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Government has announced changes to the "Retained EU Legislation Bill" without informing Parliament directly.
1. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…
2. gov.uk/government/new…
(Thanks @stellacreasy)
#wato #bbcpm
1. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…
2. gov.uk/government/new…
(Thanks @stellacreasy)
#wato #bbcpm
@stellacreasy They've reimplemented the REUL dashboard using a diffrent platform?
But still no links from it to the retained legislation, let alone the changed legislation, which might actually have made it of more than passing interest.
#bbcpm
But still no links from it to the retained legislation, let alone the changed legislation, which might actually have made it of more than passing interest.
#bbcpm
Extraordinary stat via #WATO: in 2008, when oil prices peaked at $144/barrel, no one in Britain paid more than 120p per litre of petrol. Today, oil price is $113 but pump prices 186p litre. Difference is collapse in sterling from $2 to $1.20. Welcome to the Brexit.
Extraordinary stat in BoE minutes: the sterling effective exchange rate is down 2.5 percent since last MPC meeting *five weeks* ago. No wonder it's raised inflation forecast to 11 percent. Makes decision to hike by just 0.25ppt, a day after Fed hike by 0.75ppt look even odder.
Another remarkable stat from BoE: Core goods price inflation rose to 8.0% in UK in April, compared to 3.8% in euro area and 6.4% in US. What on earth could have happened to the UK to drive inflation to such uniquely ruinous levels? BoE too timid to say the word.
"The British values of civility, dialogue & mutual respect would usually suggest a different approach to disagree or address differences with someone with whom the government has had a sustained relationship for over a decade" - @qariasim on #wato
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
The Imam heard about Dept's letter of dismissal from the media, then finding it online on their website. No Minister, official or adviser made any contact pre-publication, nor did they even send the senior faith leader a copy of their (unsigned, undated) letter addressed to him
A lot of people in faith and civic society say that was extremely poor behaviour by government
This critical challenge to the Imam from Archbishop Cranmer, agreeing with the govt decision, says he was treated shoddily and without respect or courtesy
archbishopcranmer.com/the-censorious…
This critical challenge to the Imam from Archbishop Cranmer, agreeing with the govt decision, says he was treated shoddily and without respect or courtesy
archbishopcranmer.com/the-censorious…
Good grief - not another one
#PartyGate #BorisLiedBritonsDied @LBC #bbcwato #wato #SueGrayReport @metpoliceuk
#PartyGate #BorisLiedBritonsDied @LBC #bbcwato #wato #SueGrayReport @metpoliceuk
@LBC @metpoliceuk So the Sunday Times is confident that Johnson's party both broke the law and Johnson has no defence, but he wasn't fined for it nor did @metpoliceuk or #SueGray investigate it.
Sounds legit.
#bbcwato #PartyGate #wato #ToryCorruption
Sounds legit.
#bbcwato #PartyGate #wato #ToryCorruption
Really hard listening to World At One #wato the mother of a teenage girl who developed anorexia during lockdown, was admitted to hospital spring 2021 where, due to covid, she spent 8 weeks in a hospital bed with no visitors and her condition worsened. So shocking
There will be hundreds if not thousands of stories like this. Her mother said she started extreme exercising because, when everything else was taken away due to lockdown, it was the only thing she could control
If I were @BorisJohnson @sajidjavid @RishiSunak I would spend hundreds of millions on child's mental health, right now. Otherwise it will cost the NHS billions in dealing with their problems in future years.
Boris Johnson, the Conservative party, and the Vote Leave campaign are traitors.
#Russia #PutinsPuppets
#Russia #PutinsPuppets
Hello! It’s Thursday. Which means it’s time for another #ThursdayThread
Any guesses what it’s about this week?
That’s right, the #InternalMarketBill
If you found it all a bit confusing, you’re in the right place – here’s everything you need in one thread
Any guesses what it’s about this week?
That’s right, the #InternalMarketBill
If you found it all a bit confusing, you’re in the right place – here’s everything you need in one thread
Want to know what the #InternalMarketBill means for #NorthernIreland?
Our senior fellow @hayward_katy explains in a 2-min video
ukandeu.ac.uk/video-audio/ho…
Our senior fellow @hayward_katy explains in a 2-min video
ukandeu.ac.uk/video-audio/ho…
For those who prefer things in writing, @hayward_katy also wrote a short piece for @BelTel
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/brexi…
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/brexi…
“I do think there needs to be some additional governance beyond just our company making all the decisions” Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg tells Radio 4's #WATO
The rules around political campaigning online are almost non-existent, putting democracy at risk
electoral-reform.org.uk/reining-in-the…
The rules around political campaigning online are almost non-existent, putting democracy at risk
electoral-reform.org.uk/reining-in-the…
We've identified at least 16 loopholes in electoral rules when it comes to online politics, leaving elections open to dark ads, disinformation and dodgy donations electoral-reform.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
The social media giants can still do much more to tackle the threats to democratic debate. E.g. their online ad archives are patchy and often deeply flawed electoral-reform.org.uk/lies-damned-li…
Boris Johnson's #Covid19 response is a study in "dither and delay".
"Britain was given a head start to tackle the coronavirus as it spread through other countries.
Much of that time has been wasted"
@LBC #c4news #bbcaq #Newsnight
"Britain was given a head start to tackle the coronavirus as it spread through other countries.
Much of that time has been wasted"
@LBC #c4news #bbcaq #Newsnight
All 'journalists' who repeatedly told us Boris Johnson was "following the science", even tho' his actions contradicted those of almost every other nation, & criticism of him was biased & insincere:
You were wrong, & 1000s will now likely die because of it
You were wrong, & 1000s will now likely die because of it
++BREAKING++
Boris Johnson’s sister believes the Prime Minister may be losing control of his behavior because he’s coming “under intense pressure from the people who have invested billions in shorting the £ & British economy for a no deal Brexit”.
Incredible. Staggering.
Boris Johnson’s sister believes the Prime Minister may be losing control of his behavior because he’s coming “under intense pressure from the people who have invested billions in shorting the £ & British economy for a no deal Brexit”.
Incredible. Staggering.
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Just now from interview in BBC radio 4 #WATO. Link to follow.
Rachel Johnson, the Prime Minister’s sister, believes her brother may be cracking under the intense pressure of the billionaires shorting the £ & UK economy on understanding they’ll be a no deal brexit.
Wow.
Just now from interview in BBC radio 4 #WATO. Link to follow.
Rachel Johnson, the Prime Minister’s sister, believes her brother may be cracking under the intense pressure of the billionaires shorting the £ & UK economy on understanding they’ll be a no deal brexit.
Wow.
Here’s the full BBC program with Rachel Johnson on her brother the Prime Minister.
Stunning.
🎩 tip @Jim_Cornelius
Stunning.
🎩 tip @Jim_Cornelius
Sajid Javid says prorogation of parliament would be "trashing democracy"
@lbc #c4news #newsnight #r4today
@lbc #c4news #newsnight #r4today
In June 2019 Amber Rudd said Boris Johnson proroguing parliament would be outrageous and ridiculous
@lbc #c4news #Newsnight #r4today #bbcpm #PoliticsLive #bbcaq
@lbc #c4news #Newsnight #r4today #bbcpm #PoliticsLive #bbcaq
And here's secretary of state for health and Johnson lickspittle, Matt Hancock, saying prorogation would go against "everything that those men who waded onto those beaches fought and died for"
@lbc #c4news
#wato #Newsnight #r4today #bbcaq #politicslive
@lbc #c4news
#wato #Newsnight #r4today #bbcaq #politicslive
More threatening to a desired no-deal Brexit would be an amendable emergency Commons motion, giving Parliament control of the order paper.
As Joe Moor, No 10 director of legislative affairs until last month, has just told #WATO
Hope I quoted you correctly @jp_moor?
More Old Bailey Sophistry from Codpiece Cox admitting that in order that today's vote is NOT an attempt to repeat #MV2 (to comply with Speaker Bercow's re-iteration of 1604 convention) it is also NOT a #MV in sense of #EUWA18 Section 13.1.b
#BBCpc #EUWAdebate #VictoriaLIVE #LBC
#BBCpc #EUWAdebate #VictoriaLIVE #LBC
Attempt by Codpiece Cox to scare House into voting in a #MeaninglessVote for #WA (only) solely to secure the offered (actually only technical) extension of #BrexitDay from Apr 12 to May 22 sans guarantee of any other extension. Sophistry.
#BBCpc #EUWAdebate #VictoriaLIVE #LBC
#BBCpc #EUWAdebate #VictoriaLIVE #LBC
Of course, if the House falls for Codpiece Cox's scare tactics, none of this will figure in future utterances by #TheresaMay's #Brexihadis - the headlines will scream 'Parliament approves #Brexit arrangements' (sans qualification or caveat).
#BBCpc #EUWAdebate
#VictoriaLIVE #LBC
#BBCpc #EUWAdebate
#VictoriaLIVE #LBC
On #wato, Matthew Parris keeps raising a General Election as a way out of this.
How on earth will a General Election (clue's in the "General") solve *one specific* issue on which both parties are split?
How on earth will a General Election (clue's in the "General") solve *one specific* issue on which both parties are split?
Sarah Montague and Tom Newton Dunn steer back to a 2nd Referendum but Parris sticks with a GE. #wato
It's so dumb and such a waste of time, May will probably go for it.
Welcome to the #Metpolice
justlivewithit.co.uk/metpolice/blog…
#skynews #TargetedIndividual #bbcnews #coverup #c4news #worldnews #euronews #conspiracy #news #ukgov #theresamay #LBC
justlivewithit.co.uk/metpolice/blog…
#skynews #TargetedIndividual #bbcnews #coverup #c4news #worldnews #euronews #conspiracy #news #ukgov #theresamay #LBC
It's a criminal offence to falsifying a legal instrument. But if the #MetPolice / #LBRUT do it, then there is not even an investigation. 12 years of silence. Evidence to prove it - ukcoverup.com/search-warrant-
#skynews #lbc #theresamay #uk #bbcnews #coverup #c4news #worldnews #ukgov
#skynews #lbc #theresamay #uk #bbcnews #coverup #c4news #worldnews #ukgov
Welcome to the #Metpolice who also changed & falsified my arrest details. Have a look at the evidence here ukcoverup.com/arrest-details as it's all easy to prove & that's why it's never addressed
#R4today #corruption #coverup #leadership #values #corevalues #bbcnews #skynews #itvnews
#R4today #corruption #coverup #leadership #values #corevalues #bbcnews #skynews #itvnews
“The Vote Leave Campaign Committee will meet weekly to set the campaign strategy for Vote Leave” #wato #Gove
BBC Radio Word at one #wato had this absolutely ludicrous interview with Christopher Montgomery MP. It's so bat-shit crazy, I've transcribed it below. 16.20 in on this link if you don't believe me, and I can see why you wouldn't.... bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09…
Interviewer: "Christopher Montgomerie - though a conservative now was until recently the DUP's chief of staff at Westminster he joins me now Mr Montgomerie, is it fair to say with reference to this document "never, never, never"?
CM: "absolutely, it's dead on arrival"
Interviewer:"is there anything worth discussing within the document as far as you think the DUP might be concerned?
Interviewer:"is there anything worth discussing within the document as far as you think the DUP might be concerned?
