General UK politics VIII - The Last Tory

[Carrot Flower King]

You're a moron, Nigel. Representing parties in court is something lawyers do.

It's more performative idiocy: pretending not to know how the legal system works, "taxi rank"'n'all.

But what I find more disturbing is the barely concealed implication that those who are "obviously guilty" or "don't stand for what we do" or whatever should be denied legal representation and defence.

Which is odd coming from the likes of the member for Innsmouth who is very fond of throwing legal heat at folk who use hurty words about him.

Two tier justice, eh, Nige?

 

[P.J. Denyer]

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said she has brought in lawyers to potentially challenge the government over local funding cuts, after a record council tax rise in one of her party's flagship local authorities.

She told BBC Newsnight the proposed 94% hike in Wandsworth, a south-west London borough run by the Tories, was "outrageous"

Wandsworth has long had one of the lowest council tax rates in the country, with an average Band D property currently paying just over £1,000, compared to above £2,000 in an increasing number of London boroughs

Badenoch brings in lawyers after 94% Wandsworth Council tax hike

A row is growing over Wandsworth Council's rise, which the local authority is blaming on government funding cuts.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tories suing over funding cuts to local councils? Good one Andy, you nearly had me there! Imagine if anyone actually could be that hypocritical....

 

[P.J. Denyer]

The UK's "dismal" record in selecting songs and acts for Eurovision is to be scrutinised by MPs.

The chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, Dame Caroline Dinenage, said: "We want to get to the bottom of who chooses our entrant, on what basis and whether our dismal record of achievement in recent years [Sam Ryder to one side] is the result of bad song choice, weak performance... or something else"

It's expected that figures from the BBC, as well as music industry experts, will be called to give evidence to the committee of cross-party MPs at a hearing that will be held "over the coming months". The committee is also likely to receive relevant written submissions.

UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs

It comes after the UK's entry Look Mum No Computer came last in May's final, scoring just one point.

www.bbc.co.uk

Maybe fify years of cutting budgets for the arts in schools might have something to do with it?

 

[Darat]

Do MPs really have nothing better to do with their time?

We pissed off everyone else in Europe with that whole Brexit fiasco. There, mystery solved. Now get back to work on the issues that actually matter.

And of course we have sent bad entries that's also why we haven't done well, send a good song and we would be in with a chance - Sam Ryder came 2nd in 2022 and would have won in a normal year, because it was a good song. One of the other reasons is that we don't treat them like pop songs and pop groups, most of the Eurovision countries will be doing heavy promotions of their song long before the contest.

 

[Mojo]

Danny Tommo
@RealDannyTommo

They will never have the Christian vote.
They will never have the twelve million working class voters.

One organised, strategic mass voting bloc surge at the ballot box and the country changes hands. Instantly.

Whoever sits in power, I believe the Royal Navy will be defending our shores within thirty six months, perhaps sooner.

We do not need violence.
We do not need intimidation.

Well knock it off then.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

One organised, strategic mass voting bloc surge at the ballot box and the country changes hands. Instantly.

Said every deluded fantasist ever.

It's so simple: If everyone just comes together and votes for my common sense single-issue obsession, then I will be prime minister and everything will instantly be fixed.

 

[Carrot Flower King]

Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

www.theguardian.com

Further proof that Watson is a bit of a twunt with poor judgement, if it were needed.

"Yes, Pete, cross my palms with silver and I shall throw what's left of my principles out of the window!"