[Oboogie]

Anyone with any sense knows exactly why there's a media blackout.

Of course, if there was no media blackout, the far right would only claim it was fake news anyway as they do every time their activities are exposed.

[satnav]

Farage is also posting stuff about the incident at Manchester airport earlier this year. He knows that there is an on-going investigation and he also knows that the case is complicated by the fact that several police officers are currently being investigated following the incident. The CPS will surely not bring any charges until the investigation into the officers has concluded.

All Farage's current actions just underline the fact that Reform have got very little to say about the major issues facing the country so they are relying on maximising their presence by stirring up fringe issues.

[davidjay]

Farage is also posting stuff about the incident at Manchester airport earlier this year. He knows that there is an on-going investigation and he also knows that the case is complicated by the fact that several police officers are currently being investigated following the incident. The CPS will surely not bring any charges until the investigation into the officers has concluded.

All Farage's current actions just underline the fact that Reform have got very little to say about the major issues facing the country so they are relying on maximising their presence by stirring up fringe issues.

Sadly, they've made fringe issues big ones.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Farage is also posting stuff about the incident at Manchester airport earlier this year. He knows that there is an on-going investigation and he also knows that the case is complicated by the fact that several police officers are currently being investigated following the incident. The CPS will surely not bring any charges until the investigation into the officers has concluded.

All Farage's current actions just underline the fact that Reform have got very little to say about the major issues facing the country so they are relying on maximising their presence by stirring up fringe issues.

Sadly, they've made fringe issues big ones.

It's what they're good at.

[davidjay]

And we never manage to be. They bring up the issues and offer simple solutions, we have to defend ourselves.

[slilley]

Reform UK Ltd could start private prosecutions but don’t forget that the CPS can take over such proceedings at any time and discontinue them.

As for the Southport so called revelations, I have seen them on X and there are multiple community notes debunking what has been said. I should also point out that even if Starmer had been involved, lawyers are not their clients and advocating for someone in court does not mean you are sympathetic to them or condone their actions

[Andy McDandy]

Littlejohn brought up the cab rank rule not so long ago (in relation to Starmer not prosecuting Jimmy Saville, FFS). He said that he never bought into it, and that "you can choose where to park your cab". With great legal acumen like that, you wonder why they settled for Grub Street.

[slilley]

Littlejohn brought up the cab rank rule not so long ago (in relation to Starmer not prosecuting Jimmy Saville, FFS). He said that he never bought into it, and that "you can choose where to park your cab". With great legal acumen like that, you wonder why they settled for Grub Street.

Once again he is being disingenuous. Starmer as has been stated many times was not involved in the prosecution decision regarding Savile. As for the cab rank rule, he is partly right as it depends upon your specialism. If you are a barrister who deals with say commercial law you could turn down a criminal case as it is outside your area of expertise. Admittedly it is unlikely an instructing solicitor would approach you, but you could turn down the brief. If you are a criminal barrister and Mr Yaxley-Lennon needs defending then like Sasha Wass KC you are duty bound to take the case. I notice there did not seem to be buckets of odium poured on her when she appeared for him the other week. Can’t think why. I mean how could you defend that, sleep at night (continued on Page 94).

[Andy McDandy]

Our people deserve a fair hearing, it's the decent thing to do.

Their people play the "Yooman rites" card.

[RedSparrows]

'What's that? My stream of bile is corroding the very fabric of justice and trust? That's not my problem, ya mug.'

[Watchman]

Anyone with any sense knows exactly why there's a media blackout. Farage, not being stupid, knows this. He also knows exactly what he's doing and the question remains as to what his endgame might be. Whether it's a merger with the extreme wing of the Tories or an attempt to lead the political wing of Tommeh's streetfighting army, the fact remains that Farage is the most dangerous politician this country has seen since Oswald Mosley.

Personally, I feel you're giving Farage too much in that description. Mosley was a thoroughly despicable individual in every aspect of his life, however (and this is not praise of Moseley). he did have self belief ,commitment, and a level of charisma, that took others in, fortunately whilst he had a role model and "hero" he could aline with, everyone else saw what Her Hitler actually was. I think we can discount Tommy Ten-Names gammon army, as it consists of coked-up pissheads. Whereas Farage would never put himself in the spotlight like Mosely, Farage is just a feeble shit-stirring cunt. who's only in it for the money, its the people in the shadows that use Farage as a useful idiot who are far more dangerous.

[mattomac]

Apparently it’s not true, Starmer represented three people, the fourth on the list who they’ve been trying to connect with this wasn’t represented by Starmer and was a woman.

I would like if this shit wasn’t shared as there are plenty of decent blue sky accounts posting the factual information.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

So it isn't true that Starmer represented the alleged killer's father?

(Even if he did it means nothing...)

[Killer Whale]

No. It's a lie.

The right has learnt from Trump that no one cares if you lie, least of all those who want to believe your untruths.

[Youngian]

Johnson's authority was damaged on his own side by pulling Trump shit like Starmer let Savile nonsense. Thankfully the UK bodypolitic hasn't rotted as much as the US and it's not inevitable that it will. A good move would be replacing media regulators Melanie Dawes and Michael Grade with people who understand the difference between a news gathering organisation and propagandist punditry.

[Killer Whale]

Johnson's authority was damaged on his own side by pulling Trump shit like Starmer let Savile nonsense. Thankfully the UK bodypolitic hasn't rotted as much as the US and it's not inevitable that it will. A good move would be replacing media regulators Melanie Dawes and Michael Grade with people who understand the difference between a news gathering organisation and propagandist punditry.

What you're missing there is that there is now a huge number of people getting their news from social media where lying for clicks and influence is de rigueur. The kind of people who used to mouth off to three bored punters in the corner of the Dug and Duck are now doing it to an audience of thousands and in some cases millions. And it's pretty clear that there are those that are politically neutral but are deliberately tailoring their content to grab a lucrative slice of the 'shy fash' demographic. Witness the drift to the right of that bald barrister bloke on YouTube, for example.

All of this is happening outside of the 'body politic', and it cares not for establishment norms and the rules of cricket.

[Youngian]

What you're missing there is that there is now a huge number of people getting their news from social media where lying for clicks and influence is de rigueur. The kind of people who used to mouth off to three bored punters in the corner of the Dug and Duck are now doing it to an audience of thousands and in some cases millions. And it's pretty clear that there are those that are politically neutral but are deliberately tailoring their content to grab a lucrative slice of the 'shy fash' demographic. Witness the drift to the right of that bald barrister bloke on YouTube, for example.

All of this is happening outside of the 'body politic', and it cares not for establishment norms and the rules of cricket.

This may well be correct and will gain enough votes on a platform of flags and BS to run stuff in the near future. Like Boris Johnson did.

[Andy McDandy]

I used to say that Johnson's trick was to appear incompetent, but marginally more competent than the other guy. Or accuse the other guy of having shat his pants to detract from the piss and spunk on your own. Politics becomes a massive game of he who smelt it, dealt it.

That all applies, just add in marginally more plausible and marginally louder.

[Youngian]

Nige is in full Partridge mode ranting at a woke rebranding of Jaguar. "I predict Jaguar will now go bust."

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16sZpx5EuT/

[Bones McCoy]

Nige is in full Partridge mode ranting at a woke rebranding of Jaguar. "I predict Jaguar will now go bust."

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16sZpx5EuT/

I'm sure Jaguar's owners are quaking at headquarters in Mumbai.