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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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matt, to politics
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Now that the UK has announced a Genital Election, I'm really looking forward to all the political content coming our way.

This isn't even sarcasm. I love a UK election.

OliverNoble, (edited )
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@matt
01:20 onwards

""...because labour have nothing to give, - when i voted labour ,my dad were labour, all of Leigh were labour, we've always been labour, but this is not labour now, this is just another version of conservatives where they dont give a...they couldn't care less""

When offer no representation, no change and no hope, people look elsewhere - whether or , , - sadly all packaged with or social conservatism

OliverNoble,
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@matt
I am not excusing the racism but its important to listen to people - i had a canvasser - there was much he said that I, and people on the left would 100% agree with - his description of the state of politics, the destruction of UK manufacturing, zero hour contracts, NHS, housing .....everything

What we dont agree on is who is to blame
He did concede that "foreigners" were not responsible for 's industrial policy .....its a start

JonnyT, to UKpolitics
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A bit harsh from Truss regarding the best Prime Minister the Tories ever had.

OliverNoble,
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@JonnyT
Liz Truss diss'in Thatcher's "greatest achievement "

volcan01010, to UKpolitics
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The UK General Election is during the Scottish school holidays. I just applied online for a postal vote in case we are away:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

You need to know your national insurance number and have a photo of your signature on a plain white background.

Like most gov.uk websites, the site is clean and quick and made to get the job done. It took less than 10 minutes.

OliverNoble, (edited )
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@volcan01010

Generally I dread having to do anything online, but .gov.uk sites really are very good, IMO exemplary even

Lazarou, to UKpolitics
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Just to hammer home the point that Tories feel welcome into Labour but anybody remotely left wing can fuck off.

https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mark-logan-defects-to-labour-over-gaza-saying-we-need-a-new-government-13145494

OliverNoble,
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@Lazarou Mark Logan defected because of to the labour party...???

Mark logan said:
"...evidence of the collective punishment of the civilian population of Gaza and evidence that Israel has intentionally and systematically deprived the civilian population in all parts of Gaza of objects indispensable to human survival."

Thats more than enough to get whip withdrawn in
WTF

JackTheCat, to random
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So...Keith has lost the Muslim voters and just lost the black voters with his appalling treatment of Diane Abbott and he's seriously overestimating the Scottish branch office chances up here so I suppose he now needs to ramp up the flegshaggers bait?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

OliverNoble,
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@JackTheCat He has also lost the vote of people who cannot stomach his attitude to and cannot hold-their-nose and vote - thats not just muslims

AnthonyFStevens, to random
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has reportedly had the whip restored & will stand for Labour at the General Election!

OliverNoble, (edited )
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@AnthonyFStevens @JimmyB

has said he "supports zionism without qualification"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jewish-groups-say-new-labour-leader-failing-to-crack-down-on-anti-semitism/

Sealioning ... consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity, and feigning ignorance Wikipedia

OliverNoble, (edited )
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@AnthonyFStevens @JimmyB
You may want to rethink your comment re wife

To imply that being equates to being a or supportive of the government policies is a racial stereotype

Many jews are not and even more are not supportive of the actions of
Equally many Zionists and supporters of Israeli policies are not jewish

If Mrs Starmer is relevant, then its her possible views on zionism or support for israeli actions not her jewishness

bossito, to Brussels Portuguese
@bossito@mastodon.social avatar

Graffitis, trash everywhere, one McDonald's attacked, all bus stops graffitied, at least one trash can burning, these are the leftovers of the most recent demonstration "for peace in " here in .

And not so long ago, when people were still demonstrating for peace in , the city showed it could have thousands of peaceful demonstrators.

Now a small gathering leaves a smell of war zone. I guess not all peace demonstrations are really about peace. 🤷🏻‍♂️

OliverNoble,
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@bossito
"At least one trash can burning"

What a fucking calamity, /s there were people burned alive in tents

ChrisMayLA6, to politics
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Keir Starmer appears to think this is a get out of jail free card, on accusations of backtracking on previous promises:

'with the damage that’s been done to the economy, particularly by Liz Truss, it is not possible to do that'!

While he may well be right that things have been made so much worse in the last three years that earlier promises have been undermined.... for many, its a series of shifts that have suggested he wasn't serious in the first place.

pragmatic or hypocritical?

OliverNoble, (edited )
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@ChrisMayLA6 Reform of the house of lords has zero cost to the government

The pledge to tax the richest 5% has a less than zero cost to the government

just crumbles and defers to the wealthy and the establishment - its what he is

(Edited for spelling)

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
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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 #labour leaader #starmer keeps telling everyone "labour has changed" and is "under new management"

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

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

OliverNoble, to maliciouscompliance
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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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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

IT'S ON!

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 🌹 ❎️ 🗳

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?

patricksudlow, to Palestine
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'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

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