UK Politics VI - Will Britain Steir to Karmer Waters?
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EnglishEdward
Deity
There are individuals, parties and policies.
A party may have policies, but a party is not a person; and it is individual people that have opinions.
Supporting an individual candidate such as Joe Biden or Kamal Harris is not a policy.
A party may have policies, but a party is not a person; and it is individual people that have opinions.
Supporting an individual candidate such as Joe Biden or Kamal Harris is not a policy.
So, a few Labour Party supporters going to the US raises eyebrows, but a sitting MP floating around in Trump's orbit and offering to serve as his official go-between doesn't? This is just "if there's a stick, beat Labour with it" as usual.
Senethro
Overlord
I can kind of see it. Its more ok for the Labour party to assist the Democrats, but its kinda less ok for the government of UK, which is currently the Labour party, to "interfere".
So it depends where you can draw the lines.
So it depends where you can draw the lines.
EnglishEdward
Deity
I cannot speak for you, but Nigel Farage' meddling in US politics raises my eyebrows.
EnglishEdward
Deity
There may be a few more departures in the UK
Archbishop of Canterbury: Bishop urges Justin Welby to resign amid Church abuse scandal
Justin Welby said he should have more rigorously followed up the details of John Smyth's abuse in 2013.
www.bbc.co.uk
Gary Lineker: BBC Match of the Day host to leave at end of season
The broadcaster has hosted the corporation's flagship football show Match of the Day since 1999.
www.bbc.co.uk
EnglishEdward
Deity
Football existed before Gary Lineker.
EnglishEdward
Deity
The Archbishop has resigned:
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over Church abuse scandal - live updates
He says he takes "personal and institutional responsibility" after a report found the Church of England covered up "abhorrent" abuse.
www.bbc.co.uk
What sort of people do they get for this job?
Undercover police officer accused of setting fire to Debenhams store in 1987
New evidence has emerged to suggest that an undercover police officer set fire to a high street department store while posing as a committed animal rights activist, causing damage worth £340,000, a public inquiry has heard.
The accusation against Bob Lambert, who also fathered a child while undercover and later became a senior police officer, is contained in testimony from one of the conspirators in the arson plot.
At the undercover policing inquiry on Wednesday, Paul Gravett, an activist, admitted for the first time that he was part of the coordinated plot, even though he has never been prosecuted for his role in it.
Questions had previously been raised in parliament about Lambert’s involvement in the arson attack – which he has always denied. Gravett’s testimony, after years of silence, has been described by David Barr, the inquiry’s barrister, as “particularly striking”.
Four other witnesses have alleged to the inquiry that Lambert participated in the conspiracy.
The inquiry, led by the retired judge John Mitting, is examining the conduct of about 140 undercover police officers who spied on more than 1,000 political groups over more than four decades.
Lambert is a key, and controversial, figure in the covert operations. He fathered a child with an activist, known as Jacqui, during his covert deployment, then disappeared from her life and left her to bring up their son alone. Jacqui discovered the truth more than two decades later, leaving her devastated and traumatised.
While undercover in the 1980s, Lambert had at least three other intimate relationships with women without disclosing that he was part of a secret Scotland Yard unit that infiltrated political campaigns. Lambert’s managers saw his deployment as an outstanding success: he was awarded a commendation for gathering information to arrest campaigners.
In the 1990s, he helped run the secret unit while many of its undercover officers deceived women into relationships.
Undercover police officer accused of setting fire to Debenhams store in 1987
New evidence has emerged to suggest that an undercover police officer set fire to a high street department store while posing as a committed animal rights activist, causing damage worth £340,000, a public inquiry has heard.
The accusation against Bob Lambert, who also fathered a child while undercover and later became a senior police officer, is contained in testimony from one of the conspirators in the arson plot.
At the undercover policing inquiry on Wednesday, Paul Gravett, an activist, admitted for the first time that he was part of the coordinated plot, even though he has never been prosecuted for his role in it.
Questions had previously been raised in parliament about Lambert’s involvement in the arson attack – which he has always denied. Gravett’s testimony, after years of silence, has been described by David Barr, the inquiry’s barrister, as “particularly striking”.
Four other witnesses have alleged to the inquiry that Lambert participated in the conspiracy.
The inquiry, led by the retired judge John Mitting, is examining the conduct of about 140 undercover police officers who spied on more than 1,000 political groups over more than four decades.
Lambert is a key, and controversial, figure in the covert operations. He fathered a child with an activist, known as Jacqui, during his covert deployment, then disappeared from her life and left her to bring up their son alone. Jacqui discovered the truth more than two decades later, leaving her devastated and traumatised.
While undercover in the 1980s, Lambert had at least three other intimate relationships with women without disclosing that he was part of a secret Scotland Yard unit that infiltrated political campaigns. Lambert’s managers saw his deployment as an outstanding success: he was awarded a commendation for gathering information to arrest campaigners.
In the 1990s, he helped run the secret unit while many of its undercover officers deceived women into relationships.
The police? The best job in the world™ (at least if you believe Hollywood propaganda) so the solution is to put the worst scum available on the job.
Some in Britain are acting like they are a meaningful power globally.
It's not Thebes. Likely not even (Peloponnesian War) Macedonia. Certainly not Corinth. Maybe a beefed-up Megara? ^^
(it fits more on the other team, power-wise, as one of the minor Ionian states fully controlled by Athens)
