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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:33 ] |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:38 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Campbell is officially "not funny at all" according to his own lawyer. There's a quote for the ages. I think its interesting that basically his lawyer is also trying to make it clear he is a transphobe but not a homophobe and https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status ... 1678267392
The fact that someone is calling him a homophobe is disturbing to him (I keep typing it as homophone instead - lets just suggest that he's one of them as well :-) |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:40 ] |
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It should really make one pause and reflect on one's life choices when a lawyer arguing your case can find no better way to describe you than this: https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status ... 8707771394
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
And here's the money shot https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status ... 5252871168
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 13:31 ] |
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https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status ... 2719978501
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 16:35 ] |
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https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status ... 6480459779
Um... I think "clear champion" is going a bit far. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 16:43 ] |
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But that's the end for now https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status ... 0014984192
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 16:44 ] |
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This is clearly the trial of century. We should hire a floor at the Fringe this summer and re-enact it. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 16:45 ] |
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How much should we charge people to get in? |
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 16:46 ] |
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£2, natch. |
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| Author: | NervousPete [ Wed Mar 27, 2019 17:21 ] |
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Four weeks from now Stuart Campbell pulls up and sees a giant banner draped over the side of the justice building proclaiming 'Verdict for S. Campbell: Damages Awarded' with some other explanatory bumph written under it in smaller lettering he doesn't bother to read and excitedly goes and phones around lots of journalists and the like to take a look, only to find upon closer inspection that it says, "Verdict for S.Campbell: Damages Awarded - £2 and no costs, and he's a complete arse for the following detailed reasons..." |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Mar 28, 2019 9:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
There is something charming about the only speech following yet another by-election: Lord Grocott wrote: My Lords, as if we had not had enough excitement this week, the drama of a hereditary Peers by-election simply adds to it all.
... It is a pity that these elections are not more like traditional by-elections, and that we do not allow the candidates—both successful and unsuccessful—to say a few words after the result is declared and thank the returning officer. ... There were 14 candidates, as we have heard. It was a men-only shortlist. The electorate totalled 28—that is, two electors for each candidate. The cost of the by-election was £600 including VAT; I make that about £21 per vote cast. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:38 ] |
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Let's let one of the deputy speakers have their chance to shine: Quote: Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):
I declare an interest, as president of the all-party parliamentary beer group. It is great to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth). I do not think she heard, but when she told us that she was the MP for the Titanic brewery, I shouted, “I suspect she’s sunk a few of those.” I know I have. Mr Deputy Speaker (Sir Lindsay Hoyle): It was not a good joke the first time you said it. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 14:35 ] |
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Conspiracy news now! Lights going out across Bristol. Foul play suspected: Guardian wrote: Bristol city council has halted a programme of removing old lamp-posts from a street after neighbours expressed suspicions that they were being transferred to more upmarket areas.
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 16:36 ] |
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Unfortunately I don't know how to do the embedded tweet, but this is good. https://twitter.com/rhodri/status/1111254719777914881
Edit: Fancy that! I DO have the power. I can do anything! ANYTHING!! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 16:36 ] |
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Turns out you do! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 16:37 ] |
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Also: https://twitter.com/rhodri/status/1111346365274177537
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 16:37 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Turns out you do! You're a magician. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Mar 29, 2019 16:38 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Also: https://twitter.com/rhodri/status/1111346365274177537
Excellent! |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:01 ] |
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Just some British soldiers shooting live ammunition at a Jeremy Corbyn target. https://twitter.com/AliBunkallSKY/statu ... 0037398528
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:18 ] |
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Did I fall asleep and miss the announcement that the world is now to be run and managed by Right-Wing fuckheads? I blame sub-prime mortgages, quite frankly. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:20 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: Just some British soldiers shooting live ammunition at a Jeremy Corbyn target. https://twitter.com/AliBunkallSKY/statu ... 0037398528
It's just some light hearted fun and bringing out the inner child in us all. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Apr 04, 2019 17:00 ] |
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Charmingly, the Green candidate for my district election in May is R Nixon. Disappointingly, he's a Robert, however. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Apr 04, 2019 17:38 ] |
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Kern wrote: Charmingly, the Green candidate for my district election in May is R Nixon. Disappointingly, he's a Robert, however. Anna key is in the Uk http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgU ... ?UID=32355 |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:25 ] |
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Cor. That's a thing. https://twitter.com/redhistorian/status ... 8745302016
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| Author: | JBR [ Fri Apr 05, 2019 15:35 ] |
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It must be time to ask that question with "someone else Labour" and "someone else Conservative" as options; I'd be interested to see whether that 47% would all actively want someone else. I mean, the Tories have few sane, but there are several Labour MPs I'd give a go. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 18:35 ] |
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Very good twitter thread taking a data driven approach to the problem the Conservative party has created for itself with younger voters. It's not too hyperbolic to describe this as "a conveyer belt to oblivion." https://twitter.com/JamesKanag/status/1 ... 0149396480
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 20:32 ] |
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I think these link quite well to that https://twitter.com/ElectionMapsUK/stat ... 5612333056
https://twitter.com/ElectionMapsUK/stat ... 5405076480
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 20:41 ] |
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I'm slightly surprised to see 3% Green in the pensioners, and only 2% for the kids. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 14:42 ] |
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Virgin Trains permanently cancelled. |
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| Author: | Nik [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 18:07 ] |
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That’ll be Virgin trains who are half-owned by NHS-suer Richard Branson, and half by Stagecoach, co-founded and chaired by Section 28-supporter Brian Souter. I’m so sorry to hear they’ll no longer be allowed to operate a monopoly public transport service. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 20:46 ] |
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What's interesting is if the government's insistence on pushing pension liabilities onto contractors makes bidding for a franchise less appealing to other potential bidders too and thus undermining any 'competition' arguments for the current system. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 20:59 ] |
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Kern wrote: What's interesting is if the government's insistence on pushing pension liabilities onto contractors makes bidding for a franchise less appealing to other potential bidders too and thus undermining any 'competition' arguments for the current system. "We've nationalised the railways by mistake." |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 21:29 ] |
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Nik wrote: That’ll be Virgin trains who are half-owned by NHS-suer Richard Branson, and half by Stagecoach, co-founded and chaired by Section 28-supporter Brian Souter. I’m so sorry to hear they’ll no longer be allowed to operate a monopoly public transport service. So will I, as they actually run one of the good ones. The Dutch state railway is taking over, though. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 22:17 ] |
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I don't have an issue with people/companies taking the NHS to court. It is a branch of the state and shouldn't be beyond reproach |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Apr 11, 2019 0:00 ] |
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MaliA wrote: I don't have an issue with people/companies taking the NHS to court. It is a branch of the state and shouldn't be beyond reproach Suing them for preventing you from making enough money out of sick people not so much. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:42 ] |
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Kern wrote: What's interesting is if the government's insistence on pushing pension liabilities onto contractors makes bidding for a franchise less appealing to other potential bidders too and thus undermining any 'competition' arguments for the current system. That's a stunningly poorly structured sentence. In mitigation, I wasn't even drunk. As for nationalised trains, the new LNER is all well and good but the dynamic 'N' on their logo points north-west. That irritates me. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Mon Apr 15, 2019 17:23 ] |
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Re: Shamima Begum case Satsuma wrote: What I expect: She gets legal aid, she applies to court, the case wins, she gets let back in. The tax payer picks up the tab for the government showboating. Again. And it’s begun: she’s got legal aid. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:20 ] |
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President of the United States, folks. Attachment: trumpoo.JPG https://twitter.com/brianklaas/status/1 ... 8396530688
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:20 ] |
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That was not supposed to be so big. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:22 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: That was not supposed to be so big. Title of your sex tape, said no one |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:35 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: President of the United States, folks. The response from the French civil service was absolutely cutting. https://twitter.com/SecCivileFrance/sta ... 4268376064
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 0:19 ] |
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Could build a really nice sky scraper hotel there instead, prime real estate. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 0:25 ] |
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In the meantime follow New York's lead and do an art. An enormous middle finger turned towards the UK but that briefly rotates at the US every time Trump tweets, maybe. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 13:59 ] |
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Kern wrote: This is clearly the trial of century. We should hire a floor at the Fringe this summer and re-enact it. And, it's over |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 14:02 ] |
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devilman wrote: Kern wrote: This is clearly the trial of century. We should hire a floor at the Fringe this summer and re-enact it. And, it's over Everyone wins! |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 14:04 ] |
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devilman wrote: Kern wrote: This is clearly the trial of century. We should hire a floor at the Fringe this summer and re-enact it. And, it's over He's taken the news with grace and dignity. Quote: My legal team and I have just received, unexpectedly early, the sheriff’s verdict in my defamation case against Kezia Dugdale. The short and paraphrased version is that yes, she did defame me by inaccurately calling me a homophobe, but because she’s an idiot who doesn’t know what words mean, she’s allowed to, so we lose. https://wingsoverscotland.com/the-severed-baby/ |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 14:08 ] |
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From the judgement: Quote: Had I been awarding damages, those damages would have been assessed at £100. Lulz I’m not sure how costs work in Scotland but at the very least he’s thrown a shitload of cash at his own lawyers. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 14:11 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: He's taken the news with grace and dignity. Quote: My legal team and I have just received, unexpectedly early, the sheriff’s verdict in my defamation case against Kezia Dugdale. The short and paraphrased version is that yes, she did defame me by inaccurately calling me a homophobe, but because she’s an idiot who doesn’t know what words mean, she’s allowed to, so we lose. https://wingsoverscotland.com/the-severed-baby/ In fairness, that's not actually a bad summary. The judgement seems very inconsistent to me, I'd certainly say it's a moral victory for Stu. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Apr 17, 2019 14:23 ] |
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Satsuma wrote: From the judgement: Quote: Had I been awarding damages, those damages would have been assessed at £100. Lulz I’m not sure how costs work in Scotland but at the very least he’s thrown a shitload of cash at his own lawyers. Damages != costs, right? |
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