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Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:09 pm
by subsub
birdie wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:00 pm Am I correct in saying that these comments were made a while ago and have only just surfaced?
They were made in 2019.
He is now backtracking wildly, claiming they were nothing to do with race.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:45 pm
by The Tick
Kemi Badenoch making a pig's ear of addressing the donor's comments.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:59 pm
by The Ghost of Alex Higgins
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Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:02 pm
by birdie
I cant help wondering why these comments haven't come to the fore before now.
Oh, silly me, it's GE year :P

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:45 pm
by The Tick
Some more discomfort for the government...


https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... wanda-bill



Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill
Exclusive: Union says Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement deportations

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:47 pm
by Vespa
The Tick wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:45 pm Kemi Badenoch making a pig's ear of addressing the donor's comments.
Not sure how she said he was racist.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:07 pm
by The Tick
Excellent points made by sadiq khan here.



Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:25 am
by VeritasVincit
Vespa wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:47 pm
The Tick wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:45 pm Kemi Badenoch making a pig's ear of addressing the donor's comments.
Not sure how she said he was racist.
One punctuation mark could change the meaning of your comment.

Not sure how she said he was racist.
Not sure how; she said he was racist.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:31 am
by The Ghost of Alex Higgins
Nobody uses semicolons any more bro

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:37 pm
by VeritasVincit
The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:31 am Nobody uses semicolons any more bro
Well something else should be used.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:56 pm
by The Ghost of Alex Higgins
A dash would work in your example

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:01 pm
by VeritasVincit
If you say so. English was not the subject I taught.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:03 pm
by The Ghost of Alex Higgins
What did you teach? Arguing?

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:11 pm
by VeritasVincit
No. But I do find that some people argue with the minor content of a message and ignore the reason for it.

Re: The Tory Gov Bullshit thread - Part 4

Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:38 pm
by The Tick
Vespa wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:47 pm
The Tick wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:45 pm Kemi Badenoch making a pig's ear of addressing the donor's comments.
Not sure how she said he was racist.
Badenoch then asked for forgiveness, essentially urging people to move on with no action taken. I class that as making a pig's ear of addressing the matter.

As for the punctuation thing VeritasVincit, perhaps a full stop would suffice.