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Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

Another one!

"Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is facing calls to resign after he was accused of falsely claiming to be a solicitor on his online CV."

It turns out he started training as a solicitor but packed it in. Naturally he has blamed it on an 'admin error' - despite also verbalising it with his own mouth on camera in the HoC. LoL

I believe there may be some legal consequences of pretending to be a solicitor, so it will be interesting to see how Starmer deals with this latest embarrassment.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0pr34y58o

Maddog · Go Outside

Red Okktober wrote:
Another one!

"Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is facing calls to resign after he was accused of falsely claiming to be a solicitor on his online CV."

It turns out he started training as a solicitor but packed it in. Naturally he has blamed it on an 'admin error' - despite also verbalising it with his own mouth on camera in the HoC. LoL

I believe there may be some legal consequences of pretending to be a solicitor, so it will be interesting to see how Starmer deals with this latest embarrassment.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0pr34y58o

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

Definitions and criteria no longer matter..

Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

Maddog wrote:
Red Okktober wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

Definitions and criteria no longer matter..

It seems to be part of the woke ideology whereby it's ok for men to claim to be women and children to claim they are cats or wolves - and now it's ok for Labour MPs to pretend to be economists, solicitors and chess champions.

When found out, it is quickly dismissed as being 'admin errors', and Starmer will come out in support then quickly move on to some shite about 'what's important is the part they are playing in rebuilding Britain' and brush the lies under the carpet as if they don't matter.

But they do.

Date: Feb 24 5:05 PM, 2025

Maddog wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

It's widespread - even you do it!

Maddog · Go Outside

Anonymous wrote:

Maddog wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

It's widespread - even you do it!

Yes, I'm a gay, female member of the Supreme Court.🙄

Date: Feb 24 6:41 PM, 2025

Maddog wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Maddog wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

It's widespread - even you do it!
Yes, I'm a gay, female member of the Supreme Court.🙄

No, but I've seen your footer. One man claims to be a woman, another claims to be a Deity. What's the difference?

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Maddog wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

It's widespread - even you do it!
Yes, I'm a gay, female member of the Supreme Court.🙄
No, but I've seen your footer. One man claims to be a woman, another claims to be a Deity. What's the difference?

I think either me or Digger put that up as a joke...and it stayed.

Date: Feb 24 7:10 PM, 2025

Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Maddog wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

It's widespread - even you do it!
Yes, I'm a gay, female member of the Supreme Court.🙄
No, but I've seen your footer. One man claims to be a woman, another claims to be a Deity. What's the difference?
I think either me or Digger put that up as a joke...and it stayed.

As long as that's how you think he sees himself, not how you see him, it was a good move.

Maddog · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Maddog wrote:

It seems like a progression from the lefts idea that you can call yourself whatever you feel like you are.

It's widespread - even you do it!
Yes, I'm a gay, female member of the Supreme Court.🙄
No, but I've seen your footer. One man claims to be a woman, another claims to be a Deity. What's the difference?
I think either me or Digger put that up as a joke...and it stayed.

Yeah, I didn't put that there, even if jokingly made the claim. 🙄

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I just received a form sent to me by the NHS. I actually thought it was an appointment for a pre-op for a knee replacement I should have had over 3 years ago.
No such luck, i was a questionnaire. Among the questions.

Which best describes you.

1. FEMALE.
2. MALE.
3. NON-BINARY.
4. PREFER TO SELF DESCRIBE.
5. I WOULD PREFER NOT O SAY.

Asking what is your religion...

Christianity comes third on the list of 9 choices.

Date: Feb 25 12:33 PM, 2025

Syl wrote:
I just received a form sent to me by the NHS. I actually thought it was an appointment for a pre-op for a knee replacement I should have had over 3 years ago.
No such luck, i was a questionnaire. Among the questions.

Which best describes you.

1. FEMALE.
2. MALE.
3. NON-BINARY.
4. PREFER TO SELF DESCRIBE.
5. I WOULD PREFER NOT O SAY.

Asking what is your religion...

Christianity comes third on the list of 9 choices.

Tick every single box, give them something to chew on.

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
I just received a form sent to me by the NHS. I actually thought it was an appointment for a pre-op for a knee replacement I should have had over 3 years ago.
No such luck, i was a questionnaire. Among the questions.

Which best describes you.

1. FEMALE.
2. MALE.
3. NON-BINARY.
4. PREFER TO SELF DESCRIBE.
5. I WOULD PREFER NOT O SAY.

Asking what is your religion...

Christianity comes third on the list of 9 choices.

Yep the world's gone mad!

Christianity won't exist soon.

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Syl wrote:
I just received a form sent to me by the NHS. I actually thought it was an appointment for a pre-op for a knee replacement I should have had over 3 years ago.
No such luck, i was a questionnaire. Among the questions.

Which best describes you.

1. FEMALE.
2. MALE.
3. NON-BINARY.
4. PREFER TO SELF DESCRIBE.
5. I WOULD PREFER NOT O SAY.

Asking what is your religion...

Christianity comes third on the list of 9 choices.
Tick every single box, give them something to chew on.

As the first question was...How easy is it to contact your GP surgery by phone...I binned it.

Date: Feb 26 12:03 AM, 2025

The UK is multicultural and I think that is something to be proud of rather than distrust . It's when people of different faiths refuse to integrate or are openly hostile towards others is where the problem lie. I have no tolerance of such ppl but not everyone of the same creed or religion should be tarred with the same brush.

Digger · Admin

Syl wrote:
I just received a form sent to me by the NHS. I actually thought it was an appointment for a pre-op for a knee replacement I should have had over 3 years ago.
No such luck, i was a questionnaire. Among the questions.

Which best describes you.

1. FEMALE.
2. MALE.
3. NON-BINARY.
4. PREFER TO SELF DESCRIBE.
5. I WOULD PREFER NOT O SAY.

Asking what is your religion...

Christianity comes third on the list of 9 choices.

I'd tick 5. It's not up to me to prove I'm a woman.

Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

International Development Minister Anneliese Dodds has resigned over the prime minister's cuts to the aid budget.

Good Riddance - one down......

Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

After the pensioners, farmers and small businesses, Reeves now has a new target in her crosshairs - those on disability benefits, and she will announce major welfare cuts in the Spring.

The excuses for these cuts are being made well in advance, wait for it....."the world has changed since the Autumn budget'

"A changing world will be a core feature of the chancellor's response later this month."

I'm sure this will become Labour's new catchphrase in the coming months, following on from 'rebuilding Britain', 'growth' and the '£22 billion black hole', and any lies and incompetence will now be put down to this 'changing world'.

Anyone would think that the world has never changed before, and that it's a new phenomenon that has come about to coincide with Reeves being chancellor.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lpjqg2mp5o

Barksdale · Getting Gobby

Red Okktober wrote:
After the pensioners, farmers and small businesses, Reeves now has a new target in her crosshairs - those on disability benefits, and she will announce major welfare cuts in the Spring.
The excuses for these cuts are being made well in advance, wait for it....."the world has changed since the Autumn budget'
"A changing world will be a core feature of the chancellor's response later this month."
I'm sure this will become Labour's new catchphrase in the coming months, following on from 'rebuilding Britain', 'growth' and the '£22 billion black hole', and any lies and incompetence will now be put down to this 'changing world'.
Anyone would think that the world has never changed before, and that it's a new phenomenon that has come about to coincide with Reeves being chancellor.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lpjqg2mp5o

There was always a high possibility of this happening coming up to the Spring statement and regrettably I think we will see more cuts in public spending of a similar nature as the year goes on. The reason is because our debt to GDP ratio is about 100% and the Chancellor needs to reassure the markets that the UK economy is still viable, with a plan to bring national debt down. If we don't do this the interest rate which is offered for further borrowing may rise to the extent it is no longer affordable which severely limits our future options.

As I said before I think both Trump and Labour will fail on our respective economies as they have misdiagnosed the problem - which is the wealth inequality and the need to redistribute the stockpiles of cash the rich accumulated during COVID back to the working and middle classes. This would protect against the rich looting the economy when the fire sale of assets (stocks and houses) hots up and meaning wealth gets even further out of reach of most people.

British people aren't spending not because they are saving in case of a rainy day due to lack of confidence in the economy. They are not saving because they are skint. They are not racking up huge levels of debt because they are feckless. It is because debt is increasingly necessary due to ludicrous cost of living.

We need more investment, higher wages and higher productivity. British workers are not lazy and unproductive in general. They are thoroughly demoralised and have lost hope that a decent life is open to them, with a home of their own and a family. Give that back to them and the economy will be in a much better place.

Red Okktober · Getting Gobby

Barksdale wrote:

There was always a high possibility of this happening coming up to the Spring statement and regrettably I think we will see more cuts in public spending of a similar nature as the year goes on. The reason is because our debt to GDP ratio is about 100% and the Chancellor needs to reassure the markets that the UK economy is still viable, with a plan to bring national debt down. If we don't do this the interest rate which is offered for further borrowing may rise to the extent it is no longer affordable which severely limits our future options.
As I said before I think both Trump and Labour will fail on our respective economies as they have misdiagnosed the problem - which is the wealth inequality and the need to redistribute the stockpiles of cash the rich accumulated during COVID back to the working and middle classes. This would protect against the rich looting the economy when the fire sale of assets (stocks and houses) hots up and meaning wealth gets even further out of reach of most people.
British people aren't spending not because they are saving in case of a rainy day due to lack of confidence in the economy. They are not saving because they are skint. They are not racking up huge levels of debt because they are feckless. It is because debt is increasingly necessary due to ludicrous cost of living.
We need more investment, higher wages and higher productivity. British workers are not lazy and unproductive in general. They are thoroughly demoralised and have lost hope that a decent life is open to them, with a home of their own and a family. Give that back to them and the economy will be in a much better place.

There is a high possibility of anything happening under this government because you don't know what you are going to get from them. They say one thing, then do another, make promises and pledges but don't carry them through.

They come out with playground level excuses and lie through their teeth. For example, they claim they didn't tax the 'working man' because the NIC employer tax rises didn't directly show in their wage packets - they are taking the public for a bunch of mugs who can be fobbed off with any old excuse. You can bet now that this 'changing world' shite will be wheeled out at every opportunity. It's already been reported that it will be a 'core feature' of Reeve's Spring message.

I think that welfare cuts are going to cause an even bigger stink than the winter fuel cuts. Once it becomes known who will be affected and by how much, there will be quite a public reaction. But it's a 'changing world' dontcha know?