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Chemicals regulatory professional. Pro-EU. Finally made the leap from the Musk hellhole! #FBPE

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Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · Oct 19

Inspired from a post by @pikat.io, I thought I'd explain why I'm here.

I realised I was spending far too much time feeding Musk's trolls. I had become this guy, and I don't want to be this guy anymore:

xkcd.com/386

Duty Calls

xkcd.com

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Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

You clearly don't understand the first thing about Parliamentary politics. Carry on shouting into the void if you like, but I'm done lowering myself to your level.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

You claimed that by abstaining, the Lib Dems allowed the Government to "go after" PA.

So either you didn't know you came up with a steaming pile of horseshit (ignorance), or you knew it was a steaming pile of horseshit (dishonesty).

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

Who said the Greens should apologise for Labour's behaviour?

CLUE: Not me.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

Well let's start with the fact that I made no such assertion. I've made it clear on numerous occasions that the blame lies with Labour.

My issue is with Polanski using it to try & score a cheap political point against his closest Parliamentary allies.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

Well in that case, you surely noticed your mutual's opening salvo, which was given the precise amount of respect it deserved.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

Well that's remarkably suspicious timing.

I smell socks...

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

If we're pointless, why did you feel the need to comment? And why did you feel the need to put your ignorance/dishonesty on the record to be debunked?

Surely you could have simply ignored us...

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

...you could then reflect on whether making such easily-debunked assertions brings anything useful to the discussion.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 2d

You may want to revisit your opening gambit on this thread, then reflect on whether it was likely to provoke a reasonable discussion...

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 3d

You really aren't very bright, are you?

6 Lib Dem MPs deliberately passed through both divisions, so they voted yes *and* no; thus effectively abstaining whilst making a point.

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Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a helping hand for you.

Add 66 to the "No" votes, and take 6 off the "Yes" votes (6 LD MPs voted for *and* against to highlight the absurdity).

Does that give "No" a majority?

votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 - Commons' votes in Parliament - UK Parliament

Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025

votes.parliament.uk

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 3d

The Tories who would have spoken up were purged in 2019.

All they have left are the zealots & cowards.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 4d

I pulled Gully apart when I was on the other site and was promptly blocked.

I was by no means alone.

Mockery is the only appropriate response.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 4d

Count the votes. I appreciate you'll have to take your mittens, shoes & socks off, but I'll wait...

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 4d

No it didn't, as already explained elewhere.

Come back when you have use of the family braincell.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

Here's the transcript of the whole debate:

hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : ' Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism' on Wednesday 2 July 2025.

hansard.parliament.uk

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

We got >72 MPs elected at the last GE. We also got more than double the numer of councillors elected than Labour & Greens combined in this year's local elections.

No media coverage =/= not cutting through.

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Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

Well there you go. You're admitting that your entire argument is built on profound ignorance.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

It only seemed like that if you stuck your fingers in your ears and screamed every time the Lib Dems spoke.

Polanski knew *exactly* what he was saying.

I don't know about you, but I'd suggest that pissing off your closest allies in Parliament is a suboptimal strategy.

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Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

I've laid the blame for this firmly at Labour's feet numerous times on this thread.

Polanski did more than that though. He took a cynical - and totally unjustified - dig at the Lib Dems, who did absolutely nothing wrong throughout the process.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

OK, it's clear that you're fundamentally dishonest now. I think we're done.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

...and then had the brass neck to criticise others for not doing the same.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

Now I think you're being deliberately dishonest. We were presented with two options:

1. Proscribe a group that doesn't meet any reasonable definition of terrorist.

2. Tacitly support violent white supremacist groups.

We chose neither. You chose option 2...

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

Yes you are. Especially when the question has been cynically loaded to ensure there are no good options.

Steve P 🔶️ @hammerdoc.bsky.social · 5d

You seem to think making an active choice to vote for one of two equally bad outcomes is better than refusing to vote for either bad outcome.

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