Looks like may's going to lose a cabinet minister today
No not him.
TL:DR Minister goes to Israel on "holiday" and has secret meetings with the Israeli government. Then planned to use humanitarian aid money to fund the Israeli armed forces.
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No not him.
TL:DR Minister goes to Israel on "holiday" and has secret meetings with the Israeli government. Then planned to use humanitarian aid money to fund the Israeli armed forces.
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May reminds me of a school-mates mum standing in as dinner lady for a few days
An embarrassment.
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An embarrassment.
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Yesterday’s Independent: Priti Patel discussed giving British foreign aid money to Israeli army, Downing Street confirms
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/priti-patel-israel-army-idf-foreign-aid-money-british-holiday-meetings-netanyahu-international-a8041716.html?amp
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/priti-patel-israel-army-idf-foreign-aid-money-british-holiday-meetings-netanyahu-international-a8041716.html?amp
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Yup, but after she fessed up to Mau some more secret meetings came to light.
She's flying home now and is pretty much finished.
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She's flying home now and is pretty much finished.
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the cabinet is one of the few places where Priti Patel is not the dumbest person in the room
hope she goes
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hope she goes
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It takes a special kind of cunt to inquire with her team if she can divert aid money to bank rolling the policing of occupied land.
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It would hardly be the most egregious misuse of tax payers cash by the DFID.
Jussayin.
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Jussayin.
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I have to declare an interest here
as my wife works in international aid and a lot of their funding comes from DFID. I believe the majority of the projects they're working on are actually completely sensible - the one my wife is on certainly is. However the ones that grab the headlines are clearly in the "what the hell were you thinking" category, and there seems to be a serious problem in some areas in ensuring the aid isn't siphoned off by the regime before it reaches the intended recipients.
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as my wife works in international aid and a lot of their funding comes from DFID. I believe the majority of the projects they're working on are actually completely sensible - the one my wife is on certainly is. However the ones that grab the headlines are clearly in the "what the hell were you thinking" category, and there seems to be a serious problem in some areas in ensuring the aid isn't siphoned off by the regime before it reaches the intended recipients.
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I also have to declare an interest here
My wife is a civil servant and I've heard stories about massive waste in spending.
Is it true that a lot of the WTF projects are funded because the DFID has a legal target on how much they have to spend?
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My wife is a civil servant and I've heard stories about massive waste in spending.
Is it true that a lot of the WTF projects are funded because the DFID has a legal target on how much they have to spend?
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Yes.
They are the only government department that are obliged, BY LAW, to spent the entirety of their budget and if they do not they have to make a statement to the House explaining why. You know how councils suddenly become highly concerned about fixing kerbs and paving stones in the run up to April even when they don't need fixing... Their budget is fixed, again BY LAW, at 0.7% of GDP.
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They are the only government department that are obliged, BY LAW, to spent the entirety of their budget and if they do not they have to make a statement to the House explaining why. You know how councils suddenly become highly concerned about fixing kerbs and paving stones in the run up to April even when they don't need fixing... Their budget is fixed, again BY LAW, at 0.7% of GDP.
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That's how all government departments work.
Underspend by 10% this year and (rather than a pat on the head for being efficient) you get 10% less than whatever you ask the Treasury for next year.
Fortunately there are plenty of government suppliers who are good at 'helping out' the procurement people and pricing based on what's currently in the pot (which is how you get to the NHS and MOD paying shitloads for spoons and pens and stuff).
But enough of that! Lets get back to decrying celebrities who avoid tax...
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Underspend by 10% this year and (rather than a pat on the head for being efficient) you get 10% less than whatever you ask the Treasury for next year.
Fortunately there are plenty of government suppliers who are good at 'helping out' the procurement people and pricing based on what's currently in the pot (which is how you get to the NHS and MOD paying shitloads for spoons and pens and stuff).
But enough of that! Lets get back to decrying celebrities who avoid tax...
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No. It's not illegal to underspend in any other department, no other department has to give a statement to the house if they underspend, and no other department has their budget set as an elastic percentage of GDP.
Apart from that, it's exactly the same.
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Apart from that, it's exactly the same.
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just correct the grammar
My wife isa civil s e rvant and I've he a rd stories about massive waste in spending
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My wife is
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0.7% of GDP to be spent by the DFID was a Tory 2010 manifesto pledge.
How exactly is that faceless and unelected?
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How exactly is that faceless and unelected?
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I was talking about Cerebus' civil servant wife you dumb fuck
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I've said it before and I'll say it again,
for one so inclined to sanctimony, you're very quick with the offensive language and verbal abuse.
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for one so inclined to sanctimony, you're very quick with the offensive language and verbal abuse.
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And you're still jumping to conclusions and not reading things properly. C'est la vie.
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I was talking about you calling Cerebus' civil servant wife a "faceless, unelected shitty Briteaucrat" you dumb fuck.
Plus ça change...
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Plus ça change...
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When one's entire argument for Brexit is based around magic beans and complaining about imaginary "unelected faceless eurocrats" and your wife is one, I feel entirely fine pointing out the hypocrisy.
You're a genuinely thick shit.
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Seeing spouses appear to be fair game I would just point out my wife is a staunch remainer.
Carry on.
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Carry on.
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See, I'm also a staunch remainer.
I just find myself arguing with many other remainers here when they rely on shitty arguments, or ignore very good arguments from the other side. Similarly, I voted Lib Dem, but I end up finding myself defend Tory ministers because of shitty arguments.
Everyone then assumes I'm on the other side when mainly I'm trying to tidy up the mess on my own side.
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I just find myself arguing with many other remainers here when they rely on shitty arguments, or ignore very good arguments from the other side. Similarly, I voted Lib Dem, but I end up finding myself defend Tory ministers because of shitty arguments.
Everyone then assumes I'm on the other side when mainly I'm trying to tidy up the mess on my own side.
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Another insubordinate arsehole in the cabinet?
It’s almost as if the PM is incapable of sacking anyone.
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It’s almost as if the PM is incapable of sacking anyone.
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She's flying back to be sacked.
uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/KQA100
This has got to have been a long flight.
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uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/KQA100
This has got to have been a long flight.
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