| The problems with the UK 18:31 - Jan 10 with 4756 views | johnlangy |
Ex-diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall sums up EXACTLY what's wrong with UK in brilliant thread in The National.
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ALEXANDRA Hall Hall, a former British diplomat, is “starting to question everything” she thought she knew about the UK and its institutions after more than 30 years of government service.
“I woke up this morning feeling strangely unsettled...and realised that despite (or perhaps, because of) 30+yrs in conventional govt service, I'm now starting to question everything I thought I once knew about my country and its institutions.
Top down, our system is undemocratic - prerogative powers exercised on behalf of the Crown, unelected House of Lords, system that gives disproportionate powers to govt, elected with less than 50% vote, imbalance in powers across the Union, cozy nexus of donors, media, politicians.
Populace kept distracted and entertained with never ending diet of shallow news and gossip about royals, toffs, socialites, models, sports, pop, soaps, crime, etc. Feelgood stories or trivia which gloss over the challenges and inequities which actually prevail in our society.
But getting so much worse under this govt, with its systematic efforts to attack and undermine any institutions which counter its narrative or try to hold it to account - parl't, judiciary, NGOs, human rights experts, investigative journalists, standards watchdogs, liberals, etc;
And most sickening of all, shameless posturing and co-option of supposed "patriotic" icons - flags, Churchill, WW2, Britannia, the monarchy, the army, Spirit of the Blitz, pint glasses, and invented rows with external so-called enemies - the French, the EU, the Irish;
Ignoring real threats confronting us - internal and external. Incompetent, self-serving govt at home, failing to tackle domestic challenges; posturing on global issues and our values overseas, while accepting dirty money, selling arms to dubious regimes, and cutting aid
I thought I was a fairly conventional, middle class, middle of the road, Brit - aware that the UK was not perfect, but fundamentally ok. Now, I'm much less sure, and believe a lot needs to change. Perhaps my parents were right...I am a radical after all. Anyone feel the same?”
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| The problems with the UK on 15:13 - Jan 12 with 900 views | Kilkennyjack |
| The problems with the UK on 12:22 - Jan 12 by felixstowe_jack |
Still no answered any of the questions .
More good news for the remainers and the UK
Brixham fish market has recored a record yearly sales for fish landed with most going to Europe. The remainers predicted the end of the UK fishing industry.
The pound has risen by 10% this year against the Euro despite remainers prediction it would crash to parity.
Uk Unemployment still falling and is a third lower than the EU average. The remainers predicted a million jobs would be lost.
South Shield recently expanded container port was visited by its first container ship from China. This has cut distribution time and distances for goods for the North of England as well as creating new jobs for the North. |
Brexit is a complete and utter disaster.
Johnson lied to you.
Double the negative impact of the pandemic.
Johnson should be jailed. |  |
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| The problems with the UK on 16:19 - Jan 12 with 877 views | felixstowe_jack |
| The problems with the UK on 15:13 - Jan 12 by Kilkennyjack |
Brexit is a complete and utter disaster.
Johnson lied to you.
Double the negative impact of the pandemic.
Johnson should be jailed. |
Any evidence that Brexit is a disaster?
Any answers to previous questions?
Why has the UK vaccination programme been so successful and 15% more doses administered per head of the population?
Why is UK Unemployment much lower than the EU?
Why should Johnson be jailed with cases and deaths lower in England than Wales. Why not jail Drakeford? | |
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| The problems with the UK on 20:42 - Jan 16 with 820 views | Kilkennyjack |
| The problems with the UK on 16:19 - Jan 12 by felixstowe_jack |
Any evidence that Brexit is a disaster?
Any answers to previous questions?
Why has the UK vaccination programme been so successful and 15% more doses administered per head of the population?
Why is UK Unemployment much lower than the EU?
Why should Johnson be jailed with cases and deaths lower in England than Wales. Why not jail Drakeford? |
204 out of 226 polls since July 2017 have shown Remain ahead, with just seven for Leave, and 15 ties.
(Evening Standard 11 Oct 2019)
Johnson should be jailed for manslaughter … see number 2 below.
He ignored scientific advice and 150,000 people died.
Thats why he has kicked an Inquiry into the long grass.
Manslaughter can be committed in one of three ways:
1. Killing with the intent for murder but where a partial defence applies, namely loss of control, diminished responsibility or killing pursuant to a suicide pact.
2. Conduct that was grossly negligent given the risk of death, and did kill ("gross negligence manslaughter"); and
3. Conduct taking the form of an unlawful act involving a danger of some harm that resulted in death ("unlawful and dangerous act manslaughter"). | |
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| The problems with the UK on 08:30 - Jan 17 with 790 views | felixstowe_jack |
| The problems with the UK on 20:42 - Jan 16 by Kilkennyjack |
204 out of 226 polls since July 2017 have shown Remain ahead, with just seven for Leave, and 15 ties.
(Evening Standard 11 Oct 2019)
Johnson should be jailed for manslaughter … see number 2 below.
He ignored scientific advice and 150,000 people died.
Thats why he has kicked an Inquiry into the long grass.
Manslaughter can be committed in one of three ways:
1. Killing with the intent for murder but where a partial defence applies, namely loss of control, diminished responsibility or killing pursuant to a suicide pact.
2. Conduct that was grossly negligent given the risk of death, and did kill ("gross negligence manslaughter"); and
3. Conduct taking the form of an unlawful act involving a danger of some harm that resulted in death ("unlawful and dangerous act manslaughter"). |
Should Drakeford be jailed as well as Wales has a higher death rate than England. | |
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| The problems with the UK on 09:46 - Jan 17 with 778 views | Catullus |
| The problems with the UK on 20:42 - Jan 16 by Kilkennyjack |
204 out of 226 polls since July 2017 have shown Remain ahead, with just seven for Leave, and 15 ties.
(Evening Standard 11 Oct 2019)
Johnson should be jailed for manslaughter … see number 2 below.
He ignored scientific advice and 150,000 people died.
Thats why he has kicked an Inquiry into the long grass.
Manslaughter can be committed in one of three ways:
1. Killing with the intent for murder but where a partial defence applies, namely loss of control, diminished responsibility or killing pursuant to a suicide pact.
2. Conduct that was grossly negligent given the risk of death, and did kill ("gross negligence manslaughter"); and
3. Conduct taking the form of an unlawful act involving a danger of some harm that resulted in death ("unlawful and dangerous act manslaughter"). |
An opinion poll is not evidence, it is opinion and hardly any poll has been right in recent times, because they are nearly all loaded questions with the results being fiddled with. They call it weighting, they change the results which straight away (in my opinion) renders it worthless.
Johnson should be facing charges for breaking covid laws but manslaughter? get real you lunatic. If We were going to charge Bojo with that we'd have to charge pretty much every government across the world, yes including the Senedd. | |
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| The problems with the UK on 10:23 - Jan 17 with 774 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
| The problems with the UK on 20:42 - Jan 16 by Kilkennyjack |
204 out of 226 polls since July 2017 have shown Remain ahead, with just seven for Leave, and 15 ties.
(Evening Standard 11 Oct 2019)
Johnson should be jailed for manslaughter … see number 2 below.
He ignored scientific advice and 150,000 people died.
Thats why he has kicked an Inquiry into the long grass.
Manslaughter can be committed in one of three ways:
1. Killing with the intent for murder but where a partial defence applies, namely loss of control, diminished responsibility or killing pursuant to a suicide pact.
2. Conduct that was grossly negligent given the risk of death, and did kill ("gross negligence manslaughter"); and
3. Conduct taking the form of an unlawful act involving a danger of some harm that resulted in death ("unlawful and dangerous act manslaughter"). |
Oh god I’ve read some batshit crazy stuff in my time but that pearler goes straight into the top three. | | | |
| The problems with the UK on 20:18 - Jan 17 with 742 views | Kilkennyjack |
| The problems with the UK on 10:23 - Jan 17 by Flynnidine_Zidownes |
Oh god I’ve read some batshit crazy stuff in my time but that pearler goes straight into the top three. |
If he deliberately ignored documented SAGE scientific advice and thousands of people died as a direct result then its manslaughter.
The only question is did he deliberately ignore the documented SAGE advice ?
If he went for the herd immunity approach then he did.
As Drakers said, England its an international outlier.
The French president was found guilty and got 12 months recently.
‘Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign.
The 66-year-old was found guilty in a Paris court of spending tens of millions of euros more on his campaign than was permitted under the law.
He will not be jailed, however, and can serve his sentence at home with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled’.
150,000 dead is exactly why Johnson has delayed any inquiry.
He knows. | |
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| The problems with the UK on 08:43 - Jan 18 with 720 views | felixstowe_jack |
| The problems with the UK on 20:18 - Jan 17 by Kilkennyjack |
If he deliberately ignored documented SAGE scientific advice and thousands of people died as a direct result then its manslaughter.
The only question is did he deliberately ignore the documented SAGE advice ?
If he went for the herd immunity approach then he did.
As Drakers said, England its an international outlier.
The French president was found guilty and got 12 months recently.
‘Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign.
The 66-year-old was found guilty in a Paris court of spending tens of millions of euros more on his campaign than was permitted under the law.
He will not be jailed, however, and can serve his sentence at home with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled’.
150,000 dead is exactly why Johnson has delayed any inquiry.
He knows. |
Why has Drakeford not ordered a Welsh enquiry into how covoid was handled in Wales. | |
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| The problems with the UK on 08:45 - Jan 18 with 718 views | felixstowe_jack |
More good news today
Unemployment rate 4.1% down again
Employment rate 75.5% up again
Vacancies 1,240,000 more jobs available for all. | |
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| The problems with the UK on 09:03 - Jan 18 with 709 views | majorraglan |
| The problems with the UK on 08:43 - Jan 18 by felixstowe_jack |
Why has Drakeford not ordered a Welsh enquiry into how covoid was handled in Wales. |
Because Wales will be part of the UK wide enquiry, each country will have its own section.
Why do we need to waste money on having separate enquiries. | | | |
| The problems with the UK on 10:06 - Jan 18 with 700 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
| The problems with the UK on 20:18 - Jan 17 by Kilkennyjack |
If he deliberately ignored documented SAGE scientific advice and thousands of people died as a direct result then its manslaughter.
The only question is did he deliberately ignore the documented SAGE advice ?
If he went for the herd immunity approach then he did.
As Drakers said, England its an international outlier.
The French president was found guilty and got 12 months recently.
‘Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign.
The 66-year-old was found guilty in a Paris court of spending tens of millions of euros more on his campaign than was permitted under the law.
He will not be jailed, however, and can serve his sentence at home with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled’.
150,000 dead is exactly why Johnson has delayed any inquiry.
He knows. |
It was a political decision which he was well within his authority and right to make. He was probably also receiving advice that lockdowns cause huge damage to peoples mental health well-being and finances, creating a huge amount of stress that will cause a backlog of health issues in the future including deaths. I wouldn’t want to be making those sorts of decisions, either way you’re potentially ruining lives and/or killing people.
He should have been in jail years ago that time he conspired to have that journalist beaten up so we should never have got to this point but he was well within his right to make this decision on lockdowns. | | | |
| The problems with the UK on 10:21 - Jan 18 with 688 views | Boundy |
| The problems with the UK on 09:03 - Jan 18 by majorraglan |
Because Wales will be part of the UK wide enquiry, each country will have its own section.
Why do we need to waste money on having separate enquiries. |
The same could be said on why waste money on yet more levels of government such as Assemblies , Scottish parliament and the such like . Devolved powers come with devolved responsibility and as the NHS has become part of the break up of power from Westminster then its right that the Senedd should be held accountable for its actions . | |
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| The problems with the UK on 10:25 - Jan 18 with 681 views | majorraglan |
| The problems with the UK on 10:21 - Jan 18 by Boundy |
The same could be said on why waste money on yet more levels of government such as Assemblies , Scottish parliament and the such like . Devolved powers come with devolved responsibility and as the NHS has become part of the break up of power from Westminster then its right that the Senedd should be held accountable for its actions . |
Not saying they shouldn’t be accountable, of course they should be, it’s just that I think it should be part of a UK wide PE. | | | |
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