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FYI | 18 over par 👍
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
FYI | 18 over par 👍
Farage’s no malice line is just a cover. If the language trades in racist tropes, it’s still racism; intent doesn’t wash it away, it just exposes the excuse & therefore often the lie.
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Farage’s no malice line is just a cover. If the language trades in racist tropes, it’s still racism; intent doesn’t wash it away, it just exposes the excuse & therefore often the lie.
Framed Petrofac’s North Sea sale as a tidy, imminent deal, but conveniently omits the globality of the collapse, the systemic mismanagement behind it & the 1000s of jobs & communities at risk, masking the real fallout, leaving illusions of a simple transaction rather than a full-blown human crisis.
December 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Framed Petrofac’s North Sea sale as a tidy, imminent deal, but conveniently omits the globality of the collapse, the systemic mismanagement behind it & the 1000s of jobs & communities at risk, masking the real fallout, leaving illusions of a simple transaction rather than a full-blown human crisis.
Unchecked anger & impulsiveness in a leader isn't just rhetoric, it's a historical red flag. When norms, institutions & accountability are ignored, we risk repeating the same destructive cycles seen before. Vigilance, scrutiny/resistance are the only safeguards against a slide into what went before.
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Unchecked anger & impulsiveness in a leader isn't just rhetoric, it's a historical red flag. When norms, institutions & accountability are ignored, we risk repeating the same destructive cycles seen before. Vigilance, scrutiny/resistance are the only safeguards against a slide into what went before.
Conveniently tagged as a cautionary tale while ignoring that most incidents are rare & that criticism of Israel's apartheid, genocide & blatant lies are often mislabeled as antisemitism. By skipping institutional limits & dissenting voices, it reduces complex issues to one-sided alarmist rhetoric.
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Conveniently tagged as a cautionary tale while ignoring that most incidents are rare & that criticism of Israel's apartheid, genocide & blatant lies are often mislabeled as antisemitism. By skipping institutional limits & dissenting voices, it reduces complex issues to one-sided alarmist rhetoric.
So while drones, satellites & port inspections can catch a lot of trafficking, smuggling via diplomatic channels remains almost untouchable unless there’s cooperation from the sending country - convenient right?
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So while drones, satellites & port inspections can catch a lot of trafficking, smuggling via diplomatic channels remains almost untouchable unless there’s cooperation from the sending country - convenient right?
Britons believe they live in a democracy, but repeated political manoeuvres, like delaying elections, centralising power & favouring elites, eroded public trust, experiencing it as performative & skewed, making it more like a system controlled from the top than one accountable to its citizens.
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Britons believe they live in a democracy, but repeated political manoeuvres, like delaying elections, centralising power & favouring elites, eroded public trust, experiencing it as performative & skewed, making it more like a system controlled from the top than one accountable to its citizens.
Exactly, it’s alarming when serious actions go unaddressed. Silence is a form of complicity & calling out inaction is important. The question isn’t just ‘why aren’t they condemning?’ it’s what that silence says about priorities & accountability.
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Exactly, it’s alarming when serious actions go unaddressed. Silence is a form of complicity & calling out inaction is important. The question isn’t just ‘why aren’t they condemning?’ it’s what that silence says about priorities & accountability.
Disaster Capitalism | Private investors extracted wealth while leaving Thames Water over‑leveraged & now the public faces the real costs while regulators negotiate to protect investor interests, where the public is left to shoulder costs while private interests dodge accountability. Criminal.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Disaster Capitalism | Private investors extracted wealth while leaving Thames Water over‑leveraged & now the public faces the real costs while regulators negotiate to protect investor interests, where the public is left to shoulder costs while private interests dodge accountability. Criminal.
This fits a clear pattern of ICE being weaponised for political theatre. Deporting a student despite a federal court stay is not just incompetence; it’s a blatant abuse of power, signalling ideology over law, showing how Trump-aligned fascist goons can bend institutions to punish or intimidate.
December 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This fits a clear pattern of ICE being weaponised for political theatre. Deporting a student despite a federal court stay is not just incompetence; it’s a blatant abuse of power, signalling ideology over law, showing how Trump-aligned fascist goons can bend institutions to punish or intimidate.
Tice's dismissal of facts in favour of loyalty reveals a troubling culture in which truth is expendable. When such an ideology gains power, it undermines accountability/erodes public trust. The danger lies not just in individual actions, but in normalising a system that prizes image over integrity.
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Tice's dismissal of facts in favour of loyalty reveals a troubling culture in which truth is expendable. When such an ideology gains power, it undermines accountability/erodes public trust. The danger lies not just in individual actions, but in normalising a system that prizes image over integrity.
This illustrates a clear abuse of power, turning a tool meant for justice into a mechanism for personal & political gain. This pattern is systemic, strategic & designed to consolidate influence, eroding accountability & public trust. Having a convicted felon in the WH amplifies these dangers.
December 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This illustrates a clear abuse of power, turning a tool meant for justice into a mechanism for personal & political gain. This pattern is systemic, strategic & designed to consolidate influence, eroding accountability & public trust. Having a convicted felon in the WH amplifies these dangers.
Convicted of serious, heinous crimes against minors, her petition is an affront to the victims & a challenge to the notion of accountability. Regardless of legal arguments, the broader consensus is that her sentence is justified & her release would be both legally & ethically wrong on many levels.
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Convicted of serious, heinous crimes against minors, her petition is an affront to the victims & a challenge to the notion of accountability. Regardless of legal arguments, the broader consensus is that her sentence is justified & her release would be both legally & ethically wrong on many levels.
This illustrates a clear abuse of power, turning a tool meant for justice into a mechanism for personal & political gain. This pattern is systemic, strategic & designed to consolidate influence, eroding accountability & public trust. Having a convicted felon in the WH amplifies these dangers.
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This illustrates a clear abuse of power, turning a tool meant for justice into a mechanism for personal & political gain. This pattern is systemic, strategic & designed to consolidate influence, eroding accountability & public trust. Having a convicted felon in the WH amplifies these dangers.
Europe has no binding obligation to intervene militarily in Ukraine bc it's not a NATO member & international law does not compel third-party states to fight on its behalf, but there are strong political, strategic & moral reasons for involvement in protecting Europe’s own security & stability.
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Europe has no binding obligation to intervene militarily in Ukraine bc it's not a NATO member & international law does not compel third-party states to fight on its behalf, but there are strong political, strategic & moral reasons for involvement in protecting Europe’s own security & stability.
A trip down memory lane for some of Forbes' subscribers, I would imagine. 😜
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A trip down memory lane for some of Forbes' subscribers, I would imagine. 😜
These pattern forming pardons read less like the decisions of a statesman & more like the moves of someone consolidating personal authority, shaping loyalties & demonstrating that the law bends for those he favours, the actions of a man who wants to be Caesar.
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
These pattern forming pardons read less like the decisions of a statesman & more like the moves of someone consolidating personal authority, shaping loyalties & demonstrating that the law bends for those he favours, the actions of a man who wants to be Caesar.
Starmer is prioritising strict party discipline over individual backbench autonomy, centralising control & trying to present a unified front, which will stifle genuine debate, undermining MPs’ ability to represent their constituents & giving the impression of democracy but only on Starmer’s terms.
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Starmer is prioritising strict party discipline over individual backbench autonomy, centralising control & trying to present a unified front, which will stifle genuine debate, undermining MPs’ ability to represent their constituents & giving the impression of democracy but only on Starmer’s terms.
Time & again, the Foreign Office has shown it will bend to Washington rather than stand up for justice. Harry Dunn’s death became a footnote as they kowtowed to the US, prioritising smooth relations over holding anyone responsible, a damning lesson in misplaced priorities. The media were no better.
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Time & again, the Foreign Office has shown it will bend to Washington rather than stand up for justice. Harry Dunn’s death became a footnote as they kowtowed to the US, prioritising smooth relations over holding anyone responsible, a damning lesson in misplaced priorities. The media were no better.
A tax write-off with free PR. The generosity burnishes their image & lets them keep steering public priorities, rewards them for hoarding untaxed wealth, illustrating how the richest profit from society without helping it grow, relying instead on stability & infrastructure paid for by everyone else.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A tax write-off with free PR. The generosity burnishes their image & lets them keep steering public priorities, rewards them for hoarding untaxed wealth, illustrating how the richest profit from society without helping it grow, relying instead on stability & infrastructure paid for by everyone else.
It's a wake-up call for gig-style, casualised workers are starting to push back successfully against schedule instability, even in highly flexible sectors. The UK zero-hour contract debate is a parallel story, just without the dramatic city-level fines. www.acas.org.uk/zero-hours-c...
Zero-hours contracts - Acas
Your rights and the employer's responsibilities when you have a casual or zero-hours contract.
www.acas.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
It's a wake-up call for gig-style, casualised workers are starting to push back successfully against schedule instability, even in highly flexible sectors. The UK zero-hour contract debate is a parallel story, just without the dramatic city-level fines. www.acas.org.uk/zero-hours-c...
This reveals a state that prioritised its own preservation over justice. Investigations ended without anyone being held accountable, leaving victims’ families without closure while institutions shielded their image. As always, the system served itself, not the people it was meant to protect.
December 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This reveals a state that prioritised its own preservation over justice. Investigations ended without anyone being held accountable, leaving victims’ families without closure while institutions shielded their image. As always, the system served itself, not the people it was meant to protect.
Thames Water’s rising half-year profits highlight 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮. Shareholders & executives benefit, while customers deal with high bill increases. It’s a textbook case of making the public foot the bill, turning a looming crisis into short-term private gain. Inverted Dick Turpin stuff.
December 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thames Water’s rising half-year profits highlight 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮. Shareholders & executives benefit, while customers deal with high bill increases. It’s a textbook case of making the public foot the bill, turning a looming crisis into short-term private gain. Inverted Dick Turpin stuff.
Once you drag this into a courtroom instead of a press briefing, the whole fog-of-war BS routine falls apart fast. You get: strike footage, audio logs, command-chain testimony under oath, rules of engagement & intelligence assessments, after-action reports, etc.
Trump will throw him under the bus.
Trump will throw him under the bus.
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Once you drag this into a courtroom instead of a press briefing, the whole fog-of-war BS routine falls apart fast. You get: strike footage, audio logs, command-chain testimony under oath, rules of engagement & intelligence assessments, after-action reports, etc.
Trump will throw him under the bus.
Trump will throw him under the bus.