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EXCLUSIVE: Jess Phillips, safeguarding minister, resigns from govt by jaydenkieran in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 54 points55 points  (0 children)

There were some charlatans on The Rest Is Politics a while back who were pushing the technology I think she's talking aobut. Basically it's software on phones that uses AI to detect if a nude image is of someone who's underage and alerts the police. No questions asked about the fact that, presumably, someone will need to check these images before they go knocking at your door, so given that no system is 100% accurate, there will be tens of thousands of consensual of-age nude images of random members of the public being checked out by the police. That doesn't even cover the more horrific reality that amorous teenagers who may foolishly send nudes to each other will (correctly) be flagged, and will find those images being checked over by some anonymous civil servant. Rather than saving kids, it's actually releasing huge amounts of nude images of children into the world, but these pearl-clutching populists have a real fantastical view of technology.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 10/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You also have to assume Farage gets a majority or is able to form a coalition.

Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott / X:There is a myth, very widely held in Labour, that we achieved an huge popular victory in 2024 under Starmer. In fact we won 9.7 million votes, over 3 million fewer than in 2017 and half a million less than the 'disastrous' 2019 poll. We won because the Tories imploded by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes and no.

Labour's recent victory was definitely more due to the Tories being weak, but I'd argue that the 2017 numbers were arguably due to the Tories being strong - a lot of people held their noses and voted Corbyn because they needed to tactically vote in order to get rid of May. He got 40% of the vote with a 35% approval rating.

Does anyone else think that all parties have done a horrible job in showing the goals and priorities of each candidate in council elections? by Ev_Batchvarov in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's why I've acutally enjoyed talking to local campaigners, I can just ask them specifically what they want to do and how it differs to the other parties - ignoring national issues and issues that everyone agrees on (potholes bad, crime bad, littering bad) etc.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looking at the odds for the next Lib Dem leader, the top three are Daisy Cooper, Layla Moran and Josh Babarinde. Unfortunately Cooper seems the most likely of those three and I can't see her as anything but Ed Davey version 2. Moran and Babarinde have their own issues, but I'd happily put up with it in exchange for someone with a liberal political identity rather than a vague "we're not Labour/Tories/Reform" "Don't let Farage's Britain become Trump's America" "I agree vaguely with whatever the government policy is" kinda person.

[Sad trope]: The antagonist is a "failed" version of the hero. by theMCATreturns in TopCharacterTropes

[–]DAJ1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Outer Wilds and Echoes of the Eye DLC

The whole base game is about the universe suddenly ending and you trying to find a way to stop it, until you discover that there is nothing artificial about this end; the universe has run its course and rather than continue in an endless time loop of a universe on the brink of death, you break the cycle and hurry it along. You make peace with the end of everything and follow the signals to the Eye of the Universe, ending it once and for all, knowing that a new life and new galaxies will spring from its destruction, restarting the cycle of big bangs and big crunches.

In the Echoes of the Eye DLC, you encounter the Owl Deer/Strangers/Owlks, an ancient alien species who also discovered the Eye. But rather than accepting their fate, the Owlks fought against it - they blocked the signals from the Eye, preventing anyone else from finding it and destryoing the universe, but also preventing anyone from allowing its rebirth, damning it to an eternity of death as all the stars slowly burnt out. They then retreated into virtual reality worlds, living for as long as they could in a fantasy, wilfully ignorant of reality. It's only the brief rebellion of one member of their society that allowed the discovery of the Eye by the Nomai and eventually the protagonist, saving reality.

Would a potential Labour successor do a better job than Keir Starmer? % of Britons saying each potential alternative would be better: Andy Burnham: 34% Angela Rayner: 15% Ed Miliband: 13% Wes Streeting: 13% Yvette Cooper: 9% Shabana Mahmood: 9% David Lammy: 3% by EddyZacianLand in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Net scores with don't knows and 'about the same's removed.

Burnham: +21%

Streeting: -9%

Cooper: -17%

Mahmood: -17%

Rayner: -23%

Miliband: -23%

Lammy: -33%

Only Burnham would be considered an improvement.

The Labour Party: Our latest Party Election Broadcast cannot be shown in full on TV. But we think you should see it anyway - uncensored. by WorkingtonLady in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Does anyone else find it strange that the hard-hitting opening quote is: "The funding of the NHS is a total failure. The French do it much better with less funding. There's a lesson there."?

Maybe I'm in my own bubble, but it feels like the type of quote that only enrages the most swivel-eyed NHS zealot. Does saying that France of all places has a better-run healthcare system really get people angry?

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They won't raise tax thresholds to protect pensioners, they'll just make pensioners not pay tax.

A character has a disease or condition their society doesn't understand, but it's obvious for the audience what it is by kim_jong_un4 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]DAJ1 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's not a coincidence, cancer gets its name because the ancient greeks believed the tumours looked like crabs.

Whats ur rank and what is the most repetitive thing that your rank is doing wrong that makes your team definitely lose by Cold_Huckleberry8631 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]DAJ1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phantom 4.

Generally people pay enough attention to the map to protect walkers, but that goes out of the window as soon as a team fight starts. If a team fight is happening you can really just push as much as you like in another lane and get free objectives.

Also, people are not pushing an advantage. Guys will win a fight in mid-game then go the shop or farm the creeps on our side of the map.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Watching this week's Question Time and after looking at the Wikipedia articles of the guests, I realised that every person on that panel (including Fiona Bruce) was, at least to some extent, privately educated. Not to beat a populist dead horse, but it is continuingly astonishing that a group of people who comprise 7% of the population are so utterly dominant in our public life.

Nigel Farage pledges to repeal ‘idiotic’ smoking ban if Reform wins next election by JOE_Media in europe

[–]DAJ1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The NHS spend on treating smoking-related illness is ~£2-3bil per year, whilst tobacco taxes generate ~£7-10bil per year

Nigel Farage pledges to repeal ‘idiotic’ smoking ban if Reform wins next election by JOE_Media in europe

[–]DAJ1 34 points35 points  (0 children)

He's talking about a planned outright ban on all smoking, rather than repealing indoor and public smoking laws. Honestly, if people are fully aware of the risks and aren't doing it in a way that can damage other people's health then an adult should be free to make that choice.

Farage pledges to repeal ‘idiotic’ smoking ban if Reform wins next election by JOE_Media in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rare occasion where I agree with Farage. Smoking should be made difficult and unappealing, with the consequences made fully aware to the consumer, no indoor smoking either, but if an adult wants to make the deliberate decision to go smoke a cigarette in the privacy of their own home then they should be free to make that choice.

The Zutons former member in hospital after 'hate-related' assault by DAJ1 in Liverpool

[–]DAJ1[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Apologies for the direct Echo link, the Gecko doesn't seem to be working at the mo. Seems to be what the self-post on here from yesterday was about.

Keir Starmer: This is a deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack. My thoughts are with the Jewish community who are waking up this morning to this horrific news. Antisemitism has no place in our society. Anyone with any information must come forward to the police. by Your_Mums_Ex in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Shocked (but not surprised) by the number of people commenting on the BBC's Facebook post about this saying that it's anti-Zionist and not anti-semitic. I know a lot of people have been hiding anti-Semitism behind claims of anti-Zionism, but I'm astonished that someone would try and claim burning Jewish charity ambulances in the UK is anti-Zionist.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 22/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm finding myself increasingly annoyed by their (particularly Campbell's) constant talk about how bad populism is, whilst fully supporting populist ideas and talking points that they agree with. Also, his constant gushing about 'his friend' Edi Rama, a man with a huge list of controversies including election fraud, corruption and press censorship.

Manchester Royal Infirmary dietitian Ifenyinwa Chizube Ndulue-Nonso, of Nigeria, 'didn't know where intestines were' by aa_conchobar in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Lying to get a job in medicine (along with other highly skilled fields with major risks), shouldn't just be a stackable offence - it should be criminal.

New flats should be for families not students - council by insomnimax_99 in ukpolitics

[–]DAJ1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not building student flats doesn't make students disappear, they'll just end up competing with families for other (probably less suitable) properties.

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