[Andy McDandy]

Nothing showing there - what is it?

[kreuzberger]

Nothing showing there - what is it?

Buggered if I know. Is he stranded at a Welsh railway station?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Sorry, meant to delete as the video wasn't showing.

It was Supertanski (Tan Smith) reporting on the Private Eye story that the chief constable of Manchester is a Tory, spoke at the last Tory conference, invited by Braverman's mob and a mate of Daly.

How do I link to a Youtube tube?

[Abernathy]

I think all you need to do is cut the url of your YouTube vid and just paste the fucker in. Like this :

[Malcolm Armsteen]

OK.
If not, this is her Twitter feed.

Didn't work.
This is the full URL - which part do I delete?

[Samanfur]

Spotted earlier.
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My copy arrived this morning, but I've been too busy in Mummy mode to sit down and read it yet. I'll have a look tomorrow.

[Tubby Isaacs]

My copy arrived this morning, but I've been too busy in Mummy mode to sit down and read it yet. I'll have a look tomorrow.

Here you go.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

[satnav]

Greater Manchester Police do seem to make a habit of appointing right wing chief constables.

[Andy McDandy]

Thanks for the info. Yes, this stinks.

[Watchman]

Makes you wonder if a former DPP might have been aware of this ticking away

[mattomac]

He will know the threshold of the CPS, I assume that’s why he is quite relaxed.

[Bones McCoy]

He will know the threshold of the CPS, I assume that’s why he is quite relaxed.

What's really irritating me is the coverage from the "tory leaning, but not client" media.
Echoing the standard tory talking points, seemingly unaware that they're being played.

Things like:
* There must be something if the police are taking an interest.
* This could be far more serious than it appears.
* Why isn't Starmer doing his duty - is he throwing her under a bus.

But never:
* Isn't Dan Hodges making an arse of himself.
* She isn't obliged to reveal all her finances in public.

Now the classic:
* We shouldn't pre-empt the investigation that's in progress.

[Andy McDandy]

Because they know they're being played and don't mind. They know the police investigation won't turn up shit, and even if it does, it won't be actionable. But as long as everyone's talking about her council tax, they're not talking about anything else.

Meanwhile, it's cheap to cover, it provides a look of balance, and it fills the space. Of course they love it.

[Bones McCoy]

Cold War Steve

[Oboogie]

A defection!

[satnav]

Rishi Sunak's fightback week seems to be coming off of the rails.

[RedSparrows]

A defection!

As ever, one has to wonder: when did this clunk into place?

It's not like the Tories have been shining beacons of sanity and stewardship in any sense in the past 14 years, and it's only got worse.

[Samanfur]

That public resignation statement in full:

I am resigning from the Tory party and crossing the floor. Only Labour wants to restore our NHS

[Abernathy]

The timing is quite interesting. I understand Poulter has already announced that he won’t be seeking re-election at the GE. He could simply have sat tight and served out his time with nothing to lose, yet has very publicly announced that he is crossing the floor 4 days before local elections across most of the country, and denounced the Tory record on the NHS - backed up by his solid gold credential as a practising psychiatrist. Clearly some very good work by Labour’s campaigns and communications team, though some may question what has motivated Poulter’s sudden acquisition of a conscience. I think it’s best not to query these things too critically, though. Poulter could well be looking towards a future government/NHS advisory role in Starmer’s administration, and why ever not ?