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"A brief look at the past decades’ border dynamics suggests that Starmer’s initiatives may well end up being as gimmicky as those they replace."

Not surprising when they're formulated by an ideological vacuum in a suit he didn't pay for, whose sole purpose is to gain power and placate the RW press, donors and big business. The outsourcing firms are already rubbing their hands with glee at their projected profit margins.

#UKPolitics #Immigration #AsylumIsNotACrime

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/starmers-counter-terror-plan-for-migration-woefully-misses-the-mark-labour-small-boats/


What a bizarre commentary. Aiming for the woman not the ball.

To quote ‘But the return as director of policy delivery and innovation of Liz Lloyd, possessor of one of the driest senses of humour within the old Blair inner circle, is, if anything, more crucial.’

Kettle is short on straws to clutch and insight to impart.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/14/sue-gray-departure-starmer-project-serious

#UkPolitics #Starmer #Apologists #LabourDelusions


You've been listening to those pesky French political philosophers and United Statists, again. No separation of church and state in *this* monarchy. All of that 18th century revolution is for colonials and continentals, old boy! (-: Archbishop of Canterbury is a Lord Spiritual, and ex officio a politician with a seat in our legislature.

#UKPolitics #ChurchOfEngland #Disestablishmentarianism


It is an interesting question as to whether an Anglican archbishop can actually be fired. It's a direct appointment by the Crown. Direct action by KC3 might have caused an uproar about the King interfering in politics, even though the Crown is legally supposed to be the fount of justice. Some people would get far more upset about a monarchy being a monarchy than about Mary Whitehouse's lawyer caning teenagers.

#UKPolitics #UKLaw #ChurchOfEngland


Keir Starmer will announce a stringent new climate goal for the UK today. He will pledge to cut emissions by 81% compared with 1990 levels by 2035, a target in line with the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee.

As a cynic familiar with the history of Starmer's opportunistic pledges, forgive me if I don't prematurely celebrate.

#COP29 #ClimateEmergency #CCC #UKPolitics

Keir Starmer to unveil ambitious new UK climate goal at Cop29 | Cop29 | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/11/keir-starmer-to-unveil-ambitious-new-uk-climate-goal-cop29-ndc?CMP=firstedition_email


Labour ready to go? Hopefully south.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/09/anas-sarwar-aide-kate-watson-becomes-scottish-labours-general-secretary

“The general election result showed that Scottish Labour can deliver change for Scotland and I’d like to again place on record my thanks and gratitude to John-Paul McHugh for the work he carried out as general secretary to deliver that.

Change yes. For the better NO

#LABOUR #UkPolitics #ScottishIndepence #LabourIncompetence


The Royal (very much appreciate the Royles) family carry on milking us all and demanding love and obedience. Why the heck is ‘subject’ still part of the UK legislation?

I thought the small charge for every time the RNLI cross ‘their’ beeches hilarious. Maybe it is time to really get royal on their financial arses.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/10/how-long-will-we-stomach-sermons-from-royals-made-rich-by-their-own-charities

#UKPolitics #AbolishTheMonarchy #UkShame #Plutocracy #Theft


Starmer and the Labour government are blind. They all seem to think that if they seep their eyes closed al the bad thing will go away.

Hint, they won’t but we might mitigate them.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/10/labour-under-fire-for-failing-to-name-mps-for-key-eu-role

#LabourIncompetence #UkPolitics #RejoinEU


“In the face of a desperate housing crisis, the existence of right to buy means we are in effect trying to refill a bath without being allowed to put the plug back in.”

#UKpolitics #Housing #RightToBuy #Labour

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/07/new-council-housing-in-england-may-be-removed-from-right-to-buy-scheme


Liebour MP says something sensible and obvious (which will be ignored) shocker.

GPLB: "Trump's victory shows government must reduce wealth inequality or lose next election, says Labour's Liam Byrne"

#UKPolitics


LoooooooooooooooooooooL

GPLB: "Labour rejects Nigel Farage’s offer to help government as intermediary with Donald Trump"

#UKPolitics


“Keir Starmer’s sycophantic words of congratulation to Donald Trump are among the most dispiriting things I have read this morning. “Shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise”? This is either serious delusion or utter hypocrisy. He should be ashamed”

#trump #donaldtrump #keirstarmer #starmer #labourparty #labour #uk #ukpol #ukpolitics #uspol #USPolitics #usa #electionday #election2024

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2024/nov/06/sunk-by-keir-starmer-sycophantic-words-of-congratulation-to-donald-trump


"The pretence of an ideological rift between western leaders on the right and a supposed “left” evaporated overnight [after October 7]. They all belonged to the same war party; they all became devotees of the genocide party."

#UKPolitics #Fascism #USPolitics #GazaHolocaust

https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/gaza-israel-war-western-fascism-exposed-how


Whether Trump wins or loses, Farage has ruined his political career by backing him. He just doesn't know it yet.

If Trump loses, he's backed a loser. Because he's a loser

IF Trump wins, we will watch Trump dismantling the U.S. welfare state and the whole infrastructure until there's nothing left but victims. And then he's going to expect us in the U.K. to vote for him when he's promising the same thing?

I don't think so Nigel. Sorry love.

#UKPolitics

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"Much like when George Osborne aimed to cut the #disability benefits bill by a fifth, “#welfare reform” based on arbitrary cost-cutting says the quiet part out loud: #benefits won’t be awarded based on who needs them – just on what they cost."

#UKpolitics #Labour

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/05/tax-and-spend-budget-disabled-people-austerity


Stunning appointments: Jenrick, who was involved in a money/planning episode gets Justice: Patel who held out-of-office meetings with Netanyahu which she was fired and rebuked for gets Foreign Secretary: not sure how this shadow cabinet will be capable of holding the government to account. #UKPolitics. #Tory https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/04/kemi-badenoch-appoints-mel-stride-and-priti-patel-to-shadow-cabinet


He's not saying "build a wall", but he's not *not* saying it either.

GPLB: "Starmer says people smuggling should be seen as ‘global security threat similar to terrorism’"

#UKPolitics #RefugeesWelcome #AsylumIsNotACrime


#palestine
#ukpolitics
@palestine

"On Monday this week, an opposition Tory MP made a speech in Parliament attacking the use of the term genocide to describe Israel’s violence against Palestinians"
"Spontaneously and under no direct pressure whatsoever, he [Lammy] agreed with the Tory entirely"
"British state’s top priority in foreign policy currently is to protect Israel from criticism over the Palestinian genocide"

https://www.counterfire.org/article/david-lammy-an-ignorant-offensive-genocide-denier/


Feudal Britain

The Sunday Times has published a survey of the land and the ‘business deals’ with the NHS, Schools and the military that provide the Royal Family with much of its unearned wealth in England and Wales (only).

http://archive.today/2024.11.02-220256/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/how-royals-make-millions-king-charles-prince-william-27lkftd2n (archived)

http://archive.today/2024.11.02-162045/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/oyal-properties-postcode-map-near-me-8hpnvf99t (more details, archive)

The Land Registry had to be forced to give these up and have since stopped cooperating.

#AbolishTheMonarchy #RoyalFamiuly #Parasites #UKPolitics #Leaches
A map of England and Wales showing the locations of 5410 properties held by the Royal Family


Sir Humphrey: Bernard, if the right people don’t have power, do you know what happens? The wrong people get it: politicians, councillors, ordinary voters!
Bernard: But aren’t they supposed to, in a democracy?
Sir Humphrey: This is a British democracy, Bernard!

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yes,_Minister

#Quotes #comedy #ukpolitics


And the capitalist-authoritarian pincer movement traps its prey yet again.

Your choice is "business as usual" Starmer or crazed lunatic Badenoch.

Whoever wins, we all lose. THATS WHAT THIS SYSTEM IS FOR.

#uk #ukpol #ukpolitics


"Many patients who sign up for assisted dying do not in the end request that their lives are curtailed. The reassurance that they have this option is enough to relieve much of the anxiety and stress as death approaches. We view assisted dying not as an alternative to good palliative care but, instead, an extra component of a holistic palliative care plan"
MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill
#AssistedDying #TerminalIllness #UKPolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/01/mps-medics-urge-colleagues-support-assisted-dying-bill?CMP=firstedition_email


I don’t want to bang on, but really think we’re glossing over the fact 78 Tory MP’s are standing down rather than face an election - that’s 78, I mean we should be giving this more attention-78, seventy fucking eight

#brexit #ToryLies #tory #tories #ToriesOut #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #nhs #costofliving #Sunak #toryracists #GeneralElectionNow #BrexitBenefits #rishisunak #BrexitHasFailed #inflation #election #Election2024 #GeneralElection #farage #michaelgove #Gove


Changes in the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will exacerbate the existing power imbalances that migrants, refugees and asylum seekers have over their data.

This will lead to significant harms and an expansion of the #DigitalHostileEnvironment.

Read our briefing for more ⬇️

#dataprotection #DPDIBill #privacy #migrants #GDPR #ukpolitics

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-how-the-dpdi-bill-harms-migrants-data-rights/


The Rwanda Bill (UK) "is a shameful and performatively cruel law that will risk people's lives and betray who we are as a society."

We've signed an open letter alongside 250 other civil society organisations to oppose this attack on human rights and the rule of law by an increasingly dangerous, authoritarian government in the UK.

Read in full here ➡️ https://drive.google.com/file/d/190Tg6VoNvWEj8x3Qw2FZnxPO2DRC3gdP/view

#Rwanda #rwandabiill #humanrights #Sunak #ukpolitics
Open letter to Prime Minister Risihi Sunak on the Rwanda Bill/Act


“A doctor, arrested and jailed for her involvement in Just Stop Oil protests, has had her medical licence suspended for five months

(…)Doctors' Association UK said: "This is a story of a clinician being punished for raising serious concerns about dangerous inaction on the greatest threat to global health we have ever, or will ever
experience”

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #gmc #nhs #ukpolitics #freespeech #uk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pygw71w3go


If the government has its way, we'll be vulnerable to our data being used against us and less able to do anything about it.

Here's what's wrong with the #DataGrabBill ⬇️

🦾 Take action: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data

#HandsOffOurData #DataGrab #GDPR #DPDI #DPDIBill #dataprotection #privacy #ukpolitics
The Data Grab Bill will: Make it harder to access your data by giving organisations more powers to refuse requests / Increase the role of automated decision-making / Expand exemptions for data sharing, use and reuse / Increase political interference over the ICO without oversight / Create new powers to approve international data transfers