Audio / video #174 from our archives – Mike Buchanan interviewed about MGM by Julia Hartley-Brewer (2016)

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Last chance to order Early Bird tickets (£150) for the National Conference of SPUC (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) – Milton Keynes, 22-24 September, 2023

I’m looking forward to attending my first pro-life conference, the SPUC conference in September in Milton Keynes Today is your last chance to order a £150 Early Bird ticket (accommodation and meals included), details here.
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Daniel Korski pulls out of mayor race after groping claim

Appalling. The start of the piece:
Tory London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski has pulled out of the contest, after being accused of groping by novelist and TV producer Daisy Goodwin. Mr Korski said he “categorically” denied the allegation against him. But he said he was withdrawing from the race because the pressure on his family and the “inability to get a hearing” for his message “makes it impossible for my campaign to carry on”. Ms Goodwin said he groped her during a meeting at 10 Downing Street in 2013.
So Daisy Goodwin has made an allegation – #IDontBelieveHer – against Daniel Korski, but that’s enough to force him out of the London mayoral election. Guilty until proven innocent once again, and how on earth can he possibly prove his innocence?
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Football boot issues reported by 82% of female players

Another hard-hitting piece of global importance from the BBC. An extract:
The research found boots on the market are largely designed for white males.

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Extracts from court proceedings

Our thanks to Tony, who writes:
These are from a book called Disorder in the Court, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters – who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.
Enjoy:
Q: Are you sexually active? A: No, I just lie there.
Q: What is your date of birth? A: July 15th. Q: What year? A: Every year.
Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? A: Yes. Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory? A: I forget. Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you’ve forgotten?
Q: How old is your son, the one living with you? A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can’t remember which. Q: How long has he lived with you? A: Forty-five years.
Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning? A: He said, “Where am I, Cathy?” Q: And why did that upset you? A: My name is Susan.
Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult? A: We both do. Q: Voodoo? A: We do. Q: You do? A: Yes, voodoo.
Q: Now doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn’t know about it until the next morning?
Q: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
Q: Were you present when your picture was taken?
Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? A: Yes. Q: And what were you doing at that time?
Q: She had three children, right? A: Yes. Q: How many were boys? A: None. Q: Were there any girls?
Q: How was your first marriage terminated? A: By death. Q: And by whose death was it terminated?
Q: Can you describe the individual? A: He was about medium height and had a beard. Q: Was this a male, or a female?
Q: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? A: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? A: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
Q: All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to? A: Oral.
Q: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? A: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. Q: And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time? A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy.
Q: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? A: No. Q: Did you check for blood pressure? A: No. Q: Did you check for breathing? A: No. Q: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? A: No. Q: How can you be so sure, Doctor? A: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. Q: But could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? A: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.
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Cops ‘heard NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson’s mother-in-law shoot herself dead after she called 911 to report that she’d killed her husband and grandson, 11’

Our thanks to Len for this.
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Police investigating after shocking video shows teenage girl being repeatedly kicked and punched by two females in a park

Appalling.
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Audio / video #173 from our archives – Anti-MGM protest, Conservative party conference (2016)

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Pearl Davis reacts to another video by Paul Elam

Published four days ago, enjoy (video, 9:23).
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The women tackling the ‘woeful’ diversity in plumbing

More claptrap from the BBC. An extract:
Given the shortage of plumbers and heating system installers in the UK, having an industry dominated by white men is a real problem – it means, by definition, that there are huge resources of “untapped talent” out there, says Viven Kizilcec, consumer research manager at Energy Systems Catapult, a government-funded research group. [J4MB emphasis]

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