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Wow somebody get this lunatic lady out of power. First of all 20 cases over 6 months is not bad however they neglected to say what the total amount of cases pr

by Fuxy 12y ago

Wow somebody get this lunatic lady out of power. First of all 20 cases over 6 months is not bad however they neglected to say what the total amount of cases processed over these 6 months was. Was it 100 or 100000? What is the reason they could not get the data did they not have enough evidence to get a warrant all cases are not created equal. "She dismissed as "nonsense" claims that the UK's secret listening post GCHQ is exploiting a technical loophole in legislation that allows it spy on YouTube and social media messages that are routed through foreign servers" Now that is just living in your own little bubble it's pretty obvious by now that this is true. I don't want delusional people making laws for me. Anybody supporting this will not be getting my vote that's for sure.

herghost 12y ago
The problem we have is that Labour have historically proven to be even more draconian and anti-libertarian than the Conservatives. The only realistic alternative the Conservative government is a Labour government. The best we can hope for (IMHO) is another coalition government - this time with Labour and the LibDems, such that we reverse some of the recent nonsense, but it doesn't escalate due to the semi-moderating liberal presence.
- dTal 12y ago
  Well, we're not going to get it; the Liberal Democrats are a dead party walking. One the one hand, I think it's a bit unfair that they're taking so much heat for what are effectively Conservative actions - on the other, their choice of coalition partner effectively put the Conservatives in power in the first place, and they had exactly one job (reign in the worst excesses) which they have in many instances failed to even pay lip service to. As far as I can tell though, however much we all hate them, the career politicians aren't really responsible for all this bullshit - they just go along with it for political expediency. I've been watching carefully and it all comes from the Home Office (and to a lesser extent, the Met). And the thing is, those civil servants aren't elected. We can't get rid of them.

by Fuxy 12y ago

herghost 12y ago

The problem we have is that Labour have historically proven to be even more draconian and anti-libertarian than the Conservatives. The only realistic alternative the Conservative government is a Labour government. The best we can hope for (IMHO) is another coalition government - this time with Labour and the LibDems, such that we reverse some of the recent nonsense, but it doesn't escalate due to the semi-moderating liberal presence.

dTal 12y ago
Well, we're not going to get it; the Liberal Democrats are a dead party walking. One the one hand, I think it's a bit unfair that they're taking so much heat for what are effectively Conservative actions - on the other, their choice of coalition partner effectively put the Conservatives in power in the first place, and they had exactly one job (reign in the worst excesses) which they have in many instances failed to even pay lip service to. As far as I can tell though, however much we all hate them, the career politicians aren't really responsible for all this bullshit - they just go along with it for political expediency. I've been watching carefully and it all comes from the Home Office (and to a lesser extent, the Met). And the thing is, those civil servants aren't elected. We can't get rid of them.