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To want Elon Musk to stay the fuck out of U.K. politics?

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Birdscratch · 03/01/2025 11:19

And German politics and just focus on the President he’s already paid for and turning X into a toxic wasteland.

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User135644 · 05/01/2025 14:02

DuncinToffee · 05/01/2025 13:51

Then why did you say Calls herself a feminist but has done little to use her platform to protect these girls or get justice.?

She should be calling for a new full inquiry now not passing the buck to small town councils.

Jumpingthruhoops · 05/01/2025 14:02

noblegiraffe · 05/01/2025 13:56

No one said it was as grim as that, however using those poor girls to piss about on twitter throwing shade at Starmer is pretty despicable.

Nothing remotely 'despicable' about drawing attention to this issue.

As @CandlesClementines says people all over the world will have learned something about the plight of these girls from just one Tweet. That should be applauded not derided.

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:02

DuncinToffee · 05/01/2025 13:49

Like who? Come on don't be shy and tell us who that is.

The IICSA was an independent investigation!

IICSA was a statutory inquiry for England and Wales, established in 2015 under the Inquiries Act 2005. Its independence meant that the Inquiry was not part of any government department.

That does not mean the people involved are not corruptible or have their own political agendas...
Evidently it wasn't investigated thoroughly enough otherwise there wouldn't be further information of cover ups emerging.

DuncinToffee · 05/01/2025 14:04

Feelingathomenow · 05/01/2025 14:01

Yes we all know how different Labour are in government than they were in opposition and how they have changed their stance.

it reminds me of my SIL. Before she had kids she was full of parenting advice/criticism. Her kids are very badly behaved/loads of issues due to poor parenting by both her and my DB.

How have they changed their stance?

They are committed to implementing the recommendations from the IICSA report.

ContactNightmare · 05/01/2025 14:04

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:02

That does not mean the people involved are not corruptible or have their own political agendas...
Evidently it wasn't investigated thoroughly enough otherwise there wouldn't be further information of cover ups emerging.

And what is that information, good poster?

noblegiraffe · 05/01/2025 14:04

Jumpingthruhoops · 05/01/2025 14:02

Nothing remotely 'despicable' about drawing attention to this issue.

As @CandlesClementines says people all over the world will have learned something about the plight of these girls from just one Tweet. That should be applauded not derided.

When it’s accompanied by demands for Tommy Robinson to be freed and for the King to dissolve Parliament, that rather distracts from the plight of the girls, doesn’t it? Musk fucked up there, yes?

DuncinToffee · 05/01/2025 14:05

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:02

That does not mean the people involved are not corruptible or have their own political agendas...
Evidently it wasn't investigated thoroughly enough otherwise there wouldn't be further information of cover ups emerging.

Evidently?

Where is the evidence?

And who do you want to do the investigation instead?

ContactNightmare · 05/01/2025 14:05

Yes please tell us and then tweet Elon

TooBigForMyBoots · 05/01/2025 14:08

Dorisbonson · 05/01/2025 14:01

Billionaire businessman who employs tens of thousands of people across the world and has revolutionized several sectors. Not exactly a mug and has a broadly positive impact on the world no?

Id rather Musk gave a monkeys about the UK and took an interest than not.

He doesn't give a monkeys about the UK or rape victims.

Musk is flexing to see if he's powerful enough to take down an established democracy. He's doing it for the lolz.

littledrummergirls · 05/01/2025 14:08

User135644 · 05/01/2025 14:02

She should be calling for a new full inquiry now not passing the buck to small town councils.

How to say you are reading from a script without saying you are reading from a script.

Have you even read the bloody thread?

Musk was wrong on this. The survivors agree with Jess Phillips that yet another national enquiry is not wanted or needed. They need to implement the findings from previous enquiries.

Repeating the same lies and disinformation over and over without comprehension shows who you are.

DuncinToffee · 05/01/2025 14:08

User135644 · 05/01/2025 14:02

She should be calling for a new full inquiry now not passing the buck to small town councils.

Why a new full inquiry?

What is wrong with the IICSA inquiry according to you?

Dorisbonson · 05/01/2025 14:08

Porcelainpig · 05/01/2025 13:55

Oh and I echo what others have said here. Labour have been in power properly for about 4/5 months (excluding summer recess). I'm not sure you can fix a country that has been on its arse for years in that time with no money. These people must think we have short memories. I won't forget what Farage and the Tories have done to this country and no amount of propaganda will convince me to forget. I am giving Labour a chance because the Tories and Farage don't deserve another one. I will judge at the next election. These people cannot play God with our politics. I, and everyone else can see it and won't vote for them.

They are making it much worse very quickly.

The budget was a disaster. The useless Tories at least reversed Trusses budget. Government borrowing costs are higher than they have been since the turn of the millennium. Her tax rises have crashed the economy.

Reeves tax and growth estimates from her budget are so wrong she will likely have to have another budget in April because it's such a clusterfuck.

CandlesClementines · 05/01/2025 14:09

@noblegiraffe I'm surprised then

I watched it all and followed it back then also.

But there have been numerous snippets, radio interviews, speeches, documents posted that have deepened my understanding.

littledrummergirls · 05/01/2025 14:09

The disinformation on this thread is mind blowing.

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:10

ContactNightmare · 05/01/2025 14:04

And what is that information, good poster?

I suggest you look it up. If I post my response on here it will almost certainly result in my comment being deleted or getting banned. One of my comments on this thread has already been deleted (I have no idea why as it didn't break guidelines) it is the kind of censorship that is drawing people to X because they can actually have an opinion without being cancelled.

TooBigForMyBoots · 05/01/2025 14:11

Dorisbonson · 05/01/2025 14:08

They are making it much worse very quickly.

The budget was a disaster. The useless Tories at least reversed Trusses budget. Government borrowing costs are higher than they have been since the turn of the millennium. Her tax rises have crashed the economy.

Reeves tax and growth estimates from her budget are so wrong she will likely have to have another budget in April because it's such a clusterfuck.

She will likely have another budget in March or April because that's what the Chancellor of the Exchequer usually does.

DuncinToffee · 05/01/2025 14:12

Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into CSE in last 12 yrs…

ROCHDALE 2013 Serious case review highlighted failures by 17 agencies who were meant to protect kids

GTR MANCHESTER 2020 - Manc-wide Independent Review commissioned by Mayor Andy Burnham (Part 1)

OLDHAM 2022 – Burnham review (Part 2)

ROCHDALE 2024 - Burnham review (Part 3)

ROTHERHAM 2014 - independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation by Alexis Jay which covered CSE in the town 1997-2013

ROTHERHAM 2015 - Louise Casey looked at whether Rotherham Coucil was ‘fit for purpose’ given their abdication of responsibility for vulnerable kids

TELFORD Jul 2022

UK-WIDE Child Sexual Exploitation - Home Affairs Select Committee June 2013

https://bsky.app/profile/vicderbyshire.bsky.social/post/3lew7iokxjk2k

PandoraSox · 05/01/2025 14:12

littledrummergirls · 05/01/2025 14:08

How to say you are reading from a script without saying you are reading from a script.

Have you even read the bloody thread?

Musk was wrong on this. The survivors agree with Jess Phillips that yet another national enquiry is not wanted or needed. They need to implement the findings from previous enquiries.

Repeating the same lies and disinformation over and over without comprehension shows who you are.

Some have also called for inquiries to be commissioned at a local level by LAs (or "small town councils" as @User135644 calls them).

BIossomtoes · 05/01/2025 14:13

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:10

I suggest you look it up. If I post my response on here it will almost certainly result in my comment being deleted or getting banned. One of my comments on this thread has already been deleted (I have no idea why as it didn't break guidelines) it is the kind of censorship that is drawing people to X because they can actually have an opinion without being cancelled.

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Why would sharing apparently widely known information get you banned?

littledrummergirls · 05/01/2025 14:13

A classic conspiracy theorists response.

I'm not giving away my sources because they don't exist beyond the people who are leading me by the nose there is no evidence, look it up and waste hours of your life wading through shit.

ContactNightmare · 05/01/2025 14:13

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:10

I suggest you look it up. If I post my response on here it will almost certainly result in my comment being deleted or getting banned. One of my comments on this thread has already been deleted (I have no idea why as it didn't break guidelines) it is the kind of censorship that is drawing people to X because they can actually have an opinion without being cancelled.

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How convenient that only selective snippets can be made available

Tweet Elon and he can do it for you

I called you bad faith and you are; next time don’t reveal yourself so obviously re trumped up terrorism charges

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:14

BIossomtoes · 05/01/2025 14:13

Why would sharing apparently widely known information get you banned?

You tell me. My earlier comment was deleted for doing just that.

BIossomtoes · 05/01/2025 14:15

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:14

You tell me. My earlier comment was deleted for doing just that.

I very much doubt it. You could of course just provide a link.

Dorisbonson · 05/01/2025 14:15

TooBigForMyBoots · 05/01/2025 14:11

She will likely have another budget in March or April because that's what the Chancellor of the Exchequer usually does.

Apologies let me rephrase her October budget was such a clusterfuck that she will the Labour party will have to their words, rip up their tax and growth forecasts and increase taxes just months from now.

Is that better?

Betchyaby · 05/01/2025 14:16

ContactNightmare · 05/01/2025 14:13

How convenient that only selective snippets can be made available

Tweet Elon and he can do it for you

I called you bad faith and you are; next time don’t reveal yourself so obviously re trumped up terrorism charges

I'll do as I please and I won't take recommendation from you. Yes trumped up. The Terrorist Act was not created to be used against people for not giving over a phone pin number.

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