The On-going Never-ending Brexit Story Part Four

Interesting

Suella Braverman was summoned to see Boris Johnson at 9am on 8th December 2021. If his statement to the Commons later that day was made “in good faith, on the basis of what [he] honestly knew and believed at the time”, why did he feel the need to run it past the Attorney General?

— Emily Thornberry (@EmilyThornberry) March 21, 2023

 

Strictly speaking they could have been talking about anything I suppose but, yes... looks dodgy.

 

Meeting the Albanian PM would be an odd prize for a British schoolboy so not sure that works, comedically, but, whatever...

 

This can't be right surely? Tory MPs looking to line their pockets?

🚨MPs FOR HIRE: a Led By Donkeys undercover investigation🚨

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— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) March 25, 2023

 

Nah, I'm not having that. Tory MP's wouldn't be interested in lining their own pockets when they have their constituents interests to consider. That's just not them is it

 

Somewhat appropriately, Sir Graham Brady is the MP for Sale.

 

Well, the argument used is that some of the MP's involved are also nurses, doctors and people in the legal profession, (including Keir Starmer, of course). If we're saying that people in professions have to effectively abandon ALL of their professional interests, (and then what happens if they're voted out?), to become MP's, you can't expect to get a decent calibre of person. You can't do some jobs and then not carry out ANY active work in it and expect to just carry on 5 or 10 years later at the same level.

The problem is there are some jobs like that and the logic behind that thinking is then applied to EVERY job, regardless of the fact that it's completely inappropriate.

Does anyone seriously think that Kwasi Kwartend can go back to consulting when he's NOT an MP any more?

No, of course not.

He's only getting the job precisely because he IS an MP. That's not the case with guys like Starmer.

 

Andrew Marr has an interesting perspective in the NS...

 

Pies & mashed? Sure. But jellied eels?

 

When I was living in East London, jellied eel was available in a bunch of places. There was a jellied eel stand right next to Upton Park when I was at a West Ham match.

It was a hard pass for me.

Not sure if they're still around.

 

My old man used to love jellied eels. I'd think they might be back again in the Thames at some point with the better water quality that suffered back in the 60's.

I had them years ago and liked them but then, they're edible and don't actually bugger off when you're trying to eat them so that's about the only criteria for me, so...

 

Where did you live?

 

In law school, I lived in Clapton/Hackney off of Lea Bridge Road, right next to the River Lea.
Too bad I worked for an international arts lawyer in West Kensington. 2 hour trip.

 

Again with the gelatinous. WTF is wrong with you people?

Laverbread is a traditional Welsh dish made from seaweed.

In 1975, Derek Cooper discovered why it was called that, how it was cooked and whether he could acquire its unique taste. 😋 pic.twitter.com/8cm1rq3CmW

— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) September 23, 2022

 

North of the river, eh? Funny lot up there.

Did you ever go abroad to places like Peckham? That's where i was born. Just off the old London Road, (so, the A2 iow), down towards Peckham Rye.

 

Didn't really spend much time south of the Thames, unfortunately.
When I would mention Clapton, everybody thought I meant Clapham and would ask how I liked living in "South" of the river.
I quickly just switched to saying I was in Hackney.

 

This was 2001 and my place was cheap for sure (60£ a week).

I had a 5 Zone pass, so I would spend my weekends exploring the (in the words of John Lyndon) "side of London that the tourists never see."

I just never made it south of the river very often, other than for a couple of Crystal Palace preseason friendlies.

 

Probably for the best.

 

All those diced organs and they come wrapped in a bawbag? Yum yum

It's a mash-up of diced lung, liver and heart mixed with oatmeal, beef suet, onion and assorted spices.https://t.co/fbN9NXNlCv

— CNN (@CNN) April 3, 2023

 

For a minute when we had three Prime Ministers in a year I thought the food would start to get better... turns out I had correlation and causation mixed up again

 

Science denying, Brexiter living in France, arch privatiser Nigel Lawson has died.
The current, shoddy state of our utility companies can all be traced back to him.
Have met his daughter a couple of times though, and she's lovely.

 

What, like burkie yer mean? Wasn't he down there?

Anyway, nah, the nonce cases are north of the river... I mean, that's just science.