Benjamin_Nevis Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Johnston Press in administration and the possibility of the Hootsmon closing down. That would be a sad loss to the Tories and their chums. Glorious. My fiancee freelanced for local papers years ago. When Johnston Press took over they absolutely nosedived in quality, staff and freelancers struggled to get paid etc. ETA: I see some sort of "rescue" package is in process. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46243622 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, jupe1407 said: Glorious. My fiancee freelanced for local papers years ago. When Johnston Press took over they absolutely nosedived in quality, staff and freelancers struggled to get paid etc. ETA: I see some sort of "rescue" package is in process. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46243622 Sounds like the CEO keeps his job with the help of hedgefunders raiding the pension pot. Is Craig Whyte involved? Edited November 17, 2018 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Sounds like the CEO keeps his job with the help of hedgefunders raiding the pension pot. Is Craig Whyte involved?Aye, assisted by Calum Melville [emoji38] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 On 17/11/2018 at 10:55, Suspect Device said: Not really sure the government doesn't know about poverty. More likely that it doesn't care. Have you met Tories? They genuinely seem to think anyone in poverty either has themselves to blame or that "it's not real poverty" because they still have a mobile phone or shoes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 There's also the matter of Tories actively working against the poor in any way they can. They know poverty exists, and they know that they only make it worse, and they actively try and do that as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-46258584 Bought for £320K Never used Sold for £11K Boris should be banned from public office for wasting public money not pushing to be PM Boris Johnson's unused water cannon sold for scrap at £300k loss 41 minutes ago Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share Image copyright Reuters Image caption The machines were bought by Mr Johnson from Germany in 2014 - crucially before their use had been licensed on the UK mainland Three water cannon bought and refurbished for more than £320,000 while Boris Johnson was London Mayor have been sold for £11,000. The vehicles were bought by Mr Johnson as crowd-control weapons following the 2011 riots. They were sold for £11,025 to Nottinghamshire-based Reclamations (Ollerton) Ltd who will dismantle them and export the parts. Current Mayor Sadiq Khan said "we have managed to finally get rid of them". The vehicles were bought by Mr Johnson from Germany in 2014 - before their use had been licensed on the UK mainland. Then-Home Secretary Theresa May banned their use in riot situations in 2015, and later used the purchase to ridicule Mr Johnson in the Tory leadership race after David Cameron resigned. Image copyright Reuters Image caption London's three water cannon were bought and refurbished for more than £320,000 They cost £322,000 to purchase second-hand and then refit. Costs included £32,004 for low emission zone compliance, £19,035 for re-painting, £3,109 for signage, and £970 for the fitting of radios and CD players. Mr Khan said: "For too long, London taxpayers have had to bear the brunt of Boris Johnson's appalling botched water cannon deal. This has been another waste of taxpayers' money by Boris Johnson. "I am pleased we have managed to finally get rid of them and I made an election promise to Londoners that I would claw back as much of this cash as possible, and pump it into helping young people at risk of being affected by crime and giving them better life opportunities." Unused London water cannon to be sold Unused water cannon location revealed Blinded man warns against water cannon The sale was announced as details were revealed of 72 youth projects that will receive the latest round of grants from the Young Londoners Fund. The schemes, which are aimed at diverting young people away from crime, will receive a share of £13.2m. The projects include the Ben Kinsella Trust, Redthread and Football Beyond Borders Mr Johnson is yet to comment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 38 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-46258584 Bought for £320K Never used Sold for £11K Boris should be banned from public office for wasting public money not pushing to be PM.. No he shouldn’t be banned from public office. If his constituents still want to elect him after this farce they have that right. His constituents should be more pissed off over his bolds claims about the Heathrow expansion which he renaged on by fucking off abroad during the vote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 59 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: They cost £322,000 to purchase second-hand and then refit. Costs included £32,004 for low emission zone compliance, £19,035 for re-painting, £3,109 for signage, and £970 for the fitting of radios and CD players. Suggestions for bangin' choons to drown rioters to? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 41 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: Suggestions for bangin' choons to drown rioters to? Why does it always rain on me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 4 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: Suggestions for bangin' choons to drown rioters to? Phil Collins. Favourite artist of Patrick Bateman and Steven Gerrard. Threatened to leave the UK if Labour got in 1997. All round right wing banger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 No he shouldn’t be banned from public office. If his constituents still want to elect him after this farce they have that right. His constituents should be more pissed off over his bolds claims about the Heathrow expansion which he renaged on by fucking off abroad during the vote. Or his bold claims on £350 million a week for the NHS . . . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 17/11/2018 at 20:56, doulikefish said: With all the goings on just in case anybody missed this fwiw Richard Alston was a senior minister in a right-wing Australian government. Certainly not any kind of leftie/libtard/snowflake playing partisan politics with this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 On 11/20/2018 at 00:09, Arabdownunder said: fwiw Richard Alston was a senior minister in a right-wing Australian government. Certainly not any kind of leftie/libtard/snowflake playing partisan politics with this. Amber Rudd doesn't like it https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/19/amber-rudd-un-poverty-report-return-frontline-politics https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/amber-rudd-dwp-work-and-pensions-benefits-hastings-drink-drugs-friends-a8640841.html Fucking tories. I'd happily see these c***s herded into pits and machine-gunned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 How Populist are you? https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/nov/21/how-populist-are-you-quiz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 34 minutes ago, welshbairn said: How Populist are you? https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/nov/21/how-populist-are-you-quiz People who take that quiz should be: A Shot B Imprisoned indefinitly C Deported (even if they come from here) D Disappeared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-46289456 Childish nonsense like this doesn't do the SNP any favours and I hope NS gives her arse a good booting.............. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Granny Danger said: People who take that quiz should be: I was going to take the quiz then I saw they had Obama to the left of Evo Morales. The "reader funded" Guardian is hilarious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I can't get the quiz to work. But, anyway, the monarchist Guardian can get fucked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NotThePars Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 *pretends to be shocked* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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