Cringeworthy & embarrassing that.
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Cringeworthy & embarrassing that.
Hope the family get the answers to their questions.
Family to bring private prosecution against Dominic Raab
"Foreign secretary did not have authority to allow driver of car that killed 19-year-old to return to US, relatives say
They claim that Raab did not have the authority to allow Anne Sacoolas to return to the United States after the incident, while there was an ongoing police investigation and while the issue of her diplomatic immunity had not been resolved. They also allege that Raab misled parliament in statements he made about Sacoolas’s return to the US.
A private prosecution, brought by individuals rather than the Crown Prosecution Service or another public body, is highly unusual. The family argue that the actions of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) amount to misconduct in public office, and perverting the course of justice".
Family to bring private prosecution against Dominic Raab
"Foreign secretary did not have authority to allow driver of car that killed 19-year-old to return to US, relatives say
They claim that Raab did not have the authority to allow Anne Sacoolas to return to the United States after the incident, while there was an ongoing police investigation and while the issue of her diplomatic immunity had not been resolved. They also allege that Raab misled parliament in statements he made about Sacoolas’s return to the US.
A private prosecution, brought by individuals rather than the Crown Prosecution Service or another public body, is highly unusual. The family argue that the actions of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) amount to misconduct in public office, and perverting the course of justice".
cooperman
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Does not being happy with a current incumbent of a role depend on being able to name a replacement?
Fact is they're hopelessly out of their depth and that's clear for us all to see.
NilSatisOptimum
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Boris Johnson isn’t fit to lead | The Spectator
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Even The Spectator sticking the boot in now.
A common feature of this period is that many of the trends that were visible before the pandemic have been exacerbated during it. That's true with Johnson as well. Everyone knew he was dishonest and workshy before all of this. Evidence was ample from his journalism days all the way through to his shambolic time as foreign secretary. This pandemic has merely emphasized what an awful leader he is. It's utterly staggering that anyone thought any different tbh.
You would hope this would be a salient lesson for anyone taken in by the grand promises of populists, because their appeal only exists as long as they don't actually have to deliver on their promises. Now is all about delivery and actually doing stuff, and he's bloody awful. Contrast him to a leader who is weak on bluster and big on delivery, such as Merkel, and witness the difference. I know who I'd rather have right now and it's not that self-entitled twazzock.
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I think that's the maximum now, and no proposal to replace the hybrid system (that was functioning) has been made.
NilSatisOptimum
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Just 50 voting, would myself question the validity, surely even the most ardent Tory cannot support such measure... ( But they will) Dangerous times.
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I know it's a bug bear of yours and i completely agree, during this crisis the so called 'strongman' politicians have been completely exposed as the empty vessels they are
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Just noticed that the Guardian have covered it:
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of bungling plans for Commons return
Move to reconvene parliament with no safe voting procedure in place decried as a joke
Rees-Mogg had said MPs would set an example to the rest of the country by voting in person, but in a letter to MPs on Thursday he said this would be impossible, because Public Health England (PHE) had advised that it was unsafe for MPs to be walking through different lobbies to vote.
Despite this, the Commons will sit physically on Tuesday after a week-long recess. It will start at 11.30am rather than 2.30pm to debate a government motion on how to proceed.
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Hugely. There's a significant body of research showing that narcissistic leaders damage the organisations they lead, but that we're tempted by them during crises as they're so confident in their abilities and the likelihood of success. The problem is, their confidence is completely detached from reality and they screw up more often than not. Humility is what we need right now, yet not only do we not have any in the Tory leadership, but Cummings is actively trying to recruit narcissists into the civil service.
It's interesting, as yesterday's fiasco at the daily briefing could easily be construed as Witty and Valance saying they don't want to get drawn into a political maelstrom of the media's making, but I actually think it showed exasperation at the political machinations of the government that are distorting the science-driven approach to this. I don't believe for a second that the behavioral scientists from SAGE that spoke out are on their own, and I strongly suspect they would all prefer the Tories to sod off and let them get on with it.
1930s Germany use of the democratic process and subversion of it, to impose a dictatorship springs to mind. Along with the big lies and censorship to claim 'success' all wrapped in nationalism and exceptionalism - 'best of this in the world and best of that in the world". With an adviser Cummings, who is a very dangerous character with his reactionary views and those around him and in the media. Using the populist adage against the establishment while being part of it, to clear the swamp and shake things up when self created chaos ensues.
Very interesting article. Long
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-ways-to-destroy-democracy/
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I cant see this lot staying in power long Boris is a shambles, give it a year or two and one scandal or another will bring him down.
Tories will ditch him when it suits them.
Tories will ditch him when it suits them.
sorry Bruce to be ghoulish at these harrowing times to be a Tory, but is this the beginning of an end of your special relationship with Peteblue ? Because a dishonest, workshy, weak, self entitled "twazzock" is nowhere near Pete's heroic version of Boris being another Churchillian like statesman and a hero amongst men and mere mortals. lol
NilSatisOptimum
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There was good reason the likes of Davidson Stewart et el vacated the Tory party...
Will read later. However, this where I will judge Starmer and other opposition... They can't do much with current crisis but they can be on the ball with what comes out of this crisis, and it looks our democratic insticts were correct about Johnson, thoroughly unpleasant.
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