I don’t understand what the big problem is. If we do in fact live in a democracy then we must allow all ideas to be heard. All of them - even the ones we despise. They have to all be heard, discussed, debated, and then we can all vote on what we want. But suppressing ideas is the most anti-democratic thing you can do.
@TheAliceSmith I believe that socialism can be boiled down to a core belief that wealth is a natural resource. Otherwise known as a belief that money grows on trees.
@PolitlcsUK@thetimes Labour have no coherent worldview. Here they are wanting to ban them from social media in the evenings, the same people they want to give the vote to? It does not make sense at all.
No, you don't get it.
He does not have $1 trillion sitting in cash, it is 99% stock in his companies.
To make that wealth liquid would mean selling all that stock which would swiftly destroy *both* the companies (Tesla, SpaceX, others) and the wealth. If he sold it all, he'd end up with maybe $100b max, several hundred thousand people would be out of work, the companies ruined and many of their suppliers also ruined.
Okay, but now Elon has $100b in cash, and can "solve the world's problems".
$100b divided by the world's 8 billion people is $12
If you were in charge, several of the most innovative industrial companies in the world would be destroyed, hundreds of thousands out of work, and space would again close to human civilization for another generation.
But everyone on earth could have one nice meal and you could revel in your altruism.
Can you please explain to us mortals what exactly you mean by “politicise” it? It concerns police misconduct. The police are an arm of the state. It is therefore a political issue. How is one to avoid politicising a political issue? I have a better idea. Instead of tweeting your advice on how the nation should behave, why don’t you just set up your X account to tweet “I HATE DONALD TRUMP” once per hour forever.
I’m not going to amplify Reform’s ad by sharing it, but the wilful misrepresentation of Kemi Badenoch - selectively quoting what she said about ‘white lives matter’ - is disgraceful and dangerous.
It needs to be challenged, including by those of us who are not Conservatives.
Reform putting out an attack ad on Kemi Badenoch misquoting her over Henry Nowak’s tragic death is a deeply misguided, ugly and offensive move.
A young British man was murdered. He died cuffed and begging for his life, alone in the street.
To weaponise his death, so vindictively, in order to make a viciously deceitful graphic attacking a political opponent is low.
I am not in the same party as Kemi Badenoch. In fact, we are competing for votes in Makerfield. I disagree with her on a great many number of policies.
I would never manipulate the death of an innocent young man to score petty party political points, especially using such blatant lies.
It’s just not how we conduct ourselves in Britain.
Principles still matter, or at least they should.