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Darren Rodwell, leader of Barking & Dagenham council, & according to the @guardian "a rising figure in the @UKLabour party" is threatening to evict families if their children do not inform on people who commit knife crime.
I'm no expert, but WTAF?
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I'm no expert, but WTAF?
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Rodwell’s threat of eviction presents young people with a horrific & potentially life-threatening dilemma between fear of retribution if they inform, & the risk of their families losing their homes if they don't.
Imho, no child should ever be forced to face this decision.
Imho, no child should ever be forced to face this decision.
The council said it would rehouse families if providing evidence placed them at risk. "IF"? And to where? This sounds crazy.
A London-based youth worker said the policy put the emphasis “on vulnerable young people, rather than tackling the inequalities that lead to knife crime”.
A London-based youth worker said the policy put the emphasis “on vulnerable young people, rather than tackling the inequalities that lead to knife crime”.
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Why on earth does this absurd #misinformation channel of unhinged right-wing conspiracy theorists, free-market propagandists, infantile clowns & ridiculous Tory MPs, funded by a multimillionaire hedge-funder & Dubai-based investment firm Legatum, have "News" in its name?
Why on earth does this absurd #misinformation channel of unhinged right-wing conspiracy theorists, free-market propagandists, infantile clowns & ridiculous Tory MPs, funded by a multimillionaire hedge-funder & Dubai-based investment firm Legatum, have "News" in its name?
Recent Companies House filings for All Perspectives Limited, the firm that controls GB News, shows that Baroness Helena Morrissey was added as a director in November last year.
Who she?
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Who she?
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Morrissey became a life peer in September 2020 after several decades as a financier, currently serving as chair of AJ Bell – an investment platform whose co-founder Andrew Bell appears to have donated more than £600,000 to the @Conservatives since 2019.
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Despite years of divisive scapegoating rhetoric from the UK Govt, the right-wing press, Spiked, GB "News", shock jocks, & people like Braverman, Farage, Laurence Fox, & #30pLee, the UK public now have among the most positive attitudes to diversity & immigration on earth!
Despite years of divisive scapegoating rhetoric from the UK Govt, the right-wing press, Spiked, GB "News", shock jocks, & people like Braverman, Farage, Laurence Fox, & #30pLee, the UK public now have among the most positive attitudes to diversity & immigration on earth!
"The most dramatic shifts have come in the US, Canada and, in particular, Britain, where the share of people saying there should be strict limits — if not an outright ban — on immigration has more than halved from 66% on the eve of the EU referendum to 31% last year." 🇬🇧
The unexpected success of right-wing authoritarian populist anti-immigration politics may have shocked previously complacent moderates into vocalising their support for #diversity.
We see similar shifts in the public’s attitude towards members of other ethnic groups & faiths.
We see similar shifts in the public’s attitude towards members of other ethnic groups & faiths.
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Tweets from Tory MPs who CLAIM to oppose bullying.
The Govt defines bullying as "repeated (behaviour) intended to hurt someone either physically or emotionally, often aimed at certain groups, eg because of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation."
#RaabTheBully
Tweets from Tory MPs who CLAIM to oppose bullying.
The Govt defines bullying as "repeated (behaviour) intended to hurt someone either physically or emotionally, often aimed at certain groups, eg because of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation."
#RaabTheBully
A #THREAD about hate crime, irony, hypocrisy, & political opportunism.
In October, 2018, two national newspaper ran light-hearted #Halloween stories about a "headless man" who had been seen walking down a street in Nottinghamshire.
In October, 2018, two national newspaper ran light-hearted #Halloween stories about a "headless man" who had been seen walking down a street in Nottinghamshire.
An article in The Star was headlined “Brit family stunned as ‘HEADLESS’ man casually walks down the street”, & another, in The Mirror-online, was titled "Family get Halloween fright as they spot 'headless' man walking down street".
The video of 'the headless man' had been posted on social media just before Halloween. It went viral, being published by numerous websites, before being picked up by two national newspapers, one of which - The Mirror - put the video & accompanying story on its online site.
*precisely* why tories are *SO* desperate to create a cultural divide via #IllegalMigrationBill
Braverman *explicitly* dog whistled to far right & #PatrioticAlternative on #KGBNews
tories *WANT* the far right & fascists to scream:
"Immigrants are criminals & rapists"
Braverman *explicitly* dog whistled to far right & #PatrioticAlternative on #KGBNews
tories *WANT* the far right & fascists to scream:
"Immigrants are criminals & rapists"
watch & listen carefully to what Suella Braverman says here, whilst clearly, *VISIBLY* sat in front of her special "Red Box" to add weight & authority to what she is saying as the *Home Secretary*
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The @BBC should let viewers know Matt Goodwin is a lobbyist for the Koch-funded free-market Legatum Institute, founded by Legatum Foundation, the "philanthropic" arm of Dubai-based investment firm Legatum Group, which funds GB "News".
#PoliticsLive
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The @BBC should let viewers know Matt Goodwin is a lobbyist for the Koch-funded free-market Legatum Institute, founded by Legatum Foundation, the "philanthropic" arm of Dubai-based investment firm Legatum Group, which funds GB "News".
#PoliticsLive
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Last year, GB "News" appointed as its Chairman Alan McCormick who has tweeted articles questioning climate science & chairs a foundation that has received funding from fossil fuel interests, & was bought out by existing backers Legatum Ventures Ltd.
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GB "News" regularly hosts guests who cast doubt on climate science & oppose green polices, including the Net Zero Scrutiny Group of @Conservatives MPs. Nigel Farage launched a call for a “Net Zero Referendum” on the UK’s climate targets, modelled on his #Brexit campaign.
With MANY others, I tweeted about #30pLee being photographed with members of 'Skegby Scooter Club', including 'Martin Dudley', aka 'Martin Fluke'. My tweets have gone! Searching on @Twitter, Anderson Skegby or #30pLee Skegby returns just ONE tweet for 2023!
Please do a search!rh
Please do a search!rh
Even in 'advanced search', using multiple varying keywords eg Fluke, Skegby etc I know that I used in several tweets about #30pLee being photographed with far-right supporters, none of my original tweets can be found.
I've never known anything like this before. Any ideas?
I've never known anything like this before. Any ideas?
This is really extremely unusual.
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Just before the Tories announced their latest cruel barbaric Immigration Bill, & the Tories, tabloids, & right-wing "news" media once more stoked division & hatred, a 24 nation survey showed the UK has become one of the world’s most ACCEPTING places for foreign workers.
Just before the Tories announced their latest cruel barbaric Immigration Bill, & the Tories, tabloids, & right-wing "news" media once more stoked division & hatred, a 24 nation survey showed the UK has become one of the world’s most ACCEPTING places for foreign workers.
“It was unthinkable a decade ago that the UK would top any international league table for positive views of immigration” - Prof Bobby Duffy, director of the Policy Institute at King’s College London, who shared the survey findings.
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“But that’s where we are now, with the UK the least likely, from a wide range of countries, to say we should place strict limits on immigration or prohibit it entirely.”
Many Tories & other extremists have moved seamlessly from demonising migration in general, to "illegals".
Many Tories & other extremists have moved seamlessly from demonising migration in general, to "illegals".
The @Conservatives' & right-wing media's hypocrisy in accusing @GaryLineker of "impartiality" for stating the indisputable FACT that some Govt rhetoric "is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s" is off the scale: GB "News" pays FIVE sitting Tory MPs to present shows.
#30pLee has previously been paid £200/week by GB "News". Tory MPs Esther McVey was paid £58,650, Philip Davies £46,203, & Dehenna Davison £1,879/month as GB News presenters in 2022. Jacob Rees-Mogg & Anderson are yet to declare how much they'll be paid.
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Full-time shit-stirring gobshite, GB "News" presenter, Rishi Sunak's Tory Party Deputy Chairman & part-time crap MP, #30pLee, thinks ageing far-right Nazi-supporting arseholes are “real salt of the Earth people”. He'll fit Right in at GB "News"!
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Full-time shit-stirring gobshite, GB "News" presenter, Rishi Sunak's Tory Party Deputy Chairman & part-time crap MP, #30pLee, thinks ageing far-right Nazi-supporting arseholes are “real salt of the Earth people”. He'll fit Right in at GB "News"!
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People on @Twitter have known all about #30pLee's far-right tendencies for quite some time, as have the @Conservatives - but I understand this is the first time a national newspaper has brought it to a wider public.
Not that anyone would be remotely surprised.
Not that anyone would be remotely surprised.
#30pLee was sent for #antisemitism awareness training after being an active member of a FB group in which other members supported Tommy Robinson & promoted Soros conspiracy theories. He also signed a letter using the antisemitic conspiracy theory of "cultural Marxism".
John McDonnell asks Suella Braverman to tone down her “inflammatory language” as it is putting asylum seekers, & the people who represent them, at risk.
Irresponsible extremist Braverman completely ignores his important request concerning her dangerous & divisive rhetoric.
Irresponsible extremist Braverman completely ignores his important request concerning her dangerous & divisive rhetoric.
Patrick Grady asks Braverman if she's ever met anyone who came to the UK on a small boat to ask about their hopes for the future, or look them in the eye & say they are not welcome.
Braverman completely ignores his question & says the bill provides a pragmatic solution.
Braverman completely ignores his question & says the bill provides a pragmatic solution.
Tommy Sheppard asks Braverman to confirm that it is the Govt’s intention to provoke exclusion from the Council of Europe (which oversees the ECHR) & says the bill is “vile & shameful”.
Braverman ignores the ECHR question & makes the absurd claim that the bill is 'compassionate'.
Braverman ignores the ECHR question & makes the absurd claim that the bill is 'compassionate'.
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The new Tory Party Deputy Chair pushed the antisemitic conspiracy theory of "cultural Marxism", & attended #antisemitism awareness training after being an active member of a FB group in which other members supported Tommy Robinson & promoted Soros conspiracy theories.
The new Tory Party Deputy Chair pushed the antisemitic conspiracy theory of "cultural Marxism", & attended #antisemitism awareness training after being an active member of a FB group in which other members supported Tommy Robinson & promoted Soros conspiracy theories.
The confused infantile culture war "patriotic" nationalist & Tory Party Deputy Chair, #30pLee, refused to watch England in the #EURO2020 final because he was boycotting their matches over the players’ decision to stand up to #racism by taking the knee.
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Some Tory MPs know that their divisive & childish culture war strategy is toxic.
One senior Tory MP described Deputy Party Chair #30pLee refusing to watch England in the Euros because they took the knee: “It was absolutely tragic... a laughing stock".
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One senior Tory MP described Deputy Party Chair #30pLee refusing to watch England in the Euros because they took the knee: “It was absolutely tragic... a laughing stock".
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How brave of Tory dimwit #30pLee to share personal details of poor Katy. Millions of us now know about her wealthy family background, her expensive education, & her current income. He doesn't give a fuck about Katy, her family, her friends, or in fact anyone Left of Enoch Powell.
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So grabbing & removing people's hats is now known as "triggering" by the anti-woke mob. No doubt these clowns would gracefully accept people grabbing & removing their hats. But who is Mahyar Tousi, seen here with broken far-right dimwit #30pLee?
So grabbing & removing people's hats is now known as "triggering" by the anti-woke mob. No doubt these clowns would gracefully accept people grabbing & removing their hats. But who is Mahyar Tousi, seen here with broken far-right dimwit #30pLee?
Mahyar Tousi is a "youtuber" apparently, who keeps popping up with all the usual suspects, in all the usual places, & who last year attended the relaunch event of Steve Baker's swivel-eyed hard-right free-market fundamentalist 'Conservative Way Forward'.
The 'Conservative Way Forward' relaunch event was not only attended by swivel-eyed climate-sceptics, Brexiters, & libertarians of all stripes, but also by various media figures connected with fringe, anti-‘woke’ Conservative groups.
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That time #30pLee was caught getting a friend to pose as an anti-Labour swing voter, after he forgot he was wearing a live microphone, which raised questions about the Tories' widespread use of disinformation, voter-manipulation, & fake news.
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That time #30pLee was caught getting a friend to pose as an anti-Labour swing voter, after he forgot he was wearing a live microphone, which raised questions about the Tories' widespread use of disinformation, voter-manipulation, & fake news.
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#30pLee was recorded spelling out instructions while he phoned his friend to set up the fake encounter to impress a journalist: “Make out you know who I am... you know I’m the candidate, but not a friend, alright?”
Despite this, lying bullshitter #30pLee still got elected.
Despite this, lying bullshitter #30pLee still got elected.
The supposed swing voter duly told the Tory candidate: “There’s no way Labour are ever going to get my vote again!”
Liar #30pLee even lied about the content of the phone call, commenting to the reporter as he hung up that it was about “some leaflets that have just come for me”.
Liar #30pLee even lied about the content of the phone call, commenting to the reporter as he hung up that it was about “some leaflets that have just come for me”.
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The number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth - from 147 in 2020, to 177 now - since the onset of the Covid pandemic, according to a report calling for a progressive wealth tax to tackle rising inequality amid the #CostofLivingCrisis.
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The number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth - from 147 in 2020, to 177 now - since the onset of the Covid pandemic, according to a report calling for a progressive wealth tax to tackle rising inequality amid the #CostofLivingCrisis.
equalitytrust.org.uk/sites/default/…
“The sudden explosion in extreme wealth was in large part due to measures aimed at lessening the impact of COVID on the economy, as central banks pumped TRILLIONS of pounds into financial markets, leading to a stock market boom which effectively lined the pockets of shareholders”
“While Covid-19 saw billionaire wealth rise to levels never seen before, the construction of the economic infrastructure that has enabled this mass accumulation stretches back over the last four decades.”
#EnoughIsEnough
#EnoughIsEnough
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Olympic-level gaslighting & Boris Johnson-level lying form #ToryLeadershipContest hopeful & culture war crank, Kemi Badenoch, who with a straight-face, claimed she opposes “populism & polarisation”! No wonder #30pLee & several other illiberal dimwit Tory MPs support her.
Olympic-level gaslighting & Boris Johnson-level lying form #ToryLeadershipContest hopeful & culture war crank, Kemi Badenoch, who with a straight-face, claimed she opposes “populism & polarisation”! No wonder #30pLee & several other illiberal dimwit Tory MPs support her.
"Free markets, limited government, a strong nation state - those are the Conservative principles we need to beat back protectionism, populism & polarisation".
She neglected to mention Boris Johnson’s premiership championed populism & polarisation, & at times protectionism too.
She neglected to mention Boris Johnson’s premiership championed populism & polarisation, & at times protectionism too.
Echoing the rhetoric of the Austrian far-right, Badenoch entirely predictably criticised the net zero target: "[There are] too many policies, like the net zero target, set up with no thought to the effect on industries in the poorer parts of this country."
