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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

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    Glasgow knife attack: Several hundred attend funeral for Badreddin Abadlla Adam

    Mourners who arrived for the funeral far exceeded the legal limit, meaning the majority had to congregate in a nearby car park.

    Saturday 18 July 2020 18:39, UK

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    Several hundred have attended the funeral of a man shot dead by police after he stabbed six people in Glasgow.

    Badreddin Abadlla Adam's burial service was expected to be held at Linn Cemetery in Glasgow at 2pm this afternoon, but police were called after a large crowd gathered in breach of coronavirus restrictions.

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    By 3pm, the funeral had not begun as officers attempted to disperse a large crowd.

    The 28-year-old from Sudan was shot by armed officers after injuring six people, including 42-year-old police constable David Whyte, during the attack at Glasgow's Park Inn Hotel last month.

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    Image: Badreddin Abadlla Adam was shot by police after injuring six people
    At the time of his knife attack, Adam was being temporarily housed at the hotel as it was being used as accommodation for asylum seekers.

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    He was described as a "quiet and polite and decent guy" by asylum seekers also residing at the Park Inn Hotel.

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    Image: Officers said the service would not begin until mourners left the cemetery
    In Scotland, up to 20 guests are currently allowed at funeral services.

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    Mourners who arrived for the funeral far exceeded the legal limit, meaning the majority had to congregate in a nearby car park during the service.

    A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: "Due to the current coronavirus restrictions, only 20 people are allowed to attend a funeral for health and safety reasons.

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    "Several hundred people turned up and, unfortunately, the service had to be delayed, until it was safe to proceed in accordance with Scottish Government guidance.

    "This was to protect the health of the funeral party as well as our staff on-site."
     
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    Anyone else think that this baby is way older than 11 weeks?

    Something is not right with this whole scenario#borisbaby


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    Zoom in on the ear of the baby, there is what looks like a black line, there is also something plasticky looking below the ear #borisbaby
     
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    Stayed well away from the thread recently, last time I looked there was a lunatic running amok on it. Seems safe at the moment. Have I missed anyone posting any tangible benefits to Brexit?
     
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    soverenteeeeeeee!!!
     
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    Now it’s Islamophobic to use the word ‘jihadis’
    The police have been asked to drop the terms ‘Islamist terrorism’ and ‘jihadis’ for fear they harm ‘community relations’.



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    The police are considering dropping the terms ‘Islamist terrorism’ and ‘jihadis’ when describing attacks committed by, er, Islamist terrorists or jihadists, reports The Times this morning.



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    The police are looking at dropping the terms “Islamist terrorism” and “jihadis” when describing attacks by those who claim Islam as their motive.

    Proposed alternatives include “faith-claimed terrorism”


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    Police may drop term ‘Islamist’ when describing terror attacks
    The police are looking at dropping the terms “Islamist terrorism” and “jihadis” when describing attacks by those who claim Islam as their motive.Proposed alternatives include “faith-claimed terrorism”
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    Apparently, these words are problematic because they can stir up ‘Islamophobia’. The National Association of Muslim Police asked for a change in terminology because, it says, those terms currently used ‘do not help community relations and public confidence’.

    Some of the alternatives suggested are nothing short of hilarious. ‘Faith-claimed terrorism’ and ‘adherents of Osama bin Laden’s ideology’ are among them. But the most amusing is probably ‘terrorists abusing religious motivations’. Catchy.

    But this is deadly serious. Increasingly, we are asked to pretend that Islamist terror is not Islamist terror. In turn, any discussion about whether Islamist extremism might have something to do with the religion of Islam itself is chilled.

    Despite the fact that ‘Islamist extremism’ is a term used by counter-terror experts, the National Association of Muslim Police want the police to abandon any terms ‘which have a direct link to Islam’.

    But what exactly motivates these attacks if not a radical, violent, medieval form of Islam? It may not be ‘good’ Islam, and Islamist terrorists may not be ‘good’ Muslims. But they are Muslims nonetheless.

    Imagine the outcry if someone argued that we should not call the Crusaders Christians. Picture the chattering-class outrage if we were to say right-wing terrorists are not actually right-wing.

    We should react with consistency, then, to the absurd idea that Islamist murderers are not Islamists.
     
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    Did previous trade deals need to be agreed by mps or did the government of the day just get on with it
     
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    What's that got to do with this?
     
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    It was part of the story you posted
     
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    As part of the EU trade deals were put before the European Parliament, the Torys now have the power to push it through without being held accountable
     
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    Have previous trade deals been done by parliament or the government of the day
     
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    Wow you see a story that includes ' He accused the government of taking a position of “less scrutiny than we did as a member of the EU”, because EU trade deals are subject to a vote in the European Parliament.' and 'During the debate, shadow international trade minister Bill Esterson said the lack of scrutiny threatened to leave the health service "wide open to pharmaceutical giants" and to "undermine" farmers and consumers.' and you are more worried about someone apologising (does not mention that he was forced at all) for using the word houswife. Yeah that's the real story here <applause>
     
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