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Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:07 pm
by Hypes
Urgh. Can we have Cal back?
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:29 pm
by Lagamorph
Vermilion wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43031441
It was bad enough when Labour decided to use a dodgy PC ticket pricing strategy a while back.
The Young Labour event next month is open to under-27s who "self define" as women, LGBT+, BAME or disabled.
You can self define as disabled?
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:39 pm
by Hypes
Lagamorph wrote:You can self define as disabled?
I suppose you have to. The Tory DWP certainly won't declare you as such
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:57 pm
by Regginator3
bring back Blair
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:00 pm
by That
Lagamorph wrote:You can self define as disabled?
For the purposes of admission to a minorities event, yeah? How else would it work? Doctor's note to be presented with your badge?
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:12 pm
by Jenuall
Regginator3 wrote: Also I agree with corporation tax cuts. Not just from a moral point of view (why should I be forced to give up money I've earned?) but from a practical point of view
Just wondering how in this world of little or, as you seem to advocate, no taxation we are going to afford to pay for all the trivial little things like schools, hospitals, police and such like?
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:19 am
by Vermilion
Regginator3 wrote:bring back Blair
No thanks, Labour needs a new leader who is actually sane.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:44 am
by Hexx
Karl wrote:Lagamorph wrote:You can self define as disabled?
For the purposes of admission to a minorities event, yeah? How else would it work? Doctor's note to be presented with your badge?
Presumably the counter argument is that people should "look" disabled and have obvious limps.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:58 am
by Benzin
Hexx wrote:Karl wrote:Lagamorph wrote:You can self define as disabled?
For the purposes of admission to a minorities event, yeah? How else would it work? Doctor's note to be presented with your badge?
Presumably the counter argument is that people should "look" disabled and have obvious limps.
And that's a whole can of worms in of itself
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:20 pm
by Lotus
Did anything ever happen with Labour and the whole 'charging people different ticket prices based on their skin colour' thing? I think it got reported to the equality commission, but I never heard anything else on it.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:08 pm
by Earfolds
Vermilion wrote:Regginator3 wrote:bring back Blair
No thanks, Labour needs a new leader who is actually sane.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:36 pm
by Irene Demova
Vermilion wrote:Regginator3 wrote:bring back Blair
No thanks, Labour needs a new leader who is actually sane.
So what do you want lol, someone with Blair's shitty liberal politics but none of the stigma he got from enacting his shitty liberal politics?
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 3:45 pm
by OrangeRKN
None of the war crimes I imagine
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:19 pm
by Irene Demova
OrangeRakoon wrote:None of the war crimes I imagine
Imperialism's an essential part of that political worldview though lol, just look at how Hilary Benn got cheered on whilst he advocated bombing the middle east. They're always going to be interventionists.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:20 pm
by Earfolds
The shitty liberal party were against the war, though.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:45 pm
by Vermilion
Just out of curiosity, i was wondering if anyone here has undertaken an actual tour of parliament?
I've done the tour twice now, and it is genuinely fascinating, you get to see Central Lobby, Westminster Hall, The House of Commons, House of Lords, The Robing Room, and a whole bunch of other places, i've even been able to stand at the PM's spot at the dispatch box in the commons which was seriously neat. Unfortunately, you can only do filming and photos in Westminster Hall & St Stephen's Hall, but even so, that still allows for some pretty neat shots and footage.
I highly recommend you try it if you've not yet had the chance to do so.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:50 pm
by Errkal
I went on one when I was a youth, was in my town young person's council as we were invited and taken round by our MP. Was a good day.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:52 pm
by Preezy
I sat in on a very boring House of Commons debate during an A-Level politics trip.
I got a D
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:58 pm
by Moggy
I have been on a tour of the Australian Parliament but not the British one.
Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:59 pm
by Hexx
Preezy wrote:I got a D
