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TheScreamingEagles said:

Time for a regency council on which I am prepared to serve on.

The Queen has pulled out of the annual Royal Maundy service for the first time since 1970 and will instead be represented by the Prince of Wales, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-hands-over-to-charles-for-annual-maundy-service-qv3fpfms3

I am even prepared to serve as regent.

Too late for a regency council, they're clearly going with animatronics like with her mother.

HYUFD said:

Farooq said:

kle4 said:

Farooq said:

StillWaters said:

kjh said:

StillWaters said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

Trump must never win another election.

What if a majority of the 2024 Electoral College voters support him? How about then?

I'm tempted to say no. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

So even if he wins the election according to the rules, he mustn’t be allowed to win?

And you claim to be both liberal and a democrat?

He should obviously be barred from standing. Anybody who tries to kill democracy deserves to be in prison, not in the corridors of power.

Given some of the things he was on tape saying or doing I am almost surprised he's not been convicted of anything. But the larger part of me knows he could shoot someone in the face and probably not get convicted before the next election.

Money is a very effective pre-judicial line of defence in the USA. It's harder for a rich person to go to jail than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and Bernie Madoff, Bill Crosby, Phil Spector and Ken Lay might disagree

Rare exceptions.

Rishi Sunak has been listed as a beneficiary of tax haven trusts while setting taxes in the UK as chancellor of the exchequer, according to documents seen by The Independent.

Trusts in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, created to help manage the tax and business affairs of his wife Akshata Murty’s family ...

drip drip drip

turbotubbs said:

TheScreamingEagles said:

Mrs Sunak announces she will pay UK taxes on her overseas income.

Still think Rishi is more fucked than a stepmom on pornhun over his green card.

Too late, I suspect.

Indeed, I hate the politics of envy.

TheScreamingEagles said:

Mrs Sunak announces she will pay UK taxes on her overseas income.

Still think Rishi is more fucked than a stepmom on pornhub over his green card.

Hang on. Rishi was a US resident with a Green Card giving him legal permanent residence AND was CotE?

DaFuq?

Farooq said:

HYUFD said:

Farooq said:

kle4 said:

Farooq said:

StillWaters said:

kjh said:

StillWaters said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

Trump must never win another election.

What if a majority of the 2024 Electoral College voters support him? How about then?

I'm tempted to say no. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

So even if he wins the election according to the rules, he mustn’t be allowed to win?

And you claim to be both liberal and a democrat?

He should obviously be barred from standing. Anybody who tries to kill democracy deserves to be in prison, not in the corridors of power.

Given some of the things he was on tape saying or doing I am almost surprised he's not been convicted of anything. But the larger part of me knows he could shoot someone in the face and probably not get convicted before the next election.

Money is a very effective pre-judicial line of defence in the USA. It's harder for a rich person to go to jail than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and Bernie Madoff, Bill Crosby, Phil Spector and Ken Lay might disagree

Case in point! Jeffrey Epstein dodged prison for some pretty serious crimes thanks to splashing the cash.

Believe US Dept of Justice concern with possible perversion of justice in original Epstein case, allegedly involving former US District Attorney Alexander Acosta (who went on to join 45's cabinet) is the X factor re: prosecution & conviction of La Maxwell.

RochdalePioneers said:

kle4 said:

RochdalePioneers said:

In other news, my eldest proudly tells me he has been promoted to manage distribution of Socialist Appeal for their branch.

Don't all rush to buy one.

We don't want a stampede.

I read one left behind on a train once. I got some entertainment from it.

I am being a modern parent and allowing the sprog to find their own feat.

That being said, Socialist Appeal was always an absolutely disgusting platform and now publishes a lengthy article called "The War in Ukraine, Fact and Fiction" with headers such as "Defeat or Tactical Withdrawal?", "How the Media Lies", "How Ukrainians make civilians targets", Russian atrocities - Real or Staged?", "A Ukrainian War Crime" etc etc

One day in the hopefully not too distant future he is going to be profoundly ashamed of himself. A valuable life lesson.

Well "A Ukrainian War Crime has been verified by NYT and Independent sources hasnt it?

A war crime is a war crime whether committed by an enemy or an ally IMO

Personally doubt British legal advantages for rich folk who can pay top prices for best lawyers, is much (if any) different from situation in USA.

TheScreamingEagles said:

Time for a regency council on which I am prepared to serve on.

The Queen has pulled out of the annual Royal Maundy service for the first time since 1970 and will instead be represented by the Prince of Wales, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-hands-over-to-charles-for-annual-maundy-service-qv3fpfms3

I am even prepared to serve as regent.

TSE: The public love me. Why, only the other day I was out In the street, and they sang "We hail Prince TSE! We Hail Prince TSE!".

Sunil: "We HATE Prince TSE!", sire. "We HATE Prince TSE!"

So the whole thing was about borscht ?
https://mobile.twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1512488818078887941

noneoftheabove said:

StillWaters said:

noneoftheabove said:

StillWaters said:

Farooq said:

StillWaters said:

kjh said:

StillWaters said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

Trump must never win another election.

What if a majority of the 2024 Electoral College voters support him? How about then?

I'm tempted to say no. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

So even if he wins the election according to the rules, he mustn’t be allowed to win?

And you claim to be both liberal and a democrat?

He should obviously be barred from standing. Anybody who tries to kill democracy deserves to be in prison, not in the corridors of power.

Only if the courts convict.

Random bloke on an internet board thinks it is “obvious” is not sufficient

Does the same apply for Putin?

It’s not for us to decide who can run in a Russian election.

As a matter of foreign policy we may take actions that make that non-viable but that’s a different discussion

It is not up to us to decide, but it is completely reasonable for us to have a view.

My view is Putin is a criminal and should not be allowed to stand. Of course it would be absurd to think that was sufficient for him to be banned. Exactly the same with Trump, we are entitled to a reasonable view on whether he should be eligible to stand, even if it is, of course, not for us to decide what actually happens.

I seem to have started something by making an innocent joke.

I don't believe Trump should be allowed to be president because I think he should be tried, convicted and put in prison. However if he does stand and does win he should (god help us) be president. My joke was it would be ironic after Trump's attempts if the same happened to him. Honestly humour is in short supply sometimes here or maybe it's me.

bigjohnowls said:

Rishi Sunak confirms he held a US green card until October last year.

In order to get a green card he would have had to have declared himself a permanent resident in the US.

Drip drip drip

It's not really a drip anymore, it's resignation time. Sunak isn't Boris.

StillWaters said:

kjh said:

StillWaters said:

CorrectHorseBattery said:

Trump must never win another election.

What if a majority of the 2024 Electoral College voters support him? How about then?

I'm tempted to say no. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

So even if he wins the election according to the rules, he mustn’t be allowed to win?

And you claim to be both liberal and a democrat?

A functioning democracy would prevent Trump ever standing again for attempting to steal the previous election through violent insurrection. He would behind bars for that reason, let alone the other stuff.

bigjohnowls said:

RochdalePioneers said:

kle4 said:

RochdalePioneers said:

In other news, my eldest proudly tells me he has been promoted to manage distribution of Socialist Appeal for their branch.

Don't all rush to buy one.

We don't want a stampede.

I read one left behind on a train once. I got some entertainment from it.

I am being a modern parent and allowing the sprog to find their own feat.

That being said, Socialist Appeal was always an absolutely disgusting platform and now publishes a lengthy article called "The War in Ukraine, Fact and Fiction" with headers such as "Defeat or Tactical Withdrawal?", "How the Media Lies", "How Ukrainians make civilians targets", Russian atrocities - Real or Staged?", "A Ukrainian War Crime" etc etc

One day in the hopefully not too distant future he is going to be profoundly ashamed of himself. A valuable life lesson.

Well "A Ukrainian War Crime has been verified by NYT and Independent sources hasnt it?

Has it?

Nigelb said:

So the whole thing was about borscht ?
https://mobile.twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1512488818078887941

“They didn’t want every housewife to cook it in her own way… this is what we are talking about… nazism in its most extreme form.”

Well that escalated quickly…

FrankBooth said:

TimT said:

rcs1000 said:

FrancisUrquhart said:

Are the Russians trying to bait the West into getting directly involved or is it a middle finger of look what we can do and you lot can't do a thing about it?

I doubt it, not least because if the Ukrainians are giving them a hammering, imagine what some US made jets and drones could do.

Three days of unrestrained US attacks on Russian troops and equipment in and around Ukraine probably would result in a Russian nuclear response, as there would be no significant Russian military left this side of the Urals.

If NATO does ever get involved directly, I think they'll be very cautious not to be too effective.

Yep. Paradoxically that's the problem isn't it. I suppose the best thing would be to make sure that next time a reckless psychopath is in charge of Russia we don't indulge him for 20 years.

For the next 40 years, by when the institutional memory will have been forgotten.

Luckyguy1983 said:

bigjohnowls said:

Rishi Sunak confirms he held a US green card until October last year.

In order to get a green card he would have had to have declared himself a permanent resident in the US.

Drip drip drip

It's not really a drip anymore, it's resignation time. Sunak isn't Boris.

He's not, but he may be Winchester's third best Boris tribute act.

Though if this is all about Boris showing what happens to unsuccessful assassins, getting the Sunak's to pay more tax, then getting rid of Rishi is impressive.

No_Offence_Alan said:

Foxy said:

noneoftheabove said:

rottenborough said:

Less than a month after South Carolina authorities said they were ready to carry out executions by firing squad after transitioning away from lethal injection, the state has scheduled its first execution.

The Hill

I am strongly against the death penalty but not quite sure why firing squad is worth than lethal injection etc?

Isn't it because pharmaceutical companies and health professionals are increasingly restricting lethal injections for executions? Hence shooting, which loads of yanks can do.

Where's a vat of Malmsey wine when you need it?

Hanging is fine.

Except when the Yanks used an inexperienced hangman at Nuremburg, who had bungled quite a lot previously.

Good job that Goring topped himself; the trapdoor was too small and he may have stuck.

/dark sense of humour

MattW said:

No_Offence_Alan said:

Foxy said:

noneoftheabove said:

rottenborough said:

Less than a month after South Carolina authorities said they were ready to carry out executions by firing squad after transitioning away from lethal injection, the state has scheduled its first execution.

The Hill

I am strongly against the death penalty but not quite sure why firing squad is worth than lethal injection etc?

Isn't it because pharmaceutical companies and health professionals are increasingly restricting lethal injections for executions? Hence shooting, which loads of yanks can do.

Where's a vat of Malmsey wine when you need it?

Hanging is fine.

Except when the Yanks used an inexperienced hangman at Nuremburg, who had bungled quite a lot previously.

Good job that Goring topped himself; the trapdoor was too small and he may have stuck.

/dark sense of humour

You mean he would have been Hermanated?

Nigelb said:

So the whole thing was about borscht ?
https://mobile.twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1512488818078887941

Russian's mouths are now opening and utterly random shit is coming out.... this war is just utterly smashing their cognitive function.

Cyclefree said:

Fairliered said:

MattW said:

FPT?

Cyclefree said:

Off topic.

https://twitter.com/cyclefree2/status/1512410320605749249?s=21&t=bP5fav9Fi8v7s4961VRwzg

I am available at an enormous fee to design the gardens of the Sunak's many homes.

Very nice thread about the border and the lemons

@Cyclefree would you want paid in Sterling or rupees?

Sterling.

Scott_xP said:

BREAKING: Rishi Sunak has admitted holding a US green card until October 2021. He became chancellor in February 2020
https://twitter.com/hzeffman/status/1512455079206559748

There is a kind of stupidity only the highly educated are capable of.

As seen in the City. And politics.

Curious to know - did anyone else in Westminster have a Green Card? And if so - why?

Watching the news and hearing what Ukrainians have suffered at the hands of Russian soldiers makes me wish that every single Russian soldier involved in these crimes be hung, drawn and quartered.

Unworthy of me I know.

But they are behaving like uncivilised savages and that their church is telling them to exterminate the Ukrainian nation shows that the rot has spread far beyond Putin.

Cyclefree said:

IshmaelZ said:

Cyclefree said:

Off topic.

https://twitter.com/cyclefree2/status/1512410320605749249?s=21&t=bP5fav9Fi8v7s4961VRwzg

I am available at an enormous fee to design the gardens of the Sunak's many homes.

And anyone else, obviously.

Carnyx said:

MattW said:

FPT?

Cyclefree said:

Off topic.

https://twitter.com/cyclefree2/status/1512410320605749249?s=21&t=bP5fav9Fi8v7s4961VRwzg

I am available at an enormous fee to design the gardens of the Sunak's many homes.

Very nice thread about the border and the lemons

Agreed. I did wonder if any sheep lean over the fence at the back for a nibble.

No. They stay firmly in the field opposite.

Plant mint and redcurrants on the border. That should give them a hint

Never ever plant mint into the ground. It is a thug and will take over. Always plant in a pot.

On the plus side, you will get cute little Mint Moths

https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/pyrausta-purpuralis/adult-2/

Evening all

As someone might have said, you wait ages for a 35% swing and two come along at once.

A very good of local by-election results for the Greens and for the LDs - probably means nothing but I do wonder if we'll see a big anti-duopoly vote in a month's time. That's the thing with anger - it can lash out in all directions.

The expectations management game is under way, it seems, ahead of the local elections. The problem for Labour in London is how well they did last time. The vote split was (roughly) LAB 44, CON 29, LD 13. In councillors that meant 1,128 for Labour, 508 for the Conservatives and 152 for the LDs.

Obviously, we have boundary changes as OGH has noted so Labour, for example, will move up 6 simply because Newham is increasing from 60 to 66 due to rising population whereas other areas will see fewer councillors so councillor numbers may not tell the whole story.

The key is often when councils change hands as we know - can the LDs hold all three of their councils, will the Conservatives hold their seven? We've already some Conservative-inclined claim holding on to Kensington & Chelsea would represent success but if Labour said they'd have a good night if they held Lambeth, no one would be convinced.

There's also the complexity of turnout - last time only Richmond saw a turnout above 50% while in Barking & Dagenham turnout was 29.5%.

Stocky said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

bigjohnowls said:

Rishi Sunak confirms he held a US green card until October last year.

In order to get a green card he would have had to have declared himself a permanent resident in the US.

Drip drip drip

It's not really a drip anymore, it's resignation time. Sunak isn't Boris.

Is Steve Barclay for Next Chancellor (Smarkets) value at 12? I've been backing him down from 16 over the last week or so.

I posted the below at the height of party gate - thought he would be reshuffled out if Boris held on but should have expected darker arts!!

FrancisUrquhart said:

williamglenn said:

Le Pen is ahead with every age group below 55.

I thought youngsters were all supposed to be incredibly woke, anti-racist, anti-fascist, pro-open border immigration....

They don't take politics seriously. Having a larf.

That's why the voting age has been reduced to 16 in Scotland.

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Leon said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

bigjohnowls said:

RochdalePioneers said:

kle4 said:

RochdalePioneers said:

In other news, my eldest proudly tells me he has been promoted to manage distribution of Socialist Appeal for their branch.

Don't all rush to buy one.

We don't want a stampede.

I read one left behind on a train once. I got some entertainment from it.

I am being a modern parent and allowing the sprog to find their own feat.

That being said, Socialist Appeal was always an absolutely disgusting platform and now publishes a lengthy article called "The War in Ukraine, Fact and Fiction" with headers such as "Defeat or Tactical Withdrawal?", "How the Media Lies", "How Ukrainians make civilians targets", Russian atrocities - Real or Staged?", "A Ukrainian War Crime" etc etc

One day in the hopefully not too distant future he is going to be profoundly ashamed of himself. A valuable life lesson.

Well "A Ukrainian War Crime has been verified by NYT and Independent sources hasnt it?

Has it?

Yes

Since when?

NYT ($) - Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said his country would investigate “isolated incidents” of atrocities in response to a video, verified by The New York Times, that appears to show a group of Ukrainian soldiers killing captured Russian troops.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008293017/kuleba-ukraine-russian-troops-video.html

SandyRentool said:

So the Chancellor is a resident of the US, his wife is a resident of India and yet they somehow manage to spend most of their time in the UK. Are they employing body doubles?

Very small ones.

FF43 said:

Stuartinromford said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

bigjohnowls said:

Rishi Sunak confirms he held a US green card until October last year.

In order to get a green card he would have had to have declared himself a permanent resident in the US.

Drip drip drip

It's not really a drip anymore, it's resignation time. Sunak isn't Boris.

He's not, but he may be Winchester's third best Boris tribute act.

Though if this is all about Boris showing what happens to unsuccessful assassins, getting the Sunak's to pay more tax, then getting rid of Rishi is impressive.

Quick Google search to become a PB expert on US tax implications. Apparently when you renounce your green card you need to roll up all your capital gains at the point you exit. You become liable to a potentially very big US tax bill.

Suspect that was part of Sunak's thinking.

The pickle he is in is down to taking very expensive tax advice resulting in non-Dom decisions etc. I would be very surprised if they hadn’t taken tax advice over their US tax status - would be a bit odd.

boulay said:

Stocky said:

Luckyguy1983 said:

bigjohnowls said:

Rishi Sunak confirms he held a US green card until October last year.

In order to get a green card he would have had to have declared himself a permanent resident in the US.

Drip drip drip

It's not really a drip anymore, it's resignation time. Sunak isn't Boris.

Is Steve Barclay for Next Chancellor (Smarkets) value at 12? I've been backing him down from 16 over the last week or so.

I posted the below at the height of party gate - thought he would be reshuffled out if Boris held on but should have expected darker arts!!

#prescient

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Leon said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

bigjohnowls said:

RochdalePioneers said:

kle4 said:

RochdalePioneers said:

In other news, my eldest proudly tells me he has been promoted to manage distribution of Socialist Appeal for their branch.

Don't all rush to buy one.

We don't want a stampede.

I read one left behind on a train once. I got some entertainment from it.

I am being a modern parent and allowing the sprog to find their own feat.

That being said, Socialist Appeal was always an absolutely disgusting platform and now publishes a lengthy article called "The War in Ukraine, Fact and Fiction" with headers such as "Defeat or Tactical Withdrawal?", "How the Media Lies", "How Ukrainians make civilians targets", Russian atrocities - Real or Staged?", "A Ukrainian War Crime" etc etc

One day in the hopefully not too distant future he is going to be profoundly ashamed of himself. A valuable life lesson.

Well "A Ukrainian War Crime has been verified by NYT and Independent sources hasnt it?

Has it?

Yes

Since when?

NYT ($) - Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said his country would investigate “isolated incidents” of atrocities in response to a video, verified by The New York Times, that appears to show a group of Ukrainian soldiers killing captured Russian troops.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008293017/kuleba-ukraine-russian-troops-video.html

See Cyclefree's post at 8.12pm UK time.

I've just been listening to the Boris / Scholz press conference, and it's really quite excellent on both sides, though Scholz is being rather cautious on the timescale for a German pivot away from fossil fuels and Russian gas.

If BJ had been this good throughout, we'd be a hell of a lot further forward on Brexit without much of the acrimony, and Macron would be safely locked away somewhere.

I can only conclude that someone has a remote-controlled crushing-on-demand device on BJ's testicles.

Has someone appointed a real dominatrix to BJ's private office?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2NProLxhEs

Sunil_Prasannan said:

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Leon said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

bigjohnowls said:

RochdalePioneers said:

kle4 said:

RochdalePioneers said:

In other news, my eldest proudly tells me he has been promoted to manage distribution of Socialist Appeal for their branch.

Don't all rush to buy one.

We don't want a stampede.

I read one left behind on a train once. I got some entertainment from it.

I am being a modern parent and allowing the sprog to find their own feat.

That being said, Socialist Appeal was always an absolutely disgusting platform and now publishes a lengthy article called "The War in Ukraine, Fact and Fiction" with headers such as "Defeat or Tactical Withdrawal?", "How the Media Lies", "How Ukrainians make civilians targets", Russian atrocities - Real or Staged?", "A Ukrainian War Crime" etc etc

One day in the hopefully not too distant future he is going to be profoundly ashamed of himself. A valuable life lesson.

Well "A Ukrainian War Crime has been verified by NYT and Independent sources hasnt it?

Has it?

Yes

Since when?

NYT ($) - Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said his country would investigate “isolated incidents” of atrocities in response to a video, verified by The New York Times, that appears to show a group of Ukrainian soldiers killing captured Russian troops.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008293017/kuleba-ukraine-russian-troops-video.html

See Cyclefree's post at 8.12pm UK time.

I saw it. Has noting (or little) to do with fact, that it is in Ukraine's interest to take a hard line on crimes committed by UKR forces.

Personally think there's a difference in degree of responsibility between an army where some members may be guilty of crimes against the law AND their orders, and one where atrocity and terror are encouraged as first principles.

MattW said:

I've just been listening to the Boris / Scholz press conference, and it's really quite excellent on both sides, though Scholz is being rather cautious on the timescale for a German pivot away from fossil fuels and Russian gas.

If BJ had been this good throughout, we'd be a hell of a lot further forward on Brexit without much of the acrimony, and Macron would be safely locked away somewhere.

I can only conclude that someone has a remote-controlled crushing-on-demand device on BJ's testicles.

Has someone appointed a real dominatrix to BJ's private office?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2NProLxhEs

"Berlin is the testicles of the West. When I want the West to scream, I squeeze on Berlin!" - Krushchev.

Sunil_Prasannan said:

MattW said:

No_Offence_Alan said:

Foxy said:

noneoftheabove said:

rottenborough said:

Less than a month after South Carolina authorities said they were ready to carry out executions by firing squad after transitioning away from lethal injection, the state has scheduled its first execution.

The Hill

I am strongly against the death penalty but not quite sure why firing squad is worth than lethal injection etc?

Isn't it because pharmaceutical companies and health professionals are increasingly restricting lethal injections for executions? Hence shooting, which loads of yanks can do.

Where's a vat of Malmsey wine when you need it?

Hanging is fine.

Except when the Yanks used an inexperienced hangman at Nuremburg, who had bungled quite a lot previously.

Good job that Goring topped himself; the trapdoor was too small and he may have stuck.

/dark sense of humour

You mean he would have been Hermanated?

I don't know "Hermanated".

But his profile was like a bastard child of Clown-Shoes Clarkson and the Fat Controller.

Cyclefree said:

Watching the news and hearing what Ukrainians have suffered at the hands of Russian soldiers makes me wish that every single Russian soldier involved in these crimes be hung, drawn and quartered.

Unworthy of me I know.

But they are behaving like uncivilised savages and that their church is telling them to exterminate the Ukrainian nation shows that the rot has spread far beyond Putin.

The Russian state is a direct descendent of the Mongol Empire. Russians like to think of themselves as Europeans, and heirs to the Roman Empire. They hate it when you remind them of the Mongol influence, but it's true. Tsar Ivan I Kalita was the Mongols' agent in European Russia and collected taxes for them, using their army to destroy his rivals when they defaulted.

Once I learned this, a lot of Russian history made much more sense - certainly there is a line from the Mongol destruction of Baghdad in 1258 to the equally pointless savagery in Ukrainian cities that defy them today.

Why America is fucked. An exhibit.

https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1512077204334673924

MattW said:

I've just been listening to the Boris / Scholz press conference, and it's really quite excellent on both sides, though Scholz is being rather cautious on the timescale for a German pivot away from fossil fuels and Russian gas.

If BJ had been this good throughout, we'd be a hell of a lot further forward on Brexit without much of the acrimony, and Macron would be safely locked away somewhere.

I can only conclude that someone has a remote-controlled crushing-on-demand device on BJ's testicles.

Has someone appointed a real dominatrix to BJ's private office?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2NProLxhEs

Maybe he has recovered from a nasty bout of Long Covid?

MattW said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

MattW said:

No_Offence_Alan said:

Foxy said:

noneoftheabove said:

rottenborough said:

Less than a month after South Carolina authorities said they were ready to carry out executions by firing squad after transitioning away from lethal injection, the state has scheduled its first execution.

The Hill

I am strongly against the death penalty but not quite sure why firing squad is worth than lethal injection etc?

Isn't it because pharmaceutical companies and health professionals are increasingly restricting lethal injections for executions? Hence shooting, which loads of yanks can do.

Where's a vat of Malmsey wine when you need it?

Hanging is fine.

Except when the Yanks used an inexperienced hangman at Nuremburg, who had bungled quite a lot previously.

Good job that Goring topped himself; the trapdoor was too small and he may have stuck.

/dark sense of humour

You mean he would have been Hermanated?

I don't know "Hermanated".

But his profile was like a bastard child of Clown-Shoes Clarkson and the Fat Controller.

Ironically, the Americans got Fat Herman off the morphine and put him on prison rations, which dropped his weight a fair bit. As a result he was fairly alert, mentally, at his trial - by the end of the war he'd been a wreck....



As a nice touch, they refused to allow him new clothes - so he stood trial in his old tents...

turbotubbs said:

SandyRentool said:

So the Chancellor is a resident of the US, his wife is a resident of India and yet they somehow manage to spend most of their time in the UK. Are they employing body doubles?

Very small ones.

This would explain why Sunak appears so small

When he’s in the UK he’s actually one of those holograms in mid series Star Wars, about a foot high standing on a table, talking from afar - in his case Santa Monica, not the Death Star

dixiedean said:

Strange.
This morning the Sun informed me the tax status of Mrs. Sunak was a "Labour Smear".

If so, they are getting a lot better at it. Sunaks goose is well and truly cooked.

Why don't folk with unimaginable incomes just pay their taxes if they want to enter public life?
It's not like they'd be in a bedsit if they lost 99% of their wealth.

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

SeaShantyIrish2 said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

Leon said:

Sunil_Prasannan said:

bigjohnowls said:

RochdalePioneers said:

kle4 said:

RochdalePioneers said:

In other news, my eldest proudly tells me he has been promoted to manage distribution of Socialist Appeal for their branch.

Don't all rush to buy one.

We don't want a stampede.

I read one left behind on a train once. I got some entertainment from it.

I am being a modern parent and allowing the sprog to find their own feat.

That being said, Socialist Appeal was always an absolutely disgusting platform and now publishes a lengthy article called "The War in Ukraine, Fact and Fiction" with headers such as "Defeat or Tactical Withdrawal?", "How the Media Lies", "How Ukrainians make civilians targets", Russian atrocities - Real or Staged?", "A Ukrainian War Crime" etc etc

One day in the hopefully not too distant future he is going to be profoundly ashamed of himself. A valuable life lesson.

Well "A Ukrainian War Crime has been verified by NYT and Independent sources hasnt it?

Has it?

Yes

Since when?

NYT ($) - Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said his country would investigate “isolated incidents” of atrocities in response to a video, verified by The New York Times, that appears to show a group of Ukrainian soldiers killing captured Russian troops.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000008293017/kuleba-ukraine-russian-troops-video.html

See Cyclefree's post at 8.12pm UK time.

I saw it. Has noting (or little) to do with fact, that it is in Ukraine's interest to take a hard line on crimes committed by UKR forces.

Personally think there's a difference in degree of responsibility between an army where some members may be guilty of crimes against the law AND their orders, and one where atrocity and terror are encouraged as first principles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_responsibility

It is fairly clear that there is a moral and legal responsibility to *try and prevent* war crimes by subordinates.

Leon said:

MattW said:

I've just been listening to the Boris / Scholz press conference, and it's really quite excellent on both sides, though Scholz is being rather cautious on the timescale for a German pivot away from fossil fuels and Russian gas.

If BJ had been this good throughout, we'd be a hell of a lot further forward on Brexit without much of the acrimony, and Macron would be safely locked away somewhere.

I can only conclude that someone has a remote-controlled crushing-on-demand device on BJ's testicles.

Has someone appointed a real dominatrix to BJ's private office?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2NProLxhEs

Maybe he has recovered from a nasty bout of Long Covid?

Or the news that his chief rival for power has had a somewhat difficult day has lifted his mood no end.

There is now no obvious replacement for Johnson after the May election shellacking - so he is safe.

Foxy said:

dixiedean said:

Strange.
This morning the Sun informed me the tax status of Mrs. Sunak was a "Labour Smear".

If so, they are getting a lot better at it. Sunaks goose is well and truly cooked.

The PM has history with spotting oven ready stuff.

Whoever replaces Rishi Rich will be a bit miffed that half of the Treasury has moved to Darlo.

Not so convenient if your constituency is in Surrey.

Alistair said:

Why America is fucked. An exhibit.

https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1512077204334673924

Yes, but read the reply.
https://twitter.com/mkramer/status/1512126073894543369

dixiedean said:

Foxy said:

dixiedean said:

Strange.
This morning the Sun informed me the tax status of Mrs. Sunak was a "Labour Smear".

If so, they are getting a lot better at it. Sunaks goose is well and truly cooked.

The PM has history with spotting oven ready stuff.

...as I recall, "oven ready for the microwave", which should be a perfect fit for Sunak.

SandyRentool said:

Whoever replaces Rishi Rich will be a bit miffed that half of the Treasury has moved to Darlo.

Not so convenient if your constituency is in Surrey.

Quite convenient for exiling awkward subordinates, though.

rottenborough said:

Leon said:

MattW said:

I've just been listening to the Boris / Scholz press conference, and it's really quite excellent on both sides, though Scholz is being rather cautious on the timescale for a German pivot away from fossil fuels and Russian gas.

If BJ had been this good throughout, we'd be a hell of a lot further forward on Brexit without much of the acrimony, and Macron would be safely locked away somewhere.

I can only conclude that someone has a remote-controlled crushing-on-demand device on BJ's testicles.

Has someone appointed a real dominatrix to BJ's private office?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2NProLxhEs

Maybe he has recovered from a nasty bout of Long Covid?

Or the news that his chief rival for power has had a somewhat difficult day has lifted his mood no end.

There is now no obvious replacement for Johnson after the May election shellacking - so he is safe.

Being Boris Johnson's obvious successor seems to be a rather high-risk career choice.