Politics - The Non-Brexit Thread.

(19-11-2018 18:09 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  Khan is a twat but Boris should have checked that they were actually ok for use in the UK before they were purchased.

There's a strict approval process for any Police equipment before it gets anywhere near the streets.

Why exactly did they need to be fitted with CD players during the refurbishment?
Has Boris been watching too many films?

(19-11-2018 21:18 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Why exactly did they need to be fitted with CD players during the refurbishment?

It's just a guess, but maybe they were fitted in case someone wanted to listen to a CD?

Yes, of course, to relieve the boredom of water-cannoning rioters.
I should've thought of that

Amber Rudd back in the cabinet after her slap on the wrist for misleading parliament, May must be desperate to bring back Amber. Maybe they have a thing going

(19-11-2018 21:33 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  

(19-11-2018 21:18 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Why exactly did they need to be fitted with CD players during the refurbishment?

It's just a guess, but maybe they were fitted in case someone wanted to listen to a CD?

Cue the pun about water themed song requests they could play whilst unleashing some water-cannon fury.I have a few.

Waterfalls - TLC
Cry me a River - Justin Timberlake
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly
I Wish it would Rain Down (on me) -Phil Collins
Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head - Burt Bacharach

& wait for it.....Water Feeling/What a Feeling - Theme for Splashdance /Flashdance.

(20-11-2018 08:25 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Yes, of course, to relieve the boredom of water-cannoning rioters.

I'd pay good money to do it. How could anyone be bored by it?

(20-11-2018 16:22 )Jack the Nipper Wrote:  Cue the pun about water themed song requests they could play whilst unleashing some water-cannon fury.I have a few.

Waterfalls - TLC
Cry me a River - Justin Timberlake
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly
I Wish it would Rain Down (on me) -Phil Collins
Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head - Burt Bacharach

& wait for it.....Water Feeling/What a Feeling - Theme for Splashdance /Flashdance.

If things really get out of hand they might have to... Set Fire To The Rain

(19-11-2018 15:36 )Jack the Nipper Wrote:  Did Sadiq Khan seek advice from old Gordon Brown (who undersold our gold reserves at rock bottom prices) before selling the mothballed equipment & if he sold them when he said he was in 2016 he probably would have received a lot more for them.The funny bit was when 'negotiating expert' Khan admitted he tried to claw back as much money as possible for them when in fact he virtually gave them away for fuck all.Oh well the proceeds will probably go to another 'Sadiq jets around on another foreign jolly holiday fund'.

Sadiq's hopelessly out of his depth already as London Mayor so selling the water cannons was a means of helping his fear of water in those moments when he is physically out of his depth.

While Sadiq is without doubt a bit of a twat (it seems to be mandatory for London mayor), the water cannon fuck up isn't really his fault. Boris bought them from the German police without bothering to check whether it was legal to use them in the UK, and the Home Office subsequently banned their use. This was after all the work to fix the cannon (they were 25 years old and not in great nick) and install CCTV, sirens, warning equipment and lovely new stereos had already been done.

When Khan tried to sell the water cannon, he found out that the purchase contract had a clause which meant they could only be sold on to another European police force, because the German police didn't want them ending up in the hands of some nasty dictator. Funnily enough, despite the new stereos, no other reputable force wanted the now nearly thirty year old machines. Scapping them at least saves the storage costs, which knowing London prices is probably ridiculously high.

Matthew Hedges has been release by the UAE. Jeremy Hunt's sucessfully lobbied for his release and is taking the plaudits for it.

OMG... He could be positioning himself as a future PM..

So The Bank of England has to make a decision regarding who is going to be the scientist on the next £50.

Is it going to be Alan Turing who was one of the heroes of World War 11 which his work on codebreaking at Bletchley Park.

Or is it going to be Margaret Thatcher who failed in her bid to bring in the community charge, and caused huge divisions in the country

The shortlisted of over 800 people including Stephen Hawkings, Ada Lovelace and John Wilkinson.