EnglishEdward
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Nothing, but it may impact whether people would get out of bed to vote for him.
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Nothing, but it may impact whether people would get out of bed to vote for him.
MrCynical
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Ah - pity. His wiki article doesn't actually mention his sexuality, nor have I seen it mentioned anywhere. Indeed it's low profile enough you have to go digging for a passing reference to his husband. Almost gave you credit for a good typo there. Disappointing.
You are suggesting he was picked for his role mainly because being openly homosexual will have a positive impact in the polls?
EnglishEdward
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@ Aiken Drumn
Thank you.
If it had been a decent length article, I doubt that I would have noticed that detail.
The first referenced article in that short wikipedia entry implies that he was put
in as a candidate by Labour central office instead of a local person.
While some may argue that the candidates' sexuality is or ought to be irrelevant, I note
that both by elections were caused by sitting MPs getting into trouble with their sexuality.
Thank you.
If it had been a decent length article, I doubt that I would have noticed that detail.
The first referenced article in that short wikipedia entry implies that he was put
in as a candidate by Labour central office instead of a local person.
While some may argue that the candidates' sexuality is or ought to be irrelevant, I note
that both by elections were caused by sitting MPs getting into trouble with their sexuality.
Senethro
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Sexual misconduct is not sexual orientation.
I do wonder whether there is some sort of deal in place between the higher ups. Wakefield is obviously a Labour seat not a liberal one. But Tiverton was a bit more interesting. Liberals after all came 3rd in the last election, so why Liberals and not Labour? Is it because historically the liberals have been the second party?
EnglishEdward
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No.
And it really does not matter what I conflate (or do not conflate), because I do not live in
either of those constituencies; but some of the Wakefield voters might have done.
As said before Simon Lightfoot got 13,166 in 2022, less than Mary Creagh 17,925 in 2019.
And I was exploring the question as to why that is so.
Well the Liberal democrats nearly won there in 1997, so there may be something in that.
People lose interest in elections and want to have as little hassle with government as possible.
Also there's growing disinterest in such a polity as the British one which is reaching (again I refer to H.G. Wells) a point where it just cannot justify why it should require any additional effort of its subjects who are not, in even a nominal sense of the word, citizens.
Join the PIE!
Andy Burnham wants Labour to support PR.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...sedgntp&cvid=180229258b4b4d69bcfb9fce450fc056
I suspect that'll be too radical for Keir.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...sedgntp&cvid=180229258b4b4d69bcfb9fce450fc056
I suspect that'll be too radical for Keir.
AB is either slowly campaigning for future leadership attempt, or he is the current guy employed to distract us by saying what we want to hear from the left, without having any power to actually follow through. It's frustrating. KS is not a good leader.
Charlie on the take
UK’s Prince Charles received $3.2m from former Qatar PM
UK’s Prince Charles received $3.2m from former Qatar PM
The United Kingdom’s Prince Charles allegedly received one million euros ($1m) in a suitcase for his charity from a former prime minister of Qatar, British newspaper the Sunday Times reported
The cash was one of three payments received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani between 2011 and 2015 totalling about three million euros ($3.2m), the newspaper reported on Sunday.
The cash was one of three payments received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani between 2011 and 2015 totalling about three million euros ($3.2m), the newspaper reported on Sunday.
I wish I was slipped briefcases if money.
The Graun says:
So
1) it is still something of value given in exchange for something. In the case of anybody else it would already have triggered an investigation by law enforcement.
2) the Windsors are only a couple of reigns away from when they literally were the heads of the biggest drug cartel in the world.
“A million dollars in cash stuffed into Fortnum and Mason bags, or shoved into a holdall or a suitcase, and handed over behind closed doors. This is what one might expect from a South American drug baron, not the heir to the British throne. It seems there are no lengths Charles will not go to get money for his good causes.”
So
1) it is still something of value given in exchange for something. In the case of anybody else it would already have triggered an investigation by law enforcement.
2) the Windsors are only a couple of reigns away from when they literally were the heads of the biggest drug cartel in the world.
Woman charged with perverting course of justice told to represent herself in legal first
A woman accused of perverting the course of justice in a murder trial has been told she must represent herself in court because there is no available barrister, in what is thought to be a legal first.
Mamadou Faal has been charged with murder, and three others are charged with perverting the course of justice. One of them is Elishah Anderson, who has pleaded not guilty. She was unhappy with her barrister and was told he would not be able to continue representing her after she expressed her dissatisfaction.
However, due to industrial action, no other barrister can accept the case. With no replacement found, Judge Peter Rook QC has told Anderson, 40, that she must represent herself.
While defendants can choose to represent themselves if they wish, senior lawyers have told the Guardian they believe this is the first time a defendant has been ordered to represent him or herself without being given a choice.
Antonia Kim Charles of MTC Solicitors, Anderson's legal representative, expressed concern about her client being told to represent herself in court.
"My client has a right to representation and to equality of arms. Both of these things are enshrined in human rights law. This is a complex case involving thousands of pages of evidence and my client's liberty is ultimately at stake," she said.
Hesham Puri, president of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association (LCCSA), warned that, if ministers do not address the underfunding of legal aid, more defendants could find themselves in Anderson's situation.
"It's terrible, of course, for everyone involved in the trial, but this is the reality of how action in the courts bites," he said. "As far as I understand it, this is the first time a defendant has had to carry on with their case, regardless of whether they wish to, without legal representation - and are in the position they must then represent themselves."
He added: "This should serve as a wake-up call for how badly broken our courts system has become and the pressure to clear record court backlogs. It may not be the last time."
Mamadou Faal has been charged with murder, and three others are charged with perverting the course of justice. One of them is Elishah Anderson, who has pleaded not guilty. She was unhappy with her barrister and was told he would not be able to continue representing her after she expressed her dissatisfaction.
However, due to industrial action, no other barrister can accept the case. With no replacement found, Judge Peter Rook QC has told Anderson, 40, that she must represent herself.
While defendants can choose to represent themselves if they wish, senior lawyers have told the Guardian they believe this is the first time a defendant has been ordered to represent him or herself without being given a choice.
Antonia Kim Charles of MTC Solicitors, Anderson's legal representative, expressed concern about her client being told to represent herself in court.
"My client has a right to representation and to equality of arms. Both of these things are enshrined in human rights law. This is a complex case involving thousands of pages of evidence and my client's liberty is ultimately at stake," she said.
Hesham Puri, president of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association (LCCSA), warned that, if ministers do not address the underfunding of legal aid, more defendants could find themselves in Anderson's situation.
"It's terrible, of course, for everyone involved in the trial, but this is the reality of how action in the courts bites," he said. "As far as I understand it, this is the first time a defendant has had to carry on with their case, regardless of whether they wish to, without legal representation - and are in the position they must then represent themselves."
He added: "This should serve as a wake-up call for how badly broken our courts system has become and the pressure to clear record court backlogs. It may not be the last time."
EnglishEdward
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Two thoughts:
(a) (I am entitled to free legal representation. I demand a barrister. I am appointed a barrister. I sack the barrister. I am entitled to free legal representation) repeat ~ = not allowed.
(b) Elishah Anderson: = Agency staff
(a) (I am entitled to free legal representation. I demand a barrister. I am appointed a barrister. I sack the barrister. I am entitled to free legal representation) repeat ~ = not allowed.
(b) Elishah Anderson: = Agency staff
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