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Reply | One for Tummer...
at 21:52 13 Sep 2024
She wasn’t wearing Nova H1 Audio earrings, the manufacturers of the product have issued a press release to say they aren’t H1 Audio earrings. You’re swallowing Trump’s guff and the conspiracy theories hook line and sinker. |
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Reply | Assisted dying legislation
at 18:30 13 Sep 2024
I think it’s definitely something that needs serious consideration. People who are terminally ill, or suffering from serious illness should in my opinion have the right to determine their own destiny. A number of countries have introduced assisted dying legislation and we could look at their models and take best practice from wherever it exists.
I’d introduce safeguards and make sure than anyone who is contemplating this would have to be seen by professionals (doctors, psychiatrists, social workers etc) in private so they can’t be railroaded in to an early grave by greedy family members. |
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Reply | One for Tummer...
at 23:05 12 Sep 2024
This comes across like you’ve well and truly gone down the conspiracy theorist rabbit hole. |
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Reply | One for Tummer...
at 23:02 12 Sep 2024
Almost every reputable source has reported that Harris won last nights debate, yet Trump is proclaiming himself to be the winner - 🤷 ! He’s clearly annoyed about last night and in my opinion trying to avoid further embarrassment. It’s sad that he’s the “best” candidate the candidate the republicans can put forward.
If the Democrats had put someone else forward instead of Harris, I suspect they’d be out of sight by now. |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 22:50 12 Sep 2024
I think a lot of Forces stopped doing these interviews a few years ago on account of the rules changing and the bar being so high to get the “D” |
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Reply | Labour voters
at 21:11 12 Sep 2024
Interesting article in the Guardian this week where the EU have taken action against Apple regarding their tax arrangements with Ireland. Apple have been forced to pay £13bn in tax, maybe that’s something our Government could look at? Is there scope to target companies who’ve been trading here for years and based in tax havens to pay their tax here?
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/09/top-eu-courts-ruling-on-ap |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 20:10 12 Sep 2024
I don’t think inciting people to commit violent disorder, set fire to buildings etc is just saying a bit too much on Facebook. Most if not all of those who’ve been sent down have pleaded guilty to the offence and deserve their porridge. |
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Thread | Covid contracts worth £15bn had corruption ‘red flags’,
at 22:54 11 Sep 2024
An article appeared in a couple of the Nationals this week following an investigation by Transparency International UK
The study has uncovered corruption “red flags” in government Covid contracts worth more than £15bn – representing nearly one in every three pounds awarded by the government during the pandemic.
The review of more than 5,000 contracts across 400 public bodies identified 135 high-risk contracts with a value of £15.3bn where it is claimed an investigation is merited due to the identification of THREE ( not 1 or 2 but 3) or more corruption red flags.
At least 28 contracts, worth £4.1bn, went to those with known political connections to the Conservative party. This amounts to almost a tenth of the money spent on the pandemic response.
Fifty-one contracts, worth £4bn, went through the “VIP lane” of which 24, worth £1.7bn, were referred by politicians from the Conservative party or their offices.
£1bn was spent on personal protective equipment from 25 VIP-lane suppliers that was later deemed unfit for use.
Eight contracts, worth £500m, went to suppliers that were no more than 100 days old.
The UK government awarded more than £30.7bn in high- value contracts without competition – equivalent to almost two-thirds of all Covid contracts by value.
The Department of Health and Social Care wrote off £14.9bn in public money over a two-year period – equivalent to the government’s total spend on personal protective equipment.
Starmer should insist on a full investigation with every effort made to address wrong doing.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13827585/More-5-000-contracts-15-billio |
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Reply | The rising costs
at 22:41 11 Sep 2024
I was talking to the manager of a food bank last week, he too£ me they’d been undated over the summer and were feeding around 40% more families than in term time. He attributed the increase to the cut in free school meals outside term time.
To be honest, I find it incredulous that we stopped providing meals etc to the kids who need outside term time because we don’t have the money but we can give every child regardless of their circumstances a meal during term time, we can also afford to waste £30m plus on extra AM’s. It’s mental.
The money on the additional term time meals could have been redirected to food banks so that they could supply those in need with additional resources. It wouldn’t have taken Einstein to pull together a list of the kids on free school meals and make arrangements for them to get a food parcel to feed the kids. |
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Reply | Minimum Unit Pricing
at 19:14 10 Sep 2024
They are pointing the finger at increasing alcohol consumption as a result of the pandemic which could be valid because lots of research is backing that up, but I’m completely against the minimum price per unit as it operates now. If the additional costs went back in to services then I could support aspects of the policy, but as the excess goes in to the retailer’s back pocket is a big no no from me. |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 13:03 10 Sep 2024
100%.
The prison/probation or in some cases the local authority have obligations to house released prisoners, they should definitely be housed somewhere which minimises the chances of reoffending. |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 12:59 10 Sep 2024
That depends on the time of crime they’ve committed, if it’s shoplifting, driving while disqualified, drugs they won’t tell the victims, but if , where the victim knows the offender they absolutely should tell the victim. The terms of the release scheme should prevent domestic offenders and violent criminals being released, but I suppose that will come down to what is a “violent criminal” as I can see 1 person with abh convictions has been released. |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 10:16 10 Sep 2024
I didn’t say I agreed with the policy, I am merely pointing out why it’s happening. You’re blaming Starmer, but it’s a product of many years of underinvestment in the criminal's justice system under the previous conservative regime where the police, courts, CPS, prisons and probation service have all been slashed.
Tories innit …. well yes. Cameron, Osborne and May to be precise. In fairness to Boris, despite his many shortcomings he did reverse the huge cuts to police numbers, but the damage had already been done. |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 00:26 10 Sep 2024
It would make a difference, but I don’t believe that all pensioners should be paid the WFA, I think it needs to be a targeted benefit.
For what it’s worth I think the decision to change it away from a universal payment is correct because I know quite a few pensioners who don’t need it because they are pulling in between £70k and £150k per year. Equally, I think setting the bar at pension credit level is far too low, there’ll be pensioners out there on £100 a year more than the pension credit threshold and they’ll get nowt - it’s outrageous. The bar has to be raised to capture the bottom tier and the needy above them while the better off who don’t need the payment lose it. |
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Reply | Stay safe out there
at 20:56 9 Sep 2024
Absolutely is. They failed to invest enough to increase the prison capacity during their reign. The plan Labour see now implementing was initially signed off by the last government in the run up to the GE.
Guess what? The number of prison officers in 2024 is lower than it was in 2010, it’s around 1,200 lower at the moment. At its lowest point in 2016 we had over 6,000 less which equates to a decrease of over 25%. Being a prison officer is one job I wouldn’t do - it’s a very dangerous job. |
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Reply | Labour voters
at 22:33 8 Sep 2024
Some fair points, but look at the water industry where we still have monopoly suppliers. Thames Water… no debt to £15bn debt all leveraged, the companies are still paying dividend out but expect us to pick up huge rises in the bills.
We need to diversify and a sensible renewables programme should be part of it. Any new house being built should be fitted with solar energy, the power generated can be used to provide hot water and generate electricity. |
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Reply | Labour voters
at 21:18 8 Sep 2024
There’s definitely something going on. A couple of years ago the fuel at the supermarkets was always cheaper than the independents, these days down our way it’s the other way around.
I called at a garage in Drefach, near Cross Hands last week and diesel was £134.9 which was cheaper than any supermarket and 41p per litre cheaper than a certain filling station on the M4. For us old timers who still deal in gallons, that’s a difference of £1.816 per gallon, or if you’re sticking 10 gallons in it’s a difference of £18.61 which is outrageous. [Post edited 8 Sep 22:28]
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Reply | Labour voters
at 17:44 8 Sep 2024
But the increased tax burden applies to everyone on account of the previous government freezing the personal allowance from 2022 until 2026 which they then extended to 2028. Not increasing the personal allowance is going to hurt a lot of people. I’d hope that once we’re in better shape the personal allowance is one of the first things this government will look to increase. |
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Reply | Ricky Jones
at 16:36 8 Sep 2024
Very possibly.
Remand prisoners were held in a different wing and because they hadn’t been convicted they had privileges like extra phone calls to family, additional visits (possibly daily) from loved ones and slightly better conditions. Time spent on remand would then be taken in to account when custodial sentences were apportioned and would impact on the total time spent in prison. However, the government changed the sentencing rules a few years ago, so it probably doesn’t happen so often these days. Suspects who are “banged to rights” can be much better off pleading guilty as soon as possible because that way they get the biggest discount on their potential custodial sentence (around 30%). The discount then starts to decrease as the case progresses through the Court system, if a case goes to trial and the prisoners are convicted by a jury then they’ll not get any discount. The discounts are intended to save money and time. [Post edited 8 Sep 18:20]
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