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The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
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The designer of Times New Roman, Stanley Morrison, was a conscientious objector in 1916 and was imprisoned for his pacifist beliefs.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
Times New Roman is an imported font, developed for London newspaper The Times in 1931. You know what American-designed font cooked up in 1994 would be perfect for this regime? Comic Sans.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The designer of Times New Roman, Stanley Morrison, was a conscientious objector in 1916 and was imprisoned for his pacifist beliefs.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
These dipshits can't even vice signal without screwing it up.
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Keir Starmer on former Tory MPs defecting to Reform UK:
"21 ex-Tory MPs have now left for Reform. The real question is who's, next?"
"21 ex-Tory MPs have now left for Reform. The real question is who's, next?"
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Keir Starmer on former Tory MPs defecting to Reform UK:
"21 ex-Tory MPs have now left for Reform. The real question is who's, next?"
"21 ex-Tory MPs have now left for Reform. The real question is who's, next?"
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It's increasingly obvious, in case it wasn't at the time, that we have prioritised a weak deal with the US over a comprehensive deal with the EU.
Even a sector-by-sector deal with the EU would have huge carve outs covering huge swathes of the everyday economy. Millions of jobs.
We're stuck.
Even a sector-by-sector deal with the EU would have huge carve outs covering huge swathes of the everyday economy. Millions of jobs.
We're stuck.
December 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It's increasingly obvious, in case it wasn't at the time, that we have prioritised a weak deal with the US over a comprehensive deal with the EU.
Even a sector-by-sector deal with the EU would have huge carve outs covering huge swathes of the everyday economy. Millions of jobs.
We're stuck.
Even a sector-by-sector deal with the EU would have huge carve outs covering huge swathes of the everyday economy. Millions of jobs.
We're stuck.
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As a child I read lots about WWII, early 70’s most UK kids comics aimed at boys were still WWII focused, Warlord, Commando etc.
At no point was I ever obsessed with Hitler, if anything the ‘media’ was influencing the under 10’s it was Tommy good, Gerry bad.
Nothing in our society was pro fascist.
At no point was I ever obsessed with Hitler, if anything the ‘media’ was influencing the under 10’s it was Tommy good, Gerry bad.
Nothing in our society was pro fascist.
December 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
As a child I read lots about WWII, early 70’s most UK kids comics aimed at boys were still WWII focused, Warlord, Commando etc.
At no point was I ever obsessed with Hitler, if anything the ‘media’ was influencing the under 10’s it was Tommy good, Gerry bad.
Nothing in our society was pro fascist.
At no point was I ever obsessed with Hitler, if anything the ‘media’ was influencing the under 10’s it was Tommy good, Gerry bad.
Nothing in our society was pro fascist.
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The clash within civilisations on.ft.com/48GrYcs
The clash within civilisations
The important conflicts today take place inside cultural-religious blocs, not between them
on.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The clash within civilisations on.ft.com/48GrYcs
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It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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Badenoch also claimed there is 400 less teachers.
At the General Election when the Tories left power there was 566,916 teachers
There is now 614,391.
An increase of 47,475!
#PMQs
At the General Election when the Tories left power there was 566,916 teachers
There is now 614,391.
An increase of 47,475!
#PMQs
December 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Badenoch also claimed there is 400 less teachers.
At the General Election when the Tories left power there was 566,916 teachers
There is now 614,391.
An increase of 47,475!
#PMQs
At the General Election when the Tories left power there was 566,916 teachers
There is now 614,391.
An increase of 47,475!
#PMQs
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Self-declared Free Speech Capital of the World Deeply Concerned about European Censorship proposes pre-screening tweets for wrongthink as part of the ESTA application process.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Self-declared Free Speech Capital of the World Deeply Concerned about European Censorship proposes pre-screening tweets for wrongthink as part of the ESTA application process.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
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Ed Davey asks to stand up to Trump's threats to Europe and to strengthen the UK with a Customs Union with the EU
Stramer dodges the Trump comment, and says post Brexit trade deals outside the EU are better than a Customs Union with the EU
Labour under Starmer makes us smaller and poorer
Stramer dodges the Trump comment, and says post Brexit trade deals outside the EU are better than a Customs Union with the EU
Labour under Starmer makes us smaller and poorer
December 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Ed Davey asks to stand up to Trump's threats to Europe and to strengthen the UK with a Customs Union with the EU
Stramer dodges the Trump comment, and says post Brexit trade deals outside the EU are better than a Customs Union with the EU
Labour under Starmer makes us smaller and poorer
Stramer dodges the Trump comment, and says post Brexit trade deals outside the EU are better than a Customs Union with the EU
Labour under Starmer makes us smaller and poorer
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When they want to increase public spending, every politician is asked how they will pay for it, but the same is not true (yet) for cutting immigration (because it is incorrectly understood as not having a cost.) I wonder if that will change as the impact on the economy becomes more visible.
Tighter visa rules will cost UK up to £10.8bn giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
When they want to increase public spending, every politician is asked how they will pay for it, but the same is not true (yet) for cutting immigration (because it is incorrectly understood as not having a cost.) I wonder if that will change as the impact on the economy becomes more visible.
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In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
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All of global politics is really just to distract us from this horrible fact
This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
All of global politics is really just to distract us from this horrible fact
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Exactly. In fact, having been a schoolboy at a not dissimilar school in that time, it's the Spectator article that spectacularly "misses the point": it's true that 'war talk' was the norm, but it was quite the opposite of the norm to identify *with* the Nazis - and certainly not "entirely typical".
The argument here is that because the war was still a big subject in 1970s playgrounds, this excuses Farage's gross behaviour at the time. No, Farage went way beyond anything I remember - which was more about air-shooting phantom Nazis invading the school grounds
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exactly. In fact, having been a schoolboy at a not dissimilar school in that time, it's the Spectator article that spectacularly "misses the point": it's true that 'war talk' was the norm, but it was quite the opposite of the norm to identify *with* the Nazis - and certainly not "entirely typical".
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He is now a parody of himself! Apparently the font Calibri too woke for State Department.
All GOP documents should be written in Comic Sans.
All GOP documents should be written in Comic Sans.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
He is now a parody of himself! Apparently the font Calibri too woke for State Department.
All GOP documents should be written in Comic Sans.
All GOP documents should be written in Comic Sans.
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Ed Davey: "Quite apart from the irony of President Trump accusing others of trampling on basic principles of democracy, it repeats far right tropes of civilisational erasure, and threatens that the US Government will cultivate resistance in Europe."
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ed Davey: "Quite apart from the irony of President Trump accusing others of trampling on basic principles of democracy, it repeats far right tropes of civilisational erasure, and threatens that the US Government will cultivate resistance in Europe."
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Costs come down, bills don't, the advantage of privatised monopolies.
Just 1 company, Centrica, controls gas prices.
Just 3 control electricity prices.
Before the 1970's the Government controlled it ALL.
Just 1 company, Centrica, controls gas prices.
Just 3 control electricity prices.
Before the 1970's the Government controlled it ALL.
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Costs come down, bills don't, the advantage of privatised monopolies.
Just 1 company, Centrica, controls gas prices.
Just 3 control electricity prices.
Before the 1970's the Government controlled it ALL.
Just 1 company, Centrica, controls gas prices.
Just 3 control electricity prices.
Before the 1970's the Government controlled it ALL.
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They have to make up how terrible nationalised services used to be to justify how awful the privatised services really are.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
They have to make up how terrible nationalised services used to be to justify how awful the privatised services really are.
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Currently 90% of the NHS is nationalised, it does 96% of the work.
10% of the NHS is privatised, it does 4% of the work.
The solution is nationalising Medicine, the Government could pass a law requiring all Medical Staff have to be employed by the Government.
Problem solved.
10% of the NHS is privatised, it does 4% of the work.
The solution is nationalising Medicine, the Government could pass a law requiring all Medical Staff have to be employed by the Government.
Problem solved.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Currently 90% of the NHS is nationalised, it does 96% of the work.
10% of the NHS is privatised, it does 4% of the work.
The solution is nationalising Medicine, the Government could pass a law requiring all Medical Staff have to be employed by the Government.
Problem solved.
10% of the NHS is privatised, it does 4% of the work.
The solution is nationalising Medicine, the Government could pass a law requiring all Medical Staff have to be employed by the Government.
Problem solved.
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Tipping points.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmd6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmd6...
Tipping Points - Professor Tim Lenton | National Emergency Briefing
YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tipping points.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmd6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmd6...
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Sorry but this is exactly the gotcha style of questioning that inevitably brings democracy into disarray. Governments can't actually say everything they want about foreign leaders because that is diplomacy. Headline either way. And unscrupulous leaders who don't care are the winners.
Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Sorry but this is exactly the gotcha style of questioning that inevitably brings democracy into disarray. Governments can't actually say everything they want about foreign leaders because that is diplomacy. Headline either way. And unscrupulous leaders who don't care are the winners.
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It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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AOC: Trump is less popular than ever. He is underwater on virtually every issue. If you oppose and are disgusted by what this admin is doing, you are in company of majority of Americans. You are not alone.
More people disapprove and are opposed to Trump than in support. Those are the numbers."
More people disapprove and are opposed to Trump than in support. Those are the numbers."
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
AOC: Trump is less popular than ever. He is underwater on virtually every issue. If you oppose and are disgusted by what this admin is doing, you are in company of majority of Americans. You are not alone.
More people disapprove and are opposed to Trump than in support. Those are the numbers."
More people disapprove and are opposed to Trump than in support. Those are the numbers."