Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic episode 78!
This week:
- George Galloway gives Keir Starmer a bloody nose in Rochdale, but can he do lasting damage to Labour’s electoral prospects?
- Rishi Sunak tries to make a ‘healing’ speech celebrating Britain’s ‘multi-faith democracy’, but fails to revive his party’s fortunes
- On the even of the Budget, Jeremy Hunt burnishes his credentials as a ‘wet’ by saying he intends to emulate the ‘prudent and responsible’ Gordon Brown, who sold half of Britain’s gold reserves at the bottom of the market
- Plus everyone’s favourite section Peak Woke
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Shocking that Sam Melia was imprisoned for breaking no law, only because the judge thought Sam “intended” to break a law in the future. Sam’s lawyer was obviously useless.
And this Orwellian Nightmare idea is now being put forward in Canada by their… wait-for-it… Muslim Justice Minister, who wants to imprison Canadians in their homes if judges think they “intend” to commit a “hate crime” in the future.
Similar to the former… wait-for-it… Muslim Justice Minister of Scotland, now First Minister, who tried to push through Sharia Law in Disguise, imprisoning Scots if judges thought they “intended” to commit “hate speech” against Islam in their own homes.
All this must be stopped in its tracks. You cannot imprison people who have committed no crime.
Sam Melia should never have been prosecuted.
Sunak’s speech didn’t “fall flat” for me – it was entirely predictable and confirmation we’re on a dangerous path in which dissent from the narrative is not tolerated.
https://off-guardian.org/2024/03/04/galloways-rochdale-victory-is-an-establishment-trap/
Kit Knightly with a wholly different but exceedingly plausible interpretation of George Galloway’s Rochdale election “victory.”
That was a very interesting, powerful article, shedding new light in dark places. I disagree with its conclusion, however, that Galloway was an innocent who wasn’t really aware of the machinations. That’s just risible.
Jeremy Hunt’s credentials:
Covid fanatic. The enemy. Never forgive, never forget.