Blue Muton

On 10/29/2019 at 7:29 AM, NanLaew said:

And various parties, groups and individuals were fined quite heavily for what amounts to rubbish accounting. Only Labour Brexiteer Lord Adonis considered that this malfeasance could have skewed the 'close' referendum result, but nobody else in either House picked up that baton and ran with it so it was passed to the Met and the National Crime Agency for investigation. In the meantime certain private parties sued the EC in High Court citing that they had unlawfully tilted the playing field in favor of leave.

 

"On 13 September 2019, the Metropolitan Police concluded that while "it is clear that whilst some technical breaches of electoral law were committed by Leave.EU in respect of the spending return submitted for their campaign, there is insufficient evidence to justify any further criminal investigation", and on 24 September 2019, the National Crime Agency said it had found no evidence of criminality in respect of the issues raised by the Electoral Commission and that no further action would be taken."

 

Thanks!

NL

 

That was a criminal case, not the instances where they were found guilty of commiting electoral fraud, you seem to be very confused about things.

I directed you to the Electoral Commission but you chose not to check that, here's a quote taken directly from their website:

Vote Leave has today (Friday 29 March 2019) dropped its appeal and related proceedings against the Electoral Commission.

An Electoral Commission spokesperson said:

Vote Leave has today (Friday 29 March 2019) withdrawn its appeal and related proceedings against the Electoral Commission’s finding of multiple offences under electoral law, committed during the 2016 EU referendum campaign.

Vote Leave was the designated lead campaigner for the leave outcome at the referendum. We found that it broke the electoral rules set out by Parliament to ensure fairness, confidence and legitimacy at an electoral event. Serious offences such as these undermine public confidence in our system and it is vital, therefore, that they are properly investigated and sanctioned.

Vote Leave has now paid its £61,000 fine in full.

4 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Citation?

 

Anyway, how can you possibly have 'electoral fraud' during a referendum? They are two distinctly different breeds of political sacred cow.

Wow, who'd expect somebody to post on a subject about which they clearly know so little. The referendum is covered by electoral law. Fraud during a referendum is known as electoral fraud. For a citation, there have been numerous links posted on here, but try looking up the Electoral Commission, they are the ones who described the fraud as "most serious".

5 hours ago, CLW said:

Sorry I've never heard of this Facebook watch service. Does that mean it's free to watch for Facebook members?

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Apparently it's free:

Facebook Watch isn't a cable replacement service. ... Facebook Watch includes a mixture of content from users and professionally-produced content Facebook pays to have produced. It's a lot like YouTube Premium, which includes regular YouTube videos and exclusive original programming, but Facebook Watch is free.24 Jun 2019

Don't recall this one being mentioned, the first four episodes are available.

Limetown follows "Lia Haddock, a journalist for American Public Radio (APR), as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee."

I saw something on the news about it yesterday, they listed all the stations but I can't remember them, what I do remember is that when they said it would be going at 250km/h I thought there's no way I'm getting near it, they manage to regularly have collisions with the ones going 50km/h already!

1 hour ago, oldhippy said:

 

Tell me again, how much debt TC accumulated?

What Thais can do, the British can do better!

10 hours ago, shy coconut said:

Thomas Cook airline was a successful operation, so your comment isn't as

ridiculous/hilarious  as reactions to it imply.

6 hours ago, Blue Muton said:

It's hard not to be extremely profitable when you hold a monopoly in parts of your business.

Just to be clear, I was refering to the monopolies that TC held, not to Thai.

1 hour ago, sanuk711 said:

its the Oz one....the Unlisted that has full series out............sorry for the mix up

Nice post, thanks. Buriram is quite close to the top of my places to go to list now, Mrs BM has an uncle in Korat so the plan is to drop the M-i-L at his house while we go on from there for a couple of nights.

3 hours ago, shy coconut said:

Thomas Cook airline was a successful operation, so your comment isn't as

ridiculous/hilarious  as reactions to it imply.

It's hard not to be extremely profitable when you hold a monopoly in parts of your business.

2 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

HBO   Watchman

complete series out today---has a 8.9 but I haven't watched it so can't comment

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7049682/

Not being picky, just trying to help. The series is called "Watchmen" and as far as I can tell only the first episode is out.

Looks worth a punt.

From IMDb:

"Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own."

27 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I reckon Liverpool are pleased they played Chelsea early on.

If Liverpool would be "pleased" I wonder what Man U are feeling about our game?

On that note, the gobby **** who predicted they would thrash us, I wonder if he predicted how many points behind us they'd be just a couple of months later?

On 10/17/2019 at 3:14 PM, Gweiloman said:

You probably know as well as I do that the Western culture is much more “self centred” than the Asian culture. I don’t think the phrase “charity begins at home” originated from Asia.


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Whenever I hear that phrase I get the feeling that the person using it actualy means “charity ends at home”.

41 minutes ago, dukeandduke said:

Ozark.

 

That reminds me to look for the Season 3 release date.

Sadly later than previously expected, its now rumoured to be the middle of next year, but filming is due to finish shortly.

1 hour ago, CLW said:

None of those mentioned I have seen.
Are they all available on Netflix?

Subtitles are okay for me.


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Not sure about Netflix but I'd be surprised if they're not. They're on TPB etc, allegedly.

3 minutes ago, CLW said:

Just finished Better Caul Saul, previously Breaking Bad and before that Star Trek Discovery.

Any new series you guys could recommend? I watch only on Netflix.

Started with Money Heist but couldn't catch me that much.

Maybe Narcos?

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Breaking Bad was excellent, I guess you've probably seen Fargo, Tin Star and Ozark? Mayans, a spin-off from Sons of Anarchy is in the middle of S2.

How are you with Subtitles? Gommorah is great if you've not seen that?

9 hours ago, YTP said:

Nah, they have PTT / Bang Jak stations along all major routes.

That was kinda my point. I often see truck drivers pi##ing by the side of the road just a short distance from services.

2 hours ago, GalaxyMan said:

Do you make your own dough? ????

I don't, I use a bread making machine for that.

I came across one in the garage this morning, I suspected it was dead but wasn't taking any chances. The b-i-l gave it a prod with a long stick and was quickly able to confirm my suspicions that it was already deceased. I'd much rather assume one's alive and look a tit than assume one's dead and pay the price.

35 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

The name of the rose----- Sold in 132 countries, this series is the second worldwide best-selling Italian TV-series after Gomorra its in English

 

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7572868/videoplayer/vi676117017?ref_=vp_pl_0

Speaking of Gomorrah, if you like that you'll probably like this, I certainly did, fully deserving of its 8.6 rating on IMDb IMHO although obviously it will not be to everybody's liking.

"This crime drama, set in Rome in the 1970s, tells the story of the Banda della Magia, a prolific Italian crime family responsible for some of the country's most violent crimes. One young man, known only as The Lebanese, dreams of rising to the top of the pack. While trying to prove himself through a series of brutal crimes, he makes valuable connections with corrupt cops and politicians, as well as in the Secret Service, which wants to enlist the gang to destabilize the government and provoke a right-wing coup. Working against The Lebanese and his cohorts is young police inspector Nicola Scialoja, seemingly one of the few people not in the Mafia's pocket, who is determined to bring down the gang, regardless of what it takes."