Random political stuff - old news, or not news

[briantrumpet]

Correct. Apparently he was sceptical at the time too.

Pagel is thorough with her data, so not so keen on unsubstantiated hunches.

Can't help thinking that journalists equally ought to declare if they have an interest. The Covid-19 Taskforce was part of the Cabinet Office.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Is it @PurplePenguin who has a particular dislike of Jo Maugham?

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I am not sure if this is why the poster is not a Maugham fan but I think he was fairly central to two issues, Brexit and Trans rights wasn't he? From the few times I saw him interviewed he did carry an air of pomposity but that is just my personal opinion!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Can't help thinking that journalists equally ought to declare if they have an interest. The Covid-19 Taskforce was part of the Cabinet Office.

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Interesting and likely rather relevant. I was slightly puzzled by what Goodall had said on Covid, did not seem to tally with his general left/liberal standpoint.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Nothing specific as far as I know, it just amused me to see someone not overly impressed with Maugham.

As far as I know, Neidle isn't currently having to defend his opinions in court. Litigate them, if you will.

From memory, he brought a legal case that I thought was a pointless waste of money, lost and then went round claiming that he had actually won all in the name of "good law". I can't fact check this now though.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

From memory, he brought a legal case that I thought was a pointless waste of money, lost and then went round claiming that he had actually won all in the name of "good law". I can't fact check this now though.

He definitely brought some case against Matt Hancock (of all people) where he did this. I believe he did issue an apology afterwards. There may be others, I don't think the GLP success rate was that high!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

He was a political commentator so perhaps most relevant thread, Rod Liddle has died.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly59lwe93po

 

[BoldonLad]

Can't help thinking that journalists equally ought to declare if they have an interest. The Covid-19 Taskforce was part of the Cabinet Office.

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Seems reasonable, it would help if Journalists highlighted Politician's partners "interests" in topics etc that they (the Politician) have championed.

 

[Ian H]

He was a political commentator so perhaps most relevant thread, Rod Liddle has died.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly59lwe93po

The man who left his wife on their honeymoon for another woman, and then indulged in a public slanging match with her. I think there was an assault as well.

 

[briantrumpet]

The man who left his wife on their honeymoon for another woman, and then indulged in a public slanging match with her. I think there was an assault as well.

C,mon, it's called 'pushing boundaries', or 'pushing women', or something.

 

[Rusty Nails]

The man who left his wife on their honeymoon for another woman, and then indulged in a public slanging match with her. I think there was an assault as well.

It’s how he’d like to be remembered.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

The man who left his wife on their honeymoon for another woman, and then indulged in a public slanging match with her. I think there was an assault as well.

I felt it best to present a factual representation of his death without commentary, for fear of being dubbed a biased and hypocritical leftie walking all over the character of a dead man.

 

[Ian H]

I felt it best to present a factual representation of his death without commentary, for fear of being dubbed a biased and hypocritical leftie walking all over the character of a dead man.

Well, here's what the impartial BBC say in their purely factual item on his death:-
Liddle was no stranger to controversy and often split opinion.

He was the first journalist to have an online blog censured by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), the forerunner to IPSO.

In 2010 a complaint was upheld by the PCC after he claimed on the Spectator website that the "overwhelming majority" of violent crime in London was carried out by young Afro-Caribbean men.

Critics accused Liddle of having misogynist and racist views over some of the contents of other Spectator columns. He said he was provoking debate or being satirical about many of his subjects.

The magazine was prosecuted in 2012 for breaching a court order over an article written by Liddle during the trial of Stephen Lawrence's killers.

The article claimed the two defendants would not get a fair trial.

The magazine paid a fine of £3,000 plus £2,000 in compensation after pleading guilty to breaching a court order during the case.

In 2019, Liddle used his column to suggest planning elections for a time when Muslims cannot vote.

He used the same column to apparently mock the then Labour MP Rosie Duffield - now an independent MP - after she spoke about a previous abusive relationship she had while discussing domestic abuse legislation.

 

[briantrumpet]

Well, here's what the impartial BBC say in their purely factual item on his death:-
Liddle was no stranger to controversy and often split opinion.

He was the first journalist to have an online blog censured by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), the forerunner to IPSO.

In 2010 a complaint was upheld by the PCC after he claimed on the Spectator website that the "overwhelming majority" of violent crime in London was carried out by young Afro-Caribbean men.

Critics accused Liddle of having misogynist and racist views over some of the contents of other Spectator columns. He said he was provoking debate or being satirical about many of his subjects.

The magazine was prosecuted in 2012 for breaching a court order over an article written by Liddle during the trial of Stephen Lawrence's killers.

The article claimed the two defendants would not get a fair trial.

The magazine paid a fine of £3,000 plus £2,000 in compensation after pleading guilty to breaching a court order during the case.

In 2019, Liddle used his column to suggest planning elections for a time when Muslims cannot vote.

He used the same column to apparently mock the then Labour MP Rosie Duffield - now an independent MP - after she spoke about a previous abusive relationship she had while discussing domestic abuse legislation.

He also suggested stringing piano wire across paths to take out cyclists. 'Just being provocative', no doubt. Hilarious satire.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

He also suggested stringing piano wire across paths to take out cyclists. 'Just being provocative', no doubt. Hilarious satire.

There was also this satirical genius from one of his last 'Spectator' articles.

"I had a notion the other day that there was possibly more I could offer to this fleeting world. A feeling that with life having been comparatively kind to me, perhaps there is something I could put back. I have these thoughts about once every month – and usually they are idly dismissed because they are either unrealistic or homicidal.

For example, it would be well nigh impossible to smash every single white, middle-class, middle-aged liberal in the throat until his trachea exploded in a chiaroscuro of livid pink foam and vaporised black lung stuff. Way too many tracheas and not enough time, sadly. Let them continue living a lie, was the conclusion I came to, reckoning that one day they will be brought to judgment before a God who is perhaps more vigorously right of centre on certain issues than they had dared imagine".

 

[Ian H]

There was also this satirical genius from one of his last 'Spectator' articles.

"I had a notion the other day that there was possibly more I could offer to this fleeting world. A feeling that with life having been comparatively kind to me, perhaps there is something I could put back. I have these thoughts about once every month – and usually they are idly dismissed because they are either unrealistic or homicidal.

For example, it would be well nigh impossible to smash every single white, middle-class, middle-aged liberal in the throat until his trachea exploded in a chiaroscuro of livid pink foam and vaporised black lung stuff. Way too many tracheas and not enough time, sadly. Let them continue living a lie, was the conclusion I came to, reckoning that one day they will be brought to judgment before a God who is perhaps more vigorously right of centre on certain issues than they had dared imagine".

Anyway, he's been mentioned over the way.