Monday 30th September 2019

[refitman]

Morning all.

[RogerOThornhill]

Dave Hill's just highlighted this...

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It will come as no surprise to learn that the writer of the article in question was one Andrew Gilligan...and Hill said "not the first of that variety to carry his by-line"...

[RogerOThornhill]

Another climbdown and this one is wonderful on so many levels...

Toby Young issues late-night apology after Philip Hammond threatens to sue him

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... t-20332967

Mr Young, however, not only said the theory [re backers of Boris Johnson taking short positions on Brexit] was untrue but went a large step further.

In a now-deleted tweet, he described it as "Hammond's disgusting anti-Semitic conspiracy theory: Boris is being manipulated by a secret cabal of city financiers who stand to profit from economic ruin."

Mr Hammond's original article on Saturday did not mention Jews or Judaism.

The former Chancellor hit back sharply, saying: "This is self-evidently absurd.

"But it is also defamatory. I will be taking legal advice tomorrow morning. I shall make no further comment."

and

Mr Young then deleted his tweet and apologised to the former Tory MP.

He wrote: "Apologies Philip.

"The suggestion that “speculators” are controlling the govt could be construed as an anti-Semitic trope if “speculators” is being used as a euphemism for Jewish financiers, as it sometimes is.

"But you evidently didn’t mean that and I’ve deleted the tweet."

[PorFavor]

Good morfternoon.

Raphael Hogarth @Raphael_Hogarth
Replying to @Raphael_Hogarth

Route 4 (ht @JolyonMaugham): use an Order in Council, but under Part 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act, which allows the Government to suspend Acts of Parliament to deal with an emergency. Unlawful, because this isn't an emergency. (Politics Live, Guardian)

Frighteningly, I'm convinced that it's not beyond Boris Johnson to engineer an "emergency", whatever the risks to the population. We're not dealing with "normal" here.

[RogerOThornhill]

And the day gets better and better...from AS

Boris Johnson’s long-standing allies have accused him of shutting them out to only listen to Leave campaign guru Dominic Cummings and Carrie Symonds, Johnson’s partner, the Sun’s Tom Newton Dunn is reporting this morning. Newton Dunn says Lynton Crosby, the Tory election strategist, and Will Walden, Johnson’s communications chief when he was London mayor, feel marginalised. Newton Dunn writes:

One former close ally of the PM’s told the Sun: “The Cummings experiment has palpably failed, but Boris will not turn the ship.

“He’s only listening to two voices now, Dominic and Carrie - and Dominic’s approach is proving a car crash. We’re getting really worried”.

Having played a key part in Boris’s leadership campaign, it has also emerged that Mr Walden refused to take up a senior role in No10 after feeling marginalised, and has returned to his job in PR.

[citizenJA]

Good morning, everyone.

[PorFavor]

BBC News has just broadcast a clip of Boris Johnson responding to a question about whether he squeezed Charlotte Edwardes’ thigh at a Spectator lunch 20 years ago with a long and rambling reply about his plans to improve bus services. (Politics Live, Guardian)

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Complete with what could be a photo' of Boris Johnson as a child.

[citizenJA]

Mike Thompson, chief executive British Pharmaceutical Association....

“There has been an enormous focus on what’s going on. Politics is getting in the way,” he told a fringe event at the Tory conference. "The NHS in a post Brexit world”

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Is this normal? This person in his position at a Tory fringe event? Read his entire contribution. He criticises the EU over Tory failure at his Tory conference fringe event.

[HindleA]

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[citizenJA]

UK pharmacies have been forced to swap meds. UK manufactured over properly formulated and stabilised meds made and/or distributed from the EU.

edited to add
UK GPs, consultants and pharmacists prescribe and fill specific formulations of meds not always manufactured in the UK

[PorFavor]

Boris Johnson will be dismissed by Queen if he tried to ignore court order to implement Benn Act, says Grieve (Politics Live, Guardian)

Oh, what a glorious, fairytale ending that would be!

Edited to add -

I'd die laughing. What a way to go!

[AnatolyKasparov]

Good morfternoon.

Raphael Hogarth @Raphael_Hogarth
Replying to @Raphael_Hogarth

Route 4 (ht @JolyonMaugham): use an Order in Council, but under Part 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act, which allows the Government to suspend Acts of Parliament to deal with an emergency. Unlawful, because this isn't an emergency. (Politics Live, Guardian)

Frighteningly, I'm convinced that it's not beyond Boris Johnson to engineer an "emergency", whatever the risks to the population. We're not dealing with "normal" here.

I genuinely don't think he would have enough support (even in his own party) to do that.

[PorFavor]

Good morfternoon.

Raphael Hogarth @Raphael_Hogarth
Replying to @Raphael_Hogarth

Route 4 (ht @JolyonMaugham): use an Order in Council, but under Part 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act, which allows the Government to suspend Acts of Parliament to deal with an emergency. Unlawful, because this isn't an emergency. (Politics Live, Guardian)

Frighteningly, I'm convinced that it's not beyond Boris Johnson to engineer an "emergency", whatever the risks to the population. We're not dealing with "normal" here.

I genuinely don't think he would have enough support (even in his own party) to do that.

I genuinely don't think that he'd much care.

[AnatolyKasparov]

How much more support can he afford to lose, though?

[RogerOThornhill]

Isabel Hardman
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Esther McVey is telling Tory conference about “3D architects” who are “doing it on a computer”. I don’t know much about the process of designing buildings but I thought that was quite normal, especially the 3D element

Never let it be said that Tories are behind the times...

[PorFavor]

I just switched on Sky TV news. And it's an interview with . . . Staaanley Johnson! I'm afraid I can't tell you any more because I switched it off.

[AnatolyKasparov]

Let me guess........he agrees with Boris?

[PorFavor]

Let me guess........he agrees with Boris?

I expect so!

[gilsey]

Nick Robinson interviewing Saj this am. Standing up for JC, whatever next.

Your plan for buses involves spending just £30m. That will make just a dent on the spending lost over the last decade.

Javid says the total spending being announced is worth £220m.

He says, outside London, buses are the main public transport people rely on. Politicians have not paid enough attention to them. He wants contactless payment and joined-up services.

Q: When Jeremy Corbyn raised it at PMQs, Tory MPs laughed. Does he deserve an apology?

Saj 'can't remember the context'.

[PorFavor]

Nick Robinson interviewing Saj this am. Standing up for JC, whatever next.

Your plan for buses involves spending just £30m. That will make just a dent on the spending lost over the last decade.

Javid says the total spending being announced is worth £220m.

He says, outside London, buses are the main public transport people rely on. Politicians have not paid enough attention to them. He wants contactless payment and joined-up services.

Q: When Jeremy Corbyn raised it at PMQs, Tory MPs laughed. Does he deserve an apology?

Saj 'can't remember the context'.

I wonder if, just by chance, it could have been transport. I'm guessing wildly, here . . .

[AnatolyKasparov]

It wasn't just Javid - "he's talking about BUSES??!!??!" was the reaction of all too many political hacks.

[RogerOThornhill]

Excellent news.

Laura Kuenssberg
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Tony Hall has overturned the decision about Naga Munchetty - he's looked personally at the decision and says her words did not merit a complaint being upheld against her

[PaulfromYorkshire]

That's my buses policy

[tinyclanger2]

Guess what?

[tinyclanger2]

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[tinyclanger2]

(In general)

[citizenJA]

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same here

[HindleA]

Tarquin's behaviour improving,he only had one night in the cells.Age may be lessing his debauchery,or political response to the Tories as he would claim.

[tinyclanger2]

I wish the same could be said for me

[PaulfromYorkshire]

Important thread from Keir Starmer

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[citizenJA]

Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA