In the news

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30093565

"Ched Evans: Rape row footballer likened to Guildford Four"

Dear dear dear. Lawyer hubris much?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-reese-halter/fracking-poisons-californ_b_5986758.html

i am not 100% sure of the source and can't see any links on mainstream media
fracking terrible

and it's not as if the california aquifers are doing all that well currently ... massive drought in south western usa

It's on HuffPo - prepare for "Fracking causes autism and contrail cancer" headlines.

yeah the daily mail aren't carrying this story so i'll reserve my judgement for now

terrible if true though

is there somewhere i can go to find the political bias of organisations ?
is there a nice easy summation on a website or something ?

It's probably a version of a truth.

The plebgate court case is mildly amusing. The copper giving evidence made no notes in his notebook for three years, then his notes started three weeks before the incident. He was asked about the tourists who witnessed the event. "They were alarmed and perturbed", he said, but can't remember how many their were. Or their ethnicity. Or age. Or sex. Or where they were standing. But they were definitely alarmed and perturbed.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/alberto-contador-rides-herne-hill-gallery-145355

Meh, doper gonna dope.

nodder

Doesn't even ride a cool fixie. DTM.

Daylight throbbery for winter kit replete with snood.

Paging @kl
@kl to the white courtesy telephone please...

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/19/ukip-mark-reckless-immigrants-rochester-and-strood

Does this mean Farage's wife be deported too?

"Asked to leave" != "Forcibly deported"

If only Cameron would grow some balls and tell his MP's that if they want to go to UKIP then go - and take their racist views with them.

However I suspect he knows just how many of his MP's would depart at that point.

Also - is Rochester really on it's knees due to Polish plumbers? What are they doing to the area?

There is not a dripping tap to be seen that the native plumbers can charge £3000 to fix.

...that surname!

We all come from Africa anyway. Bloody immigrants!!!
(Dutch person in UK, so I'd say that)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30119100

Is being a manipulative misogynist / complete c*nt now a valid reason for denying a visa? If so, I'm sure we can suggest a few more to revoke...

I can't say I'm unhappy the man loses a few quid from not being able to do his tour. But I'm not sure this really achieves a lot (no such thing as bad publicity and all that...).

Is being a manipulative misogynist / complete c*nt now a valid reason for denying a visa? If so, I'm sure we can suggest a few more to revoke...

The objections were more to do with his giving seminars to assist others in improving their manipulation and sexual harassment skills, rather than him merely being an abusive fuckwit in and of itself.

Pretty much this, borderlining rape technique even.

Always happy to stand corrected. From what I have seen, and it is probably less than most, I find the man, his attitude and what he encourages objectionable. So if what you say is correct, would it be right that it could be seen as akin to incitement to commit an offence?

Teaching men that women are not people is objectionable?

would it be right that it could be seen as akin to incitement to commit an offence?

“The home secretary has the power to exclude an individual if she considers that his or her presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good or if their exclusion is justified on public policy grounds.”

Generally in the past those powers have been used to keep people away from EDL demonstrations or from giving an assortment of right-wing / extremist speeches. The Home Office determined there was a risk of incitement to violence for permitting them in. In this case it's likely that the Home Office determined there was an unacceptable risk of incitement to violence against women, so he got shown the door.

@edscoble, I did admit I have seen less than most. I am not inclined to read or watch his stuff past that I have happened across already and reports by others. But 'objectionable' is an understatement, yes. And I have probably not phrased my post above very well either, as the first comment was flippant and not my real problem with the story.

I suppose find it distasteful (another understatement) that his being in the headlines gives him attention he might otherwise not have had - hypocritical, maybe, as I posted the link above. But I suppose the reverse is true that some people need to be told that people like this, and coached by people like this, exist and what to look out for.

Thanks both. As I said, I am happy to be educated and corrected.

(That last bit does sound patronising, but is not meant that way. Sorry)