He said what now ?

[Goldflap]

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/performer-shocked-alleged-transphobic-conversation-27614841

He can be a wanker if he wants, that's on him. The bigger problem is that MM didn't a) ignore or b) tell him to get stuffed.

I'm tempted to email them and tell them what I think.

wasn't there a judgement that said we have never had the Stasi in the uk? Forstaters maybe?

Things change, I guess

It was Harry Miller and the Fair Cop one. The police turned up at his place of work because someone complained about his tweets and it was recorded as a non-crime hate incident.
The police got an absolute pasting by the judge for recording 'non-crimes' based on someone being cross about a tweet.
www.faircop.org.uk/police-compared-to-stasi-and-gestapo-by-judge-as-he-rules-they-interfered-in-freedom-of-speech-by-investigating-non-crime-trans-tweet/

McCarthyism was due a reboot. It's been a while.

Thanks, @TheGreatATuin. So it was.

It is going to end sometime. Systems which are insane, unjust, built on bullshit don't last. They just do a fuck load of harm while they do.