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Welcome to the August thread. It's election time again! For some executive and policy positions in the Labour Party if you're a card carrying Party member. The elections will be for the NEC, where the Momentum slate is: forkboy84 posted:Yasmine Dar, Huda Elmi, Rachel Garnham, Ann Henderson, Jon Lansman, Navendu Mishra, Claudia Webbe, Darren Williams and Peter Willsman. and for the National Policy Forum, where the Momentum backed candidates for each region are listed here.  (Do not vote for this man.) Brexit News  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITpC6GlBFo0 Days until Brexit Other News  'Cannabis derived medicines' are now legal in the UK. A good forward step, but one that still keeps it in the hands of large HO licensed companies producing the same oil product as the plants do. The Supreme Court says that people in a persistant vegetative state can have their life support withdrawn without a court order now, potentially giving May a way out of Brexit. Vote Leave is fined and referred to police for breaking electoral law. The Home Office is accused of misleading the High Court about rejected child asylum claims. Labour launched a consultation on a new statutory youth service, a universal basic service with elements of Scotlands violence reduction schemes. The Conservatives are promoting food banks for children over the summer holidays. And also tried to win the youth vote with knock off Love Island water bottles. Previous Threads: UKMT July 2018 - It's Coming H...oh UKMT June 2018 - They frequent seldome any pastymes or sportes UKMT May 2018 - Slithers Off Rudd/Say no to hamophobia UKMT April 2018 - A Third World Banana Republic Kleptocracy UKMT March 2018 - Fanfare for the Gammon Man UKMT Feb 18 - Goverment Clowns DTF UKMT January 2018 - ++Knighthood for Loser Clegg++ All Previous Threads (thanks Pesky Splinter) Other Threads of Interest: Europol Thread Scotpol Thread Trainchat Thread Political Cartoons Thread BYOB: UKMT Podcasts and Voicy Stuff: Off the Fence - Brighton based, covering UK & Global topics. Pretty chill and professional peeps. Older 'casts can be found in the PLATFORM B archive. Reel Politik - The Original Leftie Hate Trolls. Check 'em out. We Don't Talk About The Weather - Two cool guys discuss news and other stuff. The UKMT-iest of Podcasts. Desolation Radio - Socialism from a Welsh perspective. Informative hosts. Revolutionary Despatches - Two new guys starting out. Connected & Disaffected - Breezy discussions of lefty social, and historical topics, and news updates. Pretty Good. Trashfuture - Theme of the week style podcast about capitalism and how much it fucks up. Cool podcasters, sometimes working with Reel Politik Agitpod - Owen Jones & Ellie Mae OHagan discuss news. Reasons to Be Cheerful - Former Labour leader Ed "Red Ed" Milliband and Geoff Lloyd shoot the poo poo, and discuss general politics. Sometimes with guests. Novara Media - Numerous fluctucating commentators including Matt Zarb-Cousin, Max Shanly, and James Butler among others. Varying topics with guests. [Citations Needed] - Covers the US, focussing on the media, PR, and assorted bullshit. Also some socialist history topics. Very informative. Chapo House Media - More US focused, from a leftist perspective. Basically a US version of Reel Politik, but with better mics. Worth a listen. Books to Read and Radicalize You Are Self: Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, And Resistance Peter Linebaugh Libertarian Communism Isaac Puente Amestoy At The Cafι Malatesta The Method of Freedom Malatesta In Praise of Idleness Russell Political Ideals Russell Declaration Hardt and Negri Liberalism, a Counter History Domenico Losurdo God and the State Bakunin The Conquest of Bread Kropotkin Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism V I Lenin Anarchism and Other Essays Emma Goldman Social Reform or Revolution Rosa Luxemburg Violence Slavoj Zizek Jihad vs. McWorld - Benjamin Barber Flat Earth News - Nick Davies Hack Attack - Nick Davies Ecology of Freedom Murray Bookchin Anarchism, Marxism and the Future of the Left Murray Bookchin Let's Read Das Kapital Karl Marx and Goons UKMT CLP Commissars (thanks feedmegin) quote:I came up with the idea of a register of goons and their CLPs in case any new joiners wanted someone to go to to get the local lie of the land. The Effortpost's Graveyard (thanks goddamnedtwisto and UKMT goons) Join us on synIRC for Question Time Awfulness and Stuff #ukgoons on synIRC (thanks crispix). Guavanaut fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Aug 7, 2018 |
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Who adds stuff to the effortpost thing because there was a really good one last month about internet stuff.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:20
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serious gaylord posted:Who adds stuff to the effortpost thing because there was a really good one last month about internet stuff. My name's like right next to it in the OP...
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Aug 1, 2018 09:21
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Now I'm thinking about Michael Gove on Love Island 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:24
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You are thinking of that picture of him drinking water.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:31
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Rarity posted:Now I'm thinking about Michael Gove on Love Island just think what he does with those lips considering how he drinks water
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Aug 1, 2018 09:31
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Rarity posted:Now I'm thinking about Michael Gove on Love Island Now I'm thinking about Michael Gove
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Aug 1, 2018 09:32
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maybe sarah vine finds their sex life so disappointing because she likes being spanked and we all know how bad he is at clapping
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Aug 1, 2018 09:34
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Rarity posted:Now I'm thinking about Michael Gove on Love Island
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Aug 1, 2018 09:37
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https://twitter.com/mabeloo/status/1024340663721029632
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Aug 1, 2018 09:39
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goddamnedtwisto posted:My name's like right next to it in the OP... I never said I was smart op.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:43
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This is bad for Jeremy Corbyn.
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Aug 1, 2018 09:48
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Reposting my fancy spinning hammer/sickles for the new thread. Pretend it's 2002 with these 56k-friendly GIFs! 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:53
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https://www.niesr.ac.uk/media/press-release-prospects-uk-economy-13461quote:As before, the central forecast has been conditioned on a soft Brexit assumption where the UK achieves close to full access to the EU market for goods and services. If instead of this soft Brexit scenario we assume that the government achieves the somewhat more restrictive white paper proposals, the output loss will amount to £500 per person per year over time compared with the soft Brexit scenario. The loss would be around £800 under a no deal Brexit. These estimates do not include the likely impact on productivity which could, on some estimates, double the size of the losses. 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:54
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did we win brexit yet
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Aug 1, 2018 09:54
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Guavanaut posted:Gove Island is a rock formation off of Ilfracombe that is known to periodically sink and resurface. Archeologists have found remains of an earthenware culture not found elsewhere in Britain or Europe. Reports of cultist activity and strange half human half sea creature sightings are not to be believed. I think even the Deep Ones would take a long look at Gove, and only then begrudgingly admit he was probably one of theirs. [e]: josh04 posted:Reposting my fancy spinning hammer/sickles for the new thread. Pretend it's 2002 with these 56k-friendly GIFs! Neat! 
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Aug 1, 2018 09:58
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/31/fears-cash-strapped-council-may-cut-services-for-vulnerable-childrenquote:The funding crisis facing local authorities has deepened after a Tory-run council warned services for vulnerable children and adults can no longer be protected as it prepared drastic measures to survive ongoing financial difficulties described as without parallel in modern times. 
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Aug 1, 2018 10:02
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It's OK guys, we're in tip-top shape as a country right now, which will help to soften the blow when Hard Brexit comes
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Aug 1, 2018 10:03
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lmao https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1024582519784697856
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Aug 1, 2018 10:09
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Jose posted:maybe sarah vine finds their sex life so disappointing because she likes being spanked and we all know how bad he is at clapping Counterpoint with a mouth like Goves got, he should be a black belt pussy eating master.
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Aug 1, 2018 10:11
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Today's Wright Stuff topics:
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Aug 1, 2018 10:11
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I can't get enough of are Dan
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Fumble posted:Counterpoint with a mouth like Goves got, he should be a black belt pussy eating master. More like a horse eating a sugar lump.
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Aug 1, 2018 10:12
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Bardeh posted:https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/31/fears-cash-strapped-council-may-cut-services-for-vulnerable-children BUT JEH-REH-MEH COR-BEN HATES JOOS
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Aug 1, 2018 10:12
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https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1024569644588453888 There isn't a gap for centre left politics. There is a gap for Left wing Authoritarianism.
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Aug 1, 2018 10:17
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HJB posted:Today's Wright Stuff topics: god the wright stuff is a turd to the eyeballs
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Aug 1, 2018 10:20
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Gonzo McFee posted:https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1024569644588453888 Jeremy Stalin it is
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Aug 1, 2018 10:23
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Gonzo McFee posted:There is a gap for Left wing Authoritarianism. A party that wants to get tough on 'human rights' and 'identity politics' while regulating big business and the banksters. A party that wants a third way between nationalist capitalism and internationalist socialism, with the family replacing Marxist pseudovalues. Yeah, the BNP already exists and they're already bad.
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Aug 1, 2018 10:24
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Aug 1, 2018 10:29
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Gonzo McFee posted:https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1024569644588453888 surprising amount of "i wish there was a major party representing the current policy"
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Aug 1, 2018 10:32
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Joris Bonson
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Aug 1, 2018 10:32
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Guavanaut posted:So a party that wants to bring back tough justice and get tough on immigrants while nationalizing industry and guaranteeing jobs. I never said it was a good thing.
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Aug 1, 2018 10:36
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Gonzo McFee posted:https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1024569644588453888 Not sure what to make of this since a bunch of these are like "the government's current approach is correct" and then a third of those people think none of the main parties agree including the one that's in government? On the positive side most of the good stuff has people mostly believing there's a party supporting it. Of course we don't know if they're all "I agree with the Tories that the NHS needs more money!" or whatever Gum posted:surprising amount of "i wish there was a major party representing the current policy" Yeah. Also "none of the parties want to leave the EU"
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Come join us on the unofficial official UKMT Discord! On offer: memes. Weebly trash. Some political content. Discussions about which roads are still closed due to fire in Glasgow. https://discord.gg/RgUqEwk
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Aug 1, 2018 10:39
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hahahaha look at the 1 positive https://twitter.com/zachjourno/status/1024580567558496256
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Aug 1, 2018 10:40
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tommy robinson has been freed
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Aug 1, 2018 10:41
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^^^ the state of this thoughJose posted:hahahaha look at the 1 positive a long weekend for Martin White in that case
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Aug 1, 2018 10:42
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#freetommy free
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Aug 1, 2018 10:42
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quote:This scenario would likely see May's government agreeing to implement "intelligence-led controls" whereby only certain individuals are targeted for processing by officials rather than imposing full checks on all new EU arrivals. The intelligence being a brown paper bag, presumably.
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Aug 1, 2018 10:43
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quote:The data also shows that Leave voters are more likely than Remain voters across the board to feel unrepresented in their views. Likewise, those who voted Conservative in 2017 are more likely than Labour and Liberal Democrat voters to feel that none of the main political parties represent their views.
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Gonzo McFee posted:I never said it was a good thing. A bit less worrying than if they actually were represented, but where are all the 'the justice system is to soft on immigrants on benefits and we should regulate business more' people coming from. Are these Kelvin MacKenzie's "the bloke you see in the pub, a right old fascist, wants to send the wogs back, buy his poxy council house, he's afraid of the unions, afraid of the Russians, hates the queers and the weirdos and drug dealers"? baka kaba posted:On the positive side most of the good stuff has people mostly believing there's a party supporting it. Of course we don't know if they're all "I agree with the Tories that the NHS needs more money!" or whatever
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