UK XI: Please Sir... May I Have Some More?

[Lebowski]

The guy above didn't attend to hear the results, his excuse was he had pneumonia and was in hospital this (has been proven to be a lie) as he didn't attend hospital and seems to have recovered pretty well for his GBnews appearance.

Even if they are all real candidates (which i doubt), It's crazy how 4 million people voted for candidates who did no campaigning, had no public profile, and not even real pictures. It's shocking to think that we have 4 million racist who voted for Captain kangaroo Dick and have fallen for his bull**** again after the mess he caused with his Brexit party.

There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

[MartyG]

Well this throws a massive spanner in the works: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...perts-question

After reading this, you have to wonder whether Letby's council did a terrible job - I can't say I've followed this case particularly closely, but The Guardian's report definitely casts a shadow over the safety of the convictions I'd say.

[Neon Ignition]

Difficult one, you can see how the nature of the role would make it difficult to convict anyone short of catching them red handed in the act. It bends the rules to rely on probability but I guess the thinking as well is to avoid an OJ Simpson moment given the scale of coincidence required for it to emerge she was innocent

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If there are any Tories with common sense left - READ THE ROOM NOW

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2024/jul/10/bushey-murder-investigation-police-search-kyle-clifford-manhunt-hertfordshire?page=with:block-668e8b1f8f08cae75f96bbc5#block-668e8b1f8f08cae75f96bbc5

BBC commentators family are murdered sparking a manhunt

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/11/crossbow-laws-reviewed-dan-jarvis-bushey-women-killed

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/jul/11/uk-economy-grows-04-may-households-94-water-bill-increase-five-years

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jul/11/keir-starmer-labour-nato-gdp-defence-spending-uk-politics-live

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/11/uk-economy-returned-to-growth-in-may

[Lebowski]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/jul/11/uk-economy-grows-04-may-households-94-water-bill-increase-five-years

£15.2bn of debt but still able to pay out dividends to its shareholders, you have to ask how this is even possible when they have such massive debts.

[QualityChimp]

It makes your blood boil that the water companies get away with paying shareholders first rather than sorting the sewage dumped into the water.
Ironic, as some places have to boil their water because of the sewage dumped into it.

Steve Reed, the new environment secretary, has summoned executives from the 16 water companies in England and Wales for talks today, so it'll be interesting to hear how that goes, but I can imagine a new Government, seeking to please its electorate will want to be seen to be tackling these issues.

It's not even a dividing topic for the nation. I'm pretty sure most the population would agree that pollution and literal **** shouldn't be dumped into rivers and that the shareholders should be rewarded.

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jul/11/keir-starmer-labour-nato-gdp-defence-spending-uk-politics-live

I'm not sure I can get used to multiple daily political stories that aren't about Tory scandals but actually the countries needs

[Protocol Penguin]

https://archive.is/TzTYt

Chaos with Ed Miliband!

[Lebowski]

They shouldn't of been issued in the first place as there was a clear conflict of interest between the Tory's own green policies and carbon reduction plans and Sunaks family profits. I bet Sunak is fuming, as the deal was worth over a billion pounds to his family.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sunaks-family-firm-signed-a-billion-dollar-deal-with-bp-before-pm-opened-new-north-sea-licences-353690/

[QualityChimp]

https://archive.is/TzTYt
Chaos with Ed Miliband!

Bonus marks to PP for using an archive site to beat the Telegraph's paywall and circumvent their advertisers.
They're having a right meltdown and it's great.
"Labour is spreading the greatest lie in politics"
"Britain to suffer world's biggest exodus of millionaires as Labour takes power"

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jul/12/keir-starmer-commits-to-keeping-bbc-licence-fee-after-years-of-tory-hostility

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Labour to fight 2029 election ‘like an insurgent’ as preparations begin | Labour | The Guardian

[Brad]

https://www.theguardian.com/media/ar...tory-hostility

Turn it back into an unbiased source of news and I might buy a license and plug my TV back in. Start with getting rid of Kuenssburg.