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[izzymuzzet]

Just now, grobyfox1990 said:

Just shows how much we’re up our own arses by thinking it was a solely uk specific event, plus how basic those who want to bash labour are by comparing this event to the treason truss committed. Anyway there was some dumb money to take on betfair so wasn’t pointless 

With the exception of the FT, most reporting on this has been pathetic. Nick Robinson on Today was describing it as a “market meltdown” earlier this week.

[Guest Bilo]

RUTLAND IS LEICESTERSHIRE 

 

 

[bmt]

On 16/01/2025 at 20:30, Tommy G said:

The Sadiq Khan question dodging on grooming gangs is crippling. He almost answers with a smirk on his face, you just want to punch him. 

To be fair (and I am really not a fan of his) what is she actually asking? 

 

Edit: ignore me, just read the debate below

Edited 18 January 2025 by bmt

[bmt]

On 16/01/2025 at 20:30, Tommy G said:

The Sadiq Khan question dodging on grooming gangs is crippling. He almost answers with a smirk on his face, you just want to punch him. 

I don't really see the smirk. The only real direct question is edited in the video so it skips. The answer to the first question is yes we have exploitation of young people. Clearly he doesn't know how many grooming gangs there are in london or presumably something would be done about them...

 

I think he's a **** but what specifically has he done wrong here

[Wymsey]

On 16/01/2025 at 20:30, Tommy G said:

The Sadiq Khan question dodging on grooming gangs is crippling. He almost answers with a smirk on his face, you just want to punch him. 

He has clung on to London for too long.

Edited 18 January 2025 by Wymsey

[grobyfox1990]

7 hours ago, Wymsey said:

He has clung on to London for too long.

Who would you say should step in?

[Dreadnought]

17 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Who would you say should step in?

Ant Middleton the ex SAS officer is potentially going to run. 

[leicsmac]

35 minutes ago, Dreadnought said:

Ant Middleton the ex SAS officer is potentially going to run. 

Not sure how well a Farage backed candidate is going to run in London tbh.

[Robo61]

1 hour ago, Dreadnought said:

Ant Middleton the ex SAS officer is potentially going to run. 

Oh good that guarantees another labour victory for London

[Daggers]

11 hours ago, Bilo said:

RUTLAND IS LEICESTERSHIRE 

 

 

Ok Putin, calm down.

[Guest Bilo]

5 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Ok Putin, calm down.

Luckily for Rutland, the Leicestershire Defence Force consists of a raft made from turnips and a weird auditor with a drone.

[Trav Le Bleu]

11 hours ago, Bilo said:

RUTLAND IS LEICESTERSHIRE 

 

 

And then we annex Notts and Nottingham is renamed Lesserter.

[Daggers]

Just now, Bilo said:

Luckily for Rutland, the Leicestershire Defence Force consists of a raft made from turnips and a weird auditor with a drone.

Second time this morning I’ve seen reference to auditors. Not sure what that means, but I’m pretty sure it’s important and troubling.

[The Horse's Mouth]

23 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Here is the video below - never mind America bashing it has nothing to do with it, he isn't taking a really serious issue and tackling it head on, rather trying to politically point score. He is genuinely a nasty piece of work. 

 

Read some of the transcripts - imagine if that was your daugther or relative or friend, it's abhorrent. 

 

 

I despite this cretin the arrogance of this ****. This is the problem when areas become strongholds, he doesn’t have to do anything because he’s always going to win

[Free Falling Foxes]

On 17/01/2025 at 10:53, Tommy G said:

Here is the video below - never mind America bashing it has nothing to do with it, he isn't taking a really serious issue and tackling it head on, rather trying to politically point score. He is genuinely a nasty piece of work. 

 

Read some of the transcripts - imagine if that was your daugther or relative or friend, it's abhorrent. 

 

 

Good grief!

This goes to show that Yes, Minister wasn't a comedy, it was a bloody documentary. 

We have a Sir Humphrey Appleby right there.

[Muzzy_no7]

Back over here for a giggle again with the current state of the club 

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Back over here for a giggle again with the current state of the club 

I'm trying to think which is the bigger laugh at the moment tbh: the state of the club or the state of world politics.

 

Of course, the latter is very dark humour.

[Muzzy_no7]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

I'm trying to think which is the bigger laugh at the moment tbh: the state of the club or the state of world politics.

 

Of course, the latter is very dark humour.

Depends what country 😂

[leicsmac]

6 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Depends what country 😂

Everywhere apart from New Zealand and the Scandic nations, I reckon.

[Muzzy_no7]

6 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Everywhere apart from New Zealand and the Scandic nations, I reckon.

I disagree but we move on😂

[leicsmac]

5 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I disagree but we move on😂

Can't really see anything other than political unrest and massive disparity in quality of life within a nation - if not both of those things - everywhere else. If there's examples showing otherwise, then I'd be happy to hear them.

 

But fair enough.

[davieG]

Maia Davies

BBC News

 

Digital driving licences are to be introduced in the UK as the government looks to use technology to "transform public services".

They will be accessed on a new government smartphone app and could be accepted as a form of ID when buying alcohol, voting, or boarding domestic flights.

Physical licences will still be issued, but ministers believe the voluntary digital option will "drag government into the 2020s," according to The Times.

A government spokesperson told BBC News: "This government is committed to using technology to make people's lives easier and transform public services.

"Technology now makes it possible for digital identities to be more secure than physical ones, but we remain clear that they will not be made mandatory."

The virtual licences could be used at supermarket self checkouts, The Times said,, external allowing customers to verify their own age without waiting for a member of staff.

The new digital licences will be introduced later this year, the newspaper reported.

A possible feature could allow users to hide their address in certain situations, such as in bars or shops.

There were more than 50 million driving licence holders in the UK in 2023, according to government data., external

The digital licences are likely to be launched as part of a "wallet" within a new government app called Gov.uk.

The wallet is understood to be secured in a similar way to many banking apps, and would only allow the genuine owner of a licence to access it.

It will use features found on many smartphones, such as biometrics and multifactor authentication, like security codes.

The government is said to be considering integrating other services into the app, such as tax payments and benefits claims.

Other forms of identification, such as national insurance numbers, could also be added - but it is not thought physical identification will be replaced entirely.

The new technology appears to stop short of being a broad digital ID card – as previously called for by Sir Tony Blair and Lord William Hague.

At the time, the head of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch said such a move "would be one of the biggest assaults on privacy ever seen in the UK".

In 2016, the then-boss of the UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) said digital licences were being developed.

Virtual licences are already in use in Australia, Denmark, Iceland and Norway, as well as some US states.

In the European Union, every member state is required to introduce at least one form of digital ID by 2026.

[Zear0]

3 minutes ago, davieG said:

Maia Davies

BBC News

 

Digital driving licences are to be introduced in the UK as the government looks to use technology to "transform public services".

They will be accessed on a new government smartphone app and could be accepted as a form of ID when buying alcohol, voting, or boarding domestic flights.

Physical licences will still be issued, but ministers believe the voluntary digital option will "drag government into the 2020s," according to The Times.

A government spokesperson told BBC News: "This government is committed to using technology to make people's lives easier and transform public services.

"Technology now makes it possible for digital identities to be more secure than physical ones, but we remain clear that they will not be made mandatory."

The virtual licences could be used at supermarket self checkouts, The Times said,, external allowing customers to verify their own age without waiting for a member of staff.

The new digital licences will be introduced later this year, the newspaper reported.

A possible feature could allow users to hide their address in certain situations, such as in bars or shops.

There were more than 50 million driving licence holders in the UK in 2023, according to government data., external

The digital licences are likely to be launched as part of a "wallet" within a new government app called Gov.uk.

The wallet is understood to be secured in a similar way to many banking apps, and would only allow the genuine owner of a licence to access it.

It will use features found on many smartphones, such as biometrics and multifactor authentication, like security codes.

The government is said to be considering integrating other services into the app, such as tax payments and benefits claims.

Other forms of identification, such as national insurance numbers, could also be added - but it is not thought physical identification will be replaced entirely.

The new technology appears to stop short of being a broad digital ID card – as previously called for by Sir Tony Blair and Lord William Hague.

At the time, the head of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch said such a move "would be one of the biggest assaults on privacy ever seen in the UK".

In 2016, the then-boss of the UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) said digital licences were being developed.

Virtual licences are already in use in Australia, Denmark, Iceland and Norway, as well as some US states.

In the European Union, every member state is required to introduce at least one form of digital ID by 2026.

Digital cards always been popular with LCFC fans.

[bovril]

7 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

I despite this cretin the arrogance of this ****. This is the problem when areas become strongholds, he doesn’t have to do anything because he’s always going to win

Funniest thing about Khan is that he still thinks, years later, the world wants to hear his thoughts on Donald Trump.

[leicsmac]

Just now, bovril said:

Funniest thing about Khan is that he still thinks, years later, the world wants to hear his thoughts on Donald Trump.

I agree. The thoughts themselves being (mostly) accurate notwithstanding.