UK Politics Thread part II - Page 38

Skybird · 03-12-23, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Telegraph wrote: "BBC urged to sack Gary Lineker after ‘Nazi’ migrant jibe
Tory MPs rebuke presenter for comparing crackdown on Channel boats to evil regime.
Gary Lineker said: ‘We take far fewer refugees than other major European countries’ CREDIT: Simon Stacpoole/Offside
Conservative MPs on Tuesday night demanded the BBC take action against Gary Lineker after the corporation’s highest-paid presenter compared the government’s migration policy to Nazi Germany."

"Fact is 1933's Germany took in about 100k Jewish-only undocumented and illegal refugees fleeing Poland and Russia."

https://journey.holocaust.org.uk/top...1930s-germany/

"More Jewish refugees than the UK took in of all ethnicities combined in 2022.
Another fact is that 1930's Germany had the British King as an ally, was considered a "partner" and so much more."

2022/23 UK is attacking all refugees as "invaders" and all those who dare speak up as "invalids" that must be cancelled or burned at the stake. Orwellian dystopy coming true

"England prevails!"

Jimbuna · 03-13-23, 01:00 PM

Tory Party in government....go figure.

Jimbuna · 03-13-23, 01:04 PM

Nothing beats keeping it in the family.

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Good Friday Agreement: PM to invite Joe Biden to NI for 25th anniversary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64934106

Catfish · 03-13-23, 02:13 PM

Lineker is back in business, the BBC has backed down.
No news from the Tories about that.
Still, " [...] calling refugees, a "swarm", "invaders" and "criminals" from the highest immigration office in the country is nazi language, pure and simple.
Especially more so when the UK has received less than 50k of them in the past 5 years in total, significantly less than any other country in Europe."

Jimbuna · 03-13-23, 02:30 PM

The Tories are in such deep bother at home atm they will choose any policy to focus on that will bring them any support.

Skybird · 03-13-23, 04:26 PM

Am I wrong or does the BBC look pretty stupid now?

They really shot themselve sin the feet. Both feet. With one bullet. Respect! LOL

Jimbuna · 03-14-23, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

Am I wrong or does the BBC look pretty stupid now?

They really shot themselve sin the feet. Both feet. With one bullet. Respect! LOL

The answer to the above depends on which side of the fence you are on and is better answered/explained in the article linked to below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64953421

Skybird · 03-14-23, 10:33 AM

Well, Linneker voiced a private opinion tweet not in a BBC program but on Twitter, and while his wording may sound harsh to some, that of the government's representatives to describe the arriving migrants was much more offending, imo. Running a strict and determined policy, and using phrases and terms like the press reported them as official quotes, are two different things. And yes, even internationally the BBC'S reputation already no longer is what it once used to be, many years ago. This now comes on top of it all.

I think the BBC was wrong in making this an issue in the first, and also in the way it did then so and "fired" Linneker. They surely look now like a poodle who wetted himself.

BTW, I hold neither sympathy nor antipathy to Linneker, I recall his name from his active career, and thats all, i have no impression of him at all, never saw the show he is hosting. Nothing. That migrants policies in all Europe need to be tightened, is obvious. But some of the vocabulay reported from the British islands in recent weeks made me raising an eyebrow. Obviously somebody appeals to the lower sentiments of his audience there.

Jimbuna · 03-14-23, 12:12 PM

Gary Lineker will abide by BBC guidelines until review completed - Tim Davie

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-64937656

Jimbuna · 03-17-23, 07:04 AM

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Boris Johnson will give public evidence about whether he misled MPs over Partygate on 22 March, the Privileges Committee has confirmed.

The former prime minister will be questioned by the cross-party committee from 14:00 GMT in a televised session.

In an initial report published earlier this month it said Mr Johnson may have misled Parliament multiple times.

But Mr Johnson has rejected this and said he believes the process will "vindicate" him.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64954751

Jimbuna · 03-17-23, 07:45 AM

European MEP admits UK may have 'made the right choice' to leave EU

AEuropean MEP has admitted that the UK may have 'made the right choice' in voting for Brexit because there are now 'increasing reasons and arguments' for leaving the EU.

Dr Gunnar Beck, an MEP for the populist Alternative for Germany party, claimed Brexit 'has not gone smoothly due to open sabotage' by Brussels.

Beck said the UK's decision to leave the UK may have been the 'right one' as he criticised the influence that EU's European Court of Justice has on domestic policies. He said the legal body was centralising power to Brussels - all at the expense of individual member states.

The German MEP claimed that by voting for Brexit, the UK could now decide on many of their domestic policies. However, in reality, the EU will still have control over Northern Ireland under the proposed Brexit deal while the UK is still part of the European Court of Human Rights.

Beck told Breitbart: 'The European Court of Justice and its politically inclined activist judges are constantly reinterpreting treaties. With their court rulings, they are constantly making politics for an EU that is becoming more centralised and more powerful. At the expense of the Member States and their citizens, of course.'

He added that despite Brexit not going smoothly, due to what Beck claims is due to 'open sabotage', the power of the European Court of Justice means that the UK made the 'right choice' in leaving the EU. He added that it's time for Brussels to accept the UK voted for Brexit.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...6b3ae310&ei=28

Catfish · 03-17-23, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

[SIZE="4"]"European MEP"
[...] Dr Gunnar Beck, an MEP for the populist Alternative for Germany party, [...]

Ah.

Jimbuna · 03-17-23, 08:35 AM

Every government has its opposition...sometimes unfortunately.

Skybird · 03-17-23, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Truth lies in the eye of the beholder.

Jimbuna · 03-17-23, 12:50 PM

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Boris Johnson has been reselected as the Conservative candidate for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.

It follows speculation the former prime minister might seek a safer seat ahead of the next general election in 2025.

Allies of Mr Johnson have always rejected this idea.

While Mr Johnson holds a 7,000-vote majority, his west London seat is seen as a realistic target for Labour at the next election.

Since leaving office in September, he has declared more than £1m in speaking fees.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64986948

Sheer Madness!

03-13-23, 01:00 PM	#557
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tory Party in government....go figure. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-13-23, 02:13 PM	#559
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Lineker is back in business, the BBC has backed down. No news from the Tories about that. Still, " [...] calling refugees, a "swarm", "invaders" and "criminals" from the highest immigration office in the country is nazi language, pure and simple. Especially more so when the UK has received less than 50k of them in the past 5 years in total, significantly less than any other country in Europe." __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

03-13-23, 02:30 PM	#560
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Tories are in such deep bother at home atm they will choose any policy to focus on that will bring them any support. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-13-23, 04:26 PM	#561
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,510 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Am I wrong or does the BBC look pretty stupid now? They really shot themselve sin the feet. Both feet. With one bullet. Respect! LOL __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-14-23, 10:33 AM	#563
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,510 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Well, Linneker voiced a private opinion tweet not in a BBC program but on Twitter, and while his wording may sound harsh to some, that of the government's representatives to describe the arriving migrants was much more offending, imo. Running a strict and determined policy, and using phrases and terms like the press reported them as official quotes, are two different things. And yes, even internationally the BBC'S reputation already no longer is what it once used to be, many years ago. This now comes on top of it all. I think the BBC was wrong in making this an issue in the first, and also in the way it did then so and "fired" Linneker. They surely look now like a poodle who wetted himself. BTW, I hold neither sympathy nor antipathy to Linneker, I recall his name from his active career, and thats all, i have no impression of him at all, never saw the show he is hosting. Nothing. That migrants policies in all Europe need to be tightened, is obvious. But some of the vocabulay reported from the British islands in recent weeks made me raising an eyebrow. Obviously somebody appeals to the lower sentiments of his audience there. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-14-23, 12:12 PM	#564
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Gary Lineker will abide by BBC guidelines until review completed - Tim Davie https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-64937656 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-17-23, 07:45 AM	#566
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	European MEP admits UK may have 'made the right choice' to leave EU AEuropean MEP has admitted that the UK may have 'made the right choice' in voting for Brexit because there are now 'increasing reasons and arguments' for leaving the EU. Dr Gunnar Beck, an MEP for the populist Alternative for Germany party, claimed Brexit 'has not gone smoothly due to open sabotage' by Brussels. Beck said the UK's decision to leave the UK may have been the 'right one' as he criticised the influence that EU's European Court of Justice has on domestic policies. He said the legal body was centralising power to Brussels - all at the expense of individual member states. The German MEP claimed that by voting for Brexit, the UK could now decide on many of their domestic policies. However, in reality, the EU will still have control over Northern Ireland under the proposed Brexit deal while the UK is still part of the European Court of Human Rights. Beck told Breitbart: 'The European Court of Justice and its politically inclined activist judges are constantly reinterpreting treaties. With their court rulings, they are constantly making politics for an EU that is becoming more centralised and more powerful. At the expense of the Member States and their citizens, of course.' He added that despite Brexit not going smoothly, due to what Beck claims is due to 'open sabotage', the power of the European Court of Justice means that the UK made the 'right choice' in leaving the EU. He added that it's time for Brussels to accept the UK voted for Brexit. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...6b3ae310&ei=28 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-17-23, 08:35 AM	#568
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,265 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Every government has its opposition...sometimes unfortunately. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)