It appears more people have signed a petition to reverse the act than have paid money to Reform. Someone has suggested that if that was represented by a Venn diagram, it would be two concentric circles.
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Lord Toby Young, someone who I vehemently disagree with on a number things has said that "this law makes us the North Korea of the North Sea". Hard to argue with that.
The joys of Starmer's Britiain!Former IPSE member
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Yes, we're just like North Korea.Originally posted by courtg9000 View PostLord Toby Young, someone who I vehemently disagree with on a number things has said that "this law makes us the North Korea of the North Sea". Hard to argue with that.
The joys of Starmer's Britiain!
Only last week I witnessed my neighbours being strapped to loaded canons and blasted to Kingdom Come for putting out their bins on the wrong day.
Oh, and it wasn't Labour who brought in the bill.England's greatest sailor since Nelson lost the armada.Comment
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Then again "we" used to strap people to the muzzle of cannons.
Though those were muzzle loaded so you had to get the order of things right or nothing much happened.
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Flashman in the Great Game!Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 29 July 2025, 18:00.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Shhh. Don't let facts get in the way of a bit of Starmer bashing: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137Originally posted by Uncle Albert View Post
Oh, and it wasn't Labour who brought in the bill.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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UK Government Warns Promoting the Use of VPNs Could Attract Fines
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Excuse my ignorance, but what is the government’s definition of pornography? From what I can gather it includes plain nudity. If that is the case, the government should be banning all harmful content such a war games and alike and not nudity which is natural.
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You'd need to look back to the government that introduced the bill, back in the day when Chris Pincher and Lee Anderson were in it.Originally posted by Paddy View PostExcuse my ignorance, but what is the government’s definition of pornography? From what I can gather it includes plain nudity. If that is the case, the government should be banning all harmful content such a war games and alike and not nudity which is natural.
But here's one part of it: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga...ion/61/enacted…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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It's not just porn.Originally posted by Paddy View PostExcuse my ignorance, but what is the government’s definition of pornography? From what I can gather it includes plain nudity. If that is the case, the government should be banning all harmful content such a war games and alike and not nudity which is natural.
Rockstar are introducing age checks for GTA Online, starting with the UK.
https://www.radiotimes.com/technolog...ct-newsupdate/
Spotify is also introducing age checks:
https://www.techradar.com/audio/spot...turn-to-piracy
Slippery slopes and all that.
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