Use of the Terrorism Act is overkill and designed to chill disent but these courtroom antics are very disturbing and could be extended into other areas.
So if you are a juror from now on, assume that the judge will be using harsher sentencing that you expect from now on.
I’ve escaped the kids and now here
Looks a lot like a centrally planned economy
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Another piece of British justice under Starmer just got eroded. These people were initially charged under the Terrorism Act, however the Court Case was NOT depicted as Terrorism to the jury. Then a switcheroo back to Terrorism for the harst sentencing.
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The British were quite interested in the design of the T-34 tank, since it stood head and shoulders above their own cruisers, also descendants of Christie tanks. #OTD in 1943 a T-34 tank was loaded onto the Empire Portia to be taken to the UK for study. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Elon Musk spends months boosting the far right in British politics and fomenting disorder. Boris Johnson’s response - ‘Have you seen the rockets?’