Mid-Week Open Thread

 

Jeremy Corbyn owes Momentum big style…he is their man, bought and paid for.

Name of donor: Momentum Campaign (Services) Ltd
Address of donor: Walkden House, 10 Melton Street, London NW1 2EJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: interest free, unsecured loan of £50,000 towards my campaign for leadership of the Labour Party. This loan is for an indefinite period.

Interest free, unsecured and for an indefinite period…..£50,000.  The chief officers of Momentum are Muslim activists.  Momentum only registered with the Electoral Commission in 2017 so where does the large loan stand?…it’s not in the EC’s register of loans and donations.   Uncertain of the rules on donations/loans by the likes of Momentum for leadership campaigns but certainly in election campaigns they are only allowed to spend £39,000.  Seems unlikely they would be allowed therefore to give £50,000 for a single issue to one person…Corbyn.  One for Panorama to investigate…or maybe not.

Spot anything you think the BBC should investigate, including itself, list it here…..

 

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605 Responses to Mid-Week Open Thread

  1. taffman says:

    Will Al Beeb broadcast the rest ?…………………..
    “The EU has too many pen pushers to dare, the US is too big to care. Only a medium sized, flexible economy can lead the way and the next great economic revolution should be made in Britain for the benefit of the world.”
    https://leave.eu/full-text-jacob-rees-moggs-brexit-speech/
    Jacob Rees-Mogg for Prime Minister.

       19 likes

    • Lefty Wright says:

      Mark
      To say women don’t have dicks is not strictly true. A lady who lives near me reckons she possesses a 9″ vibrating dick. I can’t prove her wrong.
      Some ladies in the media who don’t have dicks seem to wish they did. I think it’s called dick envy.

         10 likes

  2. MarkyMark says:

    “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”

    ― George Orwell

       10 likes

  3. MarkyMark says:

    And in the beginning God made a mistake, he made man and women. But Gods mistake was easily corrected by making up 71 genders … which was just the start …

    BEzBCbH.jpg

       20 likes

    • Rob in Cheshire says:

      Which is the one for dry clean only?

         14 likes

      • MarkyMark says:

        You may have created a new one … apply to Amber Rudd to ensure it is not Hate and move on.

           3 likes

      • Al Shubtill says:

        RiC – Reminds me of the Dave Allen joke, about he was convinced the inventor of the washing machine was a racialist.

        “Whites only; Coloureds Only; Fast Coloureds, I was looking for the button which said Jews, Arabs and Others.”

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  4. StewGreen says:

    modern slavery investigation : Thirteen Poles arrested during a series of raids in Brum
    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-make-13-arrests-crackdown-14202591

    They arrested a gypsy here for same aoffence last week , and then bailed them. Police told me they try to avoid keeping people on remand.

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  5. StewGreen says:

    Old Bailey : slamic State obsessed teacher ‘gave us lessons in terrorism’, former pupil tells
    \\ Indoctrinated 11 year old boy shown ISIS videos by his teacher ‘wanted to kill the queen’.
    Pupils were told their homes would be burned down if they told parents or police about the terrorist grooming: //

    Also ongoing at the Old Bailey
    …. Mujahid Arshid is accused of raping & murdering his niece and raping another young woman

    … South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay’s appeared at the Old Bailey today to deny making false election expense declarations in 2015
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-42818293

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  6. StewGreen says:

    New Lily Allen video
    very black gangster ..uses the N-word in first few seconds, features knives
    It could be anti-gang i suppose
    “That’s why I can’t hang with the cool gang
    everyone is a trigger-bang, bang, bang ,bang”
    Ends with her as a middle-aged woman in a cafe with a “smart” black guy

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  7. StewGreen says:

    Bogus claims made by “UN women” in their Draw a Line cinema video
    BBC More or less investigates the second claim
    #1 Two women die from violence each week in UK *
    #2 “One in 3 girls first sexual experience is rape”
    (Bottom line in Pak/Bangla stat seems kinda true-ish cos of they were 15 year old brides they report their first sexual experience as forced
    , most other countries it was 1% )

    Domestic abuse seems to happen to women at least one in LIFE-time
    Youtube
    vid features Alistair Stewart and other people who should know better

    * Jesus how many men die from violence each week ?
    Much more than 2 I suspect

    Next Point was Attenborough making an extraordinary claim about sharks
    “This meal may sustain the shark for the whole year”
    ..almost certainly note true

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    • Lefty Wright says:

      Stew
      Alistair Stewart. Is this the same Alistair Stewart twice convicted of drink driving? If so, such rectitude should be taken with a bucket full of salt.

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  8. countryblues says:

    Something very odd happened on the BBC News last night…the smug and sneering attitude to ‘Trump’ was notable by its absence and, I think, might even have referred to him as ‘President’. It was almost warm and respectful compared to what I usually hear.

    BBC News at lunchtime today, it seemed to me, followed last night’s trend with no overt criticism or ridicule. It’s almost as if the BBC has been ordered to change its approach.

    I’ll be watching out with interest for the News at 19.00 to see if this trend continues or to see if normal service is resumed 🙁

    I thought his speech was pretty good 🙂

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    • MartinW says:

      Yes, a good speech, as we have come to expect. And, despite what the BBC always avers, Trump has never been ‘protectionist’; only stating that the USA will no longer be supine in the face of grossly unfair trade practices, which is what every country wants. If, for example, China’s outrageous trade policies are curtailed, that will be a significant achievement.

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    • G says:

      Cb,
      but mellowing I detect.

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  9. Guest Who says:

    Newsbeat

    How would you perform Little Mix’s songs in sign language? Let Jayde show you… ??

    Colette Phippard Newsbeat. Would you please do your homework about sign language interpreters. To work as one requires registration with the NRCPD, this lady is not a registered interpreter and her interpretation is also questionable. She is literally using the BSL signs in English word order and not conveying the meaning of the lyrics. All interpreters need registration to work and 6 years post registration experience to be a performance interpreter. This article is not a true reflection of the job and the credentials required to do this job. First you say it takes one year to train to Interpret rap at festivals and now you are promoting unregistered people that do ‘Interpreting ‘ as a side line to their day job. Why not follow someone that actually has the credentials to work as an interpreter, there’s a lot more to it than most people realise. I know because I am a real registered interpreter.

    What Colette fails to realise is Jayde has a qualification that at the BBC trumps any she may have to offer.

    So on the one hand the BBC has totally screwed its latest advocacy based on outrage. On the other some poor sod is going to get sued for not having the right kind of signer at whatever audio based event they are trying to present.

    All BBC OB weekends please note.

       12 likes

    • Guest Who says:

      STOP PRESS: Other BBC Facebook pages are now sharing; seems Jayde is a BBC staffer. Awks.

         3 likes

      • StewGreen says:

        Someone tweeted
        https://twitter.com/suemaclaine/status/956665200425492480

        @PrincessJaydeJ
        Can’t even have a career change these days! JESUS!! Social Media can be a very strange place ??‍♀️

        Nicky Evans (BSL/English Interpreter. Branch Secretary @NUBSLI )
        It’s important you understand the impact of calling yourself an interpreter and the consequences of this on the community.
        It’s a much wider issue than you wanting a career change I’m afraid!

        more of that discussion

        Princess Jayde see OVER empowered

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  10. Pounce says:

    Meanwhile across the water in the great EU:
    https://twitter.com/_floridakilos__/status/956509505247956993

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  11. AsISeeIt says:

    Compare & contrast
    Notice how the BBC fails to even mention the fact that in this case it was only through the action of the Judge that this 16-year-old murderer has been named.

    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teenager-who-murdered-friend-meat-11916853

    ‘A teenager who stabbed his former friend to death with a MEAT CLEAVER in a row sparked by Snapchat emojis has today been named and shamed as he was locked up for at least 15 years.’

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42829651

    ‘Judge Nicholas Hilliard said “it was murder in broad daylight on the streets of London”, adding the use of knives by young people in violent attacks in London was “of huge public concern.”‘

    Whereas the Mirror quite rightly makes this line of news part of the main headline.

    Could it be that given the BBC’s editorial standards they would much rather they would not have had to name and picture this chap?

    ‘Abdulrahman Ali, from Tottenham, north London, had sent laughing emojis during a group chat on the social media app after budding actor Osman Sharif Soufi, also 16, claimed he was the toughest’.

    Seems we may have been robbed of a future BAFTA winner

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  12. AsISeeIt says:

    To lighten the mood going into the weekend, here’s another beauty

    https://news.sky.com/story/camels-banned-from-beauty-contest-after-being-injected-with-botox-11221629

    Don’t laugh, it’s their culture and it’s just as good as ours. I hear worse things happen in Wales.

    (Apologies to the Boyos hereabouts)

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  13. StewGreen says:

    Halal : Strange BBCnewspeak
    “And on Sunday Politics Yorks&Lincs
    We ask if meat aimed at certain religious groups should be labelled according to how it’s been slaughtered”

       5 likes

    • StewGreen says:

      Like why not say
      “Halal & Kosher meat we ask if the killing method should be on te label ?”

         4 likes

  14. StewGreen says:

    Ah the BBC does something right
    When they interviewed the PR from a multinational £multi-million hard core anti-capitalist POLITICAL lobbying org
    they did in on the daily POLITICS show
    The interviewer is of course the daughter of the former Labour party leader
    she gives the Oxfam HEAD of ADVOCACY* woman a softer time than Andrew Neil would
    Context from Guido
    The actual interview

    * what is that job title , if it’s not head of LOBBYING ?

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  15. Thoughtful says:

    Pure gold – priceless:

    Pro-EU greens are in shock, after the appointment of Bulgarian Environment Minister, Trump fan and Climate Skeptic Neno Dimov as President of the EU Environment Council. A ‘Climate Skeptic’ Just Took Charge Of EU Environment Policy

    Neno Dimov, the man who took over as the president of the EU’s Environment Council on Jan. 1, got an earful yesterday when he appeared before members of the European Parliament. Some of his past words were coming back to haunt him.
    Lawmakers were aghast that a man who once called climate change a fraud and described himself as an opponent of climate science was going to be coordinating the EU’s environment policy for the next six months.
    “You personally have been questioning climate change and whether human activity is the cause; you even challenged the theory of sea-level rise,” Dutch Liberal MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy said to him. Other MEPs demanded he clarify his personal stance.
    Dimov demurred. He would not say anything about his personal opinion on climate change, noting only that there is a “political consensus” within the EU on climate change and that he will “keep this consensus alive.” However, he said, there is always room for “challenges and doubts.” A vocal admirer of U.S. President Donald Trump, Dimov has in the past said global warming is being used as a tool of intimidation.

    HA HA HA, serves the Fascists right !

       11 likes

  16. Dover Sentry says:

    Good News:

    Trump is doing well. Very well.

    Further Good News:

    The BBC are wincing at this. Oh, the agony…

       11 likes

    • Lobster says:

      Dover
      I think that President Trump usually does very well, it’s just that we never seem to hear about it for some reason.
      Can’t think why ……

         10 likes

  17. Lobster says:

    I watched “Amazing Hotels – Life Beyond The Lobby” on BBC2 earlier and I noticed that one of the presenters was Giles Coren, the son of BBC regular the late Alan Coren. Apparently he is the brother of BBC regular Victoria Coren-Mitchell, who is of course married to BBC regular David Mitchell.
    How cosy – the BBC do like their dynasties, don’t they?

       14 likes

    • BRISSLES says:

      Lobby…. not forgetting that Giles Coren’s wife Esther Walker – a journalist and food blogger, is the sister of Hannah Snow who is married to the comedian Alexander Armstrong.
      So there’s more to the food chain than you realised !!

         9 likes

  18. StewGreen says:

    Strangeworld : I see Marr is on the Corbyn Show on Sunday
    I’ can’t understand why they are going to be previewing the PiersMorgan Trump interview on ITV, Cant they wait and then comment afterwards ?

    “THIS SUNDAY: We speak to @piersmorgan about his exclusive interview with @realDonaldTrump. 9am, BBC1 #marr”

       4 likes

  19. Beltane says:

    Apparently the families of victims in the Birmingham Pub Bombings have won their privately financed case, overturning the decision of the coroner and allowing the names of suspects held responsible to at last become public knowledge.
    Of course, it would be an extraordinary coincidence if some of these names were to bear an uncanny resemblance to those since cleared of complicity, but with the recent example of all those highly paid BBC stars returning unearned income, I feel sure Mr Mansfield will feel honour bound to follow their lead.

       5 likes

    • Dover Sentry says:

      Beltane, I feel the same way as you.

      Do pass the pop-corn, please. There will be much to savour. Perhaps the BBC will have to eat itself again?

      The Coroner’s Court is the highest Court in the land and way above the Old Bailey. It takes into account ALL evidence, including the evidence that the Old Bailey would exclude.

      In the 1970’s, surveillance evidence was never used in a criminal trial. Could this now have surfaced?

      Who knows? I’m sure that Panorama, like a dog with a BBC bone, will search for the truth.

      Or maybe not.

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  20. Guest Who says:

    OT – Just watched a film based on a true story: ‘The Siege of Jadotville’. Recommended.

    The UN and Irish politicians do not come out if it well. Oh, and the French.

    Netflix. Half the price of the BBC.

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  21. StewGreen says:

    Crazy court case over 8 words that threaten gypsies, silly playground stuff
    lib-establishment of media and police/justice up their own @rses
    They wasted masses of resources a full year & court time over a kid uttering 8 words in the Grimsby Evening Telegraph comments section
    “We should have a national ‘batter gypos day’.”
    It took the jury less than hour to decide that it believed his version
    that it was a kinda sarcastic joke in response to earlier commenters being hysterical against gypsies

    One weird thing in the report

    He claimed that he was politically “left” and supported immigration and “welcomes immigrants.”

    Asked if he had heard of the far-right group Britain First, he told the court: “I can’t put into words how much I dislike this group. I hate them.”

    Why should you need to express a HATE towards Britain First to get an aquittal ??
    – Why should it make a difference if you are not politically left and concerned about immigtation ?
    That smacks of Orwellian idea of WRONGspeak & WRONGthought.

    It was all set in motion by a “Gypsy who, as chairman of the National Alliance of Gypsy Traveller and Roma Women, reported the comments to Humberside Police”

    Cos she would have never have heard in her life any idea of a gypsy ever threatening anyone (perish the thought)

    If it had happened in a pub or schoolyard would a case have been brought ?
    No, of course not
    They should have told the gypsy women in the first place that police resources can’t be wasted on throwaway lines and that police can only investigate actual real threats of violence, that reflect an actual physical threat.
    In this case once the newspaper mods had removed the comment there was nothing for sure. Each comment has a REPORT button right there if anyone was concerned
    The only argument is if the newspaper had left the comment there for days after she’d pressed the report button.
    The comment section of that paper is probably read by less people than stand in a pub room.

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  22. Guest Who says:

    The BBC. Trusted. Transparent. Talented. Market Rate. Envy of the World.

    http://isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/if-only-brian-rix-was-still-with-us.html#

    Laughing stock.

       4 likes

  23. StewGreen says:

    Times : Migrants rush to Calais after May’s pledge

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