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This chap was just cleared of rape charges after 17 years in prison…

One lesser known aspect of UK law is currently (justifiably) outraging people: if he's awarded compensation for wrongful imprisonment, there will be a deduction for "board and lodging". It will be trivial compared to the likely award, but whichever bureaucrat or politician came up with that is one malicious cunt.

Interesting that even 8 year olds use it. My 18 year old semi-pro footballer nephew uses it a bit differently - a 'Brexit tackle' takes out the player, possibly for the match or the rest of the season, I think.

Fair. Permanently fucked up

There is also a reasonable chance that he may not get compensation if they can't prove their innocence beyond reasonable doubt (and just being freed, even on the basis of DNA evidence, isn't necessarily enough proof of innocence).

At one point UKIP got more votes than the SNP and Lib Dems combined.

Admittedly Farage losing to a dolphin was very funny.

Right, so in this case user Hippy wouldn’t be a Roman gladiator but more a Roman emperor, or perhaps the provincial governor of a small single horse chariot obsessed backwater somewhere.

Goochinium

While blaming all the foreign players I bet.

He is politically useful to distract from far more pressing issues, so good for the government to have him on all the time.

My dog is getting a hotdog outfit for Halloween because he doesn't like the cold and for absolutely no other reason.

Still trying to work out if this was a serious comment.

But if they can't prove guilt, then isn't he innocent according to law?

Which means wrongful imprisonment.

It's Goochius Odouress Maximus to you, peasant!

He wants it, sir.

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That seems a hopelessly naive view

https://www.thejusticegap.com/not-a-penny-paid-out-to-victims-of-miscarriage-of-justice-in-last-12-months/

yes 😄

They've already been punished for the crime they didn't commit, they now need to be punished for making the police look bad.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23683277.nigel-farage-row-sees-gb-news-owner-profit-shorting-natwest/

Something, something, follow the money... I don't think he set it all up. But I wonder had he not stood to make so much from Natwest shares tanking whether the story wouldn't have been dragged out so long in the press.

I think it was the Telegraph that reported this first, but paywalls - and well, it's the Telegraph

Well, my humblest of apologies for knowing fuck all about miscarriage of justice payouts. I guess I must've missed that tweet.

https://www.thejusticegap.com/shameful-just-10000-paid-out-to-victims-of-wrongful-conviction-in-three-years/

Imagine thinking that just because someone was innocent that they were innocent. That way madness lies.

anyone watching itv tonight on direct action? two cyclists very prominent at the beginning, one going ballistic pushing protestors around, the other calling the police. Anyone on here, or in the GC (cheeky suggestion)?

@rpm

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/27/coutts-chief-quits-and-crisis-wipes-1bn-off-natwest-shares?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

As the government still owns shares, fartage and lack of Tory courage standing up to that 🤬is costing us money...again.

Sumak is am ex hedge fund surely he could have predicted this would happen? Maybe the shares will go back up again soon, but wtf. It all looks very incompetent.

Sumak

The PM is a Spice Girl?

Sumak My Bitch Up

It's 'Sumach', an easily made spelling mistake. A nasty little shrub which sends up invasive suckers everywhere if allowed to root. Some varieties are poisonous.

Lovely in a fattoush though