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Post by woznorthyorksexile on Aug 6, 2021 15:51:34 GMT
Perhaps Johnson should contemplate the fact that the effect of Thatcher's policies mean that instead of relying on British dug fossil fuels, we now rely on Norwegian dug fossil fuels as 50% of our energy needs are imported from either Norway or, in the case of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Qatar! Nah sorry, I was forgetting, Tories don't do contemplation, any more than they do humility,
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Aug 6, 2021 15:57:14 GMT
If you're who I think you used to be, welcome back!
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Post by woznorthyorksexile on Aug 6, 2021 16:01:56 GMT
If you're who I think you used to be, welcome back! Thanks old chap. Yep, I am who you think I am, I just couldn't stay away.
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Aug 6, 2021 16:09:17 GMT
Good man!
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Post by gazz on Aug 6, 2021 17:25:27 GMT
Perhaps Johnson should contemplate the fact that the effect of Thatcher's policies mean that instead of relying on British dug fossil fuels, we now rely on Norwegian dug fossil fuels as 50% of our energy needs are imported from either Norway or, in the case of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Qatar! Nah sorry, I was forgetting, Tories don't do contemplation, any more than they do humility, I've missed these! Welcome back, mate!
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Post by hermannsays on Aug 6, 2021 20:36:16 GMT
I'm very pleased to see your return, (w)NYE, and hope things are well with you.
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Aug 7, 2021 9:38:50 GMT
Thank goodness for that..... I thought Downey had returned !!
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Post by woznorthyorksexile on Aug 7, 2021 14:22:35 GMT
I'm very pleased to see your return, (w)NYE, and hope things are well with you. Thanks H, very well thank you and the same to you and yours. Looking forward to the new season albeit with a little trepidation but as an asthmatic I'm not sure I will be attending too many games until the covid threat is somewhat reduced from its present levels (I haven't renewed my season ticket for that very reason) but the usual excitement is building nicely.
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Post by woznorthyorksexile on Aug 12, 2021 18:11:06 GMT
No further comment required
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Post by gazz on Aug 12, 2021 19:15:58 GMT
No further comment required Jesus f***ing Christ. I'm sharing this with everyone I know.
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Post by dudleyhatter on Aug 12, 2021 20:41:03 GMT
It’s a like NYE but I don’t really like it. They are a disgrace
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Post by woznorthyorksexile on Aug 13, 2021 9:41:42 GMT
It’s a like NYE but I don’t really like it. They are a disgrace With an interest in history I can say for an absolute certainty that the political classes have always pushed the boundaries, the 18th century in particular was characterised by large-scale corruption. What I find so profoundly depressing about this is that in returning politics to the cesspit they have also normalised it because this is now so blatant, it's impossible to ignore. By normalising it I mean the fact that there remains a significant enough minority of people who are prepared to turn a blind eye and continue to support the Tories which in turn merely encourages them in the belief that they are fireproof, which of course they are.
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Post by dudleyhatter on Aug 16, 2021 13:15:24 GMT
Taken from an email I received from the Good Law Project Dear Paul, Cash for the Tories buys you access. And access means cash from the public purse. That’s the abysmal two-step that channels public cash to Party donors. All of this happened secretly through the VIP backchannels for PPE and Test and Trace contracts unearthed by Good Law Project. But now the institutionalisation of favours for those with special access is out in the open. Mandating Covid testing services for travellers entering and leaving the UK has meant a bonanza for those firms lucky enough to get approved. An investigation by Good Law Project into the process for obtaining that lucrative approval has revealed the apparent existence of another VIP lane. Applicants for approval are asked to say whether they have a ‘sponsor’ who is a ‘Member of Parliament or Minister’ and to name them.
The fact of a Minister ‘sponsoring’ your application is – or should be – irrelevant to your prospects of gaining authorisation. It is hard to see any reason for this criteria– beyond a desire to red carpet those lucky enough to be on good terms with Government Ministers. We also know that many of the firms operating in the lucrative PCR testing market have ties to the Conservative Party. Rapid Clinics Rapid Clinics was incorporated in December 2020 by Dr Ashraf Chohan and has a ‘poor’ rating on trust pilot with users labelling their service as “terrible” and “unprofessional”. On the other hand, Chohan does have strong ties to the Conservative Party. He is chairman of the ‘Conservative Friends of the NHS’, a Party donor and a member of the Party’s ‘treasury team’. He has also been snapped at events with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, and a host of other senior Conservative Party figures. Quick Clinics Dr Chohan’s son Jamal Chohan also operates a Government approved Covid testing firm - Quick Clinics. Like his father’s business it also has a ‘poor’ rating amongst consumers, who have labelled the firm “dishonest and avaricious”. Qured Qured, another Government approved testing company, was last week labelled a “joke” and a “fraud” by UK travellers let down by the firm. Qured's company name is Health Technologies Ltd and the firm appointed Stephen John Oakly Catlin as a director in April 2020. Catlin is a major Conservative Party donor and has handed the party £450,000 - including £50,000 as recently as February 2021. Mr Catlin is also a member of the Conservative Party ‘Leader's group’’ - an elite Conservative dining club whose members get direct access to Boris Johnson. We don’t make any allegations about how these firms won Government approval that many customers don’t think they deserve. But we do say as a general rule this: cronyism - welfare for the wealthy - gives short shrift to the public interest. Thank you, Jo Maugham - Good Law Project
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Post by ceefer on Aug 16, 2021 16:54:09 GMT
Taken from an email I received from the Good Law Project Dear Paul, Cash for the Tories buys you access. And access means cash from the public purse. That’s the abysmal two-step that channels public cash to Party donors. All of this happened secretly through the VIP backchannels for PPE and Test and Trace contracts unearthed by Good Law Project. But now the institutionalisation of favours for those with special access is out in the open. Mandating Covid testing services for travellers entering and leaving the UK has meant a bonanza for those firms lucky enough to get approved. An investigation by Good Law Project into the process for obtaining that lucrative approval has revealed the apparent existence of another VIP lane. Applicants for approval are asked to say whether they have a ‘sponsor’ who is a ‘Member of Parliament or Minister’ and to name them. The fact of a Minister ‘sponsoring’ your application is – or should be – irrelevant to your prospects of gaining authorisation. It is hard to see any reason for this criteria– beyond a desire to red carpet those lucky enough to be on good terms with Government Ministers. We also know that many of the firms operating in the lucrative PCR testing market have ties to the Conservative Party. Rapid Clinics Rapid Clinics was incorporated in December 2020 by Dr Ashraf Chohan and has a ‘poor’ rating on trust pilot with users labelling their service as “terrible” and “unprofessional”. On the other hand, Chohan does have strong ties to the Conservative Party. He is chairman of the ‘Conservative Friends of the NHS’, a Party donor and a member of the Party’s ‘treasury team’. He has also been snapped at events with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, and a host of other senior Conservative Party figures. Quick Clinics Dr Chohan’s son Jamal Chohan also operates a Government approved Covid testing firm - Quick Clinics. Like his father’s business it also has a ‘poor’ rating amongst consumers, who have labelled the firm “dishonest and avaricious”. Qured Qured, another Government approved testing company, was last week labelled a “joke” and a “fraud” by UK travellers let down by the firm. Qured's company name is Health Technologies Ltd and the firm appointed Stephen John Oakly Catlin as a director in April 2020. Catlin is a major Conservative Party donor and has handed the party £450,000 - including £50,000 as recently as February 2021. Mr Catlin is also a member of the Conservative Party ‘Leader's group’’ - an elite Conservative dining club whose members get direct access to Boris Johnson. We don’t make any allegations about how these firms won Government approval that many customers don’t think they deserve. But we do say as a general rule this: cronyism - welfare for the wealthy - gives short shrift to the public interest. Thank you, Jo Maugham - Good Law Project Nothing surprises me with this lot.
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Post by gazz on Aug 17, 2021 4:25:27 GMT
They're scumbags, Duds, but until we have an opposition party that is united behind their leader and pushing in the same direction, we're going to be stuck with these lying, scheming bastards.
I honestly fear that this will be for a long time yet.
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