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I met my first Fabian Society member yesterday and well, that was an unpleasant experience. Is that unusual or are they generally tied up in knots by their own contradictions? In this case it started as "Labour should commit to campaigning against the deal they have yet to broker" and then things got really weird e: Section 190 of the UK Housing Act relates to the duty of a local authority to an "intentionally homeless" person who is applying for assistance with housing IrvingWashington fucked around with this message at 09:59 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Perhaps the actress is playing Sybil in the past...?
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Sep 12, 2019 09:54
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p sure the Fabians used to be a group for liberals who like cosplaying as socialists, and since Corbyn hosed that right up for them the knots are kind of unavoidable e: wait i might be thinking of the Labour Party
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Sorry can we just go back to the Humble Address Request:quote:that Ministers be further directed to lay before this House no later than 11.00pm Wednesday 11 September all the documents prepared within Her Majesty's Government since 23 July 2019 relating to operation Yellowhammer and submitted to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee To which the response was a single 5 page summary document? Where's the actual planning? Was there more released to MPs/Privy Councillers designated Secret/TS?
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Sep 12, 2019 09:59
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Gove straight-up said they're not gonna release the correspondence, which I guess would put them in contempt of Parliament, which may or may not be prorogued right now so  Anyone know what the legal effect of humble addresses is? e: wait I'm confusing that with the prorogation stuff. point & question still stand tho
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Sep 12, 2019 10:01
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Yeah no Fabians are loving weird
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I went to a few fabian events way back. They seemed pretty decent back then (2013 ish?). Went to a pub quiz and some event with South American socialists where we all sang the red flag. Was fun. EDIT: back in 2013 I definitely was a liberal who enjoyed cosplaying as a socialist. I've been radicalised since then. mediadave fucked around with this message at 10:21 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 10:16
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mehall posted:Hey, if anyone else is wanting in on the podcast, make sure you're on the discord. Especially if you are not a straight white dude! It would be great to have female/BAME/LGBTQ+/disabled voices on there so please feel welcome to take part! And if there's anything we can do to make being part of the podcast easier for you just let us know 
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The Fabian Society was a relatively radical socialist society upon its founding, but around the Blair era got entryismed by tories to gently caress it up. Young Fabians are 50-50 good people and a cunts, Adult Fabians is where Francey Tweetman hangs out for head pats and ideas for terrible tweets.
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Borrovan posted:p sure the Fabians used to be a group for liberals who like cosplaying as socialists, and since Corbyn hosed that right up for them the knots are kind of unavoidable Fabians are the establishment wing of the SPGB
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Sep 12, 2019 10:39
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Samovar posted:Perhaps the actress is playing Sybil in the past...? While that's probably the case aren't Young Sam and Young Sybil in their mid teens? TV doing their usual "20-something year olds playing teenagers and 30 year olds playing their parents" I guess. Edit: Wait ignore that I thought this was Night Watch rather than The Watch. Also please get involved with the podcast if you can, I've been trying to sort my audio for weeks so I can actually record something and everyone is very kind and patient so don't let nerves or lack of tech knowledge stop you! namesake fucked around with this message at 10:53 on Sep 12, 2019 |
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Sep 12, 2019 10:50
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I have recently been streaming games and it is a lot of fun to talk to people, so I think I will offer my services for the podcast. I am definitely nowhere near as knowledgeable as this thread can be, but I do love to laugh at the sheer absurdity of our political system.
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Sep 12, 2019 10:56
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VideoGames posted:I have recently been streaming games and it is a lot of fun to talk to people, so I think I will offer my services for the podcast. i would watch videogames play videogames
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https://twitter.com/JenniThorburn/status/1171912885162913799?s=19 vauxhall can't catch a break huh
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That director of our company that I've spoken about before has just interrupted a converstion on Yellowhammer and accused me of "project fear". He says he's not seen anything about Brexit that he thinks will cause any problems and it's time to "just get on with it" so if anyone was worried about millionaires who hold a Canadian passport you can relax, they'll be fine.
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Sep 12, 2019 11:03
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Sanford posted:That director of our company that I've spoken about before has just interrupted a converstion on Yellowhammer and accused me of "project fear". He says he's not seen anything about Brexit that he thinks will cause any problems and it's time to "just get on with it" so if anyone was worried about millionaires who hold a Canadian passport you can relax, they'll be fine. Tell him not to bring politics into the workplace.
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Sep 12, 2019 11:05
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Sep 12, 2019 11:07
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Itll turn out he told the queen exactly what he was doing and therefore didn't lie to her
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Sep 12, 2019 11:09
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Tomorrow's headline: Johnson denies lying about having lied to the Queen Getting meta up in here
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Sep 12, 2019 11:10
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I often wonder if the queen actually talks about anything or if she's just not a mad old bag who tortures PMs a bit for her own amusement when she is left alone with them. I could see her forcing bojo to take off his shirt so she can jump on his fat stomach in her bare feet or something like that.
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Boris Johnson denies he exists, attempts to float away from reporters.
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Sep 12, 2019 11:19
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Boris didn't lie to the Queen. He sent JRM up there to do it instead.
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crispix posted:I often wonder if the queen actually talks about anything or if she's just not a mad old bag who tortures PMs a bit for her own amusement when she is left alone with them. I could see her forcing bojo to take off his shirt so she can jump on his fat stomach in her bare feet or something like that. She slaps each and every prime minister right in the face. She gets away with it because no PM would ever mention being slapped by the Queen, and so no PM is ever prepared for the slap.
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Sep 12, 2019 11:22
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Thread move fast! I've read posts and realise my concerns were unfounded and just a knee jerk reaction so cheers all.
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:She slaps each and every prime minister right in the face. She gets away with it because no PM would ever mention being slapped by the Queen, and so no PM is ever prepared for the slap. her bones are too brittle now, she has the black rod do it
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Sep 12, 2019 11:25
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Not exactly UK related, but I'm doing my morning hate read of the guardian while pretending to work and look at the absolute state of this https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/12/joe-biden-2020-race-anti-trump
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Nuclear Spoon posted:https://twitter.com/JenniThorburn/status/1171912885162913799?s=19 it's an immensely safe labour seat - even Hoey won it with 57.3% in 2017 so anyone looking for a cushy existence for 30 years will be crawling out the woodwork to try and stand there
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I assume anyone itt who willingly reads anything but the 1% of the guardian that isn't poo poo is into electric nipple clips and those spikey prison penis things
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Sep 12, 2019 11:32
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JeremoudCorbynejad posted:She slaps each and every prime minister right in the face. She gets away with it because no PM would ever mention being slapped by the Queen, and so no PM is ever prepared for the slap. John Major retaliated though in a bit of a drubbing incident.
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Sanford posted:He says he's not seen anything about Brexit that he thinks will cause any problems and it's time to "just get on with it" so if anyone was worried about millionaires who hold a Canadian passport you can relax, they'll be fine. "What about this leaked government report, and this NHS prediction, and all of these businesses that have already left the UK?" "Project fear. I haven't seen anything to be worried about." In other words he hasn't seen anything because every time he does see anything, he discounts it as project fear. It's a very elegant set of blinkers. If you want to get into it, call out his circular reasoning and the fact that we can't stockpile insulin, no international trade deal has ever been completed in under 5 months and any insulin coming from the US would (A) be out of date by the time it was shipped here and (B) bankrupt us because of US healthcare prices. Type A diabetics (for whom the condition is genetic, so no stereotypes blaming weight here) are going to loving die because of this. But also be aware that he is not only your boss but a millionaire, and AMAB, even the Canadian ones.
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VideoGames posted:I have recently been streaming games and it is a lot of fun to talk to people, so I think I will offer my services for the podcast. I can't wait to do an episode with VG!  We should totally do something about the horrific capitalist abuses in the video game industry/toxic gamer culture
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Sloth Life posted:Thread move fast! post/username Also I wouldn't be surprised either if Boris didn't lie to the Queen. She either doesn't give a gently caress or knows what's happening but doesn't care.
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namesake posted:John Major retaliated though in a bit of a drubbing incident. I imagine May just thanked her.
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Aphex- posted:post/username Nah, while dipshit melts who talk about her EPIC WARDROBE SHADE are obviously dipshits, by all accounts her mind is still sharp. Trapped in a husk that moves at 2 miles an hour top speed, but cogent enough to know where tf she is and what she's doing. Now Prince Phillip on the other hand..................
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namesake posted:John Major retaliated though in a bit of a drubbing incident. The correct sound to describe this is “woooaaaahhhhggh”.
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Another Person posted:ucu, it is more focused Borrovan posted:Join whichever one has recognition in your workplace (probably UCU if you're in HE). And also IWW, you can dual card & there's an IWW industrial group for HE. Thanks. I guess I'll go for UCU. I'm in an IT department at a university. All three seem to have advantages: UCU: more focused Unite: more left wing (?) Unison: the guy who sits behind me is the Unison rep, and it would be cool to have a close contact and maybe get involved I'm too scared to go on strike on the 20th because I'm so new, but I booked it as a vacation day so I can join the march lol
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Thanks for this. I voted just in time.
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Project Fear at play once again, plucky Britain will persevere through any hardships emposed by the nefarious EU thanks to Blitz Spirit.
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