The Labour Government

The Future’s Blue! said:
But surely this now has to be countered by governments, using security protocols, and putting out their own press releases to counter the likes of RW media, new and old, spreading all sorts of mis/disinformation?

What ever you colour of politics, Tory, Labour, LD, or Reform, surely we must not let foreign entities take over our country?
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Unless it's splashed across the red tops front pages a press release is useless.
 
TinFoilHat said:
Cue Gbeebies piss boiling.

"The working man can't even put on a bet nowadays..."

Great idea methinks.
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Imagine if Gullis was still and MP with the Bet 365 involvement at SCFC - he would be apoplectic - thankfully he found that calling your electorate scrotes is not a GE winning formula
 
stonerblue said:
Unless it's splashed across the red tops front pages a press release is useless.
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You’re right, but if this is now making the news, the red tops and media outlets will want them on and that is where they have to be robust.

Like I said, regardless of who you vote for, this is an attack on our democracy.
 
The Future’s Blue! said:
You’re right, but if this is now making the news, the red tops and media outlets will want them on and that is where they have to be robust.

Like I said, regardless of who you vote for, this is an attack on our democracy.
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As the right wing hypocrites say ‘we won they lost! Get over it!’ Absolutely they only want democracy when it suits!
 
The Future’s Blue! said:
But surely this now has to be countered by governments, using security protocols, and putting out their own press releases to counter the likes of RW media, new and old, spreading all sorts of mis/disinformation?

What ever you colour of politics, Tory, Labour, LD, or Reform, surely we must not let foreign entities take over our country?
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We have a Royal Family descended from the Germans and Greece

We have a patron Saint who was Syrian and never set foot in the Country

We had an American born Prime Minister

We have an MP who campaigns against immigration .... but holds a German Passport




They've already taken over .....
 
BlueHammer85 said:
Another good move for society, will go totally unnoticed of course.
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Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

Purple is very much the new blue.

You and a few others have gone colour blind is all ;-)
 
blueinsa said:
Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

Purple is very much the new blue.

You and a few others have gone colour blind is all ;-)
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So we're swapping voluntary donations (from the gambling industry) of £49.5 million for a compulsory levy of £100 million in year one


GambleAware publishes details of donations received in 2023/24

Charity shares information on voluntary industry donations it received in the last financial year 2023/24.
www.gambleaware.org www.gambleaware.org


Sounds like a good plan to me (unlike the previous plan of relying on voluntary donations from a crooked industry) ... no wonder it was rubber stamped
 
blueinsa said:
Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

Purple is very much the new blue.

You and a few others have gone colour blind is all ;-)
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That is a proper RW/Twitter take, could’ve been straight off GBNews.

Basically, they’ve realised that self-governance doesn’t work and are now making it mandatory.

But, you knew that, right?
 
blueinsa said:
Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

Purple is very much the new blue.

You and a few others have gone colour blind is all ;-)
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In fairness, the previous government had this in their 2019 manifesto but then failed to implement it across the entire life of that parliament, with multiple delays for a variety of reasons mostly self inflicted. The last few conservative governments were legislatively inept and insufficiently focused on actually running the country.

There is still a lot to be done in this space but if Labour do pass this and get it implemented by April then they deserve credit for getting the ball rolling in a way the last government never got close to managing.
 
blueinsa said:
Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

Purple is very much the new blue.

You and a few others have gone colour blind is all ;-)
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Or maybe there were too many Tory MPs taking freebies from the gambling industry to get it through before.

www.racingpost.com

Gambling reform, racing and the levy absent from the Conservative's general election manifesto

Punters and racing were offered no additional clarity on the future of gambling reform under a Conservative government with that subject, the sport... Read More
www.racingpost.com www.racingpost.com
 
blueinsa said:
Labour is understood to be poised to rubber-stamp the previous government’s proposal to do away with a voluntary system that allows industry operators to choose how much to donate to tackle damage caused by gambling and which organisations should receive the money.

Purple is very much the new blue.

You and a few others have gone colour blind is all ;-)
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You keep saying Labour are morphing into the Tory Party. I'm surprised you're not loving that?
 
Vic said:
Or maybe there were too many Tory MPs taking freebies from the gambling industry to get it through before.

www.racingpost.com

Gambling reform, racing and the levy absent from the Conservative's general election manifesto

Punters and racing were offered no additional clarity on the future of gambling reform under a Conservative government with that subject, the sport... Read More
www.racingpost.com www.racingpost.com
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Labour taking freebies from the gambling industry? What are the odds on that? Odds on I would suggest.

www.theguardian.com

Cosy ties and £400,000 in political donations: why Labour has a gambling problem

Labour talked tough on regulation in its manifesto, but questions have been raised about how it will proceed with legislation if it comes into office
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
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