Jacqui Riley🎩🐟🇪🇺🇺🇦😷💙🌈

Science teacher who took early retirement to be able to tutor online & support sci teachers.
GTTO, Pro EU, love my family and my cats

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

How many falsehoods can @elonmusk fit into a 24 hour period? The ever impressive @BBCRosAtkins tries to find out….

[Steph Dennis @steffd62]

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YOU JUST WANT TO OUST @Keir_Starmer

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@Keir_Starmer
PROSECUTED 23 GROOMING GANGS FROM AUG 2008 TO 2013

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ROCHDALE AND OLDHAM GANG FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 77 YEARS

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THE UK IS LIVING UNDER TORIES LAW

PUBLIC ORDER ACT 2024

Public Order Act 2023

This act includes an offense for having an object with the intention of using it in connection with an offense relating to tunneling. A person who commits this offense can be imprisoned, fined, or both. 

Public disorder in the UK includes violence, looting, vandalism, and arson. Peaceful protests are not considered public disorder. 

THE ONLINE SAFETY ACT

The Online Safety Act 2023 (the Act) is a new set of laws that protects children and adults online. It puts a range of new duties on social media companies and search services, making them more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms. The Act will give providers new duties to implement systems and processes to reduce risks their services are used for illegal activity, and to take down illegal content when it does appear. 

Labour's Plan for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Tackling violence against women and girls

Research Briefing

Published Tuesday, 07 January, 2025

@reformparty_uk
@KemiBadenoch
@CPhilpOfficial
@RobertJenrick
OR ANYONE WHO WANTED TO BLOCK THE CHILD WELLBEING AND SCHOOLS BILL

A general debate on tackling violence against women and girls is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 9 January 2025.

Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on the extent of violent crime in England and Wales found that in the year ending March 2024:

Women were more likely to have experienced violent crime. A higher proportion of women experienced domestic abuse (6.6%), stalking (4.0%), sexual assault (3.4%), and harassment (11.2%) in the last year, compared with men (3.0%, 2.3%, 0.8% and 6.6%, respectively). However, men accounted for a higher proportion of victims of violence with and without injury where the perpetrator was a stranger (1% of men, compared with 0.4% of women).

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy

The Conservative government published a Tackling violence against women and girls strategy in July 2021. It set out three ambitions:

to increase support for victims and survivors, ensuring they have access to quality support

to increase the number of perpetrators brought to justice, including an increase in the number of crimes reported to the police and increased victim engagement with the police and wider public service response

to reduce the prevalence of violence against women and girls

Full details of the strategy, including analysis on the progress made, is available in the Lords Library briefing Tackling violence against women and girls.

Tackling violence against women and girls in the UK

In Focus

Published Thursday, 22 June, 2023

https://t.co/u8p74tTyzQ

[North Yorkshire Police @NYorksPolice]

An update from Chief Constable Tim Forber following yesterday’s tragic news 👇

The entire force is devastated about the loss of PC Rosie Prior.

Our thoughts are also with the family of Ryan Welford, 41, from Knaresborough who died at the scene.

[Ian L Richardson @ianrich15813274]

The obsession with economic growth is utterly fallacious. All that ever seems to grow in the UK is the gap between rich & poor. Growth could well be a deliberate smokescreen for not seeking to redistribute wealth. Doing that makes society grow, learn from Scandanavia, not the US!

[Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield]

Want to understand rocket science? Start at the cold methane (yellow) and follow it through this superb schematic by @mcrs987.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

"So concerned were Reform MPs at child abuse, none turned up to the Commons debate"

https://t.co/SAScNWHqnV

[Jacqui Riley🎩🐟🇪🇺🇺🇦😷💙🌈 @jacquiriley]

@justdave89now @stereophonics Far too many.... Texas at Edinburgh Castle in 2022 was up there, Peter Gabriel Scratch My Back at O2, pink floyd, numerous gigs, all up there

[Jacqui Riley🎩🐟🇪🇺🇺🇦😷💙🌈 @jacquiriley]

@TallyCat8 @justdave89now @stereophonics That WAS a great gig, especially the lightning storm adding to the effects!

[Jacqui Riley🎩🐟🇪🇺🇺🇦😷💙🌈 @jacquiriley]

@East_England_NT I saw those on 31st Dec when there... along with some daffs....

[Steve Matthews 🇪🇺🇬🇧🦊 @SteveM0365]

The decline of UK journalism, Exhibit No. 5639.

[Jacqui Riley🎩🐟🇪🇺🇺🇦😷💙🌈 @jacquiriley]

@implausibleblog Thank you, you always make relevant comments and refect my thoughts 100%. Take care and have a flower picture x

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

I’m a bit overwhelmed and so am taking the day off from politics

But before I do, I want to share why

The past few days have seen a new low in British politics, where one of the most sensitive and most troubling crimes - child abuse - has been politicised by two parties, the Conservatives and Reform

Any person with an iota of common decency will acknowledge that child abuse, in any of its forms, by whoever the perpetrators are, is utterly abhorrent

And all of us can agree that those guilty of abusing children should have the most severe sentence our courts can deliver

That the authorities in some places, be they in local councils, the police, or any other institution, made the active choice to cover up child abuse, is sickening, and every person responsible for this ought to be held to account

When you search for ‘grooming gangs’ in Hansard from 2010 to end 2024, there are 183 results.

There’s an entry from Lee Anderson (2021) saying grooming gangs should be locked up. - I don’t agree with Anderson on many things, but on this I do agree with him

But that’s it

Not a single Conservative MP who is now actively vocal in recent days used the phrase ‘grooming gangs’ in parliament. That's how much they actually cared about the subject

And sadly, it’s even worse than that, one Conservative MP, Sajid Javid, when he was Home Secretary, stripped a British girl who had been groomed online by an organised gang of terrorists, of her citizenship

Instead of going after the groomers, Javid went after the victim of the groomers, Shamima Begum

If she is indeed guilty of any crimes, she ought to be serving a prison sentence in our country, along with whatever professional services are required to address the fact that she was groomed, along with the subsequent trauma of finding herself subjected to the whims of womanising terrorists overseas

There's a desperation in the calls from Conservative/Reform MPs, it's a faux anger, because instead of calling to enact the 20 recommendations from the Alexis Jay's Inquiry, which took 7 years, they're focused on calling for another inquiry instead

If they cared more about providing victims of child abuse, specifically from grooming gangs, help, support, and putting in place a framework to prevent the situation arising again, they would be supporting Labour and helping deliver those 20 recommendations

Instead, they're using the experience of the most vulnerable in society to sew division in our society

Grown ups will find a way to collaborate, the immature will cause frustration, upset, division, and the inevitable delay in improving the situation of victims

How many more years before another inquiry reports and action is taken? Start with the action we know needs to be taken now and then build on that. That's what someone who is genuinely concerned about children's welfare would do

This is what I'm struggling with at the moment, that there are those elected to political office in our country who instead of working together collaboratively to address the subject, their egos, their arrogance, their sense of self importance, is brought to the fore instead

We saw this sense of shamelessness back in 2016, where the EU was blamed for failings within our own country, despite those failings being the result of decisions made by the then Conservative government who imposed austerity weakening public services and creating a climate of such discomfort, that people's rightly held frustrations were exploited to deliver change to our society that has been a disaster on multiple fronts, whether its the economy, our immigration policy, or anything else

The easy answer in this case is to say that Brexit was never delivered, but that overlooks the narrative that having taken back control we were promised that we would be in sunlit upland. This view solidified by the primary driver of Brexit, Nigel Farage, who himself said the worse case scenario economically would be better off than if we were still in the EU

That clearly is not the case

So as a society we have mass frustration, disorientation, even anger, a lot of it entirely understandable. A mistrust in politicians, mostly due to the past 14 years of Conservative policy failures. And a desperate desire to want better and more

There's that natural urge, that instinct, in everyone, which says, this is not how it should be, it ought to be better. But often that desire is hijacked under the banner of patriotism

I'll tell you what is patriotic, it is to address the valid concerns of people without exploiting people's nature, or good will

A patriot would explain that the fastest way to deliver justice to the victims of child abuse, specifically grooming gangs, is to push ahead with the recommendations from an inquiry which took 7 years, and then also, in addition, work with the Labour government to pursue further the grooming gangs, to find those responsible for cover ups, and to prosecute them. That's what a patriot would do

On a side note, it is ironic that Labour have a program of targeting gangs that traffic refugees and asylum seekers across the channel, and the Conservatives/Reform make the case that going after the gangs won't stop the activity. Yet, when it comes to grooming gangs they want to go full hog against gangs

The parallel to Rwanda as a deterrent, would be to set up a deterrent for grooming gangs and say that's enough. When it shouldn't be either, or, but both

Of course in this situation, I agree with Labour's efforts to go after the gangs, but the actual solution is to open safe and clear legal routes for asylum seekers to apply and be processed fast, and those who do not qualify to be rejected, and if they're already here, removed;

Some say Elon Musk's intervention has pushed this issue further but actually, Labour had already begun work on child abuse, and the target of so many people's anger, Jess Phillips, is literally the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls

So this is where I am today, initially frustrated but actually sad

There's a verse in the Quran (2:11-12) which reads, "And when it is said to them, 'Do not cause mischief and corruption on the earth,' they say, 'We are only reformers"

There are people in society who will address issues and seek change through collaboration, working together, for the good of everyone. And they are those who will exploit the valid concerns people have for their own gains

The latter do not solve problems, they sustain problems, because problems are the things which allow them to thrive. And by solving the problem, they take away their own oxygen, because their survival isn't build on working together, it is through sewing division

Perhaps the best example of this is the man who wanted to be 'world king' who despite being pro Europe, sold his integrity for a shot at becoming Prime Minister. He sewed division in society and when he won, and became PM, he was so bad at it, he was booted out by his own Conservative MPs.

Remember the time he spent telling people to follow the rules he created and then broke all of them? From wine time Fridays, to parties so debaucherous that drunk attendees threw up everywhere, to let the bodies pile high, and ever other disaster in this persons wake

In fact it's so bad for Boris Johnson that in his world tour to promote his book, the only benefit of Brexit he can actually site is the thing we did while still being inside the EU and under EU law, our vaccine program. - Hungary, Austria, Denmark all had their own vaccine program/partnerships along with being involved in the EU program

Johnson feels this sense of achievement every time he repeats his story, as if somehow his lies and deceptions have been validated. You also see that smugness on other peoples faces.

Robert Jenrick the other day on BBC News suggesting that Keir Starmer said that those raising concerns about criminal gangs are of the far right. Despite being corrected by Jon Kay, he repeated his statement again with different words

Anyone with an iota of compression could see he simply rephrased his lie. But the look on Jenrick's face then, just like the look on Johnson's face, or the look on Farage's face, the look on all of their faces when they speak the words which they feel make their point, despite their points being riddled with so many flaws

Those looks are the embodiment of causing mischief, we all see it, every time their lie, deceive or mislead, and yet they all feel as if they have accomplished a masterful deception, they have not

Last night the former National Police Lead for Child Protection, Simon Bailey, shared on Channel 4 News that grooming gangs account for less than 3% of all child sexual abuse cases

What I'd like to see from Labour is the rolling out of all 20 recommendations from the Alexis Jay Inquiry report, and an initiative to find, shut down and prosecute the gangs responsible for 3% of child abuse cases

A lot is said of "Pakistani grooming gangs," and little is said of the white gangs. Maybe it's easier for some people to blame others, as it helps them feel better by ignoring criminality within their own ethnicity

And here's a thought, does the young girl or boy who is a victim of child sexual abuse care whether the gangs raping her are brown, black or white? Or is she more concerned about that fact that she's being attacked?

There are 1.6 million British Pakistanis in the UK. To suggest that British Pakistanis are all involved in this or know that this is going on is an absurdity. In fact 15 of the current MPs in Parliament are British Pakistani, Labour and Conservative

Let's encourage our police to identify every person involved in these crimes, whatever their ethnicity, and where further analysis on why some people in certain cultures seem to be involved in this behaviour is needed, that too should be explored, whether it's Pakistani heritage, English heritage, or other.

Being anti-women, viewing girls as objects to be exploited, that isn't the preserve of "medieval alien cultures" as Badenoch and Jenrick would have you believe. Having these disgusting abusive attitudes to people is a flaw in human beings in every culture

Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in jail for grooming and trafficking underage girls in London and New York - her's is not a very Pakistani name. She is white British

And given what happened, are we suggesting that London and New York are "medieval alien cultures?"

Maxwell and Epstein were both prosecuted for running a grooming gang, one of the most high profile ones, that's an American and a Brit

No one is suggesting that all Americans or all Brits agree with their child abuse, or that all Americans or all Brits therefore know of child abuse by other Americans and other Brits

Every culture suffers from patriarchy and misogyny, that's why we have so many initiatives to address gender, racial, and all other bias

And ironically, populists calling these initiatives woke, while also calling for action, seems as if they're confused, and unwilling to acknowledge that the thing they call woke, is the very thing that is designed to improve the quality of life for everyone

If we look for solutions in people who shout the loudest, who thrive on division, who for years don't even raise their voices in parliament, yet have now jumped on a bandwagon and insist they are the defenders or women and girls

If these are the people who you trust to find deliver, prepare yourself for the problems to continue

And better, ask yourself why your standards and expectations are so low that you rely on this type of divisive rhetoric to deliver meaningful, long term change

Like everyone who is genuinely upset and angry at what has happened. I want all of us to expect more from our politicians, from our police, from our local councils, from anyone and everyone who seeks a role in public life

And for me, my frustration is that far too much attention is given to those who divide and not enough support is given to those who are taking action

Yes, call out inaction, expect more, but collaborative work is the way society, all of society will improve

Anyway, for anyone made it this far in my rant, ack to my opening, I'm taking the day off politics because it's all so overwhelming

Instead I'll spend today posting a series of flower photos with inspiring quotes, a reminder that in the world around us, no matter how cold it is, figuratively and literally, there are glimpses of order, of beauty, of what humanity can curate in a garden or a greenhouse, of something so simple, that while we often walk past without noticing, it is life, growing, blossoming, inspiring, and, for those of us lucky enough to be appreciative and grateful, a way to find peace

Humanity, do better, please 🙏

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

I can't qwhite understand why this 'grooming gang' story has little coverage. Is the media suppressing someing

Gang of men 'groomed' and sexually abused underage girl at 'party house', court hears https://t.co/0cLPhv9Y5z

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Left: Nadine Dorries says that child sexual abuse was never discussed the entire time she was serving in cabinet

Right: Boris Johnson criticised spending money on child sexual abuse inquiries, "£60 million spaffed up the wall"

The Conservatives spent 7 years and £200 million on a report and didn't implement the 20 recommendations in it. Now they're blaming Labour? Shame on them #PMQs

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

I stand with @jessphillips. Do please reTWEET if you do, too. This is beyond party politics now. It’s about whether as a nation we still have self-respect. #IStandWithJess

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Wow! Must watch car crash interview with Nadine Dorries

Nadine Dorries, "I'm a victim of child sexual abuse as well, through the Church of England"

Victoria Derbyshire, "When did you realise you wanted another inquiry?"

ND, "When the call came for one"

VD, "From Elon Musk?"

ND, "I wasn't aware the problem was as widespread as it was... The inquiry was more further reaching than the grooming gangs.. A national inquiry on the grooming gangs and the people who knew"

VD, "So why didn't the Conservatives do that?"

ND, "That's a good question"

VD, "You were in government"

ND, "No, I was Culture Secretary, this didn't go anywhere near my desk"

VD, "You were sat around the cabinet table"

ND, "The entire time I was in cabinet this was never discussed"

VD, "Why?"

ND, "I.. I.."

VD, "Because there are a number of Conservatives who were in government who are calling for it now"

ND, "I can't answer the question.. A good person who can answer the question would be Suella Braverman and Priti Patel"

VD, "There's no record of you speaking in the parliamentary chamber about any of the local inquiries or ever calling for a national inquiry"

ND, "You don't have to stand up in the chamber and speak about something to support something.. I attended meetings in committee rooms"

VD, "Tomorrow the Conservatives are calling for another inquiry.. That's despite the Conservatives setting up that 7 year £200 million independent inquiry on child sexual abuse.. And then the Conservative government didn't implement any of the 20 recommendations.. Isn't calling for another one the very definition of political opportunism?"

ND, "Frequently inquiries take place and none of the recommendations are implemented"

VD, "The same people who didn't implement those recommendations calling for another inquiry, isn't that the definition of political opportunism?"

ND, "Its a definition of what we need to do to fix how government deals with inquiries"

VD, "You had 14 years to do that"

ND, "Dealing with recommendations made from people outside of Westminster, the people who put them in place are civil servants"

VD, "So it's the civil servants fault?"

ND, "No, what I'm saying your dealing with something outside of the normal processes so maybe it can't be delivered by government"

VD, "Well the Conservatives didn't deliver any of the 20 recommendations"

Narrator: Nadine Dorries blames the process for why the Conservatives didn't deliver, while Labour use the process to start delivering, make it make sense

[Prof Colin Talbot (and my late pal Rory) @colinrtalbot]

I strongly recommend sharing this as widely as possible to counter some of the lies and hate being stirred up by Musk, Farage, Jenrick and Badenoch.

And this was while the Tory govt was doing as little as possible to respond to the 2022 report?

[Woke Lefty 🫣 @SalfordMe2023]

When police first became aware of it.

When social services first became aware of it.

Why the initial investigation didn't go ahead.

Who made that decision.

Keir Starmer's involvement, both during his tenure at the CPS and his time as Prime Minister.

Why Jess Phillips is the last woman in England who can ever be accused of not caring about femicide and child abuse.

How many public inquiries there have been.

Who failed to implement the recommendations from either.

Why a further inquiry isn't helpful to the victims at this time.

Which political party has not only failed to implement the findings of any inquiry but also cut funding to police to the bone.

How many paedophile rings have been locked up since the initial case was reopened.

How many more pending cases are awaiting trial.

How many active investigations there are into both historic and current paedophile rings of most ethnicities and religion.

Why Tommy Robinson is in prison and what can be done to free him.

Why Ed Davies is absolutely the wrong person to be abusive to.

W̶h̶y̶ g̶e̶t̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶l̶y̶ w̶i̶t̶h̶ F̶a̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ w̶a̶s̶ a̶ m̶i̶s̶t̶a̶k̶e̶.

There's quite a lot else you don't yet know about, nor would it be reasonable to expect you to, because this is a situation that in some cases goes back to offences committed before you sold PayPal to eBay in 2002.

This government is seven months into their administration - it isn't reasonable to expect them to have fixed 14 years of Tory destruction.

The Trump administration won't have stopped one child going missing every 40 seconds in America in 7 months, nor will it have addressed the issue of child marriage being legal in 37 states.

Worth also mentioning, your comments about Jess Phillips are mild for America, here they put a target on her back and are a genuine risk to her personal safety.

[🐟 🇪🇺🇺🇦Allan Paterson, @AllianceNowUK #RATSO @AllanGPaterson]

The truth, were you inclined to listen to it:
Starmer Attacks Musk's Disinformation Campaign https://t.co/19iNXftznl via @YouTube