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[Sweep]

3 minutes ago, Jol_BWFC said:

He’s been quiet on that front recently. I’ll bring it up again on 6 May when he has to pay out on his bet.

I was gong to ask what the bet is, but given the date presumably its about if Khan will remain as mayor or not......surely Miami doesn't think Khan will lose?

[Winchester White]

13 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I was gong to ask what the bet is, but given the date presumably its about if Khan will remain as mayor or not......surely Miami doesn't think Khan will lose?

If you listen to Khan he is a very good politician. Swerves the direct and difficult questions superbly and gives a really good account of himself on most things.

Doesn't mean he is a decent bloke or I agree with him (not that I know too much given I don't live in London) but a cunt can still be a good politician. In fact, I think it might help.

[Sweep]

I like Khan, I think he generally comes across quite well when I hear him on LBC.

[Jol_BWFC]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

I was gong to ask what the bet is, but given the date presumably its about if Khan will remain as mayor or not......surely Miami doesn't think Khan will lose?

Miami is/was convinced Khan wouldn’t see out his term as mayor, given his connections to certain individuals/organisations that Miami wasn’t a fan of. Doesn’t matter whether Khan is re-elected or not, for the purposes of the bet. £100 I recall.

[Rudy]

1 hour ago, Sweep said:

I like Khan, I think he generally comes across quite well when I hear him on LBC.

He talking about his glass jaw and spaghetti legs?

[miamiwhite]

15 hours ago, Jol_BWFC said:

Miami is/was convinced Khan wouldn’t see out his term as mayor, given his connections to certain individuals/organisations that Miami wasn’t a fan of. Doesn’t matter whether Khan is re-elected or not, for the purposes of the bet. £100 I recall.

Still time yet 😉 💣 

[jmjhb]

I don't particularly rate Khan, but his mayoral opponents are fucking worse

[Winchester White]

So wee Jimmy rides it out, must have been taking tips from Priti.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, jmjhb said:

I don't particularly rate Khan, but his mayoral opponents are fucking worse

Difficult to prove, in such an environment as London

[Spider]

So Sturgeon has been impeached but still holds power.

Sounds familiar.

[Escobarp]

Labour decided to abstain from the vote of no confidence I believe in her. I have no idea what labours point is north or south of the border. 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Labour decided to abstain from the vote of no confidence I believe in her. I have no idea what labours point is north or south of the border. 

Pointless

Remarkably, Diane Abbott didn’t score pointless on Pointless just now.

[miamiwhite]

7 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Labour decided to abstain from the vote of no confidence I believe in her. I have no idea what labours point is north or south of the border. 

Salmond is meant to be making a statement tomorrow. If he presses for the full judge led inquiry with no redactions then the game changes.

[Mounts Kipper]

1 minute ago, miamiwhite said:

Salmond is meant to be making a statement tomorrow. If he presses for the full judge led inquiry with no redactions then the game changes.

Doubt it’ll make any difference from what I’ve heard the Scottish government appoint there own people in all the key areas of judiciary. It’s a banana republic, apparently it was the Blair government who drafted the constitution and basically made the call that’s allowed the SNP to run the country without challenge. Perhaps Escobarp can shed some light on this. 

[miamiwhite]

6 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Doubt it’ll make any difference from what I’ve heard the Scottish government appoint there own people in all the key areas of judiciary. It’s a banana republic, apparently it was the Blair government who drafted the constitution and basically made the call that’s allowed the SNP to run the country without challenge. Perhaps Escobarp can shed some light on this. 

Yep, that's correct pal.

They need a wholly independent outside force led inquiry.

As predicted last week, the Hamilton QC affair was an obvious outcome, interestingly he did admit he couldn't make a complete report due to huge number of redactions and said the Parliament should really decide yet Parliament said it was his decision that should count. Quite farcical really 😄 

A definite banana Republic except for the sunshine and no bananas

[DirtySanchez]

2 hours ago, jmjhb said:

I don't particularly rate Khan, but his mayoral opponents are fucking worse

Shaun Bailey is fucking awful 

Kahn will walk it 

Wonder how many votes Laurence Fox will get 

[Escobarp]

28 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

Salmond is meant to be making a statement tomorrow. If he presses for the full judge led inquiry with no redactions then the game changes.

Yes the statement regarding redactions in Hamilton’s report is telling. 81 redactions In 61 pages 

[Spider]

So now you all believe me when I say that the Scottish parliament was just a pacifier to keep them happy whilst the grown ups cracked on in London?

Its like the Welsh ‘Assembly’. Just a Fisher Price board game to occupy the locals.

I still find it baffling why anyone gets so wound up about it. It’s like losing your shit over an Eastenders plot.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

So now you all believe me when I say that the Scottish parliament was just a pacifier to keep them happy whilst the grown ups cracked on in London?

Its like the Welsh ‘Assembly’. Just a Fisher Price board game to occupy the locals.

I still find it baffling why anyone gets so wound up about it. It’s like losing your shit over an Eastenders plot.

Not really. 

They will now press ahead with their own referendum, and are looking at the legal case for UK government ignoring it.

Yet more shite, hassle and bollocks at a time when the UK needs it like a hole in the head. All of which may end up tossing yet more millions unnecessarily at lawyers.

Just send in the tanks before we decommission them.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Spider said:

So now you all believe me when I say that the Scottish parliament was just a pacifier to keep them happy whilst the grown ups cracked on in London?

Its like the Welsh ‘Assembly’. Just a Fisher Price board game to occupy the locals.

I still find it baffling why anyone gets so wound up about it. It’s like losing your shit over an Eastenders plot.

Possibility that the worlds greyest man might lose his seat.

[miamiwhite]

22 hours ago, Escobarp said:

Yes the statement regarding redactions in Hamilton’s report is telling. 81 redactions In 61 pages 

As predicted mate, clever plan by him as the rest will now follow,  astute move.

 

 

[Escobarp]

25 minutes ago, miamiwhite said:

As predicted mate, clever plan by him as the rest will now follow,  astute move.

 

 

Rightly so. It’s the only way it gets sorted properly. I just want what’s best for the country I live in and it ain’t that shower of shite 

[miamiwhite]

4 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Rightly so. It’s the only way it gets sorted properly. I just want what’s best for the country I live in and it ain’t that shower of shite 

Key point in all this today mate, House of Cards time now at last.

 

 

[frank_spencer]

21 hours ago, boltondiver said:

Possibility that the worlds greyest man might lose his seat.

Is John Major still an MP?

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

Is John Major still an MP?

Even greyer