[Politics] Tory meltdown finally arrived [was: incoming]...

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TomandJerry

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Oct 1, 2013
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Schools across England are warning they will soon be unsafe because they are having to cut teachers and support staff to save money, with record numbers now in deficit.

With escalating behavioural problems, soaring numbers of children with special educational needs, and increased pupil numbers, schools say staff are already stretched to the limit. Yet heads across the country say they now have no choice but to plan redundancies or not replace leaving staff in order to balance their books.
 




TomandJerry

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Oct 1, 2013
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Bad news for Rishi ..

"The UK government’s controversial Rwanda legislation that deems the African country as a safe place to deport people to is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s human rights obligations and places it in breach of international law, according to a damning parliamentary report."
 


Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
Bad news for Rishi ..

"The UK government’s controversial Rwanda legislation that deems the African country as a safe place to deport people to is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s human rights obligations and places it in breach of international law, according to a damning parliamentary report."
He's known all along but loves to blame a 'foreign' court. Any politician wanting to remove us from the UCHR needs locking up.
He was told his deportation plan broke 7 British human rights, let alone anything international, which is why he is trying to force through his own 'plan'.
 


raymondo

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Apr 26, 2017
7,387
Wiltshire
Bad news for Rishi ..

"The UK government’s controversial Rwanda legislation that deems the African country as a safe place to deport people to is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s human rights obligations and places it in breach of international law, according to a damning parliamentary report."
Surely we'll just create another law to get round it?
 






TomandJerry

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Oct 1, 2013
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"Following line by line scrutiny of the bill, which reaches its committee stage in the House of Lords on Monday the report finds that the bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations, erodes the protections laid down in the Human Rights Act, contravenes parts of the European convention on human rights and falls short of the UK’s commitment to comply with international treaties.

The committee’s chair, Joanna Cherry MP, said: “This bill is designed to remove vital safeguards against persecution and human rights abuses, including the fundamental right to access a court. Hostility to human rights is at its heart and no amendments can salvage it."
 


Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
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You want your human rights removing?
No sensible person does

But the fella wasn't saying this was his wish, he was predicting Sunak's next move.

And he's right to predict this. Sunak is desperate to recreate the anti European sentiment in towns where Tories may be able to hold marginal seats.

This report is perfect for Sunak.
 


Bodian

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May 3, 2012
14,279
Cumbria
"Following line by line scrutiny of the bill, which reaches its committee stage in the House of Lords on Monday the report finds that the bill is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s human rights obligations, erodes the protections laid down in the Human Rights Act, contravenes parts of the European convention on human rights and falls short of the UK’s commitment to comply with international treaties.

The committee’s chair, Joanna Cherry MP, said: “This bill is designed to remove vital safeguards against persecution and human rights abuses, including the fundamental right to access a court. Hostility to human rights is at its heart and no amendments can salvage it."
The Tories will now just call for the Human Rights Act to be scrapped / amended, and to pull out of the ECHR - as this is the "Will of the People" you know.
 




Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
The Tories will now just call for the Human Rights Act to be scrapped / amended, and to pull out of the ECHR - as this is the "Will of the People" you know.
The Lords are trying to stall the Rwandan plan so will there be enough time? The polls in the marginal Tory seats are still showing Labour gains as people think the cost of living crisis is more important than a deportation scheme.
 




highflyer

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Jan 21, 2016
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Not quite correct though. The £2.2m wasn't all 'income' for tax purposes. Quite a bit of it was capital gains, which is taxed at a lower rate.

Not saying I approve, but it's a little unfair to compare it to a train driver.
And he has consistently refused to contemplate increasing tax on income from capital gains (essentially unearned income) to the same rate as tax on income from actual work. So I'd say it's fine to hold him accountable for the low rates of tax he pays.

But then...Labour under Starmer have taken the same position. So we are all getting shafted by the rich, no matter what.
 














Baldseagull

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Jan 26, 2012
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Crawley
I heard last night that Infosys, the company set up by Sunak's father in law and his wife is heavily invested in has had a 50% increase in revenue from Government Contracts since Sunak got the job of P.M.
Could be pure coincidence, but it doesn't look good.
 




Springal

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