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    Junior doctors appear to have one of the most savvy unions. Announcing a 96hr strike just after Easter when all the consultants will.be away skiing so trusts won't be able to cover them as effectively as previously.
    Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves for slaughter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keckers View Post
    Junior doctors appear to have one of the most savvy unions. Announcing a 96hr strike just after Easter when all the consultants will.be away skiing so trusts won't be able to cover them as effectively as previously.
    On point. Wanna guess why bank collapses are proclaimed over the weekend? Great too read you finally focusing on things that are happening instead of fapping around about post dickensian economy theories.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rufuske View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Keckers View Post
    Junior doctors appear to have one of the most savvy unions. Announcing a 96hr strike just after Easter when all the consultants will.be away skiing so trusts won't be able to cover them as effectively as previously.
    On point. Wanna guess why bank collapses are proclaimed over the weekend? Great too read you finally focusing on things that are happening instead of fapping around about post dickensian economy theories.
    I've always been able to do both. Theory provides context, and the theory is worth investing time in when things aren't happening. The wave of public sector strikes have started recently, the years preceding were very quiet from a labour agitation perspective.
    Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves for slaughter.

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    theory & praxis. wank while you work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by depili View Post
    It's a good job Labour didn't get in last time, they would have made the country look like 1980s East Germany.

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    It's astonishing how the Tories are simply allowed to get away with it, I knew we had a culture of client journalism but this is beyond farce
    Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves for slaughter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rodj Blake View Post
    It's a good job Labour didn't get in last time, they would have made the country look like 1980s East Germany.
    Either that or Corbyn would have sailed Ukraine down the river.

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    "Holy shit, I ask you to stop being autistic and you debate what autistic is." - spasm
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    WTF I hate white people now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Totally Not Larkonnis View Post
    at least we're not Greece.

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    The inspiration for Penny Mordor's coronation outfit:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Pattern View Post


    Quote Originally Posted by Rodj Blake View Post
    The inspiration for Penny Mordor's coronation outfit:


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    Ahmmmm, is this article exaggerrating or is UK descending into a police state? It seems they want to preemptive stop any kind of protests.
    https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...arrests-police

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga...ntents/enacted
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/15/enacted
    Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jori McKie View Post
    Ahmmmm, is this article exaggerrating or is UK descending into a police state? It seems they want to preemptive stop any kind of protests.
    https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...arrests-police

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga...ntents/enacted
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/15/enacted
    Descending? They got half a million CCTV cameras in major cities, only India and China have more.

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    The MET and other police forces have been using facial recognition systems for a little while now that have been recorded as having as low as 16% accuracy (depending on lighting conditions etc) and the current Tory shower of shit are very forcefully pushing through as much ligislation as possible to make sure legitimate protest is quashed, but right leaning protest is given a pass. It has been concluded (by an indipendent investigation) that the MET is institutionally racist and has significant problems with internal process involving mysoginy and sexism.
    Shitting up eve for .... well, longer than most of you scumbags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jori McKie View Post
    Ahmmmm, is this article exaggerrating or is UK descending into a police state? It seems they want to preemptive stop any kind of protests.
    https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...arrests-police

    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga...ntents/enacted
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/15/enacted
    Yeah, the UK is going full retard on this. XR and Just stop oil activists are stopped for simply walking on the street as a group. You know, doing normal demonstrations. In addition to this, some convictions of the environmental activists have been pretty harsh, up to three years: https://www.theguardian.com/environm...ossing-protest

    Regarding sentencing, UK is not alone and Sweden is going the same route and convicting environmental activists of sabotage: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/tol...-kaoset-pa-e4/

    In most countries the police have a large influence on what types of demonstrations are allowed, but these laws allow the UK police to much more easily hinder the demonstrations they don't approve. The police use the same tactics elsewhere too, but they have less tools in their disposal. For example this spring I was questioned by the police for donating funds to a peaceful event organized by the XR Finland, who had all their permits in order and such. The argument of the police seemed to be that they wanted to see if my intention was not to support that particular peaceful event but instead support the demonstrations of the XR, which they could deem 'disruptive' or 'illegal' and use that argument to argue that the funds were actually collected for 'disruptive' or 'illegal' activity and thus confiscate the funds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timaios View Post
    Regarding sentencing, UK is not alone and Sweden is going the same route and convicting environmental activists of sabotage: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/tol...-kaoset-pa-e4/
    Hey, if they mess up my commute and block ambulances trying to get to where they need to go, I'm all for just tying them up and leaving them by the road. Bring back the pillory I say! It's minus 20 degrees outside you say? Well shiver me timbers then.



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