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My personal view (irrelevant I know) is that Shamima Begum is morally repugnant, but to remove the British Citizenship from someone who was made a child bride to a terrorist at 15...
While she *may* be Bangladeshi too, I must have missed her trial...
While she *may* be Bangladeshi too, I must have missed her trial...
I'm sure many of us have a long list of things we would love to do to rapists & child-killers etc. But Rule of Law means our justice system doesn't act emotionally.
I've been wishing for evidence to support jailing her since the start. I HOPE we haven't done this without it.
I've been wishing for evidence to support jailing her since the start. I HOPE we haven't done this without it.
I do feel like we need to remember who we're supposed to be as a people. I've heard some interesting views on the topic.
Overheard in the barbers:
A) Just kill her.
B) But she was a child when she married the guy
C) Fine. Wait till she's 20, then kill her.
Overheard in the barbers:
A) Just kill her.
B) But she was a child when she married the guy
C) Fine. Wait till she's 20, then kill her.
We cannot "Take Back Control" by removing ourselves from the most powerful decision-making bodies on the planet.
#Brexit
#Brexit
(Sorry my brain has a TV/Film reference for everything)
Even American firms follow the EU's rules on Data Protection to simplify global business. Companies like Facebook and Apple have taken on the EU GDPR. And they're literally half a world away.
The EU sets most of the rules for OUR continent. And we're choosing to give up our seat.
The EU sets most of the rules for OUR continent. And we're choosing to give up our seat.
Bad news coming for Honda and its thousands of Swindon employees. Can we please hold off on the political analysis until we hear from Honda directly.
I know I said wait till I got more information but I didn't know the below when I tweeted the above...
Sorry...
Well... UK Politics just got even more chaotic.
Fairly predictably.... #LabourSplit
Fairly predictably.... #LabourSplit
Very predictably.... #LabourSplit
Extremely predictably.... #LabourSplit
Jacob Rees-Mogg's response to someone explaining how Brexit has hurt the business she built, as well as 1000s of others around the UK, is truly shocking. #BBCqt
My mistake. Jacob Rees-Mogg was referring to Ineos, the multinational global corporation. It's their interests he's choosing over those of the woman in that video, and all her employees. #BBCqt
ineos.com
ineos.com
But you might be thinking: "Yeah, but surely that total disregard for how Brexit is hurting ordinary people isn't shared by those who've actually been running Brexit, like @DominicRaab"
It's the same logic they use against God. "If God is all-powerful and bad things happen, he can't be good".
But austerity was a UK political choice pressured by a financial crash. Not the EU.
Decades of neglecting non-metropolitan areas in the UK. Again, UK political choice.
But austerity was a UK political choice pressured by a financial crash. Not the EU.
Decades of neglecting non-metropolitan areas in the UK. Again, UK political choice.
The "This bad thing happened while we were in the EU, therefore the EU is either bad or unhelpful" is one of the dumbest arguments out there.
Those bad things also weren't stopped by the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere etc... but I'm pretty sure removing it wouldn't help.
Those bad things also weren't stopped by the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere etc... but I'm pretty sure removing it wouldn't help.
Oh and because I mentioned God, I should probably clarify...
When I was a Christian my answer to that was: If there was literally zero suffering in the world and we knew we'd be totally OK no matter what, not even boredom, nobody would do anything; we literally wouldn't move.
When I was a Christian my answer to that was: If there was literally zero suffering in the world and we knew we'd be totally OK no matter what, not even boredom, nobody would do anything; we literally wouldn't move.
The leader of Sinn Fein (the Northern Irish Party on the other side to the DUP) just explained why a No Deal will probably break up the United Kingdom.
@MaryLouMcDonald
@MaryLouMcDonald
Now if you don't see why the Irish Border (or the English border as united-Irelanders would call it) is such a major issue in Brexit and why Olly Robbins basically ruled out No Deal today...
WATCH!
WATCH!
Correction re: Sinn Fein
Most people who voted Brexit did so expecting a good deal. Hence the constant: "The EU needs us more so they'll give us one."
Right now, the only Brexits on the table are a bad deal and No Deal.
Therefore the thing 52% wanted isn't possible, while the thing 48% wanted still is.
Right now, the only Brexits on the table are a bad deal and No Deal.
Therefore the thing 52% wanted isn't possible, while the thing 48% wanted still is.
I'll keep repeating this until it sinks in.
Unless you can guarantee that the vast majority of Brexit voters (mathematically 92.7% {48.1%/51.9%}) would have voted for the version of "Leave" we end up with, there is no democratic mandate for it.
Unless you can guarantee that the vast majority of Brexit voters (mathematically 92.7% {48.1%/51.9%}) would have voted for the version of "Leave" we end up with, there is no democratic mandate for it.
And the really messed up thing is: If the Brexit Deal goes through, it will be Brexit-voters themselves screaming "We didn't vote for this", which is simply a less mathematical way of saying what I just said.
Because of my buzzing social life I'm looking back through my tweets from June 2016... Oh they tell a story...
twitter.com/search?f=tweet…
twitter.com/search?f=tweet…
3 June 2016.
The first Brexit video I ever made. I'd been sharing it since late march. Not about economics at all. Just addressing the human rights issues (closest to my heart) and debunking the "uncontrolled immigration" narrative.
The first Brexit video I ever made. I'd been sharing it since late march. Not about economics at all. Just addressing the human rights issues (closest to my heart) and debunking the "uncontrolled immigration" narrative.
4 June 2016.
Correcting the EU dictatorship narrative
Correcting the EU dictatorship narrative
Many people (inc me) WANT to trust in Corbyn's vision... to believe Jeremy's socialist policies will put the welfare of British families before pure ideology.
Corbyn knows ANY Brexit makes us poorer so if he wants our trust...
No more "here's how to do Brexit"; PUBLIC VOTE NOW!
Corbyn knows ANY Brexit makes us poorer so if he wants our trust...
No more "here's how to do Brexit"; PUBLIC VOTE NOW!
Most people on the Left aren't experts in socialist economics but we're willing to trust that Corbyn's socialist numbers add up as long as we know he's economically sensible. Pursuing Brexit when almost all economists say it'll make us poorer in any circumstances, isn't sensible.
I get why Jeremy is going through this song&dance about the deal. But we're watching you @JeremyCorbyn.
You have a pro-EU membership & voter base. If this gamble doesn't work, you don't exactly have a pro-EU history for us to give you the benefit of doubt.
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
You have a pro-EU membership & voter base. If this gamble doesn't work, you don't exactly have a pro-EU history for us to give you the benefit of doubt.
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
The number of people who have zero religious belief and yet are somehow offended by the someone suggesting that lying & reckless politicians deserve a #specialplaceinhell ... 🤨
Sorry... Let me rephrase that.
The number of people who have zero religious belief and yet are somehow less offended by politicians promoting a Brexit they had no plan for, than by another politician insulting them for it. #specialplaceinhell ... 🤨
The number of people who have zero religious belief and yet are somehow less offended by politicians promoting a Brexit they had no plan for, than by another politician insulting them for it. #specialplaceinhell ... 🤨
As much as I hate whataboutery. Boris likened EU leaders to Nazis while Donald Tusk said politicians who recklessly divert a country with no plan won't make it to heaven.
Comparison: Committing genocide vs not accepting Jesus as one's lord and saviour... businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-…
Comparison: Committing genocide vs not accepting Jesus as one's lord and saviour... businessinsider.com/boris-johnson-…
Dear @BBCNews you have committed two disgusting acts of #FakeNews in the past year. Once was bad enough. But doing it twice in ways that could massively and incorrectly sway public opinion has earned you a thread.
See below.
See below.
Your jargon-buster defined the Single Market as a mere Free Trade area.
That wasn't just #FakeNews. It was insidiously fake news because it backed up the government line that if we can simply secure a free trade deal there'll be no economic downsides to leaving the Single Market.
That wasn't just #FakeNews. It was insidiously fake news because it backed up the government line that if we can simply secure a free trade deal there'll be no economic downsides to leaving the Single Market.
You've reported that Donald Tusk said Brexiteers (widely understood to include voters) should go to hell. He actually said "those who promoted Brexit" which refers to the politicians behind it.
You implied the EU Council president said 17 million Brits should go to hell
#FakeNews
You implied the EU Council president said 17 million Brits should go to hell
#FakeNews
The fact that Theresa May would dare to show her face in Belfast while actively seeking to undermine the protections of the Peace Process by removing the Backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement....
Oh boy, I'm so sorry I'm behind on this. I'm working on a rebuttal, which I'll put on @OFOCBrexit in a bit.
Sorry this took so long.
Let's face it.
The type of Brexit that most of the 52% wanted when they ticked 'Leave' just isn't on the table. That's why Parliament is in utter chaos scrambling for a way out.
So we're taking over Parliament to give them one!
#ParliamentTakeover 20 Feb.
The type of Brexit that most of the 52% wanted when they ticked 'Leave' just isn't on the table. That's why Parliament is in utter chaos scrambling for a way out.
So we're taking over Parliament to give them one!
#ParliamentTakeover 20 Feb.
People wanted a Brexit that'd mean more control. But we've got a deal that takes us out of the most powerful decision-making bodies in the world but we'd still follow their rules.
If 52% voted Brexit when we were told we'd get a good deal, how many would've voted for No Deal?
If 52% voted Brexit when we were told we'd get a good deal, how many would've voted for No Deal?
If we've voted for something that is going directly against the wishes of those who voted for it, the only democratic solution is to have more democracy.
That means a #PeoplesVote on the Brexit Deal.
That means a #PeoplesVote on the Brexit Deal.
I'm the last person who should complain about people putting their foot in it on sensitive issues, but Liam Neeson ... Popcorn ready... independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…
OK, benefit of the doubt gone.
At no point during the "but that was wrong of me" part of his speech does Liam Neeson actually address the fact that one black person committing a crime does not justify treating ANY black person you happen meet as if they'd committed that crime.
At no point during the "but that was wrong of me" part of his speech does Liam Neeson actually address the fact that one black person committing a crime does not justify treating ANY black person you happen meet as if they'd committed that crime.
I feel I should add, I don't know or care enough about Liam Neeson to have a serious opinion. Maybe he's disgusted by his past racism as well as the general pursuit of violent vengeance but simply failed to clearly express it under pressure. Maybe he's clearing that up now. IDK
There were non-Brexit factors involved in the decision not to build the Nissan X-Trail in Sunderland. That's why the conversation is so messy, so let's just look at the Brexit effect for now. Thanks @SkyNews
With the X-Trail, a major factor was the new EU-Japan Free Trade deal, which a post-Brexit UK won't benefit from. So Nissan chose to build it in Japan, not Europe in general, but by the same logic, a UK OUTSIDE the EU-Japan deal would be even less attractive for other investment.
When Nissan said they would build the X-Trail here, this is what the government had promised them in 2016.
🔺No Deal Brexit does not fulfil that promise.
🔺Even the deal doesn't guarantee it long-term.
ft.com/content/01191c…
🔺No Deal Brexit does not fulfil that promise.
🔺Even the deal doesn't guarantee it long-term.
ft.com/content/01191c…
In a few minutes (around 10pm), I'll be on LBC with Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP. I'd hate to get people drunk on a Sunday night by making this a drinking game, but if you want to place you bets as to how many times he'll interrupt me?
This is what happened last time
Of course he cited GATT Article 24. Because when the country's hurtling towards a National Disaster Brexit you created, go with: No deal is fine because we'll have a deal... That makes sense.
Article 24 requires BOTH parties to agree & just covers tariffs, not the Single Market.
Article 24 requires BOTH parties to agree & just covers tariffs, not the Single Market.
The responses to this tweet.🤮
My tweet shows Free Movement gives people of ALL backgrounds opportunities they'd never have had. But because it CAN involve skiing, working class people should be denied opportunities to make money?
Can't have young people having careers AND fun!😱
My tweet shows Free Movement gives people of ALL backgrounds opportunities they'd never have had. But because it CAN involve skiing, working class people should be denied opportunities to make money?
Can't have young people having careers AND fun!😱
I'm fully aware of my own privilege and would never have used the example if it was a holiday or a job that needed a degree. But these are people who'd just finished school. They did season after season, building up professional experience in hospitality to further their careers!
The utter disdain for young people moving themselves forward in their professional lives using the Free Movement opportunities that your Brexit is stealing from them, absolutely disgusts me.
Do the maths yourself.
Nissan sells across Europe.
70% of the cars made in the Sunderland factory go to other EU countries.
If Brexit makes cross-border trade more expensive, basing its factory here means 70% of its cars face a cost. If it moved to e.g Frankfurt only 30% would.
Nissan sells across Europe.
70% of the cars made in the Sunderland factory go to other EU countries.
If Brexit makes cross-border trade more expensive, basing its factory here means 70% of its cars face a cost. If it moved to e.g Frankfurt only 30% would.
So, if it becomes more expensive for Nissan to keep its factory here in the long-term, what does that do to the 35,000 people across the North-East whose jobs and families depend on that factory?
It's not just Nissan. Derby's Toyota plant send NINETY PERCENT of its cars to mainland Europe. The maths there is pretty straight forward.
AND they've already got factories on the mainland ready to expand if needed.
eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk/mag/manufactur…
AND they've already got factories on the mainland ready to expand if needed.
eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk/mag/manufactur…
I do genuinely appreciate @JeremyCorbyn whipping for the Cooper Amendment. The utter disgraces who defied the whip, I'll address at a later date.
I say this now because I have to be frank with my next tweet. So consider this tweet my spoonful of sugar to help the next on go down.
I say this now because I have to be frank with my next tweet. So consider this tweet my spoonful of sugar to help the next on go down.
Who seeks an election by promising to do something (Brexit) they know most of their voters don't want?
Labour Brexit simply gives up our say.
So either use the seats you have for PV or "We've negotiated a deal but people don't like it so we seek a mandate to put it to the people"
Labour Brexit simply gives up our say.
So either use the seats you have for PV or "We've negotiated a deal but people don't like it so we seek a mandate to put it to the people"
Campaigning against your own voters' wishes is just not smart politics.
And no more "But he must be careful of his leave voting constituencies". Those are areas like Sunderland which would be worst hit by Brexit. Go there! Ask them what they really need!
And no more "But he must be careful of his leave voting constituencies". Those are areas like Sunderland which would be worst hit by Brexit. Go there! Ask them what they really need!
Two referendums created Scottish Parliament: 1️⃣ Yes-No? 2️⃣Tax powers Yes-No? No wonder MPs don't know what Brexit we want!
As a Scot he loves England but the way the Tories have treated Scotland, promising stability in 2014, then showing utter contempt during Brexit...
@BigC1874
As a Scot he loves England but the way the Tories have treated Scotland, promising stability in 2014, then showing utter contempt during Brexit...
@BigC1874
He gave me a proper education on Scottish politics. That's why I love getting insights from people across the country. Because I know the areas where I know nothing. (I realise now that this makes him my Ygritte, but I stand by my words😅)
One thing I wasn't surprised at but needed confirmed...
Scotland has many Sunderlands waiting to happen. Areas which saw their coal/steel industries close as we became a services economy but got left out of our services industry. But they knew to blame Westminster, not Brussels.
Scotland has many Sunderlands waiting to happen. Areas which saw their coal/steel industries close as we became a services economy but got left out of our services industry. But they knew to blame Westminster, not Brussels.
The same people saying that Free Movement is a privilege for rich Brits are the ones telling us that Free Movement is only bringing in poor people.
Free Movement allowed me and young people who'd never seen the inside of a university to work in a hotel in France. We got to ski for months while adding to our CVs.
It kick-started my career and because I don't drink I actually come out financially ahead.
It kick-started my career and because I don't drink I actually come out financially ahead.
Your Brexit is stealing people's futures from them. Those people are YOUR kids!
You can't say "we're going to restrict free movement" and then pretend you're not narrowing your own children's horizons too!
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
You can't say "we're going to restrict free movement" and then pretend you're not narrowing your own children's horizons too!
theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
It is like 1°c and snowing in Edinburgh right now. It's shameful that we have people sleeping on the fucking street!
The very little I just gave was more out of anger than compassion. COME ON!! @Shelter
The very little I just gave was more out of anger than compassion. COME ON!! @Shelter
Same thing in Dundee. Only its - 2°c here right now. I'm struggling and I'm walking around in a jacket. The two guys sat on the ground outside tesco express however...
Yes, I'm aware we shouldn't only feel for homeless people when it's cold. I guess it just feels worse when you can physically feel it. And if you know that while you're in bed tonight others are out in this AND that there's money to fix it... Let's agree we've taken a wrong turn?
I'm in Edinburgh in the morning and Dundee in the afternoon. Let me know below if you're in either city centre and want to say hi. 😊
Only just passing Newcastle on the coach and I've already decided that trainers with massive holes in them might not be enough. Emergency Sports Direct it is... #Snowmageddon
And as usual... Public Transport from Edinburgh back to Sheffield is inhibitively more expensive than transport back to London, despite obviously being significantly closer. Guess the parents will have to wait...
