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SkyBlueDom26

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and I don't think that's what's happened. I think pressure from Israel and its lobby groups led to them being placated and PA being listed. 🤷🏻
The should be listed and should be in jail, why do we want them supporting a terrorist group on our street
 

SkyBlueDom26

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It might shock you and make you a bit sad, but I don't take anything you type to heart, Dom.
Why are you waffling on about not wanting PA banned then, they attacked a military base? Surely any normal person thinks that’s justified. Love the way you never answer anything
 

Grendel

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Isn't Israel's government leaning on ours to take action re: dissent just the grown up politics you talk about?

The protestors are perfectly at liberty to protest - the government has no issue with protesting against Israel’s actions? In fact Starmer says he will recognise Palestine?
 

mmttww

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The protestors are perfectly at liberty to protest - the government has no issue with protesting against Israel’s actions? In fact Starmer says he will recognise Palestine?

his position on recognising Palestine is ropey for me with it being conditional on bits that don't seem likely to happen. If he wants to do it, just crack on.

and the whole basis for the appeal as far I can remember is that PA's listing has been done to stifle protest and the High Court thinks they've got a point.
 

Grendel

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his position on recognising Palestine is ropey for me with it being conditional on bits that don't seem likely to happen. If he wants to do it, just crack on.

and the whole basis for the appeal as far I can remember is that PA's listing has been done to stifle protest and the High Court thinks they've got a point.

Anyone can and do on a daily basis protest, none of these people would have been arrested if they hadn’t proclaimed to support a defined terrorist group.

If what Starmer says is true and PA deliberately target Jewish businesses in the UK I assume you’d be appalled by this?
 

mmttww

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Anyone can and do on a daily basis protest, none of these people would have been arrested if they hadn’t proclaimed to support a defined terrorist group.

If what Starmer says is true and PA deliberately target Jewish businesses in the UK I assume you’d be appalled by this?

Yeah, but I'm confident they knew they'd get arrested. It's the direct action playbook. I don't think it's effective but there it is! It's a bit 60s and lo-fi.

If there's evidence that targets for action were chosen purely because they were Jewish, that changes things, and like any kind of racism, it's sh*t.

I've seen claims to that effect. Labour say evidence can't be shared yet. Let's not pretend people conflating 'Israel' with 'Jewish' isn't a thing, though.
 

shmmeee

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Having varying degrees of offences is a pretty basic legal principle, no?

Yeah but it’s not in the legislation as is. I think it’s a fair argument, as I’ve said I think terror law generally could be got rid of with little consequence. But then there’s nothing like prescription (banning media perhaps?) and that’s pretty binary. Either a group is banned or it’s not.
 

fernandopartridge

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Why is she obsessed with not having a wealth tax?
Inheritance tax is a wealth tax to be fair but I get the point, the people receiving large inheritances do not perceive themselves as wealthy in many cases, and are certainly not wealthy compared to the donors labour courts.

The bigger issue is the utter dominance of the household budget analogy, and further, the lack of any real ideas of how to use public investment to grow the economy.
 

shmmeee

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Inheritance tax is a wealth tax to be fair but I get the point, the people receiving large inheritances do not perceive themselves as wealthy in many cases, and are certainly not wealthy compared to the donors labour courts.

The bigger issue is the utter dominance of the household budget analogy, and further, the lack of any real ideas of how to use public investment to grow the economy.

Not sure lack of ideas is the issue. Maybe lack of focus.

 

Ian1779

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Inheritance tax is a wealth tax to be fair but I get the point, the people receiving large inheritances do not perceive themselves as wealthy in many cases, and are certainly not wealthy compared to the donors labour courts.

The bigger issue is the utter dominance of the household budget analogy, and further, the lack of any real ideas of how to use public investment to grow the economy.
There have been countless reports that state the wealth of the super-rich exploded during Cov-ID. This is what should be targeted, not inheritance tax per se.
 

shmmeee

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My man, you were literally Leader of the Opposition a hair over five years ago.
 

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