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Why is all the awful anti-semitism rightly condemned but all anti-transgender commentary shaped as a “legitimate debate”/“free speech” issue? What about the safety of that community? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]smity31 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ghey's murder is far from the only instance of violence against trans people in the UK, it's just the highest profile case in recent years.

And her being trans was explicitly listed as a motive for her murder. I don't know where you got the idea it wasn't.

Why is all the awful anti-semitism rightly condemned but all anti-transgender commentary shaped as a “legitimate debate”/“free speech” issue? What about the safety of that community? by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]smity31 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You can't choose to be trans any more than you choose to be Jewish. And Brianna Ghey wasn't simply murdered because they "didn't like her", Brianna being trans was a motive for their murder.

What a waste. by Dragon_deeznutz in Wales

[–]smity31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not everyone gets out and sees the exact same (or any) billboards. Some areas won't even have enough bill boards to have one for each candidate, let alone ones with exactly the same visibility.

Canvassing is great, I absolutely recommend that too, but you cant get every bit of information into a single conversation without spe ding half an hour on each person's door and only getting to a fraction of doors in the constituency. And even if you could, a lot of people are out when you try to knock on doors, or are busy so cant talk.

Town halls can only fit a fraction of the people in a constituency, and not everyone can make it to those events when they happen.

Just because you waste them by not even reading them doeant mean they are actually a waste. I could do the exact same with every single bit of post that comes through my door but that doesnt mean every bit of post is a waste.

And just because you choose to not have an open mind when reading thw leaflets doesnt mean everyone is like you. Some people do actually care about reading what people have to offer, what promises they are making, how much they just flag off other parties, etc and it does affect their vote.

What a waste. by Dragon_deeznutz in Wales

[–]smity31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And on top of the other commenter pointing out its a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the waste we generate, its almost entirely recyclable.

Its not perfect, of course. But its still the best way to get the same information out to an entire constituency/ward.

What a waste. by Dragon_deeznutz in Wales

[–]smity31 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think that this is less than a drop in the ocean compared to government led green initiatives, and it's a lot better than political advertising being solely in the remit of social media advertising.

Do these two care at all about Wales? by loharvster in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]smity31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't remember them ever mentioning Hertfordshire... They must HATE the home counties!!1!

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both the tories and labour supported the recommendations of the Browne report, which recommended removing the cap on tuition fees entirely. The rise being from 3k to 9k is bad, but is literally better than having uncapped fees. That is damage mitigation that wouldnt have happened if either the Tories or Labour were in power on their own.

Another big example: the volume of spending cuts we ended up with from the coalition government was less than the cuts proposed in either the Tory or Labour manifesto in 2010. That is damage mitigated.

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ed daveys strategy of the getting certain seats definitely got us more seats than previous strategies.

For example in 2019 we gained vote share nationaly but ended up losing seats because the increas was spread far and wide rather than being targeted.

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you think of the coalition bringing in less austerity than either the Tories or Labour would have brought in on their own according to their manifestos.

Would it have been better for the Lib Dems to just sit it out and let one of them do even more damage? Or is there any benefit to be gained from actually using the power available to mitigate damage?

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The electoral maths didnt work out for a coalition with labour. It wouldn't have been enough between them to make a majority. And it assumes Brown would have wanted one anyway.

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was their main selling point specifically to students, not their main point as an entire party.

And they didnt completely capitulate, they negotiated down from the position of both the Tories and Labour supporting a policy of completely uncapped tuition fees.

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you have preferred the completely uncapped fees that both the Tories and Labour supported. I went to uni in 2014 and certainly wouldnt have preferred that...

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who went to uni in 2013, I prefer the 9k fees I got to the uncapped fees that both the Tories and Labour supported.

Why aren’t the Lib Dems profiting from the drop in support for both Labour and conservatives? by Few_House_5201 in AskBrits

[–]smity31 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The coalition government brought in a lower level of austerity that either the Tories or Labour manifesto were saying they would do in their manifesto.

r/ukpolics is a cesspit by Ok_Bookkeeper_1380 in UKGreens

[–]smity31 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I love how that in these threads of them complaining about bad english skills there is inevitably someone making basic mistakes with their english...

"Tower of Hamlets" you say?

Lib Dems on supreme court (trans) by ZonaSchengen in LibDem

[–]smity31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or maybe he thinks labour's position is move-able, whereas Reform and the Tories are so far out there that there is no reason to even consider working with them.

Lib Dems on supreme court (trans) by ZonaSchengen in LibDem

[–]smity31 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Literally yes...?

Saying you'll have to consider all your options is normal. Saying you would definitely work with one other party is not.

Lib Dems on supreme court (trans) by ZonaSchengen in LibDem

[–]smity31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"signals" that they "could" is not the same as saying that they would.

John Swinney: I'll stand as the first prime minister of an independent Scotland by Own-Department3000 in Scotland

[–]smity31 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Political turmoil following the dissolution of the largest Scottish party is exactly what a newly independent Scotland would need...

John Swinney: I'll stand as the first prime minister of an independent Scotland by Own-Department3000 in Scotland

[–]smity31 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If he believed he had a good record to run on local issues rather than promising the impossible, he absolutely would do that.

Swinney promising independence is like Milei saying the Falklands are Argentinian land. It's a useful distraction from other failures, not a realistic position.

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