Wednesday 12th February 2025

[refitman]

Morning all.

[AnatolyKasparov]

Even by recent standards, today's PMQs little short of a disaster for Badenoch.

She might not see the year out at this rate.

[Frog222]

Even by recent standards, today's PMQs little short of a disaster for Badenoch.
She might not see the year out at this rate.

Thanks for your service AK , I'd forgotten it was pmq-day ! So who's going to be next, is it just Jenrick or have I totally forgotten some forgettable others from the previous cast ?

First read of the day was this on AI-assisted overseas candidates to UK unis being screened by ... AI-assisted admin ---
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2 ... applicants

[Frog222]

" Henry Ford once remarked that his customers could have any colour car they liked, as long as it was black.
A similar choice is currently being presented by UK political parties as they each compete with each other to be as hostile as they possibly can to anyone wishing to come to this country. ""

( Adam Bienkov is descended from a refugee who took a 'dangerous journey ' to come to this country. )

[Frog222]

As for that other Enemy Within, publish their addresses too ! /S --

[refitman]

I'm sure this is fine

[Frog222]

An example from PMQ's, it gave me a quick laugh and then I cringed for her --

[AnatolyKasparov]

As for that other Enemy Within, publish their addresses too ! /S --

This certainly already happens when they come to court, so what is the change?

[Frog222]

AK --

""The Department for Communities (DfC) stopped publishing the names of benefit fraudsters in 2020 following a decision by the Sinn Féin minister at the time.

Deirdre Hargey said publicising names was "not necessary", and she wanted the department to instead look at providing broader information.

Benefit fraud in Northern Ireland is estimated to cost more than £163m a year, according to the DfC - about 2% of total Stormont expenditure.

Lyons said the department received about 10,000 fraud allegations a year.

Speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday, the minister said he was "determined to use every tool to tackle this issue".

"My department will now be reintroducing the practice of naming those who have been convicted of benefit fraud," he said. "

Which begs a lot of questions , such as do a lot of cases not get to court ....

[AnatolyKasparov]

Ah, so this applies to Northern Ireland only? No wonder I was confused

[refitman]

Haha. Ian Dunt's having a melt down on Bluesky

[Frog222]

Some light relief --

[Frog222]

THIS --

[AnatolyKasparov]

This really is a situation where it doesn't matter what they say, as opposed to what they do.

[Frog222]