into the side ?
England lost each of the games in the last 20 minutes. The bench is very weak. Off the top of my head, here is a selection of those who could be selected.
Owen Farrell, Kyle Sinckler, Dave Ribbans, Courtney Lawes, Jack Willis, Sam Simmonds, Henry Arundell, Manu Tuilagi, Joe Marchant, Lewis Ludlam,
In terms of forwards, Sinckler, Ribbans, Lawes, Willis coming off the bench is a big step up. Farrell on for Smith, Marchant or Tuilagi on for Ollie Lawrence. Arundell comes on for the wing.
Arundell is, tragically, not eligible
That was my point....all those players are not eligible. Would having them come off the bench with 20 to go have changed the result in the last 3 games?
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
The first person to mention The Rumours today was @darkage
And that is not a criticism of @darkage, he/she was careful not to state any specifics, and The Rumours HAVE been dominating social media for a day or two, so they cannot be entirely ignored. We DO need to be mindful of a very twitchy Establishment, willing to use Plod in quite dubious ways to silence everyone
If only you had a magazine that could publish this story.
But I heard the same bullshit about Lord McAlpine.
There's a version of the rumours which I believe IS likely true, and makes sense, and is - potentially - extremely damaging for the government. But it is NOT the one being casually batted about on Le TwiX
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
The first person to mention The Rumours today was @darkage
And that is not a criticism of @darkage, he/she was careful not to state any specifics, and The Rumours HAVE been dominating social media for a day or two, so they cannot be entirely ignored. We DO need to be mindful of a very twitchy Establishment, willing to use Plod in quite dubious ways to silence everyone
If only you had a magazine that could publish this story.
But I heard the same bullshit about Lord McAlpine.
There's a version of the rumours which I believe IS likely true, and makes sense, and is - potentially - extremely damaging for the government. But it is NOT the one being casually batted about on Le TwiX
So shut the fuck up about in on here.
I've spoken to OGH and he doesn't want to be sued, so your choice.
I see some people have forgotten the lessons about Twitter and Lord McAlpine.
There was no real need for anyone to bring it up on here this afternoon. Although it got a substantial reaction so I suppose that could be viewed as a job well done by the poster.
The first person to mention The Rumours today was @darkage
And that is not a criticism of @darkage, he/she was careful not to state any specifics, and The Rumours HAVE been dominating social media for a day or two, so they cannot be entirely ignored. We DO need to be mindful of a very twitchy Establishment, willing to use Plod in quite dubious ways to silence everyone
If only you had a magazine that could publish this story.
But I heard the same bullshit about Lord McAlpine.
There's a version of the rumours which I believe IS likely true, and makes sense, and is - potentially - extremely damaging for the government. But it is NOT the one being casually batted about on Le TwiX
So shut the fuck up about in on here.
I've spoken to OGH and he doesn't want to be sued, so your choice.
Again, I did NOT start this conversation - go check - so I am quite happy for it to end
Comments
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-63635177
"I went on GBNews to challenge the lie that Pakistani-Muslim grooming gangs were a “thing of the past”.
The next day, the police came to my door and tried to intimidate me into silence.
Criticise the establishment, and they will do everything in their power to stop you. This."
https://x.com/SamanthaTaghoy/status/1857928002014761201
This brave girl Samantha Taghoy is herself a victim of the grooming gangs. And the police come after HER
Mainly because the new king is widely despised, unlike the old guy, who was a mensch
I'm just going to fry a few chips and have various chutneys with it
I've got a nice bottle of Austrian white in the fridge; a 2018 Grüner Veltliner from Ebner-Ebenauer
Oz and NZ trawl all of Polynesia for players, and with great success
Wales need to up their talent kidnapping game
Quite an exciting business, being a Korean historian.
The Two Tier thing is not just true, it is insanely and grotesquely true, and it is destroying trust in the UK with horrifying speed
That's pretty huge!
Jews/Israel/Zionists occupy the nadir
CBR is always difficult. Take this project: in my immediate area, there is to be a new station to the north of the town. The old airfield site to the east, which the new line cuts slightly through, is already planned to be a housing development. But there are vast swathes of fields to the north where another extension to the town could be built. With a new railway station handily placed.
How much is another five or ten thousand houses worth to the economy? How much of that should be allocated to the fact the railway was/is to be built?
And that is just one tiny part of the new line. The proposed massive new town at Tempsford by the A1 will require much better transport links - of which this will be one.
https://ukdayone.org/briefings/new-towns-for-a-new-britain-where-britain-s-next-new-town-should-be
you heard Billy Vunipola's Pontypool accent?
Importantly ETA - I haven't signed the OSA or any NDAs
When it was pointed out, the comment was "there's a cattle creep they could use".
Disabled people and pedestrians and cyclists to be treated as second class farm animals.
Grrr.
I saw it in some minutes somewhere which I was not able to track down again.
Motornormativity !
I suggest that the method of repairing such should be a Bangalore Torpedo.
Although I do think the route shown in this latest plan is better than the one in the first consultation, so it did serve a purpose.
I can't emphasise there are quite a number of families who will still have grandparents holding all or majority of the land in their name, some in their 90s, with millions of assets to their name. Not suggesting this is the right way to run a business but will be interesting to see if the government buckle and allow an age based concession (personally I don't think they will)
I'm not allowed to say pineapple is great on pizza. (TSE rulings #1,#2,#4 through #128...)
Perhaps I'm secretly not allowed to say that walnuts are great on pizza.
I've no strong view as to the truth of either of these things, but I think it's safe to say that the answer to your question is 'no'.
Cost: £75k so far. Plus the lawyers.
Plus he hasn't piped down.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/joey-barton-jeremy-vine-high-court-harassment-bike-cycling-b1187372.html
(It slightly reminds me of the chap recently who drove away from Court in his car, where he had just been banned from driving!)
If you think something is true, then say it. But if you think rumours on Twitter are likely to be true, maybe you should re-think your epistemology.
(PS not sure it was Malmesbury)
@RupertLowe10
I am determined to uncover the true number of crimes committed by illegal migrants. I’ve been told “The information requested is not available from published statistics.” The Home Office knows, but refuses to tell us… I am going to dig and dig and dig. The truth will come.
6:16 PM · Nov 17, 2024
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https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/1858212690839376088
I have a Proviz, and these things are insanely reflective.
https://provizsports.com/search?q=commuter&options[prefix]=last&country=GB
But I do believe that I'm currently restricted from saying various things that would have been fine to say about Boris
People can now go to prison for a long time for posting the wrong thing
@Peston
With the New York Times announcing that Biden is about to give permission for Ukraine to fire ATACMS missiles at Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia, we are waiting at the back of the PM’s plane to find out whether Starmer will give the same permission to Zelenskyy in relation to long-range Storm Shadow missiles that the UK has already given to Kiev (and whether Macron of France will give the green light in relation to France’s equivalent ballistic system).
If Starmer says yes, then I assume Zelenskyy would deploy those British missiles within hours, partly because there are reportedly very few ATACMS missiles already on the ground in Ukraine.
This is arguably the hardest and highest stakes decision that Starmer will have taken since winning the election. It will be seen by Putin as a serious escalation by the UK.
Tax reforms need care.
Why is Mr Biden limiting it to Kursk, FFS?
Owen Farrell, Kyle Sinckler, Dave Ribbans, Courtney Lawes, Jack Willis, Sam Simmonds, Henry Arundell, Manu Tuilagi, Joe Marchant, Lewis Ludlam,
In terms of forwards, Sinckler, Ribbans, Lawes, Willis coming off the bench is a big step up. Farrell on for Smith, Marchant or Tuilagi on for Ollie Lawrence. Arundell comes on for the wing.
The worm is continuing to turn against woke warriors and cancel culture.
If it was you, then thanks! And if not, thanks to whoever it was...
Maybe it's just ratcheting up the "escalation". Today Kursk, next week Voronezh.
Le Figaro is already reporting the British and French have allowed the use of Stormshadow/SCALP.
I presume something is already flying. And why can't Preston spell Kyiv yet?
Including, apparently, an Ex-Avanti 221?
@Sunil_Prasannan ? What did I do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqKhOhEn_c8
To go to prison, you'd have to be inciting hatred, I think. Comments about an individual would, initially, be libel or slander. If you lost a case and faced a court order, and then breached that, you could go to prison.
But why are you so keen to repeat Twitter rumours?
Had some improvements recently.
I'm only half joking.
Unless you are referring to my quoting the stages of the project...
1. Enthusiasm
2. Disillusionment
3. Panic
4. Search for the Guilty
5. Punishment of the Innocent*
6. Praise for the uninvolved.
I suppose it goes down a bit better with Welsh people than being proclaimed Prince of Wales from a castle Edward I built to impose English rule on Wales like Edward II and his father were (and of course unlike Edward II William has some Welsh blood from the Tudors)
I posted a link to Ashley Neal's review (he liked it), and a couple of alternatives that are a little less pricey.
I really pleased you like it, and have found the right device for your requirement. Don't forget the lifesaver glance, though - they are great but nothing is 100%, and a driver may decide you are one of those who does not look as he does not know about it. But I'm sure you are on that !
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328067/Boris-Johnsons-secret-lovechild-daughter-Stephanie-victory-publics-right-know.html
Notice the Washington Post report - 'limited strikes'
And that is not a criticism of @darkage, he/she was careful not to state any specifics, and The Rumours HAVE been dominating social media for a day or two, so they cannot be entirely ignored. We DO need to be mindful of a very twitchy Establishment, willing to use Plod in quite dubious ways to silence everyone
It isn't perfect, which is another reason the glance is needed - it 'forgets' cars that have been behind you for some time, and which are going at your speed waiting to overtake; I have had one software crash with it, and it gets confused by other cyclists (though I believe there's a 'peloton' mode that help with that) . It also misses cars on windy roads, such as the main one through my part of the village. But all in all, it really is a gamechanger, especially on country lanes.
Why not just quietly give the go ahead and of Russia complains, shrug quietly. I don’t remember Russian media agonising at length about whether bringing in North Korean soldiers would be an escalation.
Did you know that in the aftermath of HMS Captain sinking, the man who condemned her design as unseaworthy was forced to resign as Chief Constructor for the Royal Navy (Chief designer)?
The man who nearly replaced him, Laird, of the famous ship yard, had been in charge of building HMS Captain, whose misbuilding (massively over weight due to poor yard management) contributed top the disaster....
But I heard the same bullshit about Lord McAlpine.
I've spoken to OGH and he doesn't want to be sued, so your choice.
https://x.com/habibi_uk/status/1857472015449600366
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14079737/MAGA-tops-charts-Pornhub-searches-2024-election.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline
As opposed to zillions of lies, bullshit, horseshit etc etc?