The Restore Britain March seems to have gone pretty well today from what I can glean online.

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It could be a faulty algorithm, but the trouble the PM seemed to think would happen doesn’t seem to have materialised. I’ve seen clips from the march where a diverse mix of people have marched, not just football hooligan types.

They don't give it to the Snp themselves. The MP group give it to charities/causes in their local area. You are thinking of the uplift that the MSPs at holyrood don't take which is given back to the Scottish govt. It's not donated to SNP party funds

A thread on a contentious issue too. And when it gets contentious the OP threatens legal action. After the OP spends the day replying "reported" to posts.

Very odd.

But apparently it is the left that is authoritarian.

Eastern Orthodox celebrate Pentecost on the 31st this year.

MNHQ delete posts that make libellous claims about named people. Not anonymous posters, although they will delete personal attacks as you know.

You are making yourself look very silly.

There were 56000 snp members as of last summer. I'm aware that they don't have the large backers that some parties have and that some people will give small amounts - but if they can afford to run campaigns and pay staff - they aren't in financial trouble

That would make positive action/discrimination racist e.g. black people get more points towards a place at Harvard for being black. Racist, no? Certainly racist towards black candidates, suggesting that they need help to get in. Also racist against non-black candidates who may be worthy of a place but don't get it because they are short on points.

The Banking and Financial Dealings Act was 1971. E Heath.

It could be libellous if he never actually indulges in a bit of self care. Careful! You might be sued!

Exactly this. Things are improving.

I have no idea what people expected. The sunlit uplands we were promised post-Brexit? Milk & honey to flow freely the second the previous government fell?

Immigration has fallen SHARPLY. The asylum backlog is being cleared rapidly. There have been fewer boat arrivals this year to date, than the last two. The NHS is improving. GDP is improving.

No, you don’t feel richer yet. No one in the world does outside of the super rich. Blame Trump and Putin.

I don’t like Starmer but this government is getting things done in the face of ridiculous hostility from really fucking stupid people.

I couldn’t agree more with your second sentence. Although probably not for the same reasons.

I agree with other posters. You are making yourself look very silly.

I can give my opinion on it, even though you asked a PP. MPs defecting to Reform? Good riddance, I have not been sad to see the back of any of them and I am a Tory. Kemi Badenoch stopping it? I don't think she's bothered. The ones who defect to Reform are the ones she doesn't want anyway, as she has said herself. She stitched Jenrick up like a kipper. All of which might explain why Reform don't seem to want any more of them!

Thank you. Eastern Orthodox celebrations are generally about a week later than the Roman calendar, not sure if this is because of the Great Schism (11th century) or because they are using the Julian calendar.

If anyone at that march was marching because of the Flowers of the Forest, I will eat my own head.

I'm not sure I actually said that? But what I will say, is that if you wanted Brexit and are incapable or unwilling of seeing the damage it's done, and are willing to throw your lot in again with the same people who promoted it (ignoring the corruption they're not even bothering to hide), that shoe might just fit.

Jesus wept! No-one is excluding anyone. You used that as an example of something that would be racist and I agreed with you so I'm not sure why this is even continuing!

Even if the candidates are disadvantaged by institutional racism ?

Really, this march was about expanding institutional racism. So logically, if that were expanded, then so would positive discrimination expand.

It's this old 2 wrongs don't make a right. And if the lesser wrong is designed to counteract the greater wrong, then surely the target should be to tackle the greater. Because without that, the lesser wrong is not required ?

I recall with the Harvard case, they stated that if admissions were based on academic merit alone, then they would have a majority Asian student body ?

"Kemi Badenoch stopping it? I don't think she's bothered."

It seems to be Badenoch's USP. Not bothered. Not sure I would be happy with that as a member.

Clarity - I'm a Labour member and I like Keir Starmer.

What are they getting done. With respect people should see an improvement in their living situations. Did they not campaign on a promise to lower fuel bills? They aren't the only party who make promises like this - and don't deliver

Why are you concentrating on immigrants and boat arrivals? What difference does that make to someone in the UK living in poverty. I first voted Labour in 1987. I don't anymore. Don't you think the last Labour govt should have got things done -

The fall in immigration actually started under the last Tory govt

People don't need to look for milk and honey to be dissatisfied with their living conditions.

What has Starmer done to improve the lot of people struggling with the cost of living crisis. In two years of government.

Removed the two child cap -they were pressured into that. They were also pressured into making a u turn on their pip proposals

The withdrawing of the winter fuel allowance actually started the rot of people actually crossing to other parties. They've also halved lcwra for under 25s

And they got completely battered at the local council elections

I actually honestly thought a couple of years ago that Scottish Labour would get into power in Scotland this time (and I'm aware that some snp seats were won because of votes being split between Reform and labour)

If Starmer is doing so well why do so many of his own MPs want him to stand down?

You are doing it again. You have extrapolated widely and thrown accusations my way and are now infuriated I am still here as you hoped to run me off the thread. You are happy to be keyboard warriors until such a time that you have to stand behind the words you’ve written.

Do you have evidence that anyone hoped to run you off the thread? You don’t want to be defaming anyone.

Fascism - FGS….

Read the room, look at the direction of travel.

This can be true but you have it the wrong way round. A message board user can defame a person if it is clear (not anonymous) who that person is. You cannot be defamed by a fellow poster while you are posting anonymously. However, if you wish to spend thousands trying to prove your point, feel free. Otherwise your threats are empty.

Thankfully, Starmer will soon be confined to history’s dustbin - as will his successor.

The UK does not want socialism - its abundantly clear.

Starmer isn’t giving us socialism, he’s a red Tory.

You have made some really strong assertions - I would like to debate them with you, so let’s please start with some data to support your comments.

Thanks.