#tories

deutschlandfunk@squeet.me

Tories droht Klatsche bei Kommunalwahlen in England und Wales

England und Wales - Tories droht Klatsche bei Kommunalwahlen

Fast 35 Jahre nach der Ära Thatcher ist das konservative England gespalten. Viele Briten sind unzufrieden mit der unsteten Tory-Regierung.#Großbritannien #Tories #ConservativeParty #RishiSunak #MargaretThatcher #England #Wales
Tories droht Klatsche bei Kommunalwahlen in England und Wales

christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com

Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse | Conservatives | The Guardian

Tory staff running network of anti-Ulez Facebook groups riddled with racism and abuse

Investigation finds groups hosting Islamophobic attacks on London mayor Sadiq Khan, white supremacist slogans and antisemitic conspiracy theories
Shanti Das and Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Sat 27 Apr 2024 21.16 CEST
First published on Sat 27 Apr 2024 19.30 CEST

Conservative party staff and activists are secretly operating a network of Facebook groups that have become a hotbed of racism, misinformation and support for criminal damage.

An investigation has identified 36 groups that appear to be separate grassroots movements opposing the expansion of ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) schemes to reduce air pollution. They do not say they were set up by the Conservatives as part of a coordinated political campaign.

The closed groups – which have a combined membership of 38,000 – have been a forum for Islamophobic attacks on Labour’s London mayor Sadiq Khan, with members calling him a “terrorist sympathiser” and a “khaki punt” and saying they would pay to get him “popped”. Other posts promote white supremacist slogans, antisemitic conspiracy theories and have encouraged the destruction of Ulez enforcement cameras.

No surprise
#england #tories

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/27/tory-staff-running-network-of-anti-ulez-facebook-groups-riddled-with-racism-and-abuse

mkwadee@diasp.eu

This graphic from the #BBC is telling. It shows the percentage that various income groups in the #UK pay in #tax. What can't be overlooked is how much the #poorest end up paying as a percentage of their #income. So while the richest can boast how much they are contributing in absolute terms to government services, the poor are paying nearly as much as a percentage of their already meagre spending power.

#Economics #Politics #Tories #Poverty

taz@squeet.me

Nachwahlen im Vereinigten Königreich: Sir Starmer weiter auf Siegkurs

In zwei Nachwahlen in England konnte sich Labour am Donnerstag behaupten. Mit Blick auf frühere Ergebnisse ist das ein Erfolg für die linke Partei.#VereinigtesKönigreich #Tories #LabourParty #KeirStarmer #RishiSunak #Europa #Politik
Nachwahlen im Vereinigten Königreich: Sir Starmer weiter auf Siegkurs