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@MajorRage said in British Politics:
Not really politics, but I found this interesting.
British supermarket chain, Co-Op, was called out by a trans activist for advertising in The Spectator. For those that don't know, The Spectator is a (in my opinion) fantastic publication which promotes thinking generating debate and refusing to tow the line. That of course means that any article where they question any sort of woke orthodoxy attracts huge amounts of criticism from the activists. Accustions (unfounded in my view) of Islamaphobia, Transphobia etc follow them routinely.
Anyway, one of the co-op online folks (likely a Bot) has said they will raise with their media folks to ensure they aren't using them again. Chairman of the spectator, one Andrew Neil, has then posted the below.
There is hope folks, there is hope.
Free speech trumps radical trans activism. Co-Op ought to avoid the Ben & Jerry’s trap.
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The Spectator along with The New Statesman are two publications which give you hope that intelligent, challenging political discussion isn't actually dead.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in British Politics:
The Spectator along with The New Statesman are two publications which give you hope that intelligent, challenging political discussion isn't actually dead.
Often find myself reading Spectator pieces. Is it to right of New Stateman?
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@MajorRage said in British Politics:
Not really politics, but I found this interesting.
British supermarket chain, Co-Op, was called out by a trans activist for advertising in The Spectator. For those that don't know, The Spectator is a (in my opinion) fantastic publication which promotes thinking generating debate and refusing to tow the line. That of course means that any article where they question any sort of woke orthodoxy attracts huge amounts of criticism from the activists. Accustions (unfounded in my view) of Islamaphobia, Transphobia etc follow them routinely.
Anyway, one of the co-op online folks (likely a Bot) has said they will raise with their media folks to ensure they aren't using them again. Chairman of the spectator, one Andrew Neil, has then posted the below.
There is hope folks, there is hope.
Co-Op overrules social media dept.?
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@MiketheSnow post photography editing? I find that one a bit too obvious to buy...
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UK ferners, has there been much talk on the illegal immigrants boating across from France? Patriot social media (not facebook for obvious reasons) is awash with stories and videos. Last night it looks like locals in the Welsh town of Penally went at it against police to try and stop 250 of these migrants (all military aged men) being hosted at a disused barracks there.
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@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
UK ferners, has there been much talk on the illegal immigrants boating across from France? Patriot social media (not facebook for obvious reasons) is awash with stories and videos. Last night it looks like locals in the Welsh town of Penally went at it against police to try and stop 250 of these migrants (all military aged men) being hosted at a disused barracks there.
Very divisive in that area.
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@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
Maybe the real privilege is having money and the organisations that lump the colour of someone's skin in along with financial status are the real racists causing societal harm.
Having money is the real privilege.
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There's often good reasons for delaying or withholding information on CSE cases.
E.g. there is an ongoing investigation into CSE in Telford where a number of people have already been convicted and the latest trials were subject to a media black-out to avoid miscarriages of justice and jury-tampering.
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