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yes these well know labour supporters
Laurence Fox's brave victory over the mob can show us how to fight for free speech
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Actor and musician Laurence Fox was denounced after appearing on Question Time Credit: Clara Molden
Today saw an unlikely blow struck in the battle against groupthink and ideological conformity. The actors' union Equity apologised to Laurence Fox for calling him a “disgrace” and urging its members to “denounce” him. This followed his appearance on Question Time in January in which he described Britain as the “most tolerant, lovely country in Europe” and said that endlessly accusing the British people of racism is “starting to get really boring now”.
Technically, it was the Equity Minority Ethnic Members Committee which originally condemned Fox. In a bizarre twist, the officers of that Committee publicly resigned en masse this morning after Equity published its apology and at the same time said that it had changed its name to the Race Equality Committee. It was as if the Judean People’s Front had announced its split from the People’s Front of Judea and, in the same furious tone, declared that it should henceforth be referred to as the Judean People’s Alliance....
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Actor and musician Laurence Fox was denounced after appearing on Question Time Credit: Clara Molden
Today saw an unlikely blow struck in the battle against groupthink and ideological conformity. The actors' union Equity apologised to Laurence Fox for calling him a “disgrace” and urging its members to “denounce” him. This followed his appearance on Question Time in January in which he described Britain as the “most tolerant, lovely country in Europe” and said that endlessly accusing the British people of racism is “starting to get really boring now”.
Technically, it was the Equity Minority Ethnic Members Committee which originally condemned Fox. In a bizarre twist, the officers of that Committee publicly resigned en masse this morning after Equity published its apology and at the same time said that it had changed its name to the Race Equality Committee. It was as if the Judean People’s Front had announced its split from the People’s Front of Judea and, in the same furious tone, declared that it should henceforth be referred to as the Judean People’s Alliance....
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Shaun Bailey
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London needs change but it’s right that the government puts public safety first and postpones the election.
I'll spend the next year working 24/7 to make Sadiq Khan a one term Mayor.
I'll continue to outline my plan for a more liveable, safer city. I'll [HASHTAG]#MakeLondonSafe[/HASHTAG]
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In case anyone is undecided on Trump;
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...s-for-exclusive-access-to-coronavirus-vaccine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...s-for-exclusive-access-to-coronavirus-vaccine
I don’t think anyone is undecided. I think just about everyone thinks he is a dick but we shouldn’t judge our friendship with who is in the Whitehouse.
On another note Dave why are there elections going ahead in France with everything else closed down?
It seems odd to me too Ellers, guess it has something to do with their fierce protection of democracy. Seems odd that people have gathered at polling stations all day, albeit with very low turn out, while I am not able to go to work and my kid has no school until further notice.
Thanks for info.
Agree it seems strange to me but I guess at the end of the day the World can’t just stop.
Some light relief - haven't laughed this much in a while.
https://randallwriting.com/writing/other/coronavirus-the-movie/
https://randallwriting.com/writing/other/coronavirus-the-movie/
They never mentioned Jezza!
Entirely irrelevant, as he always has been, and now not even worthy of a mention.
FFY I mean it's not like Johnson to say inappropriate things, it's not like he has a long history of this... oh wait
You might just as well say it's not like Corbynites, angry at the election result, to make stuff up and put it out on social media