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toadundercoldstone · 1 year

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Despite living in England, I have been incredibly invested in the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill for the past few months because to me, it represented UK politics moving forward from the time of medical diagnosis of dysphoria, 10 year waiting lists and the like.

I thought that considering that the bill passed in Scotland with a solid majority, and they had taken steps to make it as difficult as possible for the uk to intervene without causing issues, that we were smooth sailing and we were finally seeing some progress on terf island.

I even foolishly allowed myself to believe that the rest if the UK would follow along eventually, and that it marked the beginning of self-reporting your gender without medical intervention - as it is in many other countries.

Section 35 (follow the link below for a better explanation) is part of the Scotland Act 1998 that allows the scottish secretary by power of the UK government to veto any bill within four weeks of its passing if there are reasonable grounds to believe either:

The bill is incompatible with the UK’s international obligations or jeopardises national defence.

The bill has adverse effects on policy areas that are the responsibility of the UK government.

IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED UNTIL TODAY

Parliament is claiming that the scottish bill has “passed the adverse effects test” and has used section 35 to stop it from coming into effect, continuing to place the lives of trans people in danger and furthering tensions surrounding Scottish independence, making claims about “same sex schools” and “sex equality”.

FM Nicola Sturgeon has called it a blatant attack on scottish independence and has promised to fight against this situation. She has also accused the UK government of using trans people as a weapon in the debate of scottish independence, and I am inclined to agree with her.

As angry and disappointed as I am, I wish I could say I was surprised. terf island continues to terf and trans people continue to die as sufferers of violent crime, economic disparity and suicide. Spread love, check in with your friends, fight your battles until we don’t have to anymore.

I love all you trans people in scotland and the uk and the world and I wish you the best <3

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daisy-mooon · 6 months

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Here is a petition that UK citizens can sign, encouraging the UK government to assist a ceasefire in Gaza and to assist ending the occupation of Palestine.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/648292

You will need:

Name

Postcode

Email

UK citizenship

The signature will not count unless you click a link that will be sent to you by email.

All UK petitions with more than 100k signatures are discussed in Parliament. The petition already has over a 100k and parliament are waiting to find a time to discuss it, but the more signatures it gets, the more pressure we can put on the government to do something.

EDIT: A petition from Amnesty International demanding a ceasefire. ANYONE FROM ANY COUNTRY can sign this petition:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/petition/demand-a-ceasefire-by-all-parties-to-end-civilian-suffering/

EDIT 2: Change.Org petition demanding a ceasefire. ANYONE FROM ANY COUNTRY can sign this petition:

https://chng.it/dg4PgfrXhr

EDIT 3: Another UK petition for Palestine - this one to create a Visa scheme to assist Palestinian refugees affected by the war, similiar to the one used for Ukranian refugees:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/648577

EDIT 4: A petition for UK citizens to sign to encourage the government to send aid to Palestine:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/648337

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

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nando161mando · 6 months

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HUGE demonstration in London today in Solidarity towards palestine!

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yuveim · 2 months

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Join the next PSC national demonstration for Palestine on Saturday, 9th March

Join us as we march again in London on Saturday 9 March 2024 and demand a #CeasefireNOW and a #FreePalestine

@palestinesolidarityuk via Instagram @PSCupdates via Twitter

UK RESIDENTS

Join the movement for Palestinian liberation by becoming a member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign: https://join.palestinecampaign.org/ Get involved with and follow your local branch.

#keep protesting keep calling keep emailing and putting pressure on your governments #keep reblogging #and retweeting and reposting and engaging and sending to your friends #gaza genocide #gaza #palestine #free palestine #ceasefire now #uk #uk politics #london #gaza protests #palestine solidarity campaign

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sometimeslondon · 1 year

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The Palace of Westminster

#London #Westminster #palace #parliament #houses of parliament #house of common #house of lords #history #government #politics #England #UK

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head-post · 6 months

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UK PM Sunak fires Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Rishi Sunak sacked his Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday.

The minister’s sacking came after a bitter row over police action during a pro-Palestine march on the streets of London. James Cleverly has been appointed in her place.

Last week, Braverman published a scathing article in the Times newspaper accusing the police of treating Palestinian protesters too favourably than nationalists and the far right. Sunak’s team at 10 Downing Street did not sign off the article. She will be succeeded by Cleverly, who is moving from the Foreign Secretary post, which in turn was taken up by former Prime Minister David Cameron. A No.10 official said:

Rishi Sunak has asked Suella Braverman to leave government and she has accepted.

Read more HERE

#world news #world politics #news #europe #european news #uk news #uk #uk politics #uk government #england #london #united kingdom #downing street #rishi sunak #suella braverman #pro palestinian #pro palestine #protests #palestinians

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spiltcandycoatedpunkblood · 7 months

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just so you know how normal the UK is, left wing climate change activists and anti-monarchy protesters are getting jail time and beaten for simply holding up banners and being considered disruptive whilst right wing bullshitters against shit like ULEZ (literally about having areas that are specifically for ultra low emissions so we, y'know, don't constantly have to breathe in fucking car fumes and other pollutants because some fucking people actually bizarrely want to???) and road safety limits EVEN FUCKING RIGHT NEAR SCHOOLS are driving basically massive vehicles through the streets and are not considered a disruptive protest

#this is also after being a year or so into a fucking protest bill where the government can cherry pick which protests to break apart #also naturally police are turning off bodycams because of course they are #and a van was stopped by police because 'they had reason to believe they were going to disrupt the tory party conference'#also laurence fox - known fascist - was yelling in public about protecting children from trans people #and i haven't heard shit about the covid inquiry because bozo the clown stepped down in a tantrum when he wouldn't hand over his phone #despite the fact that probs about 17 parties that he was involved in took part in and around 10 downing street #DURING A FUCKING PANDEMIC IN DECEMBER 2020 #WHEN EVERYONE WAS MADE TO FOLLOW THE RULES OR BE SANCTIONED #there's a giant wall in London with all the Covid victims and with the darkest irony #it's literally opposite the Houses of Parliament #and i highly doubt any of those people in there - especially the higher powers - have even fucking visited it #this is also the same fucking country that attacked a vigil for a woman brutally murdered by a police officer #claiming it was an unlawful gathering #whilst ignoring the christmas parties at downing street and the anti lockdown protestors #vent #rant #uk politics #my heart is fucking dead i don't have the fucking enthusiasm anymore #i wanna go back so damn much #my family and I do not have many friends now as a result

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feckcops · 8 months

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Private companies are stealing public parks

“For years now, entertainment mega-corporations have targeted cash-strapped councils as amenable, affordable hosts for their events. From Clapham Common to Glasgow Green, city-dwellers across the UK have become accustomed to basslines vibrating their windows, five-metre fences encircling their playgrounds, and security guards policing what are effectively their gardens.

“Yet as entertainment companies try to recuperate massive pandemic losses with aggressive multi-year deals, while the climate crisis renders urban summers increasingly unbearable, the privatisation of public parkland is becoming harder to swallow.

“In April, dozens of Haringey residents descended on FoFP’s biggest-ever meeting to vent their frustrations, while a recent petition demanding private companies keep their hands off Finsbury Park was signed by thousands ... For the most part, the work of groups like FoFP and FCC is polite engagement with the council to ensure the park is properly maintained. Yet as councils’ approach to major events has become more aggressive, so have the friends groups’.

“In 2016, FoFP took Haringey to court over its outdoor events policy. The group lost the case – though it did win an agreement from Haringey that the money made from the park would be spent on it. Haringey claims to have done this, though to FoFP, the numbers don’t quite add up: while in information obtained by Novara Media via an FoI request, the council claims it spent £871,626 on staffing Finsbury Park in 2020-21, many have questioned where the money is going: the park has had no park ranger since late October, no on-site manager since May. ‘If you’ve got this money […] you sure as hell didn’t spend it here,’ says Simon, pointing to the chipped paint of the bench on which she’s sitting.”

#public parks #parks #public space #green spaces #greenery #local councils #councils #local government #land use #festivals #music festivals #finsbury park #haringey #clapham common #hyde park #london #glasgow green #uk

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bottlesandbarricades · 2 years

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'An old woman is having to use her bus pass to ride buses all day to keep warm because she can't afford to heat her home'

Boris Johnson, unblinking with his whole chest: Well, actually I helped introduce the free bus pass

I AM FUCKING SCREAMING. YOU STUPID FUCKING SILLY CUNT. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE FELL THROUGH THE FUCKING LOOKING GLASS. WE ARE BEYOND PARODY AT THIS POINT.

#british politics #uk politics #boris johnson #fuck the tories #tory party #cost of living crisis #tories #the tory government #also the bus pass thing is a lie cause that was a labour thing dawg #The Labour majority Greater London Council of 1973 did that babe #Put some fucking respect on Illtyd Harrington's name

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totallyhussein-blog · 8 months

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Why the UK is so concerned about schools and public buildings

British politics has returned from the summer obsessed with one apparently unlikely subject – concrete. Fears over the safety of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete, or Raac, have closed schools in England and more buildings could follow.

So what is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, or Raac, and why is it suddenly so prominent? To get to grips with this issue, check out the Guardian's Crumbling concrete: why the UK is so concerned about schools and public buildings and the UK’s school buildings failure goes back decades by the Financial Times.

The Royal College of Nursing has also warned that emergency plans should be shared with staff and employers should immediately assess any risk of buildings collapsing. It comes after it was revealed that dozens of NHS buildings and hospitals in England contain the “weaker” reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

“Nursing staff and patients deserve to feel safe and will be alarmed at this letter warning trusts to get ready to evacuate hospitals if they are at risk of collapse. Staff must be properly briefed by their employer and provided with relevant information concerning their place of work. Employers have a legal duty to make sure staff, and others who could be affected, such as patients and visitors, are safe."

While we're on the subject of buildings in Britain, The Morning Star are reporting that nearly 5,000 people in Britain died last year due to damp and cold homes. The End Fuel Poverty Coalition have calculated that of the 21,890 excess winter deaths in 2022-23, 21.5 per cent were caused by people living in cold homes.

#uk #manchester #london #liverpool #hussein al-alak #scotland #schools #universities #government #public education #teachers #nhs england #royal college of nursing #uk news #uk politics #rishi sunak

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mariocki · 11 months

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Edward Woodward guest stars as Jack Liskard, Prime Minister of an unspecified African country and the target of multiple assassination attempts, in The Saint: The Persistent Patriots (5.15, ITC, 1967)

#fave spotting #edward woodward #callan #the saint #the persistent patriots #1967 #david callan #classic tv #eddy is the named guest star for this episode but actually he wasn't really the household name he would become at this point #in fact this ep was the first Saint episode to air in the uk in 1967 on January 6th‚ setting off a banner year for Woodward that would #be the making of his career. he'd done a few guest spots (Sergeant Cork and Mogul among them) and yes he'd had some stage success #but 67 was his year; around the same time as this Saint appearance he could be seen on the BBC's celebrated drama strand Theatre 625 as the #lead in a multi episode adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour‚ and almost exactly a month later he'd be making his first screen #appearance as Callan in the Armchair Theatre pilot A Magnum for Schneider‚ the beginning of tv immortality and bigger and better things for #the actor. here he's... well he's serious and he's sullen (two of Ed's strengths as an actor) in a role which.. is FINE on the surface but #absolutely begs some deeper questions. he's the prime minister of an unnamed African country‚ in London to negotiate the independence of #said country from the UK. it's.. a complicated issue (which this single Saint episode absolutely fails to address but I'd have been truly #astonished if it had). i mean yes we're all anti colonialism here of course (even if Simon does seem suspiciously morose about the prospect #of losing another colony in his opening voice over‚ he at least appears to be on Eddy's side through the episode) but there's a kind of #deafening silence throughout this ep: Ed is of course white. his various ministers and other government officials who oppose him are all #also white. the titular 'patriots' who oppose him and make attempts on his life and to prevent the process of independence are all white #the most obvious comparison to be drawn (and presumably the main inspiration for the character) is Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith #who had led the white minority government of what is now Zimbabwe from 1964 and had been involved in similar negotiations with the british #government (that fell apart in late 65 as Smith's government announced Rhodesia's unilateral independence; the country then became an #unrecognised state subject to economic sanctions that lasted more than a decade). the thing is‚ Smith was a racist piece of shit; the whole #reason those negotiations broke down was because of his refusal to secure black representation in Rhodesia's governance #which makes the complete absence of any black characters in this episode a major red flag. but Ed's character isn't presented as the #villain of the piece; the episode is adamant that the work he's doing is selfless and for the betterment of his country‚ and it isn't as if #Smith was a particularly popular figure in the uk at this point for the ep makers to be painting a positive portrait of him. idk #it's messy. at best tone deaf and at worst.. well. i wish Ed had had a better ep to guest star in that's all im saying

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robocracker · 2 years

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parts of london are literally on fire today, and the next leader of our country is going to be some tory halfwit too self-absorbed and interested in their short-term ambitions to bother with fixing the catastrophic levels of climate change happening right fucking now

#uk politics #if i sound half mad right now then blame it on the forty fucking degree heat #the sheer refusal by politicians to actually enact meaningful change to save this fucking planet is making me lose my mind #(and also like. to be clear. they should be focused on fixing climate change regardless of whether it's affecting home soil or not #but to know that parts of london are burning and it still won't change how uk government acts on climate change #it just #i don't have the words to describe how angry it makes me)

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docholligay · 2 years

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Westminster Abbey

as with many things, longer post to follow, but as much as I resisted seeing this last time, and as BONKERS as the (prepaid tickets!!) line was, the church was very worth it, and I am not a big church person. It’s more like a very cool graveyard, and it was so interesting--history affects me because it’s very personal, at best, and I remember standing in this little alcove right before the, we’ll call it an aisle though it only SORT of is, to the altar, and my breath was stolen away by the sudden crushing WEIGHT of the knowledge that large handfuls of nervous, or proud, or angry, or all, kings and queens had stood in this exact spot before they made their procession to be crowned, a little spot, where they had to wait for the carpet of human history to be unrolled for whatever they were going to be--famous, infamous or forgotten, and it made me strangely emotional for a moment, even as someone who doesn’t care for the royals, of course, i can still have a lot sympathy for, in the past, the weight of running a fucking country because God says so i guess, and what it might have meant to have that put on you.

Anyway I’m a nerd and also we saw one of my favorite British figures of history, Thomas Cochrane’s, marker.

#also I got the idea for a great joke when the Uk government would like to essentially use Lena as a prop piece #after the omnics attack london and she scattershot organizes 'battle of britain two but condensed this time'#and her response is mostly 'tell them I'm willing to be buried in westminster and we'll start the negotiations there right?'#I'm workshopping it it'll be funny by the time I'm done with it

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nando161mando · 7 months

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Huge demonstration in #London in solidarity towards #Palestine

#FreePalestine

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too-cool-for-facebook · 2 years

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So are we naming the current parliament Bridge? Because it is falling down

#london #uk #uk politics #parliament #boris johnson #uk resignations #uk govt #uk government #memes

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sometimeslondon · 1 year

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Downing Street sign

This was the most interesting photo I could get of Downing street! I considered photographing the police guards but they looked a bit menacing with their guns. Maybe I’ll try again when I’m feeling braver!

#London #Downing Street #Westminster #Whitehall #government #prime minister #security #politics #SW1 #England #UK

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