This thread explains why Ken Clarke’s comment about elected dictatorships should be taken seriously.
We still have time to save UK democracy, but we do not have time to waste.
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Ken Clarke said:
“Boris is … impatient with constitutional constraints. He gets angry if courts or parliament interfere. We are dangerously close to the “elected dictatorship” that Lord Hailsham warned us about half a century ago.” theneweuropean.co.uk/tim-walker-int…
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And it is not mere anger and impatience – he is busy dismantling all those safeguards. 99-percent.org/saving-democra…
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And our democratic safeguards against it are under serious threat.
Leading Cabinet ministers are taking part in the attack on our anti-corruption defences. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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Unfortunately, the government’s attack on democracy is wider still and therefore even more dangerous. 99-percent.org/saving-democra…
“The concept that [the Cabinet] care for the NHS is odd: Gove wants to privatise it; Boris wants to charge people for using it; and Duncan Smith wants an insurance system. The NHS is as safe with them as a pet hamster would be with a hungry python.”
And Javid believes:
"Government shouldn’t own all risks and responsibilities. We have to take responsibility for our health. We shouldn’t always go first to the state. Health and Social Care... should be family first, then community then the state.”
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This thread contains 10 things that any competent journalist should have been able to discover and verify.
That is 10 things your daily news source should have made sure you are fully aware of already.
Were you made aware?
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Our government, like all others, has had to struggle against COVID to save lives and to protect the economy.
Were you aware of how poorly ours has performed? 99-percent.org/how-does-our-g…
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Part of our government’s response was to circumvent procurement rules to ‘tackle the emergency.’
They spent well over £1 billion of our money with unqualified companies linked to ministers – in several cases in return for nothing usable. 99-percent.org/money-for-noth…
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Many long-serving members of the Conservative party have warned us that it has been taken over by extremists.
This thread explores what that means in practice and what its impact will be on you (and me). 99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
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We will suffer:
1.Economically – we will be far poorer over time (as indeed most are since 2010) 2.In terms of Health, we will be far worse protected; and
3.Democratically, we (and even most segments of society) will have zero impact on government policy
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Economically, the government always talks as if the UK can no longer afford to spend on things we need to remain a civilised country.
This is quite untrue – they simply do not wish to spend on these things
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With all the government is doing, it is hard to keep track of the big picture.
This thread argues that the UK risks ceasing to be a functioning democracy with a strong economy and a prosperous population and becoming the world’s first ‘formerly developed nation.’
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On COVID, the government plans an imminent, unconditional surrender to the virus, at a time when we need strong leadership. 99-percent.org/leadership-in-…
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Which will increase the likelihood of bodies piling high, especially among more deprived groups.