Baxter Parp Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-56800830 High Court blocks Welsh challenge to post-Brexit UK trade law The Welsh government has been refused permission for a High Court legal challenge against the UK government over the Internal Market Act. Devolution in action. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Lexiteers: the EU working time directive is not relevant to the class struggle. Most people work fewer than 48 hours it is no safety net at all *Tories gut working week protections* Lexiteers: oh noI think you and BFTD actually mean"FINALLY..... OVERTIME BOOM FOR HARD WORKING BRITS!!!!!!!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMCs Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 15 hours ago, GordonS said: They've managed to get the government to hugely increase GHG emissions because of their irrational fear of nuclear power The Scottish and UK Greens are both anti-nuclear. Not as self defeating as in the German case as we haven't had a significant nuclear power generation for a while but still their policy and generally the natural instinct of Green parties is to oppose nuclear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 40 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: I think you and BFTD actually mean "FINALLY..... OVERTIME BOOM FOR HARD WORKING BRITS!!!!!!!" (Although your contract will actually be for a dozen or so hours, the pay rate means you'll be able to house and feed your family OR spend time with them. Just another example of Brexit giving you more freedom to choose) Spoiler Spoiler Oh, and if business is slow, we might not be able to guarantee those dozen hours, so don't get comfy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 18/04/2021 at 21:16, Pato said: Lexiteers: the EU working time directive is not relevant to the class struggle. Most people work fewer than 48 hours it is no safety net at all *Tories gut working week protections* Lexiteers: oh no 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Chad's president dies on the frontlines Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front lines of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. Deby's death comes just one day after he was declared the winner of a sixth term in office, marking over 30 years in power. On Monday, his campaign said he was headed to the northern part of the country to join troops in fighting "terrorists." Rebels based in Libya had attacked a border post on Monday, and advanced hundreds of kilometers south across the desert, towards the capital N'Djamena. Following the clashes, Chad's army said it had killed 300 rebels and quashed the offensive. Transition council to take over Army spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna announced Deby's death on state television and radio, surrounded by military officers he referred to as the National Council of Transition. An 18-month council will be led by Deby's 37-year-old son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the military said, also imposing a nightly curfew of 6pm. The military said that after the 18-month window, the country will hold "free and democratic elections." "A call to dialogue and peace is launched to all Chadians in the country and abroad in order to continue to build Chad together," said Agouna. "The National Council of Transition reassures the Chadian people that all measures have been taken to guarantee peace, security and the republican order." "In the face of this worrying situation, the people of Chad must show their attachment to peace, to stability, and to national cohesion,'' he said. After being wounded in battle, Deby was then taken to the capital, the general announced. Questions over the cause of death The circumstances of Deby's death could not immediately be independently confirmed due to the remote location of the battlefield. However, some foreign observers have questioned how a head of state could have been killed, saying the death casts doubt on his protective guard. Deby, 68, began his 30-year rule of the country in 1990, and is one of Africa's longest-serving leaders. On April 11, Deby won over 79% of the vote. His long rule in the region's harsh political sphere has made him a strong figure in the French-led campaign against jihadist insurgents in the Sahel. Last August, the National Assembly named Deby the first field marshal in Chad's history, after he led an offensive against jihadists in the west of the country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, Pato said: ah c'mon David Jamieson has spent years saying that I don't think he's said exactly that but I will acknowledge he is a mad contrarian b*****d. Still class that he's better than all of his fellow travellers apart from maybe Cat Boyd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Not sure where this should go but polling for the London Mayor election. Interesting to see Laurence Fox on the same percentage as Gammon and Count Binface - 1%, even more interesting is the fact that Niko Omilana, a YouTuber, is creeping towards number 3 spot and is polling at 5%. He is wholeheartedly taking the piss with all of this and it's remarkable to see how many people might actually vote for him. I don't think we're quite at the Waldo stage yet but we can't be too far from it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 A UKIP politician called 'Gammons' is just too perfect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Imagine the YouTuber won. "I PRANKED the TfL Unions (No Transport for a Week)" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I've had a lot of Brian Rose ads recently and he's certainly an interesting guy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Khan is obviously a stick on, so it's all on Count Binface getting more votes than Laurence Fox for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SANTAN Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, NotThePars said: Imagine the YouTuber won. "I PRANKED the TfL Unions (No Transport for a Week)" He is quite a w**k but he did a great series about trolling EDL members a while ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Parp Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/apr/22/maths-scores-in-world-education-rankings-inflated-for-england-and-wales-studyMaths scores in world education rankings inflated for England and Wales – studyWell, well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Baxter Parp said: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/apr/22/maths-scores-in-world-education-rankings-inflated-for-england-and-wales-study Maths scores in world education rankings inflated for England and Wales – study Well, well. It makes interesting reading, but whoever is in charge after the SP elections they need to make sure that Scotland does much better as well. The rest of the century will be dependent on science and technology and we need to be part of the industries that depend on excellence in these areas of study. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 FBPEs man. I have absolutely no clue what any of that is about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said: 1 hour ago, Pato said: FBPEs man. I have absolutely no clue what any of that is about. Woman praising Johnny Mercer for his fortitude or something in resigning because he couldn't get British Army soldiers off with murdering Irish civilians turns out to have secured herself an Irish passport so she could avoid the effects of Brexit. I'm loath to call people colonisers when it's a white person impinging on other white people but the mindset isn't a million miles away. Just a mental level of ignorant privilege. Edited April 22, 2021 by NotThePars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 UK Government to investigate Nvidia's ARM deal on security grounds The UK government will look into the national security implications of U.S. group Nvidia's (NVDA.O) purchase of British chip designer ARM Holdings, it said on Monday, raising a question mark over the $40 billion deal. Digital minister Oliver Dowden said he had issued a so-called intervention notice over the sale of ARM by Japan's SoftBank (9984.T) to Nvidia. "As a next step and to help me gather the relevant information, the UK's independent competition authority will now prepare a report on the implications of the transaction, which will help inform any further decisions," he said. Nvidia said it does not believe the deal poses any material national security issues. "We will continue to work closely with the British authorities, as we have done since the announcement of this deal," said Nvidia, the biggest U.S. chip company by market capitalisation. DEFENCE TECH ARM is a major player in global semiconductors, a sector fundamental to technologies from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to 5G telecoms networks. Its designs power nearly every smartphone and millions of other devices. Semiconductors also underpin critical infrastructure in Britain and are in technology related to defence and national security matters, the government said, adding that officials from the security community had informed the decision to intervene. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will assess the competition, jurisdiction and national security impact of the deal, with a report due by July 30, the government said. Dowden will then decide whether to clear the deal, either with or without undertakings from the companies involved, or refer it for a longer, in-depth investigation. The CMA has been looking into the deal since January, focusing on whether ARM could raise prices or reduce services to customers that compete with Nvidia. Nvidia announced the deal in September and has pledged to retain ARM's neutrality and has offered guarantees to retain its headquarters and staff in Cambridge. CORPORATE CONCERN Similar commitments from SoftBank in 2016 persuaded Britain to allow the takeover of the country's leading tech company. The Nvidia deal, however, puts a vital supplier to multiple silicon chipmakers under the control of a single player. As well as prompting regulatory scrutiny, the deal has raised concern among global technology companies including Google (GOOGL.O), Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) at a time when multiple industries are being hit by a worldwide chip shortage. ARM, which was founded and is still based in the English university city of Cambridge, does not make chips but has created an instruction set architecture on which it bases designs for computing cores. Its chip designs and technology is licensed to customers such as Qualcomm, Apple (AAPL.O) and Samsung Electronics (005930.KS). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Good to see the hitherto untouchable tories begin the process of eating themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 26 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Good to see the hitherto untouchable tories begin the process of eating themselves. Gove will make his move soon for the top job 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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