BP ban on US contracts 'could take months to lift’ - parliamentary year book

BP ban on US contracts 'could take months to lift’ - parliamentary year book

Typical Limey mud slinging to deal with another one of their screw ups.  You know, if you had a bit more accountability and less of the nasty stuff, you wouldn't screw up so much. 

American technology, middle management, contractors, sub-contractors, cement - hell it's really Amoco so it's an american company founded in the 1880s.   But don't worry - we stuck $20billion in a fund so that that your fishermen who lost their catch for 6 weeks don't lose out - that oughta cover it.

Still, ultimately the management is in the UK so we should take some heat for it.  But there's nothing a parochial yank likes more than someone else to f'up so that he can dogpile on top.  No matter how much responsibility the "furrnurrs" own up to. 

But I know, you're feeling blue because Obama's just got another 4 years to bury you republican bozos forever.  aww boohoo.  We're loving that over here. Say byebye now.


And ditto for playing stuff down and passing the buck.  It is going to be a longtime before the Limeys stop being royal screw up considering their arsenal of nasty stuff and dirty tricks.




As a BP shareholder the only thing I am waiting for is the final bill for the per barrel pollution - of course like the rest its just part of a Chicago shakedown.

When the final final bill is known then the only hope is that Exxon, Chevron et al can do their calculations with confidence & put their bids in. At present BP's oil is valued at under half that of Shell or Exxon, on a per barrel basis. Enough room for a 30-40% premium from the current share price & still make commercial sense - particularly when the cost savings of sacking the BP duffers are allowed.



With how royally you douches screwed up, the Chicago shakedown is not enough.  Definitely would have to go with the London banker shakedown.  But even that is not enough considering that you bozos destroyed a whole sea.  Why the losses are incalculable.  You are lucky our government is easily bought or else  we would have taken possesion of the UK to make for the losses.  And rightfully so.



Rubbish ! How can you conscienciously put a dollar amount on gulf coast prestine beaches ruined for decades by the lack of intergrity of BP? Not to mention, the destruction of hundreds of miles of prime Emperor Penguin wintering nesting habitat.



Be interested to see the source for that statistic, as it suggests they were more murderous than Stalin, Hitler and Mao combined. By the way, Union Carbide, or their successors, paid about $2000 (sic) for each of the lives taken, which would put BP's compensation bill on the same scale at a shade under $25'000 excluding inflation.


It's not just about the oil spill.  That just got people paying attention. 

BP showed a clear lack of integrity over the last 15 years with a lack of regard for human safety in favor of the bottom line.  There are multiple instances and many failed audits.  This was the last straw that got people looking deeper.

Although I definitely agree there should be more accountability across the board.


Winston Churchill killed that many Indians in a week's time. If you're looking for the most efficient and ruthless killer of Indian nationals, Winnie's your man.

Brian May: the deer cull was humane / parliamentary year book

Brian May: the deer cull was humane / parliamentary year book


A cull of senile guitarists is called for - along with surplus badgers which have now reached vermin levels and are living in cesspits of infection


Brian May says he bought the forest to protect it from development.   Is this true?   I would have thought that forest land was not the first choice for building due to the cost of clearance and the danger of land heave having removed the trees.   It is, or was,  a very good investment for tax purposes though.
Whilst Soysauce may be right about enough space in Texas, the people would no doubt starve as the land and water supply would not support sufficient food production.   In Africa the problem is not space but lack of water and soil erosion.

No, the problem with Africa is not lack of water or soil erosion it is lead at high speed flying around. There is plenty of water and soil around - its just that the locals don't seem to be able to work with other tribes.

Take Ethiopia for instance. We all remember the TV with very emotive images of starving children due to lack of water and therefore food. Of course what was not told at the time - and even now - is that Northern Ethiopia was - and is - a verdant lush, well watered agricultural area. Unfortunately there was a civil war going on and the northern part of Ethiopia was using starvation as a means of waging war.

You can see the same thing repeated across Africa. If the water resources and land was used to benefit all, then there would be no starvation at all. In fact - and having spend quite a long time in various African countries - the majority of Africa could be a paradise if they could stop trying to murder each other.


There are three things that I know about Brian May:

1. He is a fine musician.

2. He is correct about the inefficacy of attempting to restrict the occurrence of bovine tuberculosis by the culling of badgers.

3. For forty years or so, he has worn a variation of the hair do of Sir Isaac Newton.

That's good enough for me.


Those who condemn  deer culling offer no alternative - and some seem to be in denial of the facts, namely that deer will rapidly multiply to the point where the available land cannot provide the food to sustain their numbers.  Paul McCartney adopted the anti-cull position - and the RSPCA raised concerns over the number of starving deer on his land.
So, anti-cullers, ignoring all the totally irrelevant side issues, enlighten us as to precisely how you deal with too many starving deer?


We used to live in a small village, and every now and again from our kitchen window, we would see our neighbor hurriedly carting deer into his house. Followed by bundles of pigeon, pheasant and rabbits. He'd sell them, among other places, to the local pub, whose menu was titled " The Poachers Dish".




Living in Lala-Land. There's nothing wrong in shooting deer sport or otherwise. They are butchered and sold for consumption and have a far better quality of life than animals intensively bred for food. Using contraception on animals is just pure nuts especially when we are trying to reduce the volume of female hormones entering the natural world upsetting the balance of rivers.

Just another Champagne nutter with more money than sense.


Should humans be culled? Apparently their population is at least twice what is sustainable, there are massive food shortages in some countries, diseases such as TB and AIDS are spreading, they are desperate for energy to keep their civilisation going, always fighting wars over land and religion...




That photo at the top is probably the worst bit of photoshopping I've ever seen, but if Brian May wants us to think that's the way he really wants his hair, that's fine by me.



Right, Brian, so when you reach the end of your economic usefulness - which some may say is already the case - you presumably won't mind having your brains blown out with a hunting rifle while you're feeding or having a drink in the woods? A pleasant, dignified end.

Budget Talks

Parliamentary Yearbook Resource: I remember how unprofitable it was to try to export to the EEC before we joined it, owing to high import tariffs. UK only had free access to EFTA's piddling market.
Surely if UK were to quit the EU, it would again find it difficult to export to what remains its major, albeit diminishing, export market? There might be a separate EU/UK trade agreement but France and other countries Cameron has upset will make sure it still leaves UK at a disadvantage.



Parliamentary Yearbook Resource: I hope you all realise that Cameron has put us in a position where we will now pay more than he could have settled for yesterday .

Failure to agree on the budget means rolling over the 2013 budget into 2014 on a month-by-month basis. This will leave the UK in a worse position, because the 2013 budget is bigger than the preceding years of the 2007-2013 budget round.

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parliamentary information office: It's always good to look after the poor.

Very good news to see that our hard-earned cash is no longer being wasted on India.

India needs to sort itself out and look after its poor rather than planning space missions and ignoring them.




parliamentary information office: How about re-allocating the money towards our own country? It's a joke, we can't afford police or decent armed forces but we can afford to give away (borrowed) billions. The government is very generous with other people's money.



parliamentary information office: I see the current administration have now added another layer to their spin instead of strategy tactics, inasmuch as they are now making announcements about forthcoming announcements, then the will as always, follow up with an announcement, announcing what they have already announced, then when and if, they actually get round to doing something, there will be yet another announcement, followed a few months later by yet another one telling us that they've done what they announced. Needless to say many of us are fooled into thinking that the government is taking action.

This particular announcement is no different. It sounds good, until it becomes apparent, that nothing is actually going to happen until 2015, so what apart, from attempting to fool us into believing they are actually taking action, is the point of this pointless announcement?





parliamentary information office: It is right to recognise and applaud the
progress that India has made through investment in lifting 60 million people
out of poverty since 2006. However there are still more than 421 million people
living in extreme poverty in India’s poorest eight states, more than in the 26
poorest African countries combined.
India
simply cannot be viewed as a single country, rather as a continent. It is a collection
of states, each one the size and population of a country and there is an acute
need for external support for some parts of India. It is also home to a third
of the world’s extreme poor.

What happens to that sandwich in the picture post 2015? People living in extreme poverty can’t wait for the
long term structural changes needed in many states where regional government
capacity is weak and health systems barely function. They need help for as long as it takes.

The decision to cut aid as a short-term
political decision aimed at earning popular support rather than being based in
the realities of the development needs of people living in abject poverty.


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parliamentary information office: There is nothing wrong with the current online system. I know, having been made redundant this summer after 14 years as an engineer and becoming obliged to use it. This will be an excuse to spend more taxpayers money, or it will be something more sinister as hinted below. Meanwhile I am job hunting furiously, believe me, and not even an interview yet. There's a few more months mortgage money in the bank account but then the shit really hits the fan for me.


parliamentary information office: Most people never use on-line services because government departments don't have them generally and the ones that are there are frigging useless. Living in Spain I've tried many times to get issues created by the DWP or the HMRC resolved on-line but there is no mechanism to do this via the internet and you have to resort to snail mail. Their web-sites are designed to promote caveat littered propaganda about this or that benefit but no where is there an on-line 'mail box' that specifically applies to you where you can resolve problems in a timely manner. Upon retirement I had the HMRC coding me as receiving two lots of state pension (I wish) and that took 4 different tax offices, 4 letters and goodness knows how many phone calls before I got the right tax code. This was despite being given 4 months notice of reaching 65. The DWP is no better as one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing and I ended up with 3 sets of EHIC health cards as a result. On the WFA where the rules have changed recently nowhere on their website does it state that people who weren't in receipt of the WFA prior to leaving the UK are now entitled to it when they reach 60. Is this a ploy to cut costs I wonder ! Three months ago I rang them up requesting the WFA and despite the fact that the woman talking to me had ALL my information on a screen in front of her, I still had to download a 12 page claim form for me and my wife and send it off. Six weeks later and no acknowledgement despite asking for a one line email I ring them up again and got a load of BS about we're overloaded but they don't know if they have received my form or not. Since then, we've received 4 additional blank WFA forms sent to us in Spain for filling in despite sending them the WFA forms 2 months ago whilst in England. Finally they have confirmed I will get the WFA but still haven't answered my claim for back payments from when I tried to claim it at 60 despite receiving a letter from me 2 months ago about this subject. I checked with an on-line EU advice centre and they confirmed that all ECJ rulings are retrospective unless specifically ruled otherwise and the new WFA ruling falls into this retrospective category. Another letter last week and we'll see what those people in Sunderland have to say about this as its over one thousand pounds by my estimation I've lost out due to being denied WFA from 60-67 years of age. In conclusion, unless organisations like the DWP or HMRC can design a simple web site that gives clear unequivocal information AND has an individual mailbox for everyone, it will be a waste of time. Other organisations manage to have secure 'mail boxes' so why not government departments.


parliamentary information office: Could not some savings also be made by bringing the end of the tax year to something more logical, like 31 March? If tax reform is included in the specifications for this latest Magnum Opus, the savings could indeed be massive, taking into account the reduced revenue streams for the post office and telephone companies, and the vultures in the tax avoidance game.


parliamentary information office: This is good news, I predict that changes to benefits payment software will result in even more savings than predicted. The civil service does not do computing, so when such changes are attempted there is usually a total cockup. Standby for lots of whinging and whining from career scroungers.

 

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parliamentary information office: A hat is an excellent article as not only does it keep your head warm but it allows the wearer to engage in a conversation with those about him.

This revolves around what used to be called `hat honour'. You will often see pictures painted in the 17th century of Charles I siting at the dining table wearing his hat whilst those about him are hatless. They are doing `hat honour' to the king, recognising his superior status. Similarly the early Quakers when dragged into court for not attending compulsory Anglican service they did not divest themselves of their hats before the judge as they considered themselves as equal to the judge. They made their point and suffered for it.

When I enter a shop I take my hat off if I respect the shop. I am often seen wearing my hat in the bank although I do take it off when talking to the cashier and others as that is a proper courtesy. I always take my hat off in church but get confused with mosques and synagogues so negotiate my way round them with the congregation.

Then there is the recent incident in a Manchester courtroom in which some dreadful child much given to wearing what is known as a `hoodie' was ordered not to wear them in future as they allowed him to engage anonymously in crime. On representations being made by the defence counsel that this would make the said infant liable to catch colds, the judge very wisely pointed out that the babe in arms should avail himself of a cap. He went on to point out that one hundred years ago no man in Manchester would ever go out without wearing a hat. There is hope yet for the judiciary.

A hat is a good thing which is probably why the poseur `Dave' decries them. What does a man who hugs hoodies know about anything? He should have a chat with the wise judge.





parliamentary information office: The only merciless outside event of the year at which Cameron will necessarily appear bare headed will be a week today, when God willing, our 86 year old Monarch and her 91 year old Consort will lead the Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph as they have done for 6 decades. 

Mr Cameron is 46 - almost exactly half the age of Prince Philip, who will wear a services cap, befitting a man who served throughout WWII as a regular.

Formal male civilian attire including a hat has largely fallen out of fashion - bowlers or cloth caps - save for the morning dress now so beloved of the ex-working class who invariably hire it for weddings these days, which seems so incongruous.

Baseball caps and the rest have become either practical devices for warmth or shade (some of us males have foreheads that extend behind our ears you know) - or the uniforms of gang culture and the like.





parliamentary information office: The problem nowadays with wearing a hat* regularly is that there are so few people who do it makes you immediately recognisable.  So you're constantly greeted in the street by people who recognise you (or rather the hat) whilst you have, at best, only the vaguest memory of where they might have met you!

*Baseball caps do not, imho, properly count as hats.




parliamentary information office: Here in the tropics those of us with any sense wear a hat to keep the sun off. And really, hats on men have never been a matter of fashion, merely of  functionality or convention, apart from the tossers who think it's trendy to wear a baseball cap.

I think it's a shame, though, that ties seem to be worn much less than in previous generations.




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parliamentary information office: "the Government’s first priority should be to put its own house in order and abandon policies that do more harm than good."



parliamentary information office: Hope you will have the opportunity to present the 'Local Banking' argument to the  Treasury Select Committee, as the vastly superior method of realizing the full economic potential of  our regional economies. 

Surely, The Commons has to  consider the really compelling  alternatives, in it's  evaluation of  recent BoE policy.


parliamentary information office: What is old Garthy baby on? The Government is still shooting itself in the foot my arse!!! It hasn't got any feet left and is now shooting everybody else in the foot. If by some chance they got the weapon reversed and shot the government in the head we might get somewhere!!!


parliamentary information office: Heseltine will not find the answer to the problem with current governments under
 a stone for the simple reason there is not a rock large enough to
 conceal the E.U and being a member in any shape or form is where
 our main problem lies.


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