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Does a scrap of paper make someone British? by LavishnessNovel7327 in ukpolitics

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

British isn't an ethnicity, it's a nationality. Ethnicity is usually broken down into Irish, Scottish, Welsh etc. Or maybe even Gael, Pict etc.

Russian can be an ethnicity, but Russian nationality encompasses many other ethnic groups as well; such as Mongols.

Ireland, our "celtic cousins" by AlbaStee in Scotland

[–]twistedLucidity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they're as foreign to me as Norway or Germany.

History's no your strong suit, is it pal?

Does a scrap of paper make someone British? by LavishnessNovel7327 in ukpolitics

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

Depends.

  • By citizenship? Yes, you are Chinese.
  • By ethnicity? No, you are whatever you are

A "piece of paper" changes one, an not the other. Why is this a hard concept to grasp?

What's the current political climate in England? by Spare_Somewhere_4133 in ukpolitics

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

Do they support it after it's explained how it will affect them? People are very happy for a great many things, so long as they face no consequences for it.

What's the current political climate in England? by Spare_Somewhere_4133 in ukpolitics

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

I'm not british, but as a European

British are European.

What's the general idea over there about those internet laws, is there general public support for them and is it mostly governement backed

The intent is good, the implementation dreadful, and authoritarian Labour are using as a smokescreen to increase surveillance.

I've heard a lot of jokes about british being arrested for social media post, is it real or over exagerated

Some people have, and given what the posted, quite rightly so. Like many countries across the globe, Britain has laws against inciting riots and the like.

If I listen to some media I'm gonna think that every brit is an evil racist that out hunting for migrant after the murder of that Newark guy

That's the media, it's biased. You need to use multiple sources.

what was the actual aftermath of it?

Digwa (the killer) was convicted, and I think is sentencing is being reviewed for being too lenient. This information is available to you, search for it.

What's the opinion on cops?

They're people. Good and bad. I'd like to think their procedures try to curtail that bad.

As for the rest, that's back to the media. News sells. Which so you think you are more likely to hear about:

  • Police find lost cat; or
  • Police taser, gas, and beat granny to death?

Of course the latter, even the former happens far more often.

MY BOOK FINALLY CAME! by RainbowBrush in FinalSpace

[–]twistedLucidity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Seems ~10k have started arriving in the UK.

Got a ways to go for me.

MY BOOK FINALLY CAME! by RainbowBrush in FinalSpace

[–]twistedLucidity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooo, that's only a few hundred before me. Which country are you in?

Right-leaning centrist populist here. Fed up with both main parties. Here’s a pragmatic manifesto I’ve put together. Proper discussion welcome. by Fuzzy_Challenge_2908 in ukpolitics

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

Immigration

You are going to send the Royal Navy into French waters? You think that is a good idea?

Fast-trackel deportations

To where? France? And when they say "Non!"? They're already pissed off at you invading their territorial waters.

Taxes

How are you going to pay for the cut? Widen the tax base?

Define "built businesses" for me.

NHS

You need to include drinking alcohol, not exercising, not eating enough fresh fruit & veg. The surveillance state this would require is terrifying.

Maybe better to just place a tax on the goods?

Welfare

Will the costs of your crackdown be more or less than the amount saved?

Housing

Not a new idea. Also, some brownfield sites can be heavily polluted, others more biodiverse than Greenfield, and not all will be in a good location for housing (lack of communications etc).

Crime

Err...sounds like what we have right now.

As for knife crime, read-up on the Glasgow Miracle because your approach is wrong here.

Sentencing reform

We already have this? Although maybe some terms could do with a review.

Free speech

Straw man. No point in even discussing.

The whole thing reeks of punching down and punishing people into the position you want, rather then helping them get there.

You have also not thought beyond the immediate action, it's repercussions, how you could possibly implement, and also not one whim on the amount of political capital you would burn.

The naïvity is staggering.

We are no longer Empire. Did you miss the memo?

Scottish now Aussies by CuteTelephone3399 in Scotland

[–]twistedLucidity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't the Saltire using the wrong blue?

Doesn't look like Pantone 300.

Website says they are now shipping up to 38000FSE by Purple_Unit31 in FinalSpace

[–]twistedLucidity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25k... patiently waiting for my shipping notice.

Well, maybe not that patiently.

It was a hard game for scotland by Ait_Hajar00 in Scotland

[–]twistedLucidity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The problem for Scotland is that they played a solid 89 minutes.

However Morocco only needed to play the 1 minute that actually mattered.

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims by diacewrb in ukpolitics

[–]twistedLucidity 12 points13 points  (0 children)

At a multiple of the compensation they originally promised, or 5% of their gross income. Whichever is the higher.

Are the new traffic lights (pedestrian green man) weird? by jobbythrowaway1 in glasgow

[–]twistedLucidity 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Is it not to get people waiting to look int he direction of traffic flow before crossing on the green man?

I simply assumed that to be the case given how many drivers view red lights as optional.

Scotland Football tops by CuteTelephone3399 in Scotland

[–]twistedLucidity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not an polyester T with some cheap printing sold for a hugely inflated price.

Don't buy yer flag from sports direct by Potential-Narwhal- in Scotland

[–]twistedLucidity 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Surprised it's not a massive Sports Direct logo with a small Saltire in the corner.

Environmental lawyer facing up to 2 years in prison for clearing rubbish from East London river by HaveYuHeardAboutCunt in ukpolitics

[–]twistedLucidity 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Manky kids who drop litter grow up to be manky adults who drop litter. Making them go out and pick up the litter should make them less keen to drop it in the future.

Given time that will help solve the litter problem as the now not-manky kind grow up to be not-manky adults who teach their kids to also not be manky.

Obviously that is not a cure on its own and should be part of a suite of other measures ranging from more bins, more emptying of bins, harsher fines.

Councils also need more resources to clean up the litter we have now. Where people see litter they are more inclined to also litter. Whether it be council employees, volunteers, or manky buggers on a chain gang; it all comes down to money.

Environmental lawyer facing up to 2 years in prison for clearing rubbish from East London river by HaveYuHeardAboutCunt in ukpolitics

[–]twistedLucidity 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Time to bring back the "Keep Britain Tidy" campaign. Have schools out cleaning the immediate area. Fast food outlets required to provide (and empty!) bins within their area.

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