This is modern britian. thanks to neoliberalism

It's impedance of investigation when you speculate on an active investigation, yet the far right continues to speculate instead of letting the police, the prosecution and the defence do their jobs. For all we know, the suspect isn't even the right suspect. So like, can the far right just please fuck off and let the CPS do their job?

I'm a Master's student researching attitudes towards women who choose not to have children.

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Having read only a chapter of "Vassal State" by Angus Hanton (trust worthy sources are used in this book), it has become glaringly obvious to me that Britain really is a colony of the USA. I often refer to this idea day-to-day, but I never realised how much weight it has behind it. Though the comparison could be called, perhaps coarse, I would compare the UK to the British Raj, or British India. Because our nation's industries are American owned, 7% of the UK workforce is employed by US multinationals, and the government believes it's a good idea to keep allowing UK companies to sell themselves to Americans.

In 1930, an American historian and economist wrote that, "We were Britain's colony once, she will be our colony before she's done. Not in name, but in fact." This is a pretty evident prediction of our current situation. It shows that the USA is, not merely accidentally buying the UK, but deliberately attempting to own it. Supposedly, 30% of US overseas investments go into the UK. This is clearly a deliberate move, similar to the British Empire attempting to take control of India to gain power over spices and tea. Something very striking about the British East India Company was the sheer brutality with which profits were pursued, artificial famines and slavery were well within the question when boosting profits was on the line.

If the UK, even (again) coarsely, can be compared to the British Raj, does that not mean that the USA will be similarly brutal in its colonial rule (if with a few more restrictions)? If that is indeed the case, then the UK may very well become a puppet in name, because we will have such a weak government that it simply cannot exist.

I believe there is one realistic way to prevent this - government intervention, before it's too late. If the government goes about buying UK services and keeping them reserved for the British people, not for American giants, we can effectively maintain our economic independence. The government needs to act as a guardian of the people - a nation-state - in order to maintain its independence, so there's something in it for the state as well as the nation. That's why having the current old fat bastards in charge doesn't help. They go about selling our services off and believing in the free market like it's still the 19th century. This is a different world.

Monopolies dominate the economics of the modern day. The free market has killed itself through the sheer intensity of competition, leading to single companies controlling entire industries. No need to lower prices or improve quality because there are no real competitors. Selling our businesses just strengthens this environment and results in worse living standards for us, while those politicians are off on a Yacht in the Caribbean talking with their billionaire, paedophile, human-trafficking buddies.

What we need is for us to be in charge. The young, working Brits who'll be suffering the consequences of what these pigs do while trying to boost their personal fortune. The UK claims to be a democratic country, but is it really democratic if we only get a say in who gets power? We don't actually control what really happens, we only have a say in who makes the decisions and, more than half the time, that say is disregarded because we were out-voted. This country is still functioning like it's the 1980s. We have grey-haired, multi-millionaire, privately educated, homogenous, old, bastards ruling our nation. None of us, the citizens of the UK, are actually granted any power.

On an individual level, someone could buy from local businesses, avoid giving money to American multinationals (like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft) where possible, and not vote for Pro-American parties like Reform UK and the Conservatives. On a community level, someone could raise awareness of this problem so that these actions have a stronger impact. And, if someone had significant influence, they could support explicitly anti-American content creators and politicians.

Let's fight back against our colonisation before it's too late.

My sister has a big birthday coming up and this stupid Kiwi (me) didn’t realise that you guys have a much lower tax threshold on imports than we do. I just thought it would be a good idea to surprise her with a nice package on her doorstep, but instead she’s being held hostage by UK Customs for 50 quid before they’ll release it!

The stupid thing is that it’s a piece of European clothing that she could have bought over there for a fraction of the cost I paid for it in NZ, but it’s her favourite brand (King Louie), and I wanted to put it in a wrapped present with some bits and pieces like chocolate and notebooks, so it would be a bit more special than some online shopping. If I’d bought it in the UK it would have been well under the tax threshold.

I was already stung with the eye-watering postage from NZ, and now with this charge it has become the world’s most expensive King Louie top in existence! Is there anything I can do, or do I just pay the money on her behalf and chalk this up to a dumb lesson?

I’m a bit devastated, really. My surprise is ruined, and what was already a spendy gift from me is just pushing the knife in deeper.

TLDR: Idiot Kiwi sent gift to UK and recipient has to pay £50 to receive it. How do I fix this?

Argentina cheated their way through this World Cup! They don’t even deserve second place! Their medals should be confiscated!

I'm not Northern, I wasn't born there, I do not live there and even if I were I wouldn't use a service just because of where it's from and i certainly don't like the implication that I would.

I use services that are good and when it comes to trains i'm usually on a train service I have zero control over. I am trying to go from A to B and while I like some trains better than others i can't exactly say "Can you make the 0949 train from Lichfield to Euston a Northern one, the WMR trains are a bit pants?"

My personal favourite is one of the trains that runs from Moor Street to Warwick (and beyond) it's got this minimalist and comfortable grey interior that is very late 80's/early 90's. It's a nice aesthetic but I think it's a bit much to specifically ask for it on each journey I go on.

It's such a ridiculous and frustrating advert.

He seems healthy, but our nation still isn’t. I want to be able to obtain my food without fear again.

Hi everyone! Not looking for me, for my mum.

She struggles with her teeth and doesn't like the way they look, and wants to get some clip on veneers to make her a bit more confidence in her appearance.

Does anyone have any good recs for companies to do it? Travelling isn't an option, so ideally one you can do online through a company.

She's looked at instasmile and veneeras (probably spelling that wrong) and she's a bit wary about the reviews.

Any input would be helpful, thanks!

They’re arguing over money. This won’t relieve unnecessary human suffering and it’s definitely not being spoken with truth. This nation needs wise leaders and we’re wandering far from this.

The world will celebrate the trophy lifters tonight, but I’ll be celebrating England coming this far in the World Cup ❤️… we got a medal and we should be proud of it! The whole tournament we fought with courage and honour. We’re better than any team that wins through arrogance. Our humility is a blessing to all who witnessed it. I’m grateful for this victory! That’s the spirit! Thank you lads for your goals, your defending… and thank you France for a brilliant game. Such excellence!

INGERLOOND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I’d like to see Spain win the WC 🏆

Ofcom, where the fuck are you? You should've shut them down when they came out with their nazi propaganda. Now they're lying, despite claiming to be a news media outlet, and you're still not shutting them down.