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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by macliam » Thu Sep 08 2022 11:11am

I have been chastised elsewhere for my posting of unattractive pictures of Coffey. I apologize.

Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any attractive ones........
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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by Richard Frost » Thu Sep 08 2022 11:17am

macliam wrote:
Thu Sep 08 2022 11:11am
I have been chastised elsewhere for my posting of unattractive pictures of Coffey. I apologize.

Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any attractive ones........
TBH I did not comment on them but was thinking that it is wrong to comment on personal issues. But we are all different people and do things in different ways.

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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by macliam » Fri Sep 09 2022 1:39pm

Unfortunately, the foreign press have immediately picked up on the fact that Coffey is pro-life and voted against gay rights. The fact that, as Health Minister, she is overweight, smokes and drinks is also described as "contradictory"

From "El Mundo"(Spain) - Thérèse Coffey, viceprimera ministra y secretaria de Salud, se opuso al matrimonio gay y votó en contra de la extensión del derecho al aborto en Irlanda. Fumadora y con sobrepeso, sus críticos cuestionan su aptitud(Thérèse Coffey, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary for Health, opposed gay marriage and voted against extending abortion rights in Ireland. A smoker who is overweight, her critics question her aptitude)
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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by macliam » Sat Sep 10 2022 12:42pm

Brilliant disection of current UK politics by Ian Hislop... it starts with a discussion on suburbia.... but becomes overtly about the Truss leadership at about 13 minutes in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUYQiQeBOSk

Good old Ian, hardly a torchbearer for the left, but certainly not a defender of the right
Q "What do you think the caretaker prime Minister's legacy will be?"
A "Umm,Nothing. uh, Literally nothing. Uh, it should be a reminder don't allow amoral narcisists to become Prime minister"

Well said.
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Post by Sarah » Sun Sep 18 2022 12:41am

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"No 10 chief of staff in FBI inquiry over ‘election bribe’ in Puerto Rico"
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-1 ... -rrlrtzkjk (paywalled)

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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by Sarah » Thu Sep 22 2022 4:58pm

Shocking, nobody could have predicted this... :roll:
UK in recession, says Bank of England as it raises interest rates to 2.25%

Britain’s economy is now in recession, the Bank of England has said, as it raised interest rates to tackle the worst bout of inflation for 40 years.

A majority of the Bank’s nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to increase the key base rate by 0.5 percentage points to 2.25% – its highest level since 2008 – judging that the risks of inflationary pressures becoming entrenched outweighed the short-term dangers to the economy.

With soaring energy bills and the rising cost of a weekly shop forcing households to rein in their spending, Threadneedle Street said the economy was heading for a second consecutive quarter of falling output.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/li ... 6227062167

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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by Sarah » Fri Sep 23 2022 2:36pm

Today's unscrutinised "mini-budget" for the rich was not welcomed by financial markets, since it's expected to increase borrowing, fuel inflation and further damage the credibility of our kleptocratic government...

"Pound sinks as markets react to mini-budget"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63009173
The pound dropped by nearly 2% against the dollar, putting it close to $1.10.

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Re: This governments shenanigans

Post by Richard Frost » Mon Sep 26 2022 6:08pm

Today the £ reached it lowest ever value against the dollar since records began 250 years ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-63031372

Shenanigans continue under Liz Truss

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