Met Police boss complains about being told to deal with floppy protesters. Felt relevant somehow.
#UK #UKpolitics #UKpol
![One of Britainās most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going āall floppyā when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a āflipping nuisanceā as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: āWe have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. Itās a complete waste of officersā time, and a complete pain in the neck.ā Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests?
House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: āThe problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. Weāre not making them go floppy. Theyāre just sort of being a nuisance.ā](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/701457 "One of Britainās most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going āall floppyā when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a āflipping nuisanceā as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: āWe have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. Itās a complete waste of officersā time, and a complete pain in the neck.ā Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests?
House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: āThe problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. Weāre not making them go floppy. Theyāre just sort of being a nuisance.ā")
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Police officers admit they feel ashamed enforcing Palestine Action ban novaramedia.com/2025/09/04/polā¦ #UKPol #PalestineAction
Police Officers Admit They Feel āAshamedā Enforcing āMadā Palestine Action Ban
Exclusive: An officer described feeling āsickā when they arrested a disabled man for holding a cardboard sign, as the Police Federation issues a stark warning of burnout among cops enforcing the Palestine Action ban. Harriet Williamson reports.Novara Media
The UK Online Safety Act has erected an age wall through the Internet š§
UK users are forced to accept censorship or hand over sensitive data to unregulated providers.
The governmentās response? Youāre a predator š¤Ø
Enough. Tell your MP to fix it now ā¬ļø
action.openrightsgroup.org/telā¦
#OnlineSafetyAct #OnlineSafety #privacy #OSA #ageverification #agegate #ukpolitics #ukpol #censorship #spotify #reddit
Tell your MP: The Online Safety Act isnāt working
What's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted.Open Rights Group
I'm your (not so) private dancer š
Spotify users in the UK have to verify their age to listen to Parental Advisory music due to the Online Safety Act.
We're being infantalised for something that's already manageable by parental controls.
It could even end up in accounts being deactivated š¤Æ
Bad law makes for bad, incoherent outcomes. That's the #OSA for you.
404media.co/spotify-uk-age-cheā¦
#OnlineSafetyAct #ageverification #agegate #ukpol #ukpolitics #spotify #privacy #onlinesafety #censorship
Spotify Is Forcing Users to Undergo Face Scanning to Access Explicit Content
Submit to biometric face scanning or risk your account being deleted, Spotify says, following the enactment of the UK's Online Safety Act.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Age verification is creating an information desert.
The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.
Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.
It's not just porn! News on Gaza and Ukraine is being scrubbed from view, threatening #freedomofexpression as well as #privacy ā
404media.co/uk-users-need-to-pā¦
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #OSA #palestine #gaza #ukraine #reddit #ageverification #ageassurance #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
UK Users Need to Post Selfie or Photo ID to View Reddit's r/IsraelCrimes, r/UkraineWarFootage
āIf visibility of r/IsraelCrimes is being restricted under the Online Safety Act, itās only because the state fears accountability,ā moderators say.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
"The University of Edinburgh, one of the UKās oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, played an āoutsizedā role in the creation of racist scientific theories and greatly profited from transatlantic slavery, a landmark inquiry into its history has found.
The university raised the equivalent of at least Ā£30m from former students and donors who had links to the enslavement of African peoples, the plantation economy and exploitative wealth-gathering throughout the British empire, according to the findings of an official investigation seen by the Guardian.
The inquiry found that Edinburgh became a 'haven' for professors who developed theories of white supremacism in the 18th and 19th centuries, and who played a pivotal role in the creation of discredited 'racial pseudo-sciences' that placed Africans at the bottom of a racial hierarchy."
theguardian.com/education/2025ā¦
#News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #UKpol #Palestine
Edinburgh University had āoutsizedā role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britainās oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theoriesSeverin Carrell (The Guardian)
"The University of Edinburgh is considering whether to unadopt an internationally recognised definition of antisemitism that critics say inhibits freedom of speech on the subject of Israel and Palestine.
Edinburgh, one of Britainās oldest and most prestigious universities, is also considering whether to divest from companies accused of enabling alleged human rights violations by Israel.
Both issues are being reviewed by university authorities as a report on the legacy of its historical links with the region is published. The report is part of a broader investigation of the universityās involvement in colonialism and slavery."
theguardian.com/education/2025ā¦
#News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #UKpol #Palestine
Edinburgh University could unadopt antisemitism definition after report into its colonial links
One of Britainās oldest and most prestigious universities is reviewing whether to launch divestment drive and drop antisemitism definitionHarriet Sherwood (The Guardian)
'Crime-predicting' tech leads to more over-policing of Black, racialised, lower income and migrant communities.
It automates unjust stop and searches, harassment, handcuffing and use of force.
Sign and share our petition to BAN it ā¬ļø
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsā¦
#SafetyNotSurveillance #policing #police #AI #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol #criminaljustice #precrime #predictivepolicing
Ban āCrime Predictingā Police Tech
The LieĀ AI and police tech donāt predict crime - they predict policing. These technologies are built on existing, flawed, police data.38 Degrees
Oops! AI did it again... you're not that innocent.
Nectar, a 'crime-predicting' system developed with #Palantir, could be rolled out nationally after a pilot with Bedfordshire police (UK).
Data such as race, sex life, trade union membership, philosophical beliefs and health are used to 'predict' criminality so people can be targeted for #surveillance.
inews.co.uk/news/police-use-coā¦
#SafetyNotSurveillance #policing #police #AI #ukpolitics #ukpol #criminaljustice #precrime #predictivepolicing
Police use controversial AI tool that looks at peopleās sex lives and beliefs
Senior MPs and privacy campaigners have expressed alarm at the deployment of Palantirās AI-powered crime-fighting software with access to sensitive personal informationMark Wilding (The i Paper)
So, yet again my small high street cookshop in a rural English town has paid more tax than Starbucks entire UK operation.
Cynically, Starbucks is more than profitable enough to pay Ā£40m of royalties to its US parent company, thereby incuring a loss of Ā£35m.
Global revenue for 2024 was $36billion.
As a Green Party district councillor it makes my blood boil.
People with money, the Good Law Project are crowdfunding to fight for trans rights: goodlawproject.org/crowdfunderā¦ .
#TransRights #Crowdfunding #UKPol
Fighting fund for trans rights | Good Law Project
Stand up for trans rights š³ļøāā§ļø Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the rollbacks on trans rights in the UK.Good Law Project
Disability Rights UK (who do fantastic disability rights handbooks) have come out in solidarity with trans folk after yesterday's decision with a much better and stronger statement than Stonewall managed (they "share the deep concern")
This is what solidarity looks like at its most basic. Supporting each other, recognising the connections that are shared, and speaking the fuck out.
"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"
The UKās encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isnāt a one-off.
The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.
Other services will be hit.
therecord.media/google-refusesā¦
Sign our petition ā”ļø you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsā¦
#e2ee #encryption #apple #google #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech
Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government
U.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. ā a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.therecord.media
š£ Break the silence: Save encryption!
The UK government wants to be able to access anything, anywhere, any time ā from your pics to your docs.
It begins with Apple. Other services will be next. That's why we must take a stand NOW!
Sign and share our petition ā¬ļø
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsā¦
#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #icloud #tech
Keep our Apple data encrypted
It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.38 Degrees
The message is clear across the political divide: let's hear it!
The UK government should argue in open court why they want to make us less secure by ordering a backdoor into Apple encryption.
A secret Tribunal would be an affront to the privacy and security issues at stake. It must be held in public.
Read the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship ā¬ļø
openrightsgroup.org/press-releā¦
#Apple #encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech
Make the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public Hearing
Rights groups call for Appleās closed appeal against the Home Officeās encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public.Open Rights Group
UK MPs have joined the chorus of voices wanting the Apple case to be held in public.
"If the Home Office wants to have effectively unfettered access to the private data of the (innocent) general public, they should explain their case in front of the public."
š£ļø David Davis MP.
"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."
š£ļø Victoria Collins MP.
news.sky.com/story/apple-vs-hoā¦
#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
Apple vs Home Office encryption court battle must be held in public, say MPs
A row between the tech giant and the government over customer data will reportedly move to London's High Court this week ā but the hearing will be held behind closed doors.Tim Baker (Sky News)
š£ Make it public!
The call is getting louder for a public hearing of the appeal over the UK's order to break Apple encryption.
Alongside the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship, UK MPs, US Congress Members and the BBC want the secrecy to end.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0rrā¦
#encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #Apple #tech
Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public
Civil liberties campaigners have joined US politicians and the BBC in saying Friday's hearing should not be secret.Tom Singleton (BBC News)
"The consensus among cybersecurity experts could not be clearer:
There is no way to provide government access to end-to-end encrypted data without breaking end-to-end encryption, thus putting every userās security and privacy at risk."
Join the voice of experts in the joint letter to stop the UK's order to break encryption ā Sign and share our petition today ā¬ļø
#encryption #privacy #Apple #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitionsā¦
Keep our Apple data encrypted
It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.38 Degrees
Ayes to the right, 330, Noes to the left 275. It passed!
Holy shit, something good happened!
The assisted dying bill debate is just beginning, with Kim Leadbeater kicking it off.
For anyone unfamiliar with Parliamentary debates, free votes on moral issues typically introduced as a Private Member's Bill like this usually lead to very good debates demonstrating Parliament at its best.
It's likely to be a good one to watch: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/ā¦
Carbon capture and storage will play absolutely no role in "the energy transition" as there's no evidence it can be scaled up in any meaningful way that even lowers emissions, and isn't creating energy either.
CCS is simply just a scam that's been designed by and for the fossil fuel industry so they can keep burning and profiting - and make you suffer for it.
#FossilFuels #Labour #EdMiliband #ClimateChange #ukpol
*Freeze frame*
*Record scratch*
*Baba O'Riley starts playing*
Yup, that'sā¦ me.
You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. Well, there was this lettuce, you seeā¦
Let's take a closer look at the man running Boris Johnson's leadership campaign: Jacob Rees-Mogg ā Led By Donkeys
Liz Truss fought the lettuce, and the lettuce won.
The most amusing piece on the shitshow that is British politics youāll read today.
Liz Truss Fought the Lettuce, and the Lettuce Won
Britain will have a new prime minister next week.inkl
Called it! :)
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pm-lizā¦
#truss #resignation #ukPol #tories #brexitBritain
UK PM Liz Truss resigns
Liz Truss said on Thursday she was resigning as British prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she was appointed.Reuters
āShe also told conference it was her ādreamā to see asylum seekers put on a one-way flight to Rwanda.ā
Imagine how vile you have to be for this to be your dream.
Imagine how despicable you have to be to vote for people this vile.
#tories #conservatives #uk #ukPol
Suella Braverman sparks new government row after calling for UK to quit ECHR
Home secretary slapped down for āpersonal viewsā on European Convention on Human Rightsinkl