A Political Thread pt. 2

[Bada-Bing!]

McDonald’s and supermarkets failed to spot slavery

Red flags went undetected as victims worked at a restaurant and a supermarket supplier, BBC finds.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ncurd]

Liz Truss: Tories would have done better in UK election if I had stayed PM

Truss blames Tory MPs, Bank of England and OBR for dire reaction to her mini-budget – and refuses to back any leadership contender

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Liz Truss: Tories would have done better in UK election if I had stayed PM

Truss blames Tory MPs, Bank of England and OBR for dire reaction to her mini-budget – and refuses to back any leadership contender

www.theguardian.com

There are few people so arrogant and deluded...

 

[Bada-Bing!]

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

So off the back of a natural disaster, Trump goes the disaster area and tells and bunch of lies about Biden and Harris and the right wing media parrot his lies. These people are the absolute scum of the earth.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

At least five killed in central Beirut strike, as Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah

Three explosions were heard in the city's southern suburbs while a fourth hit a building close to central Beirut.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Saintjay]

At least five killed in central Beirut strike, as Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah

Three explosions were heard in the city's southern suburbs while a fourth hit a building close to central Beirut.

www.bbc.co.uk

Can't help but think Iran has just given Israel every excuse it needs.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Oil prices shooting up, the main supply of oil to Europe potentially now under threat... Europe's geopolitical manoeuvring over the past 2 decades or so is now looking like it was way off the mark and extremely naive. Looks like we are now going to suffer the consequences of a "why can't everyone just play nice and be friends?" attitude...

 

[Gavin]

Seems fishy to me

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Seems fishy to me

any comment on why it isn't right for the interview to go ahead?....just because they wont get a gotcha moment?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Trump 'resorted to crimes' to overturn 2020 result - prosecutors

A new filing presents the clearest view yet of how prosecutors would present their case against the former president at trial.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

any comment on why it isn't right for the interview to go ahead?....just because they wont get a gotcha moment?

The integrity of the interview being undermined is the biggest issue.

 

[Kiwiwomble]

The integrity of the interview being undermined is the biggest issue.

im honestly curious as am no expert, if they know the questions they were going to be asked then it undermines the integrity? it only has integrity if they are unprepared?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Guessing political interviews are held to a higher standard than standard celeb ones - might as well interview their spin doctor/PR person if you send them the questions in advance, cause I'm guessing it's not going to be questions like "Which three albums would you want if you were stranded on a desert island?"

 

[McTallshort]

Seems fishy to me

She is a Tory so I'm not at all surprised

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Guessing political interviews are held to a higher standard than standard celeb ones - might as well interview their spin doctor/PR person if you send them the questions in advance, cause I'm guessing it's not going to be questions like "Which three albums would you want if you were stranded on a desert island?"

i still figure you'd go ahead and see what they have to say, because if you dont like how they spin if even when theyre given a leg up then it can also be damning

just kind of feels like a bit of a cop out, like they were relying on catching them out

 

[Bada-Bing!]

im honestly curious as am no expert, if they know the questions they were going to be asked then it undermines the integrity? it only has integrity if they are unprepared?

She’s also bbc so they have to be seen to be impartial.

 

[ncurd]

She's also bbc so they have to be seen to be impartial.

That's stopped Laura before?

 

[Which Tyler]

That's stopped Laura before?

Agreed, but never to the point of telling the interviewee what questions she'll be asking, and her interview strategy (or at least, not she's been busted for doing so anyway) - appearance of impartiality is also important, even if it's just a fig-leaf

 

[General Melchett]

Not her biggest fan but it's entirely possible that she was 'asked' by a BBC boss (perhaps even the head) to send him the questions on the Q.T. which might explain why the cover story of it being an accident was accepted. Wouldn't surprise me if the head of the BBC was pals with the likes of BoJo. Not saying this happened but it's possible unless more facts come out.
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