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sphenisc said:
I'm not understanding the need to connect the one of the Downing Street parties to Prince Phillip's funeral.
There's a lot of very good reasons for having a go at Boris regarding the illegality, hypocrisy, moral turpitude etc. associated with these events, but the fact the queen was burying her husband the next day doesn't seem to be one of them.
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Because it's highly amusing seeing all the hypocritical pearl clutching from the Tory faithful 'cos Queen, when they all could clearly not give a flying **** about BlowJob's mismanagement of everything, his lying over everything, the blatant corruption over everything, his inability to follow any rules, y'know, everything else he has done and said...

Finally, we have found the true level of those wankers who voted him in: if only he'd insulted the Queen a while back...
 
sphenisc said:
I'm not understanding the need to connect the one of the Downing Street parties to Prince Phillip's funeral.
There's a lot of very good reasons for having a go at Boris regarding the illegality, hypocrisy, moral turpitude etc. associated with these events, but the fact the queen was burying her husband the next day doesn't seem to be one of them.
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From the government's point of view it means they can apologise & seem contrite for being inappropriate during a period of national mourning rather than for breaking the law.
 
Nadine Dorries tweets
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The BBC wanted the fee to rise to over £180 by the end of the settlement.

Instead, it will remain fixed at £159 until 1 April 2024.

That’s more money in the pockets of pensioners; in the pockets of families who are struggling to make ends meet.
 
Energy bills are going to go up by about 50% this year, average of £12.80 a week, but the headlines are 40p a week saving on your TV license.

Also Someone on average salary will pay £255 a year more National Insurance.
 
In 2 years time I'll have saved enough to buy about 6 bottles of wine to put in my suitcase.
 
I hope a broadcaster is getting Sunak on record explaining why he’s seen fit to wipe off over £4billion in fraudulent furlough loans.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Nadine Dorries tweets
@NadineDorries
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The BBC wanted the fee to rise to over £180 by the end of the settlement.

Instead, it will remain fixed at £159 until 1 April 2024.

That’s more money in the pockets of pensioners; in the pockets of families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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This pensioner is perfectly willing to pay another £21 a year if that's whar's required in order to continue to have excellent BBC dramas and documentaries to watch.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Energy bills are going to go up by about 50% this year, average of £12.80 a week, but the headlines are 40p a week saving on your TV license.

Also Someone on average salary will pay £255 a year more National Insurance.
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Sums it up, ta.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
There are also plans being talked about to give the military responsibility for stopping immigrants crossing the channel in boats. It will no longer be a Border Force responsibility.

It's all part of 'Operation Red Meat' a plan by Nadine Dorries to pacify the back benchers by throwing some 'red meat' proposals.
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There's push-back from the RN and also from the unionised Civil Service types who are not eager to face manslaughter charges.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Channel migrants: Military set to take over English Channel operations
The armed forces are set to take charge of operations looking to limit migrant crossings in the English Channel within weeks, a government source has said.
This move could free up the Home Office to focus on the government's reforms to the asylum system, the source adds.

The news follows reports in the Times that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give the Royal Navy authority over government vessels in the channel.
A government spokesperson said the public have "rightly had enough of the blatant disregard of our immigration laws by criminal people smugglers" and ministers were "bringing in necessary long-term changes".

They added: "The UK armed forces already work closely with Border Force in these operations, providing expertise and assets as part of our processes in the Channel. It is right that we pursue all options to prevent illegal crossings and protect life at sea."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60021252

There you go.

I didn't know it was the actual Home Office staff that were manning the Border Force boats. You would think the people working on reforms to the asylum system wouldn't actually be the ones chasing boats up and down the channel!
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Except when it comes to actually deploying any resources.
 
As an ex-resident of Greece I often read the website of a Greek newspaper, Ekathimerini. Even they found time to mock Johnson -
 

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Cost of BBC: £4bn

Cost of Test and Trace: £37bn

Cost of HS2: £100bn

Cost of Brexit £250bn

Cost of written off covid fraud £4.3bn
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60032465

The government has suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords over its plans to clamp down on disruptive and noisy protesters.

Opposition peers voted against a range of measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, with Labour calling some of the plans "outrageous".

Peers also voted to make misogyny a hate crime in England and Wales in another government defeat.

The bill will now go back to the Commons for MPs to have their say.
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More "excellent" economic news for UK households. :rolleyes:

Average pay rises are failing to keep up with the rise in the cost of living, the latest official statistics show.

While wages rose in the year to November, they did not rise as fast as prices over the same period.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60035312

The good news is that the 40p a week we'll save by underfunding the BBC will more than offset the £255 a year extra N.I. contributions, the hundreds of pounds of extra expense on fuel and electricity and the general inflationary pressures.

It's the same sort of maths that led to the claims of a £350m a week saving from leaving the EU as opposed to well over £1bn a week extra cost.

This would be a much bigger story were it not for all the other disasters the government is failing to deal with. :mad:
 
Magistrates in England and Wales will have greater sentencing powers to enable them to take on more cases, under plans to clear court backlogs.

The government plans to let magistrates sentence cases where the maximum sentence is a year, rather than the current maximum of six months.

It would allow magistrates to hear cases often held in Crown Court.
But criminal lawyers warn the plan may backfire, and defendants would still have the right to go before a jury.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said he hoped the move would reduce the pressure on Crown Courts and lead to quicker justice for victims.

The move would allow magistrates - who are volunteers with no legal experience - to sentence more serious cases, such as for fraud, theft and assault.
At present, crimes warranting a jail term of more than six months have to be sent to a Crown Court for sentencing.
The Ministry of Justice thinks that by doubling magistrates' sentencing powers to a year, it could stop about 500 cases going to Crown Court - giving judges 2,000 extra days to handle more serious crimes.

He said increasing magistrates' sentencing powers would mean that cases came to court quicker meaning "greater justice for victims" and "more criminals seeing justice quicker".
Mr Raab said the move would help provide additional capacity to drive down the backlog of cases, alongside measures such as the temporary Nightingale courts.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60033857
 
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