Off Topic Politics Thread

Chilco,

It's your right to challenge Os, the rioters, twitter posters or anyone else but you are strongly implying that what Os has posted is so long ago he's clutching at straws or it's irrelevant in the 2000's (it wasn't only in the last century BTW, it was still happening in Rotherham in 2013) . In your eagerness to discredit him you are almost disregarding one of the most disgusting events in this country's recent history. Emotions are high I accept that but to use that as a jibe is beneath you.
You should read this, https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/23/the-uks-grooming-gangs-and-the-lessons-never-learned

The report was commissioned by Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, when he was first elected in 2017. Covering the period from 2004 to 2013, the report identified at least 96 individuals who still pose a serious risk to children, most of whom have yet to be prosecuted. Apologising to the victims, Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson promised a “day of reckoning” for those men. But so far, not one of the men identified in the report has been arrested.

 

I was in Brighton this evening and went to the "protest" just to check it out. As much as I completely disagree with the EDL and some scenes across the country have been pretty harrowing, it would be daft to assume everyone counter protesting them was an inherently good person.

I saw at least 20 people throw things at the EDL group behind police corden and just walk away past the second police check point without being stopped at all. To the point it seemed odd that they were allowed to instigate violence and just piss off..

All sides of this incredibly polarised debate have arseholes and the rhetoric in this country is scary.

Even the debate on here is so fired up in terms of language used. Just because someone thinks differently, it doesn't make them scum, evil or an inherently awful human.

The country collectively needs to smoke some ****ing weed and chill for a few days.

 

That’s fair enough, and I apologise for my apparent dismissal of that horrific period of our country’s history. To be honest, I hadn’t realised that no one had been prosecuted and obviously that needs to happen, and soon.

What I object to is that people will seize upon every crime committed by people of colour (in this case a continuing series of terrible crimes) as somehow being typical of immigrants in general. They are not.

 

Love trumped hate last night. That’s something to be grateful for imo

 

Ive seen it reported that 70% of the rioters apprehended in dawn raids have criminal records; ironic

 

Surprised it’s that low tbh.

 

Rioters aren't your average man on the street, says Rowley
Sir Mark Rowley, the head of the Metropolitan Police, spoke to us earlier, saying 70% of the people arrested over violent anti-immigrant protests already have criminal records.

To confirm that this is a minority and I know this is a minority and any abuse from the left should be clear that it is of this minority

 

I think everyone is saying it. Everyone continues to say it. It is obvious to everyone.

Almost.

 

That's who he is, and what he is, the gatemouthed gobshite is giving the abominable orange horror across the pond a run for his money in the chocolate starfish of the year award stakes, a race to the bottom.

 

Lots of these anti racism counter marches released material in advance that was virulently antisemitic. There are hateful actors on both sides.

 

That's the first I've heard of it. If that's the case let's get those that released the material identified and punished.

 

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SaintJoey is out scouring the internet for these people. He will soon back that up with links and names so we can report them.

 

It was on the Finchley one so a primarily Jewish area.

I do hope they’re consistent with their application of the law. Substituting one form of racism for another isn’t really of benefit.

 

You’ll be relieved to know it was shared far and wide in the local area, so not much scouring required.

 

Indeed

The danger is that Thug shaming looks or drifts into Chav shaming and that's what some try to pick up on

 

I have friends who were in Finchley last night, not heard anything from them at all about anti semitic material.

Finchley is just up the road from me btw. I was campaigning for Sarah Sackman during the GE, anti Semitism didn’t come up at the doorstep at all this time.

 

The MP for Finchley reported it to the police. Take a look. The material and screenshots from the various WhatsApp/telegram groups made clear that no jews were allowed, that they wish to rid the streets of Finchley of nazis and Zionists (most of finchley’s population is Zionist) was on the banner for the event which was widely shared.

 

That, and the suggestion that those racist thugs are in any way representative of “working class rage” is deeply offensive to working people everywhere.