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OliverNoble

@OliverNoble@mastodon.world

Quite new to mastodon so blundering about - please be kind!!

socialist (ex labour), chilled, always curious and learning xx
GTTO is one thing but inadequate.... need to GTTO wherever they are and GetSocialistsIn

I may boost random stuff that just seems interesting , my comments may be satirical, or sarcastic

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MadeyeTheCarnaptious, to Palestine
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As the #IDF continues to attack and murder defenceless Palestinians in #Rafah, ignoring the International Court of Justice, what response can we expect from Starmer?

What would Starmer be saying / doing now if he were Prime Minister?

Would #StarmerChameleon be on the side of the #ICJ or the IDF? Would he just go into hiding as usual, leaving Lammy to address the issue with weasel words in The Daily Mail?

#Gaza #Palestine #CeasefireNOW #IsraelWarCrimes #IsraelGenocide #ICJ4Israel

OliverNoble,
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@MadeyeTheCarnaptious Phillipson couldnt even answer whether a government would obey they Rome statute and arrest Netanyahu etc if there were warrants in force

Pathetic

JorisBohnsonPM, to uk
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“Labour has said there will be no rises in income tax or National Insurance if it wins the general election - but some spending cuts have not been ruled out”

…The UK has be ransacked, looted & vandalised by the tories for the last 14 years

Urgent repair is needed

How is this to be done without raising taxes ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69063581

OliverNoble,
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@JorisBohnsonPM apparently and have discovered a big red button in the treasury somewhere that will immediately deliver growth - with mo investment required

That growth will apparently fund everything good and not trickle upwards to private health providers, landlords and shareholders - despite there being no changes in tax or utility ownership or funding for the

Its absolute bollox of course,

but, hey, at least they're not wearing blue rosettes /s

TallVenti, to UKpolitics
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Just a word for those saying vote for independent candidates as a protest against Labour’s stance on Gaza.

In my experience independents are Tories with a grey rosette.

I live in an area with a lot of independent councillors. They side with the Tories on everything.

Vote an independent in and you get a Tory.

OliverNoble,
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@TallVenti That depends on the independent -dont assume they are better just because you dislike the other parties
Equally some "" candidates are with red rosettes - literally in the case of and one other

OliverNoble,
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@TallVenti
I agree about independents - mixed bunch, due diligece required

As for , I dont want to vote for a party where nasty racist are welcome but leftwingers and those objecting to genocide are vilified

You may consider it a "blinder" , I consider a stupid, childish prank and a sign that is an unprincipled opportunist with no moral compass

Colinsay, to random
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Westmonster is not a democracy. It is a conservative dictatorship.

OliverNoble,
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@Roadwarrior29 @Theriac @Colinsay nope, lacks the warmth and depth

transworld, to transgender
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Trans journalist India Willoughby told PinkNews in August that she found Starmer’s gradual shift on trans rights “deeply disappointing.“

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/24/can-keir-starmer-be-trusted-on-trans-rights/

OliverNoble,
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@transworld India Willoughby is clearly very polite and restrained

pauloldhamsnp, to random
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If you were wondering about Labour's "Change" then there's definitely a change when they visit Scotland.

OliverNoble,
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@pauloldhamsnp ok, well i guess they are not totally tone deaf?

I know wants to use the word "change" endlessly till it loses all meaning, but will those pics come back to haunt him like an MP giving an interview in front of an exit sign?

UndisScot, to Scotland
@UndisScot@mastodon.scot avatar

A triumph of over-engineering, the Forth Bridge, often called the Forth Rail Bridge since the arrival of the Forth Road Bridge: now one of three great bridges across this part of the Firth of Forth, each built in a different century. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/queensferry/forthrailbridge/index.html

OliverNoble,
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@UndisScot "over-engineering" is often very wise in a changing world
What is just-about adequate today is very inadequate tomorrow

There are many little bridges near me over streams and small rivers that are hundreds of years old, built for livestock, pedestrians and horse-drawn carts

Now used by unimaginably heavy trucks, hit with increased flooding, largely ignored and neglected

Over-engineering is a gift to future generations and a humble acceptance that many changes are unknowable

urlyman, to random
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Putin is a monster and he’s turning thousands of young Russians into monsters too.

But I’m not into people pushing footage of their demise.

I never met my uncle cos he died a horrible death in a tank. Celebrating that shit is grim af

OliverNoble,
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@urlyman 100% agree

Some poor sod, conscripted and pushed to the front to die is a tragedy

LALegault, to uk
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They’re not letting Jeremy Corbyn run for labour?!?!? He has to run as an independent?!?!?

OliverNoble,
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@LALegault Yep, as leaader keeps telling everyone "labour has changed" and is "under new management"

members of parliament are welcomed into , anyone on the left isnt

Labour and conservative policies (and mp's) are largely interchangeable now

OliverNoble, to maliciouscompliance
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#MaliciousCompliance

Lazarou, to random
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We are at the point of the British General Election cycle where celebrities most people already hate say they'd rather leave the country than live under a Labour government.

They never do, they're just noise, but it happens EVERY election. This island is stuck on repeat.

OliverNoble,
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@Lazarou
Great who is going, ?
Maybe Jim Davidson will finally go?

AnthonyFStevens, to random
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#Tories #CONservatives #Tory #Sunak #GTTO #ToryCorruption #ToryScum #Brexit #Covid

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

IT'S ON!

#GE2024 4th July - Lest we forget

Austerity, Brexit, Covid Lockdown Parties, PPE Scandal, Raw Sewage in UK Waterways & Coastal Areas, Economic Crash, Record Inflation, Record Interest Rates, Cost of Living Crisis, Pensions Decimated, Mortgage Rises, NHS in Crisis, Schools Crumbling, Housing Crisis, Scandals, Cover ups.

Enough is Enough! It's time for change.

Vote #Labour 🌹 ❎️ 🗳

OliverNoble,
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@AnthonyFStevens @Lassielmr @Thebratdragon "What has lied about?"

PMSL

OliverNoble,
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@AnthonyFStevens @Lassielmr @Thebratdragon no thanks
I dont have time and its too depressing
On this occasion you'll have to Enlighten yourself

OliverNoble,
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@AnthonyFStevens @Lassielmr @Thebratdragon

Which genocide supporting, austerity promoting, NHS privatising twat am I supporting?

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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So, just to be clear, if the Tories lose the election (which seems likely) and Labour then decide not to continue the policy of deportation to Rwanda... what happens to all the money (over £200m) so far transferred to Rwanda?

Can we expect a claw-back or should we just add it to the growing pile of money the Tories threw away (or more accurately thew to their mates)?

OliverNoble,
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@ChrisMayLA6 it will probably be taken from the foreign aid budget

patricksudlow, to Palestine
@patricksudlow@mastodon.social avatar

'Westminster debate on arms exports to Israel cancelled' https://www.thenational.scot/news/24342331.westminster-debate-arms-exports-israel-cancelled/

OliverNoble,
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@patricksudlow The screwed again by some procedural shenanigans - I wonder who was "pressured" this time and by whom

ChrisMayLA6, to random
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And so it starts: Election 2024 will be on July 4th:

Rishi Sunak has decided there's unlikely to be any better news coming before the end of the year & things could get even worse....

Does he also like the symbolism of July 4th - independence in this sense from what? people are going to have fun with that.

But, we're now going to see the Right wing press swing into full attack mode, leaving the Q. has Keir Starmer so reduced Labour's profile as to present only a narrow target?

OliverNoble,
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@ChrisMayLA6

has few policies to attack (or vote for tbh) , so i would expect the main attacks to be on personally

There are do many possible attacks that can be made on , and he has given away ammunition so cheaply and easily to his opponents

I expect he has now had training on how to bullshit and evade more successfully but watch this and cringe
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qyL6iaNLEoY

IF the media choose to attack him, it will be incredibly easy

eleanorrees, to random
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The tumble dryer is still broken and the rain is still falling and the laundry pile is still rising.

OliverNoble,
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@eleanorrees my deepest sympathy, my washing machine has died, apparently an eeprom needs resetting by an engineer at just short of £200 - not worn out just screwed by a bit of proprietary stupidity - thanks

agger, to random
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I'd never vote for Trump, but how could anyone ever vote for this staunch supporter of genocide?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/20/biden-icc-warrant-netanyahu

OliverNoble,
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@agger same in the UK

" Dont vote for the genocide enabling, NHS privatising, Austerity-promoting twat"

"Vote for the genocide enabling, NHS privatising, Austerity-promoting twat"

kyozou, to Israel
@kyozou@sfba.social avatar

Just want to be sure I have this correct.
People are angry about what , an ally of *rump, is doing, so they are going to help put *rump back in the White House so Israel can kill even more Palestinians.
That about right?

OliverNoble, (edited )
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@kyozou
Vote for a president that has enabled genocide....
Otherwise you get a president that will enable genocide even more

Of course there are other issues but , what a shit-show

jensbest, to random German
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"What radicalized you?"

video/mp4

OliverNoble,
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@jensbest "and he only does bloody cards"
"Bloody Well bad innit"

Awesome, she's like a little

alanferrier, to random
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Scotland neither wants nor needs a new nuclear power station. England needs a new nuclear power station, but they just don't want it in England.

OliverNoble,
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@alanferrier Portugal is over 90% renewables and the cheapest electricity in europe

The UK is blessed with huge renewable potential (esp in ) , nuclear isnt available in the short term and in the long term shouldnt be necessary

There are quicker, cheaper, greener, safer options

AlexGallagher, to politics
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Keir Starmer has issued his sic pledges to the country.

The approach - if not the actual list of promises - is similar to Tony Blair's tactics, with his "Pledge Card" pre-1997 election which brought a Labour landslide.

image/jpeg

OliverNoble,
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@AlexGallagher Blairs promises in 1997 were limited, like 's

The glaring difference is that Blair was charismatic, politically adept and most importantly didnt have a very long history of blatant lies and evasions

Starmer is unlikeable, politically a one trick pony (punch left, move right) and is widely viewed as shifty and untrustworthy

Starmer has also had his "iraq" disaster before even getting into office with his disgusting statements and manoeuvring on

OliverNoble,
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@AlexGallagher

People were widely confident that with and itcwas true that "things can only get better"

With 's version of labour, there is no confidence that any thing will change much for better - not least because he, and especially keep telling us everything they wont do
"Things can only get bitter"

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