Thread 53 Starmer: Insania Aestiva

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A whole lot of DARVO going on there.

why wouldn’t Farage want to see through the investigation if he’s done nothing untoward?

That wasn’t even a good chicken impression.

He did it on GB news too. What a twit.

Cock would be more appropriate in this context....

The slogans write themselves

IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish

July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7

(caveat, this was before Trump decided to ditch the ceasefire)

Reeves confirms she will approve Farage's resignation, saying 'if he wants to spend summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him'

I’m reluctantly grateful to Farage. This is the most fun politics has been for decades. Please God let Binface win. 🙏

My schadenfreude is monumental right now.

I’ve just watched the car crash that was last night’s Newsnight with Leila Cunningham. It’s becoming increasingly clear that Reform media strategy consists of aggressive ranting and shouting everyone else down.

A lot of sound and fury signifying nothing. As someone once said.

Spot on BIWI.

You cannot leave it there

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Drip drip drip

More on the Farage, Tice and Reform-UK financial transactions which triggered money laundering concerns that were shared with the NCA - and could take years to be fully investigated ie beyond the next GE

More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to National Crime Agency

More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to National Crime Agency | Reform UK | The Guardian

The NCA needs to throw all its resources at this and get it done before the next GE.

"All of it's resources"

All 3 employees ?

Agree but the reality is NCA don't have anywhere near enough staff and huge back-logs already - and detailed investigations always take a long time

Something needs to happen to change that but I don't know what

Three? Bloody hell, is that really true? It can’t be.

They are - like all agencies that are supposed to keep things legal - underfunded by design. Remember how many cases they had to not look into under the Tories. But I admit I rather exaggerated for lame comic effect.

That said. now that money laundering is openly being discussed, one finds ones mind encompassing other tales of money laundering, where assorted family members have proved useful as components in the operation.

Agree with all that you say

It also has a huge remit

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is a national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom. It is the UK's lead agency against organised crime, human and drug trafficking, weapons and cybercrime, including economic crime that goes across regional and international borders, but it can be tasked to investigate any crime.

Wikipedia says it employs 6264 but might as well be 3 all thing considered

The irony is that the NCA may now need to investigate more quickly due to Nige's antics

Meanwhile

A Reform UK spokesman said: "Reform UK will move the writ tomorrow morning, and we are proposing a by-election on 6 August."

Reform has to ask for a writ to be issued to trigger a by-election process, which has to be approved by MPs. A by-election would take place between 21 and 27 working days after that.

It is not clear yet whether the council, who make the formal arrangements, would be able to hold the contest on that date.

Am I hearing rumours that the local authority are struggling to find proof or residence needed for the write to be moved ? (I'm not, but it would be too delicious not to briefly contemplate 😀)

I hope MPs decide their approval can wait until September. I especially hope that enough MPs do not attend to make it troublesome.

Who wants to hear Farage slamming MPs for not turning up in parliament ?

Are the dates of by-elections set by the party that resigned in order to re run it?
how odd.

The can suggest it. However (as always) parliament is supreme

IDK but August doesn't seem a great time for the LA to recruit temporary staff to run the by-election - people away on holiday/ childcare issues during the school holidays?

Surely September would be better