Strategically, they’ve set the next Labour Government up with some astonishing challenges. With the help of the right wing media, they should be able to pin their financial catastrophic timebombs on the next government. The thickest people in society will lap this up along with all the hate and division they preach. They could be back 2029.
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Thunder Bolt
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More rats deserting. Possibly trying to avoid prosecution in the future?
I work in a university, and while there is a financial crisis, some of it is self-inflicted, because in many universities, about 50% of student fee income goes on layers of middle-management and Soviet-style bureaucracy (Alumni Officers, Heads of Quality Assurance, Curriculum Content Officers, Strategic Co-ordinators, Business Managers, etc) - these people then drown front-line academics under pointless paper-work, box-ticking, form-filling, report-writing, and endless bureaucratic audits and convoluted performance monitoring exercises.
The 'qualitocracy' often invents time-consuming procedures and paperwork to justify their pointless jobs and salaries. Too often, they are less interested in what has been achieved academically, and more interested in whether it was achieved by following the right procedures, and in accordance with a 'strategic quality assurance framework'.
If universities are financially struggling, they could start by slashing the amount of red-tape and middle-managers. But they won't, they'll make front-line student-facing academics redundant instead to balance the books. Also, stop paying VCs £400,000-500,000 salaries.
The British Higher Education system - once the envy of the world, apparently - is completely f*****, due mainly to constant political meddling, and the attempt to turn universities into corporate businesses. The chickens are coming home to roost.
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They shouldn’t be allowed to quit so close to an election .
Should have to stand and face the music.
But cowards will always choose the cowardly path.
TomandJerry
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Water companies in England and Wales want bills to increase by between 24% and 91% over the next five years, according to figures compiled by the consumer watchdog.
Southern Water is asking for the biggest jump of 91%, according to the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), with South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water asking for the lowest rise of 24%.
Southern Water is asking for the biggest jump of 91%, according to the Consumer Council for Water (CCW), with South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water asking for the lowest rise of 24%.
Dishing our money out to “investors”. Who have invested f*** all.
Since privatisation, the water companies have given their “investors” over £72bn in dividends.
It was always the plan and we have once again been taken for mugs and rinsed.
****s. ****s. ****s.
Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by making it easier to criminalise protests, court rules
Former home secretary used ‘Henry VIII powers’ to lower threshold for police restricting protests
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Thunder Bolt
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Just like Pritti Patel before her, unlawfully breaking up the Sarah Everard vigil.Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by making it easier to criminalise protests, court rules
Former home secretary used ‘Henry VIII powers’ to lower threshold for police restricting protests
Thunder Bolt
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Jonny Mercer - leaked emails and sitting on a train with no socks nor shoes, allowing his laptop to be viewed by anyone.
Plus this - gerrymandering
Plus this - gerrymandering
Maybe setting my self up here, but...I think Sunak's calling an election today
TomandJerry
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Severn Trent has increased its payout to shareholders despite being responsible for 60,000 sewage spills last year.
Severn hiked its final dividend by 9% to 70.1p a share after pre-tax profits swelled almost 20% to £201.3m in the year to the end of March.
Severn hiked its final dividend by 9% to 70.1p a share after pre-tax profits swelled almost 20% to £201.3m in the year to the end of March.
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Nice timing
My guess is senior party members such as Cameron have given Sunak an ultimatum;
Call an election or face a VNC.
Cameron is against restrictions on foreign student visas.
I would expect a scramble for power too.
I wouldn’t put it past Cameron to throw his hat into the ring.
Sunak has stated he will remain in power after a GE, whether they win or lose. So expect him to resign anytime between this afternoon and the second the results of a GE come in.
Call an election or face a VNC.
Cameron is against restrictions on foreign student visas.
I would expect a scramble for power too.
I wouldn’t put it past Cameron to throw his hat into the ring.
Sunak has stated he will remain in power after a GE, whether they win or lose. So expect him to resign anytime between this afternoon and the second the results of a GE come in.
Thunder Bolt
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Tv now live from Downing Street. Guess is 4th July.
Pevenseagull
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Bring it
Looks like Rishi jumped before he was pushed
TomandJerry
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“Furious” Conservative MPs are “plotting” to call off the general election and replace Sunak as leader before parliament is dissolved next Thursday, according to Christopher Hope, a political editor on GB News.
He tweeted on X that a rebel Tory MP told him he believes “several” more letters of no confidence in Sunak have been submitted to 1922 chairman Sir Graham Brady.
He tweeted on X that a rebel Tory MP told him he believes “several” more letters of no confidence in Sunak have been submitted to 1922 chairman Sir Graham Brady.
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Although I recoil at your recurrent fetish with the pork market lettuce woman I rejoice at any memory of train guy
