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This farce is rapidly approaching the situation where a man claims sexual harrasement against a woman saying she asked to have sex with him.
Supposedly the next agreement is treating Ferrari as an equal to the other teams rather than as something special (as is currently the case). I reckon Ferrari's behaviour with the media (or complete lack of it) has a lot to do with it.
It would actually explain their dummy-spitting. My view would be they can accept equality, or sod off. The lopsided, unfair financial and regulatory approach currently in operation is indefensible.
Edited extra bit: and thanks for that info.
Glad to have you back.
Fckn hell.
She and Boris deserved every ounce of each other.
In most contexts, innocence is assumed, but in the current climate there is a tendency for guilt to be assumed, not least because in a political environment there are people with a direct interest in assuming the worst. Possibly the best way to guess the truth is to look for multiple reports - Weinstein is widely regarded as probably guilty because there are so many similar accounts.
Later a caller commented how he had held a door open for a female who said she was perfectly capable of opening the door herself and a couple of days later he received a call from his HR department and received a warning over his conduct.
And now this morning 5 live had a report that Caroline Lucas wants compulsory training for MP's to teach them about consent.
Also last night's 5 live alleged that Jeremy Corbyn has real questions to answer over Kelvin Hopkins both in his promotion to the Shadow Cabinet following the complaint of sexual abuse and that his Office covered it up until this week .
I do not know where this will end as the genie is out of the bottle but it does make you despair that 'touching knees' is taking over the narrative when the narrative should focus on the serious accusations of rape and sexual assault.
And sadly you will get those who see an opportunity for personal gain and leap on the bandwagon - just as that fraudster did in the aftermath of Grenfell.
No, I am not saying that anyone so far has made up an allegation of sexual abuse or assault - but I would not rule it out as a possibility.
What we need to see is a culture where harassment and assault allegations can be reported without fear and that investigations are concluded swiftly and fairly for all involved. The problem with reporting things months or years after the events is that obtaining evidence gets harder and harder and thus findings of guilt are more difficult to obtain.
The driving force for this has been the statistic (from the US) that 20% of female students experience non-consensual sexual contact during their time on campus.
This statistic has been widely discredited and official figures show that universities are safer than the rest of society when it comes to these sorts of incidents. However the perception created by these false numbers has meant that it is now deemed necessary to 'teach people how not sexually assault'
It is now part of our student culture - along with safe spaces, no platforming and restrictions on freedom of speech.
Welcome to the new puritanism
We're confusing far too many issues here and are in danger of changing the relationships between men and women for the worse. I can see a time where the only dating will be online. Anything more traditional will require a lawyer present.
What has happened with children where men are reluctant to even smile in their direction will soon apply to male/female contacts. Which man hasn't made a pass at a woman or vice versa? Sometimes they might read the signals wrongly but that shouldn't be a police matter or a case for dismissal.
I was with my little niece at a fair recently and she was on a ride. When it finished she was left on her own because the man running the ride wouldn't pick her up and bring her to me. I had to clambour over the machinery and pick her up myself. I was embarrassed for him.
In Italy and Spain and to a lesser extent France it's completely different. The females at the companies I work for hug you when they greet you link arms when they walk beside you kiss you when they like something you've done and go to sleep on you on airoplanes......
...And they love children. It's a nice cheerful environment to work in
My Spanish producer tells what she considers the hilarious story of when she met the family of her Old Etonian English boyfriend. He shook hands with his Mother!
I always urge those who seem to think that "No" means "Yes" to watch this.
There's been a lot of common sense talked on the whole topic and as part of a wider debate it's all very welcome. There's also been an element of "my side are bad, your side are worse" about it but that's par for the course.
I'm going to devote some time to the Breeders Cup and wishing I was at the gorgeous Del Mar racecourse north of San Diego, one of the most beautiful places to watch racing in the world.
I don't have any answers.
"I would like to make a slightly lewd joke, do you consent?"
"OK"
"[lewd joke]"
"That's disgusting, i've changed my mind" (ps. I can now damage your career at any time).
Perez: Force India must drop team orders now (Autosport)...
Either could conceivably end up hoist on their own petard. Which might not be the occasion for uncontrollable grief.
That said, as a very definite alpha-beta male, I do find it extraordinary that some blokes feel they have the right to make sexually-charged comments to female colleagues and acquaintances. It really would not cross my mind to do it and I can see why the assumption that it is OK would annoy the hell out of many women.
Should it be career-ending? That seems mightily OTT to me. But if you are going to do it, be prepared to be called out on it.
The only weak spot has been the conflict with Perez (particularly galling as I'd backed Perez each way to win Azerbaijan at 201, and it was very likely to have come off but for that stupid collision).
Why do you think Fallon resigned ? Should Damian Green resign as well ?
Obviously none of this applies where there's a clear case with evidence that a crime has been committed: just calling in the police is the right option there.
However, having said that, when a student EVER so many years ago I had a summer job selling candy floss, and would occasioanly ask a group of girls.... never, IIRC one her own...... if they’d like a big pink one. That usually got a number of ‘horrified’ giggles and often a sale or two!
FOM and FIA should agree the regulations, with the former promoting the events and the latter running them.
Teams can read the regulations and decide if they wish to enter the competition.
It keeps coming back to this:
https://twitter.com/bexbailey/status/925726372730949632
If I were involved in such a case (on either side) the union would be my first point of contact for advice
I have no issue with unions being there to support complainants through a process. But that should be the limit of their involvement.
If so, he’s quite right.
(And I think the fuss about the Gove comment was ridiculous btw.)
1) The Result
2) The Sterling and the FTSE 100 plummeting
3) Leave and Remain talking heads on what June 23rd meant and the way forward
Twas an interesting day!
Both Ronald Reagan and Norman Tebbit started as union activists. Unions are ont nessecarily left wing.
To me, pussygate was the most interesting aspect of Trumps rise. The allegations of outrageous things kept coming and it made no difference, people still voted for him.
Of an allegation which is even disputed, and is of a doubtful level of severity anyway (and even if all happened could amount to nothing more than a misunderstanding)? I think if something like this is to be a resigning matter, there at least has to be evidence that it represents a pattern of behaviour, which we are all I think assuming is the situation in the Fallon case.
And yes, I've been very impressed by Ocon too, Mr.D.
I was brought up to realise the antics of Hopkins are grossly unacceptable, O'Mara cowardly (as he hid behind electronic anonymity) and Fallon rude and boorish. All are wrong and they always were, even if once they were brushed off as merely 'boys will be boys'!
Fallon should be suspended by the party for being a dick!
Independent means means no political influence from any source
What's interesting is the interplay with the May/Brexit crisis. The currently inexplicable Fallon departure increasingly looks like an intra conservative hit job. It'll be interesting to see how the Patel story develops.
Of course if they take over and it is still a shambles, who do they blame next?
As to your first paragraph, plenty of people have formed lasting relationships with people who initially turned them down.
Mr. B, Perez at Belgium was not an example of fine judgement.
Returning to rules, if Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari all have doubts, then the rule changes will have to be amended.