An advert for Canadian oil showing a steamy lesbian kiss was pulled after killjoys lashed out. The ad, fronted by the Canada Oil Sands Community Facebook page, featured a raunchy tryst with the caption “In Canada lesbians are considered hot! In Saudi Arabia if you’re a lesbian YOU DIE!”
While the page has removed the advert, it today uploaded a new one depicting two men being hanged, with the text:
“Did you know it’s against the law to be gay in Saudi Arabia? If you get caught being gay you die. Why is Canada importing oil from places like this when we have our own?”
Pro-fracking groups in Lancashire should listen and learn…
Over 300 government documents were quietly slipped out on “dumping day” yesterday, the traditional Whitehall operation where dozens of embarrassing stories are slipped out all at the same time on the last day before recess. Among the worst revelations are the admission that Philip Hammond repeatedly misled parliament about Saudi human rights abuses in Yemen – Tobias Elwood says the former Foreign Secretary made a string of erroneous statements downplaying actions by the British ally during the conflict. Then there is the disturbing revelation that a Saudi diplomat brought a slave to London. Saudi officials also face a further claim of “human trafficking, slavery or forced labour” in Britain. Theresa May told her new Cabinet that politics is not a game, but the charade of dumping day lives on…
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Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski heckled colleagues who praised the decision to scrap the Saudi prison contract, shouting “disgraceful” before crying “No!”, when Stewart Jackson said Gove “speaks for the House when he articulates the reasons for this decision”. Kawczynski was previously been grilled on Newsnight on his extensive links to Saudi Arabia:
He later threatened to sue Newsnight editor Ian Katz for pointing out that his links to the Saudi regime:
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These donations go all the way back to October 2009, when the Saudis kindly financed the MP’s £5,000 trip to the gulf state. Kawczynski is Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Saudi Arabia and has also written a book on the country. All in the good cause of “promoting Anglo-Saudi relations” of course…
Following the revelation this morning that Michael Gove had started a Cabinet row with Philip Hammond over the proposed £5.9 million prisons deal with Saudi Arabia, the PM has binned it. Douglas Carswell, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Corbyn also opposed the Ministry of Justice contract to supply prison services to Saudi Arabia. Is this the beginning of a new alliance in the cause of freedom?
Following the death King Abdullah this morning, the newly appointed absolute monarch of Saudi Arabia King Salman has waited no time in doing what all good employees should – updating his online presence. Within hours of his brothers death, Google has changed the name of Prince Salman Road in Riyadh to King Salman Road. The body is still warm…
King Salman was also quick to change his Twitter handle from @HRHPSalman to @KingSalman, a name it appears he has been squatting on for some time.
Someone called “Richard” is sitting on @king_uk. Guido wonders who is might be…
