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The Government has admitted it.
Ministers said the early release scheme wouldn't apply to those guilty of “the most serious, heinous crimes.”
But convicted members of the rape gangs *will* be let out early.
Today Bridget Phillipson called me a racist for what I said about mass Muslim prayer on Trafalgar Square.
But religious belief and racial identity are different things.
That's what's wrong with the "Islamophobia" definition.
It's already being used to shut down free speech.
@b_judah Ben, you do know we are running a huge goods deficit with the EU right? So we are getting dumped by both EU and Chinese goods at the moment?
I'd love to understand how you think being in the EU is going to help UK industry recover...
Monday’s attempted beheading shocked the nation.
While we praise those who intervened, serious questions remain: who was the attacker and why was he here?
Public safety must come first. Britain cannot afford more preventable tragedies.
The threat from radical Islam is not just terrorism.
Islamists seek to subvert our society and our democracy.
But what we have is worth defending.
We have to fight back.
This is an ideologically anti-prison government:
- early release of serious criminals
- abolition of custodial sentences for shoplifters and most knife criminals
- new rules to stop criminals going to prison based on age and identity
And now this.
How much mess can David Lammy make in one week?
Let’s look at just the last week at Mastermind’s Ministry of Woke.
On Monday, my questions exposed that male criminals who say they are trans are still being held in women’s prisons - including dangerous male sex offenders. 🧵
Last time at second reading, Leadbeater insisted it was just a vote to continue the debate.
Then she packed the bill committee, closed down the debate and removed the safeguards.
Are they going to tell the same lies a second time? x.com/PolitlcsUK/sta…
Today a group of Muslims prayed next to the Ministry of Defence, facing the Iraq and Afghanistan memorial.
As I have said before, choosing to pray in this way in public is a political act. It is a social statement and, yes, it is an act of domination.
Anybody who understands Islamism understands that the domination of public spaces is part of the modus operandi. It is done so Islamists can show who is in charge - and to show other Muslims and the wider public that the authorities will bend to their will.
There is quite obviously no need to pray here. The decision to do so is symbolic and pointed.
It is not welcome. We have freedom of religion in this country, which is why there are mosques. But we are not a Muslim country and this is not welcome. It should be stopped.
@michaelgove It's completely lawful for a pedestrian to cross on a red man. Pedestrian lights are facilitative - we don't have jay walking laws in this country.
In contrast, bikes - which are vehicles - jump red lights & zebra crossings all the time. They are the problem.
🧵 NEW @focaldataHQ: the first map of what Brits actually believe about housing - not just what it wants.
The headline is Britain want more homes, but won't build them.
Why? Only 18% think a shortage is what's causing the crisis.
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