Making the news today....

[the village idiot]

2 minutes ago, TIMON said:

 

You would have made a really good “spin” doctor VI
(Forgive the pun)

 

No spinning here Ti. I have no agenda.

 

We each make sense of the world in the best way we can.

 

There are lots of paths to follow to reach conclusions about the universe. I would love to suggest that they are all equally valid, but I sincerely don't believe that to be the case.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Taking a slightly more 'base' view of what's making the news today...

 

They seem to have been letting her off the leash a bit more of late....

 

Are the embarrassments that seem to follow her so closely pure coincidence or the act of malicious criticism.....

 

Or is it just possible that she really is a complete liability in her own lunchbox and simply doesn't need any help....

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5290869/Diane-Abbotts-charity-spent-2016-money-party.html

[Mick Dempsey]

I’m no fan of hers, but that’s the Daily Mail, I’d take it with a huge sack of salt.

[TIMON]

No spinning here Ti. I have no agenda.
 
We each make sense of the world in the best way we can.
 
There are lots of paths to follow to reach conclusions about the universe. I would love to suggest that they are all equally valid, but I sincerely don't believe that to be the case.

Precisely.., they can’t all be right.
Not all of the paths lead up the same mountain

[the village idiot]

2 minutes ago, TIMON said:

 

Precisely.., they can’t all be right.
Not all of the paths lead up the same mountain

 

Is there more than one mountain? 

 

Actually, probably best we don't go there!

[TIMON]

Is there more than one mountain? 
 
Actually, probably best we don't go there![emoji23]

A reasonably agreeable difference of opinion,then. [emoji106]

[the village idiot]

5 minutes ago, TIMON said:

 

A reasonably agreeable difference of opinion,then.

 

Very agreeable I'd say Ti. We rarely come to blows.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

4 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I’m no fan of hers, but that’s the Daily Mail, I’d take it with a huge sack of salt.

I'm happy to wait til next year and have a look at the charity commission accounting report....

 

I'm not for betting as a general rule, and acknowledging the potential bias from the source info, what odds would you give that it's 'fake news?'  (If you actually come up with some odds I'll have to ask Mr E what it means...)

 

As an aside, if I set up a charity for kids of 1 specific racial demographic, to the exclusion of all others, would that make me a racist?  

[Mull]

 
As an aside, if I set up a charity for kids of 1 specific racial demographic, to the exclusion of all others, would that make me a racist? [emoji57] 

If you set up a charity to help rich children of Tory voting parents further their careers!
Then I might question your motive old boy[emoji848].

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

16 minutes ago, Mull said:

 

 

If you set up a charity to help rich children of Tory voting parents further their careers!
Then I might question your motive old boy.

 

 

Mull, mucker, I’m neither rich (by financial measure - I am rich in love, life and happiness) nor Tory voting, nor, what I think you might mean by ‘old boy’ - in the network sense - I hate (significant parts of the ‘establishment’ (not so much other parts) and much of what it stands for. 

 

What I hate more is lies, agendas, double standards and self serving hypocracy - that which could realistically be summed up as the sort of champagne socialism spouted by the likes of Sir Jonny 2 Jags, Bob (6 figure salary but I’m entitled to a Council house and Brazilian beach holiday) Crow and my all time favourite, I’ll send my kids to private school but keep the red flag flying and spend all but a fraction of my sham racist charity money on a piss up, Baboon Abbot....

 

That said, I’m probably amongst the least charitable people you might ever happen across so not too much danger of you having to question my motives anytime soon.

 

 I would however, highlight the obvious differences between charity and hospitality / generosity - I like to think I’m moderately better endowed in the latter characteristics.... ?