UK Politics Thread XII: The Lockdown

[Greater vakolicci haven]

And now you're going to say that that's a good thing, right?

I'm pretty okay with not having a spectacular but rapidly tightening view of Lockerbie, yes.

Same, because then I'd be in Scotland!

[The New California Republic]

And now you're going to say that that's a good thing, right?

I'm pretty okay with not having a spectacular but rapidly tightening view of Lockerbie, yes.

It was pretty obvious that GVH would be against checking people for weapons before they get on a plane, because why wouldn't you want people with knives and explosives on a plane?

[Fartsniffage]

I'm pretty okay with not having a spectacular but rapidly tightening view of Lockerbie, yes.

It was pretty obvious that GVH would be against checking people for weapons before they get on a plane, because why wouldn't you want people with knives and explosives on a plane?

Bring on the blind pilots!

[Greater vakolicci haven]

It was pretty obvious that GVH would be against checking people for weapons before they get on a plane, because why wouldn't you want people with knives and explosives on a plane?

Bring on the blind pilots!

Now we're getting somewhere. Except...probably not getting anywhere, but who knows, it could be an adventure.

[The Islands of Versilia]

Hmm...
The "Liberal" "Democratic" Party of Russia prides themselves on amongst other things... Imperial Reconquest of all the Russian Empire and considers large parts of the West inherently inimical to Russian interests.
Tell me now, why would a Briton find himself in company with his enemies? <.< >.>
Is this moral treason I am smelling?

In my view, any Briton that aligns with pro-Russian forces or supports any form of Russian expansion is a traitor to the interests of our country and our obligations to our European allies.

[Celritannia]

Hmm...
The "Liberal" "Democratic" Party of Russia prides themselves on amongst other things... Imperial Reconquest of all the Russian Empire and considers large parts of the West inherently inimical to Russian interests.
Tell me now, why would a Briton find himself in company with his enemies? <.< >.>
Is this moral treason I am smelling?

Any Briton that aligns with pro-Russian forces is a traitor.

That's most of UKIP/Brexit Party then (Current and Former)

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Any Briton that aligns with pro-Russian forces is a traitor.

That's most of UKIP/Brexit Party then (Current and Former)

Traitor is such a silly word. Give your loyalties to those who will appreciate them, like your family and friends. Your country cares little about what is in your heart unless to find fault with it.

[Celritannia]

That's most of UKIP/Brexit Party then (Current and Former)

Traitor is such a silly word. Give your loyalties to those who will appreciate them, like your family and friends. Your country cares little about what is in your heart unless to find fault with it.

When you support an oppressive regime, then it is.

[The Islands of Versilia]

Any Briton that aligns with pro-Russian forces is a traitor.

That's most of UKIP/Brexit Party then (Current and Former)

I know. I despise them already, so it makes little difference to me personally.

[Philjia]

Oops, looks like I upset the American theatre kids on Twitter by suggesting that the financially struggling Shakespeare's Globe should not be a priority for a bailout by the Arts Council.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Traitor is such a silly word. Give your loyalties to those who will appreciate them, like your family and friends. Your country cares little about what is in your heart unless to find fault with it.

When you support an oppressive regime, then it is.

But you've no duty to be 'loyal' to your country. I support a set of values, my country does not. I will prefer the country that has the closest thing to those values.

[Celritannia]

Oops, looks like I upset the American theatre kids on Twitter by suggesting that the financially struggling Shakespeare's Globe should not be a priority for a bailout by the Arts Council.

I think it should be, both as someone who does theatre, but also wishes to see the continued legacy and history of The Globe.

[Celritannia]

When you support an oppressive regime, then it is.

But you've no duty to be 'loyal' to your country. I support a set of values, my country does not. I will prefer the country that has the closest thing to those values.

And not everyone in a society will believe in the same values of the country they live in. But if you have the right to express yourself, have access to good health care, a good wage, free speech, free press, democratic principles, then you live in a good country.

By supporting Russia, then you disagree with those listed principles.

[Greater vakolicci haven]

Oops, looks like I upset the American theatre kids on Twitter by suggesting that the financially struggling Shakespeare's Globe should not be a priority for a bailout by the Arts Council.

I think it should be, both as someone who does theatre, but also wishes to see the continued legacy and history of The Globe.

If not the globe, then what? What other priorities could the arts council have? I thought the other theatres had larger reserves.

[Philjia]

Oops, looks like I upset the American theatre kids on Twitter by suggesting that the financially struggling Shakespeare's Globe should not be a priority for a bailout by the Arts Council.

I think it should be, both as someone who does theatre, but also wishes to see the continued legacy and history of The Globe.

I would also bail it out, but I'd prioritise most other theatres in the country for financial aid. Other places in England have far fewer performance spaces than London does, and the ones they have do a much greater variety of work.

[Ostroeuropa]

And now you're going to say that that's a good thing, right?

I'm pretty okay with not having a spectacular but rapidly tightening view of Lockerbie, yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyzd_a6vLWY

He says it better than I can and it's an articulate argument against security logic if you're interested.

[Greed and Death]

Oops, looks like I upset the American theatre kids on Twitter by suggesting that the financially struggling Shakespeare's Globe should not be a priority for a bailout by the Arts Council.

I think it should be, both as someone who does theatre, but also wishes to see the continued legacy and history of The Globe.

I have already seen a play in the globe go ahead and burn it down to save money.

[The New California Republic]

I think it should be, both as someone who does theatre, but also wishes to see the continued legacy and history of The Globe.

I have already seen a play in the globe go ahead and burn it down to save money.

Well it is a replica. Disgusting things. Such a dirty word. It's on a par with moist, phlegm, discharge, etc.

[Fartsniffage]

I have already seen a play in the globe go ahead and burn it down to save money.

Well it is a replica. Disgusting things. Such a dirty word. It's on a par with moist, phlegm, discharge, etc.

Crevice...

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

Well it is a replica. Disgusting things. Such a dirty word. It's on a par with moist, phlegm, discharge, etc.

Crevice...

Mornington Crescent

[Greed and Death]

I have already seen a play in the globe go ahead and burn it down to save money.

Well it is a replica. Disgusting things. Such a dirty word. It's on a par with moist, phlegm, discharge, etc.

Wait you mean that cannon during Henry the 8th burnt the whole thing down already ? Wow glad I saw it when I did,

[The Blaatschapen]

I have already seen a play in the globe go ahead and burn it down to save money.

Well it is a replica. Disgusting things. Such a dirty word. It's on a par with moist, phlegm, discharge, etc.

Rhythm.

[New Bremerton]

Britain first leader Paul Golding convicted of Terrorism Act Offence

Golding, who denied the charge, was handed a conditional discharge for nine months and ordered to pay a £21 surcharge and £750 in costs.

The leader of far-right political group Britain First has been found guilty of an offence under the Terrorism Act after refusing to give police access to his mobile phone on his return from a political trip to Russia.

Paul Golding, 38, was stopped at Heathrow Airport on October 23 last year on his way back from Moscow by officers from the Metropolitan Police.

He refused to give them the pin for an iPhone and Apple computer and was later charged with wilfully refusing to comply with a duty under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act.

Golding denied the charge but was found guilty of the offence following a trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Wednesday.

Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot ruled there was “no doubt” that Golding had failed to comply with requests for information, despite his obligations being explained to him and being warned “over and over” that if he did not he risked arrest.

=CONTINUES=

Don't like the guy or his far-right politics at all. I remember watching a YT video a couple of years back that involved a gang of Britain First thugs storming into a mosque and intimidating an old man working there. Absolutely vile and cowardly stuff. The video was later removed by YouTube.

But forcing someone, anyone, to disclose the passwords to their electronic devices without a warrant strikes me as a gross infringement of civil liberties. So is some of the uncritical, enthusiastic, and thunderous applause to it by some in this thread. If this Golding POS is guilty of high treason or terror-related offenses, get a fucking warrant.

I do think, however, that if Golding is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of betraying the British Crown by aiding and abetting an enemy state or non-state actor, then like Shamima Begum, he should be stripped of his British citizenship and left to rot in Russia, and if he has a kid with a terrorist-sympathizing wife in a squalid, overcrowded, refugee camp after his white supremacist, accelerationist terror group hell-bent on the genocide of Muslims and assorted "darkies" is inevitably cornered and totally vanquished by a coalition of allied forces, then his wife and child are not welcome to enter the UK either, no matter how loudly a far-right version of ultra-woke Maoist Diane Abbott may virtue-signal, protest, and score far-right IdPol oppression points. Golding should be declared persona non grata and be treated no differently than members of other terror groups such as ISIS and Hamas.

[New Bremerton]

Crevice...

Mornington Crescent

Northern line train: *skips Mornington Crescent*

Mornington Crescent:

[Celritannia]

MP's getting pay rise while they froze NHS staff. It really is pathetic. How can anyone think freezing NHS wages for 2 years is justified is beyond me.