Youtube hearted comments of irresistablejewel (@irresistablejewel).

If you recall: Alex Salmond was accused of 14 offences, including two counts of attempted rape, nine of sexual assault, two of indecent assault, and one of breach of the peace; it ended his association with the SNP (the court case and media "circus" was overshadowing party matters, so he quit) and what was the result of the trial? One charge of sexual assault withdrawn (before it got to court); twelve not guilty; one not proven (insufficient evidence). Salmond was awarded £500,000 (costs); it damaged the party and the prosecution had already been advised not to proceed, as the action was likely to fail. Odd that, isn't it? Still it was the season to be smeared, see Jeremy Corbyn: over half of the bullying allegations came from one person; Hodge and her millionaire buddy using the Jewish press to claim they were victims and the right-wing press (just like now) saturating the news (likely as a useful distraction from: PM Johnson; the fragile UK economy; remaining in the EU (best of three? etc). Now I've not seen anything worth voting for in some time; I'm becoming increasing suspicious of the media trying to lead people by the nose; I do not trust the Tory/ Tory light Westminster government and if Nicola Sturgeon has a lot to explain (although no charges have been made) it would be to a Scottish court and not the "Daily Telegraph" or the "Glasgow Herald". I've been encouraged not to deal in "whataboutism"; but compared to Westminster, don't you find potential financial scandals in Holyrood to be "small beer": currently there are legal matters surrounding the third last PM; plus millions and billions diverted to: an America/Russia proxy war; a Garden Bridge (never happened); HS2 cost over-run (something the Tories will likely sell off); an incredibly long list of financial "errors", proposed unfunded tax cuts for millionaires (nearly blew the pension funds), while bets against the pound paid handsomely. So while UKplc continues to get asset stripped, by real companies, is this Scottish scandal really about a £110,000 motor home? In other words, the UK (Pentagon leaks) is involved in a direct war with a nuclear superpower; people in an oil rich country can't afford to turn on the heating; food inflation is going "through the roof"; civil unrest (across Europe) and yet the far-right media wants us to focus on a court case that might happen (or not); the financial "health" of a political rival (while banks; hotel and catering; small businesses close)........ ever feel you are being diverted?....... and when it comes to charitable contributions of "lethal aid", charity begins at home, does it not? It's characters like Blair that should be in court; this is another "side-show" and the courts take ages, so see you same time next year. Now that Stormy lass...
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Merry Christmas, Alex! Hope it's a happier new year. Maybe push for a mileage allowance (you do cover a lot of ground)...
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Hope you are feeling better, Alex. I had trouble, at first, adjusting to the temperatures and air-con on the Malay Peninsula; the spicy cuisine I grew to love, night and day always being around twelve hours each (means a lot of people eat at the bustling night markets, or very early when it's cooler). I recommend: Quay Teow; Laksa, even the Kenny Rogers Chicken emporiums; Penang Satay, but careful with Beef Sambal, it's v hot! Shame about all these wars; Malaysia seems to have reached it's 2020 vision; it was already hi-tech when I was there in the 90's. Three different cultures: Malay; Chinese and Indian, they seem to get along; but the joke (locally) is that the Chinese and Indians do the work, while the Malay run the country. I never got used to the Mosques calling the faithful to prayer at 5 a.m. That just meant it was time for Roti Chani with curry and strong coffee on the side. It's a fabulous place.
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In cases of libel or slander it could be tried in an English or Scottish court. Parliamentary privilege doesn't extend to party conferences, but as no charges have been made what he's trying to do isn't "contempt of court"; it's just a "cheap shot" by an unelected official at an elected one. Probably best not to mention B Johnson...
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Rather like Corbyn and new "New" Labour; suspending an actual socialist (the bullying, anti-Semitic danger to you, your family, and the UK); with the Tory government questioning union funding (something the unions are starting to do) and trying to tell other parties how to select candidates; but until charges are brought this idle speculation is both (another) distraction; possibly prejudicial to any court action and I get the distinct impression that it's actually Scottish law that is being held in contempt by political "spin-doctors" and spreading their unsubstantiated rumours is basically doing their "job" for them. Might be time to sue a newspaper? (keep them honest).
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The bookies say no; the polls say whatever the sponsor wants and it seems odd that the UK election was on July 4th (American Independence Day) and the American election on Nov 5th (UK check the basement day). Glad I don't have a vote!
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If Putin is dead (although I've seen no evidence) and if the conflict in Ukraine continues (seems it is), then it just highlights the dull stupidity of the Western media trying to blame one man. Looks like Russia has broken the foreign grip on Ukrainian agriculture; the America neocons grip on the EU gas pipeline, so no investment left to protect. Shame about Ukraine tho'
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Putin is dead? Well that is news, when's the funeral? Are you perhaps an impostor, (facts require evidence, independently verified) where is the real Prof Tim Wilson? I think you'll find the morality in Russia is similar to the UK, when homosexuality was illegal. How times have changed, but not in Russia (where everyone is officially heterosexual) and there is a "alternative culture" but it's advisable not to publicize it. You can still hold an LGBT rally in Moscow, but you are quite likely to get beaten up and jailed (it's an image thing). Before UK commentators get on their high horse, just remember what the UK establishment did to Alan Turing; while nowadays they can't even seem to distinguish between XX and XY chromosomes?!
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The Tories would likely sell it once completed...
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"Bang Showbiz" did mention Putin was looking a bit puffy (but that was about a year ago); around the time the Wall Street Journal was discussing war strategy and SKY news was reporting Russia had run out of missiles. It clearly does simplify matters, for the viewing public, when the corporate media find someone to hate on; but does anyone really believe that President Biden (or Trump) or Putin make all the foreign policy decisions? All these politicians past retirement age with their finger on the nuclear trigger... it just doesn't happen that way! Sorry if it disappoints the mawkish dealing in mystical thinking; but it's not just Putin that wants America's NATO and the EU to keep out of Ukraine. If Putin steps down it will continue y'know. I'm not saying that Putin is completely irrelevant; he's kept a lid on the nationalists who (like the far right "globalists" in America) apparently want a showdown. If you want to call Putin or Russia's actions erratic; what would you call the UK governments actions or the G7's decisions lately? As I understand matters: Ukraine had a neutrality agreement with Russia; the Western interests gave large financial incentives (using public money) to break that agreement and side with them. To me that was a very bad "investment" and "doubling down" (again using public money and Ukrainian lives) either leads to a long cold war, or a short hot one; so I object to sending more to, put simply, the Ukrainian mafia. I'm assuming the main reason back-bencher B Johnson was back in Kyiv is either as a globalist messenger-boy or to get his "cut" (he says he was invited; why?). If I was UK PM (I'm not); I'd let America and the EU do their own dirty work. In my view America is using this conflict to "play" the E.U. to maintain a "competitive advantage" they don't merit. So while the msm have added more names to their hate list; I do believe that's just looking at the finger and not where it's pointing. It seems to be the Russian middle finger pointing upwards; maybe that means they want the globalists to help put a base on Mars, take our collective minds of all the infighting; or they are just being rude. However if you want a big war; Russia and Germany are the "go-to-guys"; China wrote the book on it and the UK is in no position to go to war with superpowers or offer economic advice. A real shame about Ukraine, but the globalists didn't send all that money there because they are charitable; there was another reason (and they don't care about people). Let's not pretend we know what's going on in Russian politics; it's a completely different culture; it's a completely different type of economy, I never saw homelessness when I was there.
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Russia blowing up it's own undersea pipelines? It's difficult to believe that: as the damage won't be easy to repair in these locations; Russia could just turn of the supply (as they did after the G7 tried to impose a price on Russian oil and gas); then we had the American President saying Russia better not sabotage our stuff (or words to that effect) which sounds more like he who smelt it dealt it. The bridge explosion might have been self inflicted (as Russia claims), but even then they had the rail line up and running again in a day while the Western media were still "crowing" and I really don't believe we (in the UK) are being told the truth. Now we are told (weeks later) that Russia fired a missile at a UK spy-plane over the Black Sea; claiming a weapons malfunction (which doesn't happen, so it was intentional); claims sanctions are destroying the Russian economy (doubtful, but just take a look at ours) meanwhile it seems the cables to Shetland seem to have been damaged, would that be the Shetlanders performing a false flag on themselves, perhaps? There is a lot of "funny stuff" going on Prof; I don't believe we are being told the truth and that Kennedy was correct; you do not get into direct conflict with a nuclear super-power! If there's any doubt about that, just ask: Iran; Afghanistan; Libya... and the other countries America destroyed.
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@Philosophy_First Well that's powerful argument you have there (calling other people stupid...lol). The American corporate media already lied us into two wars (and now have no credibility whatsoever); you have no content (even in the reply) so look very much like another "spook", so pull the other one it's got bells on it!? Russia blowing up it's own pipe-lines, you must be really gullible to believe that!
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It's a bit worrying to rely on "The Sun" for international news.
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What I find odd is that helping found a polling company makes millions; the assumption that another former chairman of the Conservatives (Lord Ashcroft) and his polling company can be considered honest and that (as you say) MPs getting caught just pay what they should have and carry on as before. The media are rather quiet on this, it seems likely they've been bought.
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