Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[ToffeeTim]

People will be going to work on Thursday. There's no less danger travelling to work as there will be going to vote. We can't just cancel everything. We need a response from whatever government we get that gets these jihadists off the streets, but in the meantime we can't just lock ourselves indoors.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Incredibly daft - there is no safe way as yet devised that would allow safe online voting that wouldn't be wide open to attacks and/or interference.

Smaller scale admittedly, but Estonia have managed it for a few years.

 

[Mrk]

Smaller scale admittedly, but Estonia have managed it for a few years.

I watched something about that a while ago, and there were some serious criticisms made of the security procedures they had in place.

As much as I'd love to see online voting, I can't see how it will happen anytime soon.

Edit: This is quite informative too on the problems with electronic voting

 

[Brennan]

Incredibly daft - there is no safe way as yet devised that would allow safe online voting that wouldn't be wide open to attacks and/or interference.

Nonsense to suggest we can't implement online voting. There simply isn't the desire from government because it's not in their interests to encourage youth votes.

 

[davek]

Incredibly daft - there is no safe way as yet devised that would allow safe online voting that wouldn't be wide open to attacks and/or interference.

I'd rather some corruption than fatalities. In any case, we have about 20% of votes now coming through postal voting. That can be open to abuse too.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I watched something about that a while ago, and there were some serious criticisms made of the security procedures they had in place.

As much as I'd love to see online voting, I can't see how it will happen anytime soon.

Edit: This is quite informative too on the problems with electronic voting

It will happen eventually. I'm not sure if blockchain will be the eventual platform for it, but that's a nice example of something that can't be tampered with without you knowing about it. It's conjecture, but I strongly suspect that if people could vote electronically, turnout would rise significantly.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Maybe if we stopped backing Saudi Arabia, who in turn fund extremist preachers that preach this sort of vile anti-Islamic hate speech - then we'd probably not have stuff like this happening.

Exactley, western governments could stop alot of suffering but war is a great money maker, always has been, no government will ever stop trading arms because they represent one thing only and that is money




Not surprising that the countries fighting the war on terror are the ones selling the terror

 

[Mrk]

Nonsense to suggest we can't implement online voting. There simply isn't the desire from government because it's not in their interests to encourage youth votes.

It's really not. As I said, I'd love online voting, it'd be a great way to encourage younger people to vote - but the technology isn't there just yet, unless you think otherwise?

I'd rather some corruption than fatalities. In any case, we have about 20% of votes now coming through postal voting. That can be open to abuse too.

Postal voting is also a stupid idea and always has been, but it's much harder to rig than an online election would be.

It will happen eventually. I'm not sure if blockchain will be the eventual platform for it, but that's a nice example of something that can't be tampered with without you knowing about it. It's conjecture, but I strongly suspect that if people could vote electronically, turnout would rise significantly.

I also think it will happen eventually, but I don't think that will be for many years, as much as I'd like to see it.

 

[Clint Planet]

"The Government are lying." Incendiary stuff.

 

[Milkman]

There will be no national campaigning today, says Theresa May, announcing policy outside 10 Downing St.

 

[Clint Planet]

Home Office may not publish terrorist funding report amid claims it focuses on Saudi Arabia

Inquiry is thought to focus on Saudi Arabia, which the UK recently approved £3.5bn worth of arms export licences to

• May Bulman
• @maybulman
• 3 days ago
• 24 comments

Theresa May with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef in Riyadh on Wednesday EPA
An investigation into the foreign funding of extremist Islamist groups may never be published, the Home Office has admitted.

The inquiry commissioned by David Cameron, was launched as part of a deal with the Liberal Democrats in December 2015, in exchange for the party supporting the extension of British airstrikes against Isis into Syria.

But although it was due to be published in the spring of 2016, it has not been completed and may never be made public due to its "sensitive" contents.


It is thought to focus on Saudi Arabia, which the UK recently approved £3.5bn worth of arms export licences to.


Theresa May: London terror attack shows Britain too tolerant of extremism

• Tory ministers accept 20 luxury food hampers from Saudi Arabian regime
• Theresa May claims arms sales to Saudi helps 'keep people safe in UK'
• 'How do you sleep at night?'- Rudd confronted over Saudi arms sales

A spokesperson from the Home Office told The Independent a decision on the publication of the report would be taken “after the election by the next government”.

But in a separate interview with The Guardian, a spokesperson said the report may never be published, describing its contents were “very sensitive”.

Tom Brake, the Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, has written a letter to the Prime Minister pressing her on when the report will be published and what steps she proposes to take to address “one of the root causes of violent extremism in the UK”.

“You will agree with me that the protection of our country, of the British people, is the most important job of any government," he wrote. "Certainly, more important than potential trade deals with questionable regimes, which appear to be the only explanation for your reticence.

“When will this report be finished and published? And what steps do you propose to take to address one of the root causes of violent extremism in the UK?”

Mr Brake accused Ms May of adopting a “short-sighted approach” to the funding of violent Islamist groups in the UK and urged that those who fund them should be called out publicly.

 

[Connor]

Home Office may not publish terrorist funding report amid claims it focuses on Saudi Arabia

Inquiry is thought to focus on Saudi Arabia, which the UK recently approved £3.5bn worth of arms export licences to

• May Bulman
• @maybulman
• 3 days ago
• 24 comments

Theresa May with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef in Riyadh on Wednesday EPA
An investigation into the foreign funding of extremist Islamist groups may never be published, the Home Office has admitted.

The inquiry commissioned by David Cameron, was launched as part of a deal with the Liberal Democrats in December 2015, in exchange for the party supporting the extension of British airstrikes against Isis into Syria.

But although it was due to be published in the spring of 2016, it has not been completed and may never be made public due to its "sensitive" contents.


It is thought to focus on Saudi Arabia, which the UK recently approved £3.5bn worth of arms export licences to.


Theresa May: London terror attack shows Britain too tolerant of extremism

• Tory ministers accept 20 luxury food hampers from Saudi Arabian regime
• Theresa May claims arms sales to Saudi helps 'keep people safe in UK'
• 'How do you sleep at night?'- Rudd confronted over Saudi arms sales

A spokesperson from the Home Office told The Independent a decision on the publication of the report would be taken “after the election by the next government”.

But in a separate interview with The Guardian, a spokesperson said the report may never be published, describing its contents were “very sensitive”.

Tom Brake, the Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman, has written a letter to the Prime Minister pressing her on when the report will be published and what steps she proposes to take to address “one of the root causes of violent extremism in the UK”.

“You will agree with me that the protection of our country, of the British people, is the most important job of any government," he wrote. "Certainly, more important than potential trade deals with questionable regimes, which appear to be the only explanation for your reticence.

“When will this report be finished and published? And what steps do you propose to take to address one of the root causes of violent extremism in the UK?”

Mr Brake accused Ms May of adopting a “short-sighted approach” to the funding of violent Islamist groups in the UK and urged that those who fund them should be called out publicly.

And here's the Home Secretary stopping candidates for her seat talking about it:

 

[ToffeeTim]

For the sake of his campaign, Corbyn must announce someone else would be his home secretary. Abbott simply cannot be trusted with any ministry let alone national security.

 

[Boss_Blue]

And here's the Home Secretary stopping candidates for her seat talking about it:

If this lot are back in power after Thursday then the dickheads who voted for them can have no complaints next time there is a terrorist attack by ISIS in this country.

Disgusting.

 

[Clint Planet]

Let's be really clear about this: Theresa May was in Riyadh on Wednesday - in the middle of an election campaign- selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The Saudis, of course, are funding and *supplying weapons* to ISIS.

Just so we're clear.