Boris is finished ?
Labour’s 10-point lead halved in a week.
Sir Kneelalot fluffed his big chance.
He won’t get another.
I did warn you to keep your powder dry.
Here Charger, did you get a chance to have a think about my comments yesterday.. I really think you should give it a go.. you might have a great career ahead of you.. Cú
TenPin Terry
Haven’t a clue what you’re on about old bean but I already have a most marvellous career that’s very successful.
Why would I need another ?
However, thank you kindly for your concern.
Mad
You’ll find chief clown on Broadsheet while an amusing diversion, doesn’t pay very well
bisted
…reminds me of something I read recently…think it may be from antiquity but I can’t attribute it: “if you put a clown in a palace it doesn’t make him a king…it just makes the palace a circus”
Cú Chulainn
That’s what I’m trying to say to him Mad… his talent is lost on here.. he needs a bigger audience.. and I’m going to help him find one..
Janet, dreams of an alternate universe
you’d be well placed to advise
Lush
Ah J, don’t feed them.
Janet, dreams of an alternate universe
you’re right of course, bissssse
Mad
Saucer of milk for boring running real estate gal
Cú Chulainn
There you charger.. I’m really serious: set up your ‘British baiting character’, let’s call him Rear Admiral Charger, retd, who had to move to his ancestral pile in Ireland (for reasons best not mentioned).. https://youtu.be/iXOKh1AG_LM an updated version of this. Then have your langer Murphy character… you could go on..
Duncan Wheeler
Well done TenPin Terry on taking up so much room in the Charger obsessed twit-er-ati’s minds.
TenPin Terry
Erra, just a bit of fun before pub time.
Some people take the bantz way too seriously.
Although I suppose it does give them an opportunity to avoid addressing all the serious stuff going on here.
The old inferiority complex is hard at work.
GiggidyGoo
Labour are in the lead then? ROFL
North Gay George's Treat
Apparently some as of yet unnamed celebrity has been arrested for travelling in and out of tyreland with a fake PCR test.
I don’t celebrate ‘celebrities’ regardless of their political and social proclivities. I don’t look at National Enquirer much.
jungleman
They’re at it again.
GiggidyGoo
Mad, isn’t it?
Mad
You’ll find Cif is not very good, you need to get actual bleach in there
GiggidyGoo
Obviously hasn’t worked for you.
Slow down
@ GiddigyGoo
…How much do you pay?
I have 2 weeks holiday coming up…
GiggidyGoo
I’d say you’re just about worth the cost of creating a new username.
TenPin Terry
DON’T PANIC! DON’T PANIC !
News from the Indo:
The Defence Forces have admitted they are not adequately prepared to meaningfully defend Ireland against an outside attack, according to a draft report into the future of the military.
The Sunday Independent can reveal the Commission on the Defence Forces will find “striking gaps” in the State’s capacity to police its air and maritime areas of responsibility, and to protect its national security from external incursion by sea or air.
It will recommend the most far-reaching reform of the Defence Forces in the history of the State — including a major overhaul of its command and control structures, potentially reducing peacekeeping missions, renaming the Irish Air Corps, Naval Service and Army Ranger Wing, and increasing the country’s overall defence capability by as much as trebling the military’s budget.
Permission to speak Captain Mainwaring – if the Defence Forces can’t defend why not just rename them the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard serving under the motto ” They do not like it up ’em if only we could get it up ’em ”
The same can be said for a huge number of countries. Last time I checked Ireland was not despised by other nations or terrorist groups, unlike the brits, and is not strategically important in a geopolitical sense.
TenPin Terry
If that’s the case why is Ireland so grateful for the Royal Air Force providing its air defences ?
After 100 years they still don’t have an aircraft that’s barely capable of breaking cloud cover much less shoot down a threatening hot air balloon.
And it’s just as well the Navy isn’t charged mooring fees for its ships that never put to sea because their budget would sink faster than the Belgrano.
It’s why the word flotilla is not in the Irish Navy vocabulary…
And we are really glad of the high quality of the, erm, pilots in the UK defence forces.
Ha haaaa.
TenPin Terry
I can certainly see why after two decades of ” national humiliation and embarrassment ” it was kept hush-hush for so long.
But it’s in the interests of both the UK and Ireland so a simple thank-you would suffice.
And we still are really glad of the high quality of the, erm, pilots in the UK defence forces.
Covid19000
Great time to get some jobs created. Unmanned aircraft and subs should do the job. Exciting that we’re finally waking up to the fact we’ve a country to look after.
TenPin Terry
I hope Ireland don’t take any advice from the French on defence matters…
ce
Coveny will meet the Taliban to get advice and talk about how they got the UK and US to leave?
TenPin Terry
I presumed a bunch of Cork fisherman are in charge of Ireland’s foreign affairs these days.
More langer diplomacy than gunboat …
ce
To paraphrase a great lyric… “Who flew the dogs out?”…
Johnny-ny.
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I appreciate that you have limited supply. But as a person who spent decades working in homeless sector, I have to wonder what your motive is to tweet this? Good shepherd? Is that christianity? I wouldn’t have written it, need is need.
The Defence Forces have admitted they are not adequately prepared to meaningfully defend Ireland against an outside attack, according to a draft report into the future of the military.
The Sunday Independent can reveal the Commission on the Defence Forces will find “striking gaps” in the State’s capacity to police its air and maritime areas of responsibility, and to protect its national security from external incursion by sea or air.
It will recommend the most far-reaching reform of the Defence Forces in the history of the State — including a major overhaul of its command and control structures, potentially reducing peacekeeping missions, renaming the Irish Air Corps, Naval Service and Army Ranger Wing, and increasing the country’s overall defence capability by as much as trebling the military’s budget.
Permission to speak Captain Mainwaring.
If the Defence Forces can’t defend why not rename them the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard serving under the motto ‘ they do not like it up ’em if only we could get it up ’em. ”
No way!
This is the 20th Century.
Stop spreading your lies.
GiggidyGoo
Welcome to 2022
“A trove of hundreds of pages of documents touching on the relationship between an American businesswoman and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was London mayor could bring a whole new world of woe to the beleaguered politician, The Guardian reported Saturday.
Notes and documents — including emails — are being turned over to officials after a demand by the Greater London Authority, which is investigating if Johnson abused his position as mayor to “benefit and reward” his alleged former lover Jennifer Arcuri, according to the newspaper.”
Oh lordy me.
TenPin Terry
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has already cleared Boris Johnson of any wrongdoing over his relationship with US tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri.
Last May the IOPC concluded there was no criminal conduct and there are no grounds for further investigation.
Rather like your Port of Dover delusions that ship has sailed, so to speak.
Heh x M20
GiggidyGoo
You have a habit of talking rot about things you know sfa about.
Independent Office for Police Conduct…..
“ We investigate the most serious and sensitive incidents and allegations involving the police in England and Wales.”
TenPin Terry
Rot you say ?
As twice-elected Mayor of London Boris was also head of the Office for Policing and Crime.
Which is why the Greater London Authority formally referred the original allegations to the IOPC which found that Boris hadn’t broken any laws.
It hasn’t been a great week for you has it ?
GiggidyGoo
I just love drawing you out.
They didn’t clear him of anything. They said there would be
No criminal investigation of Boris Johnson for misconduct in public office while Mayor of London.
With the emergence of these new emails, that could easily be revisited. Do try and keep up.
TenPin Terry
The IOPC very specifically found that Johnson did not commit the criminal offence of misconduct in public office while in his role as mayor of London.
Do I need to get those digging videos out again ?
It’s hard to take you seriously when you flail about like this.
Cú Chulainn
When Charger/Dame Edna met Boris… just for you charger I’ll cut my agent fee to 15%… you could be a star: https://youtu.be/WTIOWecB1ao
bisted
…what…are you threatening to outlink Giggser?
Cú Chulainn
No Bisted, I’ve had an epiphany. A road to Damascus moment. Charger should be a star. He’s lost on BS. With a good agent (15%) and management (25%) behind him, there’s no telling where he could end up. I’d say 3 years to a Royal Command Performance. Help him see it, please. Cú
GiggidyGoo
Link to that Charger. If there was no investigation they couldn’t make a finding.
Do try keep up.
Mad
Isn’t there a urinal nearby that needs scrubbing?
GiggidyGoo
Dunno. Can’t see you.
SailorGerry
The only thing scarier than the Chucky doll is the damage the clot shots do to children, figure from ONS in the UK, but I would be surprised if things were any better in Eire.
Its a disgrace Gerry and absolutely terrifying that they are killing kids out in the open like this, I cannot believe that they are even providing data for the murders. I can only imagine how many children will die this year in our beautiful country ;(
Johnny-ny.
Too Big To Cancel.
….yeah,Joe course you are,what’s 4 billion in lost market value Joe,no we not worried at all….
-he’s supposedly on a 100 million deal,not sure why actual real artists like Joni or Young,getting paid is relevant,when you actually look at his work,he does not belong in same conservation,he’s a two bit comic or shock jock.
SOQ
Everyone under 30: who’s Neil Young?
Everyone age 31-60: didn’t know Neil Young was still alive.
Everyone 61+: What’s Spotify?
What do you think is the average age of a Neil Young / Joni Mitchell fan and how likely would they be to use Spotify?
You can be absolutely certain that Spotify crunched the profit margins before taking their decision. And, if the differential between chat hosts listenership and music is so great, it is probable that going forward, Spotify is going to focus on that business model.
Duncan Wheeler
Those two leathery old tunesters mustn’t have ever seen the wide variety of some very interesting and sometimes utterly bonkers people Joe interviews. He’s got an incisive interviewing style way ahead of the mind numbing tripe coming off from his counterparts off of the msm/telly these dayze. Censoring coming from those two who should know better. Freedom of expression is crucial in these emotive cancelling times fed by ignorance and fear. I fed my horse covid and he peed out ivermectin but it was the toilet rolls that cured me in the end.
Nigel
‘Freedom of expression is crucial in these emotive cancelling times’
I would say intelligence, discernment and careful analysis are what are crucial in these disinformation-flooded times.
Nigel
They’d be influential amongst anyone who takes music seriously, a category that cuts through age groups, but presumably they share an age with their fan base, which puts them and their fans in the highest-at-risk-from-covid category which makes them way more relevant than you’re trying to make out here. Whatever numbers Spotify crunched, they’re more financially entangled with Rogan than with the artists, and at the end of the day there are plenty of free podcast apps that won’t push Rogan at you because he’s their big million dollar man-baby. No doubt armies of right-wing free speech culture-warriors are flocking to Spotify to stand up for the poor guy, so who knows what effect that will have.
SOQ
Was ‘rocking in the free world’ not a “right-wing free speech” song then? Or is that somehow different?
Probably the same way Born In The USA was a patriotic right-wing anthem.
George
Try listening to lyrics other than the chorus.
Micko
Heh heh
I’m sure Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are pulling their tunes as we speak… right?
But, it would be great if Spotify died as a consequence to all this.
Streaming sucks – they should ALL go.
It’d even help the environment ;-)
Kali
Not sure that having to manufacture and ship cds/tapes and the same again for devices to play them on would be better for the environment than streaming Micko.
Micko
Well you could download it once from ITunes or bandcamp and own it forever. ;)
SOQ
That is why I am saying they may be moving away from music- it is a different model. Nobody would listen to a Rogan show more than once usually- so is that more profitable than repeated streams of a song?
There is certainly a lot less overheads.
Nigel
They paid the guy millions of dollars. That’s a pretty big overhead.
do you read the absolute trash you write ?
so now your a sunday morning business expert.
WTF does this even mean ?
“You can be absolutely certain that Spotify crunched the profit margins”
which scenario gamed a 4 billion cap drop ?
… The hashtags #DeleteSpotify and #CancelSpotify also gained traction on social media, with many websites offering step-by-step instructions for users to remove the app from their devices….
what is a ‘business model’ what does that mean to you,jesus wept the nonsense spouted on here by experts.
“Spotify is going to focus on that business model.”-the one that artist flee and listeners and their market cap collapses-that one ?
“For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.”
im tired your US right wing agenda.
…its just not very irish,your yank garbage.
Micko
And we’re tired of your lack of ability to structure a sentence properly.
But sure what can ya do. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
SOQ
And what makes you such an expert on what is or is not Irish? You don’t even friggen live here. If you have such grá for Ireland then why did you emigrate?
Mad
he’s right though
You are an embarrassing fool who constantly writes utter drivel on here about subjects you barely understand
SOQ
Oh look a pile on- how quaint.
Spotify made a business decision, not a political one. Pretty sure that Rogan is more in line with Spotify’s plans than artists who’s fans rarely if ever use the service in the first place.
It’s about money and profits- that is why they are in operation.
George
I couldn’t care less about the Spotify argument really but I don’t know why you always have to make things up. You’ve no idea how many streams Neil Young and Joni Mitchell get or how musicians like that fit into the spotify business plan. The fastest growing demographic for streaming subscriptions is the 55+ age group so music by artists that appeal to that demographic will be important for future growth. They won’t abandon Joe Rogan in a hurry but they will be concerned if this becomes a wider trend.
Micko
“ You’ve no idea how many streams Neil Young and Joni Mitchell get”
It’s written on their profile page on Spotify.
“ The fastest growing demographic for streaming subscriptions is the 55+“
I remember that was reported in early 2020 and attributed to lockdowns.
Dunno if it still the case and if it’s still growing at that rate tbh.
George
But SOQ didn’t check because he just prefers to make things up.
Between the two of them they have 9.5m monthly listeners. Joe Rogan has about 50m. If the number of artists of that level and of that generation grew even just to 8 or ten then that would be a big hole in the Spotify catalogue and would risk them losing significant numbers of subscribers to other services.
You can listen to the podcast for free and use another subscription service to listen ad-free to whatever music you want so Joe Rogan’s podcast wouldn’t been an incentive to stay with Spotify if they lose more major musicians.
Young people are already major streamers future growth will continue to come from older users.
Micko
Honestly George.
I hope all the streaming services one day crash and burn. Perhaps they’ll become unfashionable.
They’ve too much control and they harm new artists.
SOQ
Like most tech, streaming services are not used by older people George- that is a given. Those artists have an older fan base and your figures just confirm that. Rogan has the most popular podcast in the US FFS.
I made up nothing and according to this wired article, I was correct- so shove your personal BS.
“Spotify started out with music, but it has thundered into the podcasting space, pouring hundreds upon hundreds of millions into a remarkably efficient effort to unseat Apple and establish itself as the premiere destination for podcasts.”
Now that is funny- if all else fails, blame the Russians.
Speculation as to where Trudeau is of course- some think he’s gone to Cuba to visit the family.
Kali
I heard he’s personally responsible for the homelessness, high insurance costs and the lotto not being won for all those weeks in Ireland too. Pesky Ruskys
SailorGerry
As the covid narrative falls apart, the next big lie that needs opposing is climate change, and this is actually more important as this is the big theft of the collective commons.
I’m sorry how is the fossil fuel industry externalising their costs by doing irrepairable harm to the environmen, reaping massive profits and exerting enormous political power while receiving huge public subsidies NOT the big theft of the collective commons?
No more Maura
Feels like nothing but bad news these days Gerry *except for your link obv. Surely someone is going to look into these ‘scientists’ now after they have been shown to be power hungry liars and part of the biggest scam in history. It is the ‘scientists’ from the last sixty years, 96 procent supposedly that are banging on about ‘climate change’ all the time and we are all going to die from cold or is it heat?? Is there no one good left in the ‘science’ world or are they all gone mad and can anyone stop them from what they are doing do you think?
As the Manics once said “if you tolerate this, then your children will be next….”
Mad
That’s ok. The lad Chris was quoting the other day went to school with him AND he was working with him in the Spectator: sound lad apparently
No more Maura
Always liked that song Gerry, never thought I would be singing it again marching down o connel street with my placard in my hands almost thirty years later, mad ;)
Did they ever find the guitarist that went missing or do you have any info on what might have really happened to him or where he might be now? Thanks, Maura.
SailorGerry
From all I read, he was a manic depressive and it was suicide.
I have met 2 great men that were equally challenged and topped them selves.
It is tragic and they need support before they give up hope as it is a terrible affliction.
Both the men I knew had alcohol issues as well, great craic when they were out, but the darkness that came with the come down was unbearable.
We should spend more as a society on mental health.
Mad
Should we though Gerry? I feel the homeless are more deserving. Drunks get lots of help from family and friends and generally are ungrateful and indifferent
Lilly
Homelessness and mental health issues tend to go hand in hand.
No more Maura
Thats a very sad story Gerry, thanks for telling it and sorry to hear about your friends. I had heard he was living in Wales as a hermit, was hoping that or something similar was the case :(
Nigel
“I wonder how the Canadian anti-vaccine-mandate protests are going?”
‘You all know the data demonstrating dramatically higher hospitalization rates for unvaccinated folks
But one key point often not discussed?
Around 60%-70% of unvaccinated adults have already been previously infected’
Boris is finished ?
Labour’s 10-point lead halved in a week.
Sir Kneelalot fluffed his big chance.
He won’t get another.
I did warn you to keep your powder dry.
https://mobile.twitter.com/OpiniumResearch/status/1487515919316361218?cxt=HHwWhIC5iZ7226QpAAAA
Funnily enough the Guardian/Observer who commissioned the poll haven’t put it on their front page.
Can’t think why…
Oh Charger, you’re all wet!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC8QJF6sI
Here Charger, did you get a chance to have a think about my comments yesterday.. I really think you should give it a go.. you might have a great career ahead of you.. Cú
Haven’t a clue what you’re on about old bean but I already have a most marvellous career that’s very successful.
Why would I need another ?
However, thank you kindly for your concern.
You’ll find chief clown on Broadsheet while an amusing diversion, doesn’t pay very well
…reminds me of something I read recently…think it may be from antiquity but I can’t attribute it: “if you put a clown in a palace it doesn’t make him a king…it just makes the palace a circus”
That’s what I’m trying to say to him Mad… his talent is lost on here.. he needs a bigger audience.. and I’m going to help him find one..
you’d be well placed to advise
Ah J, don’t feed them.
you’re right of course, bissssse
Saucer of milk for boring running real estate gal
There you charger.. I’m really serious: set up your ‘British baiting character’, let’s call him Rear Admiral Charger, retd, who had to move to his ancestral pile in Ireland (for reasons best not mentioned).. https://youtu.be/iXOKh1AG_LM an updated version of this. Then have your langer Murphy character… you could go on..
Well done TenPin Terry on taking up so much room in the Charger obsessed twit-er-ati’s minds.
Erra, just a bit of fun before pub time.
Some people take the bantz way too seriously.
Although I suppose it does give them an opportunity to avoid addressing all the serious stuff going on here.
The old inferiority complex is hard at work.
Labour are in the lead then? ROFL
Apparently some as of yet unnamed celebrity has been arrested for travelling in and out of tyreland with a fake PCR test.
That’s just words
Nasty story coming out of Old Trafford.
Yikes …
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10456829/Man-Utd-star-Mason-Greenwoods-girlfriend-accuses-beating-up.html
I don’t celebrate ‘celebrities’ regardless of their political and social proclivities. I don’t look at National Enquirer much.
They’re at it again.
Mad, isn’t it?
You’ll find Cif is not very good, you need to get actual bleach in there
Obviously hasn’t worked for you.
@ GiddigyGoo
…How much do you pay?
I have 2 weeks holiday coming up…
I’d say you’re just about worth the cost of creating a new username.
DON’T PANIC! DON’T PANIC !
News from the Indo:
The Defence Forces have admitted they are not adequately prepared to meaningfully defend Ireland against an outside attack, according to a draft report into the future of the military.
The Sunday Independent can reveal the Commission on the Defence Forces will find “striking gaps” in the State’s capacity to police its air and maritime areas of responsibility, and to protect its national security from external incursion by sea or air.
It will recommend the most far-reaching reform of the Defence Forces in the history of the State — including a major overhaul of its command and control structures, potentially reducing peacekeeping missions, renaming the Irish Air Corps, Naval Service and Army Ranger Wing, and increasing the country’s overall defence capability by as much as trebling the military’s budget.
Permission to speak Captain Mainwaring – if the Defence Forces can’t defend why not just rename them the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard serving under the motto ” They do not like it up ’em if only we could get it up ’em ”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZe2jJdgcU
The same can be said for a huge number of countries. Last time I checked Ireland was not despised by other nations or terrorist groups, unlike the brits, and is not strategically important in a geopolitical sense.
If that’s the case why is Ireland so grateful for the Royal Air Force providing its air defences ?
After 100 years they still don’t have an aircraft that’s barely capable of breaking cloud cover much less shoot down a threatening hot air balloon.
And it’s just as well the Navy isn’t charged mooring fees for its ships that never put to sea because their budget would sink faster than the Belgrano.
It’s why the word flotilla is not in the Irish Navy vocabulary…
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/11/30/leaked-crash-video-of-british-f-35b-shows-jet-dropping-off-carrier-ramp/
ROFL
Jet.
Like carrier it’s not a word in the Irish Air Corps vocabulary …
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Yww9LG3gw
And we are really glad of the high quality of the, erm, pilots in the UK defence forces.
Ha haaaa.
I can certainly see why after two decades of ” national humiliation and embarrassment ” it was kept hush-hush for so long.
But it’s in the interests of both the UK and Ireland so a simple thank-you would suffice.
https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/secret-defence-pact-allowing-raf-jets-inirish-airspace-undermines-our-neutrality-says-td-berry-40526069.html
And we still are really glad of the high quality of the, erm, pilots in the UK defence forces.
Great time to get some jobs created. Unmanned aircraft and subs should do the job. Exciting that we’re finally waking up to the fact we’ve a country to look after.
I hope Ireland don’t take any advice from the French on defence matters…
Coveny will meet the Taliban to get advice and talk about how they got the UK and US to leave?
I presumed a bunch of Cork fisherman are in charge of Ireland’s foreign affairs these days.
More langer diplomacy than gunboat …
To paraphrase a great lyric… “Who flew the dogs out?”…
… Hi there, thank you for letting us know about this. Earlier today, our staff and volunteers experienced harassment from convoy protestors seeking meals from our soup kitchen. The individuals were given meals to diffuse the conflict. Management was then informed of the issue (1/2)…
… and no further meals were given to protesters. Our soup kitchen is committed to providing meals to people experiencing and at risk of homelessness in Ottawa. This weekend’s events have caused significant strain to our operations at an already difficult time. (2/2)…
https://twitter.com/sghottawa/status/1487631211006726149?s=20&t=Mix46w8t0NtGS0snRlQGqg
and Sarah Jones responded-
I appreciate that you have limited supply. But as a person who spent decades working in homeless sector, I have to wonder what your motive is to tweet this? Good shepherd? Is that christianity? I wouldn’t have written it, need is need.
Mud slinging- try this for size.
https://www.tiktok.com/@waywardson513/video/7058856815253245230
How many miles would it take to make up 10 000 trucks btw? This is just one crossing of course.
https://www.tiktok.com/@bertafarming/video/7058818782453615877
DON’T PANIC! DON’T PANIC!
According to the Indo:
The Defence Forces have admitted they are not adequately prepared to meaningfully defend Ireland against an outside attack, according to a draft report into the future of the military.
The Sunday Independent can reveal the Commission on the Defence Forces will find “striking gaps” in the State’s capacity to police its air and maritime areas of responsibility, and to protect its national security from external incursion by sea or air.
It will recommend the most far-reaching reform of the Defence Forces in the history of the State — including a major overhaul of its command and control structures, potentially reducing peacekeeping missions, renaming the Irish Air Corps, Naval Service and Army Ranger Wing, and increasing the country’s overall defence capability by as much as trebling the military’s budget.
Permission to speak Captain Mainwaring.
If the Defence Forces can’t defend why not rename them the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard serving under the motto ‘ they do not like it up ’em if only we could get it up ’em. ”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZe2jJdgcU
You’re doing it naturally Charger.. come on.. let’s set up a YT and TK channel.. the world needs your humour.. you audience needs you..!!!
Worth eight minutes of your time over the toast and marmalade.
Bill Maher nails it.
https://mobile.twitter.com/billmaher/status/1487290045828501506
Incoming Beavis in 3-2-1 …
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/boris-johnson-american-executive-jennifer-arcuri-investigations_n_61f5e779e4b067cbfa1df382
Digging a hole by getting his hole.
Oh lordy.
Welcome to 2019.
No way!
This is the 20th Century.
Stop spreading your lies.
Welcome to 2022
“A trove of hundreds of pages of documents touching on the relationship between an American businesswoman and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was London mayor could bring a whole new world of woe to the beleaguered politician, The Guardian reported Saturday.
Notes and documents — including emails — are being turned over to officials after a demand by the Greater London Authority, which is investigating if Johnson abused his position as mayor to “benefit and reward” his alleged former lover Jennifer Arcuri, according to the newspaper.”
Oh lordy me.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has already cleared Boris Johnson of any wrongdoing over his relationship with US tech entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri.
Last May the IOPC concluded there was no criminal conduct and there are no grounds for further investigation.
Rather like your Port of Dover delusions that ship has sailed, so to speak.
Heh x M20
You have a habit of talking rot about things you know sfa about.
Independent Office for Police Conduct…..
“ We investigate the most serious and sensitive incidents and allegations involving the police in England and Wales.”
Rot you say ?
As twice-elected Mayor of London Boris was also head of the Office for Policing and Crime.
Which is why the Greater London Authority formally referred the original allegations to the IOPC which found that Boris hadn’t broken any laws.
It hasn’t been a great week for you has it ?
I just love drawing you out.
They didn’t clear him of anything. They said there would be
No criminal investigation of Boris Johnson for misconduct in public office while Mayor of London.
With the emergence of these new emails, that could easily be revisited. Do try and keep up.
The IOPC very specifically found that Johnson did not commit the criminal offence of misconduct in public office while in his role as mayor of London.
Do I need to get those digging videos out again ?
It’s hard to take you seriously when you flail about like this.
When Charger/Dame Edna met Boris… just for you charger I’ll cut my agent fee to 15%… you could be a star: https://youtu.be/WTIOWecB1ao
…what…are you threatening to outlink Giggser?
No Bisted, I’ve had an epiphany. A road to Damascus moment. Charger should be a star. He’s lost on BS. With a good agent (15%) and management (25%) behind him, there’s no telling where he could end up. I’d say 3 years to a Royal Command Performance. Help him see it, please. Cú
Link to that Charger. If there was no investigation they couldn’t make a finding.
Do try keep up.
Isn’t there a urinal nearby that needs scrubbing?
Dunno. Can’t see you.
The only thing scarier than the Chucky doll is the damage the clot shots do to children, figure from ONS in the UK, but I would be surprised if things were any better in Eire.
https://dailyexpose.uk/2022/01/29/ons-data-covid-vaccinated-children-52x-more-likely-to-die/
Oh Captain, my captain….
(wink, wink)
Its a disgrace Gerry and absolutely terrifying that they are killing kids out in the open like this, I cannot believe that they are even providing data for the murders. I can only imagine how many children will die this year in our beautiful country ;(
Too Big To Cancel.
….yeah,Joe course you are,what’s 4 billion in lost market value Joe,no we not worried at all….
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nils-lofgren-spotify-neil-young-1292480/
-he’s supposedly on a 100 million deal,not sure why actual real artists like Joni or Young,getting paid is relevant,when you actually look at his work,he does not belong in same conservation,he’s a two bit comic or shock jock.
Everyone under 30: who’s Neil Young?
Everyone age 31-60: didn’t know Neil Young was still alive.
Everyone 61+: What’s Spotify?
What do you think is the average age of a Neil Young / Joni Mitchell fan and how likely would they be to use Spotify?
You can be absolutely certain that Spotify crunched the profit margins before taking their decision. And, if the differential between chat hosts listenership and music is so great, it is probable that going forward, Spotify is going to focus on that business model.
Those two leathery old tunesters mustn’t have ever seen the wide variety of some very interesting and sometimes utterly bonkers people Joe interviews. He’s got an incisive interviewing style way ahead of the mind numbing tripe coming off from his counterparts off of the msm/telly these dayze. Censoring coming from those two who should know better. Freedom of expression is crucial in these emotive cancelling times fed by ignorance and fear. I fed my horse covid and he peed out ivermectin but it was the toilet rolls that cured me in the end.
‘Freedom of expression is crucial in these emotive cancelling times’
I would say intelligence, discernment and careful analysis are what are crucial in these disinformation-flooded times.
They’d be influential amongst anyone who takes music seriously, a category that cuts through age groups, but presumably they share an age with their fan base, which puts them and their fans in the highest-at-risk-from-covid category which makes them way more relevant than you’re trying to make out here. Whatever numbers Spotify crunched, they’re more financially entangled with Rogan than with the artists, and at the end of the day there are plenty of free podcast apps that won’t push Rogan at you because he’s their big million dollar man-baby. No doubt armies of right-wing free speech culture-warriors are flocking to Spotify to stand up for the poor guy, so who knows what effect that will have.
Was ‘rocking in the free world’ not a “right-wing free speech” song then? Or is that somehow different?
As for misinformation- here comes Zuby- https://twitter.com/i/status/1486821632022913028
Probably the same way Born In The USA was a patriotic right-wing anthem.
Try listening to lyrics other than the chorus.
Heh heh
I’m sure Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are pulling their tunes as we speak… right?
But, it would be great if Spotify died as a consequence to all this.
Streaming sucks – they should ALL go.
It’d even help the environment ;-)
Not sure that having to manufacture and ship cds/tapes and the same again for devices to play them on would be better for the environment than streaming Micko.
Well you could download it once from ITunes or bandcamp and own it forever. ;)
That is why I am saying they may be moving away from music- it is a different model. Nobody would listen to a Rogan show more than once usually- so is that more profitable than repeated streams of a song?
There is certainly a lot less overheads.
They paid the guy millions of dollars. That’s a pretty big overhead.
https://medium.com/swlh/this-is-what-music-streaming-services-pay-artists-cd4ea3a3f734
do you read the absolute trash you write ?
so now your a sunday morning business expert.
WTF does this even mean ?
“You can be absolutely certain that Spotify crunched the profit margins”
which scenario gamed a 4 billion cap drop ?
… The hashtags #DeleteSpotify and #CancelSpotify also gained traction on social media, with many websites offering step-by-step instructions for users to remove the app from their devices….
what is a ‘business model’ what does that mean to you,jesus wept the nonsense spouted on here by experts.
“Spotify is going to focus on that business model.”-the one that artist flee and listeners and their market cap collapses-that one ?
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/spotify-loses-4-billion-in-market-value-following-neil-young-controversy
What a rude abusive individual you are.
“For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.”
im tired your US right wing agenda.
…its just not very irish,your yank garbage.
And we’re tired of your lack of ability to structure a sentence properly.
But sure what can ya do. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And what makes you such an expert on what is or is not Irish? You don’t even friggen live here. If you have such grá for Ireland then why did you emigrate?
he’s right though
You are an embarrassing fool who constantly writes utter drivel on here about subjects you barely understand
Oh look a pile on- how quaint.
Spotify made a business decision, not a political one. Pretty sure that Rogan is more in line with Spotify’s plans than artists who’s fans rarely if ever use the service in the first place.
It’s about money and profits- that is why they are in operation.
I couldn’t care less about the Spotify argument really but I don’t know why you always have to make things up. You’ve no idea how many streams Neil Young and Joni Mitchell get or how musicians like that fit into the spotify business plan. The fastest growing demographic for streaming subscriptions is the 55+ age group so music by artists that appeal to that demographic will be important for future growth. They won’t abandon Joe Rogan in a hurry but they will be concerned if this becomes a wider trend.
“ You’ve no idea how many streams Neil Young and Joni Mitchell get”
It’s written on their profile page on Spotify.
“ The fastest growing demographic for streaming subscriptions is the 55+“
I remember that was reported in early 2020 and attributed to lockdowns.
Dunno if it still the case and if it’s still growing at that rate tbh.
But SOQ didn’t check because he just prefers to make things up.
Between the two of them they have 9.5m monthly listeners. Joe Rogan has about 50m. If the number of artists of that level and of that generation grew even just to 8 or ten then that would be a big hole in the Spotify catalogue and would risk them losing significant numbers of subscribers to other services.
You can listen to the podcast for free and use another subscription service to listen ad-free to whatever music you want so Joe Rogan’s podcast wouldn’t been an incentive to stay with Spotify if they lose more major musicians.
Young people are already major streamers future growth will continue to come from older users.
Honestly George.
I hope all the streaming services one day crash and burn. Perhaps they’ll become unfashionable.
They’ve too much control and they harm new artists.
Like most tech, streaming services are not used by older people George- that is a given. Those artists have an older fan base and your figures just confirm that. Rogan has the most popular podcast in the US FFS.
I made up nothing and according to this wired article, I was correct- so shove your personal BS.
“Spotify started out with music, but it has thundered into the podcasting space, pouring hundreds upon hundreds of millions into a remarkably efficient effort to unseat Apple and establish itself as the premiere destination for podcasts.”
https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-joe-rogan-neil-young/
I assume the reason why Spotify are so keen to get dominate the podcast market is because it is more profitable.
Mad trying very hard to put two sentences together. Testing 1-2-1-2. What a plonker.
You got a splash of piss in your eye? How careless
With Trudeau In Hiding, CBC Suggests Putin Behind Truckers’ Freedom Convoy
https://tredeponline.com/2022/01/with-trudeau-in-hiding-cbc-suggests-putin-behind-truckers-freedom-convoy/
Now that is funny- if all else fails, blame the Russians.
Speculation as to where Trudeau is of course- some think he’s gone to Cuba to visit the family.
I heard he’s personally responsible for the homelessness, high insurance costs and the lotto not being won for all those weeks in Ireland too. Pesky Ruskys
As the covid narrative falls apart, the next big lie that needs opposing is climate change, and this is actually more important as this is the big theft of the collective commons.
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/denmark-first-eu-country-scrap-all-covid-restrictions
I’m sorry how is the fossil fuel industry externalising their costs by doing irrepairable harm to the environmen, reaping massive profits and exerting enormous political power while receiving huge public subsidies NOT the big theft of the collective commons?
Feels like nothing but bad news these days Gerry *except for your link obv. Surely someone is going to look into these ‘scientists’ now after they have been shown to be power hungry liars and part of the biggest scam in history. It is the ‘scientists’ from the last sixty years, 96 procent supposedly that are banging on about ‘climate change’ all the time and we are all going to die from cold or is it heat?? Is there no one good left in the ‘science’ world or are they all gone mad and can anyone stop them from what they are doing do you think?
This is handy – how to break up with Spotify.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-break-up-61760779
Boris really is a new world order shill, and the fact he was a WEF young leader speaks volumes.
His father was equally useless and well funded, Eugenics runs in the family.
https://archive.org/details/lifewithoutbirth00john/page/n11/mode/2up
As the Manics once said “if you tolerate this, then your children will be next….”
That’s ok. The lad Chris was quoting the other day went to school with him AND he was working with him in the Spectator: sound lad apparently
Always liked that song Gerry, never thought I would be singing it again marching down o connel street with my placard in my hands almost thirty years later, mad ;)
Did they ever find the guitarist that went missing or do you have any info on what might have really happened to him or where he might be now? Thanks, Maura.
From all I read, he was a manic depressive and it was suicide.
I have met 2 great men that were equally challenged and topped them selves.
It is tragic and they need support before they give up hope as it is a terrible affliction.
Both the men I knew had alcohol issues as well, great craic when they were out, but the darkness that came with the come down was unbearable.
We should spend more as a society on mental health.
Should we though Gerry? I feel the homeless are more deserving. Drunks get lots of help from family and friends and generally are ungrateful and indifferent
Homelessness and mental health issues tend to go hand in hand.
Thats a very sad story Gerry, thanks for telling it and sorry to hear about your friends. I had heard he was living in Wales as a hermit, was hoping that or something similar was the case :(
“I wonder how the Canadian anti-vaccine-mandate protests are going?”
https://twitter.com/BadVaccineTakes/status/1487892396775985155
‘You all know the data demonstrating dramatically higher hospitalization rates for unvaccinated folks
But one key point often not discussed?
Around 60%-70% of unvaccinated adults have already been previously infected’
https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1487868684412628996
That’s interesting, if counterintuitive.