Oh dear... Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson sacked over Huawei leak.

[Sasaferrato]

Seems to be acceptable behaviour here according to some posters. Anyway, I'm out. If anyone else wants to moan and complain about a mod trying his best, kindly take it to the feedback forum as this thread is already miles off topic.

It is, it was not me however that dragged it there.

As the originator of the thread, if you want to lock it, please do so.

 

[Sasaferrato]

That Williamson is a proper shit stirrer it appears!

If it wasn't him, then who? Someone is guilty.

 

[Pickman's model]

If it wasn't him, then who? Someone is guilty.

 

[Sprocket.]

If it wasn't him, then who? Someone is guilty.

No, I was referring to the physical correction of misbehaving scholars.

In regards to leaks.
Williamson was obviously inexperienced and out of his depth.
He only got that job in front of Penny Mordaunt because he was sucking up to Mrs May.

 

[8ball]

Had you let your self down? And what did you learn from it?

I learned that the Urban Overton Window was still in a steep recessionary phase. That was about it.

 

[Sprocket.]

Earworm now, thanks!

 

[8ball]

Doesn’t North Korea have a telecomms company we can work with?

 

[cupid_stunt]

From discussing a minister being sacked to discussing corporal punishment, only on urban.

a 2 page derail about fucking corporal punishment 50 bloody years ago.

Only 2? I am sure I've just skimmed over more pages than that.

 

[Sprocket.]

Doesn’t North Korea have a telecomms company we can work with?

We probably already are.

 

[Poi E]

Where there's a will, there's Huawei.

 

[Sprocket.]

Where there's a will, there's Huawei.

You are aware Poi E, your details are being filed away at this very moment?

 

[Pickman's model]

You are aware Poi E, your details are being filed away at this very moment?

his file's so big they've had to put it on its own server

 

[Sprocket.]

Just heard on the radio.
Mrs May says the case is closed.
Jezzer Hunt is hoping for a police inquiry.
Glad they are yet again on the same page.

 

[brogdale]

Just heard on the radio.
Mrs May says the case is closed.
Jezzer Hunt is hoping for a police inquiry.
Glad they are yet again on the same page.

Cos Hunt hates the fact it's a Japanese corporation

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Cos Hunt hates the fact it's a Japanese corporation

 

[MrSki]

Cos Hunt hates the fact it's a Japanese corporation

Isn't it Chinese?

 

[brogdale]

Isn't it Chinese?

Boom!

 

[MrSki]

Sorry.

 

[brogdale]

Sorry.

No need to apol

 

[Sasaferrato]

Surely a breach of the law is a breach of the law. It isn't up to May to decide the matter is closed.

 

[Duncan2]

Could he bring a defamation case?

 

[Sasaferrato]

Could he bring a defamation case?

Only if he is innocent.

 

[Duncan2]

There is that-he didn't swear on the lives of his spaniels which must mean something.

 

[Fez909]

Only if he is innocent.

Not true. Defamation is when someone releases information intended to cause damage to another person's character/reputation. It can be true, but if the intent was purely malicious, then it's still defamation.

Defamation is a tricky one, though, because it could be both true, and defamation, yet not prosecuted. Because there are public interest exceptions and a load of other reasons.

 

[Duncan2]

He was quoted as having said that he was waiting for the nicest ever apology from May.If he isn't intending to sue then that seems somewhat optimistic.Need Michael Crick to make the relevant enquiries perhaps.

 

[MrSki]

 

[Fez909]

Interesting, but 0/10 for cropping skillz

 

[Combustible]

Not true. Defamation is when someone releases information intended to cause damage to another person's character/reputation. It can be true, but if the intent was purely malicious, then it's still defamation.

Truth is a defence against defamation. Even before the 2013 reforms, truth was a defence under the common law defence of justification.

 

[Poi E]

Stupid US govt is being racist against Chinese says former highest paid UK civil servant now Huawei CISO. US government is 'ignorant of technology', say Huawei bosses

 

[Dogsauce]

The shit puns on the name ‘Huawei’ in newspapers can fuck off, can we at least agree on that?