Bea Johanssen
@bea_johanssen
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Joined October 2016
Helpful summary of the #gaslighting ahead of the Budget...
Rachel Reeves said repeatedly during the run-up to the Budget that she would have to raise taxes because of a productivity downgrade by the OBR The Office for Budget Responsibility has today suggested that was not the case Here is what Reeves said publicly - and what the OBR
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The Government’s decision to curb trial by jury is dreadful The earliest reference to jury trial comes from the third law code of Æthelred the Unready (997) “Let there be a meeting in each wapentake; and let the 12 senior thegns go out and swear on the relics …” (1)
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If you’re stuck in a traffic jam this Thanksgiving, hang in there....we’re working on the upgrade 😁 Thanks again to our friends at @supercarblondie for stepping out of the driver’s seat and into the future of flight!
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“The move will be highly controversial. Senior criminal justice figures have already described the plan as “the biggest assault on our system of liberty in 800 years” and suggested that it would lead to “star chamber” justice. The Star Chamber, which sat between the 15th and 17th
Jury trials to be scrapped in most cases to tackle court backlog “The plans would “eviscerate the jury trial as we know it”. One said: “This is basically a Star Chamber or French justice — it is the end of the right to jury trial.” https://t.co/qDIzEI14bp
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Not the Nine O’Clock News had already parodied worship of the BBC back in 1980:
In January 1986, following a series of controversies, the BBC ran a campaign of licence fee adverts starring John Cleese. “Is 16p a day really too much to ask?” was the pay off at the end. Spitting Image parodied it the next week on ITV:
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China Spy Scandal: “If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck - it’s a duck”. 🦆 Geoffrey Cox’s brilliant 4-minute demolition of Starmer’s position, his statements to Parliament and a damning exposé of his humiliating weakness on China.
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Detailed thread, well worth reading to understand the erosion of political accountability and impact on UK national security of the rapprochement with the Chinese Communist Party under this current government.
Thread Update: The China Spy Scandal - 24-Hour Developments and Government Misdirection Tactics As always views my own, facts can and should be checked and corrected if wrong. Drafted whilst travelling so apologies for spelling, grammar and brevity. 1/25 Here is a (hopefully)
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Forget Tory conference or the India lobby trip: tonight the CPS is PUBLICLY blaming the Starmer government for *frustrating an espionage trial over alleged spying for China* - because of a Labour political intervention. Under normal circumstances, this should collapse the
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I have made a short video to help you if Police come knocking on your door over Social Media Link below
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A spectacle of tradition and diplomacy: reliving a landmark visit to the U.K. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
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Emerging Rumours of Deeper Financial Probes and Historical Complications 16/25 Amid these developments, rumours have circulated suggesting the emails—often dismissed as mere “tittle-tattle”—serve as a smokescreen for more substantive concerns. Speculation points to a potential
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Buy local farm food. This website shows where you can buy directly from local farmers and farm shops and bypass the supermarkets. Keep cash in your local economy rather than giving it away to supermarkets.
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I spoke to a member of the House of Lords yesterday who didn't know that the Lords has constitutional prerogative to vote down the assisted death bill (as it is not a government bill, nor a manifesto promise). This needs to be understood by all legislators concerned.
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Lawyers for Borders will be a cross-party group Every council that wants to help - has our help This is not a time for silly fights. Everyone who loves our country will have our help - be it legal advice, funding, or a strategy. Love our country? We've got your back 😊
https://t.co/8AyWSCVRa3 Labour councils are among dozens across Britain poised to take legal action to shut down migrant hotels after a landmark High Court ruling. Ministers are scrambling to devise contingency plans to house asylum seekers as 80 Labour, Conservative and Reform
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6. Data security - criminal hackers are effective in their methods. If a person has a digital ID hacked or fraudulently misused it may well bar them from participation in daily life. Large scale hacking of supposedly safely-held UK public sector data is a recurring issue.
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The Online Safety Act’s age-gating is live — delivering mass censorship, huge privacy risks, and a surge in VPNs. Critics? Branded pedos by the Secretary of State. None of this is a surprise. And it’s just the beginning. Here’s what's happening and to expect next… 🧵
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Laila Cunningham: So is it [Online Safety Act] also about censoring adults? Yes or no? Labour MP Barry Gardiner: Yes. There we have it, a rattled Barry admitted that it’s not about protecting children, it’s to stifle free speech from the “wrong” views.
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