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[–] leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 points 5 days ago

Thanks Labour - you've now made me agree with those fucks about something.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 6 days ago

Still racist cunts

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

Presumably so they can replace it with something that’s more clearly dystopian instead

[–] haych@feddit.uk 9 points 5 days ago

I don't want reform to gain power, but hopefully this makes Labour realise they made a mistake and revert this stupid law. It's scary how fast Reform is growing.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 15 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 17 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Yeah, but if there's one thing Nige knows… it's which way the wind is blowing.

Let's hope Jezza comes out against this ridiculous law.

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nigel looks where the public opinion is heading, runs to the front and shouts ‘FOLLOW ME!’

[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Yeah! But Boris wasn’t an absolute cu… you’re right, it worked for Boris.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

"Tonight, I attempt to access some pornography."
3 minute shot of Clarkson angling a camera at his visibly fed-up face

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

What's Jeremy Clarkson got to do with this?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago

We could just go for a classic kier/tory u-turn

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What's he going to do, lose another election?

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Jeremy Corbyn by failing to stop Brexit by being a fencesitter in the 2019 election

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

He couldn't. Referendum already happened, he wasn't in power. He tried to sort it in Parliament first, but Greens, SNP and Liberals backed the snap election. Labour lost in the red wall, by bleeding Brexit votes to the Tories. Moving closer to remain would have gave bigger majorities in remain seats and a bigger hammering in more marginals.

In conclusion, your assertion has no basis in reality.

You hate him because he couldn't do something impossible.

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Now that’s based.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Broken clocks...

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago

No shit, it's something people hate so of course they'd vow to repeal it, doesn't mean jack shit though because it'd be one step forward and two steps back, as they'd just find some even worse thing to do than Labour.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Crap idea? Check.
Unpopular with everyone? Check.
Lumbered on the current government by the previous, so hard to reverse quickly? Check.
The conservatives (and Labour's lack of action) just handed reform a beautiful less-racist onramp.

[–] G4Z@feddit.uk 8 points 5 days ago

Worth remembering all these Labour fucks voted for it and supported it, they've had a year to bin this and they could have.

Remember when Cameron sacked off ID cards straight after getting in?

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Looks like somebody just tried logging in to PornHub on one of his brief visits to the UK.