What on earth does anyone involved in that show think any viewer will gain from this?
You can't learn anything here, anything difficult and he lies, openly, and they never call him on it.
The only thing it can possible do is help him publicise his new business, which would be a breach of BBC rules.
Maybe this explains the leaks? It could be that Sue Gray has a point here. Case is reported to be resigning for health reasons in the New Year, and Labour want to bring that forward.I agree with your first point, very stupid of Starmer to not be more aware. However in relation to Simon Case, how he is still in a role is beyond me. Nowhere near good enough to be Cabinet Secretary.
It will purely be for his benefit, new book. Laura K will be up his arse as usual. No idea why the BBC think this is a good idea.
I agree, we have strict rules about this sort of thing in my line of work. I don't know why parliament / government always seems to be 20 years behind everyone else in some of these basic ethical rules everyone else is expected to follow in their places of work.Couldn't really care less about the fashion show thing to be honest. What a ridiculous non story.
The gifts for Starmer though and the interview posted above are depressing. These should be challenged, just as we challenged it on the other side.
I remember someone here giving a lesson on how great sir Kid Starver is compared to for all the human rights work he has done as a lawyer.
Corrupt that takes bribes. Disgusting politician.
Yup. And one of the few who isn’t a career politician and actually wanted to help people was smeared as an antisemitic tankie.Leaving aside the hypocrisy and ethics of this behaviour, how fecking stupid do you need to be to do this whilst your central message is enforced economic austerity. Taking money away from pensioners whilst enjoying gifts left right and centre.
We're just inundated with career politicians who want the job because it benefits them not the country.
I agree, we have strict rules about this sort of thing in my line of work. I don't know why parliament / government always seems to be 20 years behind everyone else in some of these basic ethical rules everyone else is expected to follow in their places of work.
Because they're corrupt and directly benefit from it?I agree, we have strict rules about this sort of thing in my line of work. I don't know why parliament / government always seems to be 20 years behind everyone else in some of these basic ethical rules everyone else is expected to follow in their places of work.
What career did he have outside politics?Yup. And one of the few who isn’t a career politician and actually wanted to help people was smeared as an antisemitic tankie.
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I would assume he meant that he wasn't a 'careerist' politician like Starmer and most others... which he wasn't/isn't.What career did he have outside politics?
Tour guide around Highgate Cemetary.What career did he have outside politics?
They don’t seem to be fansSue Grey works for them yet they appear like a bunch of amateurs.
What’s the obsession with class in general? I don’t know of any other country where people bang on about it as much.Jesus christ. Marginally better than Sunak trying to make out his was a typical lower middle class upbringing which became more due to sheer hard work.....
But what is the obsession in this country with everyone making out they were self made and from a working class background, working the coal lines etc etc?
Leaving aside the hypocrisy and ethics of this behaviour, how fecking stupid do you need to be to do this whilst your central message is enforced economic austerity. Taking money away from pensioners whilst enjoying gifts left right and centre.
We're just inundated with career politicians who want the job because it benefits them not the country.
They don’t seem to be fans
Welcome to the history of this country. Politician makes money = bad. Royal Family gets billions a year = deference.What’s the obsession with class in general? I don’t know of any other country where people bang on about it as much.
The US bangs on about the "middle-class" quite a bitWhat’s the obsession with class in general? I don’t know of any other country where people bang on about it as much.
This is incredible.
The feelings of entitlement from them is so insane it’s almost like a work of art.Gray, Dammit.
Saw this in The Guardian article about the pay:
The BBC first reported that Gray was paid £3,000 more than Starmer’s salary of £166,786.
One source told the broadcaster: “It was suggested that she might want to go for a few thousand pounds less than the prime minister to avoid this very story. She declined.”
It's bizarre. My wife's company doesn't let her accept any gifts from third-party companies and she's only allowed to accept a glass of water when she has to visit them, not even a cup of tea, which is a bit overboard.I agree, we have strict rules about this sort of thing in my line of work. I don't know why parliament / government always seems to be 20 years behind everyone else in some of these basic ethical rules everyone else is expected to follow in their places of work.
We have to get anything over £50 authorised before accepting. Including client events that are sometimes at the cricket for instance.It's bizarre. My wife's company doesn't let her accept any gifts from third-party companies and she's only allowed to accept a glass of water when she has to visit them, not even a cup of tea, which is a bit overboard.
Has she considered going into politics?It's bizarre. My wife's company doesn't let her accept any gifts from third-party companies and she's only allowed to accept a glass of water when she has to visit them, not even a cup of tea, which is a bit overboard.
For UK universities too.We have to get anything over £50 authorised before accepting. Including client events that are sometimes at the cricket for instance.
They are almost always OKd but we can’t accept anything basically unless the right people say ok.
I think that’s fairly standard in the private sector.
It's certainly way cleaner. Stupid thing is her company is renowned in its sector for putting on massive lavish annual client event.We have to get anything over £50 authorised before accepting. Including client events that are sometimes at the cricket for instance.
They are almost always OKd but we can’t accept anything basically unless the right people say ok.
I think that’s fairly standard in the private sector.
She's loving Rory Stewart's book right now and is a massive fan of his podcast.Has she considered going into politics?
Same with me, Starmer's the boss though so I guess he approves his own!We have to get anything over £50 authorised before accepting. Including client events that are sometimes at the cricket for instance.
They are almost always OKd but we can’t accept anything basically unless the right people say ok.
I think that’s fairly standard in the private sector.