UK General Discussion

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Meanwhile, we have our own sex-offender-from-a-long-time-ago, hiding-in-plain-sight case here. And the same "is anybody surprised" kind of vibe.

Yeah, heard about that the other day. Also stuff going on wrt the SWP and a certain 'Comrade Delta' - starting to edge its way out of the Trot sections of the interwebs as well.

[afleitch]

Meanwhile, we have our own sex-offender-from-a-long-time-ago, hiding-in-plain-sight case here. And the same "is anybody surprised" kind of vibe.

Yeah, heard about that the other day. Also stuff going on wrt the SWP and a certain 'Comrade Delta' - starting to edge its way out of the Trot sections of the interwebs as well.

Yes. That's probably one of the most disturbing political stories of the year.

[minionofmidas]

A big issue is also who the victims (mostly) were; people who found complaining difficult, and people who's complaints were very easy to ignore. So the classic pattern of institutional abuse, except that it was basically one criminal and multiple institutions.

Still a pretty damn large number of victims for whom that isn't true, I understand.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

A big issue is also who the victims (mostly) were; people who found complaining difficult, and people who's complaints were very easy to ignore. So the classic pattern of institutional abuse, except that it was basically one criminal and multiple institutions.

Still a pretty damn large number of victims for whom that isn't true, I understand.

Lord, yes. Which (presumably) is where some of the more obviously unique factors start coming in, I guess.

[afleitch]

The evil wicked coalition after coming under fire for removing tax benefits and child tax credits for households struggling to get by on £60,000 a year (‘We have nothing to loose but our Agas!’) has now evilly simplified and increased the basic state pension

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21017013

[You kip if you want to...]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/14/boundary-review-liberal-democrats_n_2471600.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

So if Liberal ministers in the Lords have voted against the government, isn't the precedent that they resign under collective responsibility? (Wasn't that the reasoning they used for voting in favour of every other Tory policy they've said they actually disagreed with? Because they had to vote with the Tories.)

[You kip if you want to...]

HMV to go into administration in the morning.

"Hurting, but it isn't working", "Woolworths moment", and all that.

[All Along The Watchtower]

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http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/48571/labour-ahead-tories-at-lowest-level-since-2010-election-in-britain/

[afleitch]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2013/jan/15/ba-rights-cross-european-court

So the right decision was reached. A woman wearing a cross should not have been disciplined for it, but those who refused to provide services to people on account of their sexuality were rightly disciplined.

[Silent Hunter]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/14/boundary-review-liberal-democrats_n_2471600.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

So if Liberal ministers in the Lords have voted against the government, isn't the precedent that they resign under collective responsibility?

With the coalition, I don't think a lot of the precedents stand any more.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Fyck all this politics sh!t. Who else watched Utopia?

[patrick1]

Fyck all this politics sh!t. Who else watched Utopia?

Is it good?

[You kip if you want to...]

First HMV, now Blockbuster's gone to the wall. They've been in trouble for a long time.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Fyck all this politics sh!t. Who else watched Utopia?

Is it good?

Excellent, at least so far.

[Gustaf]

I know it's the Daily Mail, but I found this to be amusing.

"Let’s be very clear about this. Europe is changing, and those changes are changing. And we’re changing, too, which means that we need to change those changes if those changes are going to be changed."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2263507/Europe-In-shake-about.html#ixzz2IDiY4ihM

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Is the cover price of the Daily Mail a round sum, or do they need to make change when you buy it at the newsstand for a change?

[You kip if you want to...]

Every day's April the 1st for these guys.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/and-this-time-we-mean-itlib-dems-risk-backlash-with-possible-election-pledge-to-cut-tuition-fees-8454698.html

[afleitch]

UKIP have suffered a mini collapse in YouGov polling, down to just 7% and slumped to 4th in European voting intention. Voting intention to stay in the EU has increased too.

[You kip if you want to...]

UKIP have suffered a mini collapse in YouGov polling, down to just 7% and slumped to 4th in European voting intention. Voting intention to stay in the EU has increased too.

Is this Tory voters listening to the PM?

[You kip if you want to...]

Sunday Times reporting that apparently 17 Tories have apparently written to 1922. Still far from the 46 that'd be needed for a ballot though.

[afleitch]

Sunday Times reporting that apparently 17 Tories have apparently written to 1922. Still far from the 46 that'd be needed for a ballot though.

Nothing will happen.

[You kip if you want to...]

Sunday Times reporting that apparently 17 Tories have apparently written to 1922. Still far from the 46 that'd be needed for a ballot though.

Nothing will happen.

Agreed.

[countydurhamboy]

Sunday Times reporting that apparently 17 Tories have apparently written to 1922. Still far from the 46 that'd be needed for a ballot though.

Nothing will happen.

Agreed.

Likewise.... although some of the backbenchers are probably stupid enough to try.

[morgieb]

Written to 1922, wut?

[minionofmidas]

Written to 1922, wut?

Hilarious term, innit.