@BBCPolitics@bbclaurak Amanpour never considers that choosing the wrong future at Maastricht and Lisbon were the crux of why Brexit has been so challenging but nonetheless existential for a Britain we once preferred. Unsurprising if one’s loyalties are divided…
@doktor_val It’s true. Anyone with half a brain can see they picked the wrong route for a pointless HS concept given the limited time saving in a ubiquitously connected world. Costly and damaging political vanity project.
@MPrinParr Worth every £ to save it. The pop. of Bucks has increased over 600pcnt in 50 years….it’s no longer truly rural. It’s the last unspoilt bits that are being protected…Why? Bec. HS is a flawed concept re timesaved in a connected world & accordingly they chose the wrong route….
Look at this appalling state censorship.
Labour now want to seize control of YouTube's algorithm.
They want YouTube to artificially boost the BBC and Channel 4's content, and suffocate independent journalists and producers.
The BBC has been biased to pro-mass migration, open borders, and Net Zero views these past few decades. It's part of the reason we're in a mess. The BBC's own internal reports admit and document some of this bias.
People have moved to X and YouTube in part as a response to it.
And now, Labour want to control what they see there?
Reform will scrap this heavy handed lunacy.
@AaronBastani Only 5 km of HS2 passes through Oxon which is just as well considering its cost benefit and the concept of HS in UK is FUBAR. In addition the population of Oxon has increased over 500 % in 50 years…how much rural destruction do they have to put up with?
@jfwduffield Diplomatic. They chose the wrong route and HS time savings have such limited relevance or desirable cost benefit over the relatively short distances in the UK, especially so in an online connected world.
@xvrmdf …because they chose the wrong route and put too much premium on HS inspite of practically negligible time savings in an online connected world.
The worst sort of vanity project that has poor returns and damaging externalities.
Let’s be honest about what’s happening here - the entire British state is stacked against young white straight British men - all this protected characteristic bullshit. I am so sick of it.
Restore Britain will rip it out. That I promise you.
Burn the Equality Act. We will treat all equally. A black man will have no built-in advantages over a white man. That will end.
We will restore fairness.
The Equality Act is the most poisonous legislation and I will take immense joy in grounding it into dust.
Policing.
We have just published a 140 page policy document with fairness at the heart of it.
The DEI cancer will be surgically removed from the police force. If malign individuals continue to promote this political ideology, they will be sacked - even prosecuted where necessary.
Restore Britain is not just shouting into the sky about it - we have outlined exactly how we will fix it. In excruciating detail, step by step.
We are seeking the power to carpet-bomb DEI out of existence.
Because there is nothing wrong with being white. There is nothing wrong with being male. There is nothing wrong with being straight.
So when we see police officers treat young white men with an entirely different level of force and aggression compared to black men, I can say with absolute confidence that a Restore Britain Government will end that. Immediately.
I detest it all so very much.
DEI is a racist infestation that must be removed.
I hope you consider giving us the power to do exactly that.