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Anything posted here are my personal views. Anonymised UK policy generalist with far too much experience, especially economic, tax, and international. Preferred pronouns: They/Them/Their. @souptomatosoup on twitter Banner credit @pickardje.bsky.social
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… then they came for my workforce. And I didn’t speak up, because I felt just too fucking stupid now as I voted for all of this.

Under Boris Johnson's 2020 deal, the UK would have 15 days after leaving the ECHR to negotiate a new basis for police, justice cooperation - or it would all end. This would need to be sorted out in advance for the transfer of air passenger details. Might appeal to fans of negotiation cliff-edges

Not clear whether she means: 1. We don’t agree with the large volume of ECtHR case law on this subject or 2. There is no ECtHR case law to this effect Either way, it makes her entirely unfit for her post.

As I pointed out the other day, this is a fools errand. Reform voters are anti-BBC for the reason that they're anti-establishment in general. Programming changes won't fixthat. At the same time, it reflects a horrifically misguided BBC instinct to elevate minority views they think will be popular.

Name of the wind - Patrick Rothfuss World War Z - Max Brooks Dracula - Bram Stoker

i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

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OMG

Go on Disney, kick em up the arse

The lead article on the CNN dot com homepage right now, one of the most frequently trafficked news websites in the world