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*** have learned ****.
Apparently the Russian State uses bots, RT, Sputnik and state-owned businesses as part of its disinformation campaign.
ISC Russia report here:
https://www.scribd.com/document/469886680/Russia-Report#download&from_embed
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@sparky said in British Politics:
*** have learned ****.
Apparently the Russian State uses bots, RT, Sputnik and state-owned businesses as part of its disinformation campaign.
As there's no "Russia swung the Brexit vote" smoking gun in the report, I guess it's time to start a new conspiracy theory.....
"There is no evidence of Russia trying to influence a Brexit vote, but evidence of Russia interfering in the Scottish independence vote, a campaign led by the SNP.
But there is evidence governments led by Blair, Brown, David Cameron & Theresa May repeatedly ignored the danger of Russian interference in UK elections.*Interesting that Russia supported the pro-Remain SNP & the PM's who ignored the dangers of Russian meddling were all strongly pro-Remain, don't you think?"
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@Victor-Meldrew tldr Boris & co are worse than the Ruskis?
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@sparky said in British Politics:
The Independent is so desperate that it publishes it.
The Independent has become so bizarre a newspaper than not even conspiracy theorists read it
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@Bones said in British Politics:
@Victor-Meldrew tldr Boris & co are worse than the Ruskis?
No. I was taking the piss out of the loopier sections of the commentariat who see Russian influence behind every political view they disagree with - primarily pro-Remain "journalists".
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@sparky said in British Politics:
While you wait, Tory MP sent string of messages to 21-year-old intern begging her to "fool around with him".
Thank fuck we have some people in Parliament who act like normal people...
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@Victor-Meldrew No evidence at all that Russia swung or successfully influenced the Brexit vote. But lots of evidence of Russian money and mendling across the UK political spectrum and that the Establishment really didn't want the matter looked into. It's a thorough report and inconvenient to those fed lines to the bots, as well as those who have made money from facilitating money-laundering from authoritarian regimes and their integration of individuals who made fortunes in dubious ways into the Uk establishment
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The usual Remainers are now calling for an investigation into the investigation of Russian interference into the Brexit vote as the investigation of Russian interference into the Brexit vote didn't show any Russian interference into the Brexit vote.
Think that sums things up....
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@sparky said in British Politics:
@Victor-Meldrew No evidence at all that Russia swung or successfully influenced the Brexit vote. But lots of evidence of Russian money and mendling across the UK political spectrum and that the Establishment really didn't want the matter looked into. It's a thorough report and inconvenient to those fed lines to the bots, as well as those who have made money from facilitating money-laundering from authoritarian regimes and their integration of individuals who mnay fortunes in dubious ways into the Uk establishment
Thank heavens the UK political establishment is so much more open, honest and free from external influence than the dreadful US system which allows people like Trump or Biden to be elected.
(Irony alert)
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@sparky It's infuriating but they have to go somewhere. A year or so back we went to a family gathering in the South East and stayed over in one of the chain hotels (not a 4* admittedly) and it was full of those in receipt of DSS benefits and apparently people fresh out of prison with nowhere to go. Whole floors stank of dope, the car park looked like a war zone and most of the surrounding shops were boarded up. Local cafe proprietor reckoned the latter was due to the hotel's clientele changing over the previous few years.
Farage making his point but it is much wider than just illegals.
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@Catogrande said in British Politics:
Farage making his point but it is much wider than just illegals.
A lot of London councils were caught buying flats and houses in cheaper parts of the country and using them for social housing a few years back and letting the tenant's new council pick up tab for social care etc.
Was called social dumping - not sure if it's still going on.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in British Politics:
@Catogrande said in British Politics:
Farage making his point but it is much wider than just illegals.
A lot of London councils were caught buying flats and houses in cheaper parts of the country and using them for social housing a few years back and letting the tenant's new council pick up tab for social care etc.
Was called social dumping - not sure if it's still going on.
There’s a new “town” outside Exeter called Cranbrook. It is known locally as Crimebrook. It was built with the requisite amount of affordable housing but then of course you have to fill those houses. Luckily we were offered many deserving people from large metropolitan areas.
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@Stockcar86 said in British Politics:
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So many holes / bullshit not sure where to start ..... ok I’ll start here.
50% of new Lords are Brexiteers .... well given 52% of UK voted Brexit then it means they are under represented.
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So, the first of the big tech taxes has gone through and Amazon has of course, passed it directly back onto the consumers.
And of course, the "pundits" are out in strength talking about how all this does is increase consumer prices & affects the little guy etc. I've even read quite a few people saying that Sunak is clearly not very bright if he didn't see this forthcoming.
The stupidity of what you can read out there never ceases to amaze me. I personally think this is a fantastic initiative which ticks all the right boxes of encouraging innovation, pushing people to find other ways to sell / source their products (that's not Amazon) and puts a premium on crap you buy online vs what you can buy on your high street.
Although I'm probably just really happy as anything which doesn't elevate income taxes to me is a win-win.
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