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UK Labour government to massively restrict right to trial by jury (www.wsws.org)
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[–] 21 points 11 months ago (1 child)

FFS. It's like they are deliberately trying to ensure that they will never be elected again. Just handing the country to Farage and Tommy Ten Names.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    I honestly think that's their goal. There is no way to look at their actions and conclude anything else other than them directly trying to get Farage into power. They couldn't do a better job.

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    • [–] 13 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    I wonder how long til Trial By Combat is reinstated.... what the hell does "preparations for war abroad" mean in this context

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  • [–] 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    It means they're preparing for expedited show trials for any plebs who protest foreign wars, or the war against the working class.

    It doesn't mean they'll use the mechanism, but they want the option to.

    It means they think it's about to get a whole lot worse, and if it does, they won't bother to pretend whose side they're really on.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago*

    Beyond generic political platitudes and virtue signals (aka lies), do they even bother pretending whose side they're on right now?

    No political class whore will ever confess to their corruption or crimes. Putin still claims he's fighting nazis. Even the US fascist regime still continuously claim they're fighting for freedom and democracy. Charlatans will gaslight until their last breathe, as they have no shame, nor integrity.

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    • [–] 12 points 11 months ago

    Time to ditch Westminster and the Union, devolve power.

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    [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    Is it time to start calling the people of the UK peasants instead of citizens?

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    [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I cannot grok what Labour thinks it is doing

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    • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Sounds like Lammy's already backing off.

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