Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 6:53 am
Morning all.
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Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 7:47 am
Expect a few anagrams today if I get time
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Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 9:45 am
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Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 9:47 am
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Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 11:31 am
Morning all.
Swimming with Y5 done and come back to this piece of news:
Swimming with Y5 done and come back to this piece of news:
Esther McVey
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I’m very sorry to be relieved of my duties as Housing Minister
I wish my successor the very best & every success
I’m very grateful to the Prime Minister for having given me the opportunity to serve in his government & he will continue to have my support from the back benches
9:52 AM - 13 Feb 2020
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 11:41 am
But this sacking is very odd.
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Five weeks after co-brokering the deal to restore power-sharing, @JulianSmithUK, the most effective Northern Ireland Secretary for years has been sacked. Go figure. #Reshuffle
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 11:51 am
Javid has resigned.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 11:55 am
re above
Wow. Does show that he has some integrity.Laura Kuenssberg
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Hear that Javid was offerered to stay on as Chancellor on condition he fired all of his advisers - he refused and turned down job
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 12:05 pm
andThe prime minister said he had to fire all his special advisers and replace them with Number 10 special advisers to make it one team.
The chancellor said no self-respecting minister would accept those terms.
According to Sky News, Rishi Sunak, the chief secretary to the Treasury, is expected to be appointed chancellor.
And there will be a joint pool of advisers serving No 10 and No 11, Sky reports.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 12:09 pm
"no self-respecting minister would accept those terms"
"Ooh! Ooh! Pick me sir! I'll do it and be Dom's puppet!
"Ooh! Ooh! Pick me sir! I'll do it and be Dom's puppet!
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 12:10 pm
Which UK Chancellor of the Exchequer never delivered a budget?
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 12:24 pm
I believe the previous holder of that record was Iain Macleod, and that's because he died unexpectedly weeks after the 1970 GE.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 1:29 pm
Good afternoon, everyone.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 2:00 pm
The Americans will be pleased...
Liz Truss remains as international trade secretary.
Liz Truss remains as international trade secretary.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 2:39 pm
From the FT via AS
Good job we're not still in the EU and subjected to rule by unelected bureaucrats eh?Sajid Javid quit rather than be told he had to sack his aides and submit to Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s chief strategist, taking control of financial policy via a joint team of advisers. At that point most prime ministers would have concluded that this was not a big enough issue over which to lose an already compliant chancellor. Mr Johnson decided otherwise. It is an astonishing decision; a chaotic, unnecessary and damaging outcome for the government ...
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 2:54 pm
Interesting point made that none of the Britannia Unchained gang are now in economic ministerial roles.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 3:03 pm
AnatolyKasparov wrote:Interesting point made that none of the Britannia Unchained gang are now in economic ministerial roles.
Yes, but Priti Patel is still in control of the mood music.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 3:04 pm
Patel is still in thereAnatolyKasparov wrote:Interesting point made that none of the Britannia Unchained gang are now in economic ministerial roles.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 3:09 pm
Home Secretary, though?
But point taken.
But point taken.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 3:43 pm
You may want to take care when you come to the new Chancellor.PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Expect a few anagrams today if I get time
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Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 5:39 pm
Crushed raisin husk will be on a budget (5,5).
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 5:44 pm
This line from Wikipedia about the new Chancellor sums it up for me. He
"was also a director of investment firm Catamaran Ventures"
"was also a director of investment firm Catamaran Ventures"
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 5:53 pm
Crazy madman Gillian is the new Conservative Chairwoman and Minister without Portfolio (6,7).
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 6:49 pm
Pfy is being exceptionally good.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 6:51 pm
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Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 7:37 pm
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With no one in particular in mind.
With no one in particular in mind.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 9:06 pm
New Universities Minister strangely channeled Mollie (8,7).
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 9:41 pm
You got me..had to look her up.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 10:20 pm
brilliantPaulfromYorkshire wrote:New Universities Minister strangely channeled Mollie (8,7).
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 10:20 pm
Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA
love,
cJA
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 10:21 pm
Geoffrey Cox replaced by Suella "cultural Marxism" Braverman - can't see any problems with that at all.
Re: Thursday 13th February 2020
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2020 11:22 pm
Peter Smith on the question of why Julian Smith was sacked - a good and important read
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Smith is one of the last remaining reasons why the Telegraph could be considered anything other than a right wing comic - and according to his Twitter bio, he's off to the FT.
I can't say I blame him...
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Smith is one of the last remaining reasons why the Telegraph could be considered anything other than a right wing comic - and according to his Twitter bio, he's off to the FT.
I can't say I blame him...