A Political Thread pt. 2

[Ragey Erasmus]

Paul Merton looks well

God damn, can't be unseen now.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Rupert Murdoch: Will he be damaged by the Fox News and Dominion case?

Truth took a back seat on the mogul's US network, which must now pay the price, Katie Razzall says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Amiga500]

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A conversation is a two way street where both sides listen to each other and may change opinions based on said conversation. Impossible to have a conversation with that woman.

 

[Which Tyler]

Can we call this fascism yet?

MEPs condemn Suella Braverman over arrest of French publisher

Ernest Moret was interrogated by UK counter-terrorist police when he arrived in London on Tuesday

www.theguardian.com

"was [arrested and] interrogated by counter-terrorist police about his political views and "anti-government" contacts"

 

[Which Tyler]

Can we call it fascism yet?

Judges to lose powers to block deportation flights after Rishi Sunak reaches deal with party rebels

Judges will lose powers to block deportation flights in some circumstances under plans to toughen up the illegal immigration bill - following the threat of a Tory rebellion.

news.sky.com

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Can we call it fascism yet?

Judges to lose powers to block deportation flights after Rishi Sunak reaches deal with party rebels

Judges will lose powers to block deportation flights in some circumstances under plans to toughen up the illegal immigration bill - following the threat of a Tory rebellion.

news.sky.com

Breaking international law in a "specific and limited way" has become breaking international laws in broad and unlimited ways. This is why you can't accept the "specific and limited" because you can be sure it won't stay that way (not that it ever was that anyway). How the **** are we going to become "global Britain" when our major international acts since Brexit have been reneging on agreed deals, breaking international law, threatening peace in Ireland, lying non-stop about our neighbours and now preparing to break international law again?

It seems the Tory idea of global Britain is imperialist Britain, me march around doing whatever we want and **** anyone else.

 

[Which Tyler]

We can easily become a Global Pariah (again) though.

 

[Gavin]

Genuinely insane I got a 9% pay rise for excellent performance this year which is by far the highest performance based pay rise I've had and its still below inflation. Continuing promotions aside I've never had an above inflation pay rise.

The whole sort of increase in everything is mental.

I saw a mortgage broker yesterday as my 2.15% fixed term deal ends in September.

Best deal I can get is 4.00%+ and my monthly payments go up by 25%

 

[McTallshort]

Rupert Murdoch: Will he be damaged by the Fox News and Dominion case?

Truth took a back seat on the mogul's US network, which must now pay the price, Katie Razzall says.

www.bbc.co.uk

3/4 billion payout is about half of their income and the lawsuits are not over yet

 

[ncurd]

Anyone know why Sunak doesn't just fire Raab?

I can only think Raab has dirt. Its not like he's a impressive cabinet member respected by the profession. He doesn't from what I can tell control a group of loyalists, so what is it?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Anyone know why Sunak doesn't just fire Raab?

I can only think Raab has dirt. Its not like he's a impressive cabinet member respected by the profession. He doesn't from what I can tell control a group of loyalists, so what is it?

It's the Tory party, they all have dirt on each other.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Not that it will change anything but Lindell's challenge was accepted to prove the "data" Lindell provided was false and succeeded. An arbitration panel has ruled Lindell must now pay up.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Anyone know why Sunak doesn't just fire Raab?

I can only think Raab has dirt. Its not like he's a impressive cabinet member respected by the profession. He doesn't from what I can tell control a group of loyalists, so what is it?

Either the evidence is very light grey, or he is worried about alienating the wing of voters who see the civil service as all raging millennial lefties who are anti Tory.

Also seen people say he should stand by his man like Boris did with Patel.

I think the actual length of time is because they are working out a punishment for Raab that isn't dismissal, or trying to get him to go himself.

 

[BiggusLaddus]

or trying to get him to go himself.

Bingo

 

[Saintjay]

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Not an "Ill go quietly" statement from Raab...

 

[ncurd]

Pushed after yesterday when he didn't resign immediately basically a resign or we fire you situation I'm guessing.

 

[Which Tyler]

Not an "Ill go quietly" statement from Raab...

In terms of Mea Culpa.s it's very much of the "**** you, I did nothing wrong, it's all a leftie witch-hunt" variety.

I particularly like this bit "I called for the inquiry and undertook to resign, if it made any finding of bullying whatsoever. I believe it is important to keep my word." So important is it to "keep my word" that it required 24 hours, a shed-load of external pressure; and almost certainly a direct ultimatum from the PM.

 

[Saintjay]

I'd be p@ssed off as well. Based on the low bar being set on Cummings and Patel keeping there jobs. I'd think it's fully acceptable to paint your nuts blue and run around the admiralty building. Worse case a written warning.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]