The tories scrapped the jury trials for up to one year in prison in 2020, so that part isn’t scrapped presumably

Incorrect.

Jury trials were suspended for 3 months in 2020 due to covid - March through June 2020 and reinstated when safety measures had been put in place.

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/the-jurys-out-covid-19-impact-on-jury-trials/

That is entirely different and separate to the proposal to bin jury trials by Labour several years later which has (fortunately) been canned by Burnham (links in previous reply)

Cancelled the right to protest is also literally incorrect, but accepting that as a rhetorical position I agree that ridiculous and inappropriate restrictions have been placed on protest. Having said that, it’s entirely consistent with the last 250 years of the establishment trying to muzzle protest. There has always been a push and pull in this space, I wish the English were more like the French in that regard but the key difference is cultural - the French are taught in school that protest is their human right, the English are (culturally) taught to not complain and soldier on.

Jury changes scrapped

https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/justice-prevails-bar-council-hails-government-decision-to-scrap-jury-trial-plans.html

Internet access changes deserve all the scorn you can throw at it but it’s not how you’re representing it - it’s supposedly forced proof of ID - the current implementation is utterly failing though as the govt has admitted (and I can assure you I have not given my ID to anyone yet)

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/23/uk-children-just-as-likely-to-have-suffered-harm-on-social-media-despite-crackdown-ofcom-online-safety-act

Your last point however is correct - London is covered in cameras, the only real difference is unlike the flock and etc shenanigans it is not YET hooked up to AI (edit and face /number plate recognition)- but they most certainly are working on it (edit they trialled facial recognition cameras on the tube and it was an utter failure)

It’s not worse than the US, not even close, but it is awful in different ways

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You are hundred per cent correct, sorry about all the down votes. This crash is looking like it’s going to be a very ugly one. The modelling I’ve done suggests the closest fit is the oil crisis of the 70s, it could be worse than that though.

Unfortunately not. This will be quite unlike the 2008 crash, or the 2000 dotcom bust. It is MUCH more serious than either of these two.

The key difference is the leverage, there is a circle where the suppliers are highly borrowed, and their sales are to companies that are borrowing to buy it. This has a huge knock on effect as the companies in question are a massive slice of the key indexes which means everyone’s pension/401k/super is invested in index funds as the “low risk” option - when the index tanks, the pension funds tank which means the general population are looking at massive drops in wealth. There’s also a bunch of knock on effects

What’s worse is that the current Fed board are on record saying interest rates will go up to control inflation and they’re not going to support the market ( a la 2008) which puts even more pressure on them. The current US govt has flagged in a million ways they are economically incompetent so don’t expect any smart decisions there

There is a very very real probability of “The greatest depression” or the the great depression 2 boogaloo.

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Am unclear, is the equipment leaving kaliningrad or being shipped into it ?

India has been a Russian ally since the West backed Pakistan in their war 60 years ago.

Just because they are purportedly a democracy doesn’t make them western allies in any way. They claimed to be neutral (3rd world) during the cold war and after, but look at their actions, look at where they buy weapons, who they trade with.

They’re mercantilist first just like China, but be under no delusion they would not hesitate to sell us out for pennies if we were foolish enough to embrace them.

Well I hope you’re right that China recognises it isn’t doable because 2027 is next year and I’d rather not experience WW3