Westminster Politics

decorativeed said:
My ex was at university with her and said she's always been a nasty piece of work. More likely she had help writing her speech from someone who was less terrible.
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Your ex might have been an ex colleague of mine who'd also been her uni classmate and pretty much said the same.
 
A guy at work has announced that he plans to represent Reform at the next general election.

He also revealed that he would never hold hands with his partner in public.

Weirdo.
 
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Sending people to Rwanda and inciting riots is so hot right now
 
Kaos said:
Your ex might have been an ex colleague of mine who'd also been her uni classmate and pretty much said the same.
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I don't think they were in the same class, but were in the same accommodation, alongside Mark Watson, the comedian.
 
FireballXL5 said:
fecking prick.

Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan

No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...n-rights-law-force-through-rwanda-asylum-plan
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Attended a lecture by a member of BIHR last year and they basically said that this was expected to be the next move by the Tories when they couldn't repeal the Human Rights Act.

Expect it to fail if the try it.
 
Drainy said:
Attended a lecture by a member of BIHR last year and they basically said that this was expected to be the next move by the Tories when they couldn't repeal the Human Rights Act.

Expect it to fail if the try it.
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Of course it will fail, they don’t really want to win. What they want is another Brexit - a straw man they can fill the pages of the Express and Mail and Sun with bile about unelected bureaucrats blocking them from carrying out their grandiose plans which will make the country better.
 
Pexbo said:
Of course it will fail, they don’t really want to win. What they want is another Brexit - a straw man they can fill the pages of the Express and Mail and Sun with bile about unelected bureaucrats blocking them from carrying out their grandiose plans which will make the country better.
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There is some sense in that. They need people to blame so lefty lawyers and judges are the scapegoat.

Depressing though. The next year is going to be grim waiting for the election.
 
Buster15 said:
I do wonder what happened to Suella Braverman to make her so consumed by hate for everyone and everything.

She has no redeeming characteristic at all.
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I doubt she actually believes a word of the bile she comes out with. She's just a sociopath who will do anything to get ahead regardless of the damage it will cause to others. She'd burn the country to the ground if it meant she could rule over the ashes.
 
Bert_ said:
I doubt she actually believes a word of the bile she comes out with. She's just a sociopath who will do anything to get ahead regardless of the damage it will cause to others. She'd burn the country to the ground if it meant she could rule over the ashes.
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Perfect description.
Some people liken her to Enoch Powell who was a former right wing racist Tory minister.

In my opinion, she is even nastier.
If she had concentrated on doing her job, she might have got away with it.
But she has been an utter failure.
 
FireballXL5 said:
fecking prick.

Sunak could block Human Rights Act to force through Rwanda asylum plan

No 10 has discussed possibility of ‘disapplying’ key human rights law to emergency bill to head off legal challenges

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...n-rights-law-force-through-rwanda-asylum-plan
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Disapplying key parts of the Human Rights Laws which this country helped to write. The UK was a prime driver of the EHRC.
What a thoroughly detestable set of humans the Tories are.
 
How the feck can you 'disapply' sections of an international treaty you no longer like without violating the agreement?
 
Jippy said:
How the feck can you 'disapply' sections of an international treaty you no longer like without violating the agreement?
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Yes exactly.
And of course, they/it is interwoven into the agreements the UK has with other countries.
 
Patrick Vallance evidence in he Covid Enquiry pretty damning.

A few highlights so far...
  • Boris couldn't understand any of the scientific advise he was given.
  • No10 wanted the scientific advised changed to suit policy.
  • Sunak said he wanted to "manage the scientists, not the virus".
 
Bert_ said:
Patrick Vallance evidence in he Covid Enquiry pretty damning.

A few highlights so far...
  • Boris couldn't understand any of the scientific advise he was given.
  • No10 wanted the scientific advised changed to suit policy.
  • Sunak said he wanted to "manage the scientists, not the virus".
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Now that's wild.
 
Sunak conveniently promising tax cuts today to try to take the headlines away from the Covid enquiry. Will probably work.
 
Jippy said:
How the feck can you 'disapply' sections of an international treaty you no longer like without violating the agreement?
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The same way you break the law in a very specific and limited way
 
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Would usually be very easy for Sunak to just pass the blame to Boris, but the evidence is coming out that he's just as complicit. Hence his drastic attempts to get this out of the headlines.
 
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The effect of the minimum wage increase in April will be interesting. From the point of view of our company, it's the first ever minimum wage increase that will mean the salary of some staff will be greater than their productive value.

Previously minimum wage levels were irrelevant as they were lower than what would be offered in a free market.
 
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