BORIS JOHNSON and out of work lentilists
BORIS JOHNSON and out of work lentilists
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Vesuvius 996

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35,829 posts

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Friday 8th August 2008
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The Guardian said:
Johnson's political opponents today criticised the mayor for not appointing any environmental experts to the board of the London Development Agency, a committee which oversees a budget of more than £650m a year.

"Despite recognising that climate change is one of the biggest threats facing London, Boris has failed to secure the team he needs to deliver on his promise to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2025. This can only add to fears that he will seek to cut spending on climate change projects," said Jenny Jones, a green party London assembly member.

"By not appointing environmental experts ... [Johnson] is missing the chance to build on the good work already being done in London. There must now be very real concerns as to whether Boris has any plan or strategy to maintain London as a world leading sustainable city," she said.
Translation said:
Johnson's political opponents today criticised the mayor for not appointing any environmental experts to the board of the London Development Agency, a committee which oversees a budget of more than £650m a year.

"Despite recognising that climate change is one of the biggest threats facing London, Boris has failed to secure the team he needs to deliver on his promise to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2025. This can only add to fears that he will seek to cut spending on climate change projects," said Jenny Jones, a green party London assembly member.

"By not giving us bunch of clueless pullover wearing environ-mentalist "experts" jobs on £100k when all we're good for is stacking shelves... [Johnson] is missing the chance to build on the good work already being done in London. There must now be very real concerns as to whether Boris has any plan or strategy to maintain London as a world leading sustainable city," she said.
Good to see some lefties out of a job.



Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Friday 8th August 14:17

grumbledoak

32,571 posts

264 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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yes "All my friends are back working as cycle couriers" said Jenny Jones. Tragic.

audidoody

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287 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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How can you have an expert on something which isn't true?

ali_kat

32,157 posts

252 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Soovy

I thought your new job had blocked access to PH............

Is there somethingyou haven't told us?

Munter

31,331 posts

272 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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audidoody said:
How can you have an expert on something which isn't true?
They are called Priests.

TankRizzo

8,031 posts

224 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Hah! Brilliant. Nothing quite like pinko liberals getting in a tizzy.

Mr POD

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223 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Vesuvius 996 said:
The Guardian said:
"By not appointing environmental experts
Translation said:
"By not giving us bunch of clueless pullover wearing environ-mentalist "experts" jobs on £100k when all we're good for is stacking shelves...
Good to see some lefties out of a job.
You make the assumption that if you are an expert on the environement you are a clueless pullover wearing left wing lentilist.

I challenge this view. There has to be scientists out there who are none of the above ? My sister has a doctorate in soil science, and MSC in soil science and an honours degree in Industrial and argicultural chemistry, and she's (as far as I can tell) a middle of the road, meat eating, intelligent woman. She might know more of the same, who boris might be able to trust for a more balanced view.

Wait a min though, she lives in wales and goes to church. That's no good either.

Vesuvius 996

Original Poster:

35,829 posts

302 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Mr POD said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
The Guardian said:
"By not appointing environmental experts
Translation said:
"By not giving us bunch of clueless pullover wearing environ-mentalist "experts" jobs on £100k when all we're good for is stacking shelves...
Good to see some lefties out of a job.
You make the assumption that if you are an expert on the environement you are a clueless pullover wearing left wing lentilist.

I challenge this view. There has to be scientists out there who are none of the above ? My sister has a doctorate in soil science, and MSC in soil science and an honours degree in Industrial and argicultural chemistry, and she's (as far as I can tell) a middle of the road, meat eating, intelligent woman. She might know more of the same, who boris might be able to trust for a more balanced view.

Wait a min though, she lives in wales and goes to church. That's no good either.
hehe

A Doctorate in Soil Science?!!


Jesus.

XXVIII

2,800 posts

245 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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...that Jenny Jones was one of the Stürmlentil Panzerbicycle division who was flapping on and on about something equally bs when that little 'nonsense and not real' story about the Lambo that was airfreighted to the UK just for an oil change (which was not actually the case) was doing the rounds in the press last week.


Everywhere.


I promised I wouldn't mention that story again.




So I won't.





Ever.









much

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

286 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Mr POD said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
The Guardian said:
"By not appointing environmental experts
Translation said:
"By not giving us bunch of clueless pullover wearing environ-mentalist "experts" jobs on £100k when all we're good for is stacking shelves...
Good to see some lefties out of a job.
You make the assumption that if you are an expert on the environement you are a clueless pullover wearing left wing lentilist.

I challenge this view. There has to be scientists out there who are none of the above ? My sister has a doctorate in soil science, and MSC in soil science and an honours degree in Industrial and argicultural chemistry, and she's (as far as I can tell) a middle of the road, meat eating, intelligent woman. She might know more of the same, who boris might be able to trust for a more balanced view.

Wait a min though, she lives in wales and goes to church. That's no good either.
Borrocks...

NEXT...

Mr POD

5,153 posts

223 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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audidoody said:
How can you have an expert on something which isn't true?
You use your scientific knowledge and use of statistics to present results which are skewed by your original assumptions. You design experiments which only prove what you want to prove and discount any results as experimental errors which you don't support your hypothisis.

otolith

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235 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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grumbledoak said:
yes "All my friends are back working as cycle couriers" said Jenny Jones. Tragic.
hehe

Zelda doesn't seem to realise that even if the predictions of global climate change are true, whether London cuts its emissions or not is of no consequence to whether London is affected. Someone should tell the miserable cow that the moral high ground is only a metaphor.

Edited by otolith on Friday 8th August 14:34

Mr POD

5,153 posts

223 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Vesuvius 996 said:
hehe

A Doctorate in Soil Science?!!


Jesus.
She worked hard developing a method of testing blah blah blah something to do with hydrogen blah blah blah peat bogs blah blah blah.

Seriously the work she did was pretty advanced. Or That's what she makes out.

Seriously though don't assume that all environmental experts are left wing lentilists.

Mikeyboy

5,018 posts

266 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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What people like her forget is that you don't need to appoint people to a commitee who are experts in just one subject and contribute nothing to an overall picture, you can hire them as consultants.


Thats why shes a mentalist, no concept of how the real world operates.

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

286 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Mr POD said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
hehe

A Doctorate in Soil Science?!!


Jesus.
She worked hard developing a method of testing blah blah blah something to do with hydrogen blah blah blah peat bogs blah blah blah.

Seriously the work she did was pretty advanced. Or That's what she makes out.

Seriously though don't assume that all environmental experts are left wing lentilists.
She's pulling your leg....

She's a gardener...

Mr POD

5,153 posts

223 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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mybrainhurts said:
Mr POD said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
The Guardian said:
"By not appointing environmental experts
Translation said:
"By not giving us bunch of clueless pullover wearing environ-mentalist "experts" jobs on £100k when all we're good for is stacking shelves...
Good to see some lefties out of a job.
You make the assumption that if you are an expert on the environement you are a clueless pullover wearing left wing lentilist.

I challenge this view. There has to be scientists out there who are none of the above ? My sister has a doctorate in soil science, and MSC in soil science and an honours degree in Industrial and argicultural chemistry, and she's (as far as I can tell) a middle of the road, meat eating, intelligent woman. She might know more of the same, who boris might be able to trust for a more balanced view.

Wait a min though, she lives in wales and goes to church. That's no good either.
Borrocks...

NEXT...
The issue would seem to be in the recruitment process. If a scientist / expert is not objective from the start because they are left wing lentilists then it is only right and proper they are out of work.

Vesuvius 996

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302 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Mr POD's sister earlier. Probably.



hehe

Mr POD

5,153 posts

223 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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mybrainhurts said:
Mr POD said:
Vesuvius 996 said:
hehe

A Doctorate in Soil Science?!!


Jesus.
She worked hard developing a method of testing blah blah blah something to do with hydrogen blah blah blah peat bogs blah blah blah.

Seriously the work she did was pretty advanced. Or That's what she makes out.

Seriously though don't assume that all environmental experts are left wing lentilists.
She's pulling your leg....

She's a gardener...
She HAS a garden. It's nice enough, and her yeilds in the greenhouse are pretty impressive. But No she's a scientist in her day job.

Mr POD

5,153 posts

223 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Vesuvius 996 said:
Mr POD's sister earlier. Probably.



hehe
LOL hehe

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

286 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Mr POD said:
her yields in the greenhouse are pretty impressive
There's nothing like a girl who yields in the greenhouse...wuff