Bojo Versus The Presumption Of Innocence

[poliphilo]

Boris Johnson wants to suspend one of the cornerstones of British liberty in the case of young persons returning from Syria- and treat them as guilty until proved otherwise.

Please, everyone, remember this when the conniving, amoral, cynical, power-crazed little shit makes his bid to become prime minister of the UK.  

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[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Add in the secret courts, and attendant inability to report on such proceedings.. not to mention nigh omnipresent online surveillance.

Trouble is, I can't tell much difference between the Conservative, "New" Labour, and the LibDems - all are entirely happy with such wretchedness, as well as other social wretchedness like the rise of workfare and punitive sanctions under capricious justifications.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm out of love with all the political parties as, it seems, are most of the population. It's not a happy situation to have arisen in a so-called democracy.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Agreed , where is there any sanity in all this utter madness and wretched dislike of those less able to defend themselves against such punitive measures?

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Pesky thing, "evidence", isn't it?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Terribly inconvenient. I mean a decent chap- like Johnson, for instance- can smell a wrong'un at a distance. Never fails. So who needs proof.

[artkouros.livejournal.com]

That's when a bill of rights comes in handy.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed.

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

(Sorry for the userpic, but really... It's called for, isn't it?)

A fair trial is something the US dispensed with many years ago now, and I'm hardly surprised that large sections of Europe seem inclined to follow that worrying trend.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

This is the kind of totalitarianism that Orwell warned us about. I love the icon BTW.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The people who should be the guardians of our liberties are only too ready to reel them in.

[qatsi.livejournal.com]

I have the feeling Boris is out-faraging Farage - but I should really presume Farage innocent until proven guilty on that score.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Boris wants the top job soooo badly.

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

This is where the cult of Celebrity gets you. People will vote for that moron because he is entertaining.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

And that's the truth.

He makes me think of Berlusconi- same combination of charisma, self-love and utter lack of principle.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

In the end though, darling Sylvio was a self seeking bufoon who go away with it for a while.

People need not to be fooled by Bojo's 'I'm an amiable idiot' posturing. He isn't and he's truly dangerous.

[howlin-wolf-66.livejournal.com]

I do think that British citizens who go there without seeking permission first should be looked upon with *suspicion*...

... but, that isn't the same as guilt.