Discussion: UK Politics

[squeekness]

Only allowed 4 or 5 people at funerals, no hospital or nursing home visitors, but a Christmas party? That's fine.

Everyone in this video should be immediately removed from any political position of power they still have.

Agreed. Not that was a whole better here in the U.S.

 

[Iceman]

Only allowed 4 or 5 people at funerals, no hospital or nursing home visitors, but a Christmas party? That's fine.

Everyone in this video should be immediately removed from any political position of power they still have.

This is crazy, especially as you say for anyone who
lost someone during this period and weren’t able to say goodbye.

 

[Sithborg]

Agreed. Not that was a whole better here in the U.S.

Keep in mind, while we did have restrictions here, they were not quite as enforced as law as they were elsewhere. Which makes their transgressions even worse.

 

[B]

Keep in mind, while we did have restrictions here, they were not quite as enforced as law as they were elsewhere. Which makes their transgressions even worse.

I recall during the initial lockdown seeing police stop someone while I was walking to shop & actually overheard them making an enquiry as to why there was two people sharing a car.

I don't think they got in any sort of trouble I think it just so happened they were stopped at some lights & the police were on their beat & spotted them but the point is the restrictions were strict enough to even pose that sort of enquiry.

Meanwhile at Downing street, they were hosting Christmas parties & wine/cheese events.

 

[Holy Slapper]

Y'all are having it easy compared to us Finns right now:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...051b14-1b51-11ee-be41-a036f4b098ec_story.html

David Mac Dougall about press freedom: Is Finland sleepwalking into Orbanisation? "Crucial moment for Orpo"

 

[Iceman]

Rishi Sunak's reshuffle: David Cameron makes surprise return as foreign secretary - here's who is in and out of cabinet — Sky News

David Cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary in a cabinet reshuffle.

apple.news

 

[chamber-music]

Braverman coming for Sunak now.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Supreme court rejects Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Judges uphold appeal court ruling over risk to deported refugees and deals blow to PM’s ‘stop the boats’ strategy

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘We need another new leader’ insist Tories determined to create a new definition of insanity

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different outcome,” according to Albert Einstein, but some Tory MPs are determined to ensure political analysts ha…

newsthump.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Conservatives Suffer Setback in Parliamentary Elections in Britain

The loss of two seats came as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deals with a shrinking economy and discontent over a crisis gripping the country’s health system.

www.nytimes.com

UK economy falls into recession, adding to Sunak's election challenge​

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-economy-entered-recession-second-half-2023-2024-02-15/

 

[blueharvest]

Chancellor looking to cut public sector spending to lower taxes, Sky News understands

As the country enters a recession - and with the budget weeks away - Jeremy Hunt is considering limiting money for the public sector so he can make an offer to voters before the next general election. But the tax cuts could be smaller than originally planned.

news.sky.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

‘This Is for Gaza’: George Galloway, Leftist Firebrand, Wins U.K. Seat

As the Mideast conflict reverberates through British politics, the politician with a history of inflammatory statements about Israel won a special election in northern England.

www.nytimes.com

Read Rishi Sunak’s Friday night speech on extremism in full

The PM made a hastily arranged address outside No 10 Downing Street on Friday in which he railed against extremism

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

UK unemployment rises and wages growth falls in recession

Employers cut back on hiring new staff in three months to January as slowdown bites

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Britain’s Conservative Party, like the U.S. Republican Party, is in turmoil​

Five years after a landslide victory, Britain’s Conservative Party is deeply divided and appears headed towards one of its worst defeats in a generation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/28/britain-conservative-party-turmoil-analysis/

 

[blueharvest]

Britain’s Conservative Party, like the U.S. Republican Party, is in turmoil​

Five years after a landslide victory, Britain’s Conservative Party is deeply divided and appears headed towards one of its worst defeats in a generation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/28/britain-conservative-party-turmoil-analysis/

 

[Iceman]

Britain’s Conservative Party, like the U.S. Republican Party, is in turmoil​

Five years after a landslide victory, Britain’s Conservative Party is deeply divided and appears headed towards one of its worst defeats in a generation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/28/britain-conservative-party-turmoil-analysis/

Congrats to Boris and co.

 

[:eek:]

Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation

Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sithborg]

They are going to do so much damage before they are forced from power.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Rishi Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'

The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.

www.bbc.com

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[blueharvest]

Rishi Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture'

The PM wants to strip GPs of power to issue sick notes but Labour says he has run out of ideas.

www.bbc.com

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The only culture that needs ejecting from that country is "Toryism."

 

[blueharvest]

UK to get at least 25 new warships due to defence spending rise - Shapps

The defence secretary said 22 ships are "already in the system" and committed to three new ships for the Royal Marines, with the possibility of three more.

news.sky.com

 

[Sithborg]

Welcome to the 2024 election hellscape. I imagine it is going to be a bit better for you than us.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Sunak’s plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail

All 18-year-olds in Britain will have to perform a year of mandatory military or civilian national service if the governing Conservative Party wins the July 4 national election.

apnews.com