Geth
@gethb.bsky.social
One of those “liberal, leftie lawyers” by day. Jabberings on politics, food, travel, books and sports by night. Views are my own. He/Him. 🏴 🏳️🌈
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Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
January 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
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Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead.
January 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead.
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New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton.
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
December 17, 2024 at 5:05 PM
New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton.
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
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Listening to politicians talk about asylum seekers it sounds like their one & only purpose is to keep people out.
Which of you is not too much of a coward to say: it is GOOD that people escape from danger.
And it is GOOD that the UK can be a place of sanctuary, actually.
Which of you is not too much of a coward to say: it is GOOD that people escape from danger.
And it is GOOD that the UK can be a place of sanctuary, actually.
December 16, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Listening to politicians talk about asylum seekers it sounds like their one & only purpose is to keep people out.
Which of you is not too much of a coward to say: it is GOOD that people escape from danger.
And it is GOOD that the UK can be a place of sanctuary, actually.
Which of you is not too much of a coward to say: it is GOOD that people escape from danger.
And it is GOOD that the UK can be a place of sanctuary, actually.
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Word of the day is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a dislike of company and the desire to be left alone.
December 16, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Word of the day is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a dislike of company and the desire to be left alone.
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Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back?
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Two-Tier Reporting: When Climate Protesters Slow Ambulances They’re Vilified, So Why Are Wealthy Farmers Given a Free Pass?
Media outlets rush to condemn climate change campaigners as "middle class" protesters causing "chaos" while ignoring greater disruption by millionaire landowners
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back?
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
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Keir Starmer's spokesman says the PM was "surprised" to hear Kemi Badenoch condemn sandwiches and say she "has a steak brought in for lunch" instead.
Says Starmer "is quite happy with the sandwich lunch," which he describes as a "Great British institution"
Says he likes a "tuna sandwich or toasty"
Says Starmer "is quite happy with the sandwich lunch," which he describes as a "Great British institution"
Says he likes a "tuna sandwich or toasty"
December 12, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Keir Starmer's spokesman says the PM was "surprised" to hear Kemi Badenoch condemn sandwiches and say she "has a steak brought in for lunch" instead.
Says Starmer "is quite happy with the sandwich lunch," which he describes as a "Great British institution"
Says he likes a "tuna sandwich or toasty"
Says Starmer "is quite happy with the sandwich lunch," which he describes as a "Great British institution"
Says he likes a "tuna sandwich or toasty"
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Is Britain real.
Keir Starmer's spokesman says the PM was "surprised" to hear Kemi Badenoch condemn sandwiches and say she "has a steak brought in for lunch" instead.
Says Starmer "is quite happy with the sandwich lunch," which he describes as a "Great British institution"
Says he likes a "tuna sandwich or toasty"
Says Starmer "is quite happy with the sandwich lunch," which he describes as a "Great British institution"
Says he likes a "tuna sandwich or toasty"
December 12, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Is Britain real.
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Sterling close to its highest value against the Euro since the Brexit referendum. Markets appear to be rewarding the prospect of long term British political stability. Not something you’ve been able to say for a while.
December 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Sterling close to its highest value against the Euro since the Brexit referendum. Markets appear to be rewarding the prospect of long term British political stability. Not something you’ve been able to say for a while.
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no pain au chocolat, no gain au chocolat
November 29, 2024 at 12:58 PM
no pain au chocolat, no gain au chocolat
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Whether you agree or disagree with assisted dying, Kim Leadbeater has conducted herself with class. Think a lot will come down to the quality of this debate and she is opening with a respectful, patient tone.
November 29, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Whether you agree or disagree with assisted dying, Kim Leadbeater has conducted herself with class. Think a lot will come down to the quality of this debate and she is opening with a respectful, patient tone.
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Spot on. Comprehensive pedestrianisation should be far higher up the agenda in our cities than it is. Nearly wherever cars go, cities get worse. Nearly wherever they’re removed, those urban spaces flourish.
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 26, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Spot on. Comprehensive pedestrianisation should be far higher up the agenda in our cities than it is. Nearly wherever cars go, cities get worse. Nearly wherever they’re removed, those urban spaces flourish.
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Elon Musk doesn't seem to have grasped the population size of the UK.
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Elon Musk doesn't seem to have grasped the population size of the UK.
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the Venn diagram of people who signed an online petition for an election & people who signed an online petition to reinstate Jeremy Clarkson after he physically assaulted a colleague is a circle
November 25, 2024 at 1:12 PM
the Venn diagram of people who signed an online petition for an election & people who signed an online petition to reinstate Jeremy Clarkson after he physically assaulted a colleague is a circle
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I for one am amazed that Keir Starmer, five months after winning a 170 seat majority, has not called a fresh election after acceding to a random petition. Shameful stuff. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Keir Starmer Dismisses Petition Demanding General Election As More Than 2 Million Sign It
The prime minister said he was "not surprised" that lots of people are unhappy with his government.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I for one am amazed that Keir Starmer, five months after winning a 170 seat majority, has not called a fresh election after acceding to a random petition. Shameful stuff. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
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Exactly a decade ago, I wrote about how the combination of Treasury pressure for cuts and "war on scroungers" rhetoric gave us the ESA/WCA disaster.
Vital Labour/DWP learn the lessons and do not repeat this sorry history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vital Labour/DWP learn the lessons and do not repeat this sorry history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Universal credit is a tale of failure that’s still unfolding | Jonathan Portes
Jonathan Portes: The wildly over-ambitious timetable, the soaring costs, the human suffering – Iain Duncan Smith’s flagship policy has been flagship disaster
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Exactly a decade ago, I wrote about how the combination of Treasury pressure for cuts and "war on scroungers" rhetoric gave us the ESA/WCA disaster.
Vital Labour/DWP learn the lessons and do not repeat this sorry history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vital Labour/DWP learn the lessons and do not repeat this sorry history.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This man was all for a no-deal Brexit.
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
November 24, 2024 at 8:41 AM
This man was all for a no-deal Brexit.
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
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I’m finding the community here far more engaging and respectful, while still wickedly funny. Happy to be migrating to these friendlier skies.
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 AM
I’m finding the community here far more engaging and respectful, while still wickedly funny. Happy to be migrating to these friendlier skies.
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John Prescott was a politician both behind and ahead of his time. Considered too bluff and old Labour to reach to the very top in the 90s, today his authenticity and class credentials would have been perfect to fight Farage and populism. Labour needs more like him.
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM
John Prescott was a politician both behind and ahead of his time. Considered too bluff and old Labour to reach to the very top in the 90s, today his authenticity and class credentials would have been perfect to fight Farage and populism. Labour needs more like him.
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On Monday we learnt that 1 in 3 children are living in poverty…
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
On Monday we learnt that 1 in 3 children are living in poverty…
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 AM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys
November 17, 2024 at 4:30 AM
“bluesky is an echo chamber” everywhere’s an echo chamber i’m going with the one without cybertruck guys
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This place feels like moving into a new home and having to use a bowl to drink your first coffee because you haven’t found the mugs yet
But you love it and the mugs are around somewhere
But you love it and the mugs are around somewhere
November 15, 2024 at 10:28 AM
This place feels like moving into a new home and having to use a bowl to drink your first coffee because you haven’t found the mugs yet
But you love it and the mugs are around somewhere
But you love it and the mugs are around somewhere