The British Prime Minister – when challenged about the effect of his tax attack on farmers – cites the BBC to support his claim that ‘not many will be effected ‘. The Far Left State Broadcaster has its’ uses if you are a socialist ..
Midweek 20th November 2024
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I see the covid enquiry is still rumbling on…
I sent them a witness statement last week:
“Whoever said “one person can’t change the world” never ate an undercooked bat.
No reply so far.
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“Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was wheeled out for the media round this morning, faced with the obvious question on whether Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu would be arrested in the UK since the ICC issued his arrest warrant. She repeatedly refused to say whether he would be, saying it wasn’t a matter for her “as Home Secretary” to discuss.”
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Starmer is being tough on the rioters, but history shows that preventing further unrest is the real challenge
This article is more than 3 months oldMartin Kettle
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/07/keir-starmer-rioters-unrest-immigration-fears
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Here is the ‘charge’ sheet for the terrorists and the Israelies:
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state
The chief ICC prosecutor is a Mr Khan (there is a lot of it about). So there is definitely no bias there – no no no.
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“ICC Prosecutor Khan on application for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine”
Extermination as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(b) of the Rome Statute;
Murder as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(a), and as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i);
Taking hostages as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(iii);
Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(g), and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi) in the context of captivity;
Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(f), and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity;
Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(l)(k), in the context of captivity;
Cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; and
Outrages upon personal dignity as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(ii), in the context of captivity.
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and
Outrages upon personal dignity as a war crime
“Rotherham child abuse scandal: 1,400 children exploited, report finds”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28939089
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It was dull years ago. There would be a press release and then the wheels of government would start to grind. Why nowadays do Judges have to appear on television, whether the UK or the ICC. I find it a bit distasteful.
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Looking at the list of defendants is interesting because it appears to be all Africans and Russians.
There is no image for the Putins. Would this be because there are multiple Putins they could not decide which image to use?
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“China leads the world in developing, testing and deploying hypersonic weapons, beating out Russia while the US, having already spent $12 billion, has yet to field even one.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-12/bloomberg-evening-briefing-china-leads-the-world-in-hypersonic-technology
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Wonder if China supplying to Russia?
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Mr Khan has some serious allegations levelled against himself, apparently:
“Arrest warrant against Netanyahu coincides with crisis at ICC.
Allegations against court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct have been referred to a watchdog”
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/nov/21/crisis-at-icc-international-criminal-court-karim-khan-allegations
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What the BBC fusses around
https://x.com/bbcr4today/status/1859881416596631588?s=61
“We’ve got to do this for people who are struggling and for our economy.”
CEO of Octopus Energy Greg Jackson, tells #R4Today the sector ‘needs market reform’ after Ofgem announces energy prices are due to rise by an average of £21 per year for a typical household.
What the BBC steers clear of.
https://x.com/Ed_Miliband/status/1859640491752480997
Reflections on #COP29:
1️⃣ The energy transition is here.
2️⃣ The climate crisis is real.
3️⃣ Tackling both will be hard.
4️⃣ The fight is on.
#ccbgb and include facts the bbc knows but won’t report, as Justin hits the hotel bar with 450 Govt. grifters.
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“£21 per year for a typical household”
WE ARE ALL EQUAL
“MPs may claim utility costs for property registered with us. MPs who stay in rented accommodation can claim for running costs, including utility bills, subject to an overall budget cap. They cannot claim for bills for their private homes, or for things like mortgage payments.”
https://www.theipsa.org.uk/freedom-of-information/rfi-202208-12
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Labour government claim to be cleaning up! Sadly they are… pigs in troughs…
Revealed: ‘Climate change’ brothers, (more than one family involved, all linked to Climate activists) declare ‘no conflict of interest’ in public subsidies being rewarded with new ‘pop-up’ public corporations of which they are suddenly ‘CEO’ heads of, and who will benefit (billions £)) from running the same corporate monsters to ‘save-the-planet’ – for Labour activists. One ‘Dale Vince’ springs to mind, but there are new Labour millionaires being made, or hope to join the rich club soon as the rest of us get poorer.
It all sounds like a BBC Drama. Except its LIVE and the BBC won’t report it, -in case you may find it offensive!. i.e. Labour Politicians suddenly running private national corporations at the same time as running public subsidies just like the national state broadcaster does. This only happened in books, such as 1984 by George Orwell where a few state corporations run everything badly (like the NHS), but expanded to include your TV License and state run food banks. BBC on steroids, running the country based on Left elite family connections.
GWPF: has urgently reported a conflict of interest to the PRESS today for independent news channels. BBC Verify may decline that any such conflict exists, or names, or the Chinese connection.
‘The Permanent Secretary; Mr Pocklington of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has a brother who is CEO of Good Energy, a major operator in the renewables sector it has been revealed.The DESNZ register of interest states that “appropriate mitigations” have been put in place, and that Mr Pocklington has agreed not to have direct contacts with Good Energy’. But they are two brothers both sharing the same interests and contact with civil-servants. It is not credible that they will not speak to each other about a shared interest in net zero and ‘Good Energy’
The revelation about Mr Pocklington comes just days after it was revealed that Baroness Brown, the chairman of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, oversaw the writing of a report that called for immediate support for hydrogen energy storage, despite being the director of a hydrogen company and of a windfarm company,[iii] both of which will reap huge benefits from subsidies. Indeed, the Secretary of State recently announced – apparently in response to the House of Lords report – astonishing levels of subsidy for new hydrogen projects.
In addition, David Miliband, the brother of the Secretary of State, is involved with a company that invests in gridscale batteries in the UK, a sector that will expect to see huge growth under the Government’s ambitious plans for the energy sector!!!
GWPF Andrew Montford noted:
“This has been going on for at least ten years, right back to the repeated revelations about Lord Deben’s conflicting interests during his time at the Climate Change Committee.[vi] The rule in Westminster and Whitehall for Net Zero people appears to be that it is perfectly acceptable to have a conflict of interest, so long as it is declared, and if it isn’t, or if there are undeclared payments, a blind eye is turned anyway. It’s shocking.””
[i] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/desnz-register-of-board-members-interests-2024-to-2025/bf19565a-3f26-4695-ae55-d16bcfd70338
[ii] https://www.netzerowatch.com/all-news/letter-to-pocklington
[iii] https://unherd.com/2024/09/the-baroness-making-a-fortune-from-net-zero/
[iv] Hydrogen companies will get both capital subsidies and revenue subsidies. The capital subsidies may represent the majority of the construction cost of the electrolysers. On the revenue side, the subsidy will allow hydrogen, with a production cost of at £240/MWh to compete with natural gas at £80/MWh. In other words, the subsidy might be expected to be around £160/MWh. £2 billion is expected to be shared between 11 small electrolyser projects.
[v] https://unherd.com/2024/09/the-miliband-files/
[vi] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6661513/Climate-Change-chief-John-Gummer-faces-calls-quit-payments-green-businesses.html
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Because of climate change hysteria, the BBC and media’s backing of junk science, the rubbishing of people questioning the “science”, a new orthodoxy has now been enforced. As far as the zealots are concerned any push to reducing CO2 is a good thing however questionable, costly or corrupt.
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On the BBC News site. “Chris Mason: How Prescott blazed a trail for Rayner”.
So we’ve got him to thank for that, too!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1k1k3x1no
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If I remember correctly, Prescott junior was the producer/editor (I don’t know the difference) for Look North, the local news programme on BBC1 some years ago . I am sure that didn’t affect the decisions on which stories to run.
A Conservative friend who lived in Prescott’s constituency many years ago has been telling me of the threats she was receiving for being active in politics.
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“blazed a trail for Rayner” – to New York with Lord Alli!
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Elon Musk’s brilliant response to British MPs:
“I’ll summon you, actually”. (link below)
They are like some impotent old monarch of a dying regime, angrily stamping his feet, issuing orders, summoning his courtiers, demanding obedience… but no-one’s paying attention.
Our MPs are lost in the same deranged hubris as the BBC.
Neither realises the implications of Trump’s win, nor the changes a-coming.
Both are of the past; senile, sclerotic and pathetic.
The future belongs to Trump and Musk.
To quote two golden oldies:
The Times They Are A-Changin’
And you know something’s happening but you don’t know what it is, Do you, BBC?
We don’t like you, we don’t respect you, we don’t believe you, and we don’t obey you.
May your demise be swift.
https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-chi-onwurah-house-of-commons-science-technology-committee-britain-riots-x-disinformation-social-media/
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Ed Miliband plays ukulele song about wind turbines
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Gatwick closed “suspected bomb”
US london Embassy “Suspected package”…
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BBC’s sketch “The Real Housewives of ISIS” goes viral
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Enrichment exploding all over the place.
Send the bill to the Muslim Council and the PLO.
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Another triumph for the Starmer mob…
“Trump allies warn Britain would face US reprisals for helping International Criminal Court arrest Netanyahu… as Home Secretary says UK ‘respects’ warrant against Israeli PM”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14113565/Trump-Britain-International-Criminal-Court-arrest-Netanyahu-Home-Secretary-UK-respects-warrant-Israel-PM.html
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Odious little race baiting muslim commie.
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It’s a warrant out for Starmer that i want to see.
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SHUT DOWN PARLIAMENT – HEAT THE ELDERLY.
“2) What is the projected bill for the 2023/24 financial year
This information is held by the House of Commons. The projected costs for 2023/24 are £1,125,645 for gas and £8,197,742 for electricity.”
https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/freedom-of-information/information-we-already-publish/house-of-commons-publication-scheme/buildings-and-maintenance/gas-and-electricity-usage-2023/
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WHO CHECKS THAT THE VALUE FOR MONEY DEPT IS VALUE FOR MONEY? HA HA AHH AHA HAH AH AH AH AH!
“The Office for Value for Money (OVfM) is a time-limited HM Treasury Unit launched at Budget 2024 with two primary roles.
First, the OVfM will provide targeted interventions through the multi-year Spending Review, working with government departments. This will include conducting an assessment of where and how to root out waste and inefficiency, undertaking value for money studies in specific high-risk areas of cross-departmental spending, and scrutinising investment proposals to ensure they offer value for money.
Second, the OVfM will develop recommendations for system reform, informed by lessons learned from the past, international best practice, and the views of external organisations. This will underpin a ruthless focus within government on realising benefits from every pound of public spending.”
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-office-for-value-for-money
David Goldstone CBE.
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Isn’t one day a week standard for the civil serpents?
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“Forcing British citizens to carry compulsory ID papers – they’ll say I’m introducing a police state”
Why the UK is in the EU
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“Not so long ago, Sweden was in crisis after taking on far more refugees than it was able to handle. But a few months ago Ulf Kristersson, its prime minister, announced that he had not just cut net migration but reversed it: the number leaving now exceeds the number arriving.”
racists! ha ha haaha hah!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-53721146
English Channel migrants: Where they’re from and what they’re escaping
Published
12 August 2020
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Being mindful that the TTK state is manipulating us regarding the Ukraine / Russia war – I wonder what’s really happening . As in – how near is Europe to a real war ….?
It feels like we are in the run up to something . Would NATO article 5 really be invoked ? What would the US do ….. and you sort of wonder what the Trump regime is doing with Putin – if anything .
Ukraine ain’t worth the end of the world / Britain – however shabby it might be ….
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Britain is nearing its end anyway, no war required.
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BIG NEWS….HOLD THE FRONT PAGE…..
BBC headline, something , or other about Russian oil going to North Korea ( one time big ally of the USA, if Kamala Harris can be believed….whatever happened to her?) ..anyway…Russian oil going to North Korea, apparently spotted using satelite technology.it’s the news..
Germany and France who of course support Ukraine , continue , everyday to buy Russian oil and LNG , via Indian middlemen, more so than ever….NOT news. Well we can’t imagine the BBC criticising the EU can we..
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The farce is that the Iranians are forced to sell their oil cheaply. The Chinese are only too willing to buy cheap Iranian oil. They then process it and undercut European primary producers of petroleum products.
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China’s cheap Iranian oil supply at risk from tighter Trump sanctions
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-cheap-iranian-oil-supply-risk-tighter-trump-sanctions-2024-11-06/
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“Did India buy Russian oil to Europe?
India’s export of fuels like diesel to the European Union jumped 58% in the first three quarters of 2024, with a bulk of them likely coming from refining discounted Russian oil, according to a monthly tracker report.10 Nov 2024”
Europe buying Russian oil via India at record rates in 2023 despite Ukraine war
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-oil-europe-india-ukraine-war-b2477443.html
Financial Times – EU urged to crack down on imports of Indian fuels made with Russian oil
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/financial-times-eu-urged-crack-down-imports-indian-fuels-made-russian-oil_en
India pivots away from Russian arms, but will retain strong ties
“And there has been more than a year’s delay in Russia’s delivery of parts of an air defence system India bought in 2018 for $5.5 billion, two Indian military officials said.”
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Gatwick Airport says terminal reopening after security alert
And that is all they are telling us.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9dlvpjdjznt
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Yah I took a look – some flights on time delayed cancelled – until the next time . I wondered if Russian would attack civil aviation . – shoot down a commercial flight saying it was spying …again ..
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The true twisted sickness of the far left:
“MSNBC headline saying ‘Laken Riley’s killer never stood a chance’ sparks backlash: ‘Absolutely sickening’.
‘You know who never stood a chance? Laken Riley. The actual victim,’ one prominent conservative commentator wrote on X.
Social media users tore into MSNBC.com this week after it published a remarkable headline saying that “Laken Riley’s killer never stood a chance.”
The digital outlet’s Thursday article discussed how the legal defense team for Jose Antonio Ibarra, the illegal immigrant who was convicted on Wednesday of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley in February, “had no chance” because of the overwhelming evidence against their defendant.
MSNBC’s article made the point that the verdict for Ibarra, who was convicted on multiple counts of murder and other crimes and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, was “never in doubt,” as it was a “hopeless case” for the defense team.
“For the defense, this was a hopeless case. The defense did the best it could with bad facts. It almost surely knew it was going to lose,” MSNBC legal analyst Danny Cevallos wrote.
His piece was not received well on X, with the headline going viral and drawing heat from those outraged over Riley’s murder at the hands of a criminal who had fled Venezuela and illegally crossed into the U.S. in 2022.”
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-headline-laken-rileys-killer-never-chance-sparks-backlash-absolutely-sickening
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The UK will be taking note no doubt:
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Or maybe Starmers mob will keep it low key, like Canada…no one will spot this:
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This “goverment” (I use the term loosely) goes from strength to strength…
“This morning the Daily Express revealed that over £500 million of foreign aid is currently being spent by the Government on projects across the world to help farmers.
One project worth £24 million launched just last month by the Government is focussing on improving food security in Kenya and other countries.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1979539/keir-starmer-defends-foreign-farming
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Grandma dies …. a farm can grow coco …. “This morning the Daily Express revealed that over £500 million of foreign aid is currently being spent by the Government on projects across the world to help farmers.
One project worth £24 million launched just last month by the Government is focussing on improving food security in Kenya and other countries.”
Here are the foreign farmers coming to collect the pay cheque….
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MM, a few likely looking Syrians there but some Africans as well!
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Alton Towers Water Slide …weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee …. goes the money
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Orban Invites bibi for a visit – reports -popcorn sales soar
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The move of HIGNFY from satire to unfunny propaganda is complete.
https://x.com/haveigotnews/status/1860007787482480901?s=61
Essex Police drops Allison Pearson investigation on grounds that “we were honestly just sick of talking to her”
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Gave up that shit when I discovered that they didn’t want racist, nazi, far right, Brexiteers watching. Suits me.
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Just find it bizarre they would go this route when Essex PoPo initiated the whole farce.
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The story is the one that people remember last!
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I’ve caught several episodes while travelling / staying away …
I say caught …
it’s just crap – I wonder where they get the audience from and if the sounds from there are genuine.
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UK police forces spend £66,000 on LGBT rainbow cars, shoelaces and flags
Police chiefs accused of ‘wasting money on woke nonsense’ by the Taxpayers’ Alliance
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/07/uk-police-forces-spend-66000-lgbt-rainbow-cars-shoelaces-flags/
order-order.com
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I think we should have a Chief Constable drag race
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Would it be in cars or full drag?
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I got thinking just now (always dangerous that).
Imagine if an upcoming court case, involving a truly heinous crime, was about to reveal some devasting news about a nation’s leader.
Imagine if he or she was a bit of an alleged spiteful type too, showing, according to some, some psychotic tendencies.
How far would this individual be prepared to go to create a distraction, or even to try to make it ‘go away’?
Add to this, you have another leader/vice leader in America , who loses an election.
They now perhaps want to spite the incoming leader by leaving as big a mess as possible for him.
Surely they wouldn’t try to start a nuclear war, would they?
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@Lazy Cat..
I saw this and thought of you…
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Once again the BBC Picture Editor choose a Getty image of a young woman looking at pieces of paper purporting to be energy bills.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6jvl9w7p6o
This is getting ridiculous, BBC. Get a grip and change your Picture Agency.
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COP OUT!
MORE FREE MONEY
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/802052
Total income:
£50,078,000
Total expenditure:
£39,823,000
Investments £952.00k
Other £683.00k
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees
£60k to £70k 6
£70k to £80k 2
£80k to £90k 1
£90k to £100k 2
£100k to £110k 1
£150k to £200k 1
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MM, no expense spared on CO2 emissions from COP29 with lots of devices connected to mains electricity!
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Can anyone attend COP29?
Conferences are not open to the general public. The United States, as a Party to the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC, brings a delegation to Conferences.
https://www.climate-chance.org/en/event-calendar/cop29-baku/
Azerbaijan’s primary exports are oil and natural gas, which account for around 95% of its total export revenue. Other exports include:
Chemicals
Machinery
Food, especially grapes and other fruits and vegetables
Beverages
Iron and steel
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Azerbaijan: Using Soviet Methods to Revive Cotton Industry
Arzu Geybullayeva Jan 13, 2017
https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-using-soviet-methods-to-revive-cotton-industry
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Income from government grants BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
N/A £8.51m £2.50m £12.17m
https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/802052/financial-history#BBC_Children_In_Need
BBC’s Big Night In raises £27m for charity as Chancellor Rishi Sunak says Government UK TAX PAYER UK TAX PAYER HA HA HAHAHA HA HAHwill match all donations
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-big-night-in-comic-relief-children-in-need-rishi-sunak-a4422871.html
Government UK TAX PAYER UK TAX PAYER HA HA HAHAHA HA HAHwill match all donations
Government UK TAX PAYER UK TAX PAYER HA HA HAHAHA HA HAHwill match all donations
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Just wondering, have you checked for a nitrous oxide leak ?
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Here’s the stunning and brave copper from Essex who went after Telegraph journo Allison Pearson for a hurty tweet, then doubled down… then backed down ignominiously.
I think he deserves his 15 minutes of fame – I mean ridicule.
Chief Cunstable BJ Harrington. (BJ, really?)
BUT: ludicrous and pathetic though the story is, it will still have a chilling effect on free speech, which is what the woke Establishment want.
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Chief Constable of Essex Police, BJ Harrington, on the conviction of Gavin Plumb, who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder television presenter Holly Willoughby.
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“Starmer ‘determined’ to keep Calais border checks”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8ymm70035o
What border checks ?
https://www.reformparty.uk
“both legal and illegal immigration are at record levels and woke ideology has captured our public institutions and schools”.
https://www.reformparty.uk
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It’s a typo. He means the cheques they’re given at the border.
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Ironic that Lammy complained about not enough police on the streets, when usually his community aren’t too keen on police on the streets.
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Even Gang members agree with him …. “2012 … David Lammy MP says absent fathers ‘key cause of knife crime’ Published 3 October 2012”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19815831
Former gang member Sheldon Thomas, now a government advisor on youth violence, said he agreed with Mr Lammy “100%”.
“The moral factors and the values of this country have completely changed significantly,” he added. (c) Mr Thomas
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Starmer is insulting our intelligence!
Even mayors in France have made a statement about the asylum seekers.
Anything on Al Beeb about this news ?
https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-french-mayors-want-rip-up-channel-deal-with-britain-end-immigration-checks-calais
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“The Prime Minister wants to continue juxtaposed checks in Calais.”
WTF is a “juxtaposed checks” – word soup – destruction of language
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8ymm70035o
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The French want to kick the British border check out of Calais so that they can just send the invaders which are in Calais across to Kent.
Quelle surprise!
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Wwfc – imagine her really upset 😎
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Meesh meesh – going ? To be replaced by mr Mohammed ?
From the DT
STARTS Mishal Husain is preparing to leave BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, it has been reported.
The broadcaster has been a presenter of the early morning news show since 2013 but is said to be in talks to step down.
Husain, who was paid up to £345,000 for the role in 2023, said earlier this year that she was “thinking about what is beyond Today”.
BBC managers are reportedly keen to appoint a woman as her replacement and move her to another position within the corporation.
“After 11 years Mishal has reached the point where the 3.30am alarm call is no longer a welcome noise,” one source told The Times.
“She is very highly thought of and there will be an extremely big effort to make sure that she’s accommodated well elsewhere.”
An interim replacement
The newspaper said Husain was expected to take up to five weeks of paid leave in January, a perk given to employees who have worked for the corporation for more than 25 years.
The report added that it was unclear if she would return to Today as a permanent presenter after the period of leave.
Her interim replacement during that period is expected to be Katya Adler, the BBC’s Europe editor.
Other reported potential successors include Anushka Asthana, ITV News’ deputy political editor, and Sarah Smith, the BBC North America editor.
The Today programme had 5.8 million weekly listeners in the three months leading to the end of September, five per cent higher than the same period in 2023.
But it remains short of the 7.5 million weekly listeners it had in 2016.
Its other presenters are Emma Barnett, Amol Rajan, Nick Robinson and Justin Webb.
‘Given me pause’
Husain first joined the BBC in 1998 as a junior producer and went on to be Washington correspondent, a Newsnight presenter and newsreader of the News at Six and News at 10.
In June, she told The Sunday Times that she was considering leaving Today.
“I am thinking about what is beyond Today,” she said. “I’m wondering what the next act of my career might look like.”
Husain won an outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism award at the Charles Wheeler Awards earlier this month.
She told the ceremony that she has experienced more racism in the past year than at any other point in her career.
“That has been hard, and that’s given me pause,” she said.
Husain’s representatives declined to comment.ENDS
I’d miss her as much as the daily toilet flush ….
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“Husain’s representatives” – is she a company?
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I don’t think much of this Milibande green eco thing.
I cycled to the local shop for a bottle of vodka, then I thought… what if I fall off and break the bottle ?
So I drank three quarters of it outside the shop.
It’s a good thing I did, as I fell off the bike seven times on the way home and hit three cars.
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Zephir
That one should get an award – but instead it will just get the start of the New Thread … bit early …
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Really vexed . The truth about Rachel Reeves insolvent with the Bank of England is coming out now ….. but why now … and not during the election campaign . ? Where were the blues or the reform digging into her ? Her decade with the Bank of England as an economist was a lie – it was 6 years max with 1 year at the LSE and 18months sent off to an embassy …. Her job was in was in retail ….
She was never an economist – and should have to resign for that lie .
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