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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on April 14, 2023, 02:33:56 PM

Title: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 14, 2023, 02:33:56 PM
But think of the marmalade....


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/essex-police-investigating-golliwog-pub-display-examine-landlord-lynching-post
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Aruntraveller on April 17, 2023, 06:36:05 AM
What I think is a pretty good article on the phenomenon of the golliwogs and more importantly the attitudes and political stances behind it:

 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/17/british-pub-right-golliwogs-rightwing-politicians-press-racism-people-colour
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 08:22:14 AM
The pub in qustion has now apparently been vandalised
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 09:57:23 AM
It appears to me one of the most worrying things here is we have a Home Secretary who said she intervened when she obviously didn't have the full facts, but didn't actually intervene so is both incompetent and lying.
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 10:12:10 AM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 09:57:23 AM
It appears to me one of the most worrying things here is we have a Home Secretary who said she intervened when she obviously didn't have the full facts, but didn't actually intervene so is both incompetent and lying.
She's Sunak's little helper
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Aruntraveller on April 17, 2023, 10:12:52 AM
Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 08:22:14 AM
The pub in qustion has now apparently been vandalised

Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 10:17:17 AM
Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 10:12:10 AM
She's Sunak's little helper
But then since Starmer is happy about lying about Sunak...
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 10:37:09 AM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 10:17:17 AM
But then since Starmer is happy about lying about Sunak...
We should stick with Sunak because at last he isn't a hypocrite?
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 10:55:45 AM
Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 10:37:09 AM
We should stick with Sunak because at last he isn't a hypocrite?
Nope, didn't say anything like that.
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 10:58:48 AM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 10:55:45 AM
Nope, didn't say anything like that.
What point were you making?
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 17, 2023, 11:52:43 AM
Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on April 17, 2023, 10:58:48 AM
What point were you making?
That if you believe lying is fine in politics, it applies to all sides.
Title: Re: 'Essex police examine golly doll pub landlord’s ‘racist’ Facebook posts'
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 03, 2023, 05:43:52 PM
And gone by golly


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-65471314