VILLAMARV Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, Genie said: 2) It’s 2024, everyone has a mobile phone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchnry Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, foreveryoung said: Not really interested in her to be honest, like the majority of the country. She's fit now. Let her back in I say. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Interesting interview with Anna Soubry on the News Agents podcast about Lee Anderson. Apparently he was a Labour Councillor until he defected in large part because he expressed some pretty colourful views about the Gypsy community. Didn't know he was affiliated to Labour. The guy's basically a proper white van man whose managed to somehow slime a way into politics. I think we all know people like him who would swear to the hilt "I'm not racist but...". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted February 27 Author Moderator Share Posted February 27 21 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: Apparently he was a Labour Councillor until he defected in large part because he expressed some pretty colourful views about the Gypsy community. He defected because Labour deselected him from being a candidate due to him saying racial stuff, so he joined the Tories instead after that, and has continued to say racial stuff up to this very day. He’s a **** bell end 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 22 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: Interesting interview with Anna Soubry on the News Agents podcast about Lee Anderson. Apparently he was a Labour Councillor until he defected in large part because he expressed some pretty colourful views about the Gypsy community. Didn't know he was affiliated to Labour. The guy's basically a proper white van man whose managed to somehow slime a way into politics. I think we all know people like him who would swear to the hilt "I'm not racist but...". He was a Labour councillor, he was suspended by Labour not for his language but for using concrete blocks to physically prevent use of a travellers site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Didn’t he plant his mate for an interview and got found out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 17 minutes ago, desensitized43 said: The guy's basically a proper white van man whose managed to somehow slime a way into politics. *unpopular opinion incoming* Lee Anderson is exactly the sort of person who should be in politics. Ten years as a coal miner, ten years working for the Citizens Advice Bureau, councillor, MP. It's just a pity that it's Lee Anderson in this particular case. Similar to Nadine Dorries, the career path of nurse - entrepreneur - successful author is the sort of varied life experience that the House of Lords is supposed to have rather than "bag carrier for the PM for two years", as now appears to be the custom. It's just a pity that it's Nadine Dorries. In principle that's the sort of person parliamentarians should be, rather than PPE at Oxford --> work for a think-thank that aligns with your political beliefs --> SPAD for current minister --> MP --> Government. Just a shame that the examples don't back up the theory. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, omariqy said: Didn’t he plant his mate for an interview and got found out? He was a Tory by then I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, bickster said: He was a Tory by then I think It was during the 2019 General Election campaign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 9 minutes ago, omariqy said: Didn’t he plant his mate for an interview and got found out? Yeah, it was hilarious too. Told his mate to say certain things on camera, but then this guy went a bit too far with it and he had to tell him to back off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) Well worth a watch Thick enough to rig it while wearing a mic. Edited February 27 by Davkaus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Anyway today he's not ruling out defecting to Reform. Who saw that coming? Just as long as nobody giggles at him, of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I genuinely can't work out why they think that doing this is going to do better in the eyes of the public than just giving an actual answer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 10 minutes ago, ml1dch said: I genuinely can't work out why they think that doing this is going to do better in the eyes of the public than just giving an actual answer. It's because Braverman and her ilk are all making similar comments, its why they won't be drawn on saying it. They can't open Pandora's Box. Also there was a bod on 5Live yesterday about 16:30ish saying that the Tory party does not recognise Islamaphobia as an issue, they have no policy on it and they don't recognise it. They thought they could shut it down by making Anderson the scapegoat, as usual without thinking it through properly. Not that there is a route I can think of that they can get rid of the issue anyway. This issue has been waiting to explode for years, this might be it, it might not but there's never a better time for it to be raised when the party is quite clearly on the ropes And when Nick Ferrari cuts you off because.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, bickster said: It's because Braverman and her ilk are all making similar comments, its why they won't be drawn on saying it. They can't open Pandora's Box. yeah, as soon as a minister agrees it is islamophobic then the next question will be “what is the difference between what Lee Anderson said and what Cruella said?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 Just now, Genie said: yeah, as soon as a minister agrees it is islamophobic then the next question will be “what is the difference between what Lee Anderson said and what Cruella said?” Its not just Cruella, she's just the one fresh in everyone's minds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 Quote Rishi Sunak is taking no action against Tory MP Mark Spencer, after an inquiry failed to determine whether he had told a colleague her Muslim faith was a factor in her sacking. Nus Ghani claimed she was told it was "raised as an issue" when she lost her ministerial job in a reshuffle in 2020. Mr Spencer identified himself as the person Ms Ghani was referring to, but denied making the comments. A probe said he had not broken ministerial rules. However, the PM's ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus criticised Mr Spencer's handling of Ms Ghani's allegations and said lessons could be learned from the episode. In a written response, Rishi Sunak said: "In the absence of clear evidence, it would not be right to take further action." BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 Quote The Tories' London mayoral candidate has been accused of endorsing tweets relating to Enoch Powell, Islamophobic tropes about Sadiq Khan and the myth that the 2020 US election was stolen from Donald Trump. Hope Not Hate said has put together a damning list exposing Susan Hall’s interactions with hateful content on Twitter. The anti-racism campaign group said it has written to Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands calling for her to be investigated and suspended. The Mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 In response to one of his own at PMQ's Nov 2023 Quote "The Government's independent adviser role for Islamophobia has been left vacant for over one year. The Prime Minister knows we have discussed these matters a year ago yet no action has taken place. Prime Minister, enough is enough with regards to tackling anti-Muslim hatred. Will the Government now finally take action?"" Mr Sunak said: "We won't tolerate anti-Muslim hatred in any form and expect it to be dealt with wherever it occurs.... The Mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 27 Moderator Share Posted February 27 Quote After Sajjad Karim first raised an allegation of Islamophobia against a serving minister he says he was told by Tory HQ that he would be contacted by the party inquiry to share his evidence. More than two years later, he is still waiting for a call. The former ConservativeMEP - who spent 15 years in Brussels representing north-west England - spoke out in September 2019 amid a series of Islamophobia claims piling up against the party. The 51-year-old recalled overhearing a conversation between two Conservative Parliamentarians with Islamophobic content directly about him. “I was able to hear these conversations directly with not just an Islamophobic base, but a very clear expression of very prejudiced views and positions which were clearly Islamophobic,” he told the BBC. Indie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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