The Politics Thread

[Hoboh]

Blimey!

If the bloke gets through and elected president on this, I can see a hell of a lot of public unrest in France!

Fillon’s key measures include increasing the 35-hour maximum working week to a 39-hour week for public sector workers, gradually raising the retirement age to 65, reducing unemployment benefits, increasing VAT by two points and reducing direct taxes, as well as cutting 500,000 public sector jobs and making €100bn spending cuts to reduce the public debt and balance the country’s books.

He looks like he may become the 'centre right'? candidate.

[Bruce Rioja]

"raising the retirement age to 65". RAISING it to 65? Lazy French c*nts!

[Lord Kangana]

Slightly more productive per hour than us c*nts would be more factually appropriate.

[Bruce Rioja]

Slightly more productive per hour than us c*nts would be more factually appropriate.

If I had to make sausages out of pig shit then I think I'd be sharp about it too.

[Lord Kangana]

I think you'll find that's pigs arseholes!

[Worthy4England]

^^ You sure know how to sell, LK. That nailed it for me.

[Bruce Rioja]

^^ You sure know how to sell, LK. That nailed it for me.

Baguette and a blob of Dijon - job's a goodun.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

[Hoboh]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

The 'progressives' are still crying over Brexit, their lala land world is crashing and will be physically sick until either we or they, leave.

Blair is making a comeback, well at least trying to.

I'm a celebrity is back on TV, so in answer to your question, no Monty, not at the moment.

We near enough live in a big brother society now, the flakes who object to everything and want loads of stuff banning have seen to that.

[bedwetter2]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

Yes it does, just as RIPA also worried me. The problem is that in Britain there appears to be a core of people in parliament and positions of authority who see nothing wrong with the erosion of liberty and these people rely upon the passivity of the general population. Indeed, the reaction by many when questioned is to say 'if they have done nothing wrong, they have nothing to fear'.

As a libertarian, (hence my opposition to the hegemony of the EU) I feel we are sleepwalking into an authoritarian state which only one hundred years ago would have seemed unthinkable to most.

[BWFC_Insane]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

The 'progressives' are still crying over Brexit, their lala land world is crashing and will be physically sick until either we or they, leave.

Blair is making a comeback, well at least trying to.

I'm a celebrity is back on TV, so in answer to your question, no Monty, not at the moment.

We near enough live in a big brother society now, the flakes who object to everything and want loads of stuff banning have seen to that.

Like what?

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

The 'progressives' are still crying over Brexit, their lala land world is crashing and will be physically sick until either we or they, leave.

Blair is making a comeback, well at least trying to.

I'm a celebrity is back on TV, so in answer to your question, no Monty, not at the moment.

We near enough live in a big brother society now, the flakes who object to everything and want loads of stuff banning have seen to that.

Like what?

flakes = Hoboh and he want foreigners banned

or sommat.

[Prufrock]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

The 'progressives' are still crying over Brexit, their lala land world is crashing and will be physically sick until either we or they, leave.

Blair is making a comeback, well at least trying to.

I'm a celebrity is back on TV, so in answer to your question, no Monty, not at the moment.

We near enough live in a big brother society now, the flakes who object to everything and want loads of stuff banning have seen to that.

Mate, no-one whinges or calls for things, ideas or people to be banned more than you.

[Prufrock]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

Yes it does, just as RIPA also worried me. The problem is that in Britain there appears to be a core of people in parliament and positions of authority who see nothing wrong with the erosion of liberty and these people rely upon the passivity of the general population. Indeed, the reaction by many when questioned is to say 'if they have done nothing wrong, they have nothing to fear'.

As a libertarian, (hence my opposition to the hegemony of the EU) I feel we are sleepwalking into an authoritarian state which only one hundred years ago would have seemed unthinkable to most.

I wrote three posts on how it's terrible but they were mysteriously deleted...

At least it means we get to re-boot "National cc all your e-mails to Theresa May day"!

[Montreal Wanderer]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

Yes it does, just as RIPA also worried me. The problem is that in Britain there appears to be a core of people in parliament and positions of authority who see nothing wrong with the erosion of liberty and these people rely upon the passivity of the general population. Indeed, the reaction by many when questioned is to say 'if they have done nothing wrong, they have nothing to fear'.

As a libertarian, (hence my opposition to the hegemony of the EU) I feel we are sleepwalking into an authoritarian state which only one hundred years ago would have seemed unthinkable to most.

I wrote three posts on how it's terrible but they were mysteriously deleted...

At least it means we get to re-boot "National cc all your e-mails to Theresa May day"!

Well, that explains why I missed the discussion. Fortunately Canadian posts are indelible thus undeletable.

[Hoboh]

The Investigatory Powers Bill, or as it has been more aptly named, the Snooper’s Charter, is now as good as passed. It just needs Royal Assent before it becomes law.

So before you Google anything, here's the full list of agencies that can now ask for any UK citizen's browsing history, as outlined in Schedule 4 of the bill, and collected by Chris Yiu:

Police forces maintained under section 2 of the Police Act 1996
Metropolitan police force
City of London police force
Police Service of Scotland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
British Transport Police
Ministry of Defence Police
Royal Navy Police
Royal Military Police
Royal Air Force Police
Security Service
Secret Intelligence Service
GCHQ
Ministry of Defence
Department of Health
Home Office
Ministry of Justice
National Crime Agency
HM Revenue & Customs
Department for Transport
Department for Work and Pensions
An ambulance trust in England
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
Competition and Markets Authority
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Department for Communities in Northern Ireland
Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland
Department of Justice in Northern Ireland
Financial Conduct Authority
Fire and rescue authorities under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Scotland
Gambling Commission
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
Health and Safety Executive
Independent Police Complaints Commissioner
Information Commissioner
NHS Business Services Authority
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Regional Business Services Organisation
Office of Communications
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Police Investigations and Review Commissioner
Scottish Ambulance Service Board
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission
Serious Fraud Office
Welsh Ambulance Services National Health Service

So not many then

[Hoboh]

I may have missed but I have not seen much reaction to the new Investigatory Powers Act adopted last week. This seems a bit big brotherish to me, but I am an outsider. Does it bother anyone?

The 'progressives' are still crying over Brexit, their lala land world is crashing and will be physically sick until either we or they, leave.

Blair is making a comeback, well at least trying to.

I'm a celebrity is back on TV, so in answer to your question, no Monty, not at the moment.

We near enough live in a big brother society now, the flakes who object to everything and want loads of stuff banning have seen to that.

Mate, no-one whinges or calls for things, ideas or people to be banned more than you.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

VPN folks if you're concerned. Just use one that either doesn't retain history or one out of jurisdiction and happy to tell her Maj to do one

[BWFC_Insane]

Seems Theresa May has gone to war on private sector execs. Wanting them to cut the 'excesses they earn'.

Fair play to her. Be interesting to see what the staunch Tory voters on here make of it.

[Hoboh]

Seems Theresa May has gone to war on private sector execs. Wanting them to cut the 'excesses they earn'.

Fair play to her. Be interesting to see what the staunch Tory voters on here make of it.

Well I'm not and I think they should.