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digit@iviv.hu

Both Humza Yousaf & Rishi Sunak seem more selected than elected.

#thisisnotwhatdemocracylookslike = #selectednotelected.
Both seem removed from popular opinion, even deranged from reality.
#weareinalotoftrouble #notthecriteria #fortrue #democracy #inthe #uk #and #scotland
(ps...)
(And why does #england not have its own devolved assembly like scotland and #wales?)
(And as i ask that pointed question, I realise I dont know who's the leader of the welsh assembly, so look it up, and, Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething, new fella, just last month. So was he actually more genuinely elected, and not selected by the inner party? "Gething won the Welsh Labour leadership election to replace Mark Drakeford and become First Minister of Wales, making him the first black leader of any European country." ... because it does look a bit funny, like triple try-hard tokenisation. I hope that's not the racist criteria. Though worse, is their undemocratic selling us out, to their corrupt masters, club, clique, class, etc.
It would be nice to have democracy.)
(I am increasingly appreciative of the perspective that political parties are not a good thing.)

tpq1980@iviv.hu

Many #American #Conservatives might like to critique the #UK as being too #Socialist, many of those critiques may be valid, however, the #USA is not a #Capitalist economic system any more than the UK is, with the #GDP of both nations being comprised of around 40% #government spending.

The USA has been for decades a mixed Capitalist/Socialist economic system. What's most sad about both the UK and #US is that the kind of #Socialism being deployed is actually #corporate Socialism, wherein #taxes are forcibly redistributed to #corporations and the most wealthy. The worst aspects of both systems.

#corporatesocialism #redistribution #angloamerican #economics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_United_States#State_and_local_government_spending

tpq1980@iviv.hu

Among the many false claims made by various #government media, #corporate media and social #media commentators, such as the UK being a "Liberal Democracy," we are also told how terrible the #capitalist #system in the #UK is and how we need more #Socialism to save us.

While I do agree that crony capitalism and #monopoly capitalism are indeed terrible, we don't actually live in a capitalist economic system, we live in a mixed Capitalist/Socialist #economy, where for the last two sociological generations or more, government spending has comprised more than 40% of all economic activity in the UK.

#cronycapitalism #monopolycapitalism #economics #economicactivity #gdp

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5326/economics/government-spending

mkwadee@diasp.eu

It's a nice #SunnyDay outside and it really feels like spring. The #bees are busy making use of the #flowers, while the flowers are busy making use of the bees.

The #UK #ElectricyDemand is currently 32 GW and of that, 25.2% is coming from #SolarEnergy, 17.1% is coming from #WindEnergy, 16.8% is coming from #NuclearEnergy and 9.9% is coming from #Biomass and only 7% is coming from #Gas. There is also a fair amount coming from continental Europe through the various interconnections.

https://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/

#Environment #Electricity #FossilFuels #GreenhouseGases Renewables #RenewableEnergy

faab64@diasp.org

Activists in the UK hang a banner on a bus stop informing passers-by of the role #Elbit Systems plays in the ongoing Israeli #genocide in #Gaza.

Guess who is having a great cooperation with Elbeit? It's a country with 3 letters in it, starting with I and ending with E.

#UK #Activism

faab64@diasp.org

IRI sources claim that the attacks against israel cost them about $20M and Israeli sources say that it costed $1B to defend against the Iranian drones, cruise missiles and ICBMs.

There are no reports about how much Jordan, France, UK and US spent to protect Israel.

Imagine of Netanyahu goes ahead with his plans to attack Iranian sites, how long will Israel be able to stand the sworms of Iranian drones and ICBMs? Because IRI have been stockpiling them for over 2 decades planning for such day to come.

PS. Image of Israeli air field that was hit by Iranian Emad ICBMs, despite Israel denial about success of the attacks causing any major damage

#Israel #Iran #Drones #OCBM #Jordan #US #UK #France

mlansbury@despora.de

Garden centres in UK stockpile plants before new #Brexit checks

Yet another #BrexitBenefit

The government will introduce physical checks for many plant and animal products coming into Britain from the EU on 30 April as part of its new border target operating model (Btom).

However, plant sellers and growers have consistently raised concerns that the checks could cause delays and lead to some plants being destroyed or damaged.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/17/garden-centres-in-uk-stockpile-plants-before-new-brexit-checks

#ToryLies #BrexitLies #Gardening #RejoinEU #UK #ToryCorruption

faab64@diasp.org

Rishi Sunak British Prime Minister: Our fighters helped Israel shoot down Iranian drones.

Amazing that UK doesn't protect it's citizens from Israeli attacks nor do they hold israel acceptable for it when they murder them, but didn't hesitate running into defense of Israel.

#UK #Sunak #Israel #Iran #WCk #Genocide

faab64@diasp.org

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I am afraid we are going to see some changes in Jordan in the coming months and years. People are extremely upset and the nightly protests getting bigger and bigger.

Even reports of mutiny among Jordanian military have been reported and in 2 occasions Jordanian security guards opened fire against Israeli outposts.

Jordan is a giant keg of explosives and king Abdullah just started the fire that will blow it up.

#Jordan #Israel #US #UK #Iran #Politics