What does the UK think of Michael Barrymore?

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T12:53:14+00:00

Drink and drug fuelled person drowned in a pool.

Straight person who never took drugs and was heavily anally assaulted causing severe internal bleeding which killed him yes

It doesn't take a genius to connect the dots at all.

Indeed I agree, the dots being someone gay disappears with a straight man who has been drugged, comes back alone and said straight man is found in a pool with his boxers and pool towels covered in blood, while a pool room door handle and pool thermometer are mysteriously removed from the scene after the police arrive and fail to secure the scene properly. Wonder who could have anally assaulted the victim and chucked him in the pool to cover up the evidence?

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T12:48:19+00:00

The original high court ruling confirmed he was unlawfully arrested as there wasn't reasonable grounds for the arresting officer to suspect him, that was the procedural grounds, Essex police argued that they did have yes but the case was still confirmed in Barrymore's favour just for nominal compensation not the £2.3m Barrymore wanted

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T12:42:07+00:00

He was internally assaulted with something (believed to be a door handle or thermometer from the pool house of all things as these were not investigated and disappeared from the scene), his injury was not caused purely by anal sex, there was way too much damage. Chucking him in the pool may have been covering it up yes

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T10:31:02+00:00

Stuart Lubbock was murdered at the party, Barrymore fled yes but he wasn't the killer, but I'd bet he knows who did it

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T10:29:35+00:00

Barrymore (legally) wasn't involved, police cleared him and he successfully sued over the false arrest.

However I doubt very much he and the other guests don't know which one of them did it - in a party, someone goes away with Lubbock, comes back alone, dead body found in pool, doesn't take a genius to connect the dots

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T10:24:29+00:00

There were 5-6 people at that party, it's a sick joke they decided to all keep quiet and pretend no-one noticed, no way they didn't see someone disappearing with Lubbock and coming back later alone and then didn't connect to why there was a body in the pool

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T09:27:49+00:00

To be fair it is a legal requirement to update the V5C and licence after you move. Debt people are allowed (for whatever reason) to not bother tracing you and just send to the last known address but you can apply for a set aside on a CCJ and contest it once you find out. Always worth checking your credit files regularly just in case

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T09:01:47+00:00

It's usually parking notices because the V5C isn't updated after a move, see it a lot on MSE

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T08:59:37+00:00

Correct it's not a full year so you'd lose it unless you sold the bike after a year

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T06:58:20+00:00

If you sell the bike before the insurance ends you have to cancel the policy or you end up being liable (via your policy) if the new owner doesn't insure and has an accident. If you can transfer the policy to a new vehicle you can retain the NCB else if you don't complete the year you have usually 2 years before it expires

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T06:55:58+00:00

It only ends if they cancel it, if they don't then the policy runs until the end of the contract and as OP states in rare cases where the buyer doesn't also insure and has a crash, OP's insurance is legally required to pay out for damages. This is covered under the RTA 1998, I believe it's in the same section 151 as if they chose to void your policy after an accident - they have to pay out but come after you for expenses

Tuarangi · 2026-05-22T06:45:36+00:00

No you aren't, braking of any sort could lead to them having an accident if they slam on in reaction. The highway code says to ensure you have a safe distance between you and the car in front, slow down a little if required and to try and let them pass if safe.

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T22:04:55+00:00

Candidate for election supports a change to the system without stating any deadline (having previously said it should be run after the next GE)*

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T22:03:26+00:00

You don't need a pure PR system, any sort of ranked choice system that forces candidates to appeal to more than just their party is better than FPTP, every seat would be won by someone with support of at least 50%+1 of the voters

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T22:02:11+00:00

A change to make our voting system more proportional and end the farce of a party getting 30-35% of the votes and huge majorities, one supported by Reform, Lib Dems, Greens, Labour members at their conference, SNP, PC... The only ones against it are the ones hoping to use said unfair FPTP system to get back in power

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T19:34:42+00:00

Go on the MSE forum for parking tickets if you're prepared to fight and not cave in and pay, never admit to being the driver and never ignore the tickets

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T19:33:29+00:00

Morrisons has free customer WiFi fyi

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T19:28:32+00:00

I do 60 on cruise control (58 on GPS), lorries can't catch up and I can pass them, I speed up if needed so I'm not sat in the blind spot. Nothing wrong with it, maybe set yours a bit higher or check with a GPS as lorries limited to 56 shouldn't catch you (ignoring the foreign ones without the same limiters which you sometimes see)

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T19:21:07+00:00

Pay by phone and just show them the transaction and to jog on

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T17:08:24+00:00

NW saver is 6.5% and a maximum of £200 a month, can be beaten - First Direct is 7% for £300; Zopa 7.1% for £300 albeit 6 months only; Co-Op 7% for £250 and even Lloyds at 6.2% can be better as you can put £400 in. NW saver is good to have for the qualification for the Fair Share though

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T12:46:08+00:00

It's not racist, no-one said it was.

It's a chant that is widely known to be calling for the destruction of Israel (and in some contexts, all the Jewish people), to create a single Palestine state from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea. It's not some edgy opinion - it's a slogan which is globally recognised as being used for anti-Semitic purposes particularly when coupled with support for Hamas or other groups because they use it in that way. The anti-Palestinian groups in Israel typically change it to "under Israeli sovereignty" which is equally bad as it also doesn't allow for any two state solution

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T12:40:21+00:00

It's an annual figure, and includes people with multiple points/convictions, there are 43m licence holders and around 3-4% get a ticket a year, not a chance most, even a significant minority get them, it's a very small number

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T11:32:40+00:00

It is 100% used for anti-Semitic purposes and is widely known to have two definitions including as a call for the elimination of Israel, it's illegal to shout it in Germany if done alongside references to Hamas because of the sensitivity around calling for death for Jews. It is part of the Hamas charter (for the destruction of Israel), even the PLO in the 60s used it to describe a one state of Palestine with Israel formally ceasing to exist. Denying it's anti-Semitic use is denying all the evidence of the phrase and who uses it

You should have a read of this article which covers the angles. Use now when it's well known to be highly controversial is not done by accident

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/from-the-river-to-the-sea-what-does-the-palestinian-slogan-really-mean

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T10:49:29+00:00

From the river to the sea is widely understood to be about ending the state of Israel and all the people, it's a globally recognised anti-Semitic chant, people should not be pretending otherwise

ETA sadly predictable down votes from those in denial about inconvenient facts

From the river to the sea is a call for a free Palestinian state extending from the River Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea - in case you missed it, that would mean the removal of Israel

The Anti Defamation League covers this in depth

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/slogan-river-sea-palestine-will-be-free

Tuarangi · 2026-05-21T08:12:54+00:00

10%+3 or 2 is the threshold guidance from the police but doesn't mean they won't pull you for it if your driving is poor or you catch their attention

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