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BodicoteSkyBlue

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  • Dec 23, 2020
  • #561
wingy said:
This apparently is vying for Christmas no 1

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Quite catchy.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #562
rumours on social media that Keith is resigning. Stress it's on social media so probably bollocks
 

chiefdave

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #563
clint van damme said:
rumours on social media that Keith is resigning. Stress it's on social media so probably bollocks
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That's got to be bollocks unless there's something coming out in the Sunday papers tomorrow. As ineffectual as he's been that's not a reason to quit after 9 months.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #564
chiefdave said:
That's got to be bollocks unless there's something coming out in the Sunday papers tomorrow. As ineffectual as he's been that's not a reason to quit after 9 months.
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rumours somethings happened, people hinting at drink driving. Again, it's on social media so it probably is bollocks.
 

Grendel

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #565
clint van damme said:
rumours somethings happened, people hinting at drink driving. Again, it's on social media so it probably is bollocks.
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I have seen this but i suspect it’s nonsense
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #566
clint van damme said:
rumours somethings happened, people hinting at drink driving. Again, it's on social media so it probably is bollocks.
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He doesn't strike me as the drink driving sort.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #567
Deleted member 5849 said:
He doesn't strike me as the drink driving sort.
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quite the opposite, he strikes me as the sort of anal fucks who has one of those breathalysers kits in his car and checks himself after eating a rum baba
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #568
Who's Keith?
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #569
Nick said:
Who's Keith?
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Starmer
 

Ian1779

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #570
Deleted member 5849 said:
He doesn't strike me as the drink driving sort.
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He did hit that cyclist in his SUV a month or two ago.... surely not connected to that?

That said - I concur that it’s bollocks
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #571
Ian1779 said:
He did hit that cyclist in his SUV a month or two ago.... surely not connected to that?

That said - I concur that it’s bollocks
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it's not the first time hes struggled with not knowing whether to go left or right
 

Nick

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #572
clint van damme said:
Starmer
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Labour leader?
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #573
Nick said:
Labour leader?
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yes. Leader of the opposition apparently.
 

skybluetony176

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #574
Hopefully and then Lisa Nandy gets the job.
 

Grendel

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #575
Nick said:
Who's Keith?
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I have no idea why he’s called Keith either
 

Ian1779

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #576
clint van damme said:
it's not the first time hes struggled with not knowing whether to go left or right
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‘On the motion of applying the brake I’ve decided to abstain.’
 
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Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #577
It does though show why you can make up utter rubbish and say fact as some one says it

Nevis David Lammy responds to rumours of Keir Starmer resigning | JOE.co.uk
 

Grendel

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #578
Type of thing chiefdave would say FACT I’ve seen it on SOCIAL MEDIA
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #579
It's a bunch of sad losers who want a return to the days of the fucking awful corbyn leadership
 

Ian1779

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #580
David O'Day said:
It's a bunch of sad losers who want a return to the days of the fucking awful corbyn leadership
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Might have been a lot easier to dismiss if Starmer was available to say something.... anything... on any important issue at all....
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #581
Ian1779 said:
Might have been a lot easier to dismiss if Starmer was available to say something.... anything... on any important issue at all....
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Maybe they are too busy dealing things that matter like upcoming end of the Eviction ban, the end of SEISS, the mortgage holiday deadline, the closing of the business support schemes and the cut in UC.
 

Ian1779

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  • Jan 2, 2021
  • #582
David O'Day said:
Maybe they are too busy dealing things that matter like upcoming end of the Eviction ban, the end of SEISS, the mortgage holiday deadline, the closing of the business support schemes and the cut in UC.
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Oh I saw that finally - it did take them 6 months to get round to it though.

If you think Starmer is doing a good job then fair play - I don’t think he’s doing anything noteworthy IMO.
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 3, 2021
  • #583
Ian1779 said:
Oh I saw that finally - it did take them 6 months to get round to it though.

If you think Starmer is doing a good job then fair play - I don’t think he’s doing anything noteworthy IMO.
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I mean, you’re demonstrably incorrect.

 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 3, 2021
  • #584
A fair summary here

Redirect Notice

www.google.co.uk
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Jan 3, 2021
  • #585
Grendel said:
A fair summary here

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Reading the Guardian? Hope for you yet.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 4, 2021
  • #586
That's a very brave judge who has ruled that Assange cannot be extradited to the USA.
 

chiefdave

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  • Jan 6, 2021
  • #587
Another fine example of trickle down economics.

The amount chief execs earn has gone from 20 times the average worker in the 80s to now be 120 times. BBC saying they have to work 34 hours to beat the median average pay.

FTSE 100 chief executives 'earn average salary within 3 days'

FTSE 100 chiefs will by Wednesday have earned more this year than the average worker's annual wage.
www.bbc.co.uk
Also in the news the ONS have said they have persistently underestimated the extent of income inequality in the UK and it is at least 2.4% higher than official figures.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 6, 2021
  • #588
chiefdave said:
Another fine example of trickle down economics.

The amount chief execs earn has gone from 20 times the average worker in the 80s to now be 120 times. BBC saying they have to work 34 hours to beat the median average pay.

FTSE 100 chief executives 'earn average salary within 3 days'

FTSE 100 chiefs will by Wednesday have earned more this year than the average worker's annual wage.
www.bbc.co.uk
Also in the news the ONS have said they have persistently underestimated the extent of income inequality in the UK and it is at least 2.4% higher than official figures.
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Thanks Dave

I've always considered anecdotally looking back to the mid seventies we used to maintain a medium sized engineering companies premises and the home of the company owner.
He at the time lived in a modern 4bed
Next to the A45 opposite the styvichale arms and the garage..
Took caravan holiday's etc.
I wonder what the rewards would bring for running that type of operation now?
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Jan 6, 2021
  • #589
wingy said:
Thanks Dave

I've always considered anecdotally looking back to the mid seventies we used to maintain a medium sized engineering companies premises and the home of the company owner.
He at the time lived in a modern 4bed
Next to the A45 opposite the styvichale arms and the garage..
Took caravan holiday's etc.
I wonder what the rewards would bring for running that type of operation now?
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The 70s was when the gap between the rich and poor closed to its smallest extent. Is it any wonder that super rich press barons and Tories talk about it being dark times.
 
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Skybluefaz

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  • Jan 6, 2021
  • #590
 

chiefdave

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  • Jan 6, 2021
  • #591
Skybluefaz said:
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How can an advisor to the chancellor be appointed to negotiate with the government over the license fee?
His new role will see him lead negotiations with the government over the future of the licence fee.
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He used to be Sunak's boss, has been an advisor to Sunak and also to Johnson and is a Conservative party donor. Lets hope he maintains political independence in this new role.
An adviser to Rishi Sunak and former Goldman Sachs banker is set to be installed as the new chairman of the BBC, stepping into a key role at the top of the corporation as it faces a series of critical debates on its future.

Richard Sharp, who has also held a series of roles within the arts establishment and was an adviser to Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London, was considered the frontrunner for the £180,000-a-year post. His appointment is expected to be announced on Thursday.

Sharp, 64, whose appointment was first reported by Sky News, was once Sunak’s boss at Goldman Sachs and has been an unpaid adviser on the economic response to coronavirus over the last year. The multimillionaire has also been a major donor to the Conservative party, giving more than £400,000 from 2001-2010 and £4,600 since then.
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clint van damme

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  • Jan 13, 2021
  • #592
Is it me or are centrists saying Starmer owned Johnson at PMQs wide of the mark?
Johnson even.joked that Marcus Rashford was a better leader of the opposition. I thought it was poor from Starmer.

I though Blackford had him more rattled as Johnson descended into waffling which is a sure sign he's under pressure.
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 13, 2021
  • #593
clint van damme said:
Is it me or are centrists saying Starmer owned Johnson at PMQs wide of the mark?
Johnson even.joked that Marcus Rashford was a better leader of the opposition. I thought it was poor from Starmer.

I though Blackford had him more rattled as Johnson descended into waffling which is a sure sign he's under pressure.
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I thought Boris tripped himself up with the Rashford line and Starmers was waiting and prepared for it coming back with the spreadsheet
Still not personally sold on Starmer but thought it was one of his better PMQ’s. Certainly one of Boris’ worse not least because as you point out Blackford rattled him too.
 

Ian1779

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  • Jan 13, 2021
  • #594
skybluetony176 said:
I thought Boris tripped himself up with the Rashford line and Starmers was waiting and prepared for it coming back with the spreadsheet
Still not personally sold on Starmer but thought it was one of his better PMQ’s. Certainly one of Boris’ worse not least because as you point out Blackford rattled him too.
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Johnson and May both were always boosted by the baying crowds in the background. Take them away and you expose their limitations. The Tories have been weak and behind all the other parties at PMQ’s since Cameron left - despite us being told different.
 

clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 13, 2021
  • #595
skybluetony176 said:
I thought Boris tripped himself up with the Rashford line and Starmers was waiting and prepared for it coming back with the spreadsheet
Still not personally sold on Starmer but thought it was one of his better PMQ’s. Certainly one of Boris’ worse not least because as you point out Blackford rattled him too.
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I think your answer sums it up for me, 'Starmer was waiting with a spreadsheet!
He should be roasting Johnson at the minute.
I really can't understand people who back Starmer being happy with that performance.

Missed another open goal on the food parcel thing not asking where the O the £25 quid is going as well.
 
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