Why saying Yessers are 'extremists' threatens Scotland's democracy

On Monday, Rishi Sunak suggested that pro-independence supporters represent a threat to the security of the UK in a similar manner to Russia, North Korea and Iran.

According to Dr Alan Greene, a reader in constitutional law and human rights at the University of Birmingham, the inclusion of an entirely legitimate and democratic political movement among the ranks of terrorists speaks to the increasing desperation of this Tory government.

“It’s par for the course for this government to conflate anything outside their own narrow understanding of the world with #extremism,” he said.

“It’s obviously absurd to equate Scottish nationalism with a state superpower like Russia.”

https://www.thenational.scot/news/24325921.branding-yessers-extremists-threatens-scotlands-democracy/

#ToryFascism #ToryScum #democracy #Yes #Scotland #oppression #Indy #independence

'Absurd': Why branding Yessers as 'extremists' threatens Scotland's democracy

THE Yes movement is well used to dealing with slander.

Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows

The analysis follows widespread anger after record sewage spills were revealed this week. Environment Agency data showed that raw #sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year – a 129% increase on the previous 12 months.

Increased raw sewage in rivers means there is a higher risk of infections, campaigners argue, as people are more likely to come into contact with the #bacteria in human waste.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/hospital-admissions-for-waterborne-diseases-in-england-up-60-report-shows

#PeopleNotProfits #ToryCorruption #water #ToryCronyism #ToryScum #ToryFascism

Britain seems stuck in a doom loop of poverty. I have a plan to raise billions to address that

But how to fix it? Three seismic shifts have unfolded over the last decade.

First, the welfare safety net has been systematically shredded, with the government abandoning responsibilities taken for granted since 1945.

Second, charities and food banks, which have taken over from universal credit as the last line of defence, are exhausted and justifiably angry about having to pick up the pieces with insufficient resources. They even fear their desperate relief efforts could provide cover for the government walking further away.

Third, unsure how they fit into a poverty-free, pollution-free future, the corporate sector has in the last decade donated less, not more.

Yet the many business leaders who are now championing a greater sense of environmental and social responsibility know they can, and should, play a bigger role.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/27/britain-seems-stuck-in-a-doom-loop-of-poverty-i-have-a-plan-to-raise-billions-to-address-that

#UnitedKingdom #poverty #hunger #FoodBanks #ToryScum #UK #ToryCorruption #CutsKill #ToryCorruption #ToryFascism

UK granted asylum to Rwandan refugees while arguing country was safe

Four #Rwandans were granted refugee status in the UK over “well-founded” fears of persecution at the same time as the government was arguing in court and parliament that the east African country was a safe place to send asylum seekers.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/27/revealed-uk-granted-asylum-to-rwandan-refugees-while-arguing-country-was-safe

#ToryLies #hypocrites #UK #asylum #fascism #racism #ToryFascism #ToryScum #AsylumSeekers #HumanRights #InternationalLaw

Electoral Commission chair calls out government on voter ID and finance loopholes

Chair of the Electoral Commission, expressed concerns about the government’s voter ID scheme and the threat to the Commission’s independence contained in the Elections Act, along with political finance loopholes.

Echoing many of the points we have made, Pullinger highlighted that the voter ID rules disproportionately affect some groups of people, making it easier for some people to vote than others.

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/electoral-commission-chair-calls-out-government-on-voter-id-and-finance-loopholes/?utm_medium=email

#UK #VoterID #elections #ToryDictatorship #ToryFascism #FairVotes #vote #repression

Voter ID

Evidence from around the world shows that forcing voters to bring photographic ID to the polling station just makes it harder for people to vote – while doing little to increase faith

UK government ignored foreign office concerns over Israeli war crimes

Court papers recently revealed the foreign office warned the UK government about Israel’s actions in Gaza, following its International Humanitarian Law assessment. It stated “the volume of strikes, total death toll, as well as proportion of those who are children raise serious concerns” and “the government’s current inability to come to a clear assessment on Israel’s record of compliance with International Humanitarian Law poses significant policy risks”.

However, the government hid this information from parliament and insisted it was confident that Israel was complying with international humanitarian law (because Israel said it was) so they could continue sending it bombs. Isn’t that reassuring?

https://www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/uk-government-ignored-foreign-office

#MiddleEast #WarCrimes #Israel #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw #Gaza #war #UK #ToryCorruption #ToryFascism

UK government ignored foreign office concerns over Israeli war crimes

This was so they could keep supplying them weapons

The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy

• For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison.
• For hanging a banner reading “Just Stop Oil” off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence.
• Just for walking slowly down the street, scores of people have been arrested.

They are among hundreds of environmental activists arrested for peaceful demonstrations in the U.K., where tough new laws restrict the right to protest.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-right-to-protest-is-under-threat-in-britain-undermining-a-pillar-of-democracy/ar-AA1m26Jq?diaspora

#Britain #fascism #UK #Democracy #dystopian #protest #CivilRights #HumanRights #ToryFascism #authoritarian #UnitedKingdom #DemocracyNOW #ToryScum #capitalism #CapitalismFail

Stop the Data Grab Bill

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill will gut UK privacy laws, attacking our ability to challenge data abuse.

From workers and children to NHS patients and migrants, GDPR protects us all. It has been used to stop:
- Unfair exam grading algorithms
- Robo-dismissals from employment
- Digital strip searches of sexual abuse victims

These are just a few of the vital protections on the chopping block.

Fight for your rights – tell the government to get their hands off our data!

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/hands-off-our-data

#GDPR #Fascism #ToryFascism #dictatorship #authoritarian #ToryDictatorship #privacy #data #BigData #spying #ToryFascistDictatorship #ToryScum #security

Join the Campaign to Stop the Data Grab Bill