HumanPenguin
@HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
- Comment on The Queen was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, book claims 4 hours ago:
Simple Google search on why Camila is not consort will confirm it.
Consort has not historically been used for the exact reason I indicated. In Pre Stuart time. More Pre Henry 8th. As he was more deeply religious then most kings before him. Hence the divorces and CofE. It was common as a tittle for the kings Favourite Courtly female.
- Comment on The Queen was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, book claims 4 hours ago:
Except Charles Banned the term Consrt as out dated when he was Corrinated.
Paraphrased seriously
Consort has negative historical conditions. IE as a sex partner rather then a real wife. As Queen Regent Vs Queen already separated a sovereign from a kings wife. He ruled the Royal family. While Prince is used for a Queen Regents Husband. Using consort was not appropriate in this century.
My personal opinion Camila disliked the term. And honestly I would not blame her.
- Comment on [deleted] 14 hours ago:
As an old fart. Bike Lighting in the 80s. Not seeing well may be understandable, but most were more then able to avoid what at the time were rarer parked cars. Excessive shopping carts dumped along cycle tracks etc etc.
Given how insanely good available bike lights are now. Not to mention cheap to buy and power. Compared to the tungston bulbs and D-cell batts of then. There really is no excuse. For poor lighting.
We never really had reflective clothing then. But police would pull you over for no lights. Travelling any distance at night without lights was really not an option. At least in a urban area.
- Comment on [deleted] 15 hours ago:
Not visible in the dark?
That is in part why cyclist legally needs lights in the dark. If you cannot see what’s in front of you. Slow down. It may be a pedestrian and or a disabled person.
This is defiantly inconvenient. And a big oops.
But the idea it is dangerouse due to dark. Is a compleate failure by some cyclists to recognise their own responsibility.
- Comment on UK’s last local currency axed due to rise of digital and card payments 15 hours ago:
I vaguely remember it being on the news when it was created. Such setup were never that common. This one was only created in the early 2000s. The design was to try and compete against huge international companies. Allowing a step above barter form local companies and customers.
- Comment on English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families 1 day ago:
Let’s remember. Years of DWP using sanctions inappropriately is why private landlords started refusing to take anyone on benefits.
2010 changes in how benefits sanctions were used and the randomness of “non targeted job centres” sanctioning Universal credit. left landlords unable to really on benefits claiments to pay rent at all.
Due to that many cancels we’re forced to use other methods to house low or no income homeless.
- Comment on The Queen was the victim of an attempted indecent assault as a teenager, book claims 1 day ago:
That consort tittle only applied pre corranation.
Once the King was coronated, King is considered the highest position. So Camilla became Queen.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 3 days ago:
Nope we are talking about democratic processes. Membership voting on proposed policies and MPs.
- Comment on Baby food firms given 18 months to improve quality of products in England 3 days ago:
To sell current stock. Can’t possibly cost big corps money extra when creating safety rules.
- Comment on Baby food firms given 18 months to improve quality of products in England 3 days ago:
Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt.
Gov mildly suggests company’s stop ,along babies fat and unhealthy. But the given 18 months tittle means fuck all if it’s a “voluntary guidance”
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 3 days ago:
PS Committees archive nothing is actually false statement. Committees are responsible for every regulatory framework you have ever used. And even when you don’t know it. You use them every minute of your life.
They are just slow. And even that can be resolved with. A regulatory framework.
In theory (and it’s still to be agreed to formally).your party will expect members to vote on overall policy at conference each autumn. That vote will happen every autumn. The conference pre election it will form the manifesto. As it dose for every party in the UK. All that is different is who get to vote on what.
MP will be selected by constituency sub parties. As Labour claims to do. Your party will just not allow the leadership of the party to parachute potential support into safe seats. The local party will have full control over candidates.
Once an MP is elected. It works as any other party. That MP vote in parliament based on consultancy needs. The leader is selected by members not MPs (or MPs controling the choice members can make)
The big differences are in the ability for the leadership to protect MP when they fail a constituency party. It won’t exist. Next election that local party can replace them before the election. Preventing Top down control of the parties long term political agenda. Instead replace with democratic control from active membership.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 3 days ago:
Polling indicated 15%. But that’s one poll and far to early to be more then interesting. But it is interesting.
More so is how much they inspire the young under 35s are polling at nearly 50%. Add that to that is also the voters Labour under Corbyn got to turn out in far higher numbers then normal. (Remembering he actually had way higher vote numbers then Starmer. Even in 2019.
And well yes it’s just interesting at this point but it is promising for a new direction of politics.
Name wise. I agree but your party was always planned as a te,p name. To make a point about it being a community party rather then the much more top down labour is. Corbyn did try to make Labour less top down. As did Mlliband sp? Starmer reset it all and increased leadership control.
It dose interest me that amounts the membership. A fair for like your Party. Seems to be a Ove hate things. But I’d be surprised if it stays. We will start to see a short list of names around autumn when the vote will happen.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 4 days ago:
Yes he sold left wing labour to more voters then Starmer both in number and %. More voters then any leader post Blair.
While Starmer lost votes in the last election and only won because the Tories lost more.
Corbyn sold his policies not only to more voters then Starmer ever did. He had the largest membership join the party of any political party in history.
The argument he fails to sell is Just an outright false one. Invented by the right of labour to justify their attacks etc.
Also he is not actually the leader of YourParty.uk No one is. That is a membership decision. He has just agreed to stand.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 4 days ago:
You don’t want it. You are not everybody. More then 800k people have signed to support the idea of the party.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 5 days ago:
…It happens we have all done it at some point.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 5 days ago:
Would likely be found easier. As feddit UK is becoming a default UK Lemmy.
But it’s not a requirement.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 5 days ago:
Sorry did not expect anyone else to be up. I tend to edit my posts a lot. I am now finished. Sorry if I dramatically changed anything.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 5 days ago:
Given it’s 4 years till the next election. And nothing can really happen until then.
Added to the way the PLP and leadership took over the labour party ignoring the members wishes. On many issues.
The founders think ensuring the democratic roots and management of this new party is more important then rushing it’s formation.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 5 days ago:
They are not failing to pick a name. They are making the point that the party will be entirely run by members. So members will choose the name at the first conference in autumn.
- Comment on Created a lemmy community for Your Party 5 days ago:
Won’t be till autumn. It is down to members to vote. That is expected to happen at the first party conference.
This is pretty much the plan with everything for this party. Membership democracy is its main point. This is why the 2 founders will not call them self the leaders. The members have to choose them.
- Comment on Reeves ‘plots tax raid on landlords’ to help plug £40bn Budget black hole 5 days ago:
Not in the way proposed. Pretty much garrenteed to pass on to renters.
Only way I think it would be possible. Would be some form of progressive income tax based on number of properties owned.
But even then it will be complicated. All landlords would register the property as owned by an LTD.
- Comment on Jeremy Corbyn on Britain’s New Left-Wing Party 1 week ago:
It’s 650k people subscribing to a list vs being a member. Not really the same thing.
Agreed and pointed out else where myself.
It is interesting that the your party site is actually taking membership donations. But as of yet has not published that data.
Part of me thinks they will not be numbers to brag about until after autumn. As the party will have no firm policies or rules until membership votes.
Some of us may be willing to join and make that first vote. But more will wait to see what forms.
- Comment on Government spends £8m compensating children sexually abused by British troops: Taxpayer payouts for historic child sex abuse paint ‘stark and worrying picture’ for Ministry of Defence, lawyers say 1 week ago:
Also worth remembering. Dispite the evil of paying slave owners rather then the slaves.
It did lead to a huge increase in UK finances over decades following the borrowing.
It was shitty behaivior. But is worth noting how powerful government spending can be when spread well.
- Comment on Jeremy Corbyn on Britain’s New Left-Wing Party 1 week ago:
Possibly. We really need to wait for polling data. And that will be limited until name.etc is settled.
Membership would also be a huge info point is these numbers are willing to join. I will. But anything close to Corbyn labour membership numbers will indicate stronger support.
Personally I do like Corbyn as a person. But think he is unskilled as a politician. I’m glad he is not talking about leadership on his own. He has too much baggage.
So far I’ve liked his partners approach to anti semitism accusations.
- Comment on A UK headline wealth tax? It may be simpler to put up existing taxes 1 week ago:
Well guh. The wealthy already know how to avoid current taxes. Of course they would rather that then Any change in how they are taxed.
Guess who’s side this article is on.
- Comment on Jeremy Corbyn on Britain’s New Left-Wing Party 1 week ago:
700K Seems huge, but given they are only asking for interest not any membership or funding. It is dramatically.
Lesss impressive then the number of 509k labour members under Corbyn,
That said. Even if it’s simply an attempt by left voters to push labour to the left. Such bodes well for the party when it dose form properly.
The biggest risk is the left wing history of rejecting parties over individual idealism. Such a party can only have any effect if the left is willing to come together over disagreements. Much as the right will to avoid the left.
- Comment on Rachel Reeves considers replacing stamp duty with new property tax 1 week ago:
Ooi how do you see them being removed.
Because it is not looking like the PLP has any interest in changing the leadership. And if that changes. It will be more of the same without a major change in MPs.
So labour right will be in power until at least 2029.
- Comment on Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told 2 weeks ago:
Yep. But these authoritarians do not think you should have a choice. Because some parents fail. They will use the claim to control all internet.
It is no accident that the solution is the force data sharing with the least trusted companies when it comes to data.
Just as smart folks choosing to pay VPN as more trusted then sharing data with random porn sites scares the crap out of them.
It’s got little to do with protecting anyone. Def not your children.
- Comment on Meat from EU set to be cheaper as UK axes new border checks in Brexit reset 2 weeks ago:
Yep. But based on hard brexiters desire to change rules. The UK agreeing to follow EU standards is the only way the EU will ever allow UK food easy entery into the EU. Hence all the dumb rules created due to Johnsons obsession with a hard Brexit.
- Comment on AI to help police catch criminals before they strike 2 weeks ago:
Before they strike. So not criminals but folks thinking about crime.
Someone is going to have a greater time fighting that in a court. And the tax payers will end up paying for such dumb ideas.