There are some issues that undoubtedly should be raised in an otherwise unrelated TV broadcast - either ones that affect us all (racism) or are specific to the setting (Qatari human rights abuses). I'm not sure an industrial dispute between one particular sector and today's British government rises to that standard. Speaking out is important, and it's not like I think there should be hard and fast rules about it, but I don't want to give carte blanche to any old presenter to get on their soapbox in any setting. Roy Keane piping up next and urging Rishi to smash the unions wouldn't have been appropriate either.
There are some issues that undoubtedly should be raised in an otherwise unrelated TV broadcast - either ones that affect us all (racism) or are specific to the setting (Qatari human rights abuses). I'm not sure an industrial dispute between one particular sector and today's British government rises to that standard. Speaking out is important, and it's not like I think there should be hard and fast rules about it, but I don't want to give carte blanche to any old presenter to get on their soapbox in any setting. Roy Keane piping up next and urging Rishi to smash the unions wouldn't have been appropriate either.
Then he can write an opinion piece in a lefty paperSomeone has to speak up, though; so much of the news is dominated by right-wing tabloids pushing the agendas of a privileged select few.
Workers' rights obviously do, and I've no issue with what he said at the start of his rant about protecting them at home and abroad. I'm just not sure that the specific problems facing British nurses (in Neville's own words, asking for £1 or £2 extra) belonged in the same sentence as the literal modern-day slavery faced by workers in Qatar. Important as they both are in their own ways, it seemed like the kind of stretch that I'd rather not see in the hands of footballers and TV personalities who are much thicker than Neville.In what way do workers rights not affect us all? He’s just saying that in rich countries workers should be treated properly. It’s not different from someone saying anti-LGBT policies are a problem there and also we need to do more at home.
What doesn’t wind him up. To hear him go on you’d be forgiven for thinking that we’ve just had 12 years of a lefty, wokey government. We’ve had 12 years of his politics and apparently everything is wrong/broken and none of it is anything to do with his politics.In principle I agree with you, but it's hard not to be on board with something that winds Lee Anderson up.
Lee Anderson is the epitome of every narcissistic, weedy little grifter that has managed to infiltrate local (and sometimes national) politics over the last 40 years.What doesn’t wind him up. To hear him go on you’d be forgiven for thinking that we’ve just had 12 years of a lefty, wokey government. We’ve had 12 years of his politics and apparently everything is wrong/broken and none of it is anything to do with his politics.
Lee Anderson is the epitome of every narcissistic, weedy little grifter that has managed to infiltrate local (and sometimes national) politics over the last 40 years.
As big a c*** as Maton… and that’s no mean feat.
That's got some competition. And that's just from those there currently!30p Lee is making a good go of winning the converted "most stupid man in parliament, ever".
Sexist! This is an equal opportunity parliament.30p Lee is making a good go of winning the converted "most stupid man in parliament, ever".
Google 'Sortition' .There’s so many stupid MPs it hurts. Not exclusively from the Tories as well, all parties. Would never work but I’d love to see open primaries for MPs. Might get a few less local party weirdos then.
Fair point, there's some lego eaters in and amongst the female tory MPs as wellSexist! This is an equal opportunity parliament.
We welcome idiots from any gender.
It would be great to have actual experts involved, though again it would depend on what processes were in place to allow their nomination.Google 'Sortition' .
I genuinely believe it may be a way forward for the HoL replacement (which is definitely coming).
I think he must post on hereIt's about time the Tories were given a fair crack of the whip at governing the country with such talent waiting in the backbenches
He was in the local Labour party at one point weren't he?Lee Anderson is the epitome of every narcissistic, weedy little grifter that has managed to infiltrate local (and sometimes national) politics over the last 40 years.
As big a c*** as Maton… and that’s no mean feat.
He was in the local Labour party at one point weren't he?
Yep bizarre. It’s to double down on the old strikers against the public thing. Um the public are striking and there is huge support for the nhs staff striking. So what do they do? Make out the strikers are against the publicWhy are the media continually suggesting that inflation+5% =19%.
Plus ministers spouting rediculous macho I will enforce the minimum's of service required when the employees know the minimum requirements and as far as I'm aware have never suggested anywhere that it wouldn't be the case .
Macho twat's.
Haha!
What a fucking transparent attempt to conceal their part in something they were balls deep in.
defected before he was bootedHe was. A councillor too. Defected a year before being elected as an MP.
TitAnother racist Tory? What a shocking turn of events!
Thread here explaining similar things to what I've tried to do re NHS management. Wrongly though tries to ignore that management costs
Yeah last bits right .This is spot on. It just appears a shambles at the moment and getting worse. I was reading another article recently that was again, rightly suggesting, it’s not that there’s too many managers, just that many at senior levels just aren’t very good. This then leads to consultants being brought in getting paid exorbitant amounts to do senior manger level jobs for them. That plus the merry go round of health ministers post pandemic!
If that’s sorted plus social care I reckon a lot of the immediate pressure will be relieved. Back log will obviously take a lot longer. It doesn’t take Einstein to work out that if 13k beds (filled by people well enough to go home with right care) get freed up, A&E pressures reduce and ambulances don’t get stuck in the queue. I’d also stop paramedics stopping with non critical ambulance cases and get back out on road
What the fuck Sunaks doing by not at least trying to get pay offer up a bit I don’t know. I’d have immediately brought forward a new pay review* due to exceptional circumstances. The fact there’s 40k vacancies justifies a different treatment to others. He’ll lose the public battle if he doesn’t budge as this is very different to train and postal strikes
*think the last/current one was Feb so is well out of date. I might be wrong though
This is spot on. It just appears a shambles at the moment and getting worse. I was reading another article recently that was again, rightly suggesting, it’s not that there’s too many managers, just that many at senior levels just aren’t very good. This then leads to consultants being brought in getting paid exorbitant amounts to do senior manger level jobs for them. That plus the merry go round of health ministers post pandemic!
If that’s sorted plus social care I reckon a lot of the immediate pressure will be relieved. Back log will obviously take a lot longer. It doesn’t take Einstein to work out that if 13k beds (filled by people well enough to go home with right care) get freed up, A&E pressures reduce and ambulances don’t get stuck in the queue. I’d also stop paramedics stopping with non critical ambulance cases and get back out on road
What the fuck Sunaks doing by not at least trying to get pay offer up a bit I don’t know. I’d have immediately brought forward a new pay review* due to exceptional circumstances. The fact there’s 40k vacancies justifies a different treatment to others. He’ll lose the public battle if he doesn’t budge as this is very different to train and postal strikes
*think the last/current one was Feb so is well out of date. I might be wrong though
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