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The most difficult thing I find is writing the hook into a thread
There is a simple word
It is called Imagine
But first I want to focus on a different topic
Nigeria
The most difficult thing I find is writing the hook into a thread
There is a simple word
It is called Imagine
But first I want to focus on a different topic
Nigeria
https://mobile.twitter.com/joncstone/status/1330103374012948481
And I want to focus on this sentence
"Priti Patel sought to publicly intervene three times on behalf of an offshore company which has been accused in a British court of obtaining a £100m contract from the Nigerian government through corruption."
"Priti Patel sought to publicly intervene three times on behalf of an offshore company which has been accused in a British court of obtaining a £100m contract from the Nigerian government through corruption."
*three times*
not once
*three*
not once
*three*
Sorry I focused on the wrong topic with regards Nigeria
I meant this
"We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world,"
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
I meant this
"We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world,"
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
And the intervention of an archbishop
"Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened to say: "But this particular president is not corrupt... he's trying very hard," before Speaker John Bercow said: "They are coming at their own expense, one assumes?""
"Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened to say: "But this particular president is not corrupt... he's trying very hard," before Speaker John Bercow said: "They are coming at their own expense, one assumes?""
"And later in the conversation, the prime minister agreed with the Archbishop of Canterbury that President Buhari of Nigeria is not corrupt himself and is trying very hard to tackle the problem."
"A Downing Street spokesman noted both men had written openly about the subject in a collection of essays being published this week."
So on this statement
"written openly about the subject"
Hint:
David Cameron hadn't written openly.
"written openly about the subject"
Hint:
David Cameron hadn't written openly.
In Sept 2015, Clare Short was asked by Cameron to contribute to a book on corruption ahead of his anti-corruption summit. After she submitted it, she was surprisingly told that it wouldn't be included -the book was taking " a more forward-looking focus".
independent.co.uk/voices/essay-c…
independent.co.uk/voices/essay-c…
Now I could ask what a "more forward-looking focus" was
But to be honest I can't be bothered wasting my time dealing with a hollow bullshit trope peddled for an obvious reason
Instead .... well I would suggest you read Claire Short's words
But to be honest I can't be bothered wasting my time dealing with a hollow bullshit trope peddled for an obvious reason
Instead .... well I would suggest you read Claire Short's words
Oh yes and when asked about his "gaffe"
Well
"I better check the microphone’s on before speaking"
theguardian.com/politics/video…
Well
"I better check the microphone’s on before speaking"
theguardian.com/politics/video…
Now going back to our earlier article on Priti Patel and Nigeria
https://mobile.twitter.com/joncstone/status/1330103374012948481
I do wonder
When Boris Johnson tried to influence the *independent* report into her bullying
Did he try once
Did he try twice
Did he try three times
What was the effort Boris went to for the "Prittster"
bbc.com/news/uk-550261…
When Boris Johnson tried to influence the *independent* report into her bullying
Did he try once
Did he try twice
Did he try three times
What was the effort Boris went to for the "Prittster"
bbc.com/news/uk-550261…
I want to make sure
That Boris
ramped up
levelled up
strained every sinew
As he attempted to interfere into an independent investigation
That Boris
ramped up
levelled up
strained every sinew
As he attempted to interfere into an independent investigation
How sad he must have been that his attempt to influence it was not successful
So I now come to the second part of my original thread
Imagine
And here is where it gets fascinating
I could either focus on Boris Johnson
Or I could focus on Priti Patel
Or I could follow one after the other
Imagine
And here is where it gets fascinating
I could either focus on Boris Johnson
Or I could focus on Priti Patel
Or I could follow one after the other
So *first* let's deal with Priti
There is a short version
And a long version
Short version
She is a bully
She has broken the ministerial code
The only question is therefore what is her punishment
There is a short version
And a long version
Short version
She is a bully
She has broken the ministerial code
The only question is therefore what is her punishment
Long version
/sigh
the fact there even has to be a long version
/sigh
the fact there even has to be a long version
So we start on Priti
Now
I am not going to look at the Nigeria story
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Now
I am not going to look at the Nigeria story
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
I am not going to focus on why people being a do-gooder would be a threat to you
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
I am not going to look at working holidays to Israel
Not only the actual working holiday
BUT also giving a misleading account of it
theguardian.com/politics/2017/…
Not only the actual working holiday
BUT also giving a misleading account of it
theguardian.com/politics/2017/…
A reminder of that 50p coin brexiteers want to champion
"Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" *
* except when we threaten to starve you
which.co.uk/news/2020/01/b…
"Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations" *
* except when we threaten to starve you
which.co.uk/news/2020/01/b…
A reminder
Those who lied and said they had "many solutions" to the NI border
Why would they need to threaten to starve the Irish?
Why would they need to break international treaty?
Those who lied and said they had "many solutions" to the NI border
Why would they need to threaten to starve the Irish?
Why would they need to break international treaty?
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1108307267575840769
It's ok in addition to starving the Irish
There are other "bargaining chips"
brineurope.com/post/2019/03/3…
There are other "bargaining chips"
brineurope.com/post/2019/03/3…
I am fascinated
Not by the block
(As that's just "normal" now)
But the unblock
Why did you unblock them?
Did Essex Police Federation's warning of the consequences of a decade of Tory policies change?
irishnews.com/magazine/daily…
Not by the block
(As that's just "normal" now)
But the unblock
Why did you unblock them?
Did Essex Police Federation's warning of the consequences of a decade of Tory policies change?
irishnews.com/magazine/daily…
Perhaps you didn’t like them reminding you of a decade of your party’s deliberate policy choices and their effects on policing at a time of rising crime trends
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
But hey
Black Lives Matters are coming to scare you as they seek to "Defund the police"
That trope imported straight from the Trump playbook
Black Lives Matters are coming to scare you as they seek to "Defund the police"
That trope imported straight from the Trump playbook
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1321871265553096704
I am not going to dissect this on the death penalty or on “ultimate” burden of proof
Strange then that somehow or witnesses were prevented from contributing to the investigation
Surely Priti would want them present to ensure the "ultimate burden of proof"
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Surely Priti would want them present to ensure the "ultimate burden of proof"
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Why would you not want to find the "ultimate burden of proof"
https://twitter.com/WinstonCProject/status/1329508152577060864
I am not going to ask why she had to flee the chamber rather than face questions on Windrush
https://twitter.com/estwebber/status/1226893773139009536
Follow @ameliagentleman
To understand the legacy of a Home Office and government who well....
To understand the legacy of a Home Office and government who well....
https://mobile.twitter.com/peterwalker99/status/1329340539272048646
If only those Windrush victims had known the right contacts and got into PPE
Why their reward there I am sure would not have been "abysmal"
"Neither contract went through a competitive tender process"
*neither*
thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-s…
Why their reward there I am sure would not have been "abysmal"
"Neither contract went through a competitive tender process"
*neither*
thetimes.co.uk/article/tory-s…
Foreign aid to be spent on helping to secure post-Brexit trade deals, Priti Patel says
She hails boost from aid for ‘Global Britain’ – the Brexiteer phrase for new trading opportunities – and says the ‘national interest’ will come first
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
She hails boost from aid for ‘Global Britain’ – the Brexiteer phrase for new trading opportunities – and says the ‘national interest’ will come first
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Priti Patel was the poster woman for the ‘save our curry houses’ campaign
One activist told me he was at a community event where Patel apparently stated, ‘if you vote to come out of the EU, we will make sure your auntie and uncle can come to the UK’.
progressonline.org.uk/2017/10/03/hop…
One activist told me he was at a community event where Patel apparently stated, ‘if you vote to come out of the EU, we will make sure your auntie and uncle can come to the UK’.
progressonline.org.uk/2017/10/03/hop…
"Priti Patel, was part of a team of spin doctors paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to help a tobacco giant counter negative publicity"
theguardian.com/business/2015/…
theguardian.com/business/2015/…
So that is a list of so many things
I am not going to think about
Not going to consider
Those previous stories on Priti Patel
Don't exist
I am not going to think about
Not going to consider
Those previous stories on Priti Patel
Don't exist
All I am going to do is focus on the conclusion of the report into Priti Patel's conduct
So all that stuff I have listed on her conduct historically
Ignore it
It doesn't exist
So all that stuff I have listed on her conduct historically
Ignore it
It doesn't exist
Allan said Patel’s behaviour met the civil service definition of bullying as “intimidating or insulting behaviour that makes an individual feel uncomfortable, frightened, less respected or put down”
"The woman was shouted at, told to get lost and dismissed from her job in the minister’s private office because Ms Patel “doesn’t like your face”, according to legal correspondence seen by the BBC."
"The woman took an overdose of prescription medicines and had to be taken home by her husband, where she attempted to kill herself, the legal correspondence said."
"A complaint was brought for unfair dismissal, harassment, victimisation and discrimination, but did not reach a tribunal because the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) settled the case for £25,000 in April 2017, without admission of liability, the BBC said."
SHE IS A BULLY
Now
That should have been the end of it
She should have been sacked or resigned
That should have been the end of it
She should have been sacked or resigned
But she didn't / wasn't
Now there are 3 elements to the story
A Prime Minister who ordered Tory MPs to "form a square around the prittster"
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
Now there are 3 elements to the story
A Prime Minister who ordered Tory MPs to "form a square around the prittster"
express.co.uk/news/politics/…
The second
On those who "followed the order"
To put it in German
Befehl ist Befehl
On those who "followed the order"
To put it in German
Befehl ist Befehl
The third
The day on which they did it
The day on which they did it
Now on the first
The Prime Minister
I am going to ignore him for now - we will come to him later
The Prime Minister
I am going to ignore him for now - we will come to him later
On the second
On those who helped form a square around the Prittster
On those who helped form a square around the Prittster
Well there are many people who wrote threads on those Conservative MP's and others who stood up for Priti
https://mobile.twitter.com/mbullock92/status/1330151973765722121
Sadly it has reached the point where it is actually easier to list Conservative MP's who did NOT defend the "Prittster" than those who did
https://mobile.twitter.com/singharj/status/1330516538433150981
Now on Friday 20th November 2020
I did similar to others
I wrote a thread where I took those words
A comparison to Easter Sunday 2020 where people defended an "eye sight test"
And ALSO that Friday was the conclusion of Anti Bullying week
I did similar to others
I wrote a thread where I took those words
A comparison to Easter Sunday 2020 where people defended an "eye sight test"
And ALSO that Friday was the conclusion of Anti Bullying week
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1329717605519814656
So I am not going to go into any detail on Tory MPs and the list of bullshit they spewed as they "formed a square around the Prittster"
I would thank them
For showing exactly who they are
I would thank them
For showing exactly who they are
Close your eyes
Imagine yourself as a victim of bullying
Imagine yourself as a friend or family member to someone who has been bullied
Open your eyes
I want you do to this without knowing anything about the bully, their gender, their ethnicity, their personality, their job
Imagine yourself as a victim of bullying
Imagine yourself as a friend or family member to someone who has been bullied
Open your eyes
I want you do to this without knowing anything about the bully, their gender, their ethnicity, their personality, their job
Imagine it is your child at school
Imagine it is your child at a work place
Imagine is it your wife at work place
Imagine it is your husband at work place
Imagine IT IS YOU
Imagine it is your child at a work place
Imagine is it your wife at work place
Imagine it is your husband at work place
Imagine IT IS YOU
A simple thing
Imagine it is you
Like Liz Truss in the below
A simple question you would think
But she can't answer it
Imagine it is you
Like Liz Truss in the below
A simple question you would think
But she can't answer it
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1202012607928061952
Now that's our focus on Priti done
We might touch on some themes going forward that apply to her
But now our focus is Boris Johnson
We might touch on some themes going forward that apply to her
But now our focus is Boris Johnson
"A report into allegations of bullying by Priti Patel has been on Boris Johnson’s desk for at least two months, the former head of the civil service has told MPs."
thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
It's the "at least two months"
Once you are prepared to have a Prime Minister suppress a report and enable that behaviour
Then does it really matter whether its one month, 2 or longer
Once you are prepared to have a Prime Minister suppress a report and enable that behaviour
Then does it really matter whether its one month, 2 or longer
The key question
Is WHY suppress it
Is WHY suppress it
See my initial example of David Cameron and Claire Short
Also see Theresa
Not just one report - but nine
Again if you can do enable suppressing one report
Why not more than one
civilserviceworld.com/professions/ar…
Also see Theresa
Not just one report - but nine
Again if you can do enable suppressing one report
Why not more than one
civilserviceworld.com/professions/ar…
"While the document is still published in name, the Government stopped publishing the core part of the analysis after the general election."
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Again
Ask the why
Why would you suppress it
e.g. Nicky Morgan below
Sorry Baroness now
Ask the why
Why would you suppress it
e.g. Nicky Morgan below
Sorry Baroness now
but hey "levelling up" right
Now suppressing it
You think hey
That's bad
If I enable that well
Hey it's only suppressing it
You think hey
That's bad
If I enable that well
Hey it's only suppressing it
All those Conservative's who last week were absolutely ecstatic about defence announcements as they weep at "defence at the realm"
Not sure how that helps tens of thousands dead due ot their herd's incompetence with covid but ho hum
Not sure how that helps tens of thousands dead due ot their herd's incompetence with covid but ho hum
A reminder
The same party suppressed a report into russian interference in british democracy
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
The same party suppressed a report into russian interference in british democracy
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
“It shows the government were afraid they would be criticised when it came out because of its contents,” he told The Independent. “The excuses for delaying it simply didn’t hold water. It was delayed because the prime minister didn’t want it to come out.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Now we come to this
"Boris Johnson 'asked for Patel report to be palatable'"
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-550261…
"Boris Johnson 'asked for Patel report to be palatable'"
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-550261…
"Downing Street did not deny claims Mr Johnson had tried and failed to convince Sir Alex Allan to tone down his conclusion that Priti Patel's behaviour amounted to bullying as he found instances of shouting and swearing at staff. "
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
It is the "had tried and failed"
You know what would have been worse
If he had tried and succeeded
But imagine being a party who are so craven
So desperate in their pursuit of self, career and power
That they enabled the "tried"
You know what would have been worse
If he had tried and succeeded
But imagine being a party who are so craven
So desperate in their pursuit of self, career and power
That they enabled the "tried"
A reminder on what a young politician once said on ethics
Margaret Thatcher (on Macmillan)
1963 Jun 22
"The Prime Minister is a man of the highest integrity and honour and should not, therefore, suffer for someone whose standards were not as high as his own.”
Margaret Thatcher (on Macmillan)
1963 Jun 22
"The Prime Minister is a man of the highest integrity and honour and should not, therefore, suffer for someone whose standards were not as high as his own.”
Oh and also see the hypocrisy
Not of *just* antibullying week
But ALSO
On #AskHerToStand
standard.co.uk/news/uk/50-50-…
Not of *just* antibullying week
But ALSO
On #AskHerToStand
standard.co.uk/news/uk/50-50-…
A reminder
Also Margaret Thatcher
1970 General Election Address
"We want a nation with high standards of integrity, tolerance and personal responsibility."
Also Margaret Thatcher
1970 General Election Address
"We want a nation with high standards of integrity, tolerance and personal responsibility."
I will end with two threads now
The first will cover the man who a party decided they wanted to lead him
A man who Jacob Rees Mogg could not answer yes when asked a simple question of if he has a moral compass
And the final thread on a massive success of Boris Johnson's
The first will cover the man who a party decided they wanted to lead him
A man who Jacob Rees Mogg could not answer yes when asked a simple question of if he has a moral compass
And the final thread on a massive success of Boris Johnson's
Yes, the "massive success of coronavirus"
Now the desperation
Is to make you forget
And many will choose to do so
Now the desperation
Is to make you forget
And many will choose to do so
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1322210694037725184
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