@MediocreDave

Abolitionist, communist. he/him

 London
Joined May 2010
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There is no such thing as a fair wage or a fair wage increase, there is class struggle. Get what you can get.
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No one in the future is going to look back on Starmer and praise his strategic genius for getting himself into power. His contribution to history will be as a name towards the end of a list of leaders from the "and yet politicians were too slow to act" period.
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Yo was Starmer actually charging his sister in law rent to live in his unused house?
The first fire last year occurred when a Toyota, previously owned by the prime minister, was set ablaze in north London. There were two more arson attacks: one at the entrance to flats where Sir Keir used to live and another at the entrance to his house, which had been rented to his sister-in-law after his move to No 10.

ALT The first fire last year occurred when a Toyota, previously owned by the prime minister, was set ablaze in north London. There were two more arson attacks: one at the entrance to flats where Sir Keir used to live and another at the entrance to his house, which had been rented to his sister-in-law after his move to No 10.

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Dave retweeted
Signal
@signalappJun 8
Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06…
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Racists have whipped up the fiction that police deliberately prioritise people of colour's feelings over white people's safety. Every sensible politician who responds to this by saying policies need to be reviewed is reinforcing that idiot myth.
Minister criticises anti-discrimination guidance to police amid Southampton protests Sarah Jones says guidance they black and white suspects should be treated differently gives 'wrong impression'

ALT Minister criticises anti-discrimination guidance to police amid Southampton protests Sarah Jones says guidance they black and white suspects should be treated differently gives 'wrong impression'

Andy Burnham called today for a potential change in police policy, while also warning against attempts to inflame tensions. “There needs to be firstly a proper IOPC investigation, and coming from that, there would appear to me to be serious issues that will maybe need to be reflected in changing in policing practice,” the Greater Manchester mayor told the Guardian as he campaigned in the Makerfield byelection.

ALT Andy Burnham called today for a potential change in police policy, while also warning against attempts to inflame tensions. “There needs to be firstly a proper IOPC investigation, and coming from that, there would appear to me to be serious issues that will maybe need to be reflected in changing in policing practice,” the Greater Manchester mayor told the Guardian as he campaigned in the Makerfield byelection.

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Politicians are grasping around for something to criticise to appease the fash who believe that there is "two-tier" policing that victimises white people and the best they have come up with is this bit of anodyne guidance from an NPCC document. npcc.police.uk/our-work/poli…
Our commitment to racial equity means Producing equality of policing outcomes for people from different ethnic groups by responding to individuals and communities according to their specific needs, circumstances and experiences, with understanding that these will be racialised and with the aim of reducing harm. It does not mean treating everyone ‘the same’ or being ‘colour blind’ (racial equality).

ALT Our commitment to racial equity means Producing equality of policing outcomes for people from different ethnic groups by responding to individuals and communities according to their specific needs, circumstances and experiences, with understanding that these will be racialised and with the aim of reducing harm. It does not mean treating everyone ‘the same’ or being ‘colour blind’ (racial equality).

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What's really funny is that Jones isn't even trying to say that how policing is done needs to be reviewed, she's trying to reassure the fash that the guidance issued after the BLM movement was just placatory lip service that never actually got implemented.
"This particular document is a sort of values document, it's quite a short document and I don't think it forms the basis of any training or any police activity," Jones told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.

ALT "This particular document is a sort of values document, it's quite a short document and I don't think it forms the basis of any training or any police activity," Jones told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.

She added: "It is an official NPCC document, yes, and it is being reviewed we think the language is wrong and it gives the wrong impression but I don't think it affects how our training is done.

ALT She added: "It is an official NPCC document, yes, and it is being reviewed we think the language is wrong and it gives the wrong impression but I don't think it affects how our training is done.

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It's hard to verify it, and it could just be my perception, but I truly feel like in the last five years I have seen the UK left get noticeably more reactionary; more carceral, more conspiracist, more essentialist, more opportunist, more moralistic, more superstitious.
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Not saying horseshoe theory, in which far left and far right converge and the centre is magically left pristine; no, a general shift to the right and away from critical rigour across the political spectrum, from which the left is sadly not immune.
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And why should we be? We're subject to the same material conditions, the same cultural forces, the same failures of incumbent social institutions that led to widespread fascist radicalisation on the right.
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Neat illustration; whatever is permissible to do to migrants can be rolled out to criminals and then some freak starts demanding it happens to benefits claimants too. The asylum system, criminal justice system, and benefits system all bleed into one another.
Tweet from PoliticsUK NEW: The Tories have pledged to give criminals on benefits payment cards which block purchases on alcohol and gambling They would also restrict cash withdrawals and bank transfers Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says they would be similar to cards already given to asylum seekers He said: “Underpinning this is the moral case that hardworking taxpayers money should not be used to fund gambling or alcohol for criminals” Reply from someone with an England flag in their username: Do this for EVERYONE on benefits. Blocking anything except the essentials.

ALT Tweet from PoliticsUK NEW: The Tories have pledged to give criminals on benefits payment cards which block purchases on alcohol and gambling They would also restrict cash withdrawals and bank transfers Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says they would be similar to cards already given to asylum seekers He said: “Underpinning this is the moral case that hardworking taxpayers money should not be used to fund gambling or alcohol for criminals” Reply from someone with an England flag in their username: Do this for EVERYONE on benefits. Blocking anything except the essentials.

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They tasered him as he was climbing over a gate, causing him to fall and fracture his spine. Why was he climbing over the gate? Because they'd already physically assaulted him and he was trying to run away before it got worse.
BBC News (UK)
@BBCNewsMay 30
Man wrongly Tasered by police gets £30k payout bbc.in/49yCGmK

Man wrongly Tasered by Nottinghamshire Police gets £30k payout

Dimitri Moses was Tasered while climbing over a gate, causing him to fall and fracture his spine.

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I think we should make some time to relitigate the bitter 2018 World Cup twitter beef about how cool and good English nationalism is.
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One of the most instructive lessons I ever had at school, one that really stuck with me, was the time a teacher placed a thermometer on her desk at the start of class and informed us that she was intending to walk out as soon as the temperature went above the union's agreed max.
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Love it when someone proposes basic workplace protections and people pop up in the replies to call them an out of touch elite who's never worked a day in their life.
Politics UK
@PolitlcsUKMay 26
🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski has called on the Government to introduce a maximum temperature cap in the workplace
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"Why can't the nanny state just let everyone make their own decisions?" The labour market pits worker against worker in competition, compelling term to undercut each other by accepting worse and worse pay and conditions. Without legally imposed limits, everything goes to shit.
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Replying to @eff_hey
I note from the replies that certain right-wingers have decided that net migration is the wrong metric because it allows immigration to be offset by emigration (a basic definition apparently previously unknown to them??) and their concern is openly ethno-nationalism, not numbers.
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Over on Bluesky, I have just seen someone propose becoming a magistrate as a form of "organising".
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Every part of this is so predictable and on brand. The Met wants a £50m deal with Palantir. Khan objects because it breaches procurement procedure. PolFed objects because it's "use of AI to spy on our officers" and might catch them doing dodgy stuff. lbc.co.uk/article/sadiq-khan…

Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir | LBC

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a £50m deal with controversial US tech firm Palantir.

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Aaaaaaaaaaahahahaha jesus christ
Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused Khan of politicising procurement after he rejected a two-year deal for Scotland Yard to use AI to process intelligence in criminal investigations, as first revealed by the Guardian. Mosley said: “What Londoners value is not being mugged, not being raped by a serving police officer.”

ALT Louis Mosley, who heads Palantir in the UK and Europe, accused Khan of politicising procurement after he rejected a two-year deal for Scotland Yard to use AI to process intelligence in criminal investigations, as first revealed by the Guardian. Mosley said: “What Londoners value is not being mugged, not being raped by a serving police officer.”

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Fash have set up their rage bait gazebo in Bloomsbury directly opposite the long established Palestine solidarity encampment.
Turning point UK stall

ALT Turning point UK stall

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