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ChrisMayLA6, 21 hours ago to random

[sound of grinding teeth]...

Someone needs to sit the Guardian editorial team down & explain to them:

Rising house prices are not 'growth' - this is asset price inflation driven by financial instruments & constrained supply... read my lips: IT IS INFLATION!

(just because its excluded from RPI/CPI measure doesn't make it growth!)

And most inflationary areas are not 'best performing' - they are areas of housing crisis!!!!

#housing #headinmyhands

https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/27/house-price-growth-in-rural-areas-outstrips-towns-in-great-britain

streetartutopia, 14 hours ago to random

Nadine and the Welcoming World <3 Discover David Zinn’s Latest Chalk Art Masterpieces in Michigan: https://streetartutopia.com/2024/05/27/explore-the-magic-of-david-zinns-chalk-art-creations/

18+ kittylyst, 18 hours ago to random

Given that the conscription bollocks appears to be back in the English press again, a quick reminder of this @cstross piece https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/01/same-bullshit-new-tin.html#more that so neatly skewered it earlier in the year.

markhburton, 1 day ago to random

"Keir Starmer will declare on Monday that Labour has changed “permanently” under his stewardship, after the party ruled out raising income tax or national insurance if it wins the election."

You can say that again, though hopefully not permanently.

What an empty slogan: "change" without content.

Everything must change so everything can stay the same.

'Starmer to say he’s ‘changed’ Labour as party rules out raising income tax or NI'

#GE2024

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/26/starmer-to-say-hes-changed-labour-as-party-rules-out-raising-income-tax-or-ni

KarenawokeKaren, 1 day ago to bristol

Come on Bristol! #VoteGreen #Bristol #ukpolitics

RichardJMurphy, 2 days ago to random

Rachel Reeves’ crass claims on growth https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/25/rachel-reeves-crass-claims-on-growth/ Rachel Reeves claimed today that:

"Economic growth only comes from businesses: big, medium and small. That's the model to grow the economy I believe in – and it's the only one that works."

Economic stupidity is rarely seen on this scale.

Have none of the lessons from the failures of the last 40-plus years not been noticed by her?

pauloldhamsnp, 2 days ago to random

Remember that to vote in the General Election you need photo ID.

If:

• you do not have accepted photo ID
• you no longer look like the photo on your ID
• the name on your photo ID is different to your name on the electoral register

... then you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate instead. Start here:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

And remember to #VoteSNP 💛

ChrisMayLA6, 4 days ago to random

Vital point:

The date of the general election seems designed to disenfranchise young people as much as possible, since most university students who vote do so at their term-time address. Universities are in recess on 4 July & many students will be at their parents’ or between university accommodation. Please make sure anyone you know in this situation registers at an appropriate address, preferably with a postal vote.

Michelle Kimber
Plymouth
(Guardian letters)

#students #voters #election2024

streetartutopia, 3 days ago to random

33 Cute Street Art Installations by Creative Genius Tom Bob: https://streetartutopia.com/2024/05/21/street-art-by-creative-genius-tom-bob-33-photos/

JonnyT, 3 days ago to UKpolitics

I wish I could say that the election of a Labour govt in July would make any difference to the outcome of this abhorrent situation. But Starmer gives me no hope whatsoever that people will stop being treated like dogshit just because they or their parents weren't born here.

If anything I fear things will get even worse because the far-right press we have are going to ramp up their foreigner-bashing rhetoric even more, and Starmer is too spineless to stand up to it.

#UKPol #UKPolitics #GE2024

lonm, 3 days ago to UKpolitics

The Petition Ends in a Fizzle

A while ago I started getting involved in the Stop Killing Games campaign. I signed the petition. I wrote on my blog. I started writing up a report and I was hoping I could send to my MP to explain my position on the issue. Now, an election has been called. The UK government will soon shut down it’s entire democratic output until the result is called.

A side effect of the election is that all petitions currently open get closed. They won’t be re-opened afterwards. No responses to open petitions will be given. In effect, the slate is wiped clean.

I can understand that during a pre-election time and for some time post election while the new government is forming, it does not make sense for the government to engage with their petitioning platform, and indeed there are rules about non-interference. But I find it incredibly insulting to all the people who hold views bound up in the petitions to simply discard them once this process is complete.

The Stop Killing Games petition is incredibly important from a view of Digital Consumer Rights. An issue which I seriously doubt any of the electable political parties are going to bother mentioning, even as a footnote deep within their manifestos. Action such as petitions is one of the most effective ways to get these views across.

The DCMS previously failed to engage appropriately and was instructed to issue a new response. Unless they have an incredibly quick turnaround in the upcoming days, it is now highly likely this will not happen, and the current petition campaign will be consigned to history.

I am venting here because I find it immensely irritating to be teased with what looks like democratic engagement only to have it taken away from me after putting effort into it. The same holds true for the thousands of other campaigns that people had started. At time of writing there are 1415 open petitions that should still be accepting signatures, 9 petitions waiting for an initial response from government (not counting petitions needing additional responses), and 2 petitions that should be set for debate.

If I happen to come across any politicians during this campaign I will be challenging them on this, and I would encourage everyone else in the UK to do the same. Just because politicians leave their jobs and government gets wiped clean does not mean that everyone else’s priorities disappear.

https://lonm.vivaldi.net/2024/05/24/the-petition-ends-in-a-fizzle/

#democracy #GeneralElection #GeneralElection2024 #petition #StopKillingGames #UKPolitics #Politics

rbreich, 3 days ago to random

Announcing our “Debunk” series, starting next Friday! https://robertreich.substack.com/p/debunk-series-starting-next-friday?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

davidallengreen, 4 days ago to random

Any “constitutional” or legal questions about the general election?

Ask below and I will reply if I can.

(I used to do this sort of thing on Twitter and I thought I would give it a go here.)

RustyBertrand, 4 days ago to random

Floppy, 4 days ago to random

Built my lovely little word clock from @GurgleApps last night, now I’ve got the printer working again. It’s so cool 😍

decembr14, 4 days ago to random

Keir Starmer standing in front of a band of Labour supporters brandishing placards of the Union Jack emblazoned with the word “Change”, does not represent change for Scotland and its people.

#Independence #YouYesYet #Starmer #Labour #Election

sjvn, 5 days ago to random

This is true.

CarolineLucas, 5 days ago to random

Walney's report is dangerous, draconian and undemocratic. Masquerading as an independent report, it is an overtly political hit job on our most fundamental civil rights, including the right to protest and trial by jury. We cannot afford to underestimate how serious this threat is

[2024-05-22 13:48 UTC]

Skembear, 6 days ago to random

Breaking: Feinstein confirms GE candidacy vs Starmer – SKWAWKBOX
https://skwawkbox.org/2024/05/21/breaking-feinstein-confirms-ge-candidacy-vs-starmer/

Our democracy is in crisis. The two main parties are virtually indistinguishable in their offers of permanent austerity, forever wars and environmental degradation.

BenjaminHCCarr, 7 days ago to google

#Google's call-scanning #AI could dial up #censorship by default, #privacy experts warn
This is essentially #clientsidescanning
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/googles-call-scanning-ai-could-dial-up-censorship-by-default-privacy-experts-warn/

Right now #DoNoEvil (kidding) Google is going after #scam calls, but what about in repressive countries or our own?

What happens when they come to find the #dissidents, #BLM, #abortion rights leaders?

#SlipperySlope #surveillance

LazaroDTormes, 7 days ago to random Spanish

No amount of censorship, self-censorship, political pressure, financial threatening, or police repression will ever transform the genocide in Gaza into an acceptable act of self defense.

druid, 7 days ago to wildflowers

#CyngorCaerffili #CaerphillyCouncil sent this as part of their usually 'Newsline' update. Sounds great doesn't it? Except the first they thing did this morning was send a lawnmower man down to completely obliterate all the #WildFlowers growing in the wild area at the bottom of our bank. It's literally cut so low I can see bare earth. 🤦‍♂️ #NatureIsntNeat #NoMowMay

(You may need to click on the photo to see all of it).

TiciaVerveer, 8 days ago to random Dutch

The frozen ground of the Altai Mountains preserved this beautifully detailed Scythian woman's boot for over 2,300 years.
The leather boot was decorated with a red woollen braid, with leather figurines and gold-leaf, possibly depicting ducklings.

Photo credit Sergei I. Rudenko/ Washington University. https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/shm/shmpazyryk.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0ruczzG1TpZNqVjz9f4QTey_xlsE6VBN4lG5Ksn2yIsiJLTskn3YmqLj8_aem_AUMB1uCQewdUjL6CCmCwVIVAZrmdIQWfkLHBl3kxfHKhgRX32RKoM_r-74pNj9e98a2JsxuHlI5ga2jS98bsidwh

shlee, 8 days ago to random

Love to see it

girlabtvillage, 8 days ago to UKpolitics

Okay, so when are medical staff meant to rest, Wes? #NHS #Labour #UKPolitics https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/18/labour-will-tell-nhs-staff-to-work-weekends/