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Denzil_DC

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18. Cummings has apparently dragged himself away from his bottle of plonk for a minute

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 11:31 AM

Sep 2019

(or maybe he was waving it around while ranting, Kuenssberg doesn't bother to say):

Link to tweet

Laura Kuenssberg ✔
@bbclaurak

1. No 10 source: “We think the Supreme Court is wrong and has made a serious mistake in extending its reach to these political matters."

2. Source goes on... "Further, the Supreme Court has made it clear that its reasons are connected to the Parliamentary disputes over, and timetable for, leaving the European Union. We think this is a further serious mistake. "

3. No 10 - "We think this is a further serious mistake. We will study the judgement carefully to consider how we can best respond in these unique circumstances. As always the government will respect the law and comply with the courts.”

"No. 10 source" is widely believed to be code for Cummings himself, and the attitude in his earlier tweet I posted above would seem to bear this out.

Kuenssberg is roundly (and rightly) being taken to task in the replies for serving as the stenographer for this "source" and offering no journalistic comment, context or identification of the source of these scurrilous rabble-rousing sore-loser ravings that will no doubt play well with the base. For example, the first reply:

Link to tweet

jimexplore
@jimexplore

Do you do much other than amplify anonymous government soundbites? Ask them to go on the record or refuse to repeat it. We need proper journalism, not just parroting. These are not 'scoops'. Impartiality is more important than access.

This really hits home. Without her elite insider contacts list, Kuenssberg has nothing, and is an utterly crap "journalist", really more of a propagandist. I may watch the BBC news tonight for the first time in ages, to watch her squirm, if nothing else.

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Breaking: Unanimous Judgement from the Supreme Court...BORIS GETS SPANKED [View all] Soph0571 Sep 2019 OP

You beat me to it Soph Myrddin Sep 2019 #1

Boris is going to try and prorogue again I think... Soph0571 Sep 2019 #7

Ummm... Wasn't the Brexit vote hacked too? MartyTheGreek Sep 2019 #2

There's no evidence it was hacked. n/t Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #3

There is no evidence it was hacked, no. But I and many others Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #20

Yes, that's a very valid point, and you've every right to be angry about it. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #22

The Electoral Commission (toothless as it generally is) has been looking into this: Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #28

Thanks. These are natural allies Ghost Dog Oct 2019 #29

GOP and FOX say Meddled, Whistle Blower of Mercer's CA Operation says Manipulated... MartyTheGreek Sep 2019 #24

"Hacked" has a specific meaning. There's no evidence of hacking in the UK referendum. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #25

Brexit vote was influenced by illegal money sharedvalues Sep 2019 #13

Link to The Guardian UK News live feed: CottonBear Sep 2019 #4

Thanks! Soph0571 Sep 2019 #8

You're welcome and good luck! CottonBear Sep 2019 #15

Judging by the frothing on social media and in some of the RW press, Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #5

Indeed - however I have hope for our democracy today! Soph0571 Sep 2019 #6

Amber Rudd on Twitter: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #9

The night of the long knives... Soph0571 Sep 2019 #10

I just wish the bastards in this clowncar would settle down for a while. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #11

I have already decided that NO WORK will get done today.. Soph0571 Sep 2019 #12

I've hit a serious work glitch anyway. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #14

One thing about the hate-mongers ... LeftishBrit Sep 2019 #27

From Sky News's Sam Coates: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #16

Cummings tweets gnomically: Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #17

Re. your point (3), Denzil_DC, see 19 below. nt Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #21

Yup. Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #23

Cummings has apparently dragged himself away from his bottle of plonk for a minute Denzil_DC Sep 2019 #18

Another de Pfeffel-Johnson blatant lie exposed, then: Ghost Dog Sep 2019 #19

Three cheers for the rule of law! LeftishBrit Sep 2019 #26