HumanPenguin

@HumanPenguin@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Britain’s Trade Unions Are Turning on Keir Starmer⁩ ⁨⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Def possible. But given starmers use of anti terrorism laws to silence opposition.

  I’d not be so confidence of one more democratic election.

  I can Def imagine a near future where the US shuts down elections over questionable world emergency.

  And the current government declaring a WW2 like ending of elections alongside them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Peter Mandelson lauds Trump as ‘risk-taker’ in call for US-UK tech alliance⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  As early as it is to launch into godwins law.

  It is worth remembering in the late 1930. Many UK politicians and media barrona were suggesting alliances with Hitler.

  It’s disgusting that somany in both the UK and US. Either fail to see how much alike the situations are. Or genuinely do not consider it a bad thing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tech Secretary Peter Kyle thinks AI is just a few years from becoming as smart and capable as a human — and he wants the U.K. to prepare.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Tech Secrettary Peter Kyle has fuck all idea how modern AI works and how limited it actually is.

  IE it is in no way capable of comprehension. Only pattern advanced matching. Comprehension will always be needed to be as capable as a human.

  Hence why taco bells attempt need to be programmed/trained how to reject order of 18000 cups of water. While a human would automatically know such was not considered normal or acceptable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Six arrested after red crosses sprayed on house⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not entirely true. Yes flags have always been used when tribes etc go to war.

  But historically those same tribes often considered the result of winning a war. To include absorbing the population of the other. Tribe. Or the outsiders.

  Many different attitudes towards those outside members have existed with different nations and tribes over time.

  Vikings for example were nothing like the image we see in movies etc. those images were created by a single British priest as open properganda,

  He is documented as having declared them as stealing UK woman by being over clean and inclusive of their wants and desires. (Paraphrased)

  Rome was I little more questionable, but very much encouraged outsiders to join their culture. Not just as slaves. That generally only applied to opposition fighters. And those who refused to see Rome as the authority. But their Class system very much placed Rome born above others. But much like modern western nations. Immigration into Rome for employment as free citizens was very encouraged for those with any usable skills.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope Sorry.

  A GB news presenter is not all reformers, (yet)

  Added to UK law on self defence is very anti predictive risk as a motive. You would be required to show the reformer had a gun or some other intent to harm you. More accurately that you had reasonable cause to feel threatened.

  Now if reformers actually started doing so. iE you had evidence that GB news presenters had been successful in inciting such attacks.

  You would still need to show evidence you though the reformer was going to attack.

  So no shooting random reformers presenting no evidence of holding a weapon or aggression. But you would have a much easier time convincing a jury etc that you thought his fishing rods were a riffle.

  I hope this advice helps with any decisions you may be forced to make.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  To be honest a cool to kill disabled is less an ofcom broadcast issue. Then a police incitement of violence/riot issue.

  I mean it is clearly both and ofcoms answer is very much as expected given the current govs attitude to the right wing.

  But the police duty to arrest the presenters for calling for views to hunt down and kill disabled people. Drastically outweighs the broadcast licence issue.

  Anyone who saw the show should be calling the Met Police and reporting a crime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Calling boss a dickhead was not a sackable offence, tribunal rules⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You get a max of 2 free. It’s only summery dismissal the court ruled against. Following disaplinery procedures is still available to your boss,

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK Cops 'Ashamed and Sick' of Enforcing Ban on Anti-Genocide Group Palestine Action⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not only do the vaste majority know what they did. They know Starmer as a lawyer successfully defended very similar actions under the Blair administration. As not criminal due to intent to save lives.

  The level of hypocrisy within the current government is beyond belief. Starmer is clearly the puppet of someone. What or who is the only thing up for debate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Queen was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, book claims⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Simple Google search on why Camila is not consort will confirm it.

  Consort has not historically been used for the exact reason I indicated. In Pre Stuart time. More Pre Henry 8th. As he was more deeply religious then most kings before him. Hence the divorces and CofE. It was common as a tittle for the kings Favourite Courtly female.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Queen was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, book claims⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Except Charles Banned the term Consrt as out dated when he was Corrinated.

  Paraphrased seriously

  Consort has negative historical conditions. IE as a sex partner rather then a real wife. As Queen Regent Vs Queen already separated a sovereign from a kings wife. He ruled the Royal family. While Prince is used for a Queen Regents Husband. Using consort was not appropriate in this century.

  My personal opinion Camila disliked the term. And honestly I would not blame her.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  As an old fart. Bike Lighting in the 80s. Not seeing well may be understandable, but most were more then able to avoid what at the time were rarer parked cars. Excessive shopping carts dumped along cycle tracks etc etc.

  Given how insanely good available bike lights are now. Not to mention cheap to buy and power. Compared to the tungston bulbs and D-cell batts of then. There really is no excuse. For poor lighting.

  We never really had reflective clothing then. But police would pull you over for no lights. Travelling any distance at night without lights was really not an option. At least in a urban area.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not visible in the dark?

  That is in part why cyclist legally needs lights in the dark. If you cannot see what’s in front of you. Slow down. It may be a pedestrian and or a disabled person.

  This is defiantly inconvenient. And a big oops.

  But the idea it is dangerouse due to dark. Is a compleate failure by some cyclists to recognise their own responsibility.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK’s last local currency axed due to rise of digital and card payments⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I vaguely remember it being on the news when it was created. Such setup were never that common. This one was only created in the early 2000s. The design was to try and compete against huge international companies. Allowing a step above barter form local companies and customers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s remember. Years of DWP using sanctions inappropriately is why private landlords started refusing to take anyone on benefits.

  2010 changes in how benefits sanctions were used and the randomness of “non targeted job centres” sanctioning Universal credit. left landlords unable to really on benefits claiments to pay rent at all.

  Due to that many cancels we’re forced to use other methods to house low or no income homeless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Queen was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, book claims⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That consort tittle only applied pre corranation.

  Once the King was coronated, King is considered the highest position. So Camilla became Queen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope we are talking about democratic processes. Membership voting on proposed policies and MPs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baby food firms given 18 months to improve quality of products in England⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  To sell current stock. Can’t possibly cost big corps money extra when creating safety rules.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baby food firms given 18 months to improve quality of products in England⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt.

  Gov mildly suggests company’s stop ,along babies fat and unhealthy. But the given 18 months tittle means fuck all if it’s a “voluntary guidance”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  PS Committees archive nothing is actually false statement. Committees are responsible for every regulatory framework you have ever used. And even when you don’t know it. You use them every minute of your life.

  They are just slow. And even that can be resolved with. A regulatory framework.

  In theory (and it’s still to be agreed to formally).your party will expect members to vote on overall policy at conference each autumn. That vote will happen every autumn. The conference pre election it will form the manifesto. As it dose for every party in the UK. All that is different is who get to vote on what.

  MP will be selected by constituency sub parties. As Labour claims to do. Your party will just not allow the leadership of the party to parachute potential support into safe seats. The local party will have full control over candidates.

  Once an MP is elected. It works as any other party. That MP vote in parliament based on consultancy needs. The leader is selected by members not MPs (or MPs controling the choice members can make)

  The big differences are in the ability for the leadership to protect MP when they fail a constituency party. It won’t exist. Next election that local party can replace them before the election. Preventing Top down control of the parties long term political agenda. Instead replace with democratic control from active membership.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Polling indicated 15%. But that’s one poll and far to early to be more then interesting. But it is interesting.

  More so is how much they inspire the young under 35s are polling at nearly 50%. Add that to that is also the voters Labour under Corbyn got to turn out in far higher numbers then normal. (Remembering he actually had way higher vote numbers then Starmer. Even in 2019.

  And well yes it’s just interesting at this point but it is promising for a new direction of politics.

  Name wise. I agree but your party was always planned as a te,p name. To make a point about it being a community party rather then the much more top down labour is. Corbyn did try to make Labour less top down. As did Mlliband sp? Starmer reset it all and increased leadership control.

  It dose interest me that amounts the membership. A fair for like your Party. Seems to be a Ove hate things. But I’d be surprised if it stays. We will start to see a short list of names around autumn when the vote will happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes he sold left wing labour to more voters then Starmer both in number and %. More voters then any leader post Blair.

  While Starmer lost votes in the last election and only won because the Tories lost more.

  Corbyn sold his policies not only to more voters then Starmer ever did. He had the largest membership join the party of any political party in history.

  The argument he fails to sell is Just an outright false one. Invented by the right of labour to justify their attacks etc.

  Also he is not actually the leader of YourParty.uk No one is. That is a membership decision. He has just agreed to stand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You don’t want it. You are not everybody. More then 800k people have signed to support the idea of the party.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  …It happens we have all done it at some point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Would likely be found easier. As feddit UK is becoming a default UK Lemmy.

  But it’s not a requirement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry did not expect anyone else to be up. I tend to edit my posts a lot. I am now finished. Sorry if I dramatically changed anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Given it’s 4 years till the next election. And nothing can really happen until then.

  Added to the way the PLP and leadership took over the labour party ignoring the members wishes. On many issues.

  The founders think ensuring the democratic roots and management of this new party is more important then rushing it’s formation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They are not failing to pick a name. They are making the point that the party will be entirely run by members. So members will choose the name at the first conference in autumn.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Created a lemmy community for Your Party⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Won’t be till autumn. It is down to members to vote. That is expected to happen at the first party conference.

  This is pretty much the plan with everything for this party. Membership democracy is its main point. This is why the 2 founders will not call them self the leaders. The members have to choose them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reeves ‘plots tax raid on landlords’ to help plug £40bn Budget black hole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not in the way proposed. Pretty much garrenteed to pass on to renters.

  Only way I think it would be possible. Would be some form of progressive income tax based on number of properties owned.

  But even then it will be complicated. All landlords would register the property as owned by an LTD.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jeremy Corbyn on Britain’s New Left-Wing Party⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s 650k people subscribing to a list vs being a member. Not really the same thing.

  Agreed and pointed out else where myself.

  It is interesting that the your party site is actually taking membership donations. But as of yet has not published that data.

  Part of me thinks they will not be numbers to brag about until after autumn. As the party will have no firm policies or rules until membership votes.

  Some of us may be willing to join and make that first vote. But more will wait to see what forms.