Excellent quotes from the pinnacle of scholarly consensus a quarter of a century ago, when it wasn't 'wokist' to argue that empire was profitable, it was just knowledge.

Scroll to the end of the thread to read the blue-tick fascists and their newly-discovered hatred of police brutality.

'Fighting age men.'

Humanity. Justice. Decency. International Law. Economics.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

A bit of patriotism for those waving flags for #StGeorgesDay2024

(from The Decade In Tory)

I see the ‘How many asylum seekers are you housing’ geniuses are out in force today. Going to get this made into an enamel sign👇

…Though it’s still not as good as Sara’s response.

This 1970 list of National Front policies is now only “Restore capital punishment” away from a Conservatives full house in 2024.

And I bet they’d like to.

“The true sickness in this country can’t be found in a benefits office but in Downing Street. It is a political culture demonising people already suffering, and a rightwing media content to parrot the lies and bigotry it is fed.”

Me on Sunak’s “sicknotes” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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It looks a lot like Paula Vennells sacked the Post Office’s most senior lawyer for putting her integrity as a lawyer above the interests of the Post Office.

Vennells seemed entirely unbothered by what this said about the Post Office.

Anytime the GOP asks 'Were you better off four years ago than you are today?' remember that four years ago, President Trump suggested injecting bleach into our bodies.

‘Why the long face?’
‘Apparently I haven’t written enough Spectator or Spiked articles to get a seat on the OfS board’.

Well

'The law, in its infinite majesty, requires the young and the old alike to sit through their own criminal prosecutions.'

#Tantrum , much?

Trump is the King John of US politics.

He’s responsible for Magna Farta

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They're fighting the police.

Fighting. The. Police.

Because they're hooligans, and that's what they do.

Is this what they call a leading question? A loaded one? A straw man?

TFW you're a TERF, and also think the Rwanda policy is an effective deterrent...

FWIW I think the major miscalculation over Rwanda is that Sunak thinks one symbolic “Stop The Boats” flight in July will be enough to boost the polls.

Whereas even voters who care a lot about stopping the boats only back the policy if it actually, you know, stops the boats