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  1. tomo says:
    May 16, 2023 at 1:22 pm

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  3. MarkyMark says:
    May 16, 2023 at 2:24 pm

    Socialists get to bore you forever ….

    “Tom Hanks: I could appear in movies after death with AI technology”

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65607420

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  4. tomo says:
    May 16, 2023 at 2:34 pm

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 16, 2023 at 3:09 pm

      500,000
      Barry Gardiner defends donations worth £500,000 from Chinese agent

      500,000
      Barry Gardiner defends donations worth £500,000 from Chinese agent

      Dear Conservative MP Darren Henry,

      Jeremy Hunt: everyone will be paying more tax after autumn statement 2022

      Everyone. Everyone. Everyone.

      1,860,000
      Theresa May, Former UK PM earned £1.86 million in her 2 years since leaving Downing Street, figures show

      500,000
      Barry Gardiner defends donations worth £500,000 from Chinese agent

      400,000
      Matt Hancock, who lost the Tory whip after it was announced he would be appearing on the ITV programme, is still being paid as an independent MP and is rumoured to have been paid £400,000 to appear on the I’m a celebrity.

      315,00
      Boris Johnson earns £315,000 for 30 minute speech and ‘fireside chat’ in United States

      65,040
      Chuka Umunna Advisory Board of The Progressive Centre UK think tank (also known as Global Progress)

      20,000
      Jeremy Corbyn Labour party leader accepted up to £20,000 (about $27,000) for appearances on the Iranian state broadcast network Press TV

      18,450
      Keir Starmer £18,450 from Harper Collins as an advance payment for a book.

      15,000
      Boris Johnson Accommodation for a private holiday for my partner and me, value £15,000 Destination of visit: St Vincent and the Grenadines

      10,000
      Jeremy Hunt £10,000 from Citigroup Centre for speaking at an event on 9 March 2021. Hours: 4 hrs. Fee paid direct to charity. (Charity not mentioned)

      5,822
      Nadhim Zahawi MP promises to repay the part of £5,822.27 expenses claim for second home energy bills that relates to electricity for stables

      2,200
      MPs to get £2,200 pay rise from April for ‘dramatically increased’ duties last year

      1,950
      Philip Hammond accepts £2,000 watch from Saudi sheikh, despite ban on donating expensive gifts

      Yours sincerely,
      Mr. H

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 16, 2023 at 3:08 pm

      But if you are one of the 37,000+ overpaid, over-pensioned managers employed by (please note I did not write ‘working in’) the NHS, you would be completely unaware of any of these problems. In fact, your main concern would be how to employ more EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) managers.

      Here’s an exciting job opportunity which has just appeared in my emailbox:

      Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

      Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

      Wakefield £50,952 – £57,349 a year – Full-time

      Full Job Description

      Diversity and Inclusion has never been a bigger priority for Yorkshire Ambulance Service and we are looking for an experienced practitioner with strong working knowledge of diversity and inclusion to lead our agenda. This agenda has a direct impact on the Trust’s ability to achieve its vision to deliver the best outcomes for patients, with the best people, and partnerships.

      …………………………..

      Perhaps we should all email suzanne.hartshorne@nhs.net to tell her (or him or ze – you never know nowadays) that this made-up non-job is a load of woke nonsense and a waste of our money and that getting ambulances to people on time is more important than diversity, inclusion and equality?

      Oh, and in case you thought this was not representative of the sort of useless nonentities our worthless collapsing NHS is busy hiring, this is just one of around 26 current job vacancies for these pointless individuals, but I don’t have room here to list them all.

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  6. Fedup2 says:
    May 16, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    Imagine that – the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters’ Raid . I fear far too many britons have no clue ….

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 16, 2023 at 4:01 pm

      The phrase “the one who controls the past controls the future” is often attributed to George Orwell’s 1984, in which the ruling party alters past records to suit their needs and maintain their power.8 Jan 2023

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  7. Dickie says:
    May 16, 2023 at 4:17 pm

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  8. Guest Who says:
    May 16, 2023 at 4:25 pm

    Ex bbc Newsnight presenter finds another ‘of the right’ who was ‘planning’ something.

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 16, 2023 at 4:30 pm

      The trial heard Osborne became “obsessed” with Muslims in the weeks leading up to the attack, having watched the BBC drama Three Girls, about the Rochdale grooming scandal.

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42910051

      ………………….

      Anjem Choudary calls Duke of Sussex a ‘Muslim killer’ and calls on jihadis to retaliate
      Hate preacher said Harry’s claim he killed 25 Taliban was a ‘wake-up call’ for Muslims everywhere to ‘end the occupation of foreign forces’

      By
      Martin Evans,
      CRIME EDITOR
      8 January 2023 • 6:43pm
      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/08/anjem-choudary-calls-duke-sussex-muslim-killer-calls-jihadis/

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 16, 2023 at 4:54 pm

      It was drafted in January 2021, months after staff at his school had reported him to the government’s Prevent counter-terrorism scheme.

      A teenager who wanted to accelerate a “race war” in Britain has been convicted of planning a far-right terror attack targeting police stations in Newcastle.

      Luke Skelton, now 19, carried out hostile reconnaissance and wrote a manifesto and “final note” to spread his message after the attack.

      He denied preparing acts of terrorism in the year leading up to his arrest in October 2021, but was convicted by a jury at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday. His plot is among at least 37 foiled in Britain since March 2017, of which over a third were extreme right-wing.

      On 8 March 2021, he wrote: “I simply could not bear to look upon my descendants having known I did nothing as to give them an actual homeland or not to fight.”

      He continued extremist activity during the period, including downloading a video featuring Adolf Hitler, researching how to make napalm and recording himself making a speech about a coming race war.

      …………………………….

      Anjem Choudary calls Duke of Sussex a ‘Muslim killer’ and calls on jihadis to retaliate
      Hate preacher said Harry’s claim he killed 25 Taliban was a ‘wake-up call’ for Muslims everywhere to ‘end the occupation of foreign forces’

      By
      Martin Evans,
      CRIME EDITOR
      8 January 2023 • 6:43pm
      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/01/08/anjem-choudary-calls-duke-sussex-muslim-killer-calls-jihadis/

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    • tomo says:
      May 16, 2023 at 6:53 pm

      O’Brien is where self-awareness and homeopathy meet up and go sour

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  9. MarkyMark says:
    May 16, 2023 at 4:48 pm

    ‘A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change’ Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland

    ‘Breathe is a breath of fresh air, offering an antidote to cynicism and demonstrating the power of a politics that aims to bring people together in the search for solutions.’ Observer

    ‘A rousing and thoughtful investigation into the politics of the climate crisis – and the path forward’ Independent

    To win the climate war, you first need to win the climate argument.

    https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/452035/breathe-by-khan-sadiq/9781529152784

    It will help create a world where we can all breathe again.

    ………………..

    Air Pollution in Pakistan: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
    https://aqicn.org/map/pakistan/

    ……………….

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  10. atlas_shrugged says:
    May 16, 2023 at 4:59 pm

    And so on the 80th anniversary of the famous Dambusters raid the BBC refers to it as the ‘infamous’ Dambusters raid.

    Grrrrrrrrrr

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    • MarkyMark says:
      May 16, 2023 at 5:03 pm

      ENds with …. “The Sorpe dam was only damaged but the Mohne and Eder Dams were destroyed, flooding the valley and killing an estimated 1,300 people, mostly civilians.”

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-65600179

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      • atlas_shrugged says:
        May 16, 2023 at 5:23 pm

        … and The Sun says BBC said ‘infamous’ so it must be true:

        https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/22369259/bbc-breakfast-fans-demand-apology-sally-nugent-embarrassing-blunder/

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      • digg says:
        May 16, 2023 at 5:37 pm

        Can’t think why the RAF would put “mostly civilian” lives at risk BBC…..

        …. or can I ? ….

        “The worst raid on London during the Blitz took place on the night of May 10, 1941.

        It inflicted the highest number of casualties of any single night raid of the London Blitz, killing 1,436 Londoners and leaving more than 2,000 others seriously injured.”

        And these poor souls were the actual targets for the German bombs not a dam some miles away…

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        • taffman says:
          May 16, 2023 at 5:52 pm

          Why does the BBC and Home Office hate Great Britain so much ?
          Why hasn’t the Tory government done something about it? Enough is enough.

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    • Lunchtime Loather says:
      May 16, 2023 at 5:23 pm

      Now seems to have been changed to “famous”. No mention of the dog though. What was its name again? Rhymes with Trigger, I think.

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      • atlas_shrugged says:
        May 16, 2023 at 5:35 pm

        The RAF base is being cleansed even as we speak with removal of the dogs tombstone. Probably so that no dingy divers get upset about the wording on the grave. There are plans to move a load of them into the RAF Scampton airbase.

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      • MarkyMark says:
        May 16, 2023 at 5:37 pm

        If Diane Abbott does not like the word ‘Nigger*’, why does she use it so much? If she wants to be a shining example then stop using it or replace it when speaking, by Diane Abbott using the n-word and saying, or implying, no-one else can she is invoking special privilege.

        Diane Abbott – Nigger appears 4 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}
        Theresa May – Nigger appears 0 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}
        Jeremy Corbyn – Nigger appears 0 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}
        Anne Marie Morris – Nigger appears 0 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}
        David Cameron – Nigger appears 0 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}
        All Speeches – Nigger appears 265 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}
        All ‘in the woodpile’ Appears 100 times in speeches {theyworkforyou.com}

        https://www.theyworkforyou.com/search/?q=nigger&pid=10001

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    • tomo says:
      May 16, 2023 at 6:25 pm

      The swines don’t need to qualify it with “infamous”…

      I might just start calling them “the infamously mendacious” BBC

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  11. MarkyMark says:
    May 16, 2023 at 5:50 pm

    Dr Alex explains why we’re removing Pudsey’s bandana
    https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/changing-lives/behind-the-bandana/behind-the-bandana-ambassador-dr-alex-explains-all/

    BBC remove bandana to show not all disabilities are visible … oh dear.

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  12. Guest Who says:
    May 16, 2023 at 6:03 pm

    BBC runs #prasnews

    Nobody is buying it.

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  13. tomo says:
    May 16, 2023 at 6:20 pm

    Biden’s crew are pissing on near everybody and telling them “it’s raining”

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  14. StewGreen says:
    May 16, 2023 at 6:43 pm

    ITV local newsPR “Hull man gets 28 years for printing sub-machine guns on a 3D printer.”
    “A computer science lecturer” Sibusiso Moyo

    I had to dig into last month’s Time’s article for proper info
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-computer-nerds-making-home-made-guns-for-terrorists-pwrf8dgz7

    As a master’s student in cybersecurity, Sibusiso Moyo was regarded by friends and tutors as well-mannered, “smiley” and gifted in coding.
    Such was his talent for computing that after graduating from Bradford University he stayed on to teach others so-called “ethical hacking” skills.
    But Moyo, a father of four children, was also honing his technical expertise for a more nefarious purpose.
    Police say he was the kingpin of an organised crime group that was manufacturing home-made semi-automatic guns for sale to gangsters in the first case of its kind in the UK.
    Moyo arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe as an 18-year-old refugee at the turn of the millennium
    refugee at the turn of the millennium.
    Over the years, he settled in West Yorkshire, acquired British citizenship and found a partner with whom he would go on to raise a family.
    He was determined to make a success of his new life, and his postgraduate degree in cyber-security was even certified by GCHQ, the government’s eavesdropping agency
    In May last year, however, police grew to suspect that at least one of his old friends, Majeeb Rehman, 46, was involved in some form of criminality.
    A surveillance operation was put in place and investigators watched one night as a third associate, Christopher Gill, 35, met Rehman in Bradford and left an Aldi “bag for life” in the back of his BMW.
    When the vehicle was stopped, officers opened the bag and discovered a semi-automatic carbine pistol made out of plastic and metal parts, along with eight live rounds of ammunition.

    Prosecutors claimed at his trial last month at Sheffield crown court that Moyo had been making the guns in his kitchen with the help of a 3D printer.
    He assembled the moulded plastic parts and bought the metal components, including the barrel and springs, on eBay and at Screwfix. Moyo sought to cover his tracks by using his unsuspecting partner’s name to make the purchases.
    “He was clearly the kingpin of this crime group,” said Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Howard, the senior investigating officer. “These guns were made for one purpose and one purpose only . . . to supply other criminals.”

    The first man to be convicted of manufacturing a 3D printed weapon in the UK was Tendai Muswere, 26, of south London, who was jailed for three years in 2019

    A 3D printed gun has yet to be fired in a crime in Britain, but last year about 15 hybrid weapons were seized

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  15. Ophelia Gently says:
    May 16, 2023 at 6:49 pm

    Funny old thing. Watched the 16 May 23 1800 BBC news tonight for the first time in YEARS just to see if there was any coverage at all of Operation CHASTISE aka the Dams raid. Surprisingly there was; but only immediately after extended coverage of a jewellery heist trial taking place in Germany in – of all places – Dresden! How often does BBC international news cover jewellery thefts in other countries?? Nevermind the ‘coincidence’ of the item being in That City and segued together with Bomber Command’s most audacious operation.

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    • Fedup2 says:
      May 16, 2023 at 7:24 pm

      Slight coincidence but I’m reading ‘James Holland’ book ‘big week ‘ going into the air war from both sides in Europe . In summary – once the US was in the European war the Germans were toast ( literally ) ….but the cost in lives … ugh …

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  16. Northern Voter says:
    May 16, 2023 at 6:52 pm

    Not the bBC but I was watching Countdown earlier today, one of the anagrams from letters selected was trannies, nobody saw it though!

    Further to the Dambusters Anniversary, the weekend after next marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, lot’s of stuff going on in Liverpool, bet it won’t be seen on the bBC.

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  18. Fedup2 says:
    May 16, 2023 at 7:21 pm

    Not BBC – but equally woke and dumb – Harry Windsor – in court to try to get police protection when in the UK . His lawyers say he is willing to pay . Dumb. He will lose . If the rich can hire armed police where will that stop ?

    No . If he is no longer carrying out public duties he can’t expect the protection of armed public office holders – no can his loopy wife or their kids . Lost cause .

    He is running about 5? Court cases at the minute – presumably being funded by Netflix …. I wonder if they’ll ever DNA him ..

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  19. Dickie says:
    May 16, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    US Army commercial😂😂😂😂😂

    and this

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  20. Dickie says:
    May 16, 2023 at 8:52 pm

    Oh Gawd. He’ll be gluing himself to The Mall next.

    https://tapnewswire.com/2023/05/king-charles-threatens-military-style-climate-campaign/

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    • Fedup2 says:
      May 16, 2023 at 9:07 pm

      Fortunately what ever Charles Windsor does or says will have no effect on China or Russia or India in their own interests – and I hope that the WEF knows that limit too ….

      Huge population growth as world health improves ( clean running water ) will thankfully screw any carbon reduction measures pitiful western ex countries do …..

      Now the midweek thread … burn that diesel …

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  21. Guest Who says:
    May 16, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    Sweet, if sad… and funny.

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    • Fedup2 says:
      May 16, 2023 at 9:16 pm

      Yep – one out – all out comrades – have a nice long bitter strike – please ….

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  22. Docmarooned says:
    May 16, 2023 at 9:23 pm

    Who will notice the difference in output. may attract more listeners not having to listen to the endless woke propaganda.

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  23. taffman says:
    May 16, 2023 at 11:24 pm

    “Vauxhall-maker says UK needs to change its Brexit deal”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65612295
    The Drive and ‘nudge’ to get us back into the EU. Do they want to sell us cars or not ?
    Expect more nudge and propaganda to come.
    We are “lions led by donkeys.”
    Our parliament is a circus led by actors & clowns .

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  24. taffman says:
    May 16, 2023 at 11:31 pm

    How to create panic buying and profiteering ?
    “Egg shortages: Warning shortfall could last another year”.

    Operative words – “Warning” & “Should”.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65615890

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    • StewGreen says:
      May 17, 2023 at 12:31 am

      There is no shortage of eggs around here
      However it has gone from me being able to find eggs once a week at 20p a box
      to me having to pay £150 for 15 at B&M
      cos eggs now never appear on the discount shelf
      except for prepared boiled eggs 2 for 30p

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  25. taffman says:
    May 16, 2023 at 11:38 pm

    “Vulnerable paying price for illegal migration, says Rishi Sunak”
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65605579
    Stating the bleeding obvious! We have been saying this for years -“stop the boats”, -“stop the boats”.

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