Who's for a peerage then? Complain about this comment (Comment number 37). Feb 25. The BBC's Spaceman has been assigned a new ship for his thoughts. Very informative. As previous chair of Glasgow School of Art and currently Chair of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he promotes the role of the arts in tertiary education and in society in general. ", She added: "I'll miss the daily drama, and our wonderful team in Westminster, immensely. Part of TV News Archive. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Son Gncelleme : 26 ubat 2023 - 6:36. substack founding member subscription substack founding member subscription. That seems to have put paid to the Conservatives idea that there should be a maximum of 50000 per donor. Seems neither she nor the BBC have learned any lessons or feel remotely chastened. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) on Monday called for the expulsion from Congress of fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos. "This is an important first step and more needs to be done," Booker said in 2014. Complain about this comment (Comment number 13), Complain about this comment (Comment number 14). I feel for RCS staff and students. Aspects of the Greens manifesto have become standard across all parties since they first got more exposure. Complain about this comment (Comment number 36). Former Chairman. | paulh121, These are BBC News social media rules. If it was as obvious and as easy as you're implying, they'd have been shut down years ago.Remember the old Voltaire quote, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"? The staff are working their socks off to mitigate these complexities, but nobody could have prepared for the problems created as a consequence of the C-19 lockdown. on These are BBC News social media rules. Prior to becoming the BBC's politics editor, the 45-year-old served as the corporation's chief political correspondent. Better not say Euro ;-)Wait a minute. At the same time, I have been engaged in heavy fundraising for one of the companies that I chair (complicated by the participation of a business angel syndicate, the Scottish Industrial Bank and a significant investor currently self-isolated in Israel) and the other company that I chair which has been on the edge of either failure or success for 18 months and needs careful and opportunistic cash management and shareholder management. I would expect it would take weeks - he will have to listen to the public's opinion and make a non-commital statement tied in to that!Mindless dribble doesn't write itself - that is what speech writers are for. As someone who BC (before coronavirus) worked largely from a home office in Glasgows Kushner made the contributions under a number of different companies that are associated with Kushner Companies, where Jared works as chief executive. Sally Kuenssberg and Nick Kuenssberg are her parents. He has told the BBC that he's planning to channel plenty more cash to the Tories in the next two years because he has a "passionate concern for liberty and the economic future of Britain". Complain about this comment (Comment number 49), fubar @ 45 If the BNP constitution was really illegal, then they would have been shut down by now. Complain about this comment (Comment number 21). It is up to the RCS with RCS at Home and RCS Presents to populate that desert alongside the BBC and other media services. At 4:49pm on 26 Aug 2009, Boilerbill wrote:My solution is as follows:1) an opinion poll is used to identify the top five issues concerning the publicNow that is a terrifying idea. The lone Republican recipient of Kushners money was former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. 2023 BBC. It's been an honour and an amazing ride - more to come in 2022! Meantime, at this appallingly difficult time, I am thinking of all RCS staff and students and hope that you and your families will enjoy good health. Complain about this comment (Comment number 62). The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Scientists, yes. He says Cameron's Conservatives will "set the people free" and has given them a cheque for a million pounds to make their mission that bit easier. well let's see:all parties to be either state funded (SF) parties or (PD) private donation parties - can't be both - the 2 main parties (Lab/Clown) to be compulsorily SF parties (so no donations) - each to get the same amount, let's say 100 per annum to go up or down each year with the RPIso that's themthe LibDems have the choice to be an SF or a PD party - if SF, they receive half what the Big Two get - so 50 per annum - that will be more than they could get in donations, so they'll no doubt opt for SF statusleaves the little parties - UKIP, Greens, BNP, CTP and the like - but we can take the BNP out of the equation since a Whites Only membership policy will render them unsuitable to receive funds either privately or from the state - they'll have to fight on an empty stomach, I'm afraidthe remaining 3 (UKIP, Greens, CTP) and indeed any others (those with an Irish/Scottish/Welsh flavour, for example) earn the choice to be SF or PD to be like the LibDems, in other words on achieving EITHER one of 50,000 members or 5 MPs - having got there, and if they opt for SF status, they receive funds pro rata with the LibDems - doing the pro rata calculation either on members or seats, whichever is the "triggering parameter" - thus, for example, if the CTP break through with 10 seats, and the LibDems have 40 seats, then they (the CTP, I mean) will get one quarter of the LibDems funding 12.5 per annum - or, of course, they could opt to stay PD if they thought they could raise more money that way (unlikely, even for them) - but again, just to emphasise, each party is one or the other - no party gets BOTH state funding AND private donationsfinal point to note is that to prevent too much influence being exerted on the PD parties by a single (or married, for that matter) rich individual, we'll be capping individual donations at a suitably small amount - and that applies to organisations (e.g. We engage and connect nationally and internationally to share knowledge and tackle the most pressing challenges of the modern world. Musks TeslaMaster Plan Lacks Drive. Read more. 33. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Robert Menendez (D., N.J.), both of whom were members of the so-called Dont go and see the film!'. BBC director-general Tim Davie said: "Laura has been an outstanding BBC political editor throughout the most turbulent political times in living memory. After Cleese mocked the EU debate, Turner whinged: To be honest, John, it wont matter a great deal to you, but I believe it will to ordinary working people., Channeling Basil: John Cleese savaged Labour MP Karl Turner, 45, on Twitter after mocking the EU debate. The BNP's percieved (theres the difference - it claims to represent x but everyone knows deep down that is not what they stand for) is also discriminatory and if it is for real, in their constitution, should also be condemned, unequivocally. No question. Steve, I have just tried to link on to your ITV poll results, showing Jeremy way ahead of Theresa May, and the link has been removed, is this for any reason you know of or is your site being deliberately blocked????? How about Betsan's", Richard Black:"Thanks for having read my blog over the last few years. The more money that is involved the less principled are the parties.I am all for limiting the influence that money can buy and limiting the money spent by the parties at and between elections - political advertising should be banned, as should the promotion of a political cause by individuals and special interest groups - we should never for example permit in the UK the appalling advertising sponsored by the insurance companies against a US health service on pain of something genuinely awful - say enforced bankruptcy of any organisation or individual responsible! Kuenssberg took over from Nick Robinson as the BBC's political editor in 2015, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Complain about this comment (Comment number 25). All of this has been carried out from my home office. Recipients of Kushners contributions also include Sens. What I was pointing out was they they are NOT. Lionels member (Victoria called it Baby) was left in a chronic condition, were told. Likewise, I dare say the likes of the Orange Order, Sinn Fein, etc are rather er careful about their membership and where it is erm largely finding its core support, shall we say? Not only did they bring down nations, now in the tradition of past barbarians, they wish to loot the cities. Bloomberg Law speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news. BBC 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. It is sad that spend can win an election. All correspondence between lobby groups and MPs and Lords to be placed on public record. "It's been incredible to occupy the chair during a time of such huge change and to try to make sense of it for our viewers, listeners and readers online. But, once in power, you do rather expect administrations to be honest about what they plan to do, cost it properly, deliver (within reasonable variations) what they promise - and let us know honestly when things go wrong.With ten-twenty years of spin behind us, who genuinely believes the comments from Central Government any more?If folk haven't been honest in the past, why would you believe them in the future? The easiest way to destroy the BNP is by taking thier arguments apart and addressing the dark areas where they inhabit, by talking about the kind of issues that they prey on instead of screaming race whenever someone approaches a touchy subject like immigration, asylum, british jobs for british workers (ooops, did I really say that?) Explain. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.), a prominent Trump supporter, was a leading critic of the immigration bill, which he argued paved the path for "amnesty." Evidently channeling his bonkers alter ego Basil Fawlty, Cleese rages: I tell you what does matter to me, Karl, and that is keeping sanctimonious, pointless, half-witted twerps like you out of the House of Commons. Thats telling him! No: SCO15855 2023 | Web design by Parachute, Wallace Studios, 210 Garscube Road, Glasgow, G4 9RR. But their donations from the private sector are dwarfed by contributions from their union supporters - their top five donors were all unions, giving nearly 3m Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, 'We want this trophy' - Real 'favourites' for glory, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, West Africans to leave Tunisia after race row. More than 20 years after she was disappointed by then fianc Hugh Grant, 55, being arrested in Los Angeles for wrestling with prostitute Divine Brown in a car, good-natured Elizabeth Hurley, 50, still champions his acting talents. If DeSantis actually wants to end the corporate kingdom, then he should support policies like HB769/SB1144 that close corporate tax loopholes that companies like Disney exploit. She was criticised, alongside other major journalists, for incorrectly tweeting that a Labour activist had Absolutely shocking this money should be wasted in such a way when so many members are losing their jobs and will probably find it difficult or impossible to find another in the same industry.Pretty sickening but not surprising. That Makes Her an Elevated Risk, According to Trinity University, FACT CHECK: Pete Buttigieg Is a 'Capable and Competent' Leader. So, as of today, this". It is a time for self-discipline to establish that routine, but I havent got there yet. We'll be looking out for any interesting names - more later. WebHaving spent many years in political journalism, Kuenssberg was the first female political editor of BBC News. She was also the BBCs main political reporter and its first business editor. Also how would state funding be decided? The problem as I see it is the BBC are only treating complaints as individual occurrences and deliberately avoid seeing the bigger picture. She comes from a family of power - her dad, Nick Kuenssberg OBE, worked for British thread manufacturers the Coats Group. What a fantastically corrupt organisation Labour is. In any case, it is an idea doomed to failure, because the only way it could be fairly implemented is if parties like the BNP got public funding and THAT ain't going to happen. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. It begs the question, do donors give money in the hope that this will help a particular party to win, or simply because they want to curry favour with the winning side? Joining #BBCLauraK this weekend: Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy SNP leadership contender Humza Yousaf bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00. Feb 28, 2023, 10:35 AM EST. In which case I am sure many people would start their own party just for the funding! Reporters from Bloomberg's Washington, D.C. bureau are prominently featured as they offer analysis of policy and legal issues. For all the political grumbling about "unacceptable" levels of bonuses in the City and tough words for irresponsible City practices, the list of the top donors to the political parties is still populated by plenty of people who earned their money in the City. Marita Vlachou. @ #25 virtual silver lady:The sad thing is that most of those member numbers quoted won't even realise they can opt out of any of their contributons being politically donated.I wonder how transparent the registers of opt-outs are among the Trades union? She is set to leave her current role around Easter 2022 and the BBC will look to appoint her successor in the coming months. Complain about this comment (Comment number 12). That is except for this week when I have been heavily engaged in one of my regular meetings with Principal Jeff Sharkey (dominated by C-19 arrangements and contingencies), a two-and-a-half hour meeting with other HEI chairs (scheduled for Dundee with a pre-meeting session and a post-meeting dinner), planning committee and board meetings with secretary Lindsey Shields, all on RCS duty. Despite saying in July 2007 "Regional assemblies will be axed" the Regional Assembies are still alive and meddling!and far from being axed from 2010 they will be going under the title of Regional Development Agencies, Complain about this comment (Comment number 32). Now the Tories look set to win next time, many donors are once again supporting them. @sagamix #39"come on, this is a totally justified action - we can't have a political party, running for office, with a Whites Only membership policy - and I'd say exactly the same thing about a Blacks Only or Women Only or Able Bodied Only or whatever only party"Oh yeah?..you try joining the black police officers association? How about Betsan's", "Thanks for having read my blog over the last few years. Management has to cope with a totally unrehearsed situation balancing multiple demands, full-time staff have to accelerate the process of converting face-to-face teaching to on-line in as imaginative and innovative a way as possible and part-time staff have to do this and look for other opportunities in what threatens to become a cultural desert. Kushner has donated to Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D., N.J.), both of whom celebrated the controversial executive order as encouraging, productive, and necessary. I'm looking forward to her next chapter.". This is no different from the approach taken by the unions and large donors mentioned in the blog as with the expenses row the answer to this is enforcing full and prompt disclosure. The SKWAWKBOX is provided free of charge but depends on the generosity of its readers to be viable. What shall we call a blog written by someone called Betsan? Kushner does not hold an official role in the campaign but helped organize Trumps closed-door meeting with several Republican lawmakers and party heavyweights on March 21. She's an energetic and determined story-getter, who gets straight to the heart of the issue and knows exactly the right questions to ask. A spokesperson for the Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment about Kushners donations to Democrats. She was also honoured as the Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards the same year. It has now moved to a new home, with a fresh format. Pity its the way the world works. Our Fellows from academia, business and public service are among the most distinguished in their fields. Laura Kuenssberg was born on August 8, 1976, in Rome. Complain about this comment (Comment number 19), #8 I see you didn't name the unions involved which I can understand because there must be many of their members who have no intention of voting for the labour party next time around.Unite - TGWU Section 623,429GMB 622,621Unite - AMICUS Section 618,432Union of Shop Distributive and Allied Workers 577,958UNISON 430,596, Complain about this comment (Comment number 20). Think theyre following them? william boeing family tree 14:14 AYA AYN TURAN, MURAT BOZU KNA ETT sprouts political donations; sprouts political donations sprouts political donations. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) on Monday called for the expulsion from Congress of fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos. "Making a statement on an issue that important? Laura, I make no reference to the particular donors you mention and I have no wish to cast any doubt on their noble intentions. Please provide any feedback on your browsing experience and log any issues here. We can't have parity when Labour are in charge can we!? ', The Queen stung Germanys President Joachim Gauck publicly during a state visit there last year when, after he presented a portrait of HM as a child, she inquired sharply: Whos that supposed to be? Embarrassed Gauck said: Perhaps youll prefer the marzipan another of his gifts. News, politics, insights, inside information from the left. Complain about this comment (Comment number 61). Israel to Provide Rapid Aid to Turkey After Deadly Earthquake. We the voter must be easily fooled if we vote for the party that spends most on advertising and knocks on your door most.I believe that party expenditure should be capped at a modest levels and all lobby groups obliged to register and minute meetings that they have with MPs or Lords. We engage and connect nationally and internationally to share knowledge and tackle the most pressing challenges of the modern world. Complain about this comment (Comment number 34). Labour has also been given cash by Hillside New Media, Ltd - the company behind the online gambling site Bet 365. Update, 13:16: The money men(and woman). Read more. Public appointments included Board Member of Scottish Legal Aid Board and Deputy Chairman of Scottish Environment Protection Agency. @58Of course I meant that immigration is largly a good thing. Plainly, it isnt. All candidates in a constituency can contribute for free to a publication in which they must state their views on these issues provided that they write about what they will do not attack other parties + 250 words on anything else they wish to say - here they can mud sling.2) There is a local and a national cap on election spending with accounts showing where the money came from. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Dont go and see the film! Dont mess with Patsy! . So before long WE will have to pay ? This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. Bankers have no national interest and apparently neither do the current self-serving flock of politicians. Laura Kuenssberg has confirmed she will step down as the BBCs political editor at Easter but will remain with the corporation in a senior presenting and reporting SKWAWKBOX privacy policy and GDPR information. 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