James105

Weird how Labour have been in charge of the NHS in Wales for the last 25 years and it performs worse than the NHS in England.

How are you going to get past the ECHR with this suggestion? It's almost impossible to deport criminals from the UK as even if they get a 12 month sentence which is supposed to come with automatic deportation they typically appeal due to "a right to a family life" which means they cannot be deported. Surely you are not suggesting the UK should leave the ECHR?

Humans have always made scientific progress despite always being on the precipice of destruction. Going into space is the next step to find another planet to colonise to ensure the future of humanity as one day a giant asteroid will slam into earth - it has happened before and it will happen again. When that day comes the humans alive then will be grateful that the world wasn't controlled by selfish humans who only gave thought for the their own generation in the here and now. Sure you don't see the immediate benefits as there aren't any, but thankfully there have always been those with vision who think differently, which is why our lives here today are exponentially better than it was for our ancestors.

Is that what is happening in Brazil? My understanding is that X refused to censor supporters of political opponents so not quite the same as protecting children from harm is it? You did say that you could name a dozen countries that benefitted their citizens by restricting/regulating their speech. Any chance you can name just one of them?

No need for a dozen just one example of country will do as I can only think of examples where government censorship has led to tyranny, such as China, Russia, Nazi-ism, North Korea etc. Just one where it didn't lead to tyranny that you can point to will do. Just one.

Every time a government takes away someones rights there are always those who side with them - I think the term is "useful idiots". I presume if you think that speech needs to be heavily regulated you would be able to come up with at least one example in history where this has worked out well for the citizens of the regimes where this was imposed on them?

Interesting you see Musk as the wrongdoer here. Most who have read anything by Orwell would typically observe that it is the government that is censoring political opinion from its citizens as the (very) problematic entity here.

Yes he was the incompetent fool at the head of the CPS that decided not to prosecute Jimmy Saville. The public sector has a long history of letting the dross get to the top and he would not have succeeded in the private sector where results matter or would have lost his job for such a catastrophic failure. I can't think of anyone amongst the 404 Labour MPs who isn't a talentless clown. You didn't name one so I presume you are struggling with this too?

Maybe you are lucky enough to never have worked with his type before. The world is full of his type and they serve their calling as middle managers. They never create anything new, they never run a business that has to make money to survive, they lack any kind of vision. It's people like him that inspired me to start my own business to prevent myself from ever being in a position to work under the likes of him again. You give him credit for "delivering a massive parliamentary majority" but what did he do to achieve that other than getting less votes than Jeremy Corbyn in 2019? Diane Abbot, Corbyn, even a tub of lard in wearing a Labour rosette would have "delivered" the same results after the Tories failures. If he doesn't last then he will be replaced by another talentless clown so its not really wishful thinking.

Maybe I am being a little presumptuous on his expected performance but I have worked with his type of character before so I doubt I am wrong. He is a manager and not a leader. He is petty minded, spiteful, divisive, thin skinned, a genuine hypocrite and the type to pull up a ladder after he has made use of it to get to the top. If he is still PM in 6 months I'll be surprised. If he is PM this time next year I will be genuinely shocked. Never has a new governments ratings tanked so quickly after taking over from a detested previous government and they haven't even hit people with their punitive tax rises and austerity cuts yet.

They are clowns. Announcing this at the same time they increase train drivers pay by 15% and then claiming it would cause a run on the pound if they didn't take away the winter fuel allowance is clown behaviour. All they had to do was add the winter fuel allowance to the pension so those who receive little pension don't pay tax and keep the same amount and those who are "rich" pay 45% tax on it anyway. Or they could have negotiated a 5-10% deal with the train drivers. Or they could reduce the "overseas climate fund" by £1.5bn to a mere £10bn of taxpayers money. Starmer is out of his depth. He is an over promoted middle manager which is why he jumps on nonsense like the price of Oasis tickets rather than concern himself with the realities of being in government and the real and difficult problems facing the UK.

Correct. I wonder if he will give up his "tax free" pension or if he will continue to be a massive hypocrite? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65037136 What do you think he should do? Make the "tough choice" to reverse the tax exemption on his pension so he pays tax on it like everyone else or keep it so he cements his reputation as a massive hypocrite?

Starmer is a weak man that cannot handle criticism. He already removed the whip from 6 or 7 MPs who voted against keeping the 2 child benefit cap. He won't let them. So they will vote to kill old people this winter and it will forever be on their records.

Maybe educate yourself on the impact of this before making comments about things you don't really understand: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/our-impact/campaigning/save-the-winter-fuel-payment/

Before that budget there is going to be a vote in parliament on the scrapping of the winter fuel allowance - next week in fact. All of those "be kind" Labour politicians who labelled Tories as scum and the "nasty party" are going to have to vote to remove it and it will be permanently on their records. With the energy bills going up 10% and the removal of this allowance I expect this policy will actually kill some old people before their time.

300,000 baht is not so much money and it is an absolute bargain considering the educational lesson he has received. He should now be able to live the rest of his life without being scammed again as he will approach any future encounter with his eyes wide open. I received this kind of education when I was younger (admittedly for a lot less money) and it continues to be one the best investments I have made.

So what? This is just one amongst a gazillion posts on social media that could fall into the category of racism. White people have to put up with racist abuse on social media constantly from the global majority races and don't expect anyone to go to jail for expressing their vile racist opinions. You really should give your head a bit of a shake if you think expressing a horrible view on social media is a jail worthy offence. She didn't hire an arsonist or a hitman, she just expressed an unpalatable view and should be given the same punishment Jo Brand received for suggesting that someone should throw acid at Nigel Farage which is the equivalent offence.

In order to make space for people who have posted mean words on the internet they will be releasing sex offenders early. https://www.channel4.com/news/exclusive-some-sex-offenders-to-get-early-release-from-prison-under-government-plans-warn-whistleblowers

What races were the grooming gangs targeting? Don't you get it? People were mad as mass uncontrolled immigration has made their kids less safe than they were before mass uncontrolled immigration. Kids are getting stabbed and raped on a daily basis from uninvited and unwanted immigrants that have to be supported by the taxes of the UK taxpayer. Locking up this one woman who expressed her anger via a single tweet changes none of that. The lid on the pressure cooker might be forced back on temporarily with dystopian tactics against those who speak out but that pressure is still building and a lot more horrors will be committed by people that should not even be in the UK and at some point that lid is not going back on. There are very dark times ahead for the UK.

There is a connection between grooming (rape) gangs and asylum seekers so presumably that is why. Sometimes the media even report on it. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5215881/police-scotland-glasgow-grooming-gang-secret/ Weird how some crimes are kept secret but a mean tweet is given such publicity isn't it. It's almost as though there is some sort of agenda.

And round and round we go. He is a child of first generation immigrants so he is a second generation immigrant. People get their values and moral guidance from their parents. His parents are unquestionably not British. You would have a good point if he was the son of Welsh parents but he isn't so you don't.

Sigh. It's really not that difficult. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant_generations Hint: Read the bit about "second generation immigrants"

Do you know what a first generation immigrant is? If so then have a guess what their child is when they have one....

The UK government could have easily prevented these deaths by ensuring no illegal immigrant is ever granted asylum, offer no benefits to go to the UK, and deported them the moment they arrive to either the country they came from or another country for processing. This is called a deterrent and would have prevented people getting in the boats in the first place. It is entirely the UK governments fault and this blood is on their hands, including the blood of a pregnant woman.

I know he is doing an amazing job. I can feel the tremors from here of the people smugglers literally quaking in their boots as they heard Herr Starmer tell them he was going to "smash the gangs". In just a few short months he has removed every single deterrent and is basically offering amnesty to anyone coming illegally so it's quite impressive what can be achieved really in such a short timeframe. I note that he is being very quiet on these needless and avoidable deaths and has not said a word. Apparently one of the victims was a pregnant mother as well and due to a shortage of life jackets (which were claimed by the valiant men on the boat) she didn't have one.