most sentences these days are low but then some judge gets the hump and some one pays . The recent rioters got much stiffer sentencing than normal to stop escalation of the situation .
Yeah I purposely steered away from the rioters, because it's not really the best example, because what gets missed is if they hadn't have come down hard, then someone would have got killed eventually. But plenty of other examples out there, where the sentencing is just bonkers.
As the guy in the video says, if you're suffering with mental health issues, go for a walk, go to the gym, seek help. Don't buy child porn and use your (alleged) issues as a made up excuse ffs. The way the BBC have simpered over this and said it is 'unlikely' he'll work for them again is disgusting. He's just one in a line with that lot.
I agree whole-heartedly with your sentiment, but I'm pretty certain the Eco protesters were multiple offenders on suspended sentences. No argument the Edwards should have done time though. Horror.
The real problem though is the Law not the courts ... judges can't go beyond sentencing guidelines and 'tariffs' ... Laws needs changing ... and PDQ ...much sterner sentences for nonce crimes ...also for rape gangs etc ...
Hang a few ****s watch things change something about rights etc tho with this liberal low level society anyway more importantly what time is Love island on?
My first "we're not in Kansas anymore" moment when I moved to Norway was seeing advertisements on the bus "sexual thoughts about children? Contact your doctor." Was a strange thing to see. UK aint quite THAT Liberal yet
well that headline is a bit out of date since it happened 3 years ago and i can find no reference to peoples access to their funds being limited by the information you share . They seem to have misinterpreted this info The authorities have taken measures to manage the risks. The transfer of funds from bank deposits to eNaira wallets is subject to daily transactions and balance limits to mitigate risks of diminishing the roles of banks and other financial institutions. Financial integrity risks, such as those arising from the potential use of the eNaira for monetary laundering, are mitigated by using a tiered identity verification system and applying more stringent controls to relatively less verified users. For example, for now only people with a bank verification number can open a wallet, but over time coverage will be expanded to people with registered SIM cards and to those with mobile phones but no ID numbers. The latter categories of holders would be subject to tighter transactions and balance limits
Two Tier Kier is right up there with Liz Truss as a disaster for this country. It looks like it’s took him all of a few month to blow a 20 odd point lead that Labour had over the Tories. Has he told us when all these big companies are going to be paying more of their fair share or are we still relying on raiding the pensioners? Has our chancellor had the goodwill to return her expenses for energy that she has claimed over the last few year now that she is making pensioners go without? I see Two Tier Kier can’t go to the football now for security reasons so that is why he needs cooperate tickets from Arsenal to be able to do so. Rishi Sunak sat with the fans as PM. Why can’t Two Tier sit with the fans in the stand and why can’t he pay for his own tickets instead of relying on handouts? Frankly, him and his wife are acting like a couple of bums and it’s highly embarrassing for the UK. Loving seeing the Labour lot throwing their toys out the pram about Two Tier being criticised. It works both ways folks. Stop your crying… and enjoy the one term
Get a grip you big girls blouse. Of course he can’t sit in the stands, special branch would never allow it. There are few things more unedifying, btw, than the hypocrisy of Tories pretending to give a **** about impoverished old folk (who’ll still get the winter fuel allowance anyway). Tories literally hate the poor, now we’re supposed to believe they give a **** about poor pensioners? Do me a favour.
Some prisoners released early as part of efforts to ease overcrowding have not been fitted with electronic tracking devices, despite it being a condition of their release, the BBC has been told. Several offenders released on licence said they had not been fitted with an ankle tag - with one describing it as "a disaster waiting to happen". One probation officer said the delays in them being fitted appeared to be due to a shortage of tags, while the Ministry of Justice said it was due to a backlog of former prisoners. This clown needs to do the honourable thing and resign. Two Tier is woefully out of his depth.
Polls are nonsense right now. Keir Starmer is apparently being handed suits and a nice seat at Arsenal and that causes a 8% swing towards the SNP in Scotland, who are on record and even face convictions after stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds to buy luxury items directly out of the Scottish budget. I say again and again, a nation of ****ing gammons is the UK. All the while we have morons on here, openly trying to suggest that the media in the UK is left wing biased.
I've no problem here directly with what Keir has claimed but indirectly I can see the implications of such gifts. Some jobs are quite simply not allowed to accept gifts and for a reason... Some jobs have policies that restrict or prohibit the acceptance of gifts, including: Civil servants The Civil Service Code states that civil servants cannot accept gifts or hospitality that could compromise their integrity or personal judgment. The Bribery Act 2010 makes it an offense for civil servants to accept gifts or consideration in exchange for doing something in their official capacity. Use these tests to decide if gifts, hospitality or expenses are appropriate: Bona fide: Made for the right reason: if a gift or hospitality, it should be given clearly as an act of appreciation, if travel expenses then for a bona fide business purpose. No obligation: The activity will not create any obligation or expectation on the recipient. No undue influence: The expenditure will not be seen as intended for, or capable of, achieving undue influence in relation to a business transaction or public policy engagement. Made openly: It will not be performed in secret and be undocumented – if it is, then the purpose becomes questionable. Legality: It is compliant with relevant laws. Accords with stakeholder perception: The activity would not be viewed unfavourably by stakeholders were it made known to them. Proportionate: The value and nature of the expenditure is not disproportionate to the occasion. Conforms to the recipient’s rules: The gift, hospitality or reimbursement of expenses will meet the rules or code of conduct of the recipient’s organisation. Infrequent: The giving or receiving of gifts and hospitality is not overly frequent between the giver and the recipient. Documented: The expense will be fully documented including purpose, approvals given and value. Reviewed: The records of promotional expenses and the effectiveness of the policy and procedures are reviewed by management with a regular report to the board or a board committee. https://www.antibriberyguidance.org/guidance/9-gifts-hospitality/guidance I think where Keir Starmer is treading a fine line is under obligation. Could some of the gifts that have been received fallen under that category, hmm...possibly. And therefore to avoid all doubt and accusations, would he not be better to refuse them in the first place. I don't personally give a shhite if someone has paid for KS to go and watch Arsenal in the best seats of the house, he's the leader of our country, like all leaders they are seen in high profile public places, not a problem, but to say it's all ok, I'm not quite so comfortable with, it has to be questioned, not to point score but just to ensure the level of integrity someone promises materialises when they are in power. I heard something about someone paid for some clothing for his wife, I don't know if this is true, but in a month when you've taken away government handouts, it's not a good look. He must see how that would look to people that taking away them handouts from really affects. Mere questions, not condemnation and if he feels comfortable with that, so be it - but Angela Rayner having come from a council estate, would probably relate to it better than he would, and I've not seen her on the telly for a long while, maybe she is keeping her head down....sometimes the silence says it all.
Labour need to put Starmer and Reeves out immediately and replace them with people that are capable before they do anymore damage. The longest-running measure of consumer confidence fell sharply in September, raising concerns about whether government rhetoric about Budget "pain" has spooked people. GfK's Consumer Confidence Index had been recovering after years of rolling crises, higher interest rates and inflation gradually creeping up. But since the end of August, it fell by seven points to -20 overall, which GfK has said does not provide "encouraging news" for the UK's new government. Some economists have linked the drop to officials' warnings of a "painful" Budget at the end of August. There were "major corrections" - or double digit falls - for consumers' perception of the general economic situation, as well as how likely they were to make bigpurchases. People's view of their own personalfinances in the future has also turned negative again, down nine points to -3. Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had previously hailed the turn in this measure positive as a sign of an economic turnaround. The fall was unexpected as it came in the aftermath of an interest rate cut from the Bank of England, potentially easing the pressure faced by some homeowners. But other measures of consumer confidence have dipped too. "Despite stable inflation and the prospect of further cuts in the base interest rate, this is not encouraging news for the UK’s new government," said Neil Bellamy,consumer insights director at GfK. He suggested that following the withdrawal of winter fuel payments and warnings of "further difficult decisions" to come on tax,spending and welfare, consumers are "nervously" awaiting the upcoming Budgeton 30 October.
