poprock wrote:Funny how there’s nothing about barbecues or fire pits, if it’s all about how harmful wood smoke can be.
poprock wrote:I found this interesting, in a ‘how others see us’ kind of way.
The New Yorker magazine on the state of Britain and how exactly the Tories have put us in this mess.
What have 14 years of Conservative rule done to Britain?
It’s a fairly straightforward recent political history of the UK, dotted through with interviews that are mostly from the Tory side. It paints a picture of continuous incompetence, more than anything else. There’s no shame shown at all, not even in the fact that there’s been no actual political ideology beyond ‘staying in power’.
regmcfly wrote:Just sat and read all of that. It's absolutely damning.
cockbeard wrote:It's a complete fucking madness
I know I bang on about Finland sometimes but hell I really enjoyed living there and they weren't complete fuckwits
We spend so much on minutiae whilst ignoring a holistic viewpoint. The only "good" (moderately justifiable) reason for this would be issues with particulates. This completely fails to recognise the fact that all (except maybe nuclear) other fuels generated particles just that they are too small to be as easily measured, that alone doesn't make them any less harmful, just less detectable
No, it wouldn’t. And it’d be nigh-on impossible to police as well.Diluted Dante wrote:That wouldn't be covered under building regulations though.
Is Westminster defunct or is any system destined to fail when politicians are having to juggle power and responsibility with party politics?
I actually think the Scottish parliament is a perfect example of how different it can be. It’s designed to make a majority as unlikely as possible. Once [the SNP] have achieved a majority but that was an anomaly. I’m in favour of proportional representation because it represents what society looks like much better, but also because no one party has a monopoly. It forces you to listen, engage and work with other people.
I like them a lot. It's a real shame they'll be stepping down as well,.poprock wrote:I seem to be all about the politics chat today. There’s a nice interview with Mhairi Black in The Big Issue. I’ll be sad when she’s not my MP any more, because I quite like her. https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/mhairi-black-mp-westminster-tory-culture-war-trump-fascism/Is Westminster defunct or is any system destined to fail when politicians are having to juggle power and responsibility with party politics? I actually think the Scottish parliament is a perfect example of how different it can be. It’s designed to make a majority as unlikely as possible. Once [the SNP] have achieved a majority but that was an anomaly. I’m in favour of proportional representation because it represents what society looks like much better, but also because no one party has a monopoly. It forces you to listen, engage and work with other people.
poprock wrote:I seem to be all about the politics chat today. There’s a nice interview with Mhairi Black in The Big Issue. I’ll be sad when she’s not my MP any more, because I quite like her.
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/mhairi-black-mp-westminster-tory-culture-war-trump-fascism/
Is Westminster defunct or is any system destined to fail when politicians are having to juggle power and responsibility with party politics?
I actually think the Scottish parliament is a perfect example of how different it can be. It’s designed to make a majority as unlikely as possible. Once [the SNP] have achieved a majority but that was an anomaly. I’m in favour of proportional representation because it represents what society looks like much better, but also because no one party has a monopoly. It forces you to listen, engage and work with other people.
Starmer will also promise to make the UK’s nuclear deterrent the “bedrock” of his security plan to keep Britain safe.
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