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Recent political stuff:
- The vote to see if Britain should adopt Alternative Voting has failed.
- Lib Dems lose lots of councils and councillors, whilst Labour make the majority of the gains in England.
- The Scottish National Party do really well in the elections.
A link to the BBC politics page containing relevant information.
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We're talking about a newspaper whose only reason to STOP backing fascists was that World War 2 made it politically inconvenient.
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I didn't realise they were having McCarthy ghostwrite nowadays, as if Littlejohn wasn't bad enough.
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And by "inconvenient" you mean illegal.
The Scottish income tax changes have been revealed.
Basically, the bands are changing. This is C/P from the article.
Scottish Budget New Income Tax rates
21p
New intermediate tax rate from £24,001 to £44,273
19p Starter rate from £11,850 to £13,850
20p Basic rate from £13,851 to £24,000
41p Higher rate from £44,274 to £150,000
46p Additional rate from £150,000
Needless to say, the comments on the article are people horrified that the SNP are not only Nationalist but Socialist (yes, the implication is clear, though there's not much outright calling the SNP Nazis, they're peddling the usual "socialists are ruining the country" crap, and the same old tired line comparing Nicola Sturgeon to Jimmy Krankie (people still doing that can get in the fucking sea)
That particular headline appears to have backfired due to the sheer amount of 'yes' responses and parodies it has generated.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, daughter of The Right Honourable Lindsay Hoyle MP & Councillor Miriam Lewis, died last week at the age of 28.
The cause is unknown. [1]
That's awful. I hope they're able to find the answers they're seeking.
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.
Michael Gove to get his own private navy: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/893447/brexit-michael-gove-navy-brtish-waters
A procrastination in of itself
The express is not a legitimate source.
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Oh, bother.
That was one cringeworthy headline.
And wasn't the Express the same garbage publication that had an article claiming Princess Diane's ghost approved of Brexit?
Disgusted, but not surprised
A procrastination in of itself
Yep, thus why it’s not a legitimate source.
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you see.... in the British press you have the "gutter press", far right rabble rousing bollocks like the Heil and Scum..... and then you have the express waaaaaay below them
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Oh, bother.
Come to think of it, which British media are reliable? I've been browsing The Guardian for a while.
Disgusted, but not surprised
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pretty much the BBC if ya ask me
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The Times and Telegraph are at least sane, if as biased as you'd expect. Guardian is also sane, though biased in the other direction and with some really strange opinion piece choices.
And everyone on any side seems to accuse the BBC of bias, so it has that going for it.
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The Guardian, Telegraph, Times, BBC, the Spectator, Private Eye, Chanel 4 and Sky are at least factual (the independent used to be, but since going online only it’s become insanely click baity).
They all have biases though, particularly when it comes to media regulation, the EU or Corbyn.
Honestly you’re better off getting your news from panel shows.
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panel shows?
Oh, bother.
I feel fortunate that so far the press in the USA is relatively reliable. Most of our newspapers and news networks are factual, if biased. Fox News being the exception of course. While you can be reasonably certain something reported on other networks like CNN or MSNBC happened, you can't expect the same from something reported on Fox News. Not surprising, since Fox News is owned by Rupert Murdoch.
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Disgusted, but not surprised
A procrastination in of itself
The News Quiz, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, The Now Show, ect...
They’re comedy current affairs shows.
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Don't forget local news and the Sinclair corporation.
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Have fun working out how much of the UK news industry is owned by Murdoch. And its varying levels of sanity.
Meanwhile, the Daily Express is owned by a porn baron.
This page has a good rundown, though sadly someone removed the fun bits at some point.
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correction, a porn baron who sues you if you call him a porn baron
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The Telegraph has decayed pretty hard over recent years due to a number of factors - Peter Oborne was the canary in the coal mine. It’s very much circling a Daily Mail-shaped drain.
Oh, bother.
HMS Queen Elizabeth, UK's newest and biggest aircraft carrier, springs a leak
That's gotta be a bit embarassing.
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It's consistently fascist.
Disgusted, but not surprised