pastafarian
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if i said to you last month that you have to knob the next PM doggy i bet you £10 you would be interested in PM`s gender
i understand this is not a requirement for top dog of the tory party
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if i said to you last month that you have to knob the next PM doggy i bet you £10 you would be interested in PM`s gender
i understand this is not a requirement for top dog of the tory party
What I found strange was how the BBC reported the story of two women going head to head for the top job in the Tory party, concentrate on their policies or motivation, no of course not, let's focus on shoes. Now i'm not a fan of either but you would think that in todays society we could move away from such trivia, if it was a man would we want to know about his Oxford Brogues? Seems we still have some way to go yet!!!
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
How is this rag still printed?
- Apr 5, 2014
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Succinct, simple, correct.
Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
Primary data is fact
Frankly. So what?
Gary Leeds
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- May 5, 2008
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Peoples sexuality affects us every year when we can't play at home first game of the season because of Pride
highflyer
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- Jan 21, 2016
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Apparently not. I hear he is in line to be Minister of Poetic Justice
Conservative leadership hopeful Andrea Leadsom’s charity appears to have failed to declare a potential conflict of interest over its funding, BuzzFeed News can reveal.
BuzzFeed News revealed on Thursday that her early-years intervention charity Parent Infant Partnership (PIP) UK received its main financial support from the Ana Leaf Foundation, which is run by Leadsom’s sister Hayley and brother-in-law Peter de Putron, a Guernsey-based investment manager.
The funding should have been registered on the accounts of both the foundation and Leadsom’s charity as a “related party transaction”, a term used to identify people or entities closely connected to close family. However, this has not been done.
While failure to register such relationships is not illegal unless payments are going to specific individuals, it is regarded in the charity sector as bad practice and goes against the Nolan principles, a set of standards drawn up by the government for which public institutions are supposed to aim. They include “accountability, openness and honesty”, and are outlined on PIP’s own website.
The main reason charities are urged to register such payments is to prevent conflicts of interest – examples of which could be funding a job for someone’s son or daughter or bankrolling “sock-puppet” charities that only exist to augment a relative’s career.
There is no evidence that PIP UK is not a legitimate charity. However, as BuzzFeed News pointed out yesterday, Dr Miriam Silver, a clinical psychologist who was involved in the project’s early years, has previously raised concerns about “a second agenda” at the organisation.
She expressed concerns that the charity was “designed to promote the MP who founded the project and her political party which was of more importance than our clinical goals, although this was never explicit”.
Calls and emails from BuzzFeed News to Leadsom’s office and the Ana Leaf Foundation went unanswered. But Leadsom’s spokesperson told us earlier this week that she had “absolutely not” set up the charity in order to become an MP and “did not do work on child mental health for political reasons”.Leadsom is facing intense media scrutiny over her financial affairs and links to offshore money through the de Putrons.
BuzzFeed News revealed on Thursday that the Ana Leaf Foundation contributed more than £670,000 to Leadsom’s charity between 2013 and 2015 – and that the foundation’s sole donor for those two years was a company owned by Peter de Putron.
Leadsom is now battling with Theresa May to become the next prime minister following the final ballot of Tory MPs, which eliminated the justice secretary, Michael Gove. She won 84 votes to May’s 199.
She was hit by further controversy yesterday after BuzzFeed News revealed she had organised a school exchange project with a Ugandan centre co-run by an anti-gay Christian group that performs “gay cure” ministries and whose founder condemned homosexual love as “a sin”.
BuzzFeed News revealed on Thursday that her early-years intervention charity Parent Infant Partnership (PIP) UK received its main financial support from the Ana Leaf Foundation, which is run by Leadsom’s sister Hayley and brother-in-law Peter de Putron, a Guernsey-based investment manager.
The funding should have been registered on the accounts of both the foundation and Leadsom’s charity as a “related party transaction”, a term used to identify people or entities closely connected to close family. However, this has not been done.
While failure to register such relationships is not illegal unless payments are going to specific individuals, it is regarded in the charity sector as bad practice and goes against the Nolan principles, a set of standards drawn up by the government for which public institutions are supposed to aim. They include “accountability, openness and honesty”, and are outlined on PIP’s own website.
The main reason charities are urged to register such payments is to prevent conflicts of interest – examples of which could be funding a job for someone’s son or daughter or bankrolling “sock-puppet” charities that only exist to augment a relative’s career.
There is no evidence that PIP UK is not a legitimate charity. However, as BuzzFeed News pointed out yesterday, Dr Miriam Silver, a clinical psychologist who was involved in the project’s early years, has previously raised concerns about “a second agenda” at the organisation.
She expressed concerns that the charity was “designed to promote the MP who founded the project and her political party which was of more importance than our clinical goals, although this was never explicit”.
Calls and emails from BuzzFeed News to Leadsom’s office and the Ana Leaf Foundation went unanswered. But Leadsom’s spokesperson told us earlier this week that she had “absolutely not” set up the charity in order to become an MP and “did not do work on child mental health for political reasons”.Leadsom is facing intense media scrutiny over her financial affairs and links to offshore money through the de Putrons.
BuzzFeed News revealed on Thursday that the Ana Leaf Foundation contributed more than £670,000 to Leadsom’s charity between 2013 and 2015 – and that the foundation’s sole donor for those two years was a company owned by Peter de Putron.
Leadsom is now battling with Theresa May to become the next prime minister following the final ballot of Tory MPs, which eliminated the justice secretary, Michael Gove. She won 84 votes to May’s 199.
She was hit by further controversy yesterday after BuzzFeed News revealed she had organised a school exchange project with a Ugandan centre co-run by an anti-gay Christian group that performs “gay cure” ministries and whose founder condemned homosexual love as “a sin”.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Sounds like she's Dodgier than Dave [emoji38]ol:
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
She voted for and against gay marriage. Not for it, as she's Christian even though The Church wouldn't have to perform it if she voted for it, though she's got nothing against gays obviously.
She was against leaving The EU as it would be 'be a disaster for our economy'. Now she's all for it.
There's all these question marks about her CV, but there's nothing wrong there apparently.
She wants to lift the ban of fox hunting, because it's cruel to foxes and obviously some of her constituents like riding round in red jackets shouting 'Tally Ho!' at vermin.
She's got no cabinet experience, but want's to be Prime Minister.
She still hasn't released her tax returns.
She's now got links to a 'gay cure' ministry in Uganda.
Obviously it's up to the good rank-and-file members of The Conservative party to decide, but I'm just starting to wonder if Leadsom might not be the best choice and whether she might be a couple of fries short of a Happy Meal.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
At least Thatcher knew what she wanted and what she believed in. You knew what you were getting, even if you loathed it - I wouldn't trust either of these two.
nicko31
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I could imagine Leadson being head of the local WI. Shows what a mess the Tories are in if she is the other choice
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
Leadsom is now denying a Times article published today which I've read and just heard a transcript of on TV which backs up the article - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36752865
Saw her on Marr and she was useless IMHO (I know others on here did not agree), now she seems to have said in an interview with The Times that she is the best candidate because she has children but that she wouldn't want that reported as it would be unkind [to May who wasn't able to have children I believe] - at best it is foolish, also maybe cruel and certainly inept for a person who wants to be trusted with the most important negotiations for a generation between different parties with skilled politicians.
cheshunt seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Andrea Leadsom has the smile of a Roald Dahl villain with a touch of Nurse Ratched.
Imagine PMQs if she wins. Her and JC; please set your watches back 35 years.
Imagine PMQs if she wins. Her and JC; please set your watches back 35 years.
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Out of her depth, as with all the brexit leaders
Looks like Murdoch has made his move then