Kwasi Kwarteng at the Queen’s funeral.

Dickens - many thanks for your post

Dickens why refer to Mr Kwarteng as QC all the time?

I find all the talk of some kind of silencing conspiracies very odd indeed.
The text from a listener could not be read out because it was deemed to be made up rubbish of an offensive nature no doubt.There are standards still on radio shows.

That should read QK not QC.

“It would appear that Kwasi Kwateng deliberately created a situation through his budget where his city mates and business associates could short the pound and make millions - corruption on a huge scale and may explain his laughter at the Funeral”

Who are you quoting there Whitewavemark2?

I have just reread this thread, it’s easily summed up

Black man fidgets at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

So he must be under the influence of either alcohol or illegal drugs along with now the assumption that there is a D notice on anything to do with his behaviour.

You couldn’t make it up … Oh yes you could it’s happening on GN

Heh heh GrannyGravy13 yes that is funny and true indeed.
I wanted to say a similar thing earlier but did think I would be deemed to be racist, even though I am a black woman.
It is a storm in a teacup.

The Times

Harry Yorke

A source who was present at a dinner attended by hedge-fund managers a week ago revealed: “They were all supporters of Truss and every one of them was shorting the pound.”

Prentice

Dickens why refer to Mr Kwarteng as QC all the time?

I find all the talk of some kind of silencing conspiracies very odd indeed.
The text from a listener could not be read out because it was deemed to be made up rubbish of an offensive nature no doubt.There are standards still on radio shows.

No, Prentice that isn’t the case in this instance.
I’ve been listening to Abbot for nearly 30 years and I know exactly how he works.
He reads out anything and everything, and then critiques it or makes fun of it. He makes a point of reading out all of his emails. If he hasn’t had time to do so, he does it the day.
He is notorious for taking straight to air calls.
I know my speech radio, if nothing else.
I would not of commented upon it if it wasn’t relevant

The idea that those of us questioning the behaviour are doing so because Mr Kwarteng I’d black is both offensive and correct

GrannyGravy have you seen the footage?
Have you ever seen anyone on class A’s?

GrannyGravy13

I have just reread this thread, it’s easily summed up

Black man fidgets at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

So he must be under the influence of either alcohol or illegal drugs along with now the assumption that there is a D notice on anything to do with his behaviour.

You couldn’t make it up … Oh yes you could it’s happening on GN

Absolutely not. What facile nonsense.

What is his being black got anything to do with it?

FannyCornforth

GrannyGravy have you seen the footage?
Have you ever seen anyone on class A’s?

Q1 Yes

Q2 Yes

And you really don’t think that there is a connection?
You think that he is just fidgeting?

I’m not arguing btw, I don’t do that
(on here, that is!)

Iam64

The idea that those of us questioning the behaviour are doing so because Mr Kwarteng I’d black is both offensive and correct

Incorrect- right?

FannyCornforth

What is his being black got anything to do with it?

Exactly - nothing at all

I do not think that posters are commenting in a disparaging way about Mr Kwarteng because he is black, indeed nobody has even suggested that.
What GrannyGravy13 sums up though was absolutely true,
‘Black man fidgets at Queen Elizabeth 11’s funeral.’
Well, he is, and he did. Nobody can argue with that.
Unless he decides to remark on it, we will never know what prompted it.

Whitewavemark2

“It would appear that Kwasi Kwateng deliberately created a situation through his budget where his city mates and business associates could short the pound and make millions - corruption on a huge scale and may explain his laughter at the Funeral”

I did wonder if that's why he looked so happy.

Obviously Suella Bravermann and Therese Coffey weren't in on the joke.

Prentice now that is something that I’m going to argue with.
He was not ‘fidgeting’.

FannyCornforth

Prentice now that is something that I’m going to argue with.
He was not ‘fidgeting’.

Earning millions in minutes could make you giddy with excitement

Prentice

Heh heh GrannyGravy13 yes that is funny and true indeed.
I wanted to say a similar thing earlier but did think I would be deemed to be racist, even though I am a black woman.
It is a storm in a teacup.

So if his race isn’t relevant, why were you going to mention his race; but decided not to for fear of being called racist?

We don’t need to bring race into it at all, unless it is deemed relevant.

For example - if one said ‘Bespectacled man fidgets etc etc’
the word ‘bespectacled’ would be relevant to the context and meaning

Insider trading is a criminal offence that attracts up to 7 years in jail.

Still, when has that stopped them?

Whitewavemark2

Insider trading is a criminal offence that attracts up to 7 years in jail.

Still, when has that stopped them?

I’m going to mention Nick Abbot again.
One of his most memorable phrases of recent years has been, ‘this isn’t a government; it’s a smash and grab’

FannyCornforth

And you really don’t think that there is a connection?
You think that he is just fidgeting?

I’m not arguing btw, I don’t do that
(on here, that is!)

It seems to me FannyCornforth that arguing on here is exactly what you do, if you do not like the responses of other posters.
Also, bespectacled, black, bald etc are simply describing words.
What GrannyGravy13 wrote was a lighthearted riposte to all the heavyhanded posts insinuating drug use amongst other things.