Feudalism didn't end in violent land reform, it largely ended after a pandemic that killed off a significant number of the workforce and it became a sellers market for the serfs. Turns out we just crippled the world economy for decades avoiding the sequel.
And yet somehow the reality is a "mistery" to you. Language isn't culture. If it was you wouldn't have the sort of Chinese-gate tik-tok nonsense happening right now.
Also English people do not make up the United Kingdom. Nor do they constitute the entirety of British influence. But that's a trivial matter to a world expert such as yourself, who can't even remain consistent in a baseless rant.
> Also English people do not make up the United Kingdom.
The distinction between English and British in my comment was intentional. The unique style of self-infatuation expressed in the parent comment is quintessentially English (white English, to be even more precise); not Scottish, Irish, or Welsh.
British people in "love their country" shocker! It might be less apparent online, but with my hand on my heart I can promise you that people from all the nations of the union share my conviction. It might not be universal, but we'll take our odd, sentimental, sometimes eccentric culture over a bland globalised republicanism any day, thanks.
I don't like the anti-English animosity that seems universal in some circles. There is some room for ribbing but a lot of the time I wonder how much of it is merely and sincerely 'in jest'.
And that is another fear I share for the loss of a monarchy. Something familiar and deeply associated with our long history will be gone, and home will look even more like everywhere else.
We're uniquely unsuited to defending ourselves - British reserve flies in the face of speaking up and raising our voices - but it's so important to do so, and not just give the wreckers carte blanche.
It doesn't sound like you're familiar with the UK system either. Bail in the UK means adherence to specific conditions, i.e. live somewhere the police can find you, stay away from the victim and don't leave the country. It doesn't involve cash changing hands. If you've done something very bad, or are a big flight risk you will not be granted bail, but again, not a money issue.
The person you're responding to is referencing that sentencing is done by a judge who is supposed to be more objective when determining sentence, as opposed to emotional juries who simply determine if they are guilty or not of accused crimes.
It absolutely is not. It's about risk of absconding. Secondly, no, cash bail is not a thing in the UK. Someone being arrested in the UK for extradition is not part of the UK justice system, they are merely passing through at the request of a foreign nation. Unsurprisingly, foreign nationals can't have their passport taken away by a foreign country, who'd have thought?!?!??!
Even Ryan Reynolds is using it to write advertising copy, https://youtu.be/_eHjifELI-k, I would say it's pretty well known. Not to mention all the get rich quick with ChatGPT nonsense that's popping up, that's squarely aimed at non-tech people.
So add those sites to the standard blocklists most ISPs already put in place for new customers and let parents decide if they want to remove them, just as they have to for porn and gambling. This is just a gimme for the security services under the "think of the kids" mantra.
Ambulance took 40 minutes to attend traffic accident because roads were blocked. Accident also occurred on M20 where traffic was rerouted because other road was blocked.
Well, I think that's the debate at the moment and I don't know the answer: Are the relevant laws already there? Are new laws needed? Is it an issue with the way the police responds, of fails to respond, to these actions?
It’s in everyone’s best interest to keep restrictions as narrow as possible. The problem isn’t the bridge, but other more acceptable venues that would also be restricted.
Allowing protests only in some alleyway where nobody is present; or if a government can simply and easily apply postponement/cancellation tactics: This would be a problem as well.
It's in everyone's best interest that roads, especially main ones, remain open
Specifically the current 'protests', be it blocking roads or criminal damage, do not serve any constructive purpose at all. They are carried out by the 'usual suspects'. They could organise a massive gathering in Hyde Park (and similar in towns throughout the country), for example, that would get huge media coverage as well without causing problems, ah but that wouldn't be 'direct revolutionary action'...
In the US, we have other disruptive events such as marathons; parades; Presidential convoys. All of which can disrupt main roads and aren’t even protected.
