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Simsandwich
Feb 15, 2007
Looks like Scottish budget should be interesting tomorrow, SNP's finance minister just been exposed grooming a 16 year old boy.

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OwlFancier
Aug 22, 2013

How out of character.

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Simsandwich posted:

Looks like Scottish budget should be interesting tomorrow, SNP's finance minister just been exposed grooming a 16 year old boy.

Where are you hearing this?

This is especially notable as Derek Mackay has been touted as a favourite to replace Sturgeon if she gets caught up in the fallout of the Alex Salmond trial.

EDIT: I see, it's the front page of The Scottish Sun. Okay

forkboy84 fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Feb 6, 2020

Simsandwich
Feb 15, 2007

forkboy84 posted:

Where are you hearing this?

This is especially notable as Derek Mackay has been touted as a favourite to replace Sturgeon if she gets caught up in the fallout of the Alex Salmond trial.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/scott...nowing-his-age/

Cherry probably has a clear run at the leadership after this unless the left of the party can get organised.

Azza Bamboo
Apr 7, 2018


THUNDERDOME LOSER 2021
Are they going to put a TERF in the Scotseat?

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Simsandwich posted:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/scott...nowing-his-age/

Cherry probably has a clear run at the leadership after this unless the left of the party can get organised.

Yeah, I mean, it's The Sun. I'll give it credence as anything more than run of the mill homophobia from a shitrag when it's coming from a source moderately more believable.

And yes, Joanna Cherry is probably the favourite to replace Sturgeon now, though her being at Westminster would be seen as a black mark. Unfortunately her being a TERF shitbag would not be. I'd not be shocked if they end up with John Swinney caretaker run & then Angus Robertson becoming permanent leader after winning a Holyrood seat.

PawParole
Nov 16, 2019

Simsandwich posted:

Looks like Scottish budget should be interesting tomorrow, SNP's finance minister just been exposed grooming a 16 year old boy.

truly the pedoph-isles

Not So Fast
Dec 27, 2007


Jaeluni Asjil posted:

https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/1225150990392942593?s=20

Write out 100 times "I must not go on twitter, I must not go on twitter"

This is a stupid idea and Burgon is an utter pillock. drat him for making me agree with Hodges.

goddamnedtwisto
Dec 31, 2004

If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you
Fun Shoe
I'm aware that I'm getting into :tinfoil: territory here but Radio 4 has had, for the last two bulletins, a story about a record number of antisemitism incidents in the UK followed by a story about someone driving a car into a queue of mostly IDF soldiers outside a nightclub in Jerusalem. Correct me if I'm wrong but the Beeb doesn't normally report on terrorist incidents - even ones resulting in deaths - in Israel, does it? Why is this story deserving of fourth or fifth slot in the headlines? And right next to a story about antisemitism?

goddamnedtwisto
Dec 31, 2004

If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you
Fun Shoe

Not So Fast posted:

This is a stupid idea and Burgon is an utter pillock. drat him for making me agree with Hodges.

Why is it a stupid idea?

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
The only sensible way to decide on military action is for a small secretive group whose composition and minutes are not subject to public scrutiny, but almost certainly includes an unelected spiritual leader and her adult ephebophile sons, to review the secret intelligence data from several organizations that routinely break the law but face no consequences, then for 650 landlords, most of whom weren't involved in the discussion, to vote on it

Not So Fast
Dec 27, 2007


goddamnedtwisto posted:

Why is it a stupid idea?

Putting the power of enacting military actions in the hands of the public would be one thing, but restricting it to just Labour Party members gives them far too much power.

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

sebzilla posted:

If anyone itt is still keen for more tales of Socialists getting hosed by political establishments then the Iowa Caucus thread is a pro loving click right now.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3913139&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=318#post502266403

It's completely insane. If this was Bolivia or something we'd have a CIA-backed coup at this point.

goddamnedtwisto
Dec 31, 2004

If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you
Fun Shoe

Not So Fast posted:

Putting the power of enacting military actions in the hands of the public would be one thing, but restricting it to just Labour Party members gives them far too much power.

And if his proposal could lead to an NEC resolution to nuke France you might have a point, but a) that's not what he's proposing and b) that power is currently in the hands of a body that has consistently proven itself rather less than reliable in deciding when to use it.

Miftan
Mar 31, 2012

Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

People who have had issues with the podcast not updating or displaying properly: we looked at it the other night and couldn't really find anything wrong on our end. If it's still happening can you send one of us a screenshot or something?

keep punching joe
Jan 22, 2006

Die Satan!
Lol SNP finance minister exposed as a predator of young boys on budget day, what a calamity.

ConanThe3rd
Mar 27, 2009

keep punching joe posted:

Lol SNP finance minister exposed as a predator of young boys on budget day, what a calamity.

:cripes:
Can't get off this fuckberg any faster if I tried.

Microplastics
Jul 6, 2007

:discourse:
It's what's for dinner.
Is communism bitch an archivist? My place has a job opportunity he might be interested in, haven't seen him post for ages though

ThomasPaine
Feb 4, 2009

We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.

Not So Fast posted:

This is a stupid idea and Burgon is an utter pillock. drat him for making me agree with Hodges.

This is the kind of thing you do once you have power! But you don't say it before!

sebzilla
Mar 17, 2009

Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.


This is the poo poo Labour need to be doing

https://twitter.com/clairesandberg/status/1225252039317499905

Jedit
Dec 10, 2011

Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

forkboy84 posted:

Yeah, I mean, it's The Sun. I'll give it credence as anything more than run of the mill homophobia from a shitrag when it's coming from a source moderately more believable.

It's on the BBC now. Yet another sex offender in the upper echelons of the party who claim they're not Tories.

Jedit
Dec 10, 2011

Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Is communism bitch an archivist? My place has a job opportunity he might be interested in, haven't seen him post for ages though

Where is it? My sister is an archivist and might be interested.

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

Yeah don't hire communism bitch he'll just steal your wife like he did at this job.

forkboy84
Jun 13, 2012

Corgis love bread. And Puro


Jedit posted:

It's on the BBC now. Yet another sex offender in the upper echelons of the party who claim they're not Tories.

Yup, he's resigned. On the day of the budget.

Got to give it to The Scum, that's some good timing.

crispix
Mar 28, 2015

Grand-Maman m'a raconté
(Les éditions des amitiés franco-québécoises)

Hello, dear
Give me the job, I have no interest in wives.

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
But on the other hand after sufficient exposure to his manly charms, neither will you.

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

crispix posted:

Give me the job, I have no interest in wives.

Yes but we know what you get up to when jogging so that's also a pass.

Microplastics
Jul 6, 2007

:discourse:
It's what's for dinner.

Jedit posted:

Where is it? My sister is an archivist and might be interested.

Central London

*chorus of groans from ukmt*

Strom Cuzewon
Jul 1, 2010

Tesseraction posted:

Yes but we know what you get up to when jogging so that's also a pass.

Incidentally, how's Seaside Loafer doing?

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
Is the salary sufficient to cover living in one of those highly desirable converted public toilets where the kitchen is one of the cubicles and also there's still a toilet in it?

Jedit
Dec 10, 2011

Proudly supporting vanilla legends 1994-2014

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

Central London

*chorus of groans from ukmt*

Convenient, she's already there working at the Woolwich Arsenal (IIRC). Drop me a PM.

Niric
Jul 23, 2008

forkboy84 posted:

Yup, he's resigned. On the day of the budget.

Got to give it to The Scum, that's some good timing.

I suspect they've been sitting on this for a while to do just this.

Not looking forward to this budget though; given the SNP's performance so far it's going to be more of the Osborne trick of quietly de-funding local government and essential-but-boring services while pushing splashier, headline-friendly projects

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

I admit I'm not particularly invested in Scotland's domestic affairs but that is some pro fuckery.

Not So Fast
Dec 27, 2007


goddamnedtwisto posted:

And if his proposal could lead to an NEC resolution to nuke France you might have a point, but a) that's not what he's proposing and b) that power is currently in the hands of a body that has consistently proven itself rather less than reliable in deciding when to use it.

That body at least has the excuse that it's democratically elected by the public, so it needs to consider them when making a decision. That doesn't mean that it is directly answerable to members while elected, putting that much power in the hands of members would be absurd.

Niric
Jul 23, 2008

Tesseraction posted:

I admit I'm not particularly invested in Scotland's domestic affairs

To be fair to you, from the evidence of government the SNP aren't all that fussed about investing in Scottish domestic affairs either

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

Still think Scottish Widows is a weird name for a bank.

Guavanaut
Nov 27, 2009

Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998



Toilet Rascal
It's an insurance company, and 'the general fund for provision of Scottish widows, orphans, and sisters in the event of death at war' was a bit of a mouthful.

Tesseraction
Apr 5, 2009

Just think Welsh widows get a raw deal is all

Pilchenstein
May 17, 2012

So your plan is for half of us to die?

Hot Rope Guy

Not So Fast posted:

This is a stupid idea and Burgon is an utter pillock. drat him for making me agree with Hodges.
Has anyone actually checked what Burgon said? Not that I'm casting doubt on the factual reporting of Dan "wrong about everything ever" Hodges but it wouldn't be the first time he's wildly misrepresented someone just to score points :v:

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Borrovan
Aug 15, 2013

IT IS ME.
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I AM THERESA MAY


idgi, are they providing widows & orphans so that the unmarried soldiers have someone to mourn them, or are they giving dead soldiers' families away like chattels

Either way, wtf

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