Screwdriver wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:29 pm
Sadiq Khan is a cunt.
You'll be pleased to know that he spent over £1m of tax payers money paying people off to hush hush since becoming mayor. Oh and whilst knife crime is rife, £10m of tax payers money was spent on him jetting off across America.
If that sort of thing interests you, have a read up on how much politicians spend on overseas research trips, albeit much funded by foreign governments etc.
Also read up on Boris Johnson's spending when mayor. eg Allegedly £53M on the 'garden bridge', or "Three water cannon bought and refurbished for more than £320,000 while Boris Johnson was London ... were sold for £11,025 "
NB do you have a link for the £10M statement? Other sources suggest much less: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-62118834 Sadiq Khan's five-day trip to the US cost the taxpayer at least £34,263, City Hall says.
London's mayor was accompanied by eight officials with ground transport costing the most (£21,108), according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
Business-class flights were provided by United Airlines, with only taxes and fees of £2,802 payable.
The mayor visited New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles during May's trip to "bang the drum for London".
City Hall's previous occupant Boris Johnson led a delegation to the US in 2015, which cost the taxpayer nearly £40,000 - including about £15,000 on flights - according to an FOI request.
Ant wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:02 pm
Oh and whilst knife crime is rife, £10m of tax payers money was spent on him jetting off across America.
Sadiq Khan's five-day trip to the US cost the taxpayer at least £34,263, City Hall says.
City Hall's previous occupant Boris Johnson led a delegation to the US in 2015, which cost the taxpayer nearly £40,000 - including about £15,000 on flights - according to an FOI request.
However, post-covid, it would be interesting to know whether there was an equivalent (ideally much more) increase in tourism as a result of that spend.
Sadiq Khan's five-day trip to the US cost the taxpayer at least £34,263, City Hall says.
City Hall's previous occupant Boris Johnson led a delegation to the US in 2015, which cost the taxpayer nearly £40,000 - including about £15,000 on flights - according to an FOI request.
However, post-covid, it would be interesting to know whether there was an equivalent (ideally much more) increase in tourism as a result of that spend.
He's the Mayor of London, the trip was to promote London, therefore it is Khan's bill. He decided to do it, he spent it.
However, post-covid, it would be interesting to know whether there was an equivalent (ideally much more) increase in tourism as a result of that spend.
He's the Mayor of London, the trip was to promote London, therefore it is Khan's bill. He decided to do it, he spent it.
However, post-covid, it would be interesting to know whether there was an equivalent (ideally much more) increase in tourism as a result of that spend.
He's the Mayor of London, the trip was to promote London, therefore it is Khan's bill. He decided to do it, he spent it.
Proof, guess, or baseless accusation?
It's no secret that London needs tourist cash and tourism was clobbered by covid.
And your original statement was Oh and whilst knife crime is rife, £10m of tax payers money was spent on him jetting off across America.
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:12 pm
I think you're a bit confused about what Science is chap
Science is a set of predictions based on calculations from information gathered by the human brain right? Is that not also the definition of how we predict what each other will do?
Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:12 pm
I think you're a bit confused about what Science is chap
Science is a set of predictions based on calculations from information gathered by the human brain right? Is that not also the definition of how we predict what each other will do?
Yorick wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:26 pm
Science is 100% fact. Not supposition.
Mmmm....Science is the current understanding. That may or may not be refined over time.
There are some scientific 'facts', but there's not as many as you would think.
There are many, for a given level of 'fact'
As far as 'research' goes, it should be:
- repeatable (enough detail in the published report to allow that) and produce the same results
- designed so that the outcomes are not adversely affected by uncontrolled influences
Screwdriver wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:34 pm
“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
― Albert Einstein
Well exactly.
Research is almost theoretically pointless IMO as it always comes back to the fact that we are what we are and there is nothing else, science tries to prove this, but can't! - Believing there is nothing else does not make you clever or more evolved, nor does it make you inferior, you need to live your life out how YOU think it should be played otherwise we are all fucked, we will all be breeding the same genes and will continue promoting a failing society that is led by greed!
We know what we are doing, but are all just too paranoid and ignorant to except our fate!
