UK Government Thread

This is not socialist capitalist it’s profiteering.

I understand your disappointment but we don’t seem to have a Left Right government.

Well current government is neither, Blair was probably Left Right.

Does this make Liz Truss left, right and centre?

Twitter is rumoured to be ready to spaff $100 million at Reform to have a regime change.

But they only earn £32 million in the UK and pay sod all tax.

Why would this be legal?

It isn’t legal. Foreign nationals cant make donations to UK political parties. It should be that straightforwrd.

However, there are potentially ways they could work around it, due to Reform not actually being a political party. Its a private company owned by one Mr N Farage. Conflicts of interest all over the shop there though. A foreign national making a huge donation to a private company owned entirely by a sitting MP, albeit one who never actually shows up in either parliament or his constituency

Why would this be legal?

Because the law only provides that a UK company needs to carry out a business for it to be able to make political donations, there are no threshold tests.

More migrants removed from UK since Labour elected than in any six months since 2019 – Home Office

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/more-migrants-removed-from-uk-since-labour-elected-than-in-any-six-months-since-2019-home-office/ar-AA1vSbBF 

Labour shows the Tories how to get tough on illegal immigrants:

Ms Cooper, who visited Rome yesterday for talks with her Italian counterpart on people-smuggling, pledged a crackdown on “exploitative” illegal working to address “the promise of illegal jobs that are used by criminal smuggling gangs to sell spaces in small boats”.

It’s always good to ask the far-right Italian government for advice on tackling illegal immigrants because like Nigel Farage they hate them.

Political speech in Italy ‘xenophobic’: Europe’s anti-racism body

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/political-speech-in-italy-xenophobic-europe-s-anti-racism-body-101729612143807.html

The Council of Europe’s anti-racism body charged Tuesday that political speech in Italy had become xenophobic and divisive, often targeted at “refugees, asylum seekers and migrants”.

I am sure that Farage would love the same accolade from the Council of Europe to apply to the UK.

Anyway since Labour appear to doing well in tackling illegals, well apparently better than the Tories, I wonder if incoming US president Donald Trump might ask them for advice on the matter?

Minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3zqen209go

A source close to Siddiq said these were “trumped up charges”.

The source also said the allegations were “completely politically motivated” and designed to damage her aunt.

It seems strange that Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission should be motivated to make trumped up charges to damage a British government politician.

Why are they apparently so corrupt and what is there in it for them to damage a British government politician? I haven’t seen that explained.

Luckily for the loyal right-winger she enjoys Starmer’s full confidence :

“Downing Street said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had confidence in Siddiq, and she will continue her responsibility as the minister overseeing anti-corruption efforts”