Keir Starmer at it again..

[Wilf Wolf]

Exactly.

Its like everyone knew Savile was a vile cunt in the 90s, he had a reputation for a reason. As does PM.

Not sure comparisons with Savile are appropriate.

 

[Tony Towner]

So not only did he not know about the vetting he appointed him without the proper vetting anyway? Or am I reading that wrong

I think it's pretty standard to announce the appointment before vetting is completed. You can't really appoint someone of that notoriety to that level of position without it being out there before all the boxes have been ticked. Remember at the time Farage was making a play for it, so nothing was going under the radar.

 

[Wolftone]

Hilarious stuff

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Not sure comparisons with Savile are appropriate.

In terms of plenty of rumours of someone being a bad guy, yes they are.

 

[Tredman]

Ffs

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The Epstein connection is documented and unexplained. Whether it goes further than that we don't know.

But the pattern of powerful men protecting each other while rumours circulate unchallenged is exactly what happened with Savile.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Ffs

Are you saying there wasn't any smoke around Mandelson before he got the job?

 

[Tredman]

Are you saying there wasn't any smoke around Mandelson before he got the job?

I’m saying comparing Starmer to a Savile is pathetic.

 

[Del Woppio]

I’m saying comparing Starmer to a Savile is pathetic.

He's not. PM in that context is Peter Mandelson, not Prime Minister. That's how I read it anyway.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I’m saying comparing Starmer to a Savile is pathetic.

Yeah PM as in Peter Mandelson, I now understand your reaction, and can understand the confusion!

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Yeah PM as in Peter Mandelson, I now understand your reaction, and can understand the confusion!

Makes sense now.

 

[Tredman]

Up to February it seems like we had turned a corner, generally positive economic news all round

UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years

ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England’s decision on interest rates

www.theguardian.com

Then the Americans decided to fuck the world up.

 

[sycophantia]

Up to February it seems like we had turned a corner, generally positive economic news all round

UK unemployment shows surprise fall to 4.9% as pay growth drops to lowest in five years

ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England’s decision on interest rates

www.theguardian.com

Then the American decided to fuck the world up.

Yep, I think its been a slow, gradual improvement in some areas. The problem is its all been overshadowed by a bizarre vitriolic hatred of Starmer, followed by Trumps insanity. Any good news has been sucked out and blown away in the media.

 

[Templeton Peck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046502680302960955

 

[Del Woppio]

 

[Tredman]

Sounds pretty cowardly, also seems like a proper toxic environment where people are not able to stand up and say this should not happen.

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Sounds pretty cowardly, also seems like a proper toxic environment where people are not able to stand up and say this should not happen.

I don't agree. The politics should lead the civil service and not the other way around. What is toxic, is when politics lead the civil service and the same politics sacrifice the civil servants rather than taking responsibility.

Mandelson's appointment was political, led by politicians, for the benefit of politicians. The accountability for the appointment should rest wholly and unreservedly with the politicians.

The Prime Minister, as the literal "prime" minister in all this is accountable for the decision and should go. The hypocricy he is displaying is unbelievable. He should have gone already...he will be gone before long but in the meantime he is just dragging his government through uneccessary pain before the inevitable happens.

The one thing that Starmer had was his supposed integrity. That was eroded within weeks of coming in to office when his clothing donations were exposed, this sordid affair strips any pretence of integrity completely away. He is a lame duck PM, whether it happens today, tomorrow or next month...he is soon to be the former PM.

 

[Templeton Peck]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046522641549279293

 

[Del Woppio]

I can't see him going tbh, and I'm not sure I see it all as a resigning matter. A fuck up, definitely, and absolutely another nail in the coffin. I don't think he'll even be gone after a mullering in May, he'll just hunker down and carry on regardless and do full term