Interesting Links for 14-11-2021

[andrewducker]

Patel’s plan to push back migrant boats in Channel thrown into doubt by Home Office’s own rules

(tags:migration UK France asylum law )

Edinburgh heritage group concerned over outdoor eating areas

(tags:Edinburgh restaurants )

Nuclear fusion power is much further away than I thought

(tags:video fusion OhForFucksSake fraud )

UK tourism is crashing. Here's why

(tags:uk tourism pandemic europe doom )

I see the Tories are adding bigots to the equalities committee

(tags:LGBT transgender bigotry UK conservatives )

Mandy Patinkin on the saddest part of filming The Princess Bride

(tags:movies sadness PrincessBride swords )

Comments

[cmcmck]

And this they call 'equalities'?

The Tories scare me as I see myself on the road back to being an unperson with zero rights. I wouldn't put it past them to ignore an ECtHR judgement which is how we got to where we are. :o(

They also forget that they would be taking away the rights of other people, to wit, my husband and those who call me 'Sister', 'Sister in Law', 'Aunt' and 'Great Aunt'

However, we survived then so..............

[dewline]

We already know the Brexiteers are looking to "liberate" - their probable word choice - the UK from the ECHR's jurisdiction. It's been one of their goals all along, so I doubt they're forgetting any of the rights they'd be taking away. The cruelties you describe and predict are themselves the Brexiteers' end goal. The cruelties are what they want.

[cmcmck]

They seem not to understand that the ECtHR is NOT an EU but a pan European organisation!

[dewline]

I think the richest and most fervent Brexiteers do understand this distinction, and see the ECHR as part of the same Problem: human rights protections are defeating the will of the money-laundering crowd, by preventing the UK from going full-autocracy.