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  1. The Biden Presidency

    Centre right got the biggest share of the vote, but the far right made big gains.

  2. EU discussion / and other European countries

    I guess we have put off the fascist takeover for another year or two.

  3. Israel - Palestine Discussion

    I can see how that NHS Trust would fold. It is in a very affluent area of London and serves relatively Conservative areas too. Plus no one has money and does not want to risk a lawsuit.

  4. Israel - Palestine Discussion

    From the article (in February 2023): Earlier this month, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) wrote to Lesley Watts, the chief executive of the Chelsea and Westminster hospital NHS foundation trust, asking for the display, called Crossing Borders – a Festival of Plates, to be removed. “Jewish...

  5. Graham Taylor - England Manager - A Retrospective

    Thanks both, much appreciated! We are about to enter the eighth circle of Hell with this Poland game.

  6. Westminster Politics 2024-2029

    Wealth is the issue, worldwide. https://www.ubs.com/global/en/media/display-page-ndp/en-20241205-billionaire-ambitions-report-2024.html Billionaires have outperformed global equity markets over the past 10 years, with their total wealth increasing 121% to USD 14 trillion from USD 6.3...

  7. Westminster Politics 2024-2029

    No, that is true, although the UK taxes wealth less progressively than income. Of course, money is mobile today, so we can debate the problems of taxing wealth. However, this is from Richard Murphy: https://taxingwealth.uk/2023/09/06/wealth-is-undertaxed-by-170-billion-a-year-in-the-uk/ The...

  8. Music Eurovision 2025

    Not surprising given the politics of this country.

  9. Music Eurovision 2025

    Sad but true. Online campaigns to show support etc

  10. Graham Taylor - England Manager - A Retrospective

    Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian general and revolutionary. He contributed to Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. After the Napoleonic Wars, Italy comprised several states with their own laws and traditions. Decades of diplomacy, political manoeuvring, and armed...

  11. Westminster Politics 2024-2029

    You appear to be swinging and missing at a strawman here. A hard left position? One which is supported by Conservative MPs, previous Conservative Governments, members of the House of Lords and campaign groups worldwide? One quarter of global tax dodging (including huge tax receipts owed to...

  12. Musk | Fascist | Leader of the Free World

    I think Niall is still considering this as there are some tech issues surrounding embedding Bluesky and other sites. So we are just being patient for the moment. Also, John XII is possibly my favourite Pope.

  13. Westminster Politics 2024-2029

    This presumably meets the fiscal rules as it is investment in long term assets/necessities? Let's also be honest - being tough on crime is hardly a vote loser. But they need to find some more loopholes in those rules. Cut here, spend there. I am bothered as I have two colleagues who will have to...

  14. Westminster Politics 2024-2029

    Maybe the war against criminal gangs can lead to some improvements? It would be good to see some leadership on this matter. https://taxjustice.uk/blog/worlds-top-tax-havens-are-british-territories/...

  15. Westminster Politics 2024-2029

    Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says government has agreed funding for three new prisons At the MoJ briefing Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, spoke after the presentation from Amy Rees. (See 3.52pm.) She started by saying she could make a political point that Rees could not. Mahmood...
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