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Do people voting Reform ever wonder why the ultra rich put all their money behind Reform and Restore?

Do they not see that if the group of people who hoard all of the wealth to the detriment of voters, its probably so they can hoard more wealth, therefore making their conditions worse?

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    More than half – 52% – of 4,506 people polled approved of the ban, giving credence to an assumption Miliband made in his statement: “I do not believe that the British people want us supporting the occupation by accepting products from settlements in our shops and supermarkets,” he had ventured.

    A breakdown showed 33% “completely” approved of the crackdown on illegal Israeli goods appearing on UK supermarket shelves, and a further 19% “somewhat” approved.

    10% of adults polled indicated they “completely” disapproved with the move, while 7% “somewhat” disapproved with the legislation, forecast to be in place within six to nine months.

    Around a third of respondents – 31% – said they did not know how they felt.

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    Whilst I'm a trans ally, I am a little sceptical on this one. I'm going to wait for the official response from the Green Party on this one before judging. So far we have seen no proof of any of this.

    The lady in question is a bit of a bit of an inflammatory individual from the little I've seen from her socials.

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    I share this only to share this brilliant quote:

    Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president, has said that Britain will be “on the wrong side of history” if it goes ahead with plans to ban trade with the illegal settlements on the West Bank.

    A genocide inciter and collaborator telling you you are on the wrong side of history is really wild. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/isaac-herzog-israel-president-australia-visit-controversy-ntwnfb

    In late 2023, Herzog was pictured signing an Israeli artillery shell being prepared to be dropped on Gaza, writing in Hebrew on the munition: “I rely on you.”

    Last September, Herzog was named by the United Nations commission of inquiry on the occupied Palestinian territory as having incited genocide against the Palestine people in Israel’s prosecution of its war in Gaza.

    “It’s an entire nation out there that is responsible,” Herzog said. “It is not true, this rhetoric about civilians who were not aware and not involved. It is absolutely not true.”

     

    Invites a guy who he knows is planning an illegal donation

    Has a long conversation with the guy confirming that he will take the illegal donation

    Has Champagne and oysters to celebrate this donation.

    "I didn't know what was happening. I wasn't listening. It wasn't me."

    For anyone who still hasn't seen the video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXut3s90rUI

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    They are deliberately unclear about how they would "act" or "retaliate".

    We should obviously enact those sanctions. Ideally on the whole state of Israel for its actions (otherwise they could just claim those people or companies weren't in the contested area, even if they are)

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 weeks ago*

    I can only speak to the coverage I have seen them do. I'm sure they might be biased on some things, but so far all the coverage I've seen them do has been progressive and factual.

    When it comes to trans rights stuff, they've done better coverage than The Guardian, and as a general source of news they've been fine to me.

    They're not an activist paper, like Novara Media and The Canary, so I go to those on some activist topics too, though I take them with a grain of salt sometimes as they tend to more passionate and therefore biased on some things.

    The BBC has platformed horrible people and done a lot of bad coverage over the last few years, so I've lost hope in them. If I read them, it's with a big grain of salt.

    The Daily Mail, The Telegraph are obviously awful and disgusting to read, so if I do read them, it's with a 10 foot pole.

    If you're unhappy with The Independent, what paper do you read?

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    Despite no one being hurt, he has spent the last two decades incarcerated without hope on a discredited Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) jail term – until now.

    Their decision to give him back his freedom came weeks before prime minister Andy Burnham announced he would finally end the injustice of IPP jail terms before the end of this parliament.

    It also came shortly before the United Nations (UN) issued a landmark legal opinion which declared his detention – and that of a number of other prisoners serving draconian IPP sentences – is arbitrary and unlawful. A major legal challenge over their imprisonment was this week lodged at the High Court.

    He was originally told he must serve a minimum of two years and six months for the robbery, committed in December 2005. Despite remaining drug-free for many years in prison, he was repeatedly refused parole because of his disruptive behaviour as he grew frustrated over his treatment, which he characterised as “cripplingly cruel”.

     

    Ex-Breitbart editor has vocally supported immediate deportations for anyone who can’t prove US residency.

    Well, he got exactly what he was asking for.

    That said, I'm not happy to have him back here.

    He eventually became locked into a feud with fellow far-right commentator Laura Loomer, a Trump administration ally who claimed on Friday that she had reported Yiannopoulos to ICE over his immigration status.

    He fell out of favor in conservative circles after the publication of a video in which he condoned sexual relations with boys as young as 13.

    But the conservatives love doing that! I guess he said the quiet part out loud.

     

    The government hit back at the opposition party’s proposal of a “moratorium other than [for] local-scale datacentres for the local community”, saying it “would be a disaster for jobs and national security”.

    The Greens’ call for a pause comes amid one of the UK’s worst droughts in years and predictions that datacentres’ electricity use, now standing at about 2.5% of the UK’s supply, will rise fourfold by 2030.

    Our energy prices are also already sky high. We don't need any more scarcity.

     

    Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing the data of about 8.7 million customers.

    Hackers obtained their email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes, as the incident affected data related to “car park, lounge and fast-track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-ups”, said Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which operates the three air hubs.

     

    Each kit produces up to 800W of power, which is enough to provide up to 20% of an average home’s electricity use when the sun is shining, according to officials.

    As they go on sale, ministers say prices could start off higher but they expect them to settle at around £400 to £600 – depending on the size and model – amid growing competition as more models come on to the market.

    Currys, B&Q, Screwfix and Wickes are also among retailers that have committed to stocking plug-in panels.

    The sale of the technology was previously restricted in the UK because of safety and wiring standards.

     

    The party – which until now has largely been based in Mr Lowe’s constituency, Great Yarmouth – is further to the right than Reform on issues such as immigration and has enjoyed support from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has publicly backed Restore Britain a number of times on his X platform.

    You're telling me the platform run by Nazis, which endorses Nazis, also funds them? Color me surprised.

    But seriously though, I'm surprised that they can make any money from this at all. Let alone these wild numbers. I had never even heard of this party.

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