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 £40m of royalties to its US parent company, thereby incuring a loss of £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/crowdfunder… .
#TransRights #Crowdfunding #UKPol
Stand up for trans rights 🏳️⚧️ 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 UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t 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-refuses…
Sign our petition ➡️ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…
#e2ee #encryption #apple #google #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech
U.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.therecord.media
📣 Break the silence: Save encryption!
The UK government wants to be able to access anything, anywhere, any time — 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 ⬇️
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…
#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol #icloud #tech
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 ⬇️
openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…
#Apple #encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #tech
Rights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s 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."
🗣️ David Davis MP.
"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."
🗣️ Victoria Collins MP.
news.sky.com/story/apple-vs-ho…
#encryption #e2ee #Apple #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
A row between the tech giant and the government over customer data will reportedly move to London's High Court this week – but the hearing will be held behind closed doors.Tim Baker (Sky News)
📣 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/c4g0rr…
#encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics #Apple #tech
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 user’s security and privacy at risk."
Join the voice of experts in the joint letter to stop the UK's order to break encryption – Sign and share our petition today ⬇️
#encryption #privacy #Apple #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…
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/…
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's… me.
You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. Well, there was this lettuce, you see…
Let's take a closer look at the man running Boris Johnson's leadership campaign: Jacob Rees-Mogg – Led By Donkeys
Liz Truss fought the lettuce, and the lettuce won.
The most amusing piece on the shitshow that is British politics you’ll read today.
Britain will have a new prime minister next week.inkl
Called it! :)
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-pm-liz…
#truss #resignation #ukPol #tories #brexitBritain
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
“She also told conference it was her ‘dream’ to see asylum seekers put on a one-way flight to Rwanda.”
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
Home secretary slapped down for ‘personal views’ on European Convention on Human Rightsinkl
