BREAKING: MPs have voted to progress jury trial reforms
Yes: 304
No: 203
There is still time to stop the Prime Minister undermining and restricting this fundamental cornerstone of our democracy. The battle to stop this shameful act of constitutional vandalism just beginning
What about the dark shoulders of unionism. That man stood and had the audacity to be dressed in a kilt, while spouting Scotland 'can never and should never exist again'. Is that not a hate crime against Scotland and Scottish people? Just saying
www.thenational.scot
LATEST: Keir Starmer has been accused of a "direct assault" on devolution after a leaked memo revealed him suggesting the UK Government should be prepared to go against the wishes of devolved nations
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I have many words. First one that comes to mind is Barstud 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
WTF
this is so they can tamper with ballot papers
The UK Government has been urged to step in amid fears of a 'viable and genuine threat' to the Scottish parliament elections due to delays in Royal Mail 👇
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With a leaked Labour government memo revealing Starmer's plans to override the devolved governments and impose is will on Scotland and Wales even in devolved matters, devolution has run out of road. It's independence or incorporation into a unitary UK.
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Mr ap Iorwerth told the Senedd: “There we have it in black and white, Keir Starmer’s own version of Boris Johnson’s muscular unionism, not only dealing with devolution in bad faith, but undertaking a direct assault on the democratic views of devolved governments.
#VoteSNP
#VotePlaid
"Despite their differences [social or solitary] every bee helps plants reproduce and ecosystems thrive.
These tiny pollinators support flowers, crops, and much of the food we eat.
Protecting bees means protecting biodiversity and the future of our planet"
via Save The Bees
In less than a month, new providers of children's homes, fostering services and secure accommodation will no longer be able to make a profit in Wales — making it the first nation in the UK to take this landmark step
Scrapping jury trials won’t speed up justice
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"Reform can’t balance the books in Kent… so they’re selling off the county’s art.
360+ works owned by Reform-run Kent CC are heading to auction. Paintings, drawings ... Works that capture Kent’s landscapes, history and identity ..."
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via Reform Are Not Your Friends
#WealthTaxNow
"As global attention shifts to the war with Iran, settler violence in the occupied West Bank continues to escalate"(PalTimes News) #WestBank #Settlers
And America continues to sacrifice its own citizens for Israel
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From mandatory ID cards to arresting pensioners for holding up cardboard signs to cosy deals with US tech spy firms:
It's good to see lawyers pushing back on their increasingly authoritarian Govenrment.
We must protect jury trials.
Slow handclap for the muppets who voted for Trump because of cheaper gas…
Well done. You’ve shafted us all.
2 of Britain’s favourite chaps are joining forces to invest in Bitcoin(whatever that is).
It’s bound to be a HUGE success because Nige & Kwasi go together like:
Herpes & Chlamydia
Trump & Nappies
Nads Dorries & Gin
Spurs & Managers
Lee Anderson & Kindness
Chaka Demus & Pliers.🎉
Sarah Sackman: "The British governments position is clear, we want to see a de-escalation of this conflict"
.. and that's why we're allowing the US to use British military bases to bomb Iran!
Sackman & the govt are treating us like fools.
Reform UK Warwickshire leader is facing a vote of no confidence after being accused of bringing the authority into disrepute.
Rethink plans for jury trials, thousands of lawyers tell Starmer
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The solution to the ongoing crisis at Royal Mail is simple. Renationalise, just like Starmer promised he'd do, & start running this key part of the UKs infrastructure for the benefit of the country, not a billionaires bank balance
As always, solidarity with our @cwunews.bsky.social posties.
I wasn't intending to turn this into a thread, but it seems to have happened anyway.
It's about the great plague on our lives: the extreme wealth of a tiny number of people.
And what to do about it.
The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Wars can be started unilaterally as we are witnessing, but it takes both sides to stop them. Could somebody explain that to the US President.
