Even #leavers are waking up to the fact the #ToryManifesto is a #tyrantscharter.
Why the breakthrough?
Undermining the courts and parliament looks wrong if you think independence is coming.
Trouble is press is conniving. So no one is explaining it's far worse.
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Why the breakthrough?
Undermining the courts and parliament looks wrong if you think independence is coming.
Trouble is press is conniving. So no one is explaining it's far worse.
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Ok some of you know the headline.
Boris will make sure he has the final say. Overturning Magna Carta.
1000 years of British history and a normal democratic courtesy says no one should be above the law.
Gone.
Boris knows best.
Thank God we can rely on his scrupulous probity
Boris will make sure he has the final say. Overturning Magna Carta.
1000 years of British history and a normal democratic courtesy says no one should be above the law.
Gone.
Boris knows best.
Thank God we can rely on his scrupulous probity
2. The courts are the final protection for democracy, but here are others to get rid of
Parliament itself is sometimes needed to make laws. Unless you extend the "royal prerogative" so you can make diktats.
The house of lords annoying too.
Guess what #borisisacoward also added
Parliament itself is sometimes needed to make laws. Unless you extend the "royal prerogative" so you can make diktats.
The house of lords annoying too.
Guess what #borisisacoward also added
3. It also really really helps tyranny if most of the press is offshore in tax havens owned by billionaires.
One thing that really pisses the barons off is a small change made after all that dirty phone hacking
Remember little murdered Sarah Payne's mum got hacked for dirt?
One thing that really pisses the barons off is a small change made after all that dirty phone hacking
Remember little murdered Sarah Payne's mum got hacked for dirt?
So what was the change?
Well nothing that actually hurt freedom to tell lies. But just a little accountability if they did.
Liars like freedom to tell lies. They don't like accountability.
So. They're ditching it
Strange - have you seen press reporting this? So odd.
Well nothing that actually hurt freedom to tell lies. But just a little accountability if they did.
Liars like freedom to tell lies. They don't like accountability.
So. They're ditching it
Strange - have you seen press reporting this? So odd.
You don't know section 40 off by heart?
Oh sorry 😄
Press Barons either submit to free and fair arbitration about any lies they tell.
or pay the costs of anyone who sues them when they lie
It means you and me can sue The Sun and not be worried. 👍🏻
Oh sorry 😄
Press Barons either submit to free and fair arbitration about any lies they tell.
or pay the costs of anyone who sues them when they lie
It means you and me can sue The Sun and not be worried. 👍🏻
Not perfect, but say a rich offshore billionaire buys paper and tells lies.
Well either he is independently held to account or he pays your costs when you sue.
As people power stuff it is elegant
So who benefits when it goes?
Only press Barons, manifesto now makes more sense
Well either he is independently held to account or he pays your costs when you sue.
As people power stuff it is elegant
So who benefits when it goes?
Only press Barons, manifesto now makes more sense
Freedom to lie is crucial to undermine democracy - the Germans will tell you horrible stories about that
This link has context. It's long. Read it later.
Freedom of speech sounds so much better. And best when it only helps billionaires and politicians.
This link has context. It's long. Read it later.
Freedom of speech sounds so much better. And best when it only helps billionaires and politicians.
There's more crap in the #tyrantscharter.
Rolling back of environment protections.
Loads of poor accounting - doctors, nurses, police, hospitals, EU structural funds, promises aren't funded.
And brexit. Lost count at 53 lies.
But that is beside the point if we enable tyranny.
Rolling back of environment protections.
Loads of poor accounting - doctors, nurses, police, hospitals, EU structural funds, promises aren't funded.
And brexit. Lost count at 53 lies.
But that is beside the point if we enable tyranny.
You probably should share this, with a #leaver.
A reminder for both.
Politicians don't have to do anything in their mandate.
But you agree to everything they put in it. And if it's in there, the house of lords can't object.
Nice little stitch-up
Time we wrote a constitution?
A reminder for both.
Politicians don't have to do anything in their mandate.
But you agree to everything they put in it. And if it's in there, the house of lords can't object.
Nice little stitch-up
Time we wrote a constitution?
