Thread 3 Starmer: Digging has started, bigger shovel required

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Every ship needs a masthead figure, I wonder if Farage is available?

'So on behalf of the British people who expect their values and their security to be upheld we will put a stop to it'

This line is brilliant. I've been saying all along these thugs cannot see the irony of "protesting" against immigrants saying they are violent criminals - using mindless criminal violence.

I'm so pleased Labour is leading us through this. Direct tackling if the situation rather than 3 word soundbites.

He also has more integrity and intelligence than the 3 of them put together.

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I said to DD last night that the upcoming vacancies on the prison hulk (aka Bibby Stockholm) could be well utilised in taking some of our knuckle dragging friends off the street

I can't remember where I read it, but apparently in Sweden rather than build more prisons, convicted offenders can "wait their turn" for a prison place. So, person is sentenced to say 6 months, and has to wait until another prisoner is released to make a space, before then entering prison to serve their 6 month sentence. Would something like that work in this country?

I've also seen suggestions that there are many women who shouldn't really be in prison & community sentences would be more appropriate. Maybe there could then be consolidation of those women for whom prison is unavoidable, into a smaller number of women's prisons leaving some women's prisons to be repurposed to use for men?

I personally think that there is a lot of debate to be had about the prison system - eg what is it for- punishment, rehabilitation, public protection, a combination of these, and what can be done to make it more effective in whatever the aim is decided to be? I hope that John Timpson, the new prison minister, will have some good ideas regarding this.

I’m not playing with the silly billies tonight (although it is fun). We’ve had some good news in our family today and I’m not going to let a Tory twat spoil my mood.

We won the election. Tough titties Tory twats!

I had a peek on one thread. Seriously not going there, just grim.

Glad you had good news!

Oh and Fuck the Tories!

Sometimes the shills/bots/trolls are just too obvious

Still, it means we can have fun sharing our cat/pet/garden stories and/or pictures

Typically for Tories - no cat tax paid - their cats are probably all in off shore cat beds

Only nice, decent people have cats.

Or do cats only have nice decent people?

Cats are judgy.

You could do this, tag the offender and place them under house arrest. You can also put them under alcohol testing, drug testing, and take away their passport.

I don't have a cat since some insert appropriate descriptive ran her over I'm a nice, decent person though.

I’m sorry to hear that. Do you think you’ll have another one day?

I wonder if there was a conscious decision not to take away Stephen Yaxley-Lennon's (aka Tommy Robinson) Irish passport when he was given unconditional bail and promptly fled the country because the UK would be happy to see the back of him

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Every person who has had a cat they cared for is a nice, decent person.

I am so sorry about your cat. It is heartbreaking when they leave us, especially in an accident. Ours is 13 and I can't bear to think about...you know.

I dare say that was a factor

I love this thread 😍

Also so happy Starmer is in charge. For a man with no plan he certainly seems to know what he's doing

Best thread on Mumsnet, Cassie!

Sure is. And just about the only one where you can guarantee you won’t be insulted.

Absolutely, everywhere else is still awash with bitter Tories.

A memory by James Rowland FB