Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
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Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Morning all.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
Hello tinyclanger2
There was a rare sighting of the lesser-spotted Rees-Mogg in the Bath area recently:
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There was a rare sighting of the lesser-spotted Rees-Mogg in the Bath area recently:
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
Turns out that the "typically British" narwhal tusk guy is actually.........from Poland.
B-but Brexit!
B-but Brexit!
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
This year I am mostly hiding under the table
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Hancock being an arse cheers the soul.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
Good morfternoon.
No. Thought not.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/ ... -marr-show
Does that mean that the attack will be the sole topic that's allowed to be discussed?BBC allows Boris Johnson interview on Andrew Marr Show
After terrorist attack broadcaster drops Andrew Neil condition for Marr appearance
No. Thought not.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/ ... -marr-show
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Brits and Tories - it's like a national Stockholm Syndrome
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
I'm hoping that Marr will suddenly feel unwell tomorrow morning, and his place will be taken by Andrew Neil.
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Sadly Ronnie, the guy upstairs I had to call an ambulance for on Thursday night, died in hospital a few hours later. He was an alcoholic and heavy smoker and it seems that did for him in the end. He was also a really lovely bloke who'd spent most of his life in the merchant navy so always had a good story to tell. His yarns would change over time as he embellished them but you didn't mind. At lunchtime someone from the council turned up with a social worker and we went through all Ronnies stuff to see if we could find any evidence of next of kin or even a will. But there was nothing. So in all likelehood he'll get a pauper's funeral provided by the council and end up buried in an unmarked communal grave. I'm going to go down to the pub he frequented later to let them know. That's now the second person in this house who has died since I moved in here, if they hadn't both been elderly alcoholics I'd be getting suspicious.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
Try to make sure as many of his friends as possible go to the funeral, however it is arranged.
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The BBC are making zero sense on this Marr thing.
As PM Boris Johnson can make statements about the London Bridge attack and has been. They've been all over the tv. What has any of this to do with election campaign interviews?
As PM Boris Johnson can make statements about the London Bridge attack and has been. They've been all over the tv. What has any of this to do with election campaign interviews?
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Quite.Willow904 wrote:The BBC are making zero sense on this Marr thing.
As PM Boris Johnson can make statements about the London Bridge attack and has been. They've been all over the tv. What has any of this to do with election campaign interviews?
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I'm sure CCHQ feel they're all being terribly clever.PorFavor wrote:Quite.Willow904 wrote:The BBC are making zero sense on this Marr thing.
As PM Boris Johnson can make statements about the London Bridge attack and has been. They've been all over the tv. What has any of this to do with election campaign interviews?
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
Isn't it amazing how every 'Away from Westminster' piece the Graun does, results in an anti-Labour/Corbyn headline.
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
Greetings, refitman, Thaum pointed me in this direction, I've actually been meaning to ask you about it anyway ![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
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Ah, a newbie!
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Hello!Tichtheid wrote:Greetings, refitman, Thaum pointed me in this direction, I've actually been meaning to ask you about it anyway
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By the way - I'm not masquerading as refitman, although I admit that it appears as if I am.
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"Me" is the former Chief Prosecutornazir afzal
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I said “that terrorists from a decade ago were due to be released still radicalised”
Him “is there anything we can do about that?”
Me “it’s resources for one to one mentoring and deradicalisation”
Him “but that’s money again”
Me “sorry nothing else will do”
Him “got to go”
"Him"...well, you can probably guess who that is...
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Hey Ticht! Welcome! I'm sure someone's got some cake.Tichtheid wrote:Greetings, refitman, Thaum pointed me in this direction, I've actually been meaning to ask you about it anyway
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If you let me know when and where I'll try and come to the funeral.Sky'sGoneOut wrote:Sadly Ronnie, the guy upstairs I had to call an ambulance for on Thursday night, died in hospital a few hours later. He was an alcoholic and heavy smoker and it seems that did for him in the end. He was also a really lovely bloke who'd spent most of his life in the merchant navy so always had a good story to tell. His yarns would change over time as he embellished them but you didn't mind. At lunchtime someone from the council turned up with a social worker and we went through all Ronnies stuff to see if we could find any evidence of next of kin or even a will. But there was nothing. So in all likelehood he'll get a pauper's funeral provided by the council and end up buried in an unmarked communal grave. I'm going to go down to the pub he frequented later to let them know. That's now the second person in this house who has died since I moved in here, if they hadn't both been elderly alcoholics I'd be getting suspicious.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
SGO/PFY - thanks.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Good morning all, anybody watching the Marr "interview"?
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Good morfternoon.AnatolyKasparov wrote:Good morning all, anybody watching the Marr "interview"?
No. I tried to watch it but couldn't bear it.
I caught some of the Shami Chakrabati bit, though, and thought she made a very measured and dignified contribution (despite Andrew Marr's best attempts to "Express" it up).
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Did you watch it? If so, what did you make of it?AnatolyKasparov wrote:Good morning all, anybody watching the Marr "interview"?
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
I caught a bit of it. Andrew Marr was trying, at least. Didn't follow through enough but pulled him up when he started talking about Corbyn and tried to get it back to him. It was a poor performance from Johnson, even by his standards, seems to be the general view. He has no policies to offer. Sentencing featured a lot, but the Tories have been in power for 9 years, they've made changes to sentencing already. I didn't see the bit on social care but it sounded like a new low, with Johnson claiming there was a general consensus on what should happen but unable to say what that consensus is.
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Oh and I wasn't following closely, I'm a bit groggy this morning suffering with sinusitis, but I'm pretty certain Johnson told an outright lie about how his Brexit agreement will affect trade between NI and the rest of the UK, insisting there would be zero paperwork. Indeed, the whole section on the implications of his WA for NI, with Johnson blustering and Marr interrupting to clarify what he was saying was pretty headache inducing. I don't think Johnson is used to his lies being called out to his face, he doesn't seem to know how to handle it. Cameron had an answer to everything, a master bullshitter. Johnson has the awkward, clueless quality of someone peddling someone else's bullshit, if you ask me.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Willow - as with Sky and QT - thank you for making the sacrifice so we didn't have to.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Wait. What?
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Basically lifted from The Secret Barrister without attribution. But with the last tweet being his own incorrect conclusion.The terrible Khan case has highlighted a complicated area of law. There have been many inaccuracies reported about this case over the last 24 hours. Here are the details (1/16)
9:43 AM - 1 Dec 2019
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Nicola James #HandsOffOurNHS
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#Marr: Where’s your promised plan on social care?
Boris Johnson: “I accept the full plan needs to be developed”
Marr: “You haven’t got a plan have you?”
#GE2019
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or a clue.
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
And even the likes of Hartley Brewer are saying Johnson is a coward if he won't agree to a Neil interview. This one might have cut through just a bit?
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
(cJA edit)Tichtheid wrote:... .Thaum pointed me in this direction, I've actually been meaning to ask you about it anyway
Welcome!
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... its-defeat'Laziness has won': apostrophe society admits its defeat
Organisation formed in 2001 to preserve punctuation mark comes to a full stop (Guardian)
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st November 2019
tinyclanger2 took the cake under the table for snack timerefitman wrote:Hey Ticht! Welcome! I'm sure someone's got some cake.Tichtheid wrote:Greetings, refitman, Thaum pointed me in this direction, I've actually been meaning to ask you about it anyway
I've made some honey toast and hot chocolate, please help yourselves
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Good afternoon, everyone.
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I missed this from earlier.
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30 years working in criminal justice
Half that time at Chief Officer level
Having overseen prosecution of perhaps a million cases
Worked with dozens of ministers of all parties
I have never felt need to say this:
This Prime Minister (& Home Secretary) are both lying to us
#Marr
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
So its Burgon doing tonight's debate for Labour.
Genuine question - why?
Genuine question - why?
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Shirely Gardiner would have been a better choice? Especially after his last few outings.AnatolyKasparov wrote:So its Burgon doing tonight's debate for Labour.
Genuine question - why?
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Your guess is as good as mine. Most, er, surprising choice. Perhaps his Dad was unavailable.AnatolyKasparov wrote:So its Burgon doing tonight's debate for Labour.
Genuine question - why?
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refitman wrote:Shirely Gardiner would have been a better choice? Especially after his last few outings.AnatolyKasparov wrote:So its Burgon doing tonight's debate for Labour.
Genuine question - why?
Don't call me Shirely[sic] . . .
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Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Burgon is an inexplicable choice. I saw Emily Thornberry speak a week or so ago, and she was fab. Why not her?
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I saw that . . .
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D'you mean me originally missing the 'in' off inexplicable! Damn!
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Oh dear
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thaumaturge wrote:D'you mean me originally missing the 'in' off inexplicable! Damn!
Certainly do!
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Who's Richard Burgon up against Conservative-wise?
Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 1st December 2019
Ah - Rishi Sunak. As you were.
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Even Burgon can do better than Sunak.