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Garrison said:
So after a couple of weeks ago explaining how they just couldn't go spending money feeding children the government announces this:

Defence funding boost 'extends British influence'


Of course the figures are being disputed but even so its a lot of money, which will probably be spent on cntracts every bit as iffy as those for PPE.
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Very iffy, I reckon -

"He said the armed forces would be able to order “a swarm attack by drones paralysing the enemy with the weapons”, and that British warships and combat vehicles “will carry directed energy weapons” – a reference to emerging laser and radio frequency weapons. It is unclear how effective they are."
 
GlennB said:
Very iffy, I reckon -

"He said the armed forces would be able to order “a swarm attack by drones paralysing the enemy with the weapons”, and that British warships and combat vehicles “will carry directed energy weapons” – a reference to emerging laser and radio frequency weapons. It is unclear how effective they are."
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Oh great, slaughterbots:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipTO_7mUOw
 
Another case of "one rule for us and another for them".

Priti Patel broke ministerial code on behaviour. She should have resigned but has received Boris Johnson's full backing so standards advisor has resigned instead. :mad:

Boris Johnson's adviser on ministerial code resigns after the PM backs Home Secretary Priti Patel after bullying inquiry.

The government's standards adviser Sir Alex Allan found Ms Patel's approach "amounted to behaviour that can be described as bullying".
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55016076
 
Why is it a surprise that the man who didn't sack Dominic Cummings for driving to Barnard Castle and didn't sack Dido Harding for pissing £12BN up the wall hasn't sacked Priti Patel for her reign of terror across multiple departments?
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Why is it a surprise that the man who didn't sack Dominic Cummings for driving to Barnard Castle and didn't sack Dido Harding for pissing £12BN up the wall hasn't sacked Priti Patel for her reign of terror across multiple departments?
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Not to mention not sacking himself for repeatedly breaching Covid safety guidelines...
 
Darat said:
Disagree, they know exactly how bullying works....
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Sorry, I took them at face value when they said she wasn't bullying: I forgot I was referring to lying, dishonest, untrustworthy, bordering on psychopathic, twisting folk.

I blame my Methodist up-bringing and all that stuff about the improvability of Man (or Woman or Whoever...), which still, despite various of my life experiences, leaves a little core of optimism that sneaks out at times.

I shall now go and give myself a good talking to, in order to avoid such a rookie error again.
 
Question is how will the media respond? If they take Johnson's lead and bury the story Patel will survive. if they decide to go full outrage mode about Patel and ignoring the report then I suspect Patel will be gone shortly.
 
Oh, look!

Patel has apologised...Well, I say apologised, but it was another one of those politician non-apologies and you can bet she had her fingers crossed and then mouthed "No, I don't!"
 
Carrot Flower King said:
Oh, look!

Patel has apologised...Well, I say apologised, but it was another one of those politician non-apologies and you can bet she had her fingers crossed and then mouthed "No, I don't!"
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Yeah it was an " I'm sorry you're such a wuss that you were upset by my words and actions" kind of apology. :rolleyes:
 
Garrison said:
Question is how will the media respond? If they take Johnson's lead and bury the story Patel will survive. if they decide to go full outrage mode about Patel and ignoring the report then I suspect Patel will be gone shortly.
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Cummings didn’t go even though it caused I think irrecoverable damage to our attempts to deal with the pandemic.

They know the media can whistle as much as they want.

She’ll go when she personally upsets Johnson or his current partner, before then she is as safe as houses.
 
Darat said:
Cummings didn’t go even though it caused I think irrecoverable damage to our attempts to deal with the pandemic.

They know the media can whistle as much as they want.

She’ll go when she personally upsets Johnson or his current partner, before then she is as safe as houses.
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Has Cummings gone, even now? There was a lot of theatrics with a cardboard box, but isn’t he working from home now?
 
John Redwood tweets

Well done the PM. Back your Home Secretary. Help her cut through to take control of our borders and battle crime. Why hasn’t the Home Office done more to stop people trafficking across the Channel as the Home Secretary wishes?
 
Captain_Swoop said:
John Redwood tweets

Well done the PM. Back your Home Secretary. Help her cut through to take control of our borders and battle crime. Why hasn’t the Home Office done more to stop people trafficking across the Channel as the Home Secretary wishes?
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My caring and compassionate MP.
 
zooterkin said:
Has Cummings gone, even now? There was a lot of theatrics with a cardboard box, but isn’t he working from home now?
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I've been wondering the same, due to the somewhat contrived display that suggested 'Boris is strong and in charge. See how he sent him packing?' kind of thing.
 
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