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That was the bit about language being fluid but if someone has it in them to do this for a bit of a laugh, who knows what they’re up to?

 

Yes, that is very fluid. You must shout NONCE! a lot when the r's play badly

 

Mostly when I drive tbh. Don’t get overly emotional positively or negatively at games these days in my old age.

 

You must be a joy to drive with. What do they call you locally, Tom Watson?

 

What kind of era are we living in, when there's a surge in mental illness in Under 11's?

 

Far too simplistic. Some evidence a lack of fathers in families.

 

His putting was crap tho

 

On another note, did anyone see the weak Jezza at PMQ's today? He is by far the worst opposition leader I can remember. The "Part time prime minister" line was delivered as badly as a DPD parcel. I still cant believe anyone with half a brain cell would have voted for him?

 

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In the past five years, UK police have recorded 120,000 “non-crime hate incidents”.

This kind of police action is essential. For too long, people have been not breaking the law and getting away with it.


Police record 120,000 'non-crime' hate incidents that may stop accused getting jobs
Incidents must be logged by police and can show up on a DBS check even if officers accept there was no crime

By Izzy Lyons ; Jack Hardy and Martin Evans 15 February 2020 • 8:33am
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Harry Miller, won his legal battle against Humberside Police after facing investigation over alleged “transphobic” tweets. Credit: PA

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Police have recorded nearly 120,000 “non-crime” hate incidents and may have stopped those accused from getting jobs, the Telegraph can disclose.

A High Court judge ruled on Friday the Hate Crime Operational Guidelines, which informs police work nationally, had been unlawfully used to interfere with a man’s freedom of speech.

The guidelines, rolled out six years ago by the College of Policing, state that any action perceived to be motivated by hostility towards religion, race or transgender idenitiy must be recorded “irrespective of whether there is any evidence to identify the hate element”.

Despite police accepting that such incidents are not crimes, they are still logged on a system and can even show up during a DBS check when applying for work....

 

And this bollox folks is probably the biggest reason when there is a real crime the Police can't be arsed to even bother investigating it...

 

hooray
long overdue for a comeback



Spitting Image returns! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will face brutal mauling alongside Dominic Cummings and Donald Trump when satirical puppet show makes comedy comeback after 24 years

• Programme-makers said the iconic British show would now turn to global events
• Will air this autumn on BritBox and include Boris Johnson and his chief adviser
• Show is the first original commission announced by the UK streaming service

By Rory Tingle For Mailonline

Published: 20:18 AEDT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 02:53 AEDT, 5 March 2020



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Spitting Image is making a return to the small screen - with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Dominic Cummings among its new victims.

Programme-makers said: 'With the world getting smaller and more turbulent, the time couldn't be more appropriate for an iconic British satirical take on global events.'

The series will air this autumn on BritBox, with Boris Johnson, his chief adviser Mr Cummings, US President Donald Trump, Beyonce and the Duke of York to be ridiculed in puppet form.

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  The show is the first original commission announced by BritBox UK, the streaming service launched by the BBC and ITV.
  
  Spitting Image co-creator Roger Law is back on board for the show, which ran for 18 series between 1984 and 1996 and was watched by 15 million viewers in its heyday.
  
  At £300,000 an episode, Spitting Image was TV's most expensive light-entertainment show.
  
  The show famously featured Margaret Thatcher in a man's suit treating her cabinet - 'the vegetables' - with contempt, John Major as a grey puppet and the Queen Mother slugging from a gin bottle.
  
  Ronald Reagan was featured in bed with two red call buttons, one marked Nurse, the other Nuke.
  
  
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  The show is the first original commission announced by BritBox UK, the streaming service launched by the BBC and ITV. Vladimir Putin will also be mocked
  
  
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  The show famously featured Margaret Thatcher in a man's suit treating her cabinet - 'the vegetables' - with contempt. It will now turn to global icons including Kanye West
  
  Law, who will be executive producing the new series, said: 'Public service satire announcement.
  
  'I've refused to resuscitate Spitting Image for years but when my pension ran out and my palm was crossed with silver what could an old man do?
  
  'The new Spitting Image will be global through a uniquely British eye, it will be more outrageous, audacious and salacious than the previous incarnation.
  
  'With scandalous scripts and A-list characters, it will be the people's programme!
  
  'When Dominic Cummings gets the boot, Spitting Image will give him a job.
  
  'We've always employed weirdos and are sure Dom will be a great asset, he seems to hate politicians as much as we do. We will take back control from the likes of BoJo, Trump, Harry and Meghan, Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian.
  
  'We will be dazzled and amazed by Jurgen Klopp and Beyonce, we will have regular weather updates from our roving reporter Greta Thunberg. The timing is right, the puppets are ready, the people have spoken. And the message for the doomsayers and gloomsters is, this autumn we will get BritBox done!'
  
  
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  The show will be produced by Avalon, whose credits include The Russell Howard Hour, Taskmaster, Catastrophe and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
  
  
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  Boris Johnson's adviser Dominic Cummings will also be featured in the new series
  
  
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  A puppet of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, showing him looking gaunt in a hoodie
  
  BritBox Originals creative chief and ITV's director of TV Kevin Lygo said: 'We are thrilled that BritBox can provide the opportunity for British creativity to truly run wild, and we are looking forward to enticing new subscribers with the new series and service.'
  
  Development of the puppets is already under way.
  
  As on previous series, some scripts will be written and new puppets made nearer to airtime.
  
  The show will be produced by Avalon, whose credits include The Russell Howard Hour, Taskmaster, Catastrophe and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.
  
  Spitting Image will air exclusively on Britbox from autumn, and a second series will follow next year.
  
  The show may be available on Britbox in the US - where a monthly subscription costs $6.99 - or in Canada where the fee is $8.99. However, this hasn't been confirmed.
  

 

If Bojo only worked 5 minutes a day that would be more than Jezza could do in a year. The bloke is a complete tool, an unelectable muppet that should leave the House asap if Labour want to get back in 15 years.

 

yeah but Corbyn