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« Reply #3120 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 15:47:10 » |
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He didn’t actually say what Lammy has quoted.....
Here's what he said "I think she would do well to take a leaf out of the Shadow Secretary of State's book - in terms of tone". Do you think that's really that much better? It's certainly no way for him to talk to a frontline NHS worker. |
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« Reply #3121 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 15:47:43 » |
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He didn’t actually say what Lammy has quoted.....
Slow news day indeed.....it doesn’t take much to prompt some outrage these days! EDIT: I’ve just seen the post above mine  |
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« Reply #3122 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 15:53:54 » |
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Here's what he said "I think she would do well to take a leaf out of the Shadow Secretary of State's book - in terms of tone". Do you think that's really that much better? It's certainly no way for him to talk to a frontline NHS worker.
So why not quote that, not dramatic enough. If we want to talk pathetic political behaviour this is down there with the worst: https://twitter.com/rachaelvenables/status/1257567806918406145?s=21 |
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« Reply #3123 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 15:59:05 » |
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« Reply #3124 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:04:28 » |
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So why not quote that, not dramatic enough.
He was quoting Dr Rosena Allin-Khan who was the subject of the original slapdown from the oaf Hanock. Because that was how she took the slapdown. Yeah that's shit. But it really isn't "down there with the worst". Not compared with lying your way through tens of thousands of deaths. Which actually the Hancock slapdown thing is a distraction from. ONS figures out today show that over 42,000 people had died as a result of the Covid19 crisis in the UK as of two weeks ago. FT estimate the extrapolated figure to today to be over 53,000. |
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« Reply #3125 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:11:00 » |
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So why not quote that, not dramatic enough.
I really think you're splitting hairs a tad here. He did effectively tell her to watch her tone, just in different wordage that made it slightly less direct. It'd take quite an effort in linguistic gymnastics to claim he meant anything other than that. |
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« Reply #3126 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:27:40 » |
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So why not quote that, not dramatic enough.
You'll have to take my word for this, but I was basing my initial comments on the video. I hadn't even noticed that it was attached to a David Lammy tweet - or read his commentary. It's the content of the video that I thought was offensive. |
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« Reply #3127 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:28:05 » |
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I really think you're splitting hairs a tad here. He did effectively tell her to watch her tone, just in different wordage that made it slightly less direct.
It'd take quite an effort in linguistic gymnastics to claim he meant anything other than that.
His choice to use the word 'tone' was wrong but what exactly was the point in her question, wanting the government to acknowledge they are "responsible for many families being unnecessarily torn apart in grief", its hardly any surprise she was slapped down. |
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« Reply #3128 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:29:57 » |
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So has the Foreign Sec just announced that Football will return at some point behind closed doors, and that will be the way it will continue for some time?
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« Reply #3130 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:37:21 » |
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You'll have to take my word for this, but I was basing my initial comments on the video. I hadn't even noticed that it was attached to a David Lammy tweet - or read his commentary. It's the content of the video that I thought was offensive.
TBF it's been a very effective dead cat to throw on the table on the day the UK records the worst death rates in Europe, even on the govt's own limited reporting metrics. |
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« Reply #3131 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 16:52:00 » |
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« Reply #3132 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 18:47:21 » |
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« Reply #3133 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 19:04:18 » |
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He followed the chemistry |
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« Reply #3134 on: Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 19:31:40 » |
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Shit, not good. Whatever the rights and wrongs, he was a key component of the scientific advice. Losing him weakens SAGE |
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