UK Politics

[lost]

Maybe its a calculated risk to keep UK government borrowing costs hitting 30 year highs off the front pages.

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, lost said:

Maybe its a calculated risk to keep UK government borrowing costs hitting 30 year highs off the front pages.

That doesn't bother Musk.

[lost]

16 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

That doesn't bother Musk.

 

I mean't labour but anyway facebook following twitters lead now Nick Clegg's gone so banning twitter/musk won't work.

 

 

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, lost said:

 

I mean't labour but anyway facebook following twitters lead now Nick Clegg's gone so banning twitter/musk won't work.

 

 

just switch off the internet

[Henrik]

WOW! I wouldn't have expected that from Zuckerberg. 

 

I feel like Trump winning the election has sent us hurtling down a different timeline. 

[steviewevie]

Difference with Zuckerberg is he won't actively be on there promoting Tommy Robinson videos and campaigning for various far right parties and promoting all sorts of conspiracy theories and changing the algorithm to suit want he actively wants people to see...at least I don't think he will. Facebook full of garbage anyway...Bluesky is where it's at, no algorithm, power to the people.

 

But yes, Trump winning already changing everything, in US and around the world. We are all MAGA now.

[lost]

I think alot of it is down to covid/lockdowns too. People were generally ok with racism/hateful content being removed but the fact check/censorship went beyond that to orwellian levels. They've ended up destroying any confidence in the moderation of these sites.

[steviewevie]

can't trust the institutions, leave moderation in the hands of the keyboard warriors.

It will be like efestivals soon.

[Henrik]

25 minutes ago, lost said:

I think alot of it is down to covid/lockdowns too. People were generally ok with racism/hateful content being removed but the fact check/censorship went beyond that to orwellian levels. They've ended up destroying any confidence in the moderation of these sites.

 

Agreed

[steviewevie]

EU vs Tech bro libertarians.

[steviewevie]

Texan truth.

[Neil]

On 12/31/2024 at 4:48 PM, steviewevie said:

If Reform continue to poll well at some point someone will ask them questions about their policies...like they didn't before last election and their silly manifesto costings...

Reform UK manifesto: a reaction | Institute for Fiscal Studies

 

Saying that though, manifestos are just total garbage these days...like Labour and Tory pretending there wouldn't need to be significant tax rises (or significant spending cuts).

sooner or later the idiocy of brexit will be featured and farage will have to own his stupidity.

[Neil]

3 hours ago, lost said:

I think alot of it is down to covid/lockdowns too. People were generally ok with racism/hateful content being removed but the fact check/censorship went beyond that to orwellian levels. They've ended up destroying any confidence in the moderation of these sites.

wannabe musk zuckerberg is upset that someone else is all over the news.

[Ryan1984]

I’m sure it’s not lost on @Neil that all of this stuff is based around where Spaffer got his nickname from?

[steviewevie]

Ah well, I guess UK isn't a great investment.

 

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

With PMQs all being about an inquiry shows that Musk sets the agenda.

Wonder what it will be next?

[lost]

pound now crashing along with debt yield surging:

 

 

[Ryan1984]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

With PMQs all being about an inquiry shows that Musk sets the agenda.

Wonder what it will be next?

We’re letting an unstable foreigner dictate the domestic political agenda. That’s just wonderful, isn’t it?

 

Probably be trans people next.

[Skip997]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Public opinion was never determined by a left leaning elite. If it was we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in now 

[steviewevie]

1 hour ago, lost said:

pound now crashing along with debt yield surging:

 

 

is this partly driven by everyone shitting it over what Trump is about to do?

[lost]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

is this partly driven by everyone shitting it over what Trump is about to do?

 

Not really Greece for example is pretty stable at 3.2% on the 10 year whilst we are now spiking to 4.8% today. Maybe Starmer should try calling the bond market far right?

[steviewevie]

[Kurosagi]

1 hour ago, Ryan1984 said:

We’re letting an unstable foreigner dictate the domestic political agenda. That’s just wonderful, isn’t it?

 

This isn't aimed at you personally, it's just that I've heard this a hundred times the last couple of days...as if wealthy foreigner's haven't been dictating our domestic political agenda for...well, all of my life time...I'm looking at you Murdoch and "It's The Sun Wot Won It" just for starters.

 

New media, same old sh*t. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: