I Wonder Why This Has Happened

[Ric.ror]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34518706

[ichkeria]

Jeremy Corbyn posted this, so maybe we can all blame him:

"I wrote to David Cameron on 25 September demanding that the UK government terminate the Ministry of Justice’s bid to provide services to the Saudi prisons service (which uses beheadings, lashing and crucifixions). I am pleased David Cameron has been shamed into a u-turn, as I said in the statement I have just released:

“David Cameron has been shamed into a u-turn on this terrible contract, but why on earth was it set up in the first place? We should be sending a strong message to repressive regimes that the UK is a beacon for human rights and that this contract bid is unacceptable in the 21st century, and would damage Britain's standing in the world.”

[mikey4444]

Perhaps we shouldn't have signed the deal in the first place ?

Perhaps it might be due to Saudi Arabia's appalling human rights record ?

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/saudi-arabia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia#Corporal_punishment

[Svejk]

Won't they just be held in worse conditions now until they have their heads chopped off. Not that, I suppose, it makes much difference to them.
Does this mean the Jamaican Hilton deal is on hold? I do hope so.

[tamborine]

Dont buy petrol if their HR bother you

[Gromit]

Saudi Arabia is suffering fro Austerity due to the price of Oils dropping so low.

// The Saudi government has banned infrastructure spending as it faces its gravest fiscal crisis for years because of low oil prices, according to leaked internal government documents.

Secret Saudi policy memos issued by King Salman to the finance minister detail the new economic austerity measures to be implemented across all government ministries. Saudi public finances have been depleted this year by tumbling oil prices to such an extent that the kingdom is expected to run a deficit of at least 20% of GDP in 2015.

One letter marked “Highly Confidential and Most Urgent” dated 14-12-1436 (28 September 2015 in the Islamic calendar) gives strict instructions to stop any new projects, end the purchases of any new vehicles, furniture or other equipment, freeze all appointments and promotions, stop compensation payments for property, and halt any new rental agreements.

Expenditure from existing budgets and projects during the fourth quarter are forbidden to exceed 25% of the agreed totals, and expenditure on travel and other business-related expenses are not to exceed 15% of the original budget. //

Perhaps we were worried about being paid?

[mikey4444]

A bit off topic perhaps, but there was an article in the weekend papers, that said that Saudi Arabia is experiencing serious financial difficulties, due to the low oil price.

Apparently nearly 100% of income to its Treasury comes solely from the sale of oil....they have very little income from taxation, as almost nobody pays any tax ! Add to that the continual syphoning off of money by its extended Royal Family,and they are now in the situation that they find themselves in.

Perhaps they will stop funding ISIL ( allegedly )

[mikey4444]

Gromit....just seen your post...great minds think alike perhaps !

[Hypognosis]

Drill, baby, drill!

[agchristie]

We can't be sure why it has happened but as the link suggests it is small fry in terms of finance and the bigger deal to the Saudis is the further negative exposure of their human rights record.

Corbyn can claim a bit of a victory on this issue.

[Ric.ror]

Perhaps they will stop funding ISIL ( allegedly )

I guess those 500 new mosques in Germany are out of the question now

Maybe they could take some of the Syrian refugees in the purpose built air conditioned city of tents and charge the rest of the world for taking them - just a thought ;-))