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Theresa "MAY" not build a better Britain.


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She's working for an organisation part-funded by the Daily Mail. If she ever was a communist (and I have no idea if it's the same woman you mentioned, not do I have any inclination to look) then I think she's moved on.

She worked for Cafod after the Commie stuff - now they are twats. As I remember it they threatened to withdraw aid from Yugoslavia after the war if the women rescued,from the rape camps were offered abortions.

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We've had this conversation before. You seem to think it's everyone's job to run around checking stuff or providing answers to your personal satisfaction. It's not. It's certainly not my job. And as far as I'm concerned, Im not arsed if she's a communist or not, because it doesn't impact on the points being made in the tweets.

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Is this the Fiona Fox who was in the Revolutionary Communist Party?

Is this the Revolutionary Communist Party that was disbanded 20 years ago?

 

Never heard of her before today, but it looks like she was a nobhead then and she's a different flavour of nobhead now. None of which explains why she gets to exert any editorial influence over the BBC.

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We've had this conversation before. You seem to think it's everyone's job to run around checking stuff or providing answers to your personal satisfaction. It's not. It's certainly not my job. And as far as I'm concerned, Im not arsed if she's a communist or not, because it doesn't impact on the points being made in the tweets.

I honestly can’t believe you’re saying this.

 

The tweets you posted implied she’s a right wing shill, she’s obviously not. He,position doesn’t require a science qualification, her OBE was recommended by the Lords for her contribution to science understanding.

 

And for context I’ve removed a few posts lately when the source has proved dodgy.

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She worked for Cafod after the Commie stuff - now they are twats. As I remember it they threatened to withdraw aid from Yugoslavia after the war if the women rescued,from the rape camps were offered abortions.

I'd love to know how she squared a harshly dogmatic approach to Catholicism to her supposed Communism.

 

I'm starting to suspect she might be a dick.

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Matt Thoms

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120,000 UK victims of Tory austerity 'economic murder', about the size of the population of Chester. @BBCNews has decided not to report it because they were 'advised' the academic authors on BMJOpen were not a creditable source. Yet they still use Guido Fawkes as a source. #120k

Matt Thomas

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BBC were advised not to run "120k austerity deaths" article by the Science Media Centre.

SMC's CEO is Fiona Fox. Who, incidentally, has no scientific qualifications, denied the Rwandan genocide & covers up evidence against GM foods.

In 2013 she was awarded an OBE by the Tories...

The SMC appears to be nothing more than another lobby group. Astonishing that the BBC seem to be dependant on them for advice.

 

For a start, the 'problem' regarding science and the public is different in each place. The London SMC was set up because UK scientific leaders were upset that environmentalists had successfully fought the introduction of genetically modified food; they felt that the UK media were too susceptible to environmental scare stories about new technologies

 

Despite the fears of the SMC founders, the British press — led by the BBC, which treats the Confederation of British Industry with the deference the Vatican gets in Rome — is overwhelmingly conservative and pro-business in its outlook. It is quite unperturbed by the fact that SMC sponsors include AstraZeneca, BP, Coca-Cola, L'Oreal, Monsanto, Syngenta (as well as Nature Publishing Group) but not a single environmental non-governmental organization (NGO) or trade union

 

http://www.nature.com/news/two-nations-divided-by-a-common-purpose-1.10224

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The Torys are going all out to catch the youth vote with this millennial's rail card.

 

Extending it up to the age of 30, but neglecting to mention that it can't be used before 10 a.m. and that minimum spend requirements apply before the card can be used at the weekend.

 

I'm sure that'll get the younger voters flocking to the Torys.

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Open and transparent.

 

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/24/damian-green-inquiry-report-into-allegations-may-not-be-published

 

Last modified on Friday 24 November 2017 19.46 GMT

 

Downing Street has said it may not publish any report into allegations against the first secretary of state, Damian Green, who is currently under investigation by the Cabinet Office.

 

The inquiry by its head of propriety and ethics, Sue Gray, was launched in early November after journalists and the Conservative activist Kate Maltby wrote a piece claiming Green had touched her knee in 2015 and, one year later, sent her a suggestive message.

 

Green, who has been Theresa May’s de facto deputy since he was given the role this summer, said the claims were “untrue and deeply hurtful”.

 

After Maltby’s piece was published in the Times, it later emerged that pornography – allegedly of an “extreme” nature – had been found on Green’s parliamentary computer after a police raid in 2008.

 

The result of the inquiry was expected to be announced in the coming days, but Downing Street said the full report would not necessarily be put in the public domain.

 

At a Westminster briefing, a No 10 spokesman told reporters only that they would be “updated” once investigations were completed. The spokesman said the inquiry was continuing, as was a separate investigation into allegations made against the international trade minister Mark Garnier.

 

“We will wait for the investigation to be concluded,” the spokesman said when asked if the inquiry would be released soon. “Once that has happened, we will update you on the next steps.

 

“I’m not going to prejudge when it will be concluded. We want the correct process to be followed, that’s the important thing. It’s right that we don’t get involved in that.”

 

Asked if that meant the government was not committing to publishing the full inquiry, the spokesman said: “That’s what I’m saying. I think I’ve set our position out on this.”

 

The Labour MP John Mann, who has been one of the key politicians pushing for reforms in the House of Commons to prevent harassment, said it was important for the process to be credible. “There needs to be full transparency for people to have faith in the process,” he said.

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The Torys are going all out to catch the youth vote with this millennial's rail card.

 

Extending it up to the age of 30, but neglecting to mention that it can't be used before 10 a.m. and that minimum spend requirements apply before the card can be used at the weekend.

 

I'm sure that'll get the younger voters flocking to the Torys.

Reducing the no-rail-card window. Excellent. Irrelevant to me as I’ve had one for years.

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Entitled cuntery at its finest (worst).

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/26/student-rugby-team-forced-to-cancel-event-mocking-miners-strike

 

Sunday 26 November 2017 22.02 GMT Last modified on Monday 27 November 2017 07.19 GMT

A miners’ strike-themed party organised by a student rugby team has been cancelled after being criticised as deplorable by university authorities.

 

Members of the Trevelyan College rugby team at Durham University had been due to depict the conflict between miners and Margaret Thatcher’s 1984 government.

 

Organisers of the “Forwards vs Backs” social event, due to take place on Wednesday, asked some students to attend with “flat caps, filth and a general disregard for personal safety” and “think pickaxes, think headlamps, think 12% unemployment in 1984”. Others were asked to dress as members of Thatcher’s government, with a view to reproducing the tensions that raged between the two sides, or as “working-class-beating-bobbies” or “Falkland war heroes” to inject some “variety” to the event.

 

However, the event was cancelled following complaints from the Durham Miners’ Association.

 

“We were appalled to learn of a social event advertised by Trevelyan College rugby club which referred to miners in incredibly derogatory terms and sought to trivialise the police violence at Orgreave,” the association said.

 

“We are pleased that Durham University and Trevelyan College took very prompt and appropriate action by cancelling this event. Unfortunately, this episode has caused a great deal of hurt and anger for many in the local community who are rightly very proud of their mining heritage.”

 

Guests were told to “expect a confrontation bigger than the Battle of Orgreave”.

 

The area around the university in County Durham has a rich history of mining, with many villages springing up around the pits during the 19th century as the demand for coal grew. At the height of coalmining in the UK, before the dependence on cheaper, foreign-bought coal, tens of thousands of miners worked in pits across the region.

 

The miners’ strike of 1984-85 brought clashes between miners and police in villages such as Easington Colliery. The end of the dispute saw the power of trade unions significantly diminished.

 

Owen Adams, the pro-vice-chancellor of Durham University, said: “Durham University and Trevelyan College utterly deplore this event, which is wholly unacceptable.

 

“The event has been cancelled by the students concerned. We are speaking to those students and we are considering what further action to take in due course.

 

“We know that most students are active and positive residents of their communities. Regrettably, there are occasions where student behaviour falls short of the standards we expect.

 

“We have a very active education programme that explains our code of conduct for those living in the local community and aims to enhance students’ sense of belonging. This code of conduct highlights that the university reserves the right to take appropriate action against those who fall short of these standards.”

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