MP Scandals

[Scrattajack]

she really does do her homework

Not what I heard:

Mordaunt was ‘missing in action’ friends of Lord Frost claim

Also, a liar in the vein of Johnson. She invented the "Turkey joining the EU and we can't stop them" rubbish.

 

[Brew_DD2]

Behave, say's it all really, they didn't even reply

Presumably because the videos ended when they did, and were posted by the Daily Mail and The Conservative Party

 

[Scrattajack]

The same about Mordaunt, but not behind a pay wall

 

[Dutto]

All I did was my usual and type in “Penny Mordaunt Scandal” and got this from:

https://www.thenational.scot/politi...-commons-gaffe-resurfaces-leadership-hopeful/
“TORY leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt has fallen victim to dirt digging and her own stupidity as a clip of her fulfilling a Royal Navy dare in the Commons resurfaced.

Mordaunt, favourite to win the race to be top of the Tory dung heap, fulfilled a forfeit back in 2014 for a "misdemeanour" during her Royal Navy training.

As part of her forfeit, the now trade minister said the word “****” six times during a speech in the Commons.”

So, someone “stupid” who should fit in nicely with the other Cupid Stunts that support her! The report explains why she is so stupid:

“MPs get the opportunity to better the lives of their constituents by using their platform to raise real issues that affect people up and down the country. What a privilege that must be …

And what does Mordaunt do? She repeats a rude-adjacent word to get a laugh out of her old navy buddies.”

I had plenty of links to choose from (including the ones already mentioned) but this tells me something new:
“Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt has accepted thousands of pounds of donations from a donor linked to the country’s principal climate denial group.

The story has resurfaced after Mordaunt entered the race to replace Boris Johnson after the scandal hit prime minister announced his intention to resign.

Last year, Byline Times reported that in January 2021, Mordaunt received the donation from a firm called ‘First Corporate Consultants, owned by Terence Mordaunt – a renowned critic of established climate change science’.”

I can forgive the acceptance of money (the lass is a Tory after all) but from someone who thinks climate change isn’t happening? Maybe the latest UK weather will change his mind!

Her Voting Record is pure Tory. Ms Mordaunt has:

• Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
• Generally voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees
• Consistently voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefitsl
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs

Enjoy!
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https://leftfootforward.org/2022/07...ns-from-donor-linked-to-climate-denial-group/

 

[Dutto]

For those who are not in the know, I give you a bit of countryside lore.

Legend has it that, before the age of Warfarin and other rat poisons, farmers would catch a number of live rats (usually five), put them in a barrel and screw down the lid.

From this action came the phrase “Like rats in a barrel.” Why?

Well, initially the rats would respect each other and let them have whatever space was available. However, as hunger and thirst took over, the rats would gang up on one of their number, kill the selected one and eat it.

This continued until only one rat was left in the barrel; a cannibal rat that hated its own kind ‘cos it had seen how the other rats treated their fellows.

The farmer then released the last rat in the barrel in the knowledge that it would kill and eat other rats!


So, watching the upcoming debates between the remaining Candidates for Boris’s job is, for me, like watching rats in a barrel.


The cartoonist Matt, on the front page of today’s Telegraph, encapsulated what I hope will happen! Two men walking outside Parliament are talking and one of them is saying:

“The Tory Party is about to
make a huge mistake, I just
don’t know which one!”
​

Let’s see how tonight’s debate goes and what dirt the Sunday papers manage to dig up!
:hat:

 

[Dutto]

Ben Wallace came out to support Liz Truss in the Conservative Leadership contest today, so I did my usual and got this from The Spectator back in 2020 under the headline:

Ben Wallace should resign – but he won’t​

The article started off with:

“There are two kinds of people in this life: people who say Gavin Williamson is the least capable member of the Cabinet and people who have heard of Ben Wallace. The Secretary of State for Defence, in an intemperate answer in the Commons, claimed the UK waged ‘illegal wars’ under Labour.”

Ouch! The Tories just keep giving and giving!


Reference:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ben-wallace-should-resign-but-he-won-t:hat:

 

[foxy]

Ben Wallace came out to support Liz Truss in the Conservative Leadership contest today, so I did my usual and got this from The Spectator back in 2020 under the headline:

Ben Wallace should resign – but he won’t​

The article started off with:

“There are two kinds of people in this life: people who say Gavin Williamson is the least capable member of the Cabinet and people who have heard of Ben Wallace. The Secretary of State for Defence, in an intemperate answer in the Commons, claimed the UK waged ‘illegal wars’ under Labour.”

Ouch! The Tories just keep giving and giving!


Reference:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ben-wallace-should-resign-but-he-won-t:hat:

What is it Dutto that you think Labour are going to do to resolve the crisis facing the UK?

 

[Rodcx500z]

I predict, Labour will not win an election until it rids it's self of the cancel culture loving leftie loonys who are hellbent on destroying it, this is from a person who does not care who is in power because nothing changes, it's best to just get on with life with your own friends be like them sail close to the wind bend the rules but stop short of breaking them and you will be ok just ask any politician and they will say the same, and life is to short to worry about all that ***** let the one's who want to do it do it for you and all will be fine, i have lived by this rule when i realised at 16 if i wanted something i had to go get it i am 69 now house is paid for as is car we have no debt not even a credit card we live a very good life, both my kids are doing well have good jobs nice cars son juke nismo rs daughter vw t-roc both are managers, to use my daughters words westminster and all in it can feck off

 

[Dutto]

What is it Dutto that you think Labour are going to do to resolve the crisis facing the UK?

All I know is that after years of Tory rule in the UK:

• Food Banks have more than doubled!
• High Street Banks have halved.
• Protests against the Government and Strikes have been made either illegal or more difficult.
• The NHS, Ambulance, Police, Fire and other Public Services have all been decimated.
• The cost of living and energy is now so high that people who thought they were well off now have to rely on hand-outs.
• The Government lie, cheat, treat the Electorate like idiots and fail to keep their promises. (If they get caught they either apologise [but only if they have to], blame Covid or something else.)
• During the course of this Government, the rich have been better treated than the poor.

I know that things were much better under a different Government so, if not Labour, then please come up with an alternative to this bunch!

The following quote epitomises todays attitude to the poor and disadvantaged …

…………. i am 69 now house is paid for as is car we have no debt not even a credit card we live a very good life, both my kids are doing well have good jobs nice cars son juke nismo rs daughter vw t-roc both are managers, to use my daughters words westminster and all in it can feck off

At 69 @Rodcx500z was 16 in 1969, Harold Wilson was in charge of a Labour Government that had been in power since 1964.

Jobs were plentiful at the time and averaged over 72% until The ***** took over in 1979 and the figure dropped to 64.9% in about 4 years.

Then came the period where we were told there was no such thing as “society”, the “I’m all right Jack!” syndrome became almost a UK motto, “Zero Hours Contracts” and “The Gig Economy” appeared!

Sadly, the last paragraph is all demonstrated by the quote above!
:hat:

Ref:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nati...yment1861to2018#trends-of-the-employment-rate

 

[Chippy_Tea]

What is it Dutto that you think Labour are going to do to resolve the crisis facing the UK?

All I know is that after years of Tory rule in the UK:

• Food Banks have more than doubled!
• High Street Banks have halved.
• Protests against the Government and Strikes have been made either illegal or more difficult.
• The NHS, Ambulance, Police, Fire and other Public Services have all been decimated.
• The cost of living and energy is now so high that people who thought they were well off now have to rely on hand-outs.
• The Government lie, cheat, treat the Electorate like idiots and fail to keep their promises. (If they get caught they either apologise [but only if they have to], blame Covid or something else.)
• During the course of this Government, the rich have been better treated than the poor.

You should have been a politician Dutto you haven't answered the question just blamed the other side for its shortcomings as all politicians do when they haven't got an answer.

 

[Dutto]

You should have been a politician Dutto you haven't answered the question just blamed the other side for its shortcomings as all politicians do when they haven't got an answer.

Oh dear! Wrong again!

If you read the Post, I pointed out the changes I have seen and then asked for an alternative to a Labour Government.

Personally, I don’t have an alternative.
:hat:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

So this is how they are going to fix the country put more money into energy and build houses wow i cannot wait to put my X in the Labour box.

As rod said above "nothing changes, it's best to just get on with life"


OPINION
By Rachel Reeves

Rachel Jane Reeves is a British politician and economist serving as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament for Leeds West since 2010

We know our country faces big challenges. Labour has a plan for a stronger, more secure economy. It starts with creating energy security by stepping up renewables and nuclear energy production.

Our national mission to insulate 19 million homes over a decade will create good jobs for everyone from pipefitters, builders, engineers and manufacturers. It will also help with the cost of living crisis by saving millions of people £400 of their energy bills a year.

We will give businesses security by cutting business rates now, paid for by a tax increase on digital giants. We need to address our deep-rooted supply-side problems too, which have contributed to low growth and spiralling levels of inflation.

In America, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called this approach “modern supply side” economics. It’s based on the idea that the government plays a crucial role in bringing about economic growth and tackling structural challenges.

In the UK, that means two things. First, we need to ensure people can make the most of their potential and play an active role in a dynamic, growing economy. Labour would bring in a New Deal for working people that would ban zero-hour contracts and exploitative practices like fire and rehire, as well as improving skills and tackle productivity challenges.

In some cases, people aren’t able to get back to work when they want to because they’re waiting for procedures or struggling to access the mental health support they need. That’s why we will address the huge waiting lists in the NHS and why Labour has promised mental health treatment within a month.

Second, we need to boost British businesses, working hand-in-hand in a strategic and dynamic partnership to get the economy growing again and provide the good jobs we need. Labour will introduce a new industrial strategy that plays to our strengths, helping us win the global race for the jobs of the future.

A crucial element of that is our Climate Investment Pledge, which will create new markets and leverage in private investment, bringing good, well-paid jobs to all parts of our country.

We will champion British business at home and abroad. This means making Brexit work for British people and businesses, using all the tools at government’s disposal to support businesses in the UK through our plan to buy, make, and sell more in Britain, and taking steps to build on the work business is already doing to strengthen domestic supply chains.

This is the kind of economic plan Britain needs and deserves.

It’s time for certainty and security for our economy. It’s time for us to take advantage of the new opportunities that will make us global leaders again. Britain needs a fresh start.

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-tor...w-labour-would-fix-12-years-of-damage-1730293

 

[Chippy_Tea]

i was 16 in 1969, Harold Wilson was in charge of a Labour Government that had been in power since 1964.
Jobs were plentiful at the time and averaged over 72% until The ***** took over in 1979 and the figure dropped to 64.9% in about 4 years.
Then came the period where we were told there was no such thing as “society”, the “I’m all right Jack!” syndrome became almost a UK motto, “Zero Hours Contracts” and “The Gig Economy” appeared!
Sadly, the last paragraph is all demonstrated by the quote above!

In 1969 we had -

No internet shopping.

Many pubs and clubs in town.

Millions of small shops in towns selling everything you now get under one roof in the supermarket.

Several banks in every town centre

A blokes at the fuel station putting the petrol in your car for you.

I could go on but in short we live in a different world now the internet and automation has done for many jobs and its only going to get worse over the next 20 years

Robots could take over 20 million jobs by 2030, study claims​

Robots could take over 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world by 2030, economists claimed Wednesday.

According to a new study from Oxford Economics, within the next 11 years there could be 14 million robots put to work in China alone.

Economists analyzed long-term trends around the uptake of automation in the workplace, noting that the number of robots in use worldwide increased threefold over the past two decades to 2.25 million.

While researchers predicted the rise of robots will bring about benefits in terms of productivity and economic growth, they also acknowledged the drawbacks that were expected to arise simultaneously.

“As a result of robotization, tens of millions of jobs will be lost, especially in poorer local economies that rely on lower-skilled workers. This will therefore translate to an increase in income inequality,” the study’s authors said.

However, if robot installations were boosted to 30% more than the baseline forecast by 2030, researchers estimated it would lead to a 5.3% boost in global GDP that year.

“This equates to adding an extra $4.9 trillion per year to the global economy by 2030 (in today’s prices) — equivalent to an economy greater than the projected size of Germany’s,” the report said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/26/rob...long-term trends,two decades to 2.25 million.

 

[Brianbrewed]

Decent interview with Keir Starmer.
Worth a listen

Check out this Podcast: Keir Starmer on rebuilding Labour, Tory leadership, and Brexit
Keir Starmer on rebuilding Labour, Tory leadership, and Brexit

 

[moto748]

For years people moaned, what's the point of voting? It doesn't make any difference. Then, they roused themselves to vote for Brexit.

Well, that sure made a diffference. Thanks so much, guys...

Meanwhile, as I've consistently argued for some time now, the days of wage labour as a mechanism for distributing wealth are numbered. Put simply, there will never, ever, be anywhere near enough 'good' jobs in the future. We need another mechanism.

"Growth, growth growth" (despite growth usually in practice being much lower than optimistic predictions), as espoused by Starmer (and most pols) is hardly a long-term solution in a world that's burning up in a climate crisis that won't go away.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Take a look at this Dutto and others with short memory's, this is the government that changed me forever and all that goes on in westminster, Summer of ’69 | The National Archives i am proud to be of that generation it changed this country forever not Labour or torys the young people did it, and don,t skip read read it all

 

[Dutto]

Take a look at this Dutto and others with short memory's, this is the government that changed me forever and all that goes on in westminster, Summer of ’69 | The National Archives i am proud to be of that generation it changed this country forever not Labour or torys the young people did it, and don,t skip read read it all

I’ve read the whole article and fail to see a reference to where the “I’m alright Jack!” culture came from.

However, I do find it distasteful for you to try and blame the “young people” of the time; especially the article in the link below which exonerates the people concerned with the phrase “…the group may have been in the house, but the likelihood is they were out of the minds.”

I think it may give a fair example of what your heroic “young people” were probably doing in 1969; in between court cases of course.


Barbara Castle (an “oldie” in 1969 by your standards) was 100% Labour and a heroine of mine for the way she behaved in her efforts to rein in the power of the Unions. I agree with the quote in your article which pointed out:

“The attempt to implement ‘In place of strife’ was a very significant episode in British politics.

If the bill had been passed, a great deal of future ‘strife’ might have been avoided.”

Just like voting for Mr Starmer may do today?

Enjoy!
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https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/mick-jagger-marianne-faithful-mars-bar-story/?amp

 

[Dutto]

So this is how they are going to fix the country put more money into energy and build houses wow i cannot wait to put my X in the Labour box.

By Rachel Reeves


We know our country faces big challenges. Labour has a plan for a stronger, more secure economy. ……

So, which part of Rachel Reeves “Opinion” do you disagree with; or do you prefer someone else to provide the alternatives?

Perhaps someone like Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss? With those two at least you can predict their promises; even if they won’t keep them!
:hat:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You need to take your red tinted specks off where is the money going to come from to fix the problems as T.May said there is no magic money tree.
What are Starmers policies you seem to be the Labour expert her please tell us how Labour are going to fix this mess as it would seem most of the country haven't got a clue what Starmers policies are.

 

[Dutto]

… most of the country haven’t got a clue what Starmers policies are.

True!

Why publish something that the Tories will bend, to either make it their own policy and/or ridicule it and/or tell us that it’s “impossible”?

How about “Taxing the Rich” or recovering excessive profits by means of a “Windfall Tax”
:hat:

BTW, the latter has already been re-named and implemented and the first one …. ?

Oh yeah! I can just imagine a Tory Government voting that!