OK, #ReformUK and #CONservatives, which of these #ECHR rights do the inhabitants of the Untied Kingdom not merit, since your so anxious to leave the Convention?
"Public attitudes to the ECHR are more nuanced than you might think. A recent poll by YouGov found that 46% of people oppose withdrawal, while 24% aren’t sure. The fact the right has managed to convince the remaining 29% of people their lives would be better off if we ditched a treaty that restrains the British state from murdering, torturing or otherwise abusing them is alarming, of course."
A civilised country!
"In case you missed it yesterday, some voters in Co Tipperary cast their ballots at a polling station in a private home, where they were treated to apple and rhubarb tarts with tea or coffee after voting."
Bad loser gets £19k legal bill.
#AI #ReformUK
"A Reform UK candidate who sued over her election defeat - using fake AI-"hallucinated" legal authorities to back her case - has lost and been handed a £19,000 court bill.
Liz Williams was beaten to the post in dramatic scenes by Green candidate Hannah Robson in a rural Worcestershire election after recounts left them tied on 889 votes in May.
It led to the election being decided by random, with two ballot papers placed in a box and Mrs Robson's name being pulled out, securing victory for the Green candidate, who took her seat on the county council."
"Polanski himself was clear: “We need to tax unearned wealth as much as we tax earned income.”
That’s not radical – it’s common sense. And yet in the world of BBC politics reporting, it’s still treated as something outside the mainstream."
I'm old enough to remember when unearned wealth was taxed more heavily than earnings.
"Investigators reportedly uncovered what they described as “serious” financial irregularities, including claims that some donors were awarded questionable contracts."
Dodgy deals hang around anyone associated with Farage 🐸 like flies round a cow's arse.
