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No, I am merely trying to get some clarity while pricking the bubble of pomposity that comes when someone speaks of British values as if we are uniquely gifted in terms of culture and society. Well they certainly seem elusive because nobody has been able to define them here yet.

I'll tell you what,you start to post facts instead of fan boy pouting. Jesus, you are falling over yourself to protect the guy whereas I have posted a link to an article where he boasts about buying and using class A drugs, and mentions his sentence for supply. But you knock yourself out. Maybe he is reading this and will send you a signed photo.

Oh, here we go - another expert. Except all you people can say is 'you know nothing.' Answer the question, oh wise one, what is British culture and how does it differ from this concept you have of 'British culture'?

The Dutch ate their prime minister in 1672 - does that define them now?

I asked what are British values. But are you seriously trying to claim that Rwandan people all exhibit the traits of 1 Welsh born boy? Are they all defined by a deliberately manufactured madness which evolved into a horror that claimed many innocent lives? If there was any truth in that, British values (if they actually existed) would be defined by the worst periods of British history. But humanity is at its best when it overcomes adversity. Rwandan values might be identified as forgiveness and reconciliation, not hatred.

Is this standard or an aberration?

It is interesting that you should mention this particular horror, given that it was fomented by the spreading of deliberate misinformation and fake news. But regardless of the providence of it, it is hardly a quality of Rwandan people; it is a sad fact of history that blighted their lives. And it doesn't answer my question, which was in relation to BRITISH values.

What are British values and how do they differ from Rwandan values?

But you have yet to explain why I am wrong. You have repeatedly claimed that I do not understand the law, yet you are unable to explain why I am wrong. He was prosecuted and found guilty of intent to supply class A drugs. Could it be that your frantic fanboy waving is all it is - your adoration of this drug dealing coward means that you are trying to minimise his actions. You are the right wing equivalent of those screaming teenyboppers who refuse to accept any criticism of their heart throb pop star idols. Except in this case, of course, the idol you are frantically trying to get the attention of is a nasty little woman-beating fraudulent grifter.

Then educate me with your indepth knowledge. Share your insight and allow us to understand better what Yaxley Lennon was convicted for.

So what do you think he was doing with it? Handing it out to strangers for free? Is it acceptable that he is encouraging others to take Class A drugs even if he is giving them away?

The article I linked to states, "The far-right activist, who has several criminal convictions and in 2014 admitted to possessing 3.48 grams of cocaine with intent to supply.." What part of that are you struggling with?

And you are almost guaranteed at least one sofa in the front garden so you can sit comfortably supping your special brew as you enjoy the summer evenings, watching your neighbours torching buses.

What does 'intent to supply' mean to you?

The offence was 10 years ago; the article is more recent. I tend to look at how they have behaved after they have been convicted - and in this case he has not turned his life around to become a valuable contributor to society. He was and remains a conman. He has no coherent argument other than he doesn't like brown people and tries to manipulate the less educated of society to believe that their problems are caused by people who are a bit different from them.

England has enough hate at the moment, what with all those dullards smashing up branches of Greggs, hurling bricks at police officers and stealing bath bombs from Lush, all because the thickest of the thick have been played, yet again, by right wing snake oil salesmen. But don't worry about Scotland, Jonny - we saw Brexit for the lies it was, we see the tories/Reform/Yaxley Lennon for the corrupt liars they are, and we haven't started smashing up our towns because of reasons we are unable to articulate. I think we will be fine - we will just continue to look south and shake our heads, sadly, yet again.

It is not an allegation when it is a fact (emphasis mine): Tommy Robinson has boasted about scoring drugs and proclaimed himself “king of the whole Islam race”, in newly emerged footage. The far-right activist ... in 2014 admitted to possessing 3.48 grams of cocaine with intent to supply, claimed: “No matter where I’ve gone in the world I score … I’ve gone to f***ing Qatar, to Doha, and scored gear on the sesh while they’re all praying. Everywhere mate, every city I’ve gone to.” Tommy Robinson boasts about scoring drugs and proclaims himself 'king of whole Islam race', in newly emerged video

That's right, although his father mafe so much money from his emerald mines that he couldn't close his safe, but young Elon raised himself up from nothing (give or take a lot of millions of dollars).

It doesn't sound anything of the sort. I made no comment about the users of social media or any suggesting that users should be regulated; it is surely obvious that I was referring to the concentration of the control of influential media platforms in a very small pool of unregulated hands.

No: "A person who is not a citizen of the Philippines (that is, someone who is defined as an alien), regardless of whether the person is a resident or a non-resident, is taxed only on the individual's income from Philippines sources. Likewise, non-resident citizens are taxed only on their income from Philippines sources." https://kpmg.com/xx/en/home/insights/2021/07/philippines-thinking-beyond-borders.html

Don't forget to also include the people who buy cocaine from him - they are also making him rich.

The problem is that we are in very uncharted waters in terms of the concentration of power through new media. We have anti-monopolistic regulations for tangible goods and even for printed media, but there is little in the way of regulation for social media; as Musk has proven, anyone with enough money and influence can buy up a platform and use it to trumpet his own views without, seemingly, any form of regulation or control.

Correct, but that's why punishment should be objective rather than vengeful.

We are all allowed an opinion, and yours is no less valid than anyone else's. But while the support for the monarchy is waning, sadly I don't see us growing up any time soon. The monarchy is a multi billion pound racket - they have a whole army of spin doctors to protect them from real scrutiny. British public support for monarchy at historic low, poll reveals