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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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Laughing Tory egged outside conference

4/10/2015

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It is political party conference season in England which means MP's only recently returned to the Commons following a long summer recess are away from the House again.

This week, starting today, Sunday, it is the Conservative party's turn; that party is also called the Tories and even the 'nasty party' by some.

Anti-austerity protesters had vowed to be out in force and true their word activists lobbied outside of the Tory party conference which is being held in Manchester.

Conservatives attending are being protected from protesters and opposition activists by what has been called a “ring of steel” enclosing a secure zone but it did not stop one protester wiping a taunting smile from the face of a young Tory supporter.

The laughing buffoon who chose to wave a copy of Tory rag the Telegraph had 'egg on his face' literally.

An egg thrown by a protester squarely hit him slap bang in the middle of his face and wiped a seedy smirk clean away.

Now I am all for free speech but if you wave a red rag at a bull you will get all that you ask for or so legend has it; so if you choose to use a red newspaper to goad a member of the left-wing of politics you will tend to get a reaction.

According to the Independent "The edition of the newspaper featured a picture of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on its front page and appeared to antagonise the crowd"; are they having a laugh with that last sentence?

The Independent report continues "Defying official party advice to keep a low profile, the man was wearing a dark suit with a tie, and union flag pocket handkerchief. He also had a Conservative conference lanyard around his neck, marking him out as an attendee."

With an estimated 80,000 people attending the protest (which included speeches by musicians Charlotte Church and Billy Bragg, and writer Owen Jones) Lord Feldman had rightly advised Tories attending the conference to be almost incognito; ahead of Sunday he said "it was “particularly important” this year for Conservatives not to identify themselves to the general public in Manchester"; why what do they have to hide?

But according to at least one person on Twitter, Matt Dathan, that did not happen. He tweeted "Tory delegates watch, wave & take pics on the other side of the security ring of steel as the anti-austerity protests."

There are some reports that the egg-thrower was arrested but that is not confirmed.

(There are reports of a largely good natured protest but reportedly there have been four arrests including one person for spitting on a journalist-but that report is in the Telegraph. According to the Mail Online -Marchers wear pig masks to mock PM over lurid allegations in new book)

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David Cameron piggate fiasco, Call Me Dave

22/9/2015

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David Cameron is taking social media by storm this week but for all the wrong reasons.

When a story broke Monday Cameron refused to comment saying to do so would add some sort of credence to the story.

Tuesday the story is trotting along nicely without his input this time around.

The story centres around an allegation published in a new unofficial biography of Cameron, Call Me Dave, by Lord Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott; it is alleged that PM Cameron once engaged in a "bizarre ritual with a dead pig."

The story is not sourced by name but rather anonymous. It may or may not be true but either way it will be a difficult story for Cameron to dismiss.

If he is innocent of wrongdoing he could perhaps sue; in fact he may find that is the only way to put the brakes on piggate or knobgate as it is being called on Twitter et al.

The story is in most if not all mainstream publications, is attracting a variety of comments and must surely be a huge embarrassment for Cameron and the Conservative Party.

The allegations say that during a "bizarre university dining club ritual", an initiation ceremony, David Cameron, and presumably others, stuck his genitals into the mouth of a dead pig's head.

Downing Street declined to comment but later a party source later specifically denied the allegation.

The drinking club is the decadent Piers Gaveston club; Cameron sources have also denied he was ever a member of that club but piggate rolls on.

Opinion: How easy will it be for Cameron to bury this story? Imagine meeting him now? Could you keep a straight face? Does the story make you laugh or squirm? It is after all abuse of a dead animal and we should not just giggle at such silly antics.

Did he or didn't he is the big question. Although how will he wriggle out of this one is probably a bigger question.

The story and its memes are here to stay at least for now.
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Above are just a few of the #piggate images on Twitter-the least offensive too
And the fact that most people are prepared to believe it could have happened must say something about PM Cameron and his ilk?

Wednesday
this story and its fall out rumbles on. The Independent reports "David Cameron compares Lord Ashcroft dead pig claims to a 'stab in the back' as war of words continues PM uses joke to take a swipe at Lord Ashcroft's new book, likening claims made in Call Me Dave to going to the doctor with 'a little prick' in the back." That sadly says it all about our Prime Minister.

"The war of words between David Cameron and Lord Ashcroft has continued, with the Prime Minister reportedly comparing the former Tory deputy chairman's claims of widespread drug-taking and obscene sexual behaviour in his youth to "a stab in the back."

But that does not like an 'innocent' man does it?

Either way the Daily Mail is making big money out of Call Me Dave.


Guardian
- How do you deal with a story like #piggate? A spin doctor’s view
Guardian - Conservative sources deny David Cameron pig’s head allegations
RT - Hamming it up: Liberal Democrats mock ‘Cameron’s Pig’ at conference sing-along
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