So, as well as Meta removing their fact checkers (in the US at least), there's also this
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:56 am
by Frog222
Recommend today's Behr !
First lol of the day goes to EarlBerteoni 2 hours ago 15
people from alien cultures
Oddly enough, this concept sounds very apt in respect of Trump and Musk.
Koolio 2 hours ago 4
Politicians will jump on bandwagons but it's been painful to watch Badenoch and colleagues in action, too conspicuous and almost humiliatingly clumsy too, although shame seems rare these days. While they think it's for their own ends this is probably just putting wind in the sails of electoral rivals. Robert Jenrick seems only a couple of speeches away from wearing khaki fatigues and I can't cite a parliamentary colleague who has called him out.
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:20 pm
by refitman
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:24 pm
by refitman
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:54 pm
by Frog222
From the Andrew Sparrow snap verdict --
"And, in terms of saying something that appeals to the rightwing media, Badenoch’s decision to leap on the grooming gangs inquiry bandwagon seems to be delivering. She has had a good press in the Tory papers on this issue. And, with the Speaker confirming her amendment will be put to a vote, she has go to the point where she can run this advertising campaign." -
Her 'ad' plus the blindingly obvious answer from a commenter --
Has anyone seen criticism of Jenrick's race hate speech yesterday from a Tory ?
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 3:15 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
There's some anonymous grumbling, but that's about it.
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 3:40 pm
by Sky'sGoneOut
I'm just going to come out and say this...*ahem*...I thought Starmer did really well today in PMQs.
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:23 pm
by AnatolyKasparov
Yeah, and this short term Tory "win" because they are forcing an opportunistic vote tonight is being severely overrated by the political bubble.
Not a universally popular opinion on here perhaps, but I am reminded of the SNP playing procedural games over Gaza last spring.
Which apart from being morally disreputable, didn't actually work when it came to the election a few months later.
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:35 pm
by RogerOThornhill
Good afternoon.
I had a thought. I wondered whether any call for a national inquiry into grooming gangs appeared in Reform's election manifesto.
Stop Child Grooming Gangs
Deport offenders holding dual citizenship. Make
child grooming an aggravating offence. Improve
safeguarding of victims and vulnerable. No bail for
grooming gang offenders
So that's a no then?
Shocked etc.
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 4:36 pm
by Sky'sGoneOut
The difference being the SNP took a moral stance on Gaza from the very beginning. The Tories however are shamelessly jumping on a bandwagon.
Re: Wednesday 8th January 2025
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2025 8:38 pm
by Frog222
Finally watched Milo and Malone on the Jeremy Vine show . Wow !
Meanwhile --
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