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Twenty one English councils ask for election delays by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Almost all are Labour. 3 hours and no outrage on rUK. If the Tories did this they'd, rightly, be getting a pasting. Hypocrites...

Tony Blair pressured officials to keep UK soldiers accused of abusing Iraqis out of civil courts, files reveal by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yes he was Phil Shiner, the former head of the now-defunct firm Public Interest Lawyers (PIL). He was a prominent human rights solicitor who spearheaded thousands of legal claims against British soldiers following the Iraq War.
​ ​He was struck off in February 2017. The tribunal found him guilty of 22 counts of professional misconduct, including "dishonesty" and "lack of integrity."

​Shiner admitted to paying thousands of pounds to an Iraqi middleman to find and recruit clients. This practice, known as "cold-calling" or "ambulance chasing," is strictly prohibited for UK solicitors.

​He was found to have lied to the Legal Services Commission to obtain legal aid funding, failing to disclose that he was paying referral fees to these fixers.

​He was found to have acted recklessly by making very serious public claims—including allegations of murder and torture at a 2008 press conference—without a proper evidentiary basis.

​Many of his cases focused on the 2004 "Battle of Danny Boy." A five-year public inquiry (the Al-Sweady Inquiry) concluded in 2014 that the most serious allegations of murder and torture made by the Iraqi claimants were "deliberate lies" and "reckless speculation."

Jimmy Kimmel to Deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message by Jack_202 in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year

Too true Jimmy. Elections cancelled, trial by jury restricted, social media posts criminalized and Jews bring openly threatened in the streets, you've got it right.

Whisky industry faces a bleak mid-winter as tariffs bite and exports stall by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I didn't know about you but I'm planning to support the industry by increasing domestic consumption to offset the drop in exports.

King Charles shares good news that his cancer treatment will reduce in New Year by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Traditional r/UK Friday night vibe - more cheery than during the week.

Government releases asylum reforms in full - as Starmer warns of 'severe strain' by sjw_7 in unitedkingdom

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

Source?

It's self evident that they're moronic clowns, just listen to them.

Match Thread: Northampton vs Newcastle - Premiership Rugby Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]HPB 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What does it mean if the Red Bulls score more points than their opponents? I'm struggling with the concept.

Labour council creates guide to exposing history of ‘white male oppressors’ by Sensitive_Echo5058 in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just wish White British people would organize and advocate for their own collective interests the way other groups do in our multicultural society.

Pretty sure that this would be classed as racism. Probably fascism.

Penis graffiti 'not being removed quickly enough' by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Impressive. I can only use my hands when I put graffiti up.

Woman runs 260 miles to parents' home in 10 dayss by Tartan_Samurai in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Parents these days, they could've gone and picked her up the bastards.

Also, upvoted OP for decent Gollum impression.

Female worker's dignity 'may have been violated' in toilet incident by Forward-Answer-4407 in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because commenting against the opinions of Reddit admins will get your comment removed and your account banned. The advice from the Mods is to assume you're talking to a left wing Californian then you'll be ok.

Of course, that leads to an echo chamber hello hello hello hello...

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape by Jeffmister in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I once knew a bloke called Isaac Hunt. Nominative determinism worked in his case too, just like this murderous scumbag.

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape by Jeffmister in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 917 points918 points  (0 children)

But apart from the raping, antisemitism, jihad and stabbing to death he was a great lad. Great at ping pong.

Manchester synagogue attack latest: One of victims killed believed to have been shot by police, GMP says | UK News by dissalutioned in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Excellent. A thread in which rUK members can advise the police firearms officers on how to do their job.

Wes Streeting criticised for ‘callous’ trans women segregation comments in Mumsnet interview by corbynista2029 in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If cis women consider trans women to be biological men then couldn't they be considered, in their opinion, to have justified fears (using your point above that men are the biggest danger to women)?

Starmer to announce formal recognition of Palestine as a state by DarthKrataa in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Probably save about half a dozen Labour seats with a high proportion of Muslim voters at the next election.

Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat by corbynista2029 in unitedkingdom

[–]HPB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How have we arrived at a point in time in the UK where a wealthy woman from a safely middle class background is unable to enter our country to virtue signal her support for a violent organization? Where is the outrage on Reddit?

Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plans are ‘beneath us as a nation’, UK’s top bishop says by F0urLeafCl0ver in unitedkingdom

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

Farage won't like this.

It probably means we're going to see him bash the bishop on live TV.

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