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Davey is a Pie, announced dead and EA boss Dilley resigns

11/1/2016

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PictureSome funny Davey is a Pie images on social media
The UK Labour party and its leader Jeremy Corbyn have been having a tough old time recently and some in the mainstream media have been having a field day.

But Monday there are a couple of light-relief political news stories that are less Corbyn and Labour centric and one odd news update.

David Cameron's death announced in error

We all hate to make mistakes at work so imagine how HEART FM DJ Fiona Winchester felt when she was reading today's 8.30am headlines on air and announced "David Cameron has died'."

She quickly recovered and corrected the announcement which read "David Bowie has died."

But in those few seconds her listeners would have experienced a wave of emotions including glee, happiness, sadness, fear and more; the response would probably depend on age and political affiliations.

Davey is a pie

But Sunday a tweet on Jeremy Corbyn's twitter account reading "Davey is a Pie" was cause for much laughter.

There were claims that Mr Corbyn's Twitter account had been hacked or hijacked but it could have been something as simple as a person gaining access to his smartphone or IPad even briefly.

As is the 21st Century British way the humour was not all good-natured as you can see from the image posted over from the Mail Online.

But Davey is a pie caught the imagination of many on social media and it was fun to see some of the images and memes with captions such as Life of Pie linked with UK PM David Cameron.

On a negative note it is yet another person undermining Mr Corbyn, who could be the country's PM in 2020.

Bronzed Environment Agency Boss Resigns After Floods

Last week Environment Agency Boss Sir Philip Dilley has resigned after he was hauled over the coals last week for sticking with his holiday in Barbados during the UK Christmas floods.

Initially there were lies and it was denied he was in Barbados but ultimately the truth was out. He was enjoying getting tanned as huge parts of the north of England Scotland succumbed to severe flooding; homes and businesses were lost and he was on vacation.

Dilley was not happy at how he was reported in the media and had this to say:
Social media responds to Davey is a Pie Tweet
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Was this the hacker? lol
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"My reason for resigning is that the expectations of the role have expanded to require the chairman to be available at short notice throughout the year, irrespective of routine arrangements for deputy and executive cover.

"In my view this is inappropriate in a part-time non-executive position, and this is something I am unable to deliver. [ a £100,000-a-year role ]

"Furthermore the media scrutiny focused on me is diverting attention from the real issue of helping those whose homes and businesses have flooded, as well as the important matter of delivering a long-term flood defence strategy.
"This same media attention has also affected and intruded on my immediate family, which I find unacceptable.

"I want to be clear that I have not made any untrue or misleading statements, apart from approving the statement about my location over Christmas that in hindsight could have been clearer."

Dilley's wife is from Jamaica but initially he claimed she is from Barbados.

But however you look at it people suffering loss of homes and businesses were left without a pot to you know what in and a lack of support; that is not acceptable especially from a man being paid £100,000 a year for a part-time role.

And while we are at it how come he was paid more than an MP?

Will there be a generous pay out for his resignation?
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Horse penis Scottish mine worker will be deported

4/1/2016

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A Scottish man is facing deportation from Kyrgyzstan after causing offence to locals; that saying 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do' is not a bad adage when in a foreign land.

Scottish mine worker Michael McFeat, from Abernethy, Scotland, should have given it credence.

He has lost his job at the Kumtor open pit gold mine run by Canadian firm Centerra Gold and is persona non grata in Kyrgyzstan.

He was working in Kyrgyzstan when he decided to compare a local dish to a horse's penis; he did so on social media and it has cost him dearly.

The food in question is a national dish and much loved by the people of that country. He posted an image of 'Kyrgyz co-workers queuing for a "chuchuk" horsemeat sausage' and accompanied it with derision.

It could have been New Year high spirits but McFeat was arrested at Manas International Airport, close to the capital Bishkek, on Sunday, and will now be deported.

He posted the image on Facebook December 31, 2015, with a caption that read ""The Kyrgyz people queuing out of the door for there (sic) special delicacy the horse’s penis!!!""

He quickly deleted the post and offered his apology for the caption but he is still toast.

The official line from the authorities is that he is being deported as his work documentation was not up to scratch.

However most people believe it is due to the horse's penis reference which did receive an angry response on local radio.

According to BBC News "the post had caused a lot of discontent and resentment on the part of local staff, who demanded respect for the traditions of the people of Kyrgyzstan, as well as an apology from the mine's management company."

Scotland has some strange dining traditions such as deep-fried Mars chocolate bars and haggis but I doubt they would be so sensitive.

However Kyrgyzstan is not Scotland or the UK and we should respect local traditions and sensibilities when possible.

So if Kyrgyzstan is part of your travel plans don't make fun of the food.
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Four killed in California washing machine row

2/1/2016

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Op-Ed: It looks like a row over a washing machine New Year's Eve resulted in multiple deaths.

The shootings took place at a residential property in Rowland Heights, Los Angeles, California.

In what almost sounds like the plot of a comedy farce USA Today reports Saturday "A man shot and killed his wife and two others in his home on New Year's Eve before his son wrestled the gun away and fatally shot him."

The tragic events apparently followed a disagreement over a washing machine.

The original shooter is described as a heavy drinking 54-year-old with a large gun collection and this is not the first time police have been called to the property.

Police have questioned witnesses as they try to piece together just what happened.

In that case how come the man was still able to have a large gun collection on hand when he flipped out?

The son named as 33-year-old Christopher Morey has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his father; was it self-defence or motivated by something else.

Morey is being held on $1 million bail which seems an unusual step in the USA.

Here in the UK we have become used to reading or hearing news from across the pond about shooters who escape justice because they claimed to have killed in self-defence.

The father shot and killed three people, Morey's 54-year-old bedridden mother, his 48-year-old girlfriend and 27-year-old Ernesto Calzadilla who was visiting, before the gun was wrestled from him and he was subsequently shot dead.

A Go Fund Me page has been launched to help pay for funeral costs for Calzadilla, a father of a young child.

Saturday it has been widely reported "
Obama to announce executive action on guns" and you have to say 'at last. However the powerful gun lobby in the USA will fight any restrictions tooth and nail and in a presidential election year the Democrats and the Republicans will not want to make waves.
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