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em @civetta.bsky.social · 13m

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 16h

'The poor things, they aren't integrated because they have no services.' It's patronising, insulting, and – above all – wrong.

em @civetta.bsky.social · 16h

You don't need to alert the Mail: it's been clipped up on social media & the racists are already using it as fuel.

Imagine how it feels if you live in Handsworth and you hear that. You've already been slandered all week. This guy's meant to be on your side. What you get is this paternalistic stuff.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, but you don't have to say people in Handsworth aren't integrated because they have poor services, do you? That's just insulting the people who – presumably – you want to vote for you/improve the circumstances of and reinforcing Jenrick's premise. It suggests you don't think they can hear you.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 16h

That's an opinion poll, not a general election. & – as you know – the amounts it would raise are disputed. What are the 'useful things' it's going to be spent on? That seems quite important.

I'm not necessarily against wealth taxes but the idea that they're a cure all is simplistic nonsense.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 16h

As per my original point, Polanski is incredibly simiplistic in how he speaks. That's how he ended up partially agreeing with Jenrick on integration, despite himself, which is really dispiriting.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 16h

You can't just say 'tax the rich'. You need a proper plan. Who/what will you tax, and at what rate? What will be the total budgetary increase, allowing for various impacts? What will you spend it on? How will you deal with the fact that tax rises are a hard sell, even to people they don't affect?

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

I find Clarke a depressing manager, but the ones before him were even more depressing, so…

em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

lol

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

Ah, but they don't. :-)

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, it's the broad brush, not really thinking things through (& seeing no reason to).

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

Polanski is incredibly careless in how he speaks. At one point he seemed to accept Jenrick's argument that people in Handsworth aren't 'integrated', blaming it on poor services. Yes, they do have poor services, it's a good point, but it's insulting to suggest that mean they aren't integrated.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

That will only work if you act strongly against ageism. There's *a lot* of career change advice out there for older workers; it's worth nothing if employers then won't have you.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

No, ageism is. Especially if you're a woman.

em @civetta.bsky.social · 17h

Sounds like they needed to go a goal down to actually start playing.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 18h

I confess I'm watching England-Wales… but why isn't Clarke playing Billy Gilmour??

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 18h

Sharon has Dejphon bang to rights here. #swfc

Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 1d

⚽ SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

Unite will do everything in its power, industrially and legally, to ensure these workers get their wages. Dejphon Chansiri has millions at his disposal, these workers do not – his behaviour is disgusting.

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 19h

magic #engwal

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 20h

We need Baz wrapping up in cotton wool. I hope he's sat at home with his feet up. :-)

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 21h

#bbc5live have an interview with Andy Parslow coming up before 6 o'clock… #swfc

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William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 1d

Reminds me of the Beckett quote (though I had to quickly Google it): "habit is the ballast that chains the dog to his vomit".

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 1d

Could well be, I've no idea. It's not like they come across as nice charming people who you feel ought to be sympathetic to…

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em @civetta.bsky.social · 1d

If you think about the 'but how is it funded' stuff Labour were constantly subject to in opposition, never mind now, it's hard to feel that the same rules really apply.

em @civetta.bsky.social · 1d

I find the write-up Badenoch's speech is getting amazing. There was an earnest discussion on #bbc5live that seemed to take the stamp duty policy (such as it is) almost entirely at face value, which didn't seem to happen with anything at the Labour conference last week.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

"A high point of her leadership of the party so far" says Chris Mason, (having said the Conservatives and the leader are in a difficult situation & have felt marginalised)

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Dan Hayes @danhayesjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Chesterfield has fallen

Thieves target famous crooked spire church dubbed 'Pisa of the north'

Police are hunting thieves who stripped lead from the roof of the church bearing Chesterfield’s famous crooked spire.

www.thestar.co.uk

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