#UK

9 posts from the 2021–2022 archive.

45 days as PM of Britain (shortest ever), Truss resigned

Elected by 'less than 1/10 of 1%. She appointed to leadership only friends and like-mindeds.'

About 7 days for them to find out who the next PM will be. Not a General Election. Sunak is favorite in betting. Boris is among the potentials.

UK is having a big rail strike

Significant percentage of rail network closed. I think the demand is higher pay.

UK making headlines for plan to send refugees to Rwanda

PM Boris Johnson also made headlines this week for making an apology for violating mask mandate (and something about a fine).
UK forcasts between 175k and 500k hospitalizations from Omicron

... and between 25k and 75k deaths. London School of Medicine. They recommend more vaccinations. They didn't recommend vitamins D or Zinc or the treatment measures discussed in non-mainstream medicine.

Inconsistent with real-world experience of South Africa, where in a population of 60m 5500 people have been hospitalized so far.

Britain on the cusp of considering officially the entire Hamas as a 'terrorist organization'

Because it can't tell which parts are political and which militant. Hamas does have a 'political wing,' though.

US, Canada and EU already designate Hamas a terrorist group.

The new Israel leadership has been pushing against 'terrorism' and closing NGOs under this justification.

"I think it's actually a fallacy to consider military and political separate. The political wing is integral in helping the military wing in terrorist organizations." - Anne Herzberg

Included in the political move, if it passes (and Boris is considered to be pro-Israel) is criminal liability including jail punishment for people who support Hamas (as a 'terrorist organization'). This will affect all groups doing fundraising, meetings, media coverage. A Cambridge University professor commented that it affects teachers and how they teach, and that there has already been challenges to them and their freedom of expression, and the Hamas classification would add to that. She said England's Palestinian community of about 5000 would not any longer be able to speak freely about this issue.

Maybe UK special forces concealed unlawful killings of Afghan detainees

Their word for it was 'failing to fix systemic issues.'

A British politician was stabbed to death

The killing has been announced as motivated by 'terrorism.'

British Muslim politician's car

... reportedly firebombed (she was not in the car) amid a reported 'hate campaign' calling to stop 'an enclave of a new Muslim nation within our nation.' Arooj Shah (elected to lead the Oldham Council in May of this year after service as a councillor since 2012) had previously spoken about facing hate, abuse and racism throughout her political career.

A 23-year-old man was arrested in connection.

5 years since Brexit referendum (June 23, 2016)

A panelist back then: 'The spell of the European Union not being questioned has been broken.'

The vote result was kind of a surprise.

A recent poll has it that 48% of Britons think it was the wrong decision to have made, and 40% the right decision.