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casablancas

casablancas

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6 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Btw the signs were there with Gregg Wallace. Very sad that he was sexually abused as a 8 year old which has probably left long-term scars. He's on his fourth wife, the last two are at least ten years younger and were both met via twitter 

Child abuse doesn’t always mean you end up becoming a knob. It’s basically saying my past has scarred me, I can do what I want 

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Tommy G

Tommy G

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6 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

There's been a number of studies and investigations on sexual harassment within the hospitality/restaurant industry. My wife said when she was 16/17 waiting that the chef at that restaurant was an outright perv - his wife ran front of house but he treated the kitchen as though it was his rules/law. We have characters like Giles Cohen polluting it. We've have seen in the last couple of weeks how Heston has become a shell of man as a sufferer of ADHD & Bipolar working in a restaurant. 

 

There are deep lying issues with the industry. You are right respectful chefs don't deserve the stigma but it will happen and that's despite some major improvements with equality in the industry. 

Don’t disagree at all, but with the same token if there’s one bent copper it doesn’t mean they are all - unless you’re in the Met lol

Daggers

Daggers

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46 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

 

Bare Snatch Project

 

47 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

Bare Snatch Project

 

Alright Michael Macintyre.

davieG

davieG

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South Western Railway to be renationalised by Labour


Tom Espiner
Business reporter, BBC News
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3 December 2024, 17:48 GMT

South Western Railway will be the first rail operator renationalised by the Labour government after it passed a law last week.

Labour has pledged to renationalise rail services as operator franchises come to an end, and South Western's contract finishes in May 2025.

Control of the railway will be handed to the operator of last resort, the body which runs renationalised rail services, the Financial Times first reported, external.

Some have criticised Labour's plans, arguing that public ownership is unlikely to make much difference unless it is paired with investment in the railways.

The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024, which passed last week, allows the government to take rail contracts back into public ownership.

The government plans to set up a new arms length body, Great British Railways (GBR), which will take over service contracts currently held by private firms as they expire in the coming years.

It also eventually wants GBR to take over responsibility for maintaining and improving rail infrastructure from Network Rail.

Fares and reliability
Responsibility for running train services was handed to private companies during the 1990s, and since then there has been a boom in rail usage.

But a number have faced criticism over fares and reliability, with critics saying privatisation has led to an inefficient and fragmented system.

Labour made it a manifesto pledge to renationalise most rail services within five years.

During the coronavirus pandemic, the government in effect took control of the railways.

Most train companies in England moved onto contracts where they get a fixed fee to run services, and the taxpayer carries the financial risk.

Four major operators - East Coast Mainline, TransPennine, Northern and South Eastern - have been taken under public control and are being run by the government's operator of last resort.

Transport for Wales was brought under Welsh Government control in 2021, and Scotrail was taken over by the Scottish Government the following year.

South Western Railway has more than 1,500 services scheduled to run per weekday in south west London and the south of England.

It operates across a huge area of southern England and is a key commuter service into London.

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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32 minutes ago, reporterpenguin said:

As our resident South Korean expert, what do you think he was trying to achieve?

I can only guess, but the most plausible theory is that he snapped through frustration (at having his agenda stymied so much by an unfriendly parliament) and desperation (he knew the axe was coming down wrt the corruption allegations sooner or later), and so something drastic, even with only a small chance of success, was better than the certainty and inevitability of failure if he didn't draw more power to himself.

 

Of course, it didn't work for him, and now I would expect both a resignation/impeachment and a criminal trial to be in his future.

CosbehFox

CosbehFox

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4 hours ago, casablancas said:

Child abuse doesn’t always mean you end up becoming a knob. It’s basically saying my past has scarred me, I can do what I want 

It’s not acceptable nor is it justification but it would partly explain his thought processes which proceed awful behaviour 

Dunge

Dunge

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3 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I can only guess, but the most plausible theory is that he snapped through frustration (at having his agenda stymied so much by an unfriendly parliament) and desperation (he knew the axe was coming down wrt the corruption allegations sooner or later), and so something drastic, even with only a small chance of success, was better than the certainty and inevitability of failure if he didn't draw more power to himself.

 

Of course, it didn't work for him, and now I would expect both a resignation/impeachment and a criminal trial to be in his future.

I think they’ll need to look at the actions of the military too. Hard to tell exactly what happened but it looked like they were ready to impose the martial law even after parliament had blocked it, or even potentially prevent parliament from blocking it.

At the very least, questions will need to be asked.

leicsmac

leicsmac

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6 hours ago, Dunge said:

I think they’ll need to look at the actions of the military too. Hard to tell exactly what happened but it looked like they were ready to impose the martial law even after parliament had blocked it, or even potentially prevent parliament from blocking it.

At the very least, questions will need to be asked.

From what I know, the system over there is similar to the US in that the head of the executive is also the commander in chief of the armed forces, so in essence the military would only listen to orders from the president while he is in office, even if his parliament then countermanded him.

 

Perhaps this might give some folks in the US some food for thought about how bad that system can go when you have a person in charge willing to abuse their power and go that far to retain it.

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SkidsFox

SkidsFox

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Talking about the US political system, it always seems strange they have such a long transitional period after electing the President. You could understand a couple of weeks to show the new administration the ropes... Here in Blighty the new PM can be in Downing Street within a couple of days. Weird.

bovril

bovril

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4 minutes ago, SkidsFox said:

Talking about the US political system, it always seems strange they have such a long transitional period after electing the President. You could understand a couple of weeks to show the new administration the ropes... Here in Blighty the new PM can be in Downing Street within a couple of days. Weird.

Because their president is basically like a monarch, although with way more actual political power than our King. Americans will also tell you constantly "we don't do monarchy here". 

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Parafox

Parafox

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23 hours ago, casablancas said:

Child abuse doesn’t always mean you end up becoming a knob. It’s basically saying my past has scarred me, I can do what I want 

 

I can vouch for this.

 

I was abused by my father for 2 years when I was 12-14.

 

I was, and still am scarred, but I have managed to overcome/sidestep it and hold down a worthwhile professional job for 35 years. I have never thought "I can do what I like because of what happened to me". 

 

I'm not saying I've not been affected. I struggle with attachment and I still suffer anxiety and I have to have a pretty strict routine to get through life. 

 

Unfortunately it breaks some people. Some can manage it. Others, not so much.

 

That said, if I was a misogynist, unable to treat women with respect particularly in a work environment, I would expect to be seen as a bit of a problem.

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Daggers

Daggers

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1 minute ago, Parafox said:

 

I can vouch for this.

 

I was abused by my father for 2 years when I was 12-14.

 

I have managed to overcome/sidestep it and hold down a worthwhile professional job for 35 years.

 

I'm not saying I've not been affected. I struggle with attachment and I still suffer anxiety and I have to have a pretty strict routine to get through life. 

 

Unfortunately it breaks some people. Some can manage it others, not so much.

I’ve spent my life fighting authority figures, am virtually unemployable, been an abysmal partner, have a completely dysfunctional approach to sex, prone to extreme violence if I see injustice…it ****ed me and my life on so many levels.

Parafox

Parafox

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1 minute ago, Daggers said:

I’ve spent my life fighting authority figures, am virtually unemployable, been an abysmal partner, have a completely dysfunctional approach to sex, prone to extreme violence if I see injustice…it ****ed me and my life on so many levels.

And that's an example of the opposite effect that sort of thing can manifest in different people. I consider myself fortunate to have been able, by and large, to manage my life reasonably well.

 

I get angry and frustrated easily, but therapy has helped with managing that. 

 

I have had relationship problems and I do tend to turn to alcohol at times. Fortunately I have a very understanding (and forgiving) wife of 38 years and that is a huge benefit. 

 

Seems Wallace has that benefit, but who knows what his alter-ego is truly like?

 

 

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Jon the Hat

Jon the Hat

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16 hours ago, SkidsFox said:

Talking about the US political system, it always seems strange they have such a long transitional period after electing the President. You could understand a couple of weeks to show the new administration the ropes... Here in Blighty the new PM can be in Downing Street within a couple of days. Weird.

Unlike in the UK where the ministers head up departments which can operate perfectly well on their own, I believe the in the US there are levels of political appointments which total in the thousands, so they have to appoint the heads, then they have to put together their teams, then they have a handover with the exiting teams, all in time for the inauguration.

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foxy boxing

foxy boxing

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16 hours ago, leicsmac said:

... are we sure he didn't just have a preexisting condition?

At least his family have his life insurance! :ph34r:. The killer and his family probably lost theirs :ph34r:.

leicsmac

leicsmac

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15 minutes ago, foxy boxing said:

At least his family have his life insurance! :ph34r:. The killer and his family probably lost theirs :ph34r:.

... I'm sure the insurance company will use all the tools at their disposal to avoid paying out, as usual. :ph34r:

st albans fox

st albans fox

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Syrian rebels have taken Hama and the military base there 

I believe that this is an airbase 

can we expect that the Syrian airforce were proactive ???.

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