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Post by baselswh on Sept 17, 2024 5:50:09 GMT
2TK under investigation for accepting gifts from a millionaire and giving him a pass to Downing Street.
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Post by baselswh on Sept 17, 2024 13:08:35 GMT
2TK has been annoyed at seeing photographs of early release prisoners celebrating their release.
He blamed the Conservatives.
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Post by aghast on Sept 17, 2024 22:51:32 GMT
2TK has been annoyed at seeing photographs of early release prisoners celebrating their release. He blamed the Conservatives. The government who have been in power for 14 years? That one?
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Post by baldrick on Sept 18, 2024 8:23:29 GMT
10 years since IndyRef, there is still a griundswell of support, with polling fairly equal. One of the tasks Labour will want to do is capitalise on the SNP implosion and lay the foundations for a Scottish Labour win at Holyrood in 2026. Not a given and they'll have to show tangible improvements otherwise people will become disillusioned and support pro independence parties. news.sky.com/story/10th-anniversary-of-the-scottish-independence-referendum-13213926
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Post by baldrick on Sept 18, 2024 9:22:22 GMT
From The Guardian:
"Government plans to force food manufacturers to put “not for EU” labels on all meat and dairy products sold across Britain next month have been indefinitely postponed after warnings that the scheme could cause “chaos” for producers and suppliers.
The government will instead review the policy, which was devised under the Conservative administration. Legislation to implement the changes has yet to be brought in.
The Food and Drink Federation had estimated the cost to the industry of meeting the new labelling requirements at up to £250m a year, and warned that it would increase the price of products for shoppers."
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Post by Cheshiregas on Sept 18, 2024 9:30:14 GMT
2TK has been annoyed at seeing photographs of early release prisoners celebrating their release. He blamed the Conservatives. Labour in power two months - to blame for every catastrophe known to man. Conservatives, one of the most corrupt for generations - free pass!
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Post by Cheshiregas on Sept 18, 2024 9:32:12 GMT
From The Guardian: "Government plans to force food manufacturers to put “not for EU” labels on all meat and dairy products sold across Britain next month have been indefinitely postponed after warnings that the scheme could cause “chaos” for producers and suppliers. The government will instead review the policy, which was devised under the Conservative administration. Legislation to implement the changes has yet to be brought in. The Food and Drink Federation had estimated the cost to the industry of meeting the new labelling requirements at up to £250m a year, and warned that it would increase the price of products for shoppers." I bought a snack [carrots and hummus] from Tesco yesterday with my lunch and it stated on the packet - 'not for EU' - so looks like some expecting it anyway.
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Post by baldrick on Sept 18, 2024 9:36:23 GMT
From The Guardian: "Government plans to force food manufacturers to put “not for EU” labels on all meat and dairy products sold across Britain next month have been indefinitely postponed after warnings that the scheme could cause “chaos” for producers and suppliers. The government will instead review the policy, which was devised under the Conservative administration. Legislation to implement the changes has yet to be brought in. The Food and Drink Federation had estimated the cost to the industry of meeting the new labelling requirements at up to £250m a year, and warned that it would increase the price of products for shoppers." I bought a snack [carrots and hummus] from Tesco yesterday with my lunch and it stated on the packet - 'not for EU' - so looks like some expecting it anyway. The sooner we align formally on foodstuffs the better.
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Post by oldie on Sept 18, 2024 10:09:07 GMT
I bought a snack [carrots and hummus] from Tesco yesterday with my lunch and it stated on the packet - 'not for EU' - so looks like some expecting it anyway. The sooner we align formally on foodstuffs the better. It's a joke...or I wish this nightmare foisted upon us was a joke
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Post by ltdgas on Sept 18, 2024 11:46:18 GMT
Starmer’s £100,000 in tickets and gifts more than any other recent party leader Prime minister has come under fire recently for clothing, accommodation and glasses provided by Waheed Alli Rowena Mason Whitehall editor Wed 18 Sep 2024 05.00 BST Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email Keir Starmer has declared more free tickets and gifts than other major party leaders in recent times, with his total now topping £100,000 after recent support for his lifestyle from Labour donor Waheed Alli. The prime minister has accepted almost 40 sets of free tickets during his time as Labour leader, mostly to football matches but also £4,000 of hospitality at a Taylor Swift concert and £698 of Coldplay tickets in Manchester.
He was criticised this week for the scale of gifts given to him by Lord Alli, who paid for work clothing worth £12,000, accommodation valued at more than £20,000 and glasses valued at £2,485 – especially since the donor was temporarily given a pass to No 10 after the election. Angela Eagle, a minister, struggled to defend the prime minister’s decision to accept so many freebies when pressed on Times Radio on Tuesday. Asked why he shouldn’t buy his own glasses, given his salary, Eagle said: “I’m afraid I’m not responsible for decisions the prime minister makes.” She added: “The prime minister has had his say on that … next time you interview him, you could ask him yourself. I don’t have an opinion.” Starmer’s acceptance of freebies raised eyebrows after the FT reported during the election he had taken £76,000 worth of hospitality and gifts. Since then, he has declared another £4,000 in Taylor Swift tickets and £20,000 of accommodation from Alli.
This was mostly provided during the election campaign but also continued one week after he had become prime minister until 13 July. The Labour party declined to answer when pressed on whether Alli had funded Starmer’s hotel accommodation during the election or loaned one of his own properties as a base. Starmer has previously insisted his acceptance of hospitality is related to his security requirements of not being able to go into the stands, saying: “If I don’t accept a gift of hospitality, I can’t go to a game. You could say: ‘Well, bad luck.’ That’s why gifts have to be registered. But, you know, never going to an Arsenal game again because I can’t accept hospitality is pushing it a bit far.” Other previous major party leaders have not declared so many free tickets and hospitality.
During his time as opposition party leader, David Cameron declared one set of Rugby World Cup tickets, and being hosted at the Conservative party’s Black and White ball, along with various gifts of hampers and other treats. He also registered £4,475 of discounted personal training sessions. The value is difficult to quantify as the rules on declarations were only tightened after 2010 but the volume of his registered freebies is far lower than those accepted by Starmer. During his time as Labour leader from 2010 to 2015, Ed Miliband declared BA upgrades on a flight to South Africa worth up to £5,866 and Paralympic tickets of unknown value. After leaving his job as opposition leader he declared tickets to see the Boston Red Sox baseball team worth £2,607 in 2019, and £480 to attend the Lunar festival. Jeremy Corbyn revealed he took Glastonbury tickets worth about £450 two years in a row for a family member but he otherwise did not accept hospitality as Labour leader from 2015 to 2020 – aside from a first edition book donated to a museum. Since leaving the job, he has declared about £600,000 in donations to his legal fighting fund. Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have less directly comparable declarations to Starmer as they all became prime minister as soon as they took over as party leader. Ministers are not forced to declare hospitality on their MP register that they receive in their official roles. However, while he was prime minister, Johnson declared a £15,000 holiday from donor David Ross, and a £12,000 party paid for by Brown’s Hotel while he was party leader. Johnson avoided declaring the value of a free holiday from former MP Zac Goldsmith on the basis that it was provided in a personal capacity. After leaving office, Johnson ended up declaring more than £100,000 of free accommodation, mostly from Anthony and Carole Bamford. He also accepted a £4,000 second-hand bike from Nechirvan Idris Barzani, president of Kurdistan’s regional government. In the months after resigning as foreign secretary in 2018, he took two tickets with hospitality to a Test match at the Oval, with a value of £1,800. Sunak has declared no personal hospitality, apart from honorary membership of the Carlton Club worth £2,595. Truss had no hospitality as party leader, but before then, she declared just four events during her previous 10 years in parliament: a Norwich City football match attendance worth £2,000, Wimbledon tickets worth £340, opera tickets to Porgy and Bess with a value of £400 and £1,104 in tickets to Newmarket races. Theresa May as an opposition shadow cabinet minister accepted Russell and Bromley shoes, as well as twice enjoying hospitality at the Brit awards and Henley festival. However, in the month she left office, replaced by Johnson, she accepted two free tickets from the England and Wales Cricket Board Limited to watch a game at Lords. A selection of freebies
Keir Starmer He took £20,000 of unspecified accommodation from Ali, as well as £16,000 in clothes and more than £2,400 of glasses before the 2024 election. Four tickets to a Taylor Swift concert came to £4,000 courtesy of the Premier League. He took a free four-day holiday to a Welsh beauty spot worth £4,500, provided by a company called Crownhawk Properties in August 2023. The most pricey football match was four box tickets to watch Arsenal v Watford provided by the Premier League worth £2,160 in November 2021. David Cameron The former prime minister got a discount from a personal trainer worth £4,475 as he limbered up for the election in 2010. Tory donor Michael Farmer paid for Cameron’s tickets to the party’s summer event in 2009 at a cost of £1,600, while another Black and White ball bash was covered by Prince Rupert Loewenstein. He attended the final of the Rugby World Cup at the Stade de France in Paris as a guest of the Rugby Football Union, with Lord Ashcroft providing some transport, but the cost was undeclared. Boris Johnson The former prime minister accepted several big ticket holidays. These included a declared £15,000 holiday from donor David Ross. He also accepted a free holiday from Zac Goldsmith, the former MP, but the cost was never declared as it was given in a personal capacity.
Commies going on about honesty & the tories whilst there pin up master accepts donations of £2,495 for glasses , yes £2,495 , but his dad was a toolmaker , he’s one of us , my last glasses were £69 for 2 prs Then this liar who claims he’s one of us accepts £4,000 in hospitality for a Taylor swift concert , £4,000 !!! Then £698 for cold play tickets £20,000 for hotels Free clothes for him & his mrs Earns apx £190 ,000 Pa , multi millionaire He’s your typical champagne commie But , but the tories , Boris Streeting / raynor all getting free tickets in the 1,000,s for Taylor swift , but we’re working glass , we get you , Not one offer of those tickets to the disadvantaged , starmer £4,000 worth of hospitality yet not one ticket to the people he’s meant to care about , could of brought some spec savers glasses for £69 from spec savers & donated the other £2,300 to people on the streets , you know the ones him & his party are meant to care about !! But no I’ll pocket the lot of it vile
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Post by ltdgas on Sept 18, 2024 12:10:51 GMT
Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer's freebies exposed in bombshell files
The declaration was that it was a personal holiday for Angela Rayner and provided by Labour peer Waheed Alli, the co-creator of the reality TV series Survivor. And on and on we go , not one mention from the commies on here of rayner sticking her beak in the trough, free personal holidays to New York , But I’m one of you ! You bloody well arnt , we pay for our hols What have the commies been saying , it’s going to be really hard for people , there’s no money in the pot , we’ll not for you liars when your not paying for anything it’s not Imagine taking £300 off old people while you accept £1,000,s & go off on you jollies for Free Imagine knowing you voted for this bunch of shysters, mind it’s no suprise , the commie support rejoices in old people freezing , vile
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Post by baldrick on Sept 18, 2024 12:20:38 GMT
Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer's freebies exposed in bombshell files The declaration was that it was a personal holiday for Angela Rayner and provided by Labour peer Waheed Alli, the co-creator of the reality TV series Survivor. And on and on we go , not one mention from the commies on here of rayner sticking her beak in the trough, free personal holidays to New York , But I’m one of you ! You bloody well arnt , we pay for our hols What have the commies been saying , it’s going to be really hard for people , there’s no money in the pot , we’ll not for you liars when your not paying for anything it’s not Imagine taking £300 off old people while you accept £1,000,s & go off on you jollies for Free Imagine knowing you voted for this bunch of shysters, mind it’s no suprise , the commie support rejoices in old people freezing , vile Who are the "commies" on here?
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Post by ltdgas on Sept 18, 2024 12:58:44 GMT
Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer's freebies exposed in bombshell files The declaration was that it was a personal holiday for Angela Rayner and provided by Labour peer Waheed Alli, the co-creator of the reality TV series Survivor. And on and on we go , not one mention from the commies on here of rayner sticking her beak in the trough, free personal holidays to New York , But I’m one of you ! You bloody well arnt , we pay for our hols What have the commies been saying , it’s going to be really hard for people , there’s no money in the pot , we’ll not for you liars when your not paying for anything it’s not Imagine taking £300 off old people while you accept £1,000,s & go off on you jollies for Free Imagine knowing you voted for this bunch of shysters, mind it’s no suprise , the commie support rejoices in old people freezing , vile Who are the "commies" on here? You , that one who needs to go running back to his commie mates on gaschat for help as he’s not capable of standing on his own two feet , though in my experience the best they can do is ban you , apparently calling them dirty commie scum upsets them , they do say though that’ the truth hurts😂😂 , the terrorist sympathiser , and the the strange one who goes round checking crisps packets for any mention of the eu Lovely bit of deflection though , not mention of your poster boy trousers 1.000,s for glasses , Taylor swift concerts , holidays in New York !!!! Bunch of hypocrites, screaming about Boris & yet your poster boy has claimed more freebies than anyone Good though we’ve got the hard right back , it looks to me like the dirty commie scum have migrated over here , I bet your finger hovering over the report button 😂😂. I assume in the morning we will have Banned on the screen 😂😂
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Post by oldie on Sept 18, 2024 13:06:06 GMT
Who are the "commies" on here? You , that one who needs to go running back to his commie mates on gaschat for help as he’s not capable of standing on his own two feet , though in my experience the best they can do is ban you , apparently calling them dirty commie scum upsets them , they do say though that’ the truth hurts😂😂 , the terrorist sympathiser , and the the strange one who goes round checking crisps packets for any mention of the eu Lovely bit of deflection though , not mention of your poster boy trousers 1.000,s for glasses , Taylor swift concerts , holidays in New York !!!! Bunch of hypocrites, screaming about Boris & yet your poster boy has claimed more freebies than anyone Good though we’ve got the hard right back , it looks to me like the dirty commie scum have migrated over here , I bet your finger hovering over the report button 😂😂. I assume in the morning we will have Banned on the screen 😂😂 Best ignored
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Post by lostinspace on Sept 18, 2024 13:07:03 GMT
Is being given free tickets to watch the Arse' tantamount to torture. Who in their right mind would want to sit watching that sh#te. Then again I doubt he watches the game..too busy quaffing quail and champagne..UTG
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Post by oldie on Sept 18, 2024 13:09:28 GMT
Is being given free tickets to watch the Arse' tantamount to torture. Who in their right mind would want to sit watching that sh#te. Then again I doubt he watches the game..too busy quaffing quail and champagne..UTG I ordered that at the Mem, but they were out of stock...😱🤭🤭
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Post by baldrick on Sept 18, 2024 13:10:30 GMT
Who are the "commies" on here? You , that one who needs to go running back to his commie mates on gaschat for help as he’s not capable of standing on his own two feet , though in my experience the best they can do is ban you , apparently calling them dirty commie scum upsets them , they do say though that’ the truth hurts😂😂 , the terrorist sympathiser , and the the strange one who goes round checking crisps packets for any mention of the eu Lovely bit of deflection though , not mention of your poster boy trousers 1.000,s for glasses , Taylor swift concerts , holidays in New York !!!! Bunch of hypocrites, screaming about Boris & yet your poster boy has claimed more freebies than anyone Good though we’ve got the hard right back , it looks to me like the dirty commie scum have migrated over here , I bet your finger hovering over the report button 😂😂. I assume in the morning we will have Banned on the screen 😂😂 Me, a commie? Nope.
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Post by baldrick on Sept 18, 2024 13:11:46 GMT
Is being given free tickets to watch the Arse' tantamount to torture. Who in their right mind would want to sit watching that sh#te. Then again I doubt he watches the game..too busy quaffing quail and champagne..UTG I ordered that at the Mem, but they were out of stock...😱🤭🤭 You could have had it without the gravy. Oh, I see. 😀
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Post by Cheshiregas on Sept 18, 2024 13:12:00 GMT
Who are the "commies" on here? You , that one who needs to go running back to his commie mates on gaschat for help as he’s not capable of standing on his own two feet , though in my experience the best they can do is ban you , apparently calling them dirty commie scum upsets them , they do say though that’ the truth hurts😂😂 , the terrorist sympathiser , and the the strange one who goes round checking crisps packets for any mention of the eu Lovely bit of deflection though , not mention of your poster boy trousers 1.000,s for glasses , Taylor swift concerts , holidays in New York !!!! Bunch of hypocrites, screaming about Boris & yet your poster boy has claimed more freebies than anyone Good though we’ve got the hard right back , it looks to me like the dirty commie scum have migrated over here , I bet your finger hovering over the report button 😂😂. I assume in the morning we will have Banned on the screen 😂😂 So if you call anyone centre left or left wing 'commies' you won't object to those of us on that side of the political spectrum calling you 'Nazis' or 'fascists'? I think some of those who are centre right or right wing on here might take offence. But obviously you don't. If you can't debate like an adult please don't resort to name calling. Thanks
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Post by Cheshiregas on Sept 18, 2024 13:13:29 GMT
Is being given free tickets to watch the Arse' tantamount to torture. Who in their right mind would want to sit watching that sh#te. Then again I doubt he watches the game..too busy quaffing quail and champagne..UTG I ordered that at the Mem, but they were out of stock...😱🤭🤭 Hope you got the prawn sandwiches or egg and cress! Caviar from fish in the Feeder is supposed to be a speciality.....
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