I think what really rankles is...what is the point of this argument? Will it put more money in your pocket? Does it solve the climate crisis? Does it improve productivity or create jobs? It's painting roundabouts or tying flags to lampposts.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2d agoBraverman should be asked if she rejects Ed Miliband being English (Jewish European parents). It would be highly racialised to say "no, Jews can't be Englieh for 5-6 generations" which is her logic. But perhaos even more racist to say "Miliband yes, Sunak no" (on visible skin colour, not ancestry)
What I don't get is a naked appeal to racists still won't buy you acceptance from them, will it? So weird.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2d ago"Other countries have no qualms in limiting who can be part of their citizenry and use ethnicity and culture as criteria" says Braverman, of Reform. She wants to do that for English (a non-citizenship identity). To do it for citizenship too is a Restore argument that could exclude her
I remember a few years ago seeing some football fans and the dad was pissed up with his mates and the only way the boy could get his attention was by singing racist songs. It was supersad. I can't work out if this is worse. Imagine bringing kids up this way.
Kevin Thurston@del-boy.bsky.social · 3d ago
Brilliant, fascinating article about the relationship between a drug addict and the drug dealers who cuckooed his home: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?
The long read: Drug gangs have moved off Britain’s streets and into vulnerable people’s homes. Addicts like my friend are easy targets, but the reality can be more complicated than it seems
theguardian.com
Is it Mack Le More or Mackel More? I was going with the latter but a news thing on the BBC went with the former.
FORTUNATELY I saw a Lime Bike rider make a hand signal before turning. UNFORTUNATELY she was riding on the wrong side of the road and had just busted a red light.
Ed Sheeran is losing support faster than his football team are letting in goals to the Arsenal.
Michael Ironyside@davidnaylor.bsky.social · last wk.Ed Sheeran is losing support faster than a Jenga tower.
Bless all the folks who can't see that two £36M donations to a political party aren't to get it in to power to help the little people.
Hilarious after driving the country into the ground for 14yrs, that the same Conservatives are like "we are not growing." Wonder why that is??? Who did Brexit? Who f**ked up Covid? Wasn't Labour.
Encouraging, on some level, to see the Mail not supporting the blackshirts. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Balaclava-clad activists led by convicted criminal stage latest demo
The rabble-rouser, real name Daniel Thomas, organised protests that saw hundreds of masked men descend on Dover and Portsmouth over the weekend.
dailymail.com
When do they do that bit where they throw a brick at one of their own fellas' plums?
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w agoDaily Mail reports on the balaclava-led vigilante army visiting their offices to protest the newspaper's coverage of Daniel Thomas's background as a middle-class privately educated man jailed for armed kidnapping [the wrong person, over allegations of drug money being nicked]
If nothing else at least some girlfriends and wives of those idiots wandering about Dover had a break from getting knocked about the house for a few hours. Who knows maybe some of them took the chance to get them and their kids out of the situation they are in.
The stupidest f**King thing about trying not to hurt the feelings of men who beat their wives and kids and bully, and drink and snort and piss everywhere IS THERE IS NO WORLD WHERE ANY OF THEM WILL VOTE LABOUR (OR TORY).
Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3w agopicking a side in a face off between street fash and the RNLI is not fucking Sophie's Choice, it's strawberry ice cream or a bucket of shit. and the Home Office go for the bucket every time.
Is it because decades of racist journalism in right wing press x economy in toilet x social algorithms made more people openly hostile and baying for blood?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoDrones, teargas, riot squads: why has the UK gone to war against asylum seekers already fleeing conflict? | Diane Taylor
one of the most devastating questions i’ve ever read was when a banker told polly toynbee that he knew he earned a lot more money than most people, but he deserved it because he “worked hard” she replied, “do you work as hard as two hundred nurses?”
Is that the Man of the People having what ordinary people have: champagne and oysters?
Tony Dexter@timbleman.bsky.social · 3w agoStuffing his corrupt face and his pockets…
I ride regularly in LDN and no longer do you get black boogers. Even relatively rare to be behind a dirty bus now so many are electric.
Daniel Moser@dmoser.bsky.social · 3w agoPollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Rewatcbing Top Boy (Summerhouse). Was that where we all got into Ghostpoet?
UK is getting great at economic self-harm. People love it.
Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social · 4w agoMahmood's proposals would force medium-skilled & care workers to leave the UK & would deter high skill workers from coming in future. This would widen the deficit/fiscal home. Would be deliberate economic and political self-harm for Burnham/Healey to proceed with them. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
"I will end Khan's war on asthma and COPD"
Leo Murray@crisortunity.bsky.social · 4w agoPleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this
Will be there tomorrow as well, come and say hi!
Hand of Glory@handofglory.bsky.social · 4w agoLurking at the Indie Label Market today!
Funny how these guys are concerned protecting our women and kids when a decent number of them have form for beating or abusing their own wives and kids. Almost like it' not really about protecting women and kids and all about being racist scumbags, no?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4w agoJames English: one of many men with far-right ties accused of domestic violence