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Sorry, this won't mean much to anyone outside the UK.
Above my head in the office is a TV showing the news. I can't hear it, but I can see it is following the three Police chiefs who have been summoned to explain their actions over the 'plebgate' affair to a panel of MPs.
Where did this thing come from? I thought that unless you broke the law in this country you didn't have to account for your actions to anyone. Whilst I can understand public servants being called like today, and Chris Patten for the BBC previously (as this is ultimately reporting to your superiors), Murdoch has also been summoned and he doesn't even live here.
It's like being called to the headmaster's office and having the whole thing televised. I don't care for it, even though the three today do have some explaining to do.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Trouble is, on the one hand you have the Metropolitan Police, who almost nobody trusts to tell the truth, and who famously cover up for each other.
But...on the other hand you have a politician.
So my guess is they are all lying.
Why is it public? Because there is a general election in a year or so, and the government wants to be free of the stink of elitism in time to tell us they are just like normal people...
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English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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OriginalGriff wrote: they are just like normal people...
normal peoplle with millions in the bank,, and unlimited expenses from the taxpayer. 
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: normal peoplle with millions in the bank,, and unlimited expenses from the
taxpayer.
I know an MP quite well and he is not, I can assure you, a millionaire. They may all be scum bags of the highest order but at least tarnish them with the correct brush! 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Well you obviously misread who my comments were aimed at, as shown in griff's message.
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It looks like you were talking about MPs...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Yes, but a specific group.
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So was I and I think they may be the same group.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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That, whether true or not*, is of far less import than the fact that an elected representative of the people felt compelled to resign his post because of an unlawful, undemocratic campaign, which was callously orchestrated by members of an organisation whose job it is to protect the law and the democratic principles of the nation.
IMO, the officers involved should be charged with treason, even if Mitchell is a tory.
* Probably not. During the fuss about expense claims, he was all but ridiculed for claiming tiny amounts for simple office supplies, not for claiming fortunes for floating duck palaces.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: the officers involved should be charged with treason
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My name is Bloodnok, Major Bloodnok!
(It works much better when I do it with the voice)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It was stupid last year, it's stupid this year, and I predict it'll still be stupid next year. Fortunately it doesn't get a lot of coverage here.
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And, of course, this costs us absolutely nothing.
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The Home Office is the boss of the police, so the Home Office minister certainly does have the right to carpet his employees (on behalf of the people).
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Yoda just turned me on to a UK rock band (Thunder).
Thanks. I didn't need that extra money anyway. Hang on a moment while I open Amazon in a second tab... 
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I've always liked "An Englishman on Holiday"[^]
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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Yep, that's the kind of stuff that's going to cost me money.
Pete, if you ever make it to the states, you're definitely buying the booze.
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Brit rock at its finest my friend. Glad to be of service.
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I was surprised to see that they were basically a child of the 90s (89 doesn't count for being an 80s band) since they have a very 70s meets 80s kinda sound.
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They certainly do. They have a sound that is a cross between Free and Magnum.
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As a singer, Paul Rogers was one of my earliest influences. So was Steve Marriot, the difference being I could actually hit the notes that Paul sang.
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Christopher Duncan wrote: was surprised to see that they were basically a child of the 90s (89 doesn't count for being an 80s band) since they have a very 70s meets 80s kinda sound.
I first saw them at Surrey Uni around 1985-86 in their previous incarnation (Terraplane[^]) and they were damn good even then.
Mind you, i hadn't discovered The Wildhearts[^] or Skyclad[^] then!
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Are you trying to make me spend more money?
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Maybe. 
Anna
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"Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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I always knew you were trouble.
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