worked from home 2day

our pet cat was a freakn nitemare, non-stop brawling with the furry furore all day tryn too stop him chewing my mouse pad or head-butting the laptop screen

x-austed ffs

..oops
rong thred mm, hes probably a Republican or something

Student killed after Michigan High School shooting

Chalk another one up to gun laws…

15 year old ffs! I could have been that wee oddball!

Remember the story of Matt Hancock and Alex Bourne, the publican turned medical equipmemt supplier, a photo of whose pub Mr Hancock kept on his office wall? https://t.co/fMxAkSguum

Well yesterday, Mr Hancock went on the attack. He said Alex Bourne "never got a contract from the Government" and that it was a "fabrication pushed by the Labour Party" and "a load of rubbish". https://t.co/Q3p9DdnvpY

Well, in a funny sort of way Hancock is telling the truth. If you look for contracts that Bourne's company, Hinpack, won you won't find any. https://t.co/xD0t0HiYIY

But in another sort of way, he isn't telling the truth. And the truth is far, far worse.

Another company, called Alpha Laboratories, did win a contract with Matt Hancock's Department. https://t.co/JTpQPkcqDo

And if you look at the Alpha Laboratories contract you will see it says this: Alpha Laboratories agrees to sub-contract the manufacturing of the Goods to an entity which we can't know because it was blanked out before publishing. https://t.co/osJwIh3Tzp

But a small bird gave me a copy of the contract in its original form and it said this: the contract between the Government and Alpha Laboratories stipulated the manufacturing had to be by Alex Bourne's Hinpack. https://t.co/h4sgHg3MOw

So, instead, the Government gave the contract to their pal via Alpha Laboratories in such a way that you were supposed never to find out.

Except for the work done by the Guardian https://t.co/va76UfPYoU - oh, and that small bird.

Hancock really is a weasel

A stupid weasel at that

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 11 minutes ago
Remember the story of Matt Hancock and Alex Bourne, the publican turned medical equipmemt supplier, a photo of whose pub Mr Hancock kept on his office wall? https://t.co/fMxAkSguum

Well yesterday, Mr Hancock went on the attack. He said Alex Bourne "never got a contract from the Government" and that it was a "fabrication pushed by the Labour Party" and "a load of rubbish". https://t.co/Q3p9DdnvpY

Well, in a funny sort of way Hancock is telling the truth. If you look for contracts that Bourne's company, Hinpack, won you won't find any. https://t.co/xD0t0HiYIY

But in another sort of way, he isn't telling the truth. And the truth is far, far worse.

Another company, called Alpha Laboratories, did win a contract with Matt Hancock's Department. https://t.co/JTpQPkcqDo

And if you look at the Alpha Laboratories contract you will see it says this: Alpha Laboratories agrees to sub-contract the manufacturing of the Goods to an entity which we can't know because it was blanked out before publishing. https://t.co/osJwIh3Tzp

But a small bird gave me a copy of the contract in its original form and it said this: the contract between the Government and Alpha Laboratories stipulated the manufacturing had to be by Alex Bourne's Hinpack. https://t.co/h4sgHg3MOw

So, instead, the Government gave the contract to their pal via Alpha Laboratories in such a way that you were supposed never to find out.

Except for the work done by the Guardian https://t.co/va76UfPYoU - oh, and that small bird.
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Banana republic stuff.

In the interests of trying to salvage British democracy, there needs to be be a separate public enquiry into the awarding of Brexit and pandemic-related contracts.

Fack me.. there is now way Hancock should survive that. Corruption at its finest.

Not just blatant corruption, but a flop attempt to cover it up!
If you don't have the wit or nous to cover your tracks on something as simple as giving your mate a sweetheart deal, how tf could you ever be expected to administer a multi billion pound health department?

These thieving imbeciliic Conservatives are playing at politics and we're footing the bill for them enriching their mates down the pub, so maybe its the people that vote for them that are the real imbeciles.

comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 7 minutes ago
Not just blatant corruption, but a flop attempt to cover it up!
If you don't have the wit or nous to cover your tracks on something as simple as giving your mate a sweetheart deal, how tf could you ever be expected to administer a multi billion pound health department?

These thieving imbeciliic Conservatives are playing at politics and we're footing the bill for them enriching their mates down the pub, so maybe its the people that vote for them that are the real imbeciles.
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There’s also Lord Bethell and his disappearing WhatsApp messages as well. It’s so blatant they think they’ll get away with it. I worry they’re right.

comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 7 minutes ago
Not just blatant corruption, but a flop attempt to cover it up!
If you don't have the wit or nous to cover your tracks on something as simple as giving your mate a sweetheart deal, how tf could you ever be expected to administer a multi billion pound health department?

These thieving imbeciliic Conservatives are playing at politics and we're footing the bill for them enriching their mates down the pub, so maybe its the people that vote for them that are the real imbeciles.
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There’s also Lord Bethell and his disappearing WhatsApp messages as well. It’s so blatant they think they’ll get away with it. I worry they’re right.
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Disappearing WhatsApp and some disappearing official minutes with him Paterson and randox

Almost as if there is something to hide

Government has hit us with a shock legal bill in our challenge with Runnymede over their appointment of Conservative Peer Dido Harding and her ex-colleague Mike Coupe to run the disastrous Test and Trace programme – without open competition.

Legal action is expensive, so we don’t take it lightly. That’s why, back in March, we asked for Government’s costs estimate for defending this case. We said plainly and clearly that we were asking so we knew whether to apply for a costs cap (a Court order that would have ‘capped’ how much we’d have to pay Government if we don’t win). Government replied with reassurance that their costs ‘would be in the region of £35,000 to £50,000’ and, in reliance on that, we did not seek a costs cap.

A couple of months later, they wrote to say their expected costs would actually be closer to £150,000. While this was an alarming three times more than their initial estimate, it felt just about manageable so we pressed on.

But now, out of nowhere and with only weeks until our High Court hearing, they have increased their estimated costs again – to a whopping £360,000 – with a barely credible explanation. By way of comparison, our lawyers’ bill is estimated at £70,000 if we lose, and £175,000 if we win. Government’s approach feels very much like a ‘bait and switch’.

It’s now too late for us to apply for a costs cap, and we’re facing an enormous potential bill if we do not win in Court – seven times higher than Government’s original estimate. This means we’re still more than £200,000 off the sum needed to cover our adverse costs risk in this case. But we aren’t prepared to down tools.

https://goodlawproject.org/update/government-is-ramping-up-its-costs/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=JobsForTheBoysBlog301121&utm_medium=social%20media

comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 minutes ago
Government has hit us with a shock legal bill in our challenge with Runnymede over their appointment of Conservative Peer Dido Harding and her ex-colleague Mike Coupe to run the disastrous Test and Trace programme – without open competition.

Legal action is expensive, so we don’t take it lightly. That’s why, back in March, we asked for Government’s costs estimate for defending this case. We said plainly and clearly that we were asking so we knew whether to apply for a costs cap (a Court order that would have ‘capped’ how much we’d have to pay Government if we don’t win). Government replied with reassurance that their costs ‘would be in the region of £35,000 to £50,000’ and, in reliance on that, we did not seek a costs cap.

A couple of months later, they wrote to say their expected costs would actually be closer to £150,000. While this was an alarming three times more than their initial estimate, it felt just about manageable so we pressed on.

But now, out of nowhere and with only weeks until our High Court hearing, they have increased their estimated costs again – to a whopping £360,000 – with a barely credible explanation. By way of comparison, our lawyers’ bill is estimated at £70,000 if we lose, and £175,000 if we win. Government’s approach feels very much like a ‘bait and switch’.

It’s now too late for us to apply for a costs cap, and we’re facing an enormous potential bill if we do not win in Court – seven times higher than Government’s original estimate. This means we’re still more than £200,000 off the sum needed to cover our adverse costs risk in this case. But we aren’t prepared to down tools.

https://goodlawproject.org/update/government-is-ramping-up-its-costs/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=JobsForTheBoysBlog301121&utm_medium=social%20media
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government costs go through 35k to 360k

that's this government to a tee

comment by Samus (Isle of) Arran (U22669)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by FieldsofAnfieldRd (U18971)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 7 minutes ago
Not just blatant corruption, but a flop attempt to cover it up!
If you don't have the wit or nous to cover your tracks on something as simple as giving your mate a sweetheart deal, how tf could you ever be expected to administer a multi billion pound health department?

These thieving imbeciliic Conservatives are playing at politics and we're footing the bill for them enriching their mates down the pub, so maybe its the people that vote for them that are the real imbeciles.
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There’s also Lord Bethell and his disappearing WhatsApp messages as well. It’s so blatant they think they’ll get away with it. I worry they’re right.
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Disappearing WhatsApp and some disappearing official minutes with him Paterson and randox

Almost as if there is something to hide
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Don’t get the apathy about this. We’re talking billions of our money. Even looking at it just financially there’s outrage about things that cost the tax payer a lot less. The Goodlaw project have been banging the drum on this for ages.

As a reminder, in June, No 10 issued a blanket denial that Ministers ever used private email accounts for Government business.

Then they admitted that Bethell had, but that unfortunately he had “lost” his phone so he couldn’t hand it over.

Then (third version) a few weeks later Bethell abandoned his tale that the phone had been “lost” and provided an entirely new explanation as to why he was no longer using it, claiming that it was “broken”.

Aaaaand then he said that the phone wasn’t actually lost. Or broken. He remembered that he had passed the phone on to a family member.

Their fifth different version of events says that Bethell now remembers that his phone became “overloaded with data” and so he often cleared messages to free up storage space. He didn’t think that this was a problem at the time because he had thought that WhatsApp’s backup function would archive copies of the messages.

They’re just laughing at the public. Stealing their money under cover of daylight, and laughing right in their faces.

Marr has joined the New Statesman lads, now for their sales to plummet.

https://twitter.com/jeremycliffe/status/1465955583597719552?s=21

In response to Andrew Rosindell question on pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights (arguing we should "take back control" Boris Johnson says "we will certainly review the human rights system."

This country has officially reached rock bottom.

comment by Amado Carrillo Fuentes (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
In response to Andrew Rosindell question on pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights (arguing we should "take back control"Boris Johnson says "we will certainly review the human rights system."

This country has officially reached rock bottom.
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Depressing stuff.

The ECHR underpins the peace accords within the Good Friday Agreement. As within the GFA the ECHR was transposed into the domestic law of NI.

https://www.amnesty.ie/human-rights-act-amnesty-warns-repeal-moves-undermine-peace-northern-ireland/

Although this government is not averse to disregarding international treaty obligations.

comment by Amado Carrillo Fuentes (U11781)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
Marr has joined the New Statesman lads, now for their sales to plummet.

https://twitter.com/jeremycliffe/status/1465955583597719552?s=21
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People buy the New Statesman?

UK (Scotland), Ipsos MORI poll:

Should Scotland be an independent country?

Yes: 55% (+5)
No: 45% (-5)

+/- vs. 30 Apr-3 May

Fieldwork: 22-29 November 2021
Sample size: 897

#indyref #indyref2

Close the door on your way out.

Wish we can close the door on you instead.

That can't be that difficult even for you.

🚨 | BREAKING: Ursula von der Leyen:

It’s time to think about mandatory vaccination across the EU

comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? What age is middl... (U3126)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by Amado Carrillo Fuentes (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
In response to Andrew Rosindell question on pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights (arguing we should "take back control"Boris Johnson says "we will certainly review the human rights system."

This country has officially reached rock bottom.
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Depressing stuff.

The ECHR underpins the peace accords within the Good Friday Agreement. As within the GFA the ECHR was transposed into the domestic law of NI.

https://www.amnesty.ie/human-rights-act-amnesty-warns-repeal-moves-undermine-peace-northern-ireland/

Although this government is not averse to disregarding international treaty obligations.
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No way would we leave echr