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[NilSatisOptimum]

Gone mad. The irony, eh?

Indeed, and those who actually participate in cancel culture are immeasurably the Tory hive.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Indeed, and those who actually participate in cancel culture are immeasurably the Tory hive.

Even if you strip the politics out of it, which is actually hard, and step back it is a contradictory in recent policy terms. The reaction is also contradictory too. Universitys were actively encouraged and / or required to monitor and police students and staff for possible extremist views. It is, or was, an active element of the Prevent programme.

Many were arguing Prevent was a danger to free speech on campuses (Liberty, for example). Now people on the left are angry at more freedom to speak, provided it is lawful.

I can't see what might happen when 'the wrong' voices (which depends on perspective) are heard and someone objects if it is perceived to be inflammatory. It's almost a debate that is designed to inflame someone, somewhere of all political stripes, where no one really wins.

Maaaad, political correctness gone maaaaaad.

 

[dead_soft]

Even if you strip the politics out of it, which is actually hard, and step back it is a contradictory in recent policy terms. The reaction is also contradictory too. Universitys were actively encouraged and / or required to monitor and police students and staff for possible extremist views. It is, or was, an active element of the Prevent programme.

Many were arguing Prevent was a danger to free speech on campuses (Liberty, for example). Now people on the left are angry at more freedom to speak, provided it is lawful.

I can't see what might happen when 'the wrong' voices (which depends on perspective) are heard and someone objects if it is perceived to be inflammatory. It's almost a debate that is designed to inflame someone, somewhere of all political stripes, where no one really wins.

Maaaad, political correctness gone maaaaaad.

It's just all so predictably ridiculous. The right have repeatedly used political and establishment positions and infrastructure to curtail genuine freedoms and rights - they're doing it again with this cancel culture nonsense they keep raising - but blame 'the left' (who weirdly they often also seem to say aren't actually left wing) for telling them it's a bit rum to say racist things. The worst part is the supposedly soft left (as seen on here in part) doing their job for them by swallowing the whole stupid rhetoric just because they think some bad leftie genuinely wants them to stop watching Blackadder

 

[summerisle]

The piss being taken to new farcical levels.

 

[anxiouswarrior]

Gove lol a giant , the drivel and lies continues from this evil band

 

[Walken]

It's just all so predictably ridiculous. The right have repeatedly used political and establishment positions and infrastructure to curtail genuine freedoms and rights - they're doing it again with this cancel culture nonsense they keep raising - but blame 'the left' (who weirdly they often also seem to say aren't actually left wing) for telling them it's a bit rum to say racist things. The worst part is the supposedly soft left (as seen on here in part) doing their job for them by swallowing the whole stupid rhetoric just because they think some bad leftie genuinely wants them to stop watching Blackadder

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

It's just all so predictably ridiculous. The right have repeatedly used political and establishment positions and infrastructure to curtail genuine freedoms and rights - they're doing it again with this cancel culture nonsense they keep raising - but blame 'the left' (who weirdly they often also seem to say aren't actually left wing) for telling them it's a bit rum to say racist things. The worst part is the supposedly soft left (as seen on here in part) doing their job for them by swallowing the whole stupid rhetoric just because they think some bad leftie genuinely wants them to stop watching Blackadder

Aye Labour have been in power for 13 years since 1979, not been in government since 2010. And in 2021 somehow between Conservative government a liberal coalition and media, it's Labourleft trying to silence free speech..

 

[anxiouswarrior]

Indeed this is narrative being spewed by the tories and their cheerleaders , austerity , covid debacle , etc its noting to do with us guv its all the fault of those lefties , oh hang on they havent been in power for 11 years , oops another we cant blag to the sheep

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

This thread should be renamed 'The Angry Socialists'.

 

[Zezti]

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over Covid contract details, High Court judge rules

Public entitled to see who received ‘vast’ sums for PPE contracts

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Kurt.]

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over Covid contract details, High Court judge rules

Public entitled to see who received ‘vast’ sums for PPE contracts

www.independent.co.uk

Go directly to jail
Do not pass Go
Do not collect massive backhander for issuing massive contracts to your mates on the way

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

This thread should be renamed 'The Angry Socialists'.

Some good news to make you feel better... Made me feel better anyway.

Uber Drivers Are Entitled To Workers’ Rights, U.K. Supreme Court Rules

In a unanimous judgement the Court argued that Uber held significant control over a driver’s working conditions as it sets fares and contract terms.

www.forbes.com

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over Covid contract details, High Court judge rules

Public entitled to see who received ‘vast’ sums for PPE contracts

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Some good news to make you feel better... Made me feel better anyway.

Uber Drivers Are Entitled To Workers’ Rights, U.K. Supreme Court Rules

In a unanimous judgement the Court argued that Uber held significant control over a driver’s working conditions as it sets fares and contract terms.

www.forbes.com

Let's hope that Amazon workers get some protection and decent working rights next.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Let's hope that Amazon workers get some protection and decent working rights next.

Should do it will spread right across the Gig economy, not a good day for the Tory hive.

 

[roydo]

Should do it will spread right across the Gig economy, not a good day for the Tory hive.

Trouble is, a lot of folk in the Gig economy quite like it. When I was a "self employed" delivery bloke, I loved being able to dictate the units/hours I would work. Not day by day, cos thats daft, but we agreed a limit; if they needed helping out they would ask if I could take on a few more, and if it was a quiet day, they would try and bulk me up.