Jonathan Davies

No problem - it’s appreciated

Ah, I see that, like your president, you opt for rudeness on social media.

If you cannot be bothered to reply courteously to me, then please do not bother to reply at all.

Where does their funding come from? I always assumed that they were a publicly funded broadcaster -
are they a not for profit organisation? Does their funding come from charitable donations or commercial ventures?

Please excuse my ignorance on this point.

The devastating reminder, in case a reminder was needed, of just how foul the pardons are for those involved in the January 6th riot and insurrection.

Eloquence and integrity from Representative Jim Himes. Qualities that are sadly in rather short supply as we enter Trump2

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10% of children in the UK suffer sexual abuse.
1 in 3 children will never disclose this abuse.
90% of child abusers are known to the family.

To keep your children safe, please do not focus on groups of strangers.

Learn the signs of child sexual abuse and be alert to the dangers closer to home.

That sounds really encouraging - I remember the excitement of the first days of the Congestion Charge in London about twenty years ago.

Long may it continue - and I wish you guys all the best for a sustainable and liveable city.

Shouldn’t it be:
Cold and flu runs rampant under Kier Starmer’s government.

(I don’t think you were had quite enough blame in your version)

Not to mention that the number of books you read will vary massively throughout your life.

When I had kids, the number of books I read (not including reading their books with them) spiralled because I had so little time.

When I get more time, I will read more again. I’m not worried.

Great post.

I quite like it.
Firstly because I think it is a bit like an old style rep company (which the BBC felt like sometimes)
Secondly for the amusement of watching my kids realise it is the same person.

Such a terrible shame that so many of these achievements are likely to be torn down.

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I was not present at either of those so I do not feel that I can comment.

I do remember marching when I was younger - protesting the murder of Steven Lawrence, the attack on Quddus Ali and the death of Joy Gardiner.

I remember thinking the police were the enemy not least because they were visible.

I am not sure that is historically accurate - Policing in the US (or at least some of those states) predates any slave patrols.

And I do not believe that brutality is inevitable (or acceptable) in policing.

Policing evolves just like wider society does.

That is always the difficulty with online arguments.

And possibly I inferred plenty of connotations into your words (where you did not intend them).

I’m sorry but I do not agree that DA rates of police officers are high (I am not saying it is not true, I just have not seen any stats to back it up)

And I have arrested police (and charged) police officers for DA and VAWG and sexual violence. I do not tolerate criminality in policing.

I do not think that the vast majority of police officers embody that sort of prejudice or brutality. That certainly has not been my experience.

If you have had different experiences then I am truly sorry to hear it.

Brutality and prejudice have no place in policing and we need to root them out.

Not quite sure why you think I am embodying snobbery. I am just disagreeing with you.

So far, you have not said anything to convince me of your argument.

Perhaps we should simply leave it alone - I don’t think either of us is likely to persuade the other.

Maybe we should just disagree agreeably.

We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income A universal basic income policy is simple yet transformative, writes Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.

I am fascinated by the idea of the Universal Basic Income.

I am jot sure how the finances stack up although I find persuasive the argument that there would be significant savings compared both to means tested benefits and the costs of wider social inequality.

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That is not my argument - that is your characterisation of my argument.

As long as you are making what you think my argument is on my behalf, you are not listening to what I have to say.

That is fine, you do not have to agree with me. But if you want to debate properly you need to pay attention.

I am not diminishing anyone’s history. I am politely disagreeing with you.

I recognise why violence grew out of oppression. I just do not believe in glorifying it.

For what it is worth, I think that Martin Luther King was right in his renunciation of violence as a means of achieving justice.

You are quite right - it is where we differ and this might be the point at which we agree to disagree.

The only point that I will make is that your justification about using violence to overthrow oppressors is the same language that was used to justify the attack on the capitol on 6th January.

I am aware of that.

Assuming that, because I oppose violence, that I don’t somehow understand your point of view or a complex history of injustice is flawed logic.

Just because I disagree with you does not make me part of the problem.

I think my point is that stonewall happened before I was alive and that I object to someone glorifying violence against the police (or any other group for that matter).

I don’t like MAGA bigots glorifying their attack on the capitol.

I would like to see progressives act with decency and integrity

I am only focussing on myself to the extent that it (I) shows the fallacy in the original poster’s argument and (ii) people glorifying violence against an entire group will sadly endanger me.

I will work to protect those who are vulnerable - I just do not want to be attacked while I do it.

It is not ok for me to deny basic human rights or dignity. That (and my own sense of decency) are why I do not do it.

I am not sure why you think I am ignorant of LGBTQIA history. I just disagree with violence - I have seen too many people hurt by the cruelty of those who think that they are right.

You have no idea what you are talking about. I don’t stand in opposition to basic human rights - I work hard to secure justice for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

I have not abused, maimed or murdered anyone.

Your judgement of me is simply your prejudice at work.

Do better.

I am a police officer and I am also a supporter of gay rights, trans rights and anti-racism.

What makes you think that it is somehow glorious or acceptable to throw bricks at me?

I want to go home to my loved ones just as much as you do. Maiming me does not secure justice for you or anyone else.

I think that people come to the conclusion that civility and decency are needed when they see what vitriol, bigotry and polarisation yield.

We should expect higher standards from people in public life and we need to set and exemplify that standard every day in our own private and professional lives

I think that is probably an entirely understandable desire for vengeance on someone who profits on the misery of others.

But that same sense of vengeance against those whom we hold in disdain has driven every lynching in history and it lived on in the hearts and minds of the January 6th rioters.

If you do not believe in capital punishment; if you were appalled by the murder of Jo Cox; if you support justice and due process - then you should not idolise this killer.

If this does not resonate with you, perhaps you would be more at home with MAGA.

We need decency and integrity in our lives.