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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨British soldiers still paying for sex in Kenya despite ban⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  If I was a smart man I’d be able to construct a discharge joke, but I’m finding it rather hard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Please re-read my comments, you’ll see what I’ve written is not what you’re claiming it is.

  I’m always happy to talk about routes of how we get to a better place, but if you’re just wanting to argue then I’ll pass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  So an independent investigation into our current involvement in Gaza isn’t currently achievable for what reason? What part of a better world are we missing, where a supposedly democratic nation, can’t carry out an independent check on it’s public offices?

  I am continuing to talk about Labour’s manifestos, their electoral results in 2017, 2019, and 2024, and how it’s a frustrating reality that a) you can’t change anything if you aren’t in power, and b) getting in to power requires adjusting the offering based on what is currently possible.

  Pot. Kettle.

  I know you know this, but actually doing something that has an impact is not virtue signalling. We fed over 8k people last year, and that’s much more helpful to the working class than failing to get elected.

  If purity is the reason you do nothing, instead of something, then you’re part of the problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  There will always be tension between where ideology, and hopes of a better world, meet with what is currently achievable.

  What is achievable depends on load of factors; what technology exists, how wealth is concentrated, how divided people are, etc etc.

  It’s the 1500+ days between elections that we must work to shift these factors closer towards where we want to be, so people support policies rather than reject them.

  I’d love to be in a situation where overnight everyone realised it’s the ultra rich that are the problem, and band together to peacefully redistribute based on nerd. But that isn’t where we are.

  I refuse to have the blood of innocent children on my hands

  This is just pure virtue signaling. The idea that by purposefully throwing away your vote is somehow morally better than voting once every 5 years for the lesser of two evils is asinine in the extreme.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  that it caused people such as yourself to act against your own interests.

  Continuing to vote for someone who lost two elections - regardless of how “fair” the other side fought is much more against my interests.

  Tell me, do you still think ousting Corbyn was the right move?

  I think any leader losing two elections is grounds of them to step down.

  Were there unsubstantiated claims? Yes, absolutely.

  But the report was not about those, it was about the ones that were proven to have happened. Replying to that report by bringing up unproven cases is very #notallmen energy.

  Are we in a better position now under Kiers labour?

  Better than under the Tories? Absolutely. I’m a trustee of a local foodbank, since July this is our first 12 month period ever where usage has reduced. That is directly related to increases in UC, the minimum wage, and DWP being moved to be helping people access benefits instead of finding any excuse to sanction them.

  Is it better than what Corbyn campaigned on in 2017 or 2019? No, it’s not.

  But actual improvements are better for those people who would otherwise be literally starving, compared to hypothetical alt futures.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  but instead he was smeared and the party showed its true colours by jumping at the opportunity to oust him

  Now then, I voted for Corbyn for leader twice. But his statement after the report in to antisemitism came out was of his own doing. He was asked to remove a single sentence - about it being overblown by fake reports, even though was exclusively regarding substantiated instances - and refused to.

  We really need to stop with this faux persecution narrative. Policywise he was great, but at literally everything else he failed, and often by his own actions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Half-a-million members sign up to new left-wing party founded in Britain⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens here, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves, registering for a mailing list isn’t joining a party.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Barclays Joins Wall Street-Led Exodus From Net-Zero Alliance⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Cowards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Music venues subject to noise complaints to get ‘greater protection’⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Great news.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Man told fake Russian spies he had ‘useful’ information on Grant Shapps, jury hears⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But what about Michael Green?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why, just why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, there’s a whole bunch of reasons, but I don’t think it’s simply stupidity.

  Some people didn’t learn the critical thinking skills you have, some may well have “lost their job to an immigrant” (and not realise that it was actually their boss that took it). Some are scared of change, some are suspicious of “outsiders” and haven’t actually met any, and when they do realise everyone is just people.

  And some are just dirty fucking racists, and they are absolutely stupid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why, just why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Presuming you’re asking in good faith…

  Because working class - read: poor and routinely fucked over - people have been repeatedly lied to that the reason they must remaining living in poverty and dying young is because of people receiving £49.18 per week.

  Not the bosses, landlords, or billionaires, to whom 49 quid is a cheap lunch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fly-tippers’ vehicles to be crushed in bid to save England from ‘avalanche of rubbish’⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, this is so over the top, but I kinda love it as an idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Reach" news websites⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are nearly eight dozen of us!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Reach" news websites⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry, but you appear to have made the same typo a few times.

  It’s spelt Retch.

  Hope that helps!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨AI-based automation of jobs could increase inequality in UK, report says⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As the trainer said to the bear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hair loss drug finasteride 'biggest mistake of my life'⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Er, male pattern baldness, and men’s hair loss in general, is caused by high T levels, not low, so TRT is irrelevant.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nigel Farage distances himself from Elon Musk on Tommy Robinson⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bob, bob, bob…ob…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Over 370,000 workers were underpaid in April 2024⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The punishments for underpaying need to be absolutely punishing.

  • A 10x payment to the worker
  • Not dischargeable in bankruptcy
  • Personal liability for Directors, if the organisation cannot pay
  • Banned from being a Director

  Then see how many of these cunts continue to exploit vulnerable people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tory councils lead revolt over Labour's anti-Nimby housebuilding targets⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Tories being obstructionist cunts? Never!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crowds talking over the artist⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you get a good one

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crowds talking over the artist⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you get a good one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crowds talking over the artist⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Go to a hardcore show.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thames Water says it needs 59% bill rise to survive⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The system is old cos you’ve done nothing but extract money for three decades, you fucking brass necked cunt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK riots: Judge hands down longest jail sentences yet⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mackems. What can I say?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water face £168m fines for sewage spills⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Is that it?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, and yes.

  It’s a very silly aspect of the law, which made sense before digital distribution (e.g making photocopies) but needs amending now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  But it has lovely cathedral, world tourist site, comrade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK 'Crackdown' on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests & 40 Warnings.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no idea what you’re talking about. You could say I’m perplexed

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK 'Crackdown' on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests & 40 Warnings.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Might as well ban Chromecast and Apple TVs then as both can also be used to stream pirated content.

  I have been told.

  By a stranger in a pub.

  Allegedly.