Media Discussion - 2023/24

[MillionMilesAway]

You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​

A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org

Fairsquare are Nick McGeehan's collective, primarily Middle East human rights-related.

He's repeatedly dragged City into human rights discussions, often in quite strained manner.
I don't see too much problem in a report trying to highlight perceived politicians' failings per se, but haven't read 40+ pages of text - a keyword suggests has about 65 references to football (not too many in 40+ pages) and 24 to sportswashing.

 

[stonerblue]

You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​

A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org

Where do you find this shit?

 

[west didsblue]

You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​

A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org

If he really gave a shit he’d have given a mention to Russians and Chinese buying up huge areas of London.

 

[Rory Bluelow]

You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​

A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org

Who the fuck are Fair/Square ? Probably a pair of beardy twats in a bed sit in Hackney. I see they work with a range of donors…I’ll bet they do ! - & doubtless had a little donation recently.
No marks.

 

[halfcenturyup]

You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​

A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org

McGeehan again. They are so concerned by human rights abuses, they don't even look at Asia, Russia, Europe, the Americas. Thank God they are all such wonderful bastions of human rights. Tossers.

 

[halfcenturyup]

What i find particularly distasteful of any of the articles re: sportswashing and human rights, is the myth that all arabic countries are barbaric dictatorships while england, america, spain etc are so much better and should be shown up as the standard bearers for the world, there is absolutely plenty in all those countries that is shocking abuses of peoples human rights but we dont want to have that conversation because that doesnt fir the narrative

Can't make a career out of that.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

Who the fuck are Fair/Square ? Probably a pair of beardy twats in a bed sit in Hackney. I see they work with a range of donors…I’ll bet they do ! - & doubtless had a little donation recently.
No marks.

Sounds like the supermarket Curly Watts used to work for.

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Sounds like the supermarket Curly Watts used to work for.

I thought that was Freshco?

 

[blueinsa]

You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​

A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

View attachment 85580

Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org

They have a real hard on for the UAE it would appear.

I wonder where their funding comes from?

 

[Rochdale Blue]

I thought that was Freshco?

Can't really remember, but wasn't he also in the Square Dealers or something similar?