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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

    56 vote(s)
    47.9%
  2. Get out

    61 vote(s)
    52.1%
  1. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    I'd bang her to rights!! :emoticon-0100-smile:emoticon-0152-heart
     
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    <laugh>...<laugh>...:emoticon-0137-clapp
     
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    Don't know about the Mods - it's Mrs RangerCol you need to worry about that when you make appreciative comments like that about certain members of the Labour Party
     
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  6. rangercol

    rangercol Well-Known Member

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    Don't worry yourself.

    Mrs Rangercol doesn't take these things seriously.
    I'd advise you to do the same.
     
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    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    A whole lot of hypocrisy in evidence over the Bashir affair, not least from our Prime Minister. What Bashir did was wrong and he should have been sacked for it, but Diana's words were her own - Bashir didn't make them up (something Johnson was actually sacked for doing). Johnson also built a journalistic career making up lies about the EU for the Telegraph.

    Diana (who would presumably these days be described as an attention-seeking gold-digger) would have said what she said irrespective of who was conducting the interview.
     
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    Yeah saying they acted like 'bullies' was definitely a lie? <doh> actually <doh><doh>
     
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    Bashir alleged to Diana and her brother that British intelligence and Rupert Murdoch were spying on her, and produced false bank accounts to Charles Spencer to prove it. This made Diana even more paranoid and vengeful, thinking the Royal Family were after her. The BBC therefore added fuel to the flames. But the really serious conduct was a BBC whitewash review later. There's likely to be more to come out on this story.

    The Johnson stuff is whataboutery and we've heard it all before. This story is not about Boris Johnson. It's about the dishonesty within the BBC.
     
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    Think Goldie has this spot on.
    What Bashir did was wrong, illegal and preyed on a very vunerable young woman. He seemed to do it basically off his own back.


    The bigger scandal here is that when BBC found out about it they did nothing much, swept it under the carpet, ignored it..and in fact rehired him later on.

    The forging is Bashirs sin.
    The cover up is the BBCs
     
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    Spot on.
     
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    The BBC likes a coverup
     
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    What Bashir did was absolutely wrong, but he didn't put words in Diana's mouth. She would have said what she said irrespective of who was conducting the interview.
     
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    It goes beyond the interview. Bashir freaked her out about spies among her security protection, alleging they were reporting back to Charles. So, based on this false information, she gave up the protection.

    Had she maintained official security protection, she would never have found herself in a speeding car in Paris with a drunken driver at the wheel.
     
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    That's a bit of a leap.

    She had security with her in the car, anyway.

    Did Bashir tell her that seat-belts were a bad idea?
     
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    Al-Feyed's security with her when she died was amateur and worse than useless.

    As I say, no security officer of worth would allow their charge to travel in a speeding car with a drunk driver. That must surely be Rule 1.
     
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    It wouldn't have happened.
    End of.
    Relying on Fayed's security was fatal.
     
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    Not a leap at all.
     
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