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 #159 12 Jul 2020 at 11.28am | |   |
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My point wasn't about minimum wage but something much more general. A culture of not wanting to meddle in certain mis-doings in case they are accused of racism.
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#158 12 Jul 2020 at 11.26am | | |
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In reply to Post #157
The police aren’t the agency that enforce minimum wage legislation.
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#157 12 Jul 2020 at 11.21am | | |
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Doesn't get much more diverse than round here so clearly that's not a problem for everyone...
Tinhead - pritti Patel making the same suggestion that you did. I still don't buy it tbh. More likely a police force not able to operate effectively after the huge cuts made by her party? Or just ineffective action all round?
And as I said, there are people of all backgrounds being exploited in these places so protecting them could hardly be see as discriminatory. Playing devils advocate - One could suggest that they might have done more if it wasn't BAME workers being exploited....
The important thing is that it's finally addressed and dealt with. Maybe then look at the other areas where business owners knowingly swerve the employment rules. Builders paying EU lads cash in hand so they can pay less and avoid NI etc. Restaurant and take away owners paying way less than minimum wage. There's too much of it about.
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#156 12 Jul 2020 at 11.12am | | |
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Gaslighting rubbish from the Home Secretary. Minimum wage enforcement is the job of HMRC not the council or police. How many prosecutions have there been for paying under the minimum wage? Why isn't she calling out the Treasury for inaction?
They knew. Even one of their local MPs (Andrew Bridgen) is on record saying the sweatshops are a national disgrace. Many investigations by the media have highlighted the problem to the government. A select committee's recommendations were all refused by government.
She is trying to deflect.
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#155 12 Jul 2020 at 10.57am | | |
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I am lucky to live in a street that still has that sense of community. local pub with a proper old school feel about it. neighbours who look out for each other. all the kids play out on the field / park out the back. my cat gets fed in at least 2 other houses!
Same as and very nice to. Lots of communitys are now so diverse that its simply not possible for one reason or another........... 
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#154 12 Jul 2020 at 10.36am | | |
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A few people and shareholders making a lot of money on the back of modern slavery manufacturing conditions is more likely the reason.
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#153 12 Jul 2020 at 9.30am | | |
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Regarding Leicester sweatshops
People not calling it out for fear of being called racist. A similar reason to why the Asian grooming/abuse scandal went unnoticed?
This is where trying to be anti racist is wrong.
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#152 11 Jul 2020 at 7.56pm | | |
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Is it me or does anyone else see so much fake news come out of the MAGA camp...which incidentally believe everything is fake news if it doesn’t fit their agenda.
Latest one is a protestor that has been left blind in his right eye after taking a direct hit from a tear gas canister from close range. He put a selfie of him in a hospital bed and the photo has been put side by side with a photo taken of him in the street directly after the incident with the caption “which eye?”, a claim that it’s not real and the eye has changed side in a continuity error.
I don’t think they are clever enough to realise a front facing camera on a phone flips the picture 
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#151 11 Jul 2020 at 10.22am | | |
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Convicted by a court of his peers and sentenced to jail Trump steps in and commutes the sentence of his mate Stone. He broke the law but won't face punishment. Banana Republic stuff.
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#150 11 Jul 2020 at 9.48am | | |
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Firm with links to Gove and Cummings given Covid-19 contract without open tender
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/10/firm-with-links-to-gove-and-cummings-given-covid-19-contract-without-open-tender?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
Joe Normal would've done it free.
PPE contracts to pest control firms, millions on a useless app to Cummings' mates.
No wonder they haven't published the Russia Report ... Looks like they've adopted Russian government practices as their model. Crooked *******s.
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#149 11 Jul 2020 at 5.57am | | |
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Agree Mal 
Gone around me sadly, I suspect other places too 
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#148 10 Jul 2020 at 11.10pm | | |
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you make a good point scozza
I am lucky to live in a street that still has that sense of community. local pub with a proper old school feel about it. neighbours who look out for each other. all the kids play out on the field / park out the back. my cat gets fed in at least 2 other houses!
makes a massive difference to your everyday
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#147 10 Jul 2020 at 7.20pm | | |
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Anybody watching the one show?
Something I have discussed with my mates before. Two words. Community spirit, that’s what’s missing 
I grew up in a pit village with working men and a pub culture but everybody on the street knew everybody and helped everybody, we were all close. I think we have completely lost it
One show tonight there was a street where the neighbours had ended up sitting outside their houses talking to each other. Straight away, bloke mentions a lad banging everything with his hands, buy him some drums for Christmas, straight away thought he had offended the Asians as they might not celebrate Christmas. Asian woman says, she would not be offended, that was nice
That could be what’s missing, the community bonds, everybody was in it together, no individualism and I think modern communities and house builds don’t help this
We don’t know or appreciate other communities values
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#146 10 Jul 2020 at 10.38am | | |
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I'm thinking beach house Jon 
Was going to say hut but people might think there is some underlying racial agenda 
Need to really think and filter everything we say nowadays 
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#145 9 Jul 2020 at 10.48pm | | |
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In reply to Post #143
sod off you two
besides, they're all going to be 'youtubers' and make millions from posting cat videos...
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