A Political Thread pt. 2

[Bada-Bing!]

I went to an all boys' secondary school, and the amount of crap we put our teachers through, I knew I could never make the grade as a teacher unless I could control a class.

But yes, agree perhaps we should have an anti-social society thread, because this politics thread seems to be a catch all. I am finding People are getting increasingly angry in our society and lacking consideration for others, which is reflected in the way people speak to others, on the roads, in schools etc and reflected in our political system.

 

[Which Tyler]

- Moved across to new thread -

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Pupil behaviour 'getting worse' at schools in England, say teachers

A survey reveals nearly one in five teachers in England has been hit by a pupil this year.

www.bbc.co.uk

I'd never be a teacher.

I think there should be a method to punish parents for their child's bad behaviour if it can't be shown they've taken on board any criticism and made no effort to discipline them. There are a small number with mental health issues but the vast majority are just poorly disciplined.

 

[Reiser99]

Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40%

The regulator, whose approval is needed for any price rises, has pushed back on substantial bill increases.

www.bbc.co.uk

Please can this be the start of ending the outrageous situation where private companies have a monopoly. Make it state owned.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40%

The regulator, whose approval is needed for any price rises, has pushed back on substantial bill increases.

www.bbc.co.uk

Please can this be the start of ending the outrageous situation where private companies have a monopoly. Make it state owned.

I think the issue here is Major's Government sold off the utilties to make their Balance sheet look better and in turn got rid of the liabilities that went with them. It'll take a whole lot of capital expenditure to rebuy back and bring them back public ownership.

But I agree privatisation has been a disaster.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40%

The regulator, whose approval is needed for any price rises, has pushed back on substantial bill increases.

www.bbc.co.uk

Please can this be the start of ending the outrageous situation where private companies have a monopoly. Make it state owned.

Yep this, the energy grid and the rails. All failures with us paying more and more for less and less.

 

[Which Tyler]

It's almost as if monoolies being in private hands results in complacency and poor service.
Whodathoughtit

 

[TRF_Olyy]

George Galloway MP accuses UK of involvement in Moscow terror attack

MPs criticised Galloway’s intervention as irresponsible, reckless and playing into the Kremlin’s hands

www.independent.co.uk

Sigh

 

[The Seeker]

 

[Gavin]

Jeffrey Donaldson: DUP leader resigns after rape charge

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP is charged with historical sexual offences and has been suspended from the DUP.

www.bbc.co.uk

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been charged with historical sexual offences and has resigned as Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader.

A 57-year-old woman has also been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences.

 

[The Seeker]

 

[The Seeker]

 

[The Seeker]

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Scotland's new hate crime law comes into force

Police say they expect a flood of complaints, but the government insists the act provides protection.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Welsh Exile]

Haven't read it but BS that religion is protected in the same was as race, sexuality etc etc.

 

[Which Tyler]

Always has been.
Rampant islamophobia and antisemitism kinda show the need for protection (though I agree, religion is a voluntary attribute, rather than intrinsic)

 

[Welsh Exile]

Always has been.
Rampant islamophobia and antisemitism kinda show the need for protection (though I agree, religion is a voluntary attribute, rather than intrinsic)

For me people conflate the religion with the group. People should be allowed to be critical, even ridicule, Judaism, for example, but not Jews.

As you say it's not an immutable characteristic and this law, again as you rightly point out has been around for a while, is a slippery slope of you ban people's ability to mock or criticise/offend someone's opinion (which is what religion is) then what kind of BS is that. Just my opinion of course.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu protests put political divides back on show

Large anti-government protests have brought Israel's deep political splits back to the surface.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Gavin]

UN observers wounded by shelling in southern Lebanon

It comes as tensions along the unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon intensified in recent days.

www.bbc.co.uk

Three United Nations observers and a translator have been wounded by shelling in Rmeish, southern Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping mission said.

Lebanon's state news agency reported that an Israeli drone strike was behind the explosion, but the Israeli military denied it was responsible.

Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria

Senior Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi was among the dead, Iranian state TV says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Lebanon, Syria and Iran now all potentially being targeted... Wtf is Israel hoping to achieve from this? Targeting hospitals and diplomatic buildings too is just violating all sorts of rules of engagement too, even though they do claim every single hospital is being used for military activity.

I really can't work out what their gameplan is here other than it seems using the fact the world is distracted by things like Ukraine and the upcoming US elections to take swipes at everyone around them now.