John Swinney says #Scotland not invited to Cobra meeting on Iran war
It comes after #Starmer told business chiefs in #DowningStreet on Monday that it must be a “joint effort” to tackle the impact of the #war, saying the Government “can’t do it on its own”.
However, #devolved #governments have NOT been asked to take part in the meeting.
#DemocracyNOW #Indy2 #KierStalin #ToxicLabour #ToxicStarmer #StarmerOut #UK #arrogance #dysfunctional
Tell your MP: No to #ID checks for web access
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access
#UK #dystopia #Internet #DemocracyNOW #KierStalin #Starmer #ToxicLabour #ToxicTories #ToxicReform #ToxicReformUK
Take action! What’s the problem? The Government has proposed amendments to the Children Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would give Ministers the power to restrict access to "internet services". This is supposed to give the Government the power to ban under 16s from social media but “internet services" is a very broad definition, which means any online platform can be included. The wording of the amendment means they could do this without even having to prove that these sites are harmful for children.
Keir #Starmer buys personalised cufflinks from Donald Trump for his son
The Prime Minister purchased the gift, which would otherwise have been held by Downing Street, for his teenage son, it is understood.
Details released by the Cabinet Office show #Starmer received the #cufflinks along with a personalised necklace and a golf club from the president, while his wife was given a pair of cowboy boots.
Scrap #DigitalID cards
#UK Government plan for digital ID cards is £1.8 billion white elephant
It is little more than an echo of the failed Tony Blair ID card scheme, now with an expensive digital element bolted on
We rejected ID cards then and we reject them now.
Despite the government’s partial U-turn on some compulsory elements of the scheme, the huge cost remains – alongside many other problems.
#security #privacy #BigData #ToxicLabour #KierStalin #ID #Orwellian
UK’s backing of #ICC relied upon Britons being exempt from its jurisdiction, which could extend to officials accused of war crimes Gaza
ICC is independent court set up to to prosecute individuals accused of severe breaches of international law including:
- #Genocide
- #WarCrimes
- Crimes against humanity
- Crimes of #aggression.
UN reported #Israel committed 4 genocidal acts defined in 1948 Genocide Convention
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25729696.britons-immune-icc-rulings-including-war-crimes-gaza/
#PalestineAction saga reveals fiction of law
There's a comforting fiction we tell ourselves about the criminal law:
That it's precise, bounded, stable; it names conduct clearly & those named by it know exactly where they stand
When those constraints loosen, something dangerous takes hold
Treatment of Palestine Action activists shows how quickly this fiction collapses
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25709956.common-palestine-action-saga-reveals-fiction-law/
#ToxicLabour #authoritarian #PoliceState #FreeSpeech #protests #KierStalin #UK #Palestine #genocide
#PalestineAction #protesters may have been wrongly arrested
7 page guidance document from Counter #Terrorism #Policing outlines advice to #police offers around showing support for the group
The guidance specifically states acts such as holding #placards stating “Genocide in #Palestine, Time to Take Action” are not be grounds for arrest
#KierStalin #PoliceState #genocide #WarCrimes #DemocracyNOW #justice #freedom #FreeSpeech #UK #authoritarian #Orwellian #ThoughtPolice
Labour membership numbers plummet by more than half under Keir #Starmer
The last public update showed Labour had:
- 333,235 members at the end of 2024
- Around 370,000 members at the beginning of that year
- 532,046 at the end of 2019 under Jeremy #Corbyn
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25694567.labour-membership-numbers-plummet-half-keir-starmer/
#ToxicStarmer #ToxicLabour #KierStalin #UK #DemocracyNOW #oppression #HumanRights #justice
19,403 people called on the UK to ban “crime predicting” technology
Almost three-quarters of forces across the #UK are using #technology to try to “predict crime” - with little regard for our #HumanRights.
Restricting our rights in this way does not keep us safe.
Is your #police force using this technology in YOUR area?
CHECK THE INTERACTIVE MAP:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/19000-people-called-uk-ban-crime-predicting-tech?utm_source=Mastodon
#ToxicLabour #KierStalin #PoliceState #oppression #Orwellian #dystopian #BraveNewWorld #crime #Starmer
Once this infrastructure exists, mission creep is inevitable.
- What starts as ‘voluntary’ becomes mandatory
- A system that is just for workers expands to everyone, including children
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-attend-debate-digital-ids
#PoliceState #SurveillanceCapitalism #ToxicLabour #DigitalID #BigData #Cyberattack #hacking #security #privacy #Orwellian #LabourLies #KierStalin #Starmer
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