badgerx16

The provisional date for the end of the summer session in the HoC is 23rd July. The incoming Government will propose session dates for the new Parliament.

Ministers of State retain their Office.

Only 6 more weeks of this shit show Government.

Q.u.a.r.a.n.t.i.n.e

Sir Wyn Williams skewers her at the end of the day; ''For a final question, the inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams asks Paula Vennells for clarification about the parliamentary select committee in 2015. He asks whether the briefing she had been given before the hearing advised to be "very precise, very circumspect, and very guarded" about what she said. "I would. I'm not sure I would have noticed that on the morning of the day," Vennells replies. But that was the effect that was trying to be created by those who made that document, says Sir Wyn. "It could have been, yes," Vennells says. "Why?" the inquiry chair asks'' Vennels starts crying again.

Listening to Vennels I think Elton John was wrong. 'sorry' is most certainly not the hardest word. But, as our daughter used to say when she was little, 'Sorry doesn't make it better'.

Vennels claims that for her first 5 years at the PO she had no knowledge that it carried out it's own prosecutions - Sir Wyn Williams clearly does not believe her.

One thing she isn't is poor.

Paula Vennels has arrived at the enquiry;

Spain, Ireland, and Norway recognise the existence and legitimacy of the Palestinian state. More likely to follow.

Marriage

We have done very bad things in that part of the World since the Crusades. However, this thread is not about the UK, and false equivalence does not provide justification for the actions of the IDF, Israeli Police, Netanyahu's Government, or the illegal settlers.

When did the UK last vandalise an international relief convoy ?

Israel are not a TPLAC. They claim to operate to higher standards. ( For those not familiar with Yes Minister, Tin Pot Little African Country ).

But, but, but, Israel are entitled to do anything they feel necessary to defend themselves.

And so the problem goes on. The Palestinian want land of their own, but wherever they try the Israelis won't tolerate it. Prior to WW2 the Zionists wanted a Jewish homeland, and they got it, partly by displacing the local Arab population, but ever since they have continued to deny the Palestinians exactly what they themselves had been demanding and fighting for. Where on Earth would the Palestinians side of a 2 state solution go if not the West Bank ?

But Israel could de-colonise the West Bank.

Oubliette

My favourite Annette Olsen Nightwish song;

Newcastle and Spurs off to Oz to play post-season friendlies. I thought they played too many games.

Ridley Scott's response to the criticism; "Were you there. ? No ? Then fuck off". Every battle scene was wrong, based on written historical references - and he did not lead cavalry charges, Napoleon never watched Marie Antoinette's execution, the retreat from Moscow was not the reason for his removal from power - he fought on for more than a year and by many accounts his most brilliant campaign was the forlorn defence of Paris in 1814 Josephine died 10 months before he left Elba, Wellington never met Napoleon, and compared to what I have read even his death scene is wrong. However, Napoleon's legacy is so much more than his military campaigns, and his political, legal, and educational reforms which persist to the modern day, are completely overlooked. Other than that.......

Out of curiosity, Ridley Scott's "Napoleon"; imo it is a ponderous and confusing, historically inaccurate 'epic', on a subject that surely deserves much better.

Allah ?