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[perrykneeham]

Fishing licenses, I think.

[perrykneeham]

It looks like nobody wants to risk a contract with them. It's a shame, but I imagine that perhaps there were understandings which were in turn contingent on the incoming government's willingness to play the game.

I suspect that Rachel Reeves wasn't in a particularly generous mood and is probably acutely aware of the trouble the SNP have got themselves into with shipyards.

[mids]

All going swimmingly until Labour.

[perrykneeham]

Industrial keirlapse.

[perrykneeham]

Aug 6, 2023 6:51:12 GMT perrykneeham said:

"A controversial rule which deducted living costs from compensation paid to wrongly imprisoned people has been scrapped.

The government announced the change on Sunday after the case of Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in jail for a rape he did not commit, prompted calls for it to be overhauled.

He welcomed the move but said he still faces a two-year wait for his payment.

MPs said individuals whose payments were reduced should now be reimbursed."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66417103

This story seems to neatly illustrate how media-driven sentiment and piety have replaced rationality in our public life. The calculation of compensation must have a rational basis. The language seems harsh, but this isn't an emotional exercise.

Well, well, well ....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy31pk1w0lo

Pigeons return to roost.

[mids]

Seems odd to get charged bed and board for jail time when you shouldn't have been there in the first place. I know it's not a direct charge but still. Anyway, why wasn't this on telly?

[perrykneeham]

I agree that it seems odd, unfair even, but when calculating these things it's important to have a rational basis for costs, otherwise it quickly gets out of hand. I don't know, but if you used a flat rate and say, someone had been in and out of prison on appeal, they would be getting an advantage. That's probably not a great example, but it'll have to do for now.

I understand that potential earnings, based on existing earnings, are taken into account. How is that calculated for that bloke that was wrongfully convicted at 15 years of age?

It's tricky, and I imagine that the calculations were put in place in order to be rational and fair.

What isn't rational and fair is Labour's arbitrary decision not to treat everyone the same. Two tier justice, again.

[perrykneeham]

Here's something on it. I'm not sure it throws much light on it, but the ECHR was happy with it ....

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66324801

Am I reading this right? The prisoners is being contracharged for significant savings they've had a result of not having to pay a mortgage?

[mids]

Poor kid. That must be rubbish way to die. A couple of things, shouldn't she have had an epi pen on her? And couldn't the dentist have done something? I know they're not docs but they must be pretty well trained in first aid.

"A 13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy died after drinking a hot chocolate from Costa Coffee that she believed was made with soya milk.

Hannah Jacobs, from Barking in east London, had picked up the takeaway drink with her mother on the way to a dentist appointment on Feb 8, 2023.

The schoolgirl and her family had known of her intolerance to dairy, egg, fish and wheat since she was a toddler and had navigated the risks throughout her life.

Her mother ordered the drink and informed the barista of Hannah’s dairy allergy, according to Leigh Day solicitors.

Concerns about the contents of the drink began after Hannah started to sip it in the dentist’s waiting room and suspected it was made with dairy rather than soya.

They sought help from a nearby pharmacy where Hannah was given an EpiPen to self-administer, which helps to relax the muscles in the airways and combat allergic reactions, buying time for further help to arrive."

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/09/girl-dies-of-severe-dairy-allergy-after-costa-hot-chocolate/

[perrykneeham]

Very sad. Yes, you would imagine that someone with that degree of sensitivity would have an epipen at hand 24/7.

[flatandy]

That's nasty. But I would imagine that somewhere like a Costa couldn't promise to be allergen free and safe, even if the person making the drink didn't f**k up the order (which happens all the time, I'm fairly sure). It feels like a foolish risk in order to have a hot chocolate.

And yeah, I'd have thought dentists have epi pens and all sorts on site. They always ask about allergies to painkillers and things, but it's quite likely that a lot of patients don't know specific drug allergies so they have to be prepared to deal with reactions. At least, that's what I would have guessed.

[perrykneeham]

Nearly 35°C in Blighty today. Can't say I noticed it really. I've been up a ladder in my pants, washing down the orangery's glass and fixing the gutters.

I don't think it was anywhere near that hot in Sussex - clear blue skies and a gentle cool easterly breeze.

[flatandy]

It was that hot on both Saturday and Sunday’s long bike rides. I got a bit dehydrated. Today I am on a road trip and went for a 30 mile ride in the vineyards while it was still cool. It’ll be up above 35 here later but by then I’ll be at the coast with the fancy people and euro trash where it rarely gets above 20c

[perrykneeham]

"The Church of England made a six-figure pay-off to a priest assessed as a potential risk to children and young people, a BBC investigation has found.

A senior member of staff at Blackburn Cathedral resigned over the settlement and says concerns about the priest were “an open secret” among senior clergy.

Canon Andrew Hindley - who worked in Blackburn diocese from 1991 to 2021 - was subject to five police investigations, including into allegations of sexual assault.

He has never been charged with any criminal offences and says he has never presented any safeguarding risk to anyone."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gj77pvwwo

Is a certain amount of unfairness necessary sometimes, for the greater good, just to get the job done?

This bloke looks like a total wrong un, and yet, he's done nothing wrong in the eyes of the law. How would you deal with him?

[voice]

As priests are the highest risk in terms of noncing behavior, perhaps its always best to assume where there's smoke there's fire and get rid of em, safest thing really. They are a danger to children at the best of times.

[perrykneeham]

I don't disagree that priests and scoutmasters are traditionally highly suspect, but how do you tackle unproven noncery? The Church couldn't have just sacked the bloke, as he could sue and claim that they were homophobic, which is exactly what's happened.

If they sidelined him, it might well lead to the same outcome, plus they'd be accused of covering up for him.

Dunno, but the days of being cashiered for conduct unbecoming seem to be over.

[perrykneeham]

"Five defendants have been charged in connection with the death of the Friends star, 54, federal authorities have said

Two doctors - Jasveen Sangha, also known as the “Ketamine Queen", and Salvador Plasencia - are accused of working with others to distribute ketamine to Perry from September to October 2023

The actor was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home in October last year

A post-mortem examination found the cause of his death was "the acute effects of ketamine", a controlled drug which the recovering addict was taking as part of supervised therapy"

Matthew Perry's death was very sad, but no different to that of so many addicts. It's a good thing that those who supplied the drugs and took advantage of his condition are being hunted, but it feels a shame that the same resources aren't poured into prosecuting the suppliers of other people's kids.*

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyjnj07w34t

*Maybe they are, dunno. I'm a bit conflicted here.

[marechal]

A Russian court has sentenced amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina to 12 years in jail for treason for donating $51 (£39) to a charity supporting Ukraine.
Karelina, who has American and Russian citizenship, pleaded guilty last week after a trial held behind closed doors.

She had been living in Los Angeles and became a US citizen in 2021. She was arrested during a family visit last January in Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow.
Prosecutors had sought a 15-year jail term. The court in Yekaterinburg found her guilty of high treason and sentenced her to imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9rygl5k4jo

"High treason" for donating $51. You won't get that here even if you try to overturn an election with a violent mob.

[voice]

Well you might soon, if he is successful with his next coup, he's a Putin wannabe after all

[mids]

Putin's been taking lessons from Starmerkorov, I see.