#299

And I thought Terry Christian v Tim Martin this morning on Good Morning Britain this morning was bad

#300

It was painful but I loled when terry was like “you sell cheap beer to poor communities so of course making even more poor communities benefits you”

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#301

Was he (Christian) defending his absolutely excoriating take recently that firms who have to lay people off because of Brexit should lay off those who voted Leave first?

#302

Yeah I think so - thankfully I could only see it not hear it as it was on the TV screens at the gym

#303

Pretty disrespectful for you to not engage fully with two contemporary intellectual titans discussing a matter of such importance on broadcast television.

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#304

i have seen this exact headline and picture every day for almost 3 years now

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#305

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#306

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#307

A screenshot. Of a tepid take. On a Graun Opinion piece. About Brexit. On Twitter.

On a human face forever.

(More marks were available, though. Could have used an uncropped phone screen image, for a start.)

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#308

this is the best one I’ve seen. in a just world this would end brexit. inspired work.

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#309

good brexit-adjacent article that explores the dunkirk mentality vs reality

#310

I found out yesterday that one of my nan’s half brothers became a blackshirt :pensive: it sounds like the family sorta disowned him at least. But fucking hell

#311

wow, that’s so shit. i wonder if he had a change of heart after ww2.

#312

Don’t see the Brexit connection, but an interesting article nevertheless.

Through reading the JC I’m fully aware of the anti-Semitism that has always been bubbling under the surface to varying degree in British society, especially during the 1930s. However, there was strong opposition to Mosley et all at the time, the Battle of Cable Street for example - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street

#313

well like i say it’s only brexit-adjacent, but it touches on the sense of british exceptionalism that results from deliberate misreadings of history. it’s powering the ERG right now. ofc there was strong domestic opposition to mosley, but there was to mussolini and hitler, so even things like cable street aren’t particularly unique to us.

#314

masks are slipping off now

#315

The Keeper Of The Windmill used to always bang on about being part of the labour 2015 team as well, is this a Sensibles Touchstone now? Kind of feel like Ed deserves better, for all his faults

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#316

They’re trying to bring Ed back down to their level and re-adopt him as one of their own :frowning:

#317

“the keeper of the windmill” has done me.

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#318

Of course there was opposition to both Hitler and Mussolini but I can’t think of a Cable Street type example occurring in either Germany or Italy during their respective reigns. As someone with Jewish roots I’m very grateful to the anti-fascist groups and individuals who rallied against Mosley and the Blackshirts during those tumultuous times. Maybe it isn’t unique but equally It shouldn’t be underplayed.

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