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Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 8:30 am
by refitman
Morning all.
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 8:32 am
by refitman
Failing in the news, no drones this time:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -backfires" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
chris-grayling-under-fire-as-promise-to-boost-electric-cars-backfires
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/de ... st-justice" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
decline-in-community-sentencing-blamed-on-probation-privatisation-courts-trust-justice
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 8:54 am
by RogerOThornhill
Morning all. Library day today so won't be here for long but thought this worthy of a but of tut-tutting.
‘It’s completely wrong’: falsely accused Tory MP attacks legal aid cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/de ... l-aid-cuts
He supported the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (Laspo) when it was passed by parliament in 2012, but says his experience since then has proved to him the act was wrong and that the legal system needs an injection of cash.
“If I had my time again I would stand up and argue against the implementation of Laspo,” said Evans, a former shadow secretary of state for Wales. “It’s wrong, completely wrong, to remove people’s right to have expert legal representation, and now I’ve gone through it I can see that clearly. We’re definitely talking about justice being denied as a result of Laspo.
Shocked etc.
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 10:21 am
by gilsey
Gove praising the NHS for looking after his son as well.
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:05 am
by AnatolyKasparov
Well it is the Christmas season I suppose, so joy in repentant sinners and all that?
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:40 am
by refitman
2018 Local By-Election Results
LAB: 40.5%, 2,445 seats (+76)
CON: 32.0%, 1,451 seats (-84)
LDM: 14.2%, 579 seats (+85)
GRN: 6.4%, 40 seats (+7)
UKIP: 1.4%. 3 seats (-140)
SNP: 0.2%, 4 seats (+1)
OTH: 5.3%, 165 seats (-25)
I thought Corbyn was unelectable?
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Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:47 am
by AnatolyKasparov
Though those percentages are distorted by the seats that come up for election (next year's tranche will be much more pro-Tory)
The seat gain/loss figures are maybe the more significant there.......
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:57 am
by PorFavor
Good morfternoon.
Archaeology
Chilling discovery: ice house discovered under London street (Guardian)
I love stuff like this.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... don-street
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 2:38 pm
by PorFavor
Royal Mail in stamp blunder after confusing D-day beaches with Indonesia
Commemorative stamp, which depicted US troops landing in Indonesia, is being withdrawn
(Guardian)
I didn't know that Dominic Raab had a second job with the Royal Mail.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -indonesia
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 3:37 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
@AK
At readying myself for next year's "trance"
How did the quiz go?
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 5:11 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
It went very well thank you, quite a bit of money raised for the hospital ward where my father spent his final days.
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 5:27 pm
by PorFavor
AnatolyKasparov wrote:It went very well thank you, quite a bit of money raised for the hospital ward where my father spent his final days.
Glad it went well. Got any sample questions?
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 6:17 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
I contributed two rounds concerning 1939 and 2018 (the years he was born and passed away) 12 questions (1 per month) in each.
May provide a few Qs later, though there's arguably not much point as you can all look up the answers if you don't know
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 8:16 pm
by HindleA
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 9:32 pm
by HindleA
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/12/publ ... dification" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The Attack on Public Housing
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 10:05 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
Annoy asian oaf twirling to remain in Parliament (5,8).
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 10:57 pm
by PaulfromYorkshire
Honor odd Jew strangely honoured (4,7).
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:05 pm
by citizenJA
Goodnight, everyone
love,
cJA
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:06 pm
by RogerOThornhill
Ah OK, get it now - wondered why he was trending.
Knighthood?
Seriously, what has he ever done to deserve that?
Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:29 pm
by HindleA
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Re: Friday 28th December 2018
Posted: Fri 28 Dec, 2018 11:32 pm
by HindleA
PF declined her OBE for services to the gin industry.