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Meanwhile, the tory party has had three female prime ministers
I'd say two and one vegetable, who lost a race as to who would last the longest, to another vegetable.
#revoltToTechnocracy
COVID tsar Patrick Vallance appointed UK science minister
The scientific adviser who graced UK televisions with nightly updates during the COVID-19 pandemic has been appointed as the country’s science minister. He is a clinical researcher and former head of research and development at drug firm GlaxoSmithKline
Vallance’s appointment, as a scientist who is not a Member of Parliament (MP) and who has no ministerial experience, seems to be a first for the science ministry.
Vallance will serve under Peter Kyle, MP for Hove, who was appointed secretary of state for science, innovation and technology on 5 July and has a seat in the Cabinet. The secretary has been an aid worker and has a PhD in community economic development.
Alongside Vallance, Starmer has appointed other external experts to ministerial posts. James Timpson, a business leader and former chair of the London-based charity the Prison Reform Trust, becomes prisons minister, and Richard Hermer, a lawyer with expertise in international law and human rights, becomes attorney-general, the government’s chief legal adviser. Because they have not been elected as MPs, all will be given peerages, which will allow them to sit in the House of Lords, the upper house of UK parliament, and serve as ministers.
COVID tsar Patrick Vallance appointed UK science minister
The scientific adviser who graced UK televisions with nightly updates during the COVID-19 pandemic has been appointed as the country’s science minister. He is a clinical researcher and former head of research and development at drug firm GlaxoSmithKline
Vallance’s appointment, as a scientist who is not a Member of Parliament (MP) and who has no ministerial experience, seems to be a first for the science ministry.
Vallance will serve under Peter Kyle, MP for Hove, who was appointed secretary of state for science, innovation and technology on 5 July and has a seat in the Cabinet. The secretary has been an aid worker and has a PhD in community economic development.
Alongside Vallance, Starmer has appointed other external experts to ministerial posts. James Timpson, a business leader and former chair of the London-based charity the Prison Reform Trust, becomes prisons minister, and Richard Hermer, a lawyer with expertise in international law and human rights, becomes attorney-general, the government’s chief legal adviser. Because they have not been elected as MPs, all will be given peerages, which will allow them to sit in the House of Lords, the upper house of UK parliament, and serve as ministers.
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Listened to it and she's a liar, there were multiple consultations, she's just angry because she has a personal animus against trans people
And the Tory party has several ministers of colour, which as someone said (I think it was Jonathan Pie), the Tory party is all in favour of diversity, provided you're just as corrupt, cruel, venal and vindictive as they are.
Joanna Cherry lying? About trans rights? My goodness who could've ever forseen this turn of events.
One more non-controversial thing to note about her getting free coverage in a mainstream news article: she lost her seat. Hopefully she'll take this as a sign to focus more on her would-be constituents rather than her personal ideological crusades.
It's mentioned on the Wikipedia page of her fellow SNP MP (and lesbian), Mhairi Black, that apparently the two of them had a blazing row about drag queens in primary schools, because Joanna Cherry is seemingly totally unused to the concept of pantomime dames as well.
It sounds like it had some odd behaviour on twitter. If someone blocks you it is trivial to tell, right? You just open a private window and see if you can see more posts. How can grown ups be arguing about who is friends with who on social media?
Joanna Cherry and Mhairi Black clash in 'chaotic' SNP Westminster meeting
Ms Black is said to have confronted her SNP colleague for not coming to her defence when she was subject to criticism for the incident at Glencoats Primary in Paisley last month.
Reports suggest that Ms Black accused Ms Cherry of “trolling” her on Twitter and blocked her from seeing her tweets. A source close to Ms Cherry denied this was the case.
Social media matters when discussing elected representatives, imo.
That aside, nowadays I don't believe you can. At least that's what Twitter says. It looks like you still can on Firefox Incognito at least. Certainly, back in 2020 you could.
However the phrasing of accusation is likely dependent on a) legal turns of phrase (similar to "accused" prior to a conviction) and / or b) The Herald's own leanings (it professes neutrality but some actions (backing a "no" vote r.e. independence and the leanings of its columists) suggest otherwise). Probably more a) than b) as b) wouldn't be something to sensibly speculate on in the same legal context as a).
Cloud_Strife
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Remember, she cares about women's rights, unless those women are victims of her previous boss Alex Salmond who's been credibly accused of rape, who she's more than happy to throw under the bus in support of him
Well, we've passed 1700 posts and finally have a new government. Time for a new thread!
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