The Nasty Party (AKA the Tories), it's back!

[Beebo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67813689

James Cleverly apologises for making an "ironic joke" about spiking his wife's drink.

You could almost excuse it as a joke between friends at a private event.
But this was with strangers at No 10.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67813689

James Cleverly apologises for making an "ironic joke" about spiking his wife's drink.

I guess we now know how Tories breed.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

"he(James Cleverly) wasn't talking about rape... he was just talking about a little bit of rohypnol to stop the wife nagging him.. "

What a strange thing to say.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

and in other news

some more red tape - which CLEARLY just gets in the way of businesses doing their right and proper work - is to be removed thus freeing society from yet another unnecessary constriction

https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/26/fire...zens-lives-20026171/?ico=top-stories_home_top

"to be replaced by a voluntary arrangement"

wonder how much someone has "donated' to party funds
or private funds for that matter - possibly abroad

 

[icowden]

"he(James Cleverly) wasn't talking about rape... he was just talking about a little bit of rohypnol to stop the wife nagging him.. "
What a strange thing to say.

Perfectly normal to go around drugging the little woman don'cha know. Helps her get back to the dishes...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Today I'm going to clear the asylum seekers' backlog by successfully counting from 1 to 10. Starting on 3 and omitting a rather complex 7.

 

[qigong chimp]

Could the postmasters' compensation be speeded up by setting up some sort of 'VIP compensation lane'?

 

[icowden]

Could the postmasters' compensation be speeded up by setting up some sort of 'VIP compensation lane'?

Presumably they are in line behind those still waiting for compensation for being infected with hepatitis and HIV in the 1970s and 1980s due to contaminated blood products.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Presumably they are in line behind those still waiting for compensation for being infected with hepatitis and HIV in the 1970s and 1980s due to contaminated blood products.

No - they are far further up in the queue

sorting something out is far more important than the other problems you mentioned






not due to any moral imperative due to the massive injustice or lack of progress over the years

but simply due to a successful and popular (if that is the right word) series on prime time TV
starring well known faces - including some from soaps - which spotlighted the problem ina way that "the people" understood and sympathised with

in an election year (probably)

THAT is why it is at the top of the queue at the moment

 

[icowden]

THAT is why it is at the top of the queue at the moment

Yup. Private Eye have been reporting on the Post Office scandal for *years*.

https://www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/special_reports/justice-lost-in-the-post.pdf

 

[Beebo]

No - they are far further up in the queue

sorting something out is far more important than the other problems you mentioned






not due to any moral imperative due to the massive injustice or lack of progress over the years

but simply due to a successful and popular (if that is the right word) series on prime time TV
starring well known faces - including some from soaps - which spotlighted the problem ina way that "the people" understood and sympathised with

in an election year (probably)

THAT is why it is at the top of the queue at the moment

It’s amazing isn’t it.
Most people with any reasonable interest in current affairs have know about this for years.
Just goes to show how the majority of the population get their information and why we are so ill informed as a society.

 

[Bazzer]

Yup. Private Eye have been reporting on the Post Office scandal for *years*.

https://www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/special_reports/justice-lost-in-the-post.pdf

And the Beeb has also reported it. Certainly on Radio 4.

 

[BoldonLad]

It’s amazing isn’t it.
Most people with any reasonable interest in current affairs have know about this for years.
Just goes to show how the majority of the population get their information and why we are so ill informed as a society.

Quite. If the plot of Coronation Street/East Enders/Emmerdale had included a cuddly Post master who fell foul of Horizon and went to jail, it would have all been very different.

 

[Fab Foodie]

And the Beeb has also reported it. Certainly on Radio 4.

A very good R4 series recently ' The great Post Office scandal', available as a podcast thingy on BBC sounds.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Quite. If the plot of Coronation Street/East Enders/Emmerdale had included a cuddly Post master who fell foul of Horizon and went to jail, it would have all been very different.

One can be cynical, but information or knowledge is of little value if you can't communicate it in a manner people can buy into.
Issue that are raised in soap-operas gain traction because it's easier to empathise with characters that display 'real' issues and their impacts. That's the power of drama as a means of communication (along with music and other art).

The political right in particular communicate effectively and succinctly to their audience. Like it or not, the likes of Trump, Farage, Boris et al. turn complex issues into very simple repeatable soundbites that their audience can readily absorb and repeat. Whilst I have utter contempt for Farage, his strength as successful communicator has made him one of the most influential 'politicians' of the current era without ever having held a seat in parliament.

When and where it mattered Cameron was a far better communicator than Corbyn.
Starmer is hopeless....but then so is Sunak....who tf is Ed Davies?