To think on....

[Gilberdyke John]

Yes


And from the Home Office

In an assessment that will lead to a backlash from Tory and Reform politicians, the report also says that “claims of ‘two-tier’ policing” are a “Right-wing extremist narrative” and that grooming gangs are an “alleged” problem “frequently exploit[ed]” by the far-Right.

1984 should be required reading at school.

I deleted this and posted elsewhere but it’s relevant here

Orwell was wrong about the date but not much else.
Neither main party offer much hope to the people and the only credible alternative have an unfortunate habit of chucking their teddies out of the pram as elections loom. Many countries would have seen a few John Wilkes Booths stepping forward but it's not in peacetime Britain's psyche.

 

[Anduril]

Orwell was wrong about the date but not much else.
Neither main party offer much hope to the people and the only credible alternative have an unfortunate habit of chucking their teddies out of the pram as elections loom. Many countries would have seen a few John Wilkes Booths stepping forward but it's not in peacetime Britain's psyche.

We've had the Grand Brighton hotel bombing and mortars fired at 10 Downing Street.

 

[Amari]

Today the evidence to support the third reading of the assisted dying bill is happening, they hasve stacked the numbers of those giving evidence with supporters and denied access from those charities who oppose this bill. The main thrust of this bill originates from very wealthy funders who have long term agandas of supporting euthanasia that extends way beyond those people you may wish to believe should have this right. Even the poor are now on the list in Canada and Holland much worse, if we follow suit we are talking of numbers around 60,000 per annum within 5 years.

I heard a Canadian talk about this and it sounds absolutely horrific, basically assisted drowning.

A key concern around the assisted dying bill is that it appears to discriminate against people who are not terminally ill, and that a legal challenge could be brought under the ECHR which could ultimately lead to it being widened, raising fears of a “slippery slope”.

Barrister Alex Ruck Keene KC told the MPs, “there’s no way to prevent challenges under the ECHR,” but legal experts disagreed over whether such a claim would succeed.

Government approved terminal water boarding….
Still, it’ll get rid of the useless eaters and save fortunes on pension payouts.
Got to close the inherited “black hole” somehow and build back better for our uninvited guests.

Just to state that I'm a strong supporter of assisted dying and always have been.

 

[Anduril]

Just to state that I'm a strong supporter of assisted dying and always have been.

Please correct your mistake. I have not made all of that comment. Mine was polite and highlighting the technique used. I have not stated whether I'm for or against.

 

[Wilco]

Orwell was wrong about the date but not much else.
Neither main party offer much hope to the people and the only credible alternative have an unfortunate habit of chucking their teddies out of the pram as elections loom. Many countries would have seen a few John Wilkes Booths stepping forward but it's not in peacetime Britain's psyche.

Ethics of killing in cold blood aside, taking out a leader would be as ineffective as taking out Putin. There is a whole machinery of individuals. Lernaean hydra.

I do wonder whether we will see a British Revolution this century.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Please correct your mistake. I have not made all of that comment. Mine was polite and highlighting the technique used. I have not stated whether I'm for or against.

I didn't see that pinch of xenophobic bigotry at the end of your post

 

[Amari]

Please correct your mistake. I have not made all of that comment. Mine was polite and highlighting the technique used. I have not stated whether I'm for or against.

Apologies++ Anduril. I don't know how your single sentence got conflated with a sentence from a different post = the dangers of a techno-dumbo like me posting.

 

[Penninetrader]

We've had the Grand Brighton hotel bombing and mortars fired at 10 Downing Street.

That is indeed true

 

[Gilberdyke John]

That is indeed true

Nowadays there's very enhanced security for buildings where meetings of political leaders gather. At one point, after the Brighton bombing, I had to attend a boiler breakdown in the Harrogate hotel during a Tory conference. Admission to the site required thorough searches both in (and under) the van. Every trapdoor, manhole lid and closed space bore signs of post search seals. I suppose a clever terrorist might have created duplicate seals but it would have been tricky. The IRA were a lot more resourceful than disgruntled ordinary members of the public.

 

[Penninetrader]

Ethics of killing in cold blood aside, taking out a leader would be as ineffective as taking out Putin. There is a whole machinery of individuals. Lernaean hydra.

I do wonder whether we will see a British Revolution this century.

Nowadays there's very enhanced security for buildings where meetings of political leaders gather. At one point, after the Brighton bombing, I had to attend a boiler breakdown in the Harrogate hotel during a Tory conference. Admission to the site required thorough searches both in (and under) the van. Every trapdoor, manhole lid and closed space bore signs of post search seals. I suppose a clever terrorist might have created duplicate seals but it would have been tricky. The IRA were a lot more resourceful than disgruntled ordinary members of the public.

The way this lot are acting they will need to do a great deal more than that. It has always surprised me that we have not seen more random attacks of prominent figures, we must be a very tolerant lot.