When even a Police (or at least ex Police) Chief Constable are against the recent Police and Crime Bill, we have the government’s real attitude displayed. This is from ex Tory MP and lawyer: @Anna_Soubry who says, “Spot on Nick Robinson & no surprise Home Office Minister (Kit Malthouse) has no answer – maximum sentence… Read more
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Government hung Police out to dry in Clapham
It is interesting that the most egregious strong arm tactics by a largely male police force on women conducting a vigil in Clapham are being defended by two other women, both of whom are their superiors and so presumably authorised the tactics in the first place. One was Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Helen… Read more
Government knows what it is against
But has little idea what it is for. Perhaps I should correct that – it knows it needs and wants to preserve its own power and that of its financiers. Beyond that it has no ideas it can realistically sell to the electorate before gaining power. They have to be invented afterwards, which is why… Read more
Is Sadopopulism actually the Tory Manifesto?
Although this talk goes back to 2017 I’ve never encountered Timothy Snyder before. I fear I probably should have. His concept of not just Populism but ‘Sadopopulism’ needs more attention. As an American his 12 minute ‘lecture’ is US orientated, but is also very relevant to Brexit and our current government. I’ve summarised it below… Read more
The advantage of Brexit
Trees on Line clearly has understood only too well what Brexit is: And then in a further update: The Tree Gift Ideas and the Accidentally Offensive Tree Gifts are also worth a look if you really want to take your mind off Brexit. Still one nation’s idiocy (yes, well actually, that’s us) has inadvertently added… Read more
Our local government has been hung out to dry
I’ve already alluded to some of the current problems faced by local authorities and the budget’s utter failure to address them. But I particularly appreciated this in the Guardian: The government has encouraged councils to quietly come to it for help, rather than unilaterally declare insolvency. Wary perhaps of the alarming optics of a long… Read more
This is now British ‘Erasmus’
The so called ‘Turing’ scheme. The fact that Turing, poor chap, committed suicide as a result of the contemporary government legislation seems to be lost on the Tories. The information below was from Guy Verhofstadt. (Click on the image below to enlarge a bit.) Erasmus actually allows students of all backgrounds to travel & work… Read more
What an indictment of the the current UK government
I confess this is the only evidence I have that this is a foodbank queue – but really why else would you stand in line for so long? It makes me feel sick at heart…. Read more
Brexit deal is not fit for purpose…
Andy Woodcock is an Independent’ journalist – let’s hope he lasts… The answer from Johnson is in fact no answer at all. The CBI might be happy enough but certainly the Federation of Private Business should not be – and with the majority of employment from that sector – nor, actually, should the government be…. Read more
Deavastatingly low-key but incisive Patel verdict
In case there should be any doubt, there is a marvellous explanation and demolition job on Patel’s guilt in bullying and lying in the Home Office as a result of the recent settlement of Phillip Rutnam’s constructive dismissal case. Settled at at a mere slightly more than a third of a million (and I thought… Read more