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  1. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Biden nears record 80m votes as Trump persists in trying to overturn result
  2. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Dear Priti, You were naughty. Weren't you? Inquiry 'found Priti Patel broke behaviour rules' By Laura Kuenssberg BBC political editor Published 35 minutes ago A draft report concluded in the summer that Home Secretary Priti Patel had broken rules on ministers' behaviour, sources familiar...
  3. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Amazing complete lack of informative content.
  4. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Spare yourself - it is not compulsory for you to watch. I worry about the effect it might have on your health. :) Your description immediately reminded me of Death in Venice.
  5. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And it is being reported in the Guardian right now. Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, continued to peddle baseless claims of election fraud at a press conference in Washington. Giuliani claimed the hand recount in Georgia, which is expected to conclude today, would not be...
  6. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    OG! Hull residents: how have you been affected by coronavirus? We want to hear from people living and working in Hull about how Covid has impacted them https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/17/hull-residents-how-have-you-been-affected-by-coronavirus
  7. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What will be the economic impact of a massive rise in Covid-19 in January? And the brexit consequences, or not, as you wish.
  8. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It appears that the world, aside from a few of us, has decided the only thing that matters is Christmas. Trying to have near-normal Christmas risks 'throwing fuel on fire' of Covid pandemic, says government science adviser A scientist who advises the government as a...
  9. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    And Michigan is in the USA. So you might as well have said "The USA has flipped to Trump." Similarly misleading.
  10. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Reminded me of this: Our captain has a handicap to cope with, sad to tell He's from Georgia, and he doesn't speak the language very well
  11. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Lucky white heather. Nuclear submarine bases. Haggis. Timber, pulp and paper. (The Library of Congress catalogue is printed on Scottish paper.) Tartan plaid. Marmalade. PCs and notebooks. And don't forget, one end of bridges to northern Ireland.
  12. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Perhaps I have seen far too many figures of speech like that which are being used to overclaim, often massively, their argument or viewpoint. Very recently I have been looking at medical claims that some test or other is "gold standard". Most of them use the phrase to imply that the test is...
  13. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Care to define "DNA-level evidence" as it applies in this case? And how that gets elevated to DNA-LEVEL PROOF?
  14. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I just thought it was a mildly amusing response - and last I looked it have two smiley "likes" seeming to confirm that.
  15. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Did you really type that? Do you really believe that? Do you know anything about (perverse) US date conventions?
  16. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Johnson says Byrne is right to raise this issue. He says the government will ensure that no child goes hungry this Christmas. What about January? It appears OK to starve children in January.
  17. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    At least there are still some laughs to be had: Test and trace boss Dido Harding says she's been told to self-isolate Dido Harding, head of NHS test and trace, has disclosed this morning that she has been “pinged” (to use Boris Johnson’s phrase) and that she is having to self-isolate. Do you...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The National Audit Office explains why tories did so well in getting orders for "their" firms: Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/investigation-into-government-procurement-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ The story is...
  19. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Johnson seems intent on making everything he touches worse. Sometimes much worse. The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s devolution: an England-first policy Editorial The prime minister’s internal market bill could spark the constitutional crisis that nationalists have been waiting for in the...
  20. oyster

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    How to reduce your vote: