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Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain will still claw back £350m a week after leaving the EU, with much of that money preferably being spent on the NHS, as he warned critics of Brexit against treating 17.4 million voters as fools.

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Charles Moore asks: "Is it time to place our future in Boris's hands and prepare for new leadership?"

I worked in Downing Street and this is how the Tories can help the young

tinybgoat wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -after-all

Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain will still claw back £350m a week after leaving the EU, with much of that money preferably being spent on the NHS, as he warned critics of Brexit against treating 17.4 million voters as fools.

ironic,

also China Ummana, calls ' for a “period of silence” from the foreign secretary.'

tinybgoat wrote:---
[Chuka Umunna] calls ' for a “period of silence” from the foreign secretary.'

tinybgoat wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -after-all

Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain will still claw back £350m a week after leaving the EU, with much of that money preferably being spent on the NHS, as he warned critics of Brexit against treating 17.4 million voters as fools.

ironic,

also China Ummana, calls ' for a “period of silence” from the foreign secretary.'

He [Boris Johnson] said Britain would “keep environmental and social protections that are fair and wise”, but get rid of other EU regulations that, he claimed, cost between 4% and 7% of GDP.

PorFavor wrote:Good morfternoon.

Willow904 wrote:https://inews.co.uk/opinion/i-worked-do ... young/amp/

I worked in Downing Street and this is how the Tories can help the young

I found this interesting. Did Theresa May really believe that spreading austerity to the older generation would win younger voters? Like, "I'm in huge student debt and will never be able to afford a house and the Tories aren't going to change this, but they're going to take my gran's bus pass away so it feels much fairer now so I'll vote for them after all."

Universities are better funded and more accountable than ever before. (my emphasis)

PorFavor wrote:I was perplexed by this bit from your linked article -

Universities are better funded and more accountable than ever before. (my emphasis)

adam wrote:

PorFavor wrote:I was perplexed by this bit from your linked article -

Universities are better funded and more accountable than ever before. (my emphasis)

Because they've turned students into customers who demand value for money? (I haven't read the article yet).

Asked why the venue had been picked, May’s spokesman said the prime minister...“The UK has had deep cultural
and economic ties spanning centuries with Florence, a city known for its historical trading power.”

- Theresa May to deliver Brexit speech in Florence - Peter Walker, Guardian

AnatolyKasparov wrote:BBC referring to Johnson's "£350 million" claim as "controversial". Of course its nothing of the sort, it is and always was an outright fib.

When did they and other media outlets become infected with the idea that their obligation to provide "balanced" coverage meant being "balanced" between truth and falsehood?

Willow904 wrote:Yeah, I think that's their argument. But before the introduction of fees unis were mostly dependent on central government for their money who have a lot more clout to demand changes if they didn't feel they are getting value for money than individual "consumers"/ students do, so that's really not the case, is it.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:JeSuisJuggalo?

AnatolyKasparov wrote:JeSuisJuggalo?

citizenJA wrote:

AnatolyKasparov wrote:JeSuisJuggalo?

Apologies, AnatolyKasparov, please let me know what you're specifically referring to posting this if you've time
It's my ignorance, not your fault
PorFavor responded with something funnier than hell, I know that for certain

No laughing matter: clowns brace for impact of Stephen King's It (Guardian)

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Its an (anti-Trump and alt-right) clown march on today

refitman wrote:

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Its an (anti-Trump and alt-right) clown march on today

I feel sorry for the couple getting married in the middle of it all.

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Head of scandal-hit G4S detention centres is put on administrative leave

The head of two G4S-run detention centres has been placed on administrative leave after a series of scandals, the Guardian has learned.

The news is another unfortunate milestone in a difficult period for G4S, which has faced severe criticism over its management of the two IRCs in the UK. (Guardian - my emphasis)

PorFavor wrote:From yesterday -

Head of scandal-hit G4S detention centres is put on administrative leave

The head of two G4S-run detention centres has been placed on administrative leave after a series of scandals, the Guardian has learned.

The news is another unfortunate milestone in a difficult period for G4S, which has faced severe criticism over its management of the two IRCs in the UK. (Guardian - my emphasis)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... tive-leave

citizenJA wrote:goodnight, everyone
love,
cJA

refitman wrote:I see someone let Nick Cohen out again.

Ministers are coming under intense pressure to put the brakes on the government’s flagship welfare reform programme, following damning new evidence that it is leaving thousands of low-paid workers unable to pay their rent and at risk of homelessness.

‘You have one minute to get out’ police tell Sunbury residents

refitman wrote:Yay! Civil war!

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tinybgoat wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... rears-soar
"Revealed: universal credit sends rent arrears soaring"

Ministers are coming under intense pressure to put the brakes on the government’s flagship welfare reform programme, following damning new evidence that it is leaving thousands of low-paid workers unable to pay their rent and at risk of homelessness.

There were and are two hurdles to success via the current design. Of these, the first is difficult, the second is insurmountable.

The first: UC relies on a large-scale computer system. 90% of large-scale computer systems fail, 30% fail completely, 60% run wildly over budget, don’t work as anticipated, requiring work-arounds or limiting functionality (Gauld and Goldfinch 2006). If UC ever gets over this hurdle – successive reports have shown significant problems with the IT – it will not get over the second.

The second: computer systems cannot deal with high-variety demand. This is because computer systems rely on rules. The consequence is always more demand (what I call ‘failure demand’) into call centres or face-to-face services. UC claimants epitomise high variety. Private-sector organisations whose leaders have been persuaded that digital will be cheaper quickly rein back from the strategy when they see the way costs rise. They, unlike the public sector, have the rudder of profit.