John Banks

@john1banks

Joined August 2012

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john1banks retweeted

Bernie

@Artemisfornow

4 days ago

Dear Mr Starmer, You say you have made Britain a better place. I beg to differ, let’s have a look at how you have made Britain better shall we? ▪️tried to cancel elections ▪️arrested 12,000 ppl a year for posts ▪️300,000 businesses closed ▪️125,000 increase in unemployment ▪️Unemployment up to 4.9% ▪️Vacancies at lowest level since 2021 ▪️Borrowing higher than forecast ▪️Inflation rose again after falling ▪️NHS waiting list still over 7 million ▪️Record Channel crossings ▪️Heat pump rollout stalled ▪️AI data centres priority grid connections ▪️Offshored emissions ▪️increased subsidies to wind farms ▪️Lied to Trump about free speech ▪️27 More quangos and regulators ▪️Expanded facial recognition policing ▪️Online Safety Act censorship ▪️operation scatter of illegal migrants ▪️Winter fuel allowance cancelled ▪️highest tax in 70 years ▪️highest electricity in the world ▪️fake £22 billion black hole ▪️ 22.3% pay rise for doctors ▪️15% pay rise for train drivers ▪️attempts to join EU by stealth ▪️ Closed the migrant barge ▪️4 more years of hotels for illegals ▪️NI tax rises for businesses ▪️£500 million to foreign farmers ▪️£3.4 BILLION on consultants ▪️Two tier policing at protests & riots ▪️crackdown on free speech ▪️No deportations for foreign criminals ▪️let prisoners out early ▪️net zero madness spending ▪️Carbon capture experiment ▪️solar factories on green belt ▪️oops had to cancel non Dom policy ▪️VAT on private schools backfired ▪️Softer sentences, prisons are full ▪️Free clothes for MPs ▪️Free tickets for MPs ▪️Rent free house for MPs ▪️free Pass for Ali for Downing Street ▪️introducing pay per mile ▪️Ended steel production ▪️Stopped oil and gas licenses ▪️ refused to use huge new gas field ▪️Spaffed £8.3b on British energy ▪️Energy bills went up TWICE ▪️Palestine marches out of control ▪️Ended free speech in universities ▪️Increases in fuel duty ▪️Said “free the sausages” ▪️Fired his chief of staff ▪️Fired his energy minister ▪️gave Peter Mandelson a job ▪️Chancellor isn’t an economist ▪️Gave £millions more to Ukraine ▪️Gave £50 million to Syrian militants ▪️Richest pop star got free police escort ▪️made up some ‘science’ on fly wheels ▪️stopped Rwanda ▪️largest number of illegal migrants ever ▪️Didn’t change his ‘special’ pension ▪️Gave away the Chagos Islands ▪️lost Rosie Duffield ▪️let Ukraine use Storm shadow ▪️revoked land wind farm ban ▪️announced Pylons near houses ▪️Banned Elon from ‘Investment Summit’ ▪️misogyny would be classed as terrorism ▪️ investigated by Electoral Commission ▪️ Lord Ali under investigation ▪️Inheritance tax on farmers ▪️Lied to WASPI women ▪️Attempting to bring in blasphemy laws ▪️Gave £500 million to foreign farmers ▪️Chancellor turned out to be unqualified ▪️highest government borrowing in 34 yrs ▪️MP investigated for corruption ▪️Banning parents from seeing curriculum ▪️ Anti Muslim blasphemy law ▪️stabbing up ▪️Called ordinary people far right racists ▪️Rapists allowed out of prison early Have I missed anything? Apart from taxpayers now funding free school breakfasts?

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john1banks retweeted

Rupert Lowe MP

@RupertLowe10

5 months ago

Restore Britain’s policy on lockdown is clear. It was the darkest time in recent British history, a time where our freedoms were trampled over all in the name of bent ‘science’. For some COVID, was a dangerous disease. And the full power of the state should have been deployed to protect those people. The elderly, the vulnerable. Instead of spending hundreds of billions of closing our economy down, sentencing thousands of young healthy people to death and ruining tens of millions of lives - we should have protected those two groups, the elderly and the vulnerable, with everything that we had. If we could shut the country down, we could have had protected those in genuine danger. Obviously. Millions of youngsters had years ripped away from them. Lives destroyed. For what? To avoid getting a nasty cough? Sweden was right. Tegnell was right. We should have followed their lead. A Restore Britain Government would take steps to reverse the damage, as much as possible. All criminal convictions for non-violent breaches of lockdown rules would be overturned and quashed. Nobody will have a criminal record for breaking laws that should have never existed in the first place. Every related fine will be refunded. Restore Britain MPs will issue a formal statement and apology from Parliament, recognising the damage lockdowns caused to the families, businesses and our society. The British state got it wrong. We will admit that. Targeted amendments to existing laws will be passed, making it illegal to suspend basic freedoms without ultra-intensive parliamentary oversight and strict time limits. Tax breaks to the most affected industries will be implemented - people forget that the damage continues today. Particularly for hospitality. We will help. We will remove all remaining COVID relics from this country. Every social distancing sign will be torn down, every two metre sticker will be scrubbed away. I detest seeing it all. An independent commission filled with overseas experts will be established to review all SAGE communications, predictions and data used to justify lockdown. We will ask Anders Tegnell to head that commission. We will release all modelling and all communications, unredacted, and aim to prosecute anyone who deliberately distorted the statistics to push a damaging pro-lockdown agenda. Restore Britain will launch a full, independent inquiry into the COVID vaccine - how it was approved, and how it was forced on the entire healthy population. How did ministers like Reform’s Zahawi even dare to suggest that children can overrule their parents in order to take the vaccine? It is sick. The current vaccine compensation scheme will be scrapped, and we will open a new system which speeds up claims, increases the amount paid and has no inbuilt bias. To those people who lost their lives because of the COVID vaccine, and there have been many, the state will properly compensate those families. Properly compensate. And, for what is worth which is very little, the state will apologise. Vaccine passports. Sick. Sick. Sick. The most evil policy inflicted on the British people - all supported by Conservative, Reform and Labour politicians. I didn’t take the COVID vaccine, I felt I didn’t need it. That was my choice. I was prepared to have my life disrupted. Millions of others though felt blackmailed into receiving that jab to go on holiday or whatever else. Anyone involved in the implementation of that scheme should be ashamed of themselves - including many of the politicians in Reform's top team. State workers who lost their jobs because of vaccine mandates will be properly compensated. What happened to them was wrong, and Restore Britain will fix it. We will be honest with the British people about what happened in 2020 and 2021. Lockdown was the biggest scandal of modern times. Restore Britain will have the courage to finally admit that, and take steps to rectify the vast damage caused. There is now a serious political party willing to face up to the truth. I hope you consider supporting us.

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Konstantin Kisin

@KonstantinKisin

5 months ago

The British Establishment has a simple rule: The problem is never the problem. The problem is people who dare to point out the problem. Grooming gangs, illegal immigration, terrorism, men in women's prisons, Net Zero. Same playbook every time: "racist", "denier", "Nazi". You'd think when you're calling a beloved children's author a Nazi, you'd maybe stop and pause. But no. Another part of the rule is that no matter how right the "bad" people turn out to be, they remain tainted by having been right. Feminists like JK Rowling were vilified for opposing puberty blockers being given to children. The government rowed back on the policy. But the women who spoke out against it are still considered bigots. Grooming gangs turned out to be racist anti-white hate crimes. If this had been done by an invading army, it would be rightly treated as a war crime. But the people who covered it up and ignored it are still the "good" people and the people who complained about it are still the "bad" people. The same is true of illegal immigration. Islamism. Net Zero. And this is why the country is screwed. Because we live in a society where the golden rule is that you must tolerate the intolerable or you'll be made a pariah for caring about the safety of British women and girls, for wanting a cohesive society, for wanting a strong economy. I've had enough of this and my sense is so have the British people. We won't keep quiet anymore. Call us all the names you want. It doesn't work anymore.

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Bernie

@Artemisfornow

9 months ago

Pay attention. This is my warning to you. As the policing of thoughts and speech becomes more sinister, understand this … ANYTHING you say may be held against you and used to silence you. Your intent does not matter. You don’t need to lie, threaten, or even be rude. All it takes is for a person, police officer, or authority to claim your words made them feel “alarmed” or “distressed.” Truth won’t protect you. You can post something accurate, sourced, and backed by official reports and still be accused of online harassment, If someone claims you’ve created a “hostile atmosphere,” that can be enough. And you don’t even need to break the law. Civil injunctions, Community Protection Notices, and “Respect Orders” can ban you from speaking publicly, & can be used pre-emptively (in case you say something offensive in the future) to silence people. No jury. No trial. Just a judge ruling that your speech causes “discomfort.” This isn’t about protecting people, it’s about protecting narratives. This is the front line now. It’s not about safety. It’s about control 🚨

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john1banks retweeted

11 months ago

🚨 I would like to confirm to the rest of the world that regardless of what our Prime Minister Keir Starmer says, we do NOT have free speech in the UK 🚨 The following legislation regulates, criminalises, and censors all speech deemed “unacceptable” by the authorities: 💣 Public Order Act Originally created to address riots and violence, this law is now used to criminalise speech considered “insulting” or “alarming.” Even silent prayer in public has led to arrests, especially near abortion clinics, using public order powers. 💣 Communications Act – Section 127 Makes it a criminal offence to send a message online that is “grossly offensive” (to anyone who finds it offensive). The wording is so vague that it’s used against jokes, satire, and dissenting political views. 💣 Malicious Communications Act Targets messages intended to cause “distress or anxiety” terms that are entirely subjective. Increasingly used to silence criticism or controversial opinions. 💣 Online Safety Act Championed as child protection, this law gives Ofcom sweeping powers to police the internet. It compels platforms to remove even legal speech if Ofcom deems it “harmful”, or face fines. Even internationally. Ofcom can also refer posters to the police for further investigation. 💣 Counter-Terrorism and Security Act – Framed as anti-extremism, but now widely used to monitor and silence individuals who express views that challenge official narratives, even in schools, (even children), in universities, the NHS, and journalism. There is no fixed legal definition of “extremism.” 💣 Hate Crime Legislation - Including the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Sentencing Act 2020 These laws impose harsher penalties for speech that shows “hostility” based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, even when no violence is involved. Intent is irrelevant. perception by the audience is enough. 💣 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act Allows for pre-emptive arrests and bans on individuals for speech or protest activity that could potentially cause “serious disruption.” Before they have even done it! Peaceful protest is no longer reliably protected under UK law. 💣 Ofcom and the Broadcast Code Ofcom regulates TV and radio, and now expands into online content under the Online Safety Act. It decides what opinions can be broadcast and what must be removed, in the name of “harm reduction.” 💣 Equality Act (as applied in workplace policy) While not criminal law, this Act supports workplace codes used to discipline or dismiss employees for expressing views that conflict with current diversity, equity, or inclusion standards. Many people have lost their jobs for stating biological facts or political opinions. 💣 A New Government Taskforce to Monitor Speech. The UK has expanded its Counter Disinformation Unit, working to monitor “narrative risk.” A new Home Office taskforce is using AI to detect “trending narratives” online and report posts that may cause “public disorder”, not illegal posts, just ones that challenge the government line. 💣 Proposed law – Expanding “hate crime” laws to include “misogyny” This is expected to criminalise more types of speech deemed 'harmful' to women. (But authorities differ on what a woman is regardless of the supreme court judgement). 💣 Proposed law – A broad “Conversion Therapy Ban” Still under consultation, but could make it illegal to even discuss certain views on gender or sexuality, including in private conversations, counselling, or prayer. None of this was voted for by the public. None of it protects our right to speak freely. All of it empowers the state to decide what we are allowed to say. We have state-approved speech, policed by vague legislation, corporate censorship, and unelected regulators. Britain is not a free country. don't even dare to tell me that it is ...Not anymore.

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Billboard Chris 🌎

@BillboardChris

about 1 year ago

People get tired of this debate, but it really can’t be stressed enough how abhorrent our society has become. This is not normal. It is not okay. It will never be okay. And we must never stop fighting it.

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John Banks @john1banks

over 1 year ago

@Northernger @TEnglishSport Unconscious/ conscious bias. Spend an age looking for infractions to not give Rangers goals. Move on quickly with their decisions when it doesn’t benefit Rangers.