Might want to read the secret barristers take on this if you value their opinion.
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Might want to read the secret barristers take on this if you value their opinion.
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CROOKED ‘BREXIT-THE MOVIE’ PRODUCER TO PAY BACK JUST £85
7SEP2020
GREAT MISSENDEN
A Tory party activist who produced ‘Brexit: The Movie’ and was jailed for conning Dragons’ Den entrepreneur James Caan’s business out of £519,000 must pay back just £85. David Shipley, 37, was a leading voice in the campaign for Britain to pull out of the EU, and was one of the people behind the pro-Leave film, which featured Nigel Farage and David Davis. The movie came out a month before the 2016 referendum. Southwark Crown Court heard Shipley requested £519,000…
7SEP2020
GREAT MISSENDEN
A Tory party activist who produced ‘Brexit: The Movie’ and was jailed for conning Dragons’ Den entrepreneur James Caan’s business out of £519,000 must pay back just £85. David Shipley, 37, was a leading voice in the campaign for Britain to pull out of the EU, and was one of the people behind the pro-Leave film, which featured Nigel Farage and David Davis. The movie came out a month before the 2016 referendum. Southwark Crown Court heard Shipley requested £519,000…
At least now he's openly working for the Tory party.
Still, what does it say about this country's journalistic integrity when there seems to be a revolving door between members of the press and the Tory party.
"The protestors are selfish" claims selfish woman who cares more about getting her newspaper than the fecking planet.
This, along with the Government refusing to implement the recommendations of the Grenfell inquiry, is absolutely disgusting.
But this is the Beebs current homepage.
So, like always, their disgusting actions will go unnoticed
But this is the Beebs current homepage.
So, like always, their disgusting actions will go unnoticed
So Brandon Lewis admits the new Brexit Bill will be in violation of international law yet nothing on BBC and Sky. And people wonder how they’re able to get away with it.
Erm was one of the lead stories yesterday... and posted on here as well
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54073836
Must have missed that! But still it falls off the main pages far too quickly. A PM who is happy to violate international law would have in the last been under pressure to resign. Now nothing.
As I mention in the brexit thread... there is a resolution mechanism under the withdrawal agreement which the eu can trigger... and it goes to the European Court of justice to decide if what the uk propose is allowable
I think its just cummings / Johnson trying to push the eu to do that as it would galvanise the anti eu sentiment amongst brexiteers and help with the blame game if no deal is the outcome
Basically it just feels like playing politics (clumsily) looking for eu leaders to cut barnier out of talks to try and fudge a last minute deal
I think its not getting much serious coverage as its a leaked proposal seemingly designed to trigger a political response
If it actually got voted on and came into force I think it would be major news
It was front page on the BBC for the majority of the afternoon/evening.
Johnson flapping again in PMQs.
Yet again, the Speaker of the House sits there and allows Boris to ignore the PMQ from Starmer and waffle and bluster about whatever the next silly thing that comes into his head. He is a disgrace.
He was on it like a shot when Blackford called out Boris for his lying though, can't be having any of that
They're like children who put their fingers in their ears and go 'blah blah blah' when someone makes a very good point to them.
The Speaker needs to allow a certain amount of leeway for debate. Calling someone a liar is unparliamentary language and has been for a couple of centuries so it has to be called out.
Also, he basically threatened to allow all Urgent Question applications if the Government does not notify the House of policy changes before the media, which is a fairly unprecedented threat as far as I know.
Also, he basically threatened to allow all Urgent Question applications if the Government does not notify the House of policy changes before the media, which is a fairly unprecedented threat as far as I know.
Yes. And to his credit, Blackford did not apologies.
Debate. Yes. Completely refusing to answer a question, when it is perfectly obvious the game the PM is playing. No.
An example.
Starmer. Prime Minister. When will the problems with the testing system be resolved?
Johnson. Waffle waffle waffle and the government is working hard to deliver Brexit....
Is there any difference between Boris lying about this before the election and the Lib Dem’s and tutition fees? Lib Dem’s got crucified and were forced to issue an apology yet lying is just seen as fine and part of the course now.
Standards were a little higher back in the olden days I guess.
Cool story. But what would your position be if prime minister Corbyn had just announced his government would break international law?
I can imagine.
The cost of Labour's 2019 manifesto will keep going down as Royal Mail's share price is in structural long-term decline. The moonshot plan is such an obvious diversion tactic it's barely even attempting to cost, given the key component of it doesn't even exist yet.
In the media it's getting treated as a serious plan rather than a joke pr stunt.
Of course is it. Think of the tens of millions of pounds that they passed to their mates via non-tender contracts to provide PPE during the lockdown. Think what they could do with £100b that would certainly be loosely accounted for under ‘emergency’ conditions.
Every time I hear it mentioned.
Yeah it's depressing. I guess it actually comes across as more someone thinking out loud about a plan, rather than a serious one tbh.
You're right, it just so tiring at this point.
It's seems to be a common tactic of this Tory government. I guess I find it depressing because the bar is so low, there's no effort to even make up a decent lie. And around 40% of the British public love it.
It's all very alienating and kinda of hyper real. Bizarre stuff tbh.
Local councils focus on the important things during a pandemic.
Sunglasses 'not OK' in Southend council online meetings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-54122362
Sunglasses 'not OK' in Southend council online meetings
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-54122362
Definitely Coffey now you mention it, not too sure if the other one is May!
Oof
I see the "EU are acting in bad faith" line is the Government line as it is parroted throughout this evenings debate.
"The EU won't let us do shit we're not meant to be doing." Seems to be the gist of it.
What time is the vote?
Whilst breaching international law is perfectly reasonable of course.