Let's keep track of which Tory MPs use the insult "remoaner", shall we? For posterity, and all that... Plus it gives an idea of the inclusive tolerance of those elected to represent ALL their constituents.
We have:
- Julian Knight
- Tim Loughton
- Andrew Bridgen
- Tom Hunt
Could there be more? Let's see...
- Nigel Adams
- Iain Duncan Smith
- Robert Halfon
- Bernard Jenkin
Surely that must be the end of the divisive unprofessionalism? You'd think so, and yet...
- Tom Hunt
- Richard Graham
- David TC Davies MP
- Owen Paterson
More, you say? Ok, then...
- Iain Stewart
- John Redwood
- Ben Everitt
- Robert Syms
Grab a drink and a snack, we're not done yet...
(BTW, realise Tom Hunt's on the list twice. Sorry. No edit function. You get the point.)
- Esther McVey
- Andrew Lewer
- Iain Stewart
- Nadine Dorries
Phew, that must be all. Wait, what's that on the horizon? Could it be more?
- Michael Fabricant
- Andrew Murrison
And with that, the rollcall of playground insults is complete.
(NOTE: Some of the MPs on the list have used the terms dozens of times, others just once or twice.)
BTW, worth noting that an edict came down from Number 10 in January 2017 to stop using insulting language. Michael Fabricant highlighted it.
To his credit, although he was the worst prior to that, he didn't use "remoaner" again afterwards.
But all but 3 MPs on the list did!
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🧵Shocking reality of the Brexit inland border checks at Sevington, 22 miles from Dover.
The experience and facilities seem designed to be as intimidating, dehumanising and unpleasant as possible.
(Ciaran gave me permission to use his tweets.)
1/8
Nothing's there to keep actual humans in even the most basic comfort.
No food facilities. No drinks. Just a tap in the toilet.
This is a French company, by the way. No British one seemed prepared to do the cruelty bit cheaply enough for the Tories to choose them instead.
2/8
After a wait which can be 5-6 hours or more, you're locked even more tightly away, and inspected in sullen silence by people treating you like you're a criminal.
Even though you've done nothing wrong, you're made to feel as though you have.
Inland border checks are going to be off the scale bonkers. A failure of implementation only a Tory government could dream up.
1) Enter the UK. 2) Drive 22 miles to get checked. 3) If found dodgy, drive 22 miles back and meekly leave the UK.
Gaping holes ripe for exploitation.
Why does it matter? The article helpfully explains:
"The EU carries out strict controls on all goods coming into the bloc, but exerts a lower degree of control on goods transiting, for example from outside the EU to the UK." archive.ph/2024.04.27-071…
And what happens when the checks at the inland border take several hours and the drivers run out of legal driving time that day? Are there huge lorry parks in the area where they can stop and rest for the legally required amount of time, while their loads wilt or rot in the back?
The Tories have published their new definition of extremism. It includes 3 components.
It is well worth reading the full definition of each of the components (reproduced later in this thread) because they're extremely sweeping. gov.uk/government/pub…
Wonder how advocating to leave the ECHR (and indeed agitating to hold a referendum on doing so) squares with this?
After all, doing so would unquestionably strip us of numerous legal protections.