Laurence Fox. The twat.

[two sheds]

And is something that can be brought up again and again

and again

Bloody hell this must rankle with him though: Billie Piper getting proper work when he isn't

‘She was an unsung hero’: Billie Piper on playing producer Sam McAlister in a new drama about Prince Andrew’s Newsnight fiasco

In Scoop, Piper plays the woman who landed the interview. They discuss their unlikely alliance, the pitfalls of fame and Andrew’s delusions

www.theguardian.com

 

[danny la rouge]

And is something that can be brought up again and again

and again

Bloody hell this must rankle with him though: Billie Piper getting proper work when he isn't

‘She was an unsung hero’: Billie Piper on playing producer Sam McAlister in a new drama about Prince Andrew’s Newsnight fiasco

In Scoop, Piper plays the woman who landed the interview. They discuss their unlikely alliance, the pitfalls of fame and Andrew’s delusions

www.theguardian.com

Billie’s an incredibly talented actor. Daft Larry is not.

 

[two sheds]

Just because she was in Dr. Who

 

[danny la rouge]

Just because she was in Dr. Who

There’s another measure?

 

[Guineveretoo]

Tbh, not that I give a shit in this instance, that does seem like unnecessary hoop jumping. It wouldn't be great if an actual contender was caught out by something like that.

I dunno - would it really be fair to expect the pen pushers to go through, perhaps, a couple of thousand made up names, to find the 10 real ones? (not suggesting that has happened this time, but can imagine some of the joker candidates doing that for fun, if they could get away with it)

 

[brogdale]

I dunno - would it really be fair to expect the pen pushers to go through, perhaps, a couple of thousand made up names, to find the 10 real ones? (not suggesting that has happened this time, but can imagine some of the joker candidates doing that for fun, if they could get away with it)

Yes, and there are actually only 10 available slots on the London Mayoral nomination papers with clear guidance to the agent to ensure that they use their own, most up to date, ER to check validity. Fox's clowns didn't.

 

[WouldBe]

Had they got this in well before the deadline any issues could have been ironed out, handing in your homework with minutes to spare then getting all humpy cos in your rush you fucked it up, that’s your fault and yours alone.

Might have been close to the deadline because he was struggling to find supporters.

 

[Cloo]

Very proud to say that my brother is the deputy returning officer who sent the email quoted by Fox on twitter

Apparently the team received angry emails from Fox's lawyers about it and one of his colleagues was worried that response was being demanded by close of play that day but my brother was quite satisfied they didn't have to respond by that evening or indeed at all.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

but my brother was quite satisfied they didn't have to respond by that evening or indeed at all.

he could always have used the pressdram v arkell precendent

 

[Dystopiary]

After Loser threw his toys out of the pram on x-twitter last night, London Elects, the independent body which is responsible "for delivering and encouraging participation in the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections", issued a statement:

Laurence Fox and Reclaim Party file incomplete nomination paperwork for Mayor of London elections - London Elects



Today Loser deletes that initial "it's not the not winning it's the not taking part" tweet, with it's arguably defamatory claims about Sadiq Khan, and in a rather different tone responds to them:

Spoiler: text of screen capped x-tweet and link

Laurence Fox @LozzaFox
Every nomination paper from every borough was oversubscribed and double checked.

We have written to you repeatedly asking you which nominees are invalid and for what reason.

Please can you get back to our team with these perfectly reasonable questions.

This smells fishy. Happy to be proved wrong.

Last edited 11:39 AM - Mar 28, 2024 -- x-twitter link

He's now deleted this too.

"Happy to be proved wrong." Yeah, sure.

Can't go through twitter without signing in, but can anyone see if he's actually admitted he was wrong?

 

[spitfire]

Very proud to say that my brother is the deputy returning officer who sent the email quoted by Fox on twitter

Apparently the team received angry emails from Fox's lawyers about it and one of his colleagues was worried that response was being demanded by close of play that day but my brother was quite satisfied they didn't have to respond by that evening or indeed at all.

Well done your bruv.

That's what I was thinking. Respond by 5.30. Or fucking what exactly?

 

[krtek a houby]

Just because she was in Dr. Who

Iirc, she was in Canterbury Tales before that and was praised for her acting.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Very proud to say that my brother is the deputy returning officer who sent the email quoted by Fox on twitter

Apparently the team received angry emails from Fox's lawyers about it and one of his colleagues was worried that response was being demanded by close of play that day but my brother was quite satisfied they didn't have to respond by that evening or indeed at all.

one of those angry letters was on this thread (I think - don't know where else I saw it) and I was assuming that those receiving it would know that the demand for a response by a specific time was nonsensical.

I suppose some law firms will just write whatever they are told/paid to. In the hope of scaring people in to a response.

 

[Cloo]

Well done your bruv.

That's what I was thinking. Respond by 5.30. Or fucking what exactly?

My brother's next month is basically totally nonstop until the election date with whatever all the stuff a DRO has to do, so it's kind of the last thing anyone could be arsed with.

 

[danny la rouge]

Very proud to say that my brother is the deputy returning officer who sent the email quoted by Fox on twitter

Apparently the team received angry emails from Fox's lawyers about it and one of his colleagues was worried that response was being demanded by close of play that day but my brother was quite satisfied they didn't have to respond by that evening or indeed at all.

Please tell your brother that I love him.

 

[T & P]

Very proud to say that my brother is the deputy returning officer who sent the email quoted by Fox on twitter

Apparently the team received angry emails from Fox's lawyers about it and one of his colleagues was worried that response was being demanded by close of play that day but my brother was quite satisfied they didn't have to respond by that evening or indeed at all.

I hope you’ve told your brother he should realise his actions make him a Britain-hating, terrorist-enabling wokeist who has quite possibly changed the course of history and removed the last chance of salvation this country had

 

[prunus]

“Thank you for your letter [email/phonecall/whatever], the contents of which have been noted.”

I learned this useful response from a lawyer friend of mine many years ago, it’s come in very handy whenever stroppy/veiledly threatening/angry communications have come in. I recommend it.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

“Thank you for your letter [email/phonecall/whatever], the contents of which have been noted.”

also used in the civil service for letters from loons.

 

[keybored]

“Thank you for your letter [email/phonecall/whatever], the contents of which have been noted laughed at, then disregarded.”

Is this revised version acceptable, legally?

 

[kenny g]

The most interesting missive I received before taking leave was giving me a deadline to respond before they issued a request to the Court to have their own appeal dismissed. I made my response as succinct as possible and look forwards to watching a foot getting shot.

 

[prunus]

Is this revised version acceptable, legally?

I believe that’s what “noted” means in this context, so I don’t see why not.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[cupid_stunt]

From here -

April Fool’s day: can you spot the news fakes? Take our quiz

Take our fun test to see how good you are a spotting the fake news hidden among the real headlines

www.theguardian.com

Err, of course he's that much of a doofus!

 

[Karl Masks]

Beg to differ: I've no doubt that the fake father Calvin is egging him on.

 

[two sheds]

Doubt he'd class as a friend though.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Doubt he'd class as a friend though.

He's a friend of convenience so Lozza can show off how un-racist he is.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Ooh, I might be wrong about that...

 

[two sheds]

The JP comment is also a bit rich considering how 'mean' Fox is to people he's never met and who have done nothing to harm him at all.

 

[Pickman's model]

Ooh, I might be wrong about that...

John Paul o'sullivan looks like fox in a not very convincing disguise

 

[LeytonCatLady]

The JP comment is also a bit rich considering how 'mean' Fox is to people he's never met and who have done nothing to harm him at all.

Yeah, that made me laugh. Shock horror! The meanest man in England getting a taste of his own medicine.