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THERESA MAY HAS ordered an MP to be suspended from the Conservative Party after she used the n-word in a meeting yesterday.
Anne Marie Morris issued an apology after using the word in a discussion about Brexit at an event in London.
The Newton Abbot MP said that UK leaving the EU without a deal would be a “real n***** in the woodpile”, according to a recording published on the Huffington Post.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered the Conservative party’s chief whip to suspend Morris.
Announcing the suspension, Theresa May said she was “shocked” by the “completely unacceptable” language. In a statement she said:
I immediately asked the chief whip to suspend the party whip. Language like this has absolutely no place in politics or in today’s society.
In a statement to the BBC, Morris said, “The comment was totally unintentional. I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused.”
The racially offensive phrase refers to something that is contrary to its appearance in a situation. It dates back to the mid-19th century and it is believed it was used in America’s southern states to refer to slaves who concealed themselves in order to flee and secure their freedom.
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That is the nature of insurance sure
As opposed to the insurance against nature.
These guys sicken me the way they insist on guaranteeing margins for themselves. Imagine a bike rental guy in the Aran Islands insisting on charging all tourists €50 per hour because ‘last year was a rainy summer’. FBD tried to hike mine but I went to Chill. The industry have the public over a barrel with the compulsory nature of their product. Its analogous to me placing a bet with a bookie, losing, and then robbing the place at gunpoint to get my money back. Yet governments around the world are afraid to stop them. Banks have the same ‘risk is not for us to suffer’ attitude.
That is all to do with Governments obsession with Corpocracy – the interest of the consumer always plays seconds fiddle to Corporations – why could shareholders not be told there had been a bad winter and dividend increases are being withheld for once – rather than effectively steal the losses
back off consumers.
They already hiked renewal premiums on my car and home insurance and that is why I’m no longer an FBD customer.
You’re right Jayo….it’s on the consumer’s interest to play insurance companies off one and other….I got my renewal from FBD a few weeks ago, checked around for another quote elsewhere, which in almost ever instance was coming in quite a bit cheaper….rang them back and told them that I didn’t want to move but because it was cheaper with someone else, that I had no other option…..they end up matching the other quotes!! Happy days!!
Pretty sure it’s FBD not FDB as it’s spelled in your headline……
Thanks Craig, that’s fixed now.
No… still FDB. ….
Thanks Brian, it might take a minute to update on all browsers.
They lost €20 million but still made €5.6 million. So how much have they made in the last. 5 years…..?
A lot…..and yet the greedy feckers will still want an increase.
What’s more….they will be allowed.
DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!
5.6 million is not a huge profit for a company that size.
Gangsters…
Sure just ask the government to set up a usc2 to help you out I’m sure they’ll oblige
No Nonsense.ie becomes FU.ie
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