@zatzi My daughter went to a high Anglican state primary school 30 years ago - they sang completely different hymns to the ones we sang at school. Hymn fashions change. I’m often baffled at young persons weddings by the hymns. It’s just a generational thing. Nothing to worry about
@ReformDarlo His job is to represent his constituents and set an example to other Reform MPs and councillors. When did he last hold a surgery in Clacton?
@Nigel_Farage For Christ sake. Go to any foreign country and you’ll see the union flag flown amongst the others on public buildings. It’s part of being an outward facing secure nation.
@EA4246 Unless we have fixed general election dates like the USA and no unexpected by-elections that would almost certainly disenfranchise people like me who work away much of the time. I always apply for a postal vote so that I can ensure I get to use my vote.
@TerraOrBust They failed to reach a verdict that it reached the threshold of a section 18 offence. CPS were overreaching and should have charged them under section 20. That’s the simple answer to this.
@MICHAELLEH82009@LucyTCWife The judge sailed very close to the wind with his direction which pretty much ordered the jury to convict. So it’s actually the opposite problem to the one you’re describing
@LucyTCWife Wrong charge. The jury clearly felt this action by this one individual didn’t meet the threshold of section 18. I’ll bet my bottom dollar the CPS will rightly drop it to section 20
@JAMESEROLPH@Jenny_1884 Agree. My father fought for the Dutch resistance and came here in 1944 on a small boat as a refugee. I’m so glad he’s not alive to see the far right rise again in this country.
@Jenny_1884 I was born in 1965. Seems much better to me now. We had all the same problems of xenophobia, sexism and violence but less people were pushing back against it.