Politics Thread 6

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Who will you vote for at the next General Election?

Conservative
16
10%
Labour
64
41%
Liberal Democrat
28
18%
Green
22
14%
SNP
16
10%
Brexit Party
4
3%
UKIP
2
1%
Plaid Cymru
3
2%
DUP
1
1%
Sinn Fein
2
1%
The Independent Group for Change
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 158
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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Squinty » Thu May 06, 2021 11:37 pm

Yeah, I took it for a play on the old benefits scrounger thing. Which was always a handy way of making people fight amongst themselves and distracting from much worse problems (companies paying strawberry float all tax).

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by That's not a growth » Fri May 07, 2021 6:55 am

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Cool meme, but like the vast majority of right wing stuff, it's utter bollocks.

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Also, the tax free allowance has grown loads this last decade.

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Source (Wikipedia)

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Moggy » Sun May 09, 2021 12:27 pm

twitter.com/danwaddell/status/1391323503631155201



strawberry floating hell :dread:

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Squinty » Sun May 09, 2021 12:58 pm

Well...that's a bad look.

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by Memento Mori » Sun May 09, 2021 1:47 pm


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by Mafro » Sun May 09, 2021 2:02 pm

Memento Mori wrote:The Wikipedia article :dread:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kay_ ... _born_1943)

he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility; this was accepted by the court.

What the strawberry float?

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by Moggy » Sun May 09, 2021 2:17 pm

Mafro wrote:
Memento Mori wrote:The Wikipedia article :dread:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kay_ ... _born_1943)

he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility; this was accepted by the court.

What the strawberry float?


After a spell of treatment at a psychiatric hospital in Friern Barnet he was taken back on by The Sun on condition that he be confined to the office.

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Sun May 09, 2021 6:49 pm

When I was quite drunk on Friday night, trying to get over the election results, I half typed a message to my local Labour party saying something like "commiserations on the results, it makes me feel sick" blah blah and my point was going to be about how I want to help out in some way. I don't have the time or inclination to go walking door-to-door, so I was trying to think of how I could maybe take my work experience and suggest things I could do to support them on a voluntary basis.

I deleted it in the end because I thought best not to write this while drunk :lol: but haven't got back round to it.

Does anyone else here have any sort of role within their local party/council etc?

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by Rex Kramer » Sun May 09, 2021 7:16 pm

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:When I was quite drunk on Friday night, trying to get over the election results, I half typed a message to my local Labour party saying something like "commiserations on the results, it makes me feel sick" blah blah and my point was going to be about how I want to help out in some way. I don't have the time or inclination to go walking door-to-door, so I was trying to think of how I could maybe take my work experience and suggest things I could do to support them on a voluntary basis.

I deleted it in the end because I thought best not to write this while drunk :lol: but haven't got back round to it.

Does anyone else here have any sort of role within their local party/council etc?

No but I am seriously considering trying to get on the local parish council as a step towards standing for a local council election in a few years. I'm getting tired of feeling angry about stuff and just ending up helpless.

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Sun May 09, 2021 7:45 pm

Rex Kramer wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:When I was quite drunk on Friday night, trying to get over the election results, I half typed a message to my local Labour party saying something like "commiserations on the results, it makes me feel sick" blah blah and my point was going to be about how I want to help out in some way. I don't have the time or inclination to go walking door-to-door, so I was trying to think of how I could maybe take my work experience and suggest things I could do to support them on a voluntary basis.

I deleted it in the end because I thought best not to write this while drunk :lol: but haven't got back round to it.

Does anyone else here have any sort of role within their local party/council etc?

No but I am seriously considering trying to get on the local parish council as a step towards standing for a local council election in a few years. I'm getting tired of feeling angry about stuff and just ending up helpless.

Yeah same here. I want to feel like I'm actually doing something useful towards things rather than just attacking Tories on Facebook/Twitter and achieving absolutely nothing.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Grumpy David » Sun May 09, 2021 8:04 pm

Chilling article from Nick Cohen about the rich using Libel laws in the UK to silence journalists.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/08/are-our-courts-a-playground-for-bullies-just-ask-catherine-belton

I've immediately bought the book (in paperback and not from Amazon) as a result.

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by Moggy » Sun May 09, 2021 8:16 pm

Oblomov Boblomov wrote:When I was quite drunk on Friday night, trying to get over the election results, I half typed a message to my local Labour party saying something like "commiserations on the results, it makes me feel sick" blah blah and my point was going to be about how I want to help out in some way. I don't have the time or inclination to go walking door-to-door, so I was trying to think of how I could maybe take my work experience and suggest things I could do to support them on a voluntary basis.

I deleted it in the end because I thought best not to write this while drunk :lol: but haven't got back round to it.

Does anyone else here have any sort of role within their local party/council etc?


You've no chance with Layla now.

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by OrangeRKN » Sun May 09, 2021 8:28 pm

Grumpy David wrote:Chilling article from Nick Cohen about the rich using Libel laws in the UK to silence journalists.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/08/are-our-courts-a-playground-for-bullies-just-ask-catherine-belton

I've immediately bought the book (in paperback and not from Amazon) as a result.


Libel law is in principle a sensible idea to protect individuals from life-ruining harassment, but in practice they absolutely exist to serve the interests of the rich and powerful and as a tool of censorship.

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by Rocsteady » Sun May 09, 2021 8:39 pm

Grumpy David wrote:Chilling article from Nick Cohen about the rich using Libel laws in the UK to silence journalists.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/08/are-our-courts-a-playground-for-bullies-just-ask-catherine-belton

I've immediately bought the book (in paperback and not from Amazon) as a result.

That sounds a fascinating read. Definitely adding it to the list.

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by Oblomov Boblomov » Sun May 09, 2021 9:02 pm

Moggy wrote:
Oblomov Boblomov wrote:When I was quite drunk on Friday night, trying to get over the election results, I half typed a message to my local Labour party saying something like "commiserations on the results, it makes me feel sick" blah blah and my point was going to be about how I want to help out in some way. I don't have the time or inclination to go walking door-to-door, so I was trying to think of how I could maybe take my work experience and suggest things I could do to support them on a voluntary basis.

I deleted it in the end because I thought best not to write this while drunk :lol: but haven't got back round to it.

Does anyone else here have any sort of role within their local party/council etc?


You've no chance with Layla now.

She can be the Capulet to my Montague :shifty:.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Hexx » Sun May 09, 2021 10:00 pm

twitter.com/patrickkmaguire/status/1391493402659852292



twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1391491348746866693


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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Return_of_the_STAR » Sun May 09, 2021 10:42 pm

Angela Rayner - Deputy Leader, Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for the Future of Work

Anneliese Dodds - Party Chair & Chair of Labour Policy Review

Shabana Mahmood - National Campaign Coordinator

Alan Campbell - Shadow Chief Whip

Rachel Reeves - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

Bridget Phillipson Shadow Chief Secretary to HM Treasury

Lisa Nandy - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

Nick Thomas-Symonds - Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department

David Lammy - Shadow Secretary of State for Justice

John Healey - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Jonathan Ashworth - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Ed Miliband - Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Jonathan Reynolds - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Emily Thornberry - Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade

Kate Green - Shadow Secretary of State for Education:

Jo Stevens - Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Luke Pollard - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Steve Reed - Shadow Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government

Lucy Powell - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing

Jim McMahon - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Preet Gill - Shadow Secretary of State for International Development

Nia Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Wales

Ian Murray - Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland:

Louise Haigh - Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Marsha de Cordova - Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities

Thangam Debbonaire - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Charlie Falconer - Shadow Attorney General

Rosena Allin-Khan - Shadow Secretary of State for Mental Health

Wes Streeting - Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty

Cat Smith - Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy

Andy McDonald - Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights & Protections

Angela Smith - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

Tommy McAvoy - Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords


Rayner very much not demoted.

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Moggy » Mon May 10, 2021 9:00 am

twitter.com/guardian/status/1391530185980264448



:fp:

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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Winckle » Mon May 10, 2021 9:03 am

Moggy wrote:

twitter.com/guardian/status/1391530185980264448



:fp:

One party state.

We should migrate GRcade to Flarum. :toot:
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PostRe: Politics Thread 6
by Lagamorph » Mon May 10, 2021 9:06 am

They actually asked me for my polling card when I went to the local elections on Thursday then got rather huffy when I didn't have it.

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