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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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Reply | The tainted First Minister
at 16:15 8 Sep 2024
Adios hombre. It’s time for him to saddle up and get the heck out of Dodge. In my opinion he’s let himself and more importantly us down with some of his actions and conduct.
I wonder if he’ll reappear as a head of a quango or similar? Wouldn’t be surprised. |
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Reply | Ricky Jones
at 10:52 8 Sep 2024
He’s accepted using the words, but denied the offence of violent disorder would be committed whatever that’s supposed to mean. As Kieth has said, doing time on remand is easier and gives a prisoner more privileges, but he’ll be trading that for a longer stretch if he’s found guilty and sent down. |
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Reply | Ricky Jones
at 19:28 7 Sep 2024
As has been pointed out already he was further remanded in Custody and that’s where he’ll stay unless his barrister makes an application to a Judge in Chambers for his release on bail. To date there’ve not been any two tier or double standards in this case. |
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Reply | 🏴 Wales v Türkiye 🇹🇷 : Nations League 1/6
at 09:28 7 Sep 2024
Because S4C purchases the right to broadcast the match in Welsh, the English rights are usually sold to a much bigger outfit who pay a lot more. S4C do sometimes have a n English language option on the red button, but it all depends on the terms of the contract and if anyone has picked up the English language options.
S4C have worked a little route to get around the monopoly the likes of Sky have on broadcasting events. [Post edited 7 Sep 9:28]
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Reply | Ricky Jones
at 09:09 7 Sep 2024
Good enough. The guy put wood on to a fire which had been lit against the side of a building, it could have spread destroying a multi million pound building and injured or killed people. It could also have been the catalyst for many other copy cat attacks. |
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Reply | Ricky Jones
at 00:58 7 Sep 2024
Where are the double standards? Jones has pleaded Not Guilty hence the need to have a trial whereas the others have pleaded Guilty at the first opportunity and can therefor be sentenced. Jones is, in my opinion playing a strange game, because he’s risking additional porridge by missing * out on the early plea discount. |
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Reply | Ricky Jones
at 00:52 7 Sep 2024
If you took the time to understand how the criminal justice system works you’d see that there aren’t double standards at play here. There’s a glaring difference between this case and the other cases where people have been imprisoned for their part in the disorder.
Everyone who’s been sent down has pleaded guilty to the offence with which they were charged, doing so enables them to get the biggest discount on the sentence because of their Guilty plea. Ricky Jones is contesting the allegation and has pleaded not guilty - you can’t sentence someone if they haven’t pleaded guilty or been found guilty.
He was Charged, appeared at Magistrates Court where he was remanded in Custody until today. He appeared in Court today, pleaded Not Guilty and was remanded back in Court story pending trial. If convicted this guy will get more porridge than the others because he won’t get the discount for an early guilty plea. |
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Reply | Decades of failure led to deadly Grenfell Tower fire ...
at 21:34 5 Sep 2024
Totally agree, the issue will be responsibility and funding, it’s going to come down to who picks up the tab.
For me, the developers, the property managers and the manufacturers need to shell out, but I can’t see that happening so is it down to the taxpayer? I feel sorry for people living in these properties. |
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Reply | Decades of failure led to deadly Grenfell Tower fire ...
at 23:04 4 Sep 2024
I’m not convinced the victims and their families will ever see justice.
The report points the finger at the cladding manufacturers, the Coalition government, the subsequent Conservative government, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the Tenant Management Organisation, austerity, Lord Pickles and his deregulation was subject to some criticism as was a lack of centralised product testing, it goes on and on.
What was clear at the outset was the very close connections between some on the RBKC and the government of the day.
I think building standards in the U.K. are very poor - something that’s apparent from the number of reports we see about problems with new builds. We need to revisit Building Regs and the enforcement of standards, the guarantees on new builds should be comprehensive and there should be proper accountability, only then will we see an improvement.
There are people out there who need to be doing serious porridge over this.
The Guardian’s John Crace isn’t everyones cup of tea, but his take on Grenfell is worth a quick read.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/04/remorse-over-grenfell-i
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Reply | Lucy Letby Inquiry
at 22:33 4 Sep 2024
Having regard to the evidence presented at Court she is guilty, but if there is new information or doubt (and some have questioned the defence) then we have to look at the facts again. If we are truly satisfied there is no basis to dispute the conviction and it is safe then it’s justice done.
We’ve had too many miscarriages of justice over the years which clearly shows things occasionally go wrong. |
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Reply | Lucy Letby Inquiry
at 09:32 4 Sep 2024
Over the years there have been plenty of cases that have negotiated the various hoops and hurdles, ended up in Crown Court whereby the accused was found guilty only to be exonerated further down the line. One of the most recent examples was Andrew Makinson who spent 17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. That case went through an appeal process and 2 x CCR reviews before the conviction was overturned in light of new DNA evidence.
Mistakes happen. There are some really bad people out there and they need to be locked up for a long time, but there are also innocent people languishing in prison because the system got it wrong. We need to keep an open mind and test new information when it comes to light.
I wouldn’t disagree with your observations re Davis. |
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Reply | Lucy Letby Inquiry
at 07:57 4 Sep 2024
David Davis MP is far from convinced she’s guilty and he’s taking the case forward, he’s going to be talking about the case in Parliament where he’ll have the protection afforded by parliamentary privilege. That could prove to be “explosive”
I feel really sorry for the families concerned, they’ve had to deal with the trauma and grief of losing a child, the ordeal of the investigation and trial and now this. Imagine if Letby is innocent, it’ll be a huge miscarriage of justice. |
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Reply | Labour voters
at 07:46 4 Sep 2024
I’m not a Labour voter, but I believe a Labour government is the right choice, the last lot are without doubt the worse government we’ve had in living memory.
There was an article in several news streams yesterday about the “black hole” in the finances, Simon Case who’s been the head of the civil service for the last 4 years supported claims by chancellor Rachel Reeves that the previous Conservative government contributed to recent spending pressures by failing to update departmental budgets, which were set in a 2021 spending review. Budgets need to be reviewed regularly and spending managed, that can’t be done when the figures are so out of date.
It’s the same with the pay rises. Labour are now honouring the recommendations the pay panels have made after hearing the submissions of the stakeholders. Ususally, the government set the parameters in relation to affordability, however this year the Conservative government failed to do that and just allowed the pay review panels to crack on. Why didn’t the previous government set parameters, was it incompetence, an oversight or were they deliberately “laying a trap” so they could critisce Labour? Tbh I’ve no idea, but whatever it was means it’s costing us extra money which may not have been accounted for. I’ve no issue with people getting the pay rise they deserve, but we need solid governance so finances can be managed. |
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Reply | Councillor’s wife pleads guilty over race riot tweet
at 22:37 2 Sep 2024
I believe she’ll get porridge and to be honest I think she deserves porridge. She may get a reduction on account of her caring responsibilities and the fact women generally tend to be imprisoned less often. |
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