Prince Andrew, Duke of York, named in underage 'sex slave' lawsuit

[platinumsage]

I thought it just said photographer Mark Harrison worked on the interview and he had an incriminating photo. Maybe not a photo taken during that interview, but before times? Maybe him having the photo was what persuaded NoSweat to agree to the interview.

That was my between-the-lines reading e.g:

“may feature in a forthcoming film about how the BBC secured the interview” and “There is a lot more from that day that is not yet in the public domain” and “ It was not one of the shots the BBC released.”

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I thought it just said photographer Mark Harrison worked on the interview and he had an incriminating photo. Maybe not a photo taken during that interview, but before times? Maybe him having the photo was what persuaded NoSweat to agree to the interview.

A photographer speaks…

 

[moochedit]

I hope he made some backups in case he has a car crash

 

[brogdale]

No sweat.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

 

[TopCat]

Bet the nonce will be staying in today.

 

[Pickman's model]

Bet the nonce will be staying in today.

he should be out in the open where everyone can be sure he's not up to his auld tricks

 

[brogdale]

Don't think he'll be going down to Lewisham today.

 

[Part 2]

 

[bemused]

What is curious about The Epstein case is the lack of convictions of men that raped these poor children. The police must have an idea who they are.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

What is curious about The Epstein case is the lack of convictions of men that raped these poor children. The police must have an idea who they are.

Its yet another example of the law being there to protect the bourgeoisie.

 

[MrSki]

 

[dessiato]

Fuck me! I watched that twice because I thought I couldn’t possibly have seen what I thought I’d seen. Fucking hell, he’s beyond words wrong. It’s his daughter for fucks sake! If he does that to her can there be any lingering doubt he’s done that, and worse, to others?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Fuck me! I watched that twice because I thought I couldn’t possibly have seen what I thought I’d seen. Fucking hell, he’s beyond words wrong. It’s his daughter for fucks sake! If he does that to her can there be any lingering doubt he’s done that, and worse, to others?

Handsy Andy.

 

[Part 2]

There's a better angle of it. It almost feels like he remembers there's cameras watching.

 

[Ming]

There's a better angle of it. It almost feels like he remembers there's cameras watching.

That has to be fake, right? Right????

 

[Dom Traynor]

That has to be fake, right? Right????

It's not fake.

 

[Idris2002]

This fucking guy

 

[Ming]

This fucking guy

While examining flowers for his recently departed mum. He's so far above the law I'm beginning to believe he really doesn't sweat. Why would he? He could grope Dame Dick and nothing would happen.

 

[brogdale]

In unsurprising and obviously well timed news...

UK authorities protected Prince Andrew from US Epstein investigation, book says

Geoffrey Berman, ex-prosecutor who led investigation in New York, claims his team was given ‘run-around’ over bid to talk to duke

www.theguardian.com

 

[Pickman's model]

While examining flowers for his recently departed mum. He's so far above the law I'm beginning to believe he really doesn't sweat. Why would he? He could grope Dame Dick and nothing would happen.

The higher they are the harder they fall

 

[Lord Camomile]

I've seen a lot of people say things along the lines of "I'd rather have Queen Elizabeth than a President Blair or Macron", seemingly oblivious to the fact we could easily have had a King Andrew.

Not that King Charles is, y'know, great...

 

[Pickman's model]

I've seen a lot of people say things along the lines of "I'd rather have Queen Elizabeth than a President Blair or Macron", seemingly oblivious to the fact we could easily have had a King Andrew.

Not that King Charles is, y'know, great...

Yeh but you can't have queen elizabeth, they've put her in a coffin. And given that what the prime minister says is effectively what happens - eg in the six counties, during the miners strike, the poll tax, the Iraq war, tuition fees etc etc where is the monarchy actually doing anything Blair and macron can't?

And speaking of the six counties, isn't charles colonel in chief of the parachute regiment?

 

[danny la rouge]

I've seen a lot of people say things along the lines of "I'd rather have Queen Elizabeth than a President Blair or Macron", seemingly oblivious to the fact we could easily have had a King Andrew.

Not that King Charles is, y'know, great...

“You’d prefer President Blair” is such a stupid argument.

Oh, you like food do you? So you like eating dry beer mat sandwiches?

Also, are they arguing against having elections? Because we had Prime Minister Blair!

 

[Lord Camomile]

“You’d prefer President Blair” is such a stupid argument.

Oh, you like food do you? So you like eating dry beer mat sandwiches?

Also, are they arguing against having elections? Because we had Prime Minister Blair!

Aye, pretty much the same discussion I had with mates when I brought it up last night.

While I can't deny I don't always dismiss unelected positions out of hand (but that's another thread...), I do find it bizarre how so many seem to just be so in favour of "random person as our head of state"

 

[danny la rouge]

Aye, pretty much the same discussion I had with mates when I brought it up last night.

While I can't deny I don't always dismiss unelected positions out of hand (but that's another thread...), I do find it bizarre how so many seem to just be so in favour of "random person as our head of state"

There’s no need for the head of state to be separate from the head of government. It could be the same person. Indeed, maybe try having no head of state. The argument “they don’t really do anything, it’s just symbolic” isn’t really the argument for retaining the post that people seem to think it is…

 

[Pickman's model]

There’s no need for the head of state to be separate from the head of government. It could be the same person. Indeed, maybe try having no head of state. The argument “they don’t really do anything, it’s just symbolic” isn’t really the argument for retaining the post that people seem to think it is…

They do do lots of things, eg protect their own interests by lobbying, generally successfully, for laws not to apply to them.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

There’s no need for the head of state to be separate from the head of government. It could be the same person. Indeed, maybe try having no head of state. The argument “they don’t really do anything, it’s just symbolic” isn’t really the argument for retaining the post that people seem to think it is…

There's an argument for having a head of state who isn't government, though, as they are the one that is charged with ensuring the government stays within its constitutional limits. And the UK head of state's lack of legitimacy undermines any idea that they might be able to fulfil that role.

One of the non-arguments against republicanism in the uk is along the 'we don't want President Blair' lines. But the UK's parliamentary system wouldn't lend itself to that anyway. Plenty of countries have elected constitutional presidents who most people outside those countries couldn't name. Can you name the German president or the Italian president? I can't.

 

[two sheds]

Yeh but you can't have queen elizabeth, they've put her in a coffin.

It would have been the ultimate sign of respect to keep her as our beloved queen and just wheel the coffin round when she had duties of state.

 

[Pickman's model]

There's an argument for having a head of state who isn't government, though, as they are the one that is charged with ensuring the government stays within its constitutional limits. And the UK head of state's lack of legitimacy undermines any idea that they might be able to fulfil that role.

One of the non-arguments against republicanism in the uk is along the 'we don't want President Blair' lines. But the UK's parliamentary system wouldn't lend itself to that anyway. Plenty of countries have elected constitutional presidents who most people outside those countries couldn't name. Can you name the German president or the Italian president? I can't.

The problem with your analysis is that it's not the King's role to keep his majesty's government in its constitutional limits. It's really quite the other way round.