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So what? We were talking about size, not price.HYUFD said:
You can get a big 4 bed detached house in Scotland for the price of a 2 bed semi in London and the South EastGardenwalker said:
I doubt there’s much relationship between raw population density and housing size at all.LostPassword said:
Mathematically, and considering three issue of housing alone, that makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately it seems to be really difficult to combine a healthy economy with a shrinking population. A problem approaching for the world as a whole, of courseHYUFD said:
Yes but England has over 10 times the population density of the US and a third more population density than even Japan.Gardenwalker said:
The average new UK house is tiny now; smaller than Japan’s even, and less than half of the average US one.Pulpstar said:
Yep, head to Zillow (USA rightmove equivalent) and the square footage is neatly displayed in the sale.kinabalu said:
Odd this convention of analysing property via how many bedrooms. It's price per square foot that counts.CarlottaVance said:Review of house prices across the U.K.:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/property-news/average-house-prices-great-britain-jan23
3 Bed end of Terrace - Scotland £140,000
3 Bed Semi - North East £170,000
2 bed flat - London, £660,000
I assume UK sellers & estate agents don't want sq footage listed because so much of our property stock is incredulously tiny.
Another example of grotesque housing dysfunction.
We could do with more emigrants and less immigrants ironically given our relatively small landmass and then we wouldn't have to build so small new houses to fit the population all in! The overcrowded London and the Home counties properties wouldn't be as expensive either
Or Scottish houses would be mahoosive.1 -
Solovyov not reaction well to the Germans sending tanks.
“Oh no, how dare the Germans forget the soviet soldier! We’ll be so angry that we will do nothing about it!!”
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I'm not sure Pence having classified docs is great for Trump.
Previously when Democrats were saying 'the Biden case is different', that could be argued as party political pleading.
Not so much, now.
https://mobile.twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1617955800529666048
Here is VP Pence lawyer Greg Jacob's letter to National Archives Jan 18, 2023.👇
This is how you keep your client out of jail.
Like the known facts in Biden case, the strong contrast with Trump's conduct shows why Trump is in so much legal jeopardy and stands to be indicted.0 -
One thing you can say for Pence, as he showed in January 2021, he has respect for the US constitution, the rule of law and it seems proper records management and archiving. Even if you disagree with his personal beliefs.Nigelb said:I'm not sure Pence having classified docs is great for Trump.
Previously when Democrats were saying 'the Biden case is different', that could be argued as party political pleading.
Not so much, now.
https://mobile.twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1617955800529666048
Here is VP Pence lawyer Greg Jacob's letter to National Archives Jan 18, 2023.👇
This is how you keep your client out of jail.
Like the known facts in Biden case, the strong contrast with Trump's conduct shows why Trump is in so much legal jeopardy and stands to be indicted.
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And as I showed at the link earlier the average home in rural Scotland is also bigger than the average home in rural southern England as well as much cheaperGardenwalker said:
So what? We were talking about size, not price.HYUFD said:
You can get a big 4 bed detached house in Scotland for the price of a 2 bed semi in London and the South EastGardenwalker said:
I doubt there’s much relationship between raw population density and housing size at all.LostPassword said:
Mathematically, and considering three issue of housing alone, that makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately it seems to be really difficult to combine a healthy economy with a shrinking population. A problem approaching for the world as a whole, of courseHYUFD said:
Yes but England has over 10 times the population density of the US and a third more population density than even Japan.Gardenwalker said:
The average new UK house is tiny now; smaller than Japan’s even, and less than half of the average US one.Pulpstar said:
Yep, head to Zillow (USA rightmove equivalent) and the square footage is neatly displayed in the sale.kinabalu said:
Odd this convention of analysing property via how many bedrooms. It's price per square foot that counts.CarlottaVance said:Review of house prices across the U.K.:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/property-news/average-house-prices-great-britain-jan23
3 Bed end of Terrace - Scotland £140,000
3 Bed Semi - North East £170,000
2 bed flat - London, £660,000
I assume UK sellers & estate agents don't want sq footage listed because so much of our property stock is incredulously tiny.
Another example of grotesque housing dysfunction.
We could do with more emigrants and less immigrants ironically given our relatively small landmass and then we wouldn't have to build so small new houses to fit the population all in! The overcrowded London and the Home counties properties wouldn't be as expensive either
Or Scottish houses would be mahoosive.0 -
LARPing the Battle of Kursk is the Russian national sport...Nigelb said:There are several metaphors here, I think ?
At the end of last year, Sergei Ivanov, a local politician in the Russian city of Syzran, reportedly used a state grant worth the equivalent of around £25,000 to stage a reenactment of the WW2 Battle of Kursk in a university sports hall
https://mobile.twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/16181926989593600010 -
If the property is large it doesn't really matter about the sq footage; if it is small it matters very much.
Is where the estate agents' focus is.0 -
You could do a better LARP for £250, which is the real point.JosiasJessop said:
LARPing the Battle of Kursk is the Russian national sport...Nigelb said:There are several metaphors here, I think ?
At the end of last year, Sergei Ivanov, a local politician in the Russian city of Syzran, reportedly used a state grant worth the equivalent of around £25,000 to stage a reenactment of the WW2 Battle of Kursk in a university sports hall
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This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
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The average size of a property in Scotland is 2000 square feet compared to just 729 square feet in the UK overallHYUFD said:
And as I showed at the link earlier the average home in rural Scotland is also bigger than the average home in rural southern England as well as much cheaperGardenwalker said:
So what? We were talking about size, not price.HYUFD said:
You can get a big 4 bed detached house in Scotland for the price of a 2 bed semi in London and the South EastGardenwalker said:
I doubt there’s much relationship between raw population density and housing size at all.LostPassword said:
Mathematically, and considering three issue of housing alone, that makes a lot of sense, but unfortunately it seems to be really difficult to combine a healthy economy with a shrinking population. A problem approaching for the world as a whole, of courseHYUFD said:
Yes but England has over 10 times the population density of the US and a third more population density than even Japan.Gardenwalker said:
The average new UK house is tiny now; smaller than Japan’s even, and less than half of the average US one.Pulpstar said:
Yep, head to Zillow (USA rightmove equivalent) and the square footage is neatly displayed in the sale.kinabalu said:
Odd this convention of analysing property via how many bedrooms. It's price per square foot that counts.CarlottaVance said:Review of house prices across the U.K.:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/property-news/average-house-prices-great-britain-jan23
3 Bed end of Terrace - Scotland £140,000
3 Bed Semi - North East £170,000
2 bed flat - London, £660,000
I assume UK sellers & estate agents don't want sq footage listed because so much of our property stock is incredulously tiny.
Another example of grotesque housing dysfunction.
We could do with more emigrants and less immigrants ironically given our relatively small landmass and then we wouldn't have to build so small new houses to fit the population all in! The overcrowded London and the Home counties properties wouldn't be as expensive either
Or Scottish houses would be mahoosive.
https://espc.com/news/post/how-has-the-scottish-housing-market-changed-in-50-years#:~:text=By 2021, the average property,out and accommodate modern living.
https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/lifestyle/property/a35405209/average-house-price-england-square-foot-yes-homebuyers/0 -
Yep, that looks terrible, even if it isn't.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/16182370541645332481 -
WTAF? Surely the answer is "no". Because in the current climate saying "the matter is private" will only fuel the press pack to dig deeper. If the answer really then is no, then that's utterly stupid.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1618237054164533248
So lets play the other option. That the answer is yes - him or wifey. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...2 -
Would explain a lot.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/16182370541645332480 -
Surely the answer is yes otherwise, lacking the Johnson type brio to style it out with a blatant lie, they'd have said no.RochdalePioneers said:
WTAF? Surely the answer is "no". Because in the current climate saying "the matter is private" will only fuel the press pack to dig deeper. If the answer really then is no, then that's utterly stupid.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1618237054164533248
So lets play the other option. That the answer is yes - him or wifey. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...0 -
Not quite (although |I agree with your other points). Density is based on units per groundspace, not floorspace, so multiple story buildings are able to provide better floorspace than you might think (as a planner once said to me, the densest housing in the UK is in Mayfair - those beautiful terraces are very tightly packed).Malmesbury said:
Planning is part of it - density is required. So jamming more tiny properties on a given space is rewarded.
And that mention of terraces brings me to one of the main problems with modern housings estates - builders are so focused on building, promoting and selling detached or semi-detached that they build very little little terraced housing. Go and look at a modern estate, and look at the tiny little gaps between houses - in a terrace that could be within the envelope, and provide extra floor space. As it is, it's wasted, and doesn't even provide the sense of separation from your neighbours that people want from a semi or detached.0 -
If he says no then it makes it much more likely that every other member of the Cabinet has to answer the question. Sunak himself might be able to say "no", but is he sure about Hunt and everyone else?RochdalePioneers said:
WTAF? Surely the answer is "no". Because in the current climate saying "the matter is private" will only fuel the press pack to dig deeper. If the answer really then is no, then that's utterly stupid.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1618237054164533248
So lets play the other option. That the answer is yes - him or wifey. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...
That is why he will refuse to answer for as long as possible.0 -
Ex strategist, late of this parish, is a lot more critical of the mad left than he used to be.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:https://twitter.com/exstrategist/status/1617890977087385602
Recall that this is what Labour faced. I was proud to vote against these morons.
Good for him.0 -
Douglas Murray is incredible on Joe Rogan #1358
(I am working my way through the Rogan back catalogue)
Just remarkably articulate. He also cites a marvellous Chris Hitchens quote: “Everyone gets to choose their own regrets”
For many in the rich world, that is all-too-painfully true0 -
And about that NATO membership application...
Finland grants licence to export protective steels for military vehicles to Turkey. First such approval for a defense title by Finland since 2019
https://mobile.twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1618247143172767746
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Interesting that an estimated 60% of new semiconductor manufacturing jobs don't require a college degree.
A remarkable thing is about to happen. With Biden's climate and chips bills set to pump huge sums into green and tech manufacturing, two new reports find much of this will be noncollege work in Trump country. This wrecks some of MAGA's ugliest mythologies:
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On topic, we’re getting to that point where there is money to be made by backing some long shot for Pres nominee, making a post about it, and then cashing in when the odds suddenly shorten. So readers of such posts are encouraged to DYOR and be sensible sceptical.0
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NEW: £634.80 was spent to fix a ministerial red box that was damaged and had a "jammed lock" at the exact same time that Boris Johnson was being dismissed from office
@ChristopherHope
https://twitter.com/POLITlCSUK/status/1618246838603206659?s=20&t=T9Vg1V5p9Saze3P4u_Yofw0 -
Absolute car crash performance from Sunak0
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I did that a month back. Yet to make a cent on it.IanB2 said:On topic, we’re getting to that point where there is money to be made by backing some long shot for Pres nominee, making a post about it, and then cashing in when the odds suddenly shorten. So readers of such posts are encouraged to DYOR and be sensible sceptical.
😏
But let me just say that Larry Hogan, at 150/1 represents remarkable value...0 -
Sunak has no political ability at all lol, now he's put his foot in it over his own tax affairs.
We're at Corbyn levels of uselessness now0 -
£500 + VAT + a taxi, doesn’t seem an outrageous emergency callout charge for the red box company locksmith.Scott_xP said:NEW: £634.80 was spent to fix a ministerial red box that was damaged and had a "jammed lock" at the exact same time that Boris Johnson was being dismissed from office
@ChristopherHope
https://twitter.com/POLITlCSUK/status/1618246838603206659?s=20&t=T9Vg1V5p9Saze3P4u_Yofw
Cheaper than trying to crowbar it open.1 -
On topic, the value is on George Santos.
He's egregiously the most qualified person for the role and his previous four terms as President were a success.0 -
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-125933601 -
This thread has actually put my betfair book into the green.IanB2 said:On topic, we’re getting to that point where there is money to be made by backing some long shot for Pres nominee, making a post about it, and then cashing in when the odds suddenly shorten. So readers of such posts are encouraged to DYOR and be sensible sceptical.
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Nikki Haley, she's just a poundshop Monica Lewinsky.
https://www.newsweek.com/nikki-haley-donald-trump-affair-disgusting-7918170 -
Constitutionally ruled out then.TheScreamingEagles said:On topic, the value is on George Santos.
He's egregiously the most qualified person for the role and his previous four terms as President were a success.
Along with Trump, who won two years ago.0 -
Have you stopped beating your wife, Mr Sunak ?JosiasJessop said:
Yep, that looks terrible, even if it isn't.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/16182370541645332480 -
I need more Info, sys.Nigelb said:
Have you stopped beating your wife, Mr Sunak ?JosiasJessop said:
Yep, that looks terrible, even if it isn't.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/16182370541645332481 -
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
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This is the Corbyn / Johnson strategy for dealing with the difficult. The distraction that Brexit provided for each of them got them through one election intact, but it wasn't a longer term success. Sunak doesn't have the necessary distractions for long enough for this to be sensible politics.LostPassword said:
If he says no then it makes it much more likely that every other member of the Cabinet has to answer the question. Sunak himself might be able to say "no", but is he sure about Hunt and everyone else?RochdalePioneers said:
WTAF? Surely the answer is "no". Because in the current climate saying "the matter is private" will only fuel the press pack to dig deeper. If the answer really then is no, then that's utterly stupid.Stuartinromford said:This is... bad?
Isn't it?
No10 won’t say if Rishi Sunak has paid a tax penalty himself
His press secretary says that is “private”
https://twitter.com/johnestevens/status/1618237054164533248
So lets play the other option. That the answer is yes - him or wifey. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...
That is why he will refuse to answer for as long as possible.0 -
The last bit is a pretty daft argument.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
We're not discussing criminal prosecution, but whether Zahawi is a fit person to hold high office in the circumstances, which are largely known.
The "innocent until proven guilty" line is a pretty bad template for choosing members of the government, as opposed to finding people guilty of crimes.1 -
A lot of Japan (as with Australia) is completely unusable.HYUFD said:
Yes but England has over 10 times the population density of the US and a third more population density than even Japan.Gardenwalker said:
The average new UK house is tiny now; smaller than Japan’s even, and less than half of the average US one.Pulpstar said:
Yep, head to Zillow (USA rightmove equivalent) and the square footage is neatly displayed in the sale.kinabalu said:
Odd this convention of analysing property via how many bedrooms. It's price per square foot that counts.CarlottaVance said:Review of house prices across the U.K.:
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/articles/property-news/average-house-prices-great-britain-jan23
3 Bed end of Terrace - Scotland £140,000
3 Bed Semi - North East £170,000
2 bed flat - London, £660,000
I assume UK sellers & estate agents don't want sq footage listed because so much of our property stock is incredulously tiny.
Another example of grotesque housing dysfunction.
We could do with more emigrants and less immigrants ironically given our relatively small landmass and then we wouldn't have to build so small new houses to fit the population all in! The overcrowded London and the Home counties properties wouldn't be as expensive either
And even the US is really a tale of two countries, with the East being massively more densely populated than the West.0 -
I think DavidL's comments yesterday on what "careless" actually means in terms of tax law, and Zahawi's admission of "carelessness" is plenty as to not necessitate further processes before the sacking lands. The ethics adviser process is extraneous process, not "due" process.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS1 -
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.1 -
There is no "due process" for sacking a minister other than the PM saying "you're sacked".Sandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.0 -
Seems Peston ( I know) is expecting the report within 10 daysSandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.
https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1618231662663585792?t=IFpovdcESgCCGsV6U03YIg&s=191 -
Have we covered this?
Two or three Metropolitan Police officers are facing criminal court appearances every week, the commissioner revealed today, as he warned that lifting the lid on abusive predators would be “necessary and painful”.
Sir Mark Rowley said that officers were routinely in court over offences ranging from dishonesty to violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and sex offences.
He warned that the public should be prepared for more misconduct revelations in the coming months and that rooting out police predators would be long and painful.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-carrick-met-police-mark-rowley-commissioner-statement-w0bbzq3k91 -
It was a paedophile yesterday:TheScreamingEagles said:Have we covered this?
Two or three Metropolitan Police officers are facing criminal court appearances every week, the commissioner revealed today, as he warned that lifting the lid on abusive predators would be “necessary and painful”.
Sir Mark Rowley said that officers were routinely in court over offences ranging from dishonesty to violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and sex offences.
He warned that the public should be prepared for more misconduct revelations in the coming months and that rooting out police predators would be long and painful.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-carrick-met-police-mark-rowley-commissioner-statement-w0bbzq3k9
Another day, another paedophile officer in the Metropolitan Police “Service”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11672611/New-shame-Met-Police-schools-officer-22-admitted-having-sex-girl-14.html
“A school liaison officer for the Met Police yesterday admitted having sex with a 14-year-old girl and possessing indecent images of children as young as two.
“Some of paedophile PC Hussain Chehab's shocking offences took place when he was a serving officer whose duties included meeting parents and children at school gates in north London.
“The 22-year-old is facing jail after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a child, one of sexual communication with a child and three counts of making indecent photographs of children.”0 -
If it was a Labour MP you'd be calling for their immediate sackingSandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.1 -
Seems the independent also says Starmer failed on Zahawi at PMQ's
https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1618262935268372482?t=XhXlouSReLUCtSaH5rCtyg&s=190 -
Given his behaviour over sending legal letters to anyone who reported what turned out to be facts tells you all about Zahawi and Sunak.Sandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.3 -
Wait until you read what the Independent and Guardian say about Sunak and the Tories if we're taking their word as gospel.Big_G_NorthWales said:Seems the independent also says Starmer failed on Zahawi at PMQ's
https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1618262935268372482?t=XhXlouSReLUCtSaH5rCtyg&s=190 -
I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.2 -
https://twitter.com/DavidHerdson/status/1618266046686953478
This is not a line that will hold - quite probably not even until the end of today. Even a vaguely competent No 10 media operation would know that.
It's a straightforward question with a yes/no answer - and unlike general tax returns, the public has a right to know.
Another Labour supporter telling us how bad Sunak is0 -
https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1618266248286015496
What policy do British voters most associate with Keir Starmer? (18 January)0 -
It's to be expected – they make superior products.Malmesbury said:
What is unusual about Apple is the their market share is small in each area, but they have captured the vast majority of the high sales, where the big profits are.Sandpit said:
The way I look at the hierarchy of tech giants, is to see who’s complaining about them.JosiasJessop said:
Apple needs to be broken up. They're really bad for the industry, and are bad actors within it.Sandpit said:
There’s a lot of anti-trust stuff going on in the US at the moment. Google, Facebook, Ticketmaster and others under scrutiny, with cross-party support for serious action against these monopolistic practices.Malmesbury said:
Microsoft was only saved from breakup by Apple resurrecting themselves.Nigelb said:Unless they can grind it out in the courts, and get a second Trump administration to abandon this anti-trust suit, Google look as though they're facing some very serious penalties.
The detail in the linked thread is impressive.
https://mobile.twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1618029720599408643
ok, let's do this. I've now read all 153 pages of United States vs Google filed earlier today. As I've said earlier, Google is royally screwed.
The suit is super well-written building on prior work investigating Google’s market power abuse leveraging advertising technologies. ...
Not sure that Google won't be facing the same thing.
Most of the people complaining about Apple, are large multinational corporations worried that Apple is eating into their profit margins.
Sure, they’re a big company, but there’s a lot more companies well ahead of them in the evil stakes. First, look at the companies where those complaining are mostly small businesses and individuals.
Sure, a zillion non-Apple phones are sold. But iPhone takes most of the profit in that market.
Same with computers. Tablets.0 -
Setting aside the party politics, the argument is still absurd.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.
Ministers serve at the PM's absolute discretion, and can be fired at will.
The "due process" argument is simply an attempt to kick the affair into the long grass in the hope it gets forgotten about.0 -
https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1618262574960709634
What policy do British voters most associate with Rishi Sunak? (18 January)0 -
Better products.Pulpstar said:Apple moreso than Meta, Alphabet or Amazon has essentially created a modern day cult religion. Their share of the phone market in the USA is astonishing.
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Starmer is increasingly making PMQs a stunt event. He's very likely to regret that.1
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BREAKING: Polls show the Tories are heading for their WORST RESULT since 1906.
🚨 | Vote%:
LAB: 47% (+15)
CON: 26% (-18)
LDM: 9% (-2)
REFORM: 5% (+3)
GRN: 5% (+3)
SNP: 4% (=)
UKIP: 3% (+3)
Seats:
LAB: 390 (+188)
CON: 150 (-215)
SNP: 53 (+5)
LDM: 31 (+20)
GRN: 1 (=)
Changes w/GE2019
https://twitter.com/POLITlCSUK/status/16179699265384939610 -
Next on my list. Absolutely astoundingly good machines by all accounts I have heard.MaxPB said:
Yes, I'm getting an 14" M2 Pro today to replace my ageing 13" i7, I'm very excited.Malmesbury said:
True to an extent - they made their products into a combination of luxury good *and* good technology.Nigelb said:
The LVMH of computing.Malmesbury said:
What is unusual about Apple is the their market share is small in each area, but they have captured the vast majority of the high sales, where the big profits are.Sandpit said:
The way I look at the hierarchy of tech giants, is to see who’s complaining about them.JosiasJessop said:
Apple needs to be broken up. They're really bad for the industry, and are bad actors within it.Sandpit said:
There’s a lot of anti-trust stuff going on in the US at the moment. Google, Facebook, Ticketmaster and others under scrutiny, with cross-party support for serious action against these monopolistic practices.Malmesbury said:
Microsoft was only saved from breakup by Apple resurrecting themselves.Nigelb said:Unless they can grind it out in the courts, and get a second Trump administration to abandon this anti-trust suit, Google look as though they're facing some very serious penalties.
The detail in the linked thread is impressive.
https://mobile.twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1618029720599408643
ok, let's do this. I've now read all 153 pages of United States vs Google filed earlier today. As I've said earlier, Google is royally screwed.
The suit is super well-written building on prior work investigating Google’s market power abuse leveraging advertising technologies. ...
Not sure that Google won't be facing the same thing.
Most of the people complaining about Apple, are large multinational corporations worried that Apple is eating into their profit margins.
Sure, they’re a big company, but there’s a lot more companies well ahead of them in the evil stakes. First, look at the companies where those complaining are mostly small businesses and individuals.
Sure, a zillion non-Apple phones are sold. But iPhone takes most of the profit in that market.
Same with computers. Tablets.
The M series chips are game changers for instance.0 -
Way Off Topic! - Woke Gone Wild!! And Visa Versa!!!
NYT ($) - Trilobites - The Muscles That Power a Female Insect’s Penislike Organ
Scientists studied the internal anatomy that make a female-male role reversal possible in a group of Brazilian cave insects.
The penis has a variety of peculiar shapes and sizes: the corkscrewed shaft of a duck, the needlelike organ of a bedbug and the four-headed member of an echidna. No matter how strange they look, these phalluses all help males deliver sperm to fertilize the eggs of their female mates.
But some flea-size insects that resemble bleached flies and feast on bat droppings in Brazilian caves reverse these reproductive roles. Female barklice in the Neotrogla genus possess an erectile, penislike structure covered in spines called a gynosome. They use this organ to penetrate the male Neotrogla’s vagina-like cavity. Instead of delivering sperm, the female’s gynosome vacuums it up as she mounts her mate.
This role reversal has rarely emerged in nature: Only Neotrogla barklice and a closely related group of insects in southern Africa possess a gynosome. A new effort by researchers to study this penislike structure has revealed the key muscles that help the barklice wield their anatomical anomalies, as reported in a study published Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
The perpetually dry cave systems the barklice inhabit in southeastern Brazil are often short on nutrients and moisture. This lack of reliable grub “is probably a major factor facilitating the evolution of sex-role reversals,” said Kazunori Yoshizawa, an entomologist at Hokkaido University in Japan and an author of the study.0 -
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry in seeming violation of the laws of the land at the time.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.0 -
There was no "due process" or innocent until proven guilty when Starmer ate a curry. It was he must resign immediately for being a hypocrite, I remember reading it here from the same people now saying Sunak must do nothing.Nigelb said:
Setting aside the party politics, the argument is still absurd.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.
Ministers serve at the PM's absolute discretion, and can be fired at will.
The "due process" argument is simply an attempt to kick the affair into the long grass in the hope it gets forgotten about.3 -
No I woundn’t. The whole point of having an “ethics advisor” position in No.10, is to take the politics out of the situation as far as possible, with a factual report presented to the PM of exactly what happened. The PM can then make his political judgement on the facts of the case, rather than what the media and opposition are saying happened.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:
If it was a Labour MP you'd be calling for their immediate sackingSandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.
It’s the same process that happens in the corporate world. As others have said, the word “Careless” has a specific legal meaning here, which is important.0 -
Even though he'd already been found innocent with no case to answer. Re-opened because a Tory's son happened to be walking past the window where it happenedTOPPING said:
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry in seeming violation of the laws of the land at the time.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.0 -
Indeed and that rather makes my point that the Independent and the Guardian did not think Starmer made his case todayTheScreamingEagles said:
Wait until you read what the Independent and Guardian say about Sunak and the Tories if we're taking their word as gospel.Big_G_NorthWales said:Seems the independent also says Starmer failed on Zahawi at PMQ's
https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/1618262935268372482?t=XhXlouSReLUCtSaH5rCtyg&s=19
However on the wider point of Zahawi I said yesterday he should stand down while the enquiry is active0 -
Tax rises?CorrectHorseBattery3 said:https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1618262574960709634
What policy do British voters most associate with Rishi Sunak? (18 January)1 -
Carelessly saving yourself £5m in tax is maximum nonsense.Pro_Rata said:
I think DavidL's comments yesterday on what "careless" actually means in terms of tax law, and Zahawi's admission of "carelessness" is plenty as to not necessitate further processes before the sacking lands. The ethics adviser process is extraneous process, not "due" process.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS0 -
Oh definitely. Lawyers are all scumbags, and the world would be a much better place without them.TheScreamingEagles said:
Given his behaviour over sending legal letters to anyone who reported what turned out to be facts tells you all about Zahawi and Sunak.Sandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.0 -
Well he's been dealing with some cunning stunts on the other side of the despatch box.Omnium said:Starmer is increasingly making PMQs a stunt event. He's very likely to regret that.
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@DPJHodges: Have to admit, Carol Vorderman becoming Keir Starmer’s leading attack ninja wasn’t on my 2023 bingo-card. https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/16182444163340943372
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The strategic argument for keeping manufacturing capacity in this country is not simply about security of supply, but also reliability of what's supplied.
Applies strongly to pharmaceuticals, and particularly biomanufacturing (in which we are still a competitive player).
The drug was meant to save children’s lives. Instead, they’re dying
https://www.statnews.com/2023/01/25/children-cancer-asparaginase-chemotherapy-brazil/
...Reporting by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, in partnership with STAT, reveals that at least a dozen brands of asparaginase have been proven to be poor quality, with 10 still on the market globally. The drug stops cancer cells from dividing and growing. Without it, patients face a dramatically reduced chance of survival. But in some cases brands fell well below the standard needed to treat cancer. Many have also been found to contain contaminants such as bacteria that could be harmful to patients. A spokesperson for Leuginase’s manufacturer, Beijing SL Pharmaceutical, said the drug is tested by Chinese regulators and assessed in-house, where — he claimed — quality results have stayed within statutory limits over the past decade...</>
(Very long read article.)1 -
Or some stunning c*nts perhapsTheScreamingEagles said:
Well he's been dealing with some cunning stunts on the other side of the despatch box.Omnium said:Starmer is increasingly making PMQs a stunt event. He's very likely to regret that.
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Okay, that would be funny, if a former TV mathematician had evidence of a minster making undeclared money abroad whilst an MP.Scott_xP said:@DPJHodges: Have to admit, Carol Vorderman becoming Keir Starmer’s leading attack ninja wasn’t on my 2023 bingo-card. https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1618244416334094337
Yes, if there’s an ounce of truth to that, he should be fired.1 -
Hmmmmm.Sandpit said:
Oh definitely. Lawyers are all scumbags, and the world would be a much better place without them.TheScreamingEagles said:
Given his behaviour over sending legal letters to anyone who reported what turned out to be facts tells you all about Zahawi and Sunak.Sandpit said:
If you’re going to have a process for such things, then the process needs to be followed.Big_G_NorthWales said:
The consensus including from the Guardian seems to be that Sunak came out of PMQs better than he could have hopedNerysHughes said:
Not everyone thinks soCorrectHorseBattery3 said:Absolute car crash performance from Sunak
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-news-latest-tax-penalty-law-breaking-conflicts-of-interest-rishi-sunak-facing-tough-pmqs-12593360
Sunak's argument that Labour demanded he appointed an ethics advisor and he has now referred Zahawi to him for due process is a good argument and for Starmer as a former head of the CPS to demand resignation before due process is completed is a contradiction of his former role at the CPS
There’s been nothing new in this story for about five days now, this is the Opposition and the media hoping that keeping it on the front pages forces the PM’s hand and gives them a scalp.
In due course, the independent enquiry will deliver a report to Downing St, and the PM will either support the minister or accept his resignation at that time.
Personal tax affairs of MPs have always been a private matter. In fact, there’s a special unit at HMRC that deals with MPs’ tax returns, presumably to stop them leaking out and to ensure that everything is done ‘correctly’.0 -
AbsolutelySandpit said:
Okay, that would be funny, if a former TV mathematician had evidence of a minster making undeclared money abroad whilst an MP.Scott_xP said:@DPJHodges: Have to admit, Carol Vorderman becoming Keir Starmer’s leading attack ninja wasn’t on my 2023 bingo-card. https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1618244416334094337
Yes, if there’s an ounce of truth to that, he should be fired.0 -
TSE I think all lawyers are legends, just for the recordTheScreamingEagles said:
Hmmmmm.0 -
Makes a change from trying to make one of those PM at two elections in a row.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:
Or some stunning c*nts perhapsTheScreamingEagles said:
Well he's been dealing with some cunning stunts on the other side of the despatch box.Omnium said:Starmer is increasingly making PMQs a stunt event. He's very likely to regret that.
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@YouGov: Latest Westminster voting intention (18-19 Jan)
Con: 26% (+1 from 10-11 Jan)
Lab: 48% (+1)
Lib Dem: 8% (-1)
Reform… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/16182701158203392020 -
Rudi Giuliani...CorrectHorseBattery3 said:
TSE I think all lawyers are legends, just for the recordTheScreamingEagles said:
Hmmmmm.
Samuel Alito...0 -
Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister? (18-19 Jan)
Keir Starmer: 33% (+1 from 10-11 Jan)
Rishi Sunak: 24% (=)
Not sure: 38% (-2)
Does @MoonRabbit want to have a go at explaining how this means Keir Starmer must resign?1 -
No mention of Brexit - which is a surprise.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1618266248286015496
What policy do British voters most associate with Keir Starmer? (18 January)0 -
Suella BravermanNigelb said:
Rudi Giuliani...CorrectHorseBattery3 said:
TSE I think all lawyers are legends, just for the recordTheScreamingEagles said:
Hmmmmm.
Samuel Alito...
Richard Burgon1 -
Does anyone talk about swingback these days or is that very 8 years ago?Scott_xP said:@YouGov: Latest Westminster voting intention (18-19 Jan)
Con: 26% (+1 from 10-11 Jan)
Lab: 48% (+1)
Lib Dem: 8% (-1)
Reform… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/16182701158203392020 -
...Sandpit said:
Okay, that would be funny, if a former TV mathematician had evidence of a minster making undeclared money abroad whilst an MP.Scott_xP said:@DPJHodges: Have to admit, Carol Vorderman becoming Keir Starmer’s leading attack ninja wasn’t on my 2023 bingo-card. https://twitter.com/carolvorders/status/1618244416334094337
Yes, if there’s an ounce of truth to that, he should be fired.0 -
This is not the headlines Sunak wants. Why doesn't Zahawi just do the decent thing and resign whilst under investigation? The mind boggles. Perhaps he's under orders to hang around like a bad smell?0 -
Talking of bio manufacturing, are we doing this in the UK ?
I tried lab-grown meat made from animals without killing them – is this the future of ethical eating?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/23/lab-grown-meat-animals-climate
...The raising and slaughter of livestock is responsible for more than half of the greenhouse gas pollution of the entire food sector, which in itself is estimated to contribute around a third of total global emissions. Faced with the need to reach “peak meat”, cultivated meat has been pushed forward as a solution as it can cut emissions by around 17% for chicken and up to 92% for beef, the meat that weighs heaviest on the planet, GFI’s research has found.
Vast areas of land, much of it deforested for grazing and vulnerable to outbreaks of zoonotic diseases, meanwhile, could be freed up if meat is instead conjured up in the sort of 30,000 sq ft facility Mission Barns operates. Eating something that’s not been fed with copious amounts of antibiotics is of particular public appeal, too, the company’s research has found.
“The production process is more efficient, you have significantly less feed material to get the same amount of calories out and you have a huge opportunity to restore ecosystems and slow biodiversity loss,” said Swartz. “It enables a way to mitigate all of these hard, sticky global challenges.”
A report last week identified a rise in plant based meat alternatives as one of three “super tipping points” that could trigger a cascade of decarbonisation across the global economy, alongside boosting electric vehicles and green fertilisers. It found a 20% market share by 2035 would mean 400m-800m hectares of land would no longer be needed for livestock and their fodder, equivalent to 7-15% of the world’s farmland today, the report estimated...0 -
I dunno but where can I vote for the Not Sure guy.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister? (18-19 Jan)
Keir Starmer: 33% (+1 from 10-11 Jan)
Rishi Sunak: 24% (=)
Not sure: 38% (-2)
Does @MoonRabbit want to have a go at explaining how this means Keir Starmer must resign?1 -
And tbf to the US, it looks as though Giuliani might be disbarred.TheScreamingEagles said:
Suella BravermanNigelb said:
Rudi Giuliani...CorrectHorseBattery3 said:
TSE I think all lawyers are legends, just for the recordTheScreamingEagles said:
Hmmmmm.
Samuel Alito...
Richard Burgon0 -
If Amazon had any sense they’d cancel season 2 of Rings Of Power and put all that effort into getting the All Or Nothing cameras inside Goodison.
https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/16182361894291046400 -
I thought that was Sunak's current brand ?solarflare said:
I dunno but where can I vote for the Not Sure guy.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister? (18-19 Jan)
Keir Starmer: 33% (+1 from 10-11 Jan)
Rishi Sunak: 24% (=)
Not sure: 38% (-2)
Does @MoonRabbit want to have a go at explaining how this means Keir Starmer must resign?0 -
For what it’s worth I think Starmer did two things. 1. He did break existing lockdown rules (certainly as badly as Sunak did, I.e not very much, but a breach none the less). 2. He played a blinder with his raising of the stakes. The cps/police were effectively going to have to sack the leader of the opposition over a parking ticket, and they blinked first.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.1 -
I would be very surprised if the LibDems got 31 seats on less than 10% of the vote.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:BREAKING: Polls show the Tories are heading for their WORST RESULT since 1906.
🚨 | Vote%:
LAB: 47% (+15)
CON: 26% (-18)
LDM: 9% (-2)
REFORM: 5% (+3)
GRN: 5% (+3)
SNP: 4% (=)
UKIP: 3% (+3)
Seats:
LAB: 390 (+188)
CON: 150 (-215)
SNP: 53 (+5)
LDM: 31 (+20)
GRN: 1 (=)
Changes w/GE2019
https://twitter.com/POLITlCSUK/status/16179699265384939610 -
A sign of success for his 'project' - top of which is to break the link between Ref voting and GE voting. Leave won a FPTP landslide in 2016. You can't win a GE on Remain or Rejoin. Someday maybe but not the only one Starmer is interested in.Carnyx said:
No mention of Brexit - which is a surprise.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1618266248286015496
What policy do British voters most associate with Keir Starmer? (18 January)2 -
Abrams coming.
‼️The 🇺🇸USA will send 31 Abrams tanks to 🇺🇦Ukraine for $400 million, reports Bloomberg.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/16182736698680647750 -
Everything Everywhere All At Once is a great film - but should it really be around 2/1 on to win best picture ?
The Academy has made some howlers before, so I'm not sure it should be much shorter than evens.
Roger ? Anyone ?0 -
Fun fact: the main gun of the Abrams used to be the British Royal Ordnance L7, which dates back to the 1950s. Recent models use a more modern German gun.AlistairM said:Abrams coming.
‼️The 🇺🇸USA will send 31 Abrams tanks to 🇺🇦Ukraine for $400 million, reports Bloomberg.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1618273669868064775
Strange that the Americans have had to rely on the Europeans to arm their main battle tank.3 -
Or:-turbotubbs said:
For what it’s worth I think Starmer did two things. 1. He did break existing lockdown rules (certainly as badly as Sunak did, I.e not very much, but a breach none the less). 2. He played a blinder with his raising of the stakes. The cps/police were effectively going to have to sack the leader of the opposition over a parking ticket, and they blinked first.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:I'm shocked the Tory supporters think Sunak did well!
Let's reverse the tables, if Keir Starmer was PM right now the same people would be calling him weak and useless and calling for the immediate sacking of the minister in question.
How do I know this?
They called for Starmer to resign when he ate a curry.
1) Starmer did not break lockdown rules
2) the police determined that Starmer did not break lockdown rules
3) a young Tory released a video, much-lauded in the right-wing press
4) the police reopened enquiries
5) the police reaffirmed that Starmer did not break lockdown rules1 -
Hopefully with this and other commitments Ukraine will get a couple of hundred decent MBTs.
El Mundo reports that 🇪🇸Spain may send 53 Leopard 2 tanks to 🇺🇦Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/16182748561682268161 -
I'd like to see the results for Scotland - he wouldn't get away with it so easily. But yes, you're certainly right for E&W on reflection.kinabalu said:
A sign of success for his 'project' - top of which is to break the link between Ref voting and GE voting. Leave won a FPTP landslide in 2016. You can't win a GE on Remain or Rejoin. Someday maybe but not the only one Starmer is interested in.Carnyx said:
No mention of Brexit - which is a surprise.CorrectHorseBattery3 said:https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1618266248286015496
What policy do British voters most associate with Keir Starmer? (18 January)1 -
It’s really, really annoying, that the Americans try and put a price on everything they’re doing in Ukraine. Especially when it’s a massively exaggerated price, based on the transfer of existing dated technology, and requires little additional actual new money be spent.AlistairM said:Abrams coming.
‼️The 🇺🇸USA will send 31 Abrams tanks to 🇺🇦Ukraine for $400 million, reports Bloomberg.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1618273669868064775
It just helps those (mostly Republicans) opposed to spending money, oppose the actions in Ukraine on financial grounds.1 -
The 538 bloke on why it matters that Everything Everywhere All At Once had nominations in most sections:Nigelb said:Everything Everywhere All At Once is a great film - but should it really be around 2/1 on to win best picture ?
The Academy has made some howlers before, so I'm not sure it should be much shorter than evens.
Roger ? Anyone ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Gs5e3OaVk (2-minute video)0 -
speaks volumes about Britain's military capability that while London can only spare 14 (and that'll be an effort) Spain could offer almost quadruple that...AlistairM said:Hopefully with this and other commitments Ukraine will get a couple of hundred decent MBTs.
El Mundo reports that 🇪🇸Spain may send 53 Leopard 2 tanks to 🇺🇦Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/16182748561682268160
