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The media has reported many going back, and interviewed many who want to stay there and not leave to support what Trump is suggesting. I guess if they all went to Egypt then they may not want to go back as Egypt is such a paradise.

Yeah. Wiki has an article on this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip. Describes the reasoning for the closure in 2007, and a lot of what's happened since then in relation to that border. NPR has a recent article on that border, saying that if they let Palestinians in then Israel may not let them back. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/26/1232826942/rafah-gaza-palestinians-egypt-border

Here's an example of Israelis targeting Palestinians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settler_violence The article indicates that it's a tiny minority of Israelis carrying out this violence, but it is still happening. Agree there's no country called Palestine. Would be nice if all illegal activities stopped, but I can't see that happening. From all sides in this. I'm not going to apportion blame, no point, neither side is in the clear on this.

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Would be a shorter show than a Wile E Coyote cartoon. 😂 Ooh... Just started wondering what cartoon best matches the UK Government...

I don't think that's the case, but happy for someone better qualified than me to pitch in. I don't believe parents pay for their children to attend such a school. I've read articles on schools that opted to become an academy to get themselves away from political interference or to provide more specialist education for their local area. In years gone by there was a feeling that the UK education system wanted all of the children to be academically smart, to become doctors, lawyers or financiers. All to the detriment of practical trades like building, plumbing, mechanics or electricians. There a big shortage of such skills in the UK, whilst there are thousands of young adults with university degrees that cannot get a job in their chosen area due to an over-supply of graduates. Academies can focus on practical trades rather than academics due to the demographics in their area. Sometimes a school is seen as a failing school as the pupils don't get high grades in traditional academic subjects like maths, sciences or English literature, but actually the children are clever in a different way (practical skills rather than academic). So the school can opt out of the local education authority, becomes an academy and provides better/more appropriate education for the children in their area. The French, for example, has a similar system that streams pupils down the best route for their abilities, rather than try to push all of their children down a single path. Wikipedia has some information on Acadamies - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(English_school) A bit of a ramble but hope this makes sense.

Such a cheesy reply...

I wonder if the AoT people responsible for the delays are being arrested for obstruction? Sounds like they must be in on the corruption if they are delaying the investigation, or are trying to cover up other illegal activities.

First time I've read about this. Upon first reading I thought about how would young children be supported, so might some payments be justified. But within about 10 milliseconds I thought the criminal should have thought about that before they did what they did. Seems good that this funding should get stopped.

The case for the prosecution has been written by the Daily Mail, wonder what the case for the defence is. If it's written by the Guardian I won't necessarily be believing that either.

I can't get my head round why USAID would be supporting anything in a country that's a member of the G7 or G20, let alone what's mentioned in the OP.

Well done to the police.

I wonder if this will give him enough time to leave the country and wait out the statute of limitations? I heard there are vacancies for foreign rapists in the north of England.

That's a lot of pork, and a lot of brown envelopes! And I guess they got caught in the end as something didn't smell fishy?

Take it down before it falls down and kills more people. By all means replace it with a memorial. All to be paid for by those responsible for the disaster (or who through their failures enabled it), and not a single penny from the UK tax payer.

The retailers seem to have a valid point.

I wonder if there are others in the room when this photo was taken? Potentially some armed officers? Who I'm sure would just love this guy to make their day... https://youtu.be/xN4zDfyFg_4

Might there be more to this story than this single incident? I can't believe this would happen in isolation.

Please can the Rest of the World take note and look at doing the same? Get back to meritocracy, dump DEI and outlaw nepotism if the candidate isn't the best.

Best of luck to him.

Yeah. I hope the baby isn’t thrown out with the bath water, but I see plenty of positive action so far.

Can we throw in Cumbernauld to sweeten the deal? https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/14049527/scotlands-uglist-town-cumbernauld-dump-demolished/

Of course, I agree with you. I just wonder if there's some medical issue that he'll claim, or some other weaselly gimmick that the defence will try.