Unbelievable Jeff
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So it's all unraveling for Boris then. First the EU tell him what everybody else already knew - that there is no better deal to be done that the one already negotiated with May - and now the prorogation that he instigated in order to try and force through a no-deal exit has been ruled unlawful.
I wonder if he will appeal this decision to the ECJ now? That would be the most delicious irony if he did.
Ish - ECJ is not attached to the EU and would still be the highest court after we leave the EU.
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Probably more of a pain for those losing their jobs and pensions to be fair.
I see the other airlines are cashing in, pushing up seats by 500% in some cases. How can they justify that?
A lot of it is done by algorithms rather than them cashing in, I believe.
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Yes we have all watched pretty woman but I think that before bonuses are awarded then the company should be demonstrably on the road to profitability. Board members should expect a high level of scrutiny if they award themselves huge awards based on short term gains and not long term sustainability.
It's not all about profitabality though - it's process improvement to save money, re-negotiation of contracts, sale of assets etc that can improve a balance sheet without having profitability at it's centre. And no, I haven't seen Pretty Woman.
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I can appreciate the logic you are putting forward of course but in this insistence and in all to many cases the contribution to the level of debt is irrelevant. The company has failed.
That's not true though - companies can be turned from huge losses to making huge profits over a number of years - it happens all the time.
So you think instead of giving bonuses to people that turn companies around, we should just let the businesses fail? As soon as a loss takes place, and debt is accrued, the business should fail?
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I bet it is like The Death of Stalin behind the scenes with them lot
It'll be the Death of something, that's for sure.
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And they've voted to remain neutral in Brexit.
Happy Birthday Jo!
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Another example of the unacceptable face of capitalism which now seems rampant in big business and is accepted conventional behaviour. To accept a bonus in a failing business should result in court and in extreme cases prison.
You don't put the onus on the receiver, you out it on the board - but this is a difficult one. If someone comes in and reduces the debt of a company from £800m to £200m in a year, then that is better than producing a £500m profit. If you didn't have incentives like that, then the likelihood is no-one would try to turn around companies that have had bad years, and they'd all go the way of Thomas Cook, resulting in far more job losses.
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Should be pointed out as well that while electricity in Norway, the world's leader in electric cars, comes largely from hydro and other renewable sources, most electricity in the UK comes from fossil fuels and nuclear, so there's nothing especially environmentally friendly about getting your power that way for British people.
However, of you have solar panels at home I guess that helps...
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We have our Honeymoon booked with them, which is annoying, so got to try and get a refund and re-book.
Sad for those that have lost their jobs though - not a good time to be joining the job market.
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With new exhaust technologies Diesel has a lot more mileage yet. It's just fallen out of vogue as a scapegoat. I personally have much more faith that a conventional diesel engine which can effectively run on plant based oils and be recycled without issue has a lower total life cost then an electric car which needs to consume rare earth elements and several battery changes to equal the lifespan.
It was very curious how the ELV (End of Life Vehicle) regualtions stating that a certain amount of a car needs to be recyclable quietly vanished as soon as Hybrids and Electrical Vehicles became the fashion.
It's an interesting thought - it feels like there needs to be a decision made within the car industry as the best way to go - I can assume a lot of people don't know which way is best when buying a car, and this may be one of the reasons that the car industry is struggling at the moment.
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I’m not sure you can really compare the two as there is no ‘black man voice’. Overall I would say they tend to have deeper voices and perhaps different inflections due to the shape of the nose and mouth but nothing you could really mock or imitate.
The Bob Marley comparison doesn’t really make sense as you’re talking about a Jamaican accent, not a black one. FWIW I wouldn’t think that offensive as it’s a regional mannerism, rather than a racial stereotype. Same as doing a Scouse, Brummy or Oz accent.
I don't think it's racist, I'm just trying to work within the parameters set out by Weston.
Anyway, as he's so appalled by this, I expect to see a police incident number for that racist EBay listing. If we don't...well I think we all know what he is.
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Who the fck is tying themselves in knots?
Jeff just likes blacking up is all
You aware Trudeau is Canadian?
TBF, I'm Canadian too. Maybe it's a Canadian trait.
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On ebay. Mr T fancy dress outfit with "Face and body makeover" paint.
Weston best report it to the police, otherwise he's an enabler for racism.
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FWIW I agree with Lighthouse above. Dressing up as Mr T is funny and browning your skin under those circumstances is one thing. I can plainly see how someone might portray a specific character with no intentions of causing insult to anyone. I think taking offence at THAT is shortsighted and not well thought through.
So yes, if "society" is telling us that you can't do the skin, then it follows that you also shouldn't do the voice. Seems a bit silly doesn't it?
So, if anyone has ever sung to a Bob Marley record, for instance, with a mock Jamaican accent, then that is also racist, as it fits the caricature definition that Weston stole from somewhere.
I know it's not racist, I was there and I know the intention of the costume, I'm just having fun playing with Weston.
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Blacking up as a well known, comedy TV celebrity? I pity the fool.
Now, that's a point, is doing a black man voice racist?
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I'm not sure why you think I'm the arbiter of what is and isn't racist - loftier men (and women) than I have determined the precedent.
https://www.dosomething.org/us/articles/dont-wear-blackface
https://www.cbc.ca/news/justin-trudeau-brownface-blackface-1.5289259
Not entirely sure why you think I'm angry because you're an ignorant racist, nothing could be further from the truth! In fact, I find it quite amusing that you have spent the last three years lambasting anyone who dared to vote for brexit as a racist that should be murdered when all along you've been harbouring a dirty racist secret
I guess it's no coincidence that from the four characters you could have chosen to dress up as, you chose the one that required black face - either that or your mates decided that you, as the most racist member of the group, should black up for the festivities!
Welcome to the 52%
Because you're the one calling me racist. If you can't justify why you think I'm racist, then that's fine, it was a simple question for you.
It seems that you think I'm racist because you've been told it may be racist. Again, have some thoughts yourself and stop just plagiarising other people's arguments. Have some independent thoughts man - this is the kind of thinking that got us into this Brexit issue in the first place.
You seem very aggressive in your posting, which is why I have deduced that you're angry. Maybe you're just an aggressive person, I don't know?
It seems to me, that as you think wearing fake tan is racist, or doing anything to take people away from being pure white, is an issue for you. I wonder why that is? Maybe you're even more 3rd Reich than the rest of us thought. As you say, welcome to the 52%.
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You're really doubling down on this one aren't you? Bit of an odd one, choosing this as your hill to die on!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface
Ergo, putting make up - or fake tan in your case - on your face as a non-black person to represent the caricature of a black person - Mr T in your case - is the definition of 'blacking up'.
Thank you for my third chance but you've made yourself look like a thick racist **** for long enough already!
In case you are still trying to claim that 'blacking up' is not the same as 'black face' :
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/black_up
I'm looking forward to your next attempt to claim you're just an innocent victim!
I didn't put fake tan on - I was just wondering if you thought using fake tan was racist. Good to know you do.
No, I used the brown face paint that came in the Mr T costume kit I bought from Tesco.
I'm not sure where in my posts I've tried to justify my dressing up or claimed I'm an innocent victim. I haven't, because I don't think I need to. You seem to spend a lot of time arguing against things I haven't said or done.
So, to my next question on the matter. Which part of the following definition of a racist, does dressing up as Mr T fall into?
"Showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another."
Lastly, you seem to be getting very angry at this - calm yourself down and discuss this like an adult, m'kay?
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So, it's safe to assume the second option, you really are a thick ****!
Badger has already pointed out the issue....
It's fine if you're unable to articulate yourself properly on the issue, but just try to answer the question I'm asking you. You'll feel such a sense of achievement if you're able to come up with something coherent by yourself. I've asked you twice, and all you're doing is throwing insults around, so I'm giving you a third chance.
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I'm going to asume you're being deliberately beligerent in order to maintain your 'trolling' persona, rather than the alternative that you really are a thick ****!
For the last three years you have proclaimed in almost every post you have written that those that voted for Brexit are racist scum and should be burnt at the stake. You've mentioned that members of your family are staunchly racist (does the apple really fall that far from the tree?) and that you 'disown' them. You've mentioned that your wife has racist friends on the school run - a fact that you have recently become aware of so you're going to disown them as well.
Now, you admit that you have dressed up as Mr T and in doing so have altered the colour of you skin - which would amount to 'blackface', whether you are using fake tan, boot polish, marker pen or face paints! It certainly seems hypocritical for you to call for the heads of the racist brexit scum when you are happy to 'black up' for sh1ts and giggles!
So no, you can't. Classic Brexiteer move, throwing insults because I asked you a question you can't answer. At least you're living up to the stereotype.
So, let's try again. Can you please tell me what the issue is with blacking up for a Halloween costume? It would have looked quite odd if it was Hannibal, Faceman, Murdoch and some white guy with a Mohawk? It's a tribute to an awesome character from a TV programme.
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Boufal loves a shot right down the keepers throat
That's what she said...
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He’s had a few touches round the box but outstanding? Really? He’s been 6/10 at best
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He's been behind anything decent we've done the whole game. Maybe not outstanding, but definitely our best player.
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Played Cedric.
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Boufal has been outstanding.
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That was better.
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Do you know what, this is my bad, I was thinking of ECHR.