Fullerene Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 50 minutes ago, Ziggy Sobotka said: I know we're a northern European backwater, but they do sell tinfoil here. Yes but it is actually Aluminium. Totally ineffective. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 At last, a Tory MP who’s not afraid to speak the truth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 20 hours ago, GNU_Linux said: I Arr family, arr country, arr social mobility. Also gonnae need citation on what 'genuine diversity' is. Lastly if you needed any proof of how devalued the work woke has become. I think genuine diversity means different shades of people all hating immigrants, even if they technically are one themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Some self awareness from the Home Office A record number of hate crimes were committed against transgender people last year in England and Wales, even as racist and homophobic hate crimes recorded by police fell for the first time on record. In the year ending March 2023, 4,732 hate crimes against transgender people were recorded – a rise of 11% on the previous year. The Home Office report said that comments by politicians and the media over the last year may have led to an increase in these offences. Rishi Sunak’s keynote speech to the Conservative conference seemed to argue that transgender identities were not valid. “A man is a man and a woman is a woman. That’s just common sense,” he said. The number of racist hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales fell for the first time on record – driven by a decrease in racially aggravated public fear, alarm or distress offences. Figures released by the Home Office show there were 101,906 racist hate crimes recorded in 2022-23 – down 6% from 2021-22. However, the figure was still higher than the 90,909 recorded in 2020-21. Homophobic hate crimes also fell by 6% over the last year to 24,102 – the first fall since March 2013 – while disability hate crimes fell by 1%. However religiously motivated hate crimes rose last year by 9% – with a record 9,387 documented in the year to March. Two in five religious hate crimes were against people perceived to be Muslim, while one in six were against people perceived to be Jewish. Just 7% of all hate crimes were dealt with by a charge or court summons – down from 9% in the year ending March 2022. There was an increase in cases where victims did not support police action as well as cases where no suspect was identified. Transgender- and disability-based hate crimes were less likely to result in a charge or court summons than hate crimes based on a person’s race, religion or sexual orientation. Since 2011-12, the number of hate crimes recorded by police has more than tripled. However, police forces have made large improvements in how they record crime over the last decade, and have also improved their identification of what constitutes a hate crime – meaning the rising figures may not truly reflect a rise in actual hate crimes taking place over that period. The Home Office said the overall fall in the figures could be linked to interim guidance published last year which “may have led to greater scrutiny of the threshold of what constitutes a criminal offence of public fear, alarm or distress”. However its report noted: “Transgender issues have been heavily discussed by politicians, the media and on social media over the last year, which may have led to an increase in these offences, or more awareness in the police in the identification and recording of these crimes.” The LGBTQ+ group Stonewall criticised political leaders for not having acted “seriously or quickly enough” against hate crime, adding that “many of them are filling the public domain with toxic language that dehumanises LGBTQ+ people”. Leni Morris, the CEO of the LGBT+ anti-abuse charity Galop, said the figures did not reflect what the charity had seen in its services. She said: “In the last year alone we have seen a 65% increase in LGBT+ victims of hate crime coming to us for support. “These figures have never captured the true picture of hate crime in this country. The government’s own research shows that over 90% of anti-LGBT+ hate crimes go unreported – this is a case of poor data not reflecting reality. “We believe this reflects a decrease in trust of police and the criminal justice system, and fewer victims coming forward to formally report what has happened to them.” A Home Office spokesperson said: “There is no place for hate in our society, it does not reflect the values of modern Britain, and we remain committed to ensuring these abhorrent offences are stamped out, which is why we have a robust legislative framework to tackle it wherever it is found. “These statistics show there has been an overall reduction in hate crimes recorded by police, and the numbers of sexual orientation, race and disability hate crimes all fell. “Whilst the increase in transgender hate crime may be due to a genuine rise, the biggest driver is likely to be general improvements in police recording.” The Home Office said that any instance of hate crime was “one too many” and that it expected the police to “fully investigate” all such incidents and “make sure the cowards who commit them feel the full force of the law”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 21 hours ago, RawB93 said: Thinking about where to put houses and shops is middle class? The proles love a shanty town. Let them have them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 05/10/2023 at 19:09, Alan Twelve said: But if you're acknowledging that it would be good then surely you can agree that it's something we should be aspiring to? Also, why won't it probably work like that? Pretty much what @oneteaminglasgow says. I think if you don’t solve issues such as economic inequality then it makes it unworkable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 05/10/2023 at 21:20, Ziggy Sobotka said: They're not really 15 minute cities, they're actually 30 minute cities. The 5G masts just trick your brain into thinking it's shorter. I hope in future we can have a say in our 5G manipulation. Like in the matrix when the bald lad turns on them and orders a custom life over a steak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 05/10/2023 at 15:34, oneteaminglasgow said: Should be pointed out that reports suggest that they’re ALREADY ditching some of this. Less than a week, they've admitted it was made up shite https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/09/list-of-projects-to-be-funded-by-hs2-money-only-illustrative-sunak-says 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share Posted October 9, 2023 4 hours ago, coprolite said: Less than a week, they've admitted it was made up shite https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/09/list-of-projects-to-be-funded-by-hs2-money-only-illustrative-sunak-says It would be too kind to say that he only lies every time he moves his lips. He's a much more accomplished liar than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Trying to explain in Casualty how a banana in a jonny got stuck up his arse vibes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 15 hours ago, Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo said: Trying to explain in Casualty how a banana in a jonny got stuck up his arse vibes. Was it Charlie Fairhead ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 12:48, Billy Jean King said: Was it Charlie Fairhead ? No it was a banana, he told you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee-Bey Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 My dad looks a bit like Charlie Fairhead. My sisters rib him endlessly about it, I am of course above that sort of thing, although thank f**k I look more like my mum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 13 hours ago, Ziggy Sobotka said: My dad looks a bit like Charlie Fairhead. My sisters rib him endlessly about it, I am of course above that sort of thing, although thank f**k I look more like my mum. ^^^ celebrating man boobs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 "There was also said to be unhappiness within the local party about the number of taxpayer-funded overseas trips Dr Cameron has taken in her role as a parliamentarian" Sounds like the defecting MP will fit in very nicely with the Tories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aDONisSheep Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) Not sure if this should be in this thread or the what's the point of Labour thread, but I see, that the kvnt known as Bernie Ecclestone, has just plead guilty to fraud, and had to pay HMRC £650m quid. Not saying it's a two tier legal system, but he also got a suspended sentence. What sort of signal does that send to other Billionaires that would defraud this country! Meanwhile, in other news, desperate mothers could get 6 months for stealing baby formula! Edited October 12, 2023 by aDONisSheep 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 21 hours ago, aDONisSheep said: Not sure if this should be in this thread or the what's the point of Labour thread, but I see, that the kvnt known as Bernie Ecclestone, has just plead guilty to fraud, and had to pay HMRC £650m quid. Not saying it's a two tier legal system, but he also got a suspended sentence. What sort of signal does that send to other Billionaires that would defraud this country! Meanwhile, in other news, desperate mothers could get 6 months for stealing baby formula! It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Billionaires are corrupt and a bung in the right direction will buy them anything and anybody. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 22 hours ago, aDONisSheep said: Not sure if this should be in this thread or the what's the point of Labour thread, but I see, that the kvnt known as Bernie Ecclestone, has just plead guilty to fraud, and had to pay HMRC £650m quid. Not saying it's a two tier legal system, but he also got a suspended sentence. What sort of signal does that send to other Billionaires that would defraud this country! Meanwhile, in other news, desperate mothers could get 6 months for stealing baby formula! It stinks to high heaven but his age and health were probably factors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 The Conservative MP Peter Bone repeatedly hit and verbally abused a member of his staff, often asked him for massages and on one occasion put his bare genitals in the other man’s face, according to a report by a Commons regulator. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: The Conservative MP Peter Bone repeatedly hit and verbally abused a member of his staff, often asked him for massages and on one occasion put his bare genitals in the other man’s face, according to a report by a Commons regulator. Just dandy. One of the nastiest right-wing zealots of British political life now faces a fight for survival. I wonder how his twenty years younger wife for whom he ditched his first wife will view this interlude, never mind the Tory stalwarts of Wellingborough. GIRFUH. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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