Machiavelli
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Poor Boris. Boris is a victim. It's the left-wing establishment against the Tories. Boris is a man of the people.
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[Politics] Sue Gray is Red
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nicko31
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They're not like Fox News. Despite their crackpot presenters they still report the news. We're not there yet, but when Johnson wanted to put Paul Dacre in charge of Ofcom you could see the direction he wanted...
I'm not sure but they're certainly testing Ofcom's Due Impartiality rules.
Section five: Due impartiality and due accuracy
This section of the Broadcasting Code relates to the concept of
www.ofcom.org.uk
Ofcom carried out 28 investigations last year and found 17 breaches of the broadcasting code.
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She was appointed to head up the enquiry because the person who should have headed it up, Cabinet Secretary Simon Case was AT THE F***ING PARTIES in question
So it was very important that Johnson appointed someone who had a reputation for being completely impartial and honest. Do you understand anything about any aspect of what's happened in the last 3 and a bit years
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It’s an excellent appointment. Anyone personally selected by the Liar-PM and then capable of plunging the knife in to him will not flinch at cutting the throats of trouble makers like Corbyn.She was appointed to head up the enquiry because the person who should have headed it up, Cabinet Secretary Simon Case was AT THE F***ING PARTIES in question
So it was very important that Johnson appointed someone who had a reputation for being impartial and honest. Do you understand anything about any aspect of what's happened in the last 3 and a bit years
I'm not a viewer, having only seen the odd clip, but I was under the impression that much of their output was opinion led rather than a traditional news broadcast. Culture wars and COVID conspiracies doesn't sound like a news report.
Rdodge30
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Tories howling …. and if the roles were reversed then Labour would be howling just exactly the same!
However her fate is in the hands of the PM:
The rules state: "All Permanent Secretaries, including Second Permanent Secretaries, will be subject to a minimum waiting period of three months and up to two years between leaving paid Civil Service employment and taking up an outside appointment or employment.
However her fate is in the hands of the PM:
The rules state: "All Permanent Secretaries, including Second Permanent Secretaries, will be subject to a minimum waiting period of three months and up to two years between leaving paid Civil Service employment and taking up an outside appointment or employment.
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couldnt think of anyone more detached from the realities of Burnley council estate residents, than a public school prefect married to a billionaire.
He's going beyond John Major 1997 levels of wipeout.
No cost of living crisis in the Sunak household and having the ignominy of shopping in Waitrose when Fortnum and Mason run out of your favourite Wild boar with Apricot and pistacchio pate is as near as he gets to understanding real struggles.
I dont think he'll be PM at the election, the Tories who are pretty efficient at knifing their own, wont walk into electoral suicide without another night of the long knives. If the polls are still like this come Autumn, fishy Rishy will be ousted.
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It’s increasingly hard to tell these days when something is frothing gibberish and when it’s a parody of frothing gibberish. I’m genuinely stumped on this one.
You haven't read the room, have you?
What are you talking about? The conservative PM has no role in the appointment of staff by the labour party.
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Politics, these days, seems to revolve around self interest rather than whats best for the country being served. Is there a country in the World that has a Government that the majority of people can say they are happy with and proud of? I think even Switzerland are wobbling at the moment.
Braggfan
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Im not sure how Boris was "stitched up here". The inquiry had little impact on him as he basically ignored the findings anyway.
His ultimate resignation was caused by the cabinet resignations following on from a different scandal entirely.
His ultimate resignation was caused by the cabinet resignations following on from a different scandal entirely.
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Dr. No
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No.
jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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Yes that's why he had a downfall, not because of a sexual assault case that he joked about involving a senior member of his own staff.
- Jul 10, 2003
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Unfortunately he may have, as there are a huge number of rules, regulations, checks, security checks and various other hoops that you have to agree and sign up to, to if you want to be a senior civil servant.
Interestingly enough, none of these rules, regulations or security checks apply if you want to be an MP, Minister of State, or even Prime Minister
Ho, ho, good one mate
Sue Gray was appointed by the government to run a report, the terms of reference of which were set by Boris Johnson himself.
Sue Gray investigation | Institute for Government
Boris Johnson announced an investigation into allegations that Christmas parties in November and December 2020 broke the government’s own Covid rules.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Anti Labour when Corbyn was in charge - “Momentum will turn us into a woke North Korea”
Anti Labour when Starmer appoints a government official with years of experience not from the far left - “Boris was stitched up”.
Do you get all your best ideas in the middle of the night?
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What I find interesting, is that the individual who has investigated what has been going on at Downing Street over the past few years is clearly so horrified by what she’s seen, she’s willing to publicly indicate that change is needed by accepting a political job that will move her from impartial to having “picked a side.”
She will be fully aware of the furore such a move will cause, but it sends a clear message that what she’s found is absolutely rotten.
She will be fully aware of the furore such a move will cause, but it sends a clear message that what she’s found is absolutely rotten.