Wow the pound has really tanked

[The_Equalizer]

Boris's interview was a fecking disaster

sorry, but Boris and his old school chums should not be running the country

they should either just do the playboy thing in Monaco, or get proper jobs as the heads of industry, eg Chairman of Rolls Royce, but I guess they wouldn't cut the mustard in industry and hence they just play at being politicians

the problem is, the country is their toy

Milan.

I know what you're saying - we should have had David Davis from the off.

[d000hg]

The fact is lots of the abuse she has faced and receives is sexist and racist.

Saying someone is "useless" or "tulip" or "fat" isn't sexist or racist but adding certain descriptions to it can make it so.

Indeed. Calling a "fat cow" is sexist but calling her a "fat ****" isn't

[milanbenes]

Boris's interview was a fecking disaster

sorry, but Boris and his old school chums should not be running the country

they should either just do the playboy thing in Monaco, or get proper jobs as the heads of industry, eg Chairman of Rolls Royce, but I guess they wouldn't cut the mustard in industry and hence they just play at being politicians

the problem is, the country is their toy

Milan.

[TheFaQQer]

The theory is that if she was a white man, she wouldn't get the abuse, because being a lefty, she's automatically a decent person - unlike Tory scum.

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[SueEllen]

She's a lefty black woman. All abuse is automatically sexist and racist. The theory is that if she was a white man, she wouldn't get the abuse, because being a lefty, she's automatically a decent person - unlike Tory scum.

The fact is lots of the abuse she has faced and receives is sexist and racist.

Saying someone is "useless" or "tulip" or "fat" isn't sexist or racist but adding certain descriptions to it can make it so.

Other female, non-white and gay MPs regardless of party face the same issues. The vast majority of them say nothing as they don't want more abusive letters, emails and social media posts sent to them for pointing it out.

[NotAllThere]

She's a lefty black woman. All abuse is automatically sexist and racist. The theory is that if she was a white man, she wouldn't get the abuse, because being a lefty, she's automatically a decent person - unlike Tory scum.

[d000hg]

She certainly has suffered horrible racist and sexist abuse which we shouldn't laugh off... But that doesn't mean all abuse she gets is racist or sexist.

[vetran]

I could try and claim I was being sarcastic but I was about to eat dinner and distracted by more important things!

Still, it seems Diane Abbott may be working as a journalist now...

oi that's obviously a sexist & racist comment, Lily All-Gob will be along in a bit to lambast you!

Lily Allen says Diane Abbott jibes are 'racist and sexist' | Daily Mail Online

[d000hg]

That is the opposite of tanking.

I could try and claim I was being sarcastic but I was about to eat dinner and distracted by more important things!

Still, it seems Diane Abbott may be working as a journalist now...

[jamesbrown]

That is the opposite of tanking.

Mod to Aisle 5. Thread title change! "Wow, the pound has really soared in value".

[MrMarkyMark]

It's celebration time for George Clooney, after the tequila company he co-founded was sold to drinks giant Diageo in a deal worth $1bn (£790,000).

Especially as they are just a little out with the conversion (unless Fred the Shred has got his hand in )

1 Billion $ =

789390600.00 British Pound

[northernladyuk]

George Clooney's tequila firm Casamigos sells for $1bn - BBC News

That is the opposite of tanking.

[d000hg]

It's celebration time for George Clooney, after the tequila company he co-founded was sold to drinks giant Diageo in a deal worth $1bn (£790,000).

George Clooney's tequila firm Casamigos sells for $1bn - BBC News