Gonzo McFee posted:

I'd put a cheeky fiver on leave. Never underestimate the shitness of the Great British Public.

cargohills posted:

I'm sure the Conservatives definitely wouldn't gently caress workers and consumers harder than with EU restrictions.

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

The EU as it stands is a force for neoliberalism.

I'm half German and identify primarily as a European but I'm tempted to vote to leave. Going to see varoufakis speak at LSE so will be interesting to see what he has to say.

Tesseraction posted:

I wanted to reply to this but it seems you've been struck down with probation syndrome.

To answer one-sidedly, though, the EU as it stands is strongly pro-privatisation and while things like the ECHR is great, it's not wholly tied to the EU. Given we also pay into poo poo like the Common Agricultural Policy which almost entirely benefits landed gentry over actual farmers, I'm not too worried about loving over millionaires.

Guavanaut posted:

They want to replace the HRA with a weaker British Bill of Rights, but they can't supersede the supremacy of the ECHR, inside the EU or out.

Robot Mil posted:

the probation service has been privatised

forkboy84 posted:

"Resettlement is where prisoners and their families receive assistance and support from the Prisons and Probation Services, and voluntary agencies to help them prepare for life after prison. This includes advice about their entitlement to state benefits, training, education, work experience and preparation for release."

Basically reads like a service you'd want in the hands of the private sector about as much as you'd want the private sector involved in the benefits system

Darth Walrus posted:

I ask because of this bit from the BBC article on proposed prison reforms, which has triggered a quiet internal scream that will not cease:

quote:

The prime minister said governors would have control over the way they run their prisons. This would include "total discretion" on budgets, and the ability to opt out of some of the thousands of pages of rules and regulations set in Whitehall.

dispatch_async posted:

serious gaylord posted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35688401


I suppose at least hes not diddling kids.

Guavanaut posted:

This is the worst thing about the whole drug charade. It's either 'no it was just once and I'm very sorry it was a mistake' or 'I experimented back in college but we were all young once'.

There's never 'oh yeah I actually indulge pretty regularly but I don't let it affect my personal or work life' and there's no such thing as a casual user, which implicitly means that all regular users are addicts and all addiction represents some sort of personal moral failing.