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Labour now has six MPs who have quit or been suspended since the 2017 general election
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With great swathes of law not applicable anymore and nothing in its stead.
Onasanya will presumably be busy going forward.
O'Mara is an unknown quantity - does he turn up, or does he draw his grievance, his breath and his salary?
The other three, however, owe Corbyn in particular no favours. They might decide to be awkward.
Edit: Dammnit, ydoethur ruined my history lesson joke.
The one about the boy who cried wolf.
Slightly disingenuous title as there's a big difference between having the whip withdrawn and completely leaving the party as Lewis and Woodcock have done.
I imagine both O'Mara and Hopkins would continue to support Labour - frank Field I don't know about.
Despite this, the Opposition (with the DUP) would have the numbers to defeat the Government if they could all find themselves in the same lobby.
For those that haven’t seen it.
But since he never tells the same lie twice, the Garak solution doesn't really apply here.
But remember, he only got 29% to Corbyn's 39.99%.
I'll get my coat...
Good night.
Nos da.
https://twitter.com/Ryanair/status/1075839413127704576
https://twitter.com/gordonrayner/status/1075859342958739456
The best way to halt things though is to eliminate the operator(s).
Here's a tweet of it (sorry, linky no worky):
https://twitter.com/YvetteCooperMP/status/1075765589908418562
On my reading, it (if passed) stops the Treasury making any minor or consequential amendments to help make tax law work post-Brexit unless there is a WA, an A50 extension or a HoC-approved no-deal.
Any tax lawyers around to tell me whether they can spot any VAT or similar loopholes that would appear if this passed and there were no deal? Needless to say, my usual tax silk, Mr Maugham of Devereux Chambers, has has hands full right now.
Edit: linky does worky.
https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-rafael-to-sell-6-anti-drone-systems-to-uk-1001250393
Plus surely the military would have the tech to detect and track such things, plus the staggered moving back makes no sense either (19:00 reopening at 4:15, 20:00 at 4:30, 22:00 at 4:45ish).
On the flip side if there is a credible threat against one or many planes then drones are a convenient excuse to ground everything and search.
The greater concern, looking at it from where I'm sitting, is motivation
If the above happens it'll then be critical for Lab to keep all its MPs on board - but will Corbyn be able to do so - in particular if he tries to implement any "radical" policies which aren't in the manifesto.
Oh yes, you're a writer.
Much more likely: there's more than one of them, they can be hard to shoot, and what goes up (especially bullets) must come down - an issue if they're in a residential area. And a side issue is that it may be harder to catch the scrotes who are doing this, and whether they'll just pop another drone up in an hour.
though they may well end up resorting to shooting them if this continues.
As someone who hates flying, who flies as infrequently as I can, and sees flying as a privilege rather than a right (I mean, do you know the tech behind flying? The blades of a jet turbine operate for hours well above their meltiing point, ffs - that's near magic), I'm finding this quite entertaining.
Though I can understand it may ruin many peoples' Christmases. But no-one's dying.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/20/gatwick_drone_non_shootdown_reasons/
As someone who is flying out of Gatwick on Christmas day I hope that all the answers are known soon.
After all, imagine the amount of screaming if so much as a pigeon, let alone a human being, gets hit by a stray bullet. The independent inquiry. The sobbing. The accusations that not enough care was taken. Safety compromised for the sake of getting a few people away on holiday. Oh God, how could they be so heartless?! The litigation. The court cases. The seven-figure compensation payouts. The ruined careers (both of whichever poor fucker fired the bullet, and whichever senior officer gave them permission to start shooting.)
Makes standing around like a bunch of lemons (whilst claiming generous helpings of overtime) look much the best option for Sussex Police, doesn't it?
Missiles = debris, large calibre AA weapons...not sure we have any.
In another country, sure just let rip, but this is Britain and clipboards and hi vis vests have big influence on actions.
It's coming up to Christmas.
A major airport is under attack in an implausible hi-tech manner.
Pause.
So...is this a "Die Hard" movie???
Perhaps the drones are darting around unpredictably, or using cover before hopping up.
We're suffering from a lack of information, and the authorities may also be lacking critical information.
Next you'll be saying that ARS Technica is not obligatory reading for everyone ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-sussex-46564814?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5c1bec0c028b9d0681be9f28&'Early Christmas present for residents'&2018-12-20T19:24:20.496Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:53552fb1-9ce4-4a02-b0bb-9de0ecb42846&pinned_post_asset_id=5c1bec0c028b9d0681be9f28&pinned_post_type=share
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46637773
Mid you, he clims that Planes, Trains and Automobiles is too...
On another point, I always assumed the danger to aircraft would be from lasers: there have been cases of simple laser pointers dazzling pilots (and it was a plot point from a Tom Clancy book decades ago). If this was to be terror-related, then that sort of thing might be best.
Except: there is a small problem that the laser beam points straight back in a 'Yes, authorities, I am here' way. In addition, because it is a known issue, there might be systems in place to mitigate it. P'haps.
Where's the villains? behind her...
Presumably if they can get close enough to shoot it, they could follow it (police helicopter, or another drone) to find the perp.
Suggests to me there are multiple throwaway drones.
In which the plods do battle with faceless, havoc-causing, drone wielding terrorists - whilst adhering to any and all requirements laid down in the Health and Safety At Work etc. Act 1974.
In the pivotal scene, the controller of the drones is tracked down to a suburban semi in Crawley after an urgent and breathless manhunt involving fifteen weeks of door-to-door enquiries and an intensive Twitter campaign.
The mastermind transpires to be a trans woman whom, after being taken into custody, is found to have a previously undiagnosed personality disorder that was inadequately treated after the court-appointed psychiatrist failed to properly evaluate her after detention. A case is launched under the Human Rights Act which results in all charges of improper drone usage being dropped and an undisclosed settlement for damages (rumoured to be in the region of £250,000) being paid.
Airport goes bankrupt with loss of 10,000 jobs. Human rights advocate receives CBE in next New Year's Honours list. Drone mastermind writes best-selling misery memoir and is given a regular column in The Guardian.
The End.
Better still, a bit of dirt on the radar scanner scope.
Does this imply that Gavin Williamson is shyt?
Taken back controller