[zuriblue]

Monstering an immigration lawyer has expensive consequences. Five figure settlement.

https://freemovement.org.uk/asylum-lawy ... legations/

[Watchman]

Yes, and one that wears a "funny dress"

[Nigredo]

[Admirable Chrichton]

You'd think the free speech warriors at Spiked and the likes of Brendon O'Neill would be all over this story of someone being "cancelled" by an intolerant mob, but they seem to have mysteriously "forgotten" about this story. Funny that.

[Youngian]

The Sun’s signed up to Project Fear. We need a GE on ‘who runs the country?’

[Cyclist]

The last major rail strike was in the 1990s - on John Major's watch.

But of course, the S*n won't want people to remember that shit has always happened under Tory governments.

[Boiler]

The last major rail strike was in the 1990s - on John Major's watch.

But of course, the S*n won't want people to remember that shit has always happened under Tory governments.

If I recall correctly, the first so-called "Summer Of Discontent" was actually in 1989, during the Thatcher era. I remember it well as I was frequently on picket lines at the time. It was at that time you didn't have to give an employer notice of industrial action and thus short "lightning strikes" were common.

[Watchman]

Wonder if Uncle Rupe’s divorce will get any coverage

[Youngian]

Harry’s out of the loop

[Bones McCoy]

Harry’s out of the loop

"Resignation Watch" - what a contemptible bellend Cole is.

[RedSparrows]

Harry’s out of the loop

Oh this is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[Youngian]

The Sun aims it pop gun at Starmer by resurrecting Donkeygate. Voters like mums and donkeys.

[satnav]

I think staff at 'The Sun' have started drinking early this evening. Talking about Sunak's plans to tackle the strikes.

Rishi Sunak will unveil tough new laws to crack down on strikes early in the New Year - but they will not avoid this bout of industrial action.

The PM is understood to have gone cold on proposals to ban ambulance drivers and firefighters from striking.

But he will give ministers Henry VIII Style powers to force public services - like hospitals, the fire brigade and schools - to ensure some staff still work throughout strikes.

I didn't study much medieval history at school but I'm pretty sure there weren't many unionised hospitals and schools in the times of Henry VIII and there was definitely no fire brigade or ambulance service.

[Andy McDandy]

It means "doesn't need to be voted on", AKA statutory instruments. But Henry VIII evokes "off with their heads!".

[satnav]

If the governments arguments are that the strikes are undemocratic tackling them with statutory instruments would be fairly ironic.

[satnav]

It is now looking increasingly likely that the story printed in 'The Sun' about a BBC presenter paying a teenager for explicit images is utter bollox. Why did so many news organisations give so much coverage to this story given that the Sun is a very unreliable source of news? It looks to me that the paper has probably been sitting on the story for a while but then decided to spice it up in the wake of the Philip Schofield story.

[Youngian]

Former Sun editor David Yelland carefully pointed out that the first question he’d ask of this story is whether blackmail had taken place. That shuts down a lot of legal options as to where to take the story. And did the Sun tell the mother to make a police statement before launching this story? Plot thickens.

[AOB]

Any story run by that rag should be given the following caveat by the reader; don't believe it. They were, are and always will be filth.

[Watchman]

I think m’lernd friends may be getting ready for action

[Andy McDandy]

Anything to bash the beeb. Besides, remember the first law of journalism: fill the fucking space. What better than the breathless retelling of the available facts, scattershot with big photos of stars it definitely isn't about?

Clock off early, more time in the pub.