Nearly 70 allotment holders booted off their plots after 130 years
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Former Estonian PM booted off flight to Japan after cabin crew contretemps – POLITICO
A picture taken at the airport and published by Postimees appeared to show Rõivas being escorted out by the Finnish police. Liisa Toots, director of the media relations bureau at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told POLITICO that Rõivas was traveling as part of a business delegation, but that the ministry was not responsible for his movements, as “members of the business delegation are in charge of making their travel arrangements.” Toots confirmed that the ministry was aware of the incident, however, she said that the exact reason for Rõivas’ removal from the plane remains unclear. “That’s what we’re asking of those involved in the case,” she added to Postimees. Rõivas was Estonian prime minister from March 2014 to November 2016 and is now chairman of the supervisory board of Auve Tech, an Estonian company which specializes in autonomous vehicles. Rõivas did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. Source link
Minister booted off the airwaves as UK Tory Islamophobia row rages – POLITICO
The MP was swiftly suspended by Sunak — but Conservative ministers have had a much harder time directly condemning their former colleague on the airwaves. Michael Tomlinson, a junior minister for immigration, became the latest government rep forced onto the defensive Tuesday, as he was repeatedly pressed on Lee’s comments during Ferrari’s LBC show. “What Lee said was wrong, and as a result of what he said he had the whip removed from him,” Tomlinson offered. But he opted not to expand on this description — and pointedly refused to say whether the comments were “Islamophobic.” “I’m normally a very polite man,” Ferrari said. “I’ll ask you now for the third time — I’ve asked you six times why it was necessary — for the third time: was it Islamophobic?” Tomlinson replied: “Nick, it was wrong.” That was enough for Ferrari, who said: “I’ll have to curtail the interview there — I’m grateful for your time — but enough already.” Closing out the conversation, Ferrari said: “Michael Tomlinson is a minister of state for illegal …
Owner of famous house with 25ft shark sticking out of the roof booted off Airbnb
The owner of a world-famous house with a 25ft shark sticking out of the roof has been banned from renting it out on Airbnb. The quirky property – widely known as the Headington Shark House – has been available as a short-term let on the booking site for the last five years – going for as much as £1k a night during peak times. But its owner Magnus Hanson-Heine, who inherited it from his father and its creator Bill Heine, has now been ordered to remove it – as he doesn’t have the right planning permission. Bill installed the shark statue on top of his property in secret without official permission in 1986 – beginning a six-year planning row with Oxford City Council. Oxford City Council refused retrospective planning permission two years later before the then Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Heseltine, intervened to allow it to stay. Source link
Trump Booted From Colorado Ballot
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Cruise leaders booted following initial safety probe
Nine Cruise managers and executives who worked in commercial operations, legal and policy department have left GM’s self-driving vehicle subsidiary following an initial internal analysis of the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis. The departures were shared with employees via an internal Slack message. Cruise spokesperson Erik Moser confirmed the departures and shared a statement, but declined to comment on whether these employees were fired. TechCrunch was able to identify that David Estrada, who left autonomous vehicle startup Nuro in July to head up Cruise’s government affairs department, and COO Gil West were among those who were dismissed. West has since updated his LinkedIn profile indicating his employment ended. “Today, following an initial analysis of the October 2 incident and Cruise’s response to it, nine individuals departed Cruise. These include key leaders from Legal, Government Affairs, and Commercial Operations, as well as Safety and Systems. As a company, we are committed to full transparency and are focused on rebuilding trust and operating with the …
Boris Johnson Booted Me Out. So Much the Better.
For three years now, I’ve had a recurring dream. I am walking into the British Parliament, which seems to have become a cathedral. Passing beneath coffered ceilings, Gothic wallpaper, and sinuous brass work, I arrive at a marble version of the debating chamber, in which I can see my sometimes-antagonist, the Conservative member of Parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg, lying in what appears to be a bishop’s surplice on one of the pews. When I step in to join my other colleagues, a large man in a tailcoat intercepts me, indicates courteously that this place is no longer for me, and escorts me out. I had thought that I was reconciled to my break with Britain’s Conservative Party. My dreams suggest otherwise. That break was sudden. Four years ago, Boris Johnson became prime minister. Almost overnight, the liberal-centrist tradition of the Conservative Party, which I had championed, was replaced by a right-wing, anti-immigrant platform for populists who reveled in stoking culture wars. The new prime minister threatened that MPs who tried to block his hard-Brexit proposals would …