Is that before or after shearing?

Asking for a friend....

Systematically dragged down by the lawmakers

It's a mixture. There are annual increments plus extra for increased experience including courses taken. Wifey is now almost at the top of her band and will have to apply for a higher grading which she is loathe to do as it means more admin and management rather than looking after people

I'm surprised that this isn't front page on the BBC

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Some background.

Colonel Bob is my local MP I have met him he is what you would expect an ex military Tory MP to be like. My neighbour went to school with him he had a reputation for sticking up for kids who got bullied. Most people consider him a good bloke, politics withstanding.

A lefty friend called him a racist whilst conveniently ignoring that the victim had been taunting him.

So is it racist to tell someone who comes to this country and causes trouble to go back home?

Bob also made the point that this guy accused him of taking money from the Bahrain government (he denies it) whilst at the same time the victim is freeloading off the UK taxpayer.

So what next:

I give up on these Uman Rights laws I don't think Bob is racist and anyone with a reasonable brain would put this down to 2 people who don't like it each other saying harsh words and move on. However hurty feeling even when the victim provokes it....

I am hearing that there are grumblings in the local party, Bob is getting on now and doesn't appear to have the energy he once had so there has been talk of making him retire before this incident.

My guess is he will announce he will step down at the next GE.

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So no answer on the question of the report.

I am anti racism and hypocrisy whatever the politics, Corbyn IMO embodied both.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

I'll stick my neck out and say he might step down but he won't face sanctions. If someone is from Bahrain, you're not assuming they're from Bahrain due to skin colour. You've made a factual statement. There was no shouting back to Africa to some random black people - which might be considered racist.

Red and Blue Army!

I see nurses in the Socialist Republic of Sturgeon sorry Scotland are going on strike. It seems like the Tories aren't the only ones who don't care about them.

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