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Well, this week I scored 6/10. the same as political journalist John Rentoul (he claims six and a half). I did not know the answers to questions 4, 7, 8, and 9.
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From nearly two months ago.
I missed that poll. Interesting to see where the people are on the migration invasion.
As to Suella Braverman herself, though, she is, just like a more determined Priti Patel, all talk. Also, and also like Priti Patel, she is another Israel-lobby puppet. She is a flash in the pan. When the Conservative Party goes down at the 2024 General Election, she will either become a backbencher again or, possibly, Conservative Party leader but of a Conservative Party with 50-100 seats, and in possibly permanent opposition.
The fakery of Starmer-Labour, but as it stands Labour is pushing at an open door; it would take a miracle to save the Government of Indian money-juggler Sunak.
Gavin Barwell is an idiot. “Net migration” is certainly not “essential for our economy“. In any case, any benefits of economic growth are, at present, going to, at most, 5% of the population; arguably to <1%.
I am more interested in the “occupation” of the West…
Sometimes, I wonder when the oppression imposed on so many people will result in some kind of explosion, or retaliation.
…except that “Far Right” is a meaningless label, along with “left wing”, “right wing”, “centrist” etc.
“NEW. “Some people suggest there should be a temporary 5 year pause on all further immigration into the UK so the country can better absorb the migration of the last few decades. Would you support or oppose such a pause on all further immigration? All British voters
Support 53% Oppose 22% Don’t know 25%
People Polling/Migration Watch November 23 2023.“
I, obviously, support that, but such a pause would not deal with the existing mixing of populations within the UK.
For me, the aim is to create a foundation for a higher-level race-form in the far future. The only basis that can exist for that is an entirely or almost entirely European population, as existed in the UK until quite recently (say 1970s).
Turning off the tap is a start (if it ever happens), but is not enough.
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“Exclusive: Wokeness at the heart of “anti-woke” Kemi Badenoch’s dept:
Civil servants held a diversity meeting discussing the book Why I don’t talk to white people about race, and were encouraged to keep the discussions private. The Department for Business and Trade’s Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) Network, a group representing minority staff, held the discussion on 16 November which was advertised as revolving around “topics relating to race, what it means to be anti-racist, and how to be an impactful ally”. An email from REACH to DBT staff said the “discussion groups are a safe space to discuss what allyship of ethnic minorities really means” and “will be based around Reni Eddo-Lodge’s book Why I No longer Talk to White People about Race”.
@GoodwinMJ, told The Telegraph: “For all of Kemi Badenoch’s rhetoric attacking Critical Race Theory, it is now clear that this divisive ideology has captured her own department.
Whilst civil servants should not waste their work time discussing these radical narratives around race, it is up to ministers to put an end to this. The Conservative Party has had thirteen years to clamp down on officials who promote concepts like CRT, yet nothing ever seems to change. Instead of talking the talk, as Kemi and other Conservative MPs sometimes like to do on these issues, it is time for ministers to walk the walk.”
In October 2020 Ms Badenoch gave a speech in the House of Commons in which she described Critical Race Theory as a “dangerous trend in race relations… an ideology that sees my blackness as victimhood and their whiteness as oppression.”
The REACH meeting on 16 November took place between noon and 1pm, and was the first of six sessions set to be held by the group over the next six months. During the online meeting one official claimed that “four or five people in the last year” left DBT “out of pure frustration with the fact that they weren’t advancing and they weren’t growing to the same extent as their white counterparts”.
Another civil servant responded to the comment, saying: “I think it’s met with that defensiveness as well. It’s like the first reaction is to defend the position and state why but there isn’t a defence.”
During the discussion, which focused on racism and diversity, one official said: “I’m a trade advisor… and so often what I have done is connect what I believe in terms of the network with what my day job is… I work a lot to support ethnic minority businesses because I’m a trade advisor and so indirectly, so what I’m urging most people to think about is how can you connect your day job to being an ally and what does that look like?”
At the end of the discussion several civil servants made comments about preventing leaks from the meeting. One mandarin said: “Can I also just stress the importance of keeping the conversations that we’ve had here today to respect the anonymity… because the only way that we can foster these conversations in a safe space [sic] if we protect that.”
They continued: “And the reason why that I’m saying this is to be honest, that there has been articles that’s been posted online and in UK newspapers about what we do in a network, not just our network, but also other networks have been targeted. So it is really important to think about that. I’m not saying you cannot share what we’ve discussed in theory, but just don’t attribute it to a particular person so that we can continue to have these conversations.”
The comment was followed up by another official who said: “Just to add to what [civil servant] said, it’s the reason why we don’t record calls”.”
The “culture war” will probably, eventually, become a real civil war. Not today, and not tomorrow, but somewhere down the line. One triggering factor will be the ever-encroaching tide against free speech and freedom of expression. After all, when ideas are prevented from being expressed, the river takes another course.
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Ian Robert Millard 