Steps towards fascism in the U.K.

[Toby Gymshorts]

He's never far wrong though.

[elguapo4]

I hope he is this time.

[Lang Spoon]

Me too.

[ooh aah]

Though I fear Future Bosnia is 60k up the road.

Up the road from Scotland?

[Lang Spoon]

I'm in north County Dublin.

[Ginger Yellow]

this isn't good

you know that legislation that's against international law

it's going to prevent you challenging it under the Human Rights Act

https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1309452119041245185?s=20

To be honest, I assumed the HRA was already covered under the expansive language of the legislation. It was very clear that they couldn't be challenged as illegal on any grounds whatsoever.

[Nefertiti2]

Could go in the Brexit thread but it’s increasingly clear the two are the same project

https://twitter.com/shipbrief/status/1309748097971617793?s=21

[Nefertiti2]

Fucking hell

Schools should not under any circumstances work with external agencies that take or promote extreme positions or use materials produced by such agencies. Examples of extreme positions include, but are not limited to:

• promoting non-democratic political systems rather than those based on democracy, whether for political or religious reasons or otherwise
• teaching that requirements of English civil or criminal law may be disregarded whether for political or religious reasons or otherwise
• engaging in or encouraging active or persistent harassment or intimidation of individuals in support of their cause
• promoting divisive or victim narratives that are harmful to British society
• selecting and presenting information to make unsubstantiated accusations against state institutions

If such agencies are mentioned during lessons, for example as a result of questions from children, teachers should ensure they discuss them appropriately and impartially. In cases where an agency endorses extreme positions as well as moderate positions or positive goals, teachers should carefully explain the distinction between the two and, where appropriate, point out other agencies which are working towards the same goals but which have not adopted extreme political stances.

https://twitter.com/brokenbottleboy/status/1309735516393398273?s=20

[Nefertiti2]

"Cancel culture"

It's official policy

https://twitter.com/lottelydia/status/1309757531263307776?s=20

[Nefertiti2]

and yet the PHSE guidelines seem devoted to cancelling anyone who disagrees with the Conservative Party.

[Nefertiti2]

Can't teach black lives Matter, obviously

https://twitter.com/pancake_puns/status/1309547090536804358?s=20

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

"Teaching that requirements of English civil or criminal law may be disregarded" well, except in specific and limited ways, obviously.

[Ginger Yellow]

Indeed. Presumably this means schools can't work with the UK government.

[Nefertiti2]

This isn't good either

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1309784774479884288?s=20

[Sporting]

This isn't good either

https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1309784774479884288?s=20

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[Nefertiti2]

Owen Jones had commented on the fact that the Hackney police had commemorated the officer who was killed yesterday with this far right meme

https://twitter.com/MPSHackney/status/1309434126798385152?s=20

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/olivershah/status/1309904208129388550?s=20

[EIM]

"Schools in England told not to use anti-capitalist material in teaching
DfE categorises idea as ‘extreme political stance’ equating to endorsing illegal activity"

https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...droidApp_Other

Fuck. This.

[ursus arctos]

The speed of transmission of USian nonsense has increased significantly over the last few months.

[Sporting]

"Schools in England told not to use anti-capitalist material in teaching
DfE categorises idea as ‘extreme political stance’ equating to endorsing illegal activity"

https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...droidApp_Other

Fuck. This.

Luckily:

Tariq Ali, the writer and activist, said although the new guidance was a sign of “moral and political bankruptcy”, the advent of the internet meant such measures were futile.

“Leaving aside the stupidity, these things don’t work,” he said. “People will read what they want to read. Trying to enhance a version of the Prevent strategy, which is already in place, is quite scandalous and shocking.

“If you put things on a banned list, lots of young people can access them via the internet and read them. Banning them from schools will not work at all, aside from the fact it’s a sign of moral and political bankruptcy.”

He added: “How could both young and old people not read anti-capitalist analysis after 2008, or now with the virus going on and recessions looming all over the western world.”

[Nefertiti2]

The point isn't to stop students reading this material. it's to victimise teachers.

[S. aureus]

Back in the early 90s my then girlfriend was a history teacher in Texas. I was shocked on discovering that her syllabus essentially amounted to indoctrinating her students in capitalism being the best possible system, indeed the only worthwhile one.
And what ua said.

[Nefertiti2]

The Koch brothers have been spending a lot of money here, (funding Spiked for example). The Gatestone Institute too.

[Tactical Genius]

Speaking about UK working rights for Foreigners post a hard Brexit.
I am currently working on a project to merge the systems for the UK public health systems. Ill word this carefully, It is the TLA followed by Improvement and the TLA followed by England. half of the team are not English or based in the UK and the project is projected to run past December 31st.

If it fails, it will probably make the news.

[Nefertiti2]

https://twitter.com/jeremy_millar_1/status/1310167674773811200?s=20