Current Affairs

[Mervyn and Trish]

Maybe it's a green plug in hybrid helicopter that does 100mpg.

[Manoverboard]

I would deffo have expected free delivery from Preston

[Onelife]

Here's wishing Harry and Meghan all the best with their interview release

[david63]

Here's wishing Harry and Meghan all the best with their interview release

I have a feeling, and I may be wrong, that you are in a minority of one with that

[towny44]

Here's wishing Harry and Meghan all the best with their interview release

I have a feeling, and I may be wrong, that you are in a minority of one with that

I am surprised at Onelifes attitude on this, I would have assumed he would have been a loyal royalist, paying deep respect to the lifetime of service the Queen has given to the UK and Commonwealth.

[Kendhni]

Not seen it but my best guess is that it will see Meghan at her acting and manipulative best, with Oprah doing her trademark feigning of surprise and astonishment at the answers.

[Stephen]

What interview is this

[Stephen]

Harry asked to come back to UK to see Prince Philip.


https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/14 ... -latest-vn

[Onelife]

Here's wishing Harry and Meghan all the best with their interview release

I have a feeling, and I may be wrong, that you are in a minority of one with that

I am surprised at Onelifes attitude on this, I would have assumed he would have been a loyal royalist, paying deep respect to the lifetime of service the Queen has given to the UK and Commonwealth.

If I was pushed to choose, I would side with being a Royalist, however, that’s not to say I agree with the way the firm is run or the way a few of the royals conduct their lives.

I like the “Show Girl” (as she is known in the seedy corridors of Buckingham Palace) but I do feel sorry for all the royal insiders she's supposedly bullied

[Bensham33]

Harry and Megadeath have chosen to walk away from the Royal Family they do not wish to be part of the 'firm'. So let them go. I'm not remotely interested in hearing what she says. I ain't watching no interview.

[barney]

Harry and Megadeath have chosen to walk away from the Royal Family they do not wish to be part of the 'firm'. So let them go. I'm not remotely interested in hearing what she says. I ain't watching no interview.

I've got a bag of Butterkist at the ready.

[Ray B]

I do agree with them what they say about the press. Give them a inch they will turn it into a mile.

[towny44]

I do agree with them what they say about the press. Give them a inch they will turn it into a mile.

But I remember before the wedding there was a comment that one of her friends had warned her about how the UK media would hound her, however she was reported as saying that she knew how to handle the media.
My own opinion is that she expected to be the centre of attention, and when she found out just how far down the pecking order she would be, she decided that it was not for her.

[david63]

Having read some of the review of the interview it appears to me that she did not do her "homework" before becoming involved with the Royal family.

She, apparently, did not know that she had to curtsey when meeting the Queen in private - she thought that was only done in public.

They, again apparently, got married three days before the "official" wedding as the official wedding was for the "world" - erm wasn't she an actress in the limelight and this is the way things are done?

I do believe that Harry is as much to blame over this - the comment that he has been cut off financially when he left the Royal family seemed to surprise him. Welcome to the real world - when you leave your job your employer stops paying you.

I do accept some of the criticism of the press but it also seems to me to be six of one and half a dozen of the other - Harry set out on a path to be in conflict with some of the press from the outset.

The whole interview appears to me to be to garner support in the USA for the way that they have apparently been treated and to improve their "earning power"

[Esprit]

I'd rather watch Love Island Australia tonight than Hass & Meg.

[Mervyn and Trish]

When she first appeared I was a Meghan fan and there was some hurtful stuff in the press.

However if you are seeking more privacy a 2 hour interview with Oprah doesn't seem the way forward. It is also pretty tacky to attack people knowing they won't fight back.

[Manoverboard]

.... or even Junior Masterchef, Australia. No chance of us being tuned into the would be celebs

[Stephen]

No time for any of it.

Harry is a Prince by birth but as far as I'm concerned she should lose her Duchess title.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Thoughts on the 1% pay rise suggested for health staff.

I'm very mixed about this. On one hand the rest of the public sector are getting nothing. Many in the private sector have lost money or jobs during the pandemic and very few will get any rise anytime soon. Inflation is low, !% is actually above inflation. The government has no money and anything given to the health service will ultimately come from taxes, some of it paid by people earning salaries below health service level. A higher rise may spark "me too" claims across public service. The counter claim for 12.5% coupled with a threat of strike action is outrageous.

On the other hand NHS staff went above and beyond during the pandemic and knowingly put their lives at risk helping others. I'm not sure anyone else can say that. Yes shop workers and teachers and others carried on at some risk, but not in the same league as health staff. Working socially distanced where some of you customers/pupils/clients might have Covid is not the same as working close to them where you know they have it. The government has already paid out huge sums in compensation, grants and furlough to people who have been able to stay safely at home. Then there is the suggestion, if not a commitment, that the pay rise would be 2.1%.

On balance I'd give them the 2.1%. No we can't afford it. But we can't afford 1% either. And we can't afford health staff to walk away and new staff to have to be trained. I would also give them a one-off tax-free bonus equal to 10% of their salary up to a cap of £3,000. That is far less than we've paid furloughed staff to stay at home.

[Manoverboard]

I would give them 1% because if it was, say, 2.1% then every Public sector employee in the Country would demand the same. It is also the case that not every NHS worker was in the danger zone but those who were should be rewarded with a ' Covid Bonus ' based on the number of days they were at the coal face rather than a percentage of their salary because the risk was the same for all concerned.

[oldbluefox]

When she first appeared I was a Meghan fan and there was some hurtful stuff in the press.

However if you are seeking more privacy a 2 hour interview with Oprah doesn't seem the way forward. It is also pretty tacky to attack people knowing they won't fight back.

I wonder what her price is for naming them.

[oldbluefox]

I would give them 1% because if it was, say, 2.1% then every Public sector employee in the Country would demand the same. It is also the case that not every NHS worker was in the danger zone but those who were should be rewarded with a ' Covid Bonus ' based on the number of days they were at the coal face rather than a percentage of their salary because the risk was the same for all concerned.

My feelings exactly

[towny44]

I would give them 1% because if it was, say, 2.1% then every Public sector employee in the Country would demand the same. It is also the case that not every NHS worker was in the danger zone but those who were should be rewarded with a ' Covid Bonus ' based on the number of days they were at the coal face rather than a percentage of their salary because the risk was the same for all concerned.

I think that seems very fair Moby.

[Onelife]

I do agree with them what they say about the press. Give them a inch they will turn it into a mile.

But I remember before the wedding there was a comment that one of her friends had warned her about how the UK media would hound her, however she was reported as saying that she knew how to handle the media.
My own opinion is that she expected to be the centre of attention, and when she found out just how far down the pecking order she would be, she decided that it was not for her.

Short Memory John, they were the centre of attention and that is what the firm, and if the truth be known, Will and Kate didn’t like…at least it kick started them into doing more PR work.

Whilst it’s generally accepted that the inner circle of the Royals decline to comment on in house matters, it comes comes as no surprise that they have chosen to let it be known they are conducting internal investigation into bulling…it’s just a shame they didn’t afford the same to the ninth in line who allegedly enjoys getting his own way with young girls .

[Onelife]

I would give them 1% because if it was, say, 2.1% then every Public sector employee in the Country would demand the same. It is also the case that not every NHS worker was in the danger zone but those who were should be rewarded with a ' Covid Bonus ' based on the number of days they were at the coal face rather than a percentage of their salary because the risk was the same for all concerned.

I think that seems very fair Moby.

I think under the present circumstances 1% seems fair but let’s not forget the government didn’t honour what the independent review body suggested a few years back…it was the government that asked for the review to take place but when push came to shove, they ignored what was recommended.