Gui Blackout Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Apart from shutting down Confucius Institutes (maybe just regulate them?), I strongly support all of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon Flame Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallop Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 23 hours ago, Horizon Flame said: ew she's my MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Kat Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 ????????? I’m so confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 3:10 PM, Kitty Kat said: ????????? I’m so confused The scariest part is him wanting to dismantle the 2010 equalities act because it’s “woke nonsense”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slayne Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 the US-ification of British politics is terrible maybe it's time for me to move somewhere else once again because wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorIce Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Please do your bit for mental health treatment in the UK by signing this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@michael Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 This election taking forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizon Flame Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Wth at the US forgiving [some] student debt. Can the UK follow suit pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 9:00 PM, Daydream said: Wth at the US forgiving [some] student debt. Can the UK follow suit pls. The Tories would never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanspears Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I'm terrified at what's going to happen in 25 or so years when the first of the plan 2s need to start being written off. It's going to cost the country a fortune. The interest is so high that no matter what your contributions are, the value of the loan barely goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanRickman1946 Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Will Liz Truss live up to hawkish language on China if she becomes Britain’s next prime minister? The foreign secretary has frequently criticised Beijing and is reportedly considering labelling the country a ‘threat’ to national security Analysts believe the front runner to succeed Boris Johnson is likely to draw a clear line under the ‘golden era’ of cooperation and investment Liz Truss, the front runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, has talked tough on China. Liz Truss, the front runner to become Britain’s next prime minister, has signalled she will take a tougher stance towards China amid hardening public sentiment towards Beijing and a growing UK presence in the Indo-Pacific. Allies of Truss, who is seen as one of the most hawkish members of Boris Johnson’s cabinet, have told The Times she would classify China as “a threat” to national security – the same status as Russia – and reopen an integrated review of defence and diplomatic strategy. China, which was labelled a “systemic competitor” in the March 2021 review, has dismissed the suggestion as “irresponsible talk”. “In ordinary circumstances, I’d say the new PM would ultimately pursue a more realistic and balanced approach to foreign affairs once in office, but the UK’s reputation for pragmatic diplomacy has taken a battering in recent years,” said Jonathan Sullivan, director of China programmes at Nottingham University’s Asia Research Institute. “Labelling a major trade partner a threat would be a remarkable development, but the fact that it is not totally inconceivable speaks to the uncertainties that exist around Truss and the negative momentum that has built up around UK-China relations.” Since that time, relations between Beijing and London have become icier amid growing concerns about the use of Chinese technology in key infrastructure, alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and the adoption of a national security law in Hong Kong. Potentially labelling China a “threat” suggests “a very clear line is being drawn under the so-called golden era”, according to Rana Mitter, an Oxford University professor and expert on the history and politics of modern China. As foreign secretary, Truss has repeatedly spoken of the need for the West to serve as a check on Beijing’s ambitions. “By talking about the rise of China as inevitable we are doing China’s work for it,” Truss said in a Mansion House speech in April. “In fact, their rise isn’t inevitable. They will not continue to rise if they don’t play by the rules.” This summer alone, Truss has criticised Beijing over the Hong Kong national security law and summoned China’s ambassador in August to discuss what the British government said was Beijing’s “aggressive and wide-ranging escalation” against Taiwan following a historic visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. On Thursday, Truss again challenged Beijing over what she said were “appalling human rights violations in Xinjiang” after a long-anticipated United Nations report found that China’s actions in the region, including the detention and persecution of Uygurs and members of other ethnic Muslim groups, “may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity.” Meanwhile, Britain has been increasing its presence in the Indo-Pacific region in recent years as a hedge against China’s expansion, including a recent drive to increase its security and development links with Southeast Asia. The departure of Johnson could lead to a “coordinated and more realistic” approach to Britain’s China policy, according to Sam Goodman, director of policy from the advocacy group Hong Kong Watch. “With his removal and Liz Truss likely to succeed him, if her rhetoric on China as foreign secretary is matched with action as prime minister, we will likely see a tougher UK-China policy, which places human rights and values above increased economic and trade ties,” he added. That could include honouring the British government’s commitment this year to expand the British National (Overseas) visa programme and potentially consider sanctions against Hong Kong and Chinese officials over the national security law, as proposed by a cross-party group of British lawmakers this year, Goodman said. That said, it is unlikely that a Truss-led government would seek to act alone when it comes to sanctions, Mitter said. “The interest in making common cause with other liberal allies will be a powerful motivation in making a decision,” he continued. However, any major shifts in Britain’s foreign policy may be tempered by ongoing domestic issues. Inflation has surged to a 40-year high in Britain as a cost-of-living crisis threatens to push millions into poverty. A brewing cost-of-living crisis threatens to push more than 3 million ordinary Britons into poverty, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation think tank. Rising energy prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have led to double-digit inflation in Britain, with Goldman Sachs economists predicting it could top 22 per cent next year if fuel costs continue unabated. “With Truss, many things are possible. Her own position on China has really hardened over the past few years, and there is an appetite in the Tory party for all kinds of tough lines on China,” said Sullivan of the University of Nottingham. “She is also going to face a generational crisis in terms of cost of living, breakdown of public services – including a National Health Service on its last legs, strikes and poverty,” he said. “That should preoccupy her attention, and make an antagonistic relationship with China an unwanted headache. Then again, China is every Western leader under pressure’s most expedient bogeyman, so who knows?” Chad is a UK correspondent reporting on issues ranging from business to Sino-British relations. He joined the Post in 2018 as a senior business reporter focused on finance. He has previously written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Both options are literal psychopaths who are going to ruin this country. I've just totally switched off from the impending car crash at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogle Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Babes I’m so sorry to you all. I’m going to stay abroad for a few more years if my job allows it because this is a **** show. Love u all, stay strong and get protesting wherever you can x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 (edited) Liz Truss has been announced as UK’s newest prime minister beating Rishi Sunak after an 8 week long campaign with approximately 57% of the vote bearing in mind only about 0.2% of the population were able to vote. This is the UK’s 3rd prime minister in the aftermath of David Cameron’s resignation after the 2016 Brexit referendum and comes at a time when the UK faces the highest inflation in the G7 particularly in regards to soaring energy bills. Queen Nicola coming through as always A look at Liz for anyone unaware: Edited September 5, 2022 by Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogle Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I'm surprised that 42% of Conservative voters voted for the Indian candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudLBS Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 3rd woman prime minister, all Tories Priti Patel next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marla Singer Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 140k people choosing the next Prime Minister between two trash candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankle Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 I really truly can't believe Liz ******* Truss is our PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 Our flop era continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 This is gonna make the support for Scotland's independence soar even more. And you know what, I don't blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Both Sides Now Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Daydream said: This is gonna make the support for Scotland's independence soar even more. And you know what, I don't blame them. Yeah and unfortunately it condemns England, Wales and NI to an evergreen Tory government It’s hard to have sympathy after seeing some of the interviews of Brits in the street. Their new number one concern is immigration The amount of xenophobia and racism - it’s like Trump’s America. People are so ******* stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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