KTC42May 3, 2023
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RT @michaelwhite
This understated Times column is the most sinister thing I have read about civil rights in this country for a very long http://time.READ IT PLEASE
Apr 25, 2023 at 6:10pmWeb
Show threadLorryApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 Sadly, it's not surprising though!
Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Apr 26, 2023

@Spudgun67
Thing is, "material which criticises government policy" is the very definition of what opposition MPs and Parties do.

I sometimes feel this country is becoming a lost cause.

Show threadMurray 🇪🇺 Apr 27, 2023
@AlisonW
In theory all MP's whatever their affiliation are expected to question government and hold it to account.
@Spudgun67
Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Apr 27, 2023
@MurrayWindripper @Spudgun67
Indeed, and it's a great theory too. Most, though, are just lobby fodder. 😕
Show threadMark SlaterApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 Why am I not surprised to see the name of ‘free speech champion’ Jacob Rees-Mogg at the centre of this piece of hideous, dystopian fuckery.
Show threadflere-imsaho 🇺🇦Apr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 heh, and i can even name the person described in the article – and probably anyone who followed ukrainian/osint topics on twitter could.
Show threadChris SwanApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 what's really terrifying is that the opposition have been doing almost exactly the same thing to their (prospective) members and supporters https://blog.thestateofme.com/2016/09/04/the-surveillance-party/
The Surveillance Party

Chris Swan's Weblog
Show threadMrinappropriateApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 That last half paragraph perfectly describes the Government’s move from science based decision making to doctrine inspired choices during the early & mid stages of the #Covid pandemic in the U.K.
Show threadtrenchwormsApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 i still refuse to believe that "Rees-Mogg" is a real person and not, say, a Game of Thrones character who drowned his child in the castle latrine
Show threadJules 🍺Apr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 that article is terrifying, makes me scared for what this country may become 😕
Show threadAlex GranfordApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 link to the article https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rees-moggs-blacklist-is-positively-soviet-7kkp6cl5r
Rees-Mogg’s blacklist is positively Soviet

Edward Lucas: Respected guest speakers are being barred from Whitehall because of their ‘problematic’ social media history

The Times
Show threadJRApr 26, 2023
@Spudgun67 Hey , posting this article may violate this policy.
Show threadIndigoApr 27, 2023
@Spudgun67 I couldn't read the image, didn't see any alt text, and then hit a paywall, but I found an archive link: https://archive.is/3hDW6
Show threadPointlessSpikeApr 27, 2023
@Spudgun67 So I assume that they will not have speakers, right? Since anyone involved in politics even peripherally has criticised the government?
Show threadBritish Tech GuruApr 27, 2023
@Spudgun67 This is exactly why I never post anything under my own name and deny knowledge/ownership of all social media accounts.
Show threadChris O'PreyApr 27, 2023
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Show threadMr AppleyardApr 27, 2023
@Spudgun67 Soviet? I'd suggest Hitler's Germany.
Show threadKTC42May 3, 2023
@Spudgun67 that does not surprise me! JRM mentioned even more so! #ToryCorruption