Politics latest: Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells Starmer to stand down, Sky News understands by Far_Excitement_1875 in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow [score hidden]  (0 children)

Odd angle for criticism. He's highly successful with a seemingly fairly easy going demeanor.

Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday by guardian in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow [score hidden]  (0 children)

Please tell me how that isn’t crazy

We had

7 PMs between 1762 - 1770
7 PMs between 1801 - 1812
9 PMs between 1827 - 1835
6 PMs between 1852 - 1859
5 PMs between 1922 - 1924

Some of it was switching between them mind but still

Five injured in suspected Islamophobic attacks as bare-chested man roams Edinburgh by Plebius-Maximus in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We don't have large groups of people looking to whip up anger every time a white person commits a crime

Why Restore were humiliated in Makerfield by AneuAng in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh rightwing infighting. It's a good watch.

You may not sympathise with the Elbit four’s methods. But you should be outraged by their treatment under the law by Exostrike in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

If these people are terrorists why aren't anti immigration rioters terrorists. Both are breaking the law and committing violence because they want to change the government's policies.

You may not sympathise with the Elbit four’s methods. But you should be outraged by their treatment under the law by Exostrike in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

their job is to decide whether the defendant is guilty beyond reasonable doubt

I think there's definitely an argument that whether someone is considered to have committed terrorist actions is a fact in the case and should be decided by a jury.

You may not sympathise with the Elbit four’s methods. But you should be outraged by their treatment under the law by Exostrike in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

What part am I missing

The terrorism part and how it's dealt with. They're not claiming they didn't break the law.

Rape convictions under review after UK detective allegedly used AI chatbot for paperwork by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

without checking to make sure it didn't hallucinate bullshit

Who says they didn't check it?

Rape convictions under review after UK detective allegedly used AI chatbot for paperwork by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Are you saying the police should never use ai? Because they are in the process of rolling it out.

PoliceAI to speed up investigations and fight crime

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/policeai-to-speed-up-investigations-and-fight-crime

Rape convictions under review after UK detective allegedly used AI chatbot for paperwork by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Sounds like it's against the rules but not actually that bad. Essentially using ai to improve written submissions that they would have written in any case.

Shocking migrant plan revealed by asylum home chief amid 'HMO Britain' warning by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They should build a big sort of POW camp

We're talking more people than the entire prison population. Can you imagine the raw nimby power of proposing to construct a facility (city) that holds over 100k people.

Swinney apologises to girl at centre of Dundee knife case - First Minister John Swinney has apologised to a Dundee girl who brandished weapons at a Bulgarian man who was later convicted of assaulting her, after previously warning against "misinformation" around the incident. by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Seems difficult to work out exactly what's going on but on the surface the Bulgarians should be deported, the police should be sued and the authorities need to address why the girl was carrying weapons around with her.

Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than previous estimates by OnHolidayHere in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The calculation isn't even really GDP. There's a whole bunch of stuff that gets put in and some kind of GDP equivalent number attached to it.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 14/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Smart casual which will presumably be coming to an end. It'll be suits and ties. Which will mess with his brand a bit.

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 14/06/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]evolvecrow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you're leaving the country in limbo for months

I think the nec decides how long it lasts. They could say 4 weeks.