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"This sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea."
― William Shakespeare
Rules:
R1: No imperialist, monarchist, or reactionary propaganda. No bootlicking.
Don't claim the royals benefit the country in some financial or supernatural sense, or that the British Empire was good for the world, or advocate for reactionary ideologies. Have some self-respect and do not engage in bootlicking of aristocrats, cops, capitalists, landlords, or of the armed forces.
R2: No ableism, homophobia, sexism, racism, religious discrimination, transphobia, xenophobia.
Follow Reddit's Content Policy. Bigotry will be banned immediately.
R3: Ensure posts are related to the UK in some way.
R4: Do not call for violence or harm or harassment.
Follow Reddit's Content Policy. Banter directed at other identities, like national or regional identities, should be lighthearted.
R5: Avoid directly linking to tabloids or other subreddits.
Use https://archive.is/ instead of linking to the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Express.
R6: No Misinformation or Conspiracy Theories.
Don't intentionally/unintentionally spread misinformation.
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I’ve made a petition – will you sign it?
Click this link to sign the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/707144/sponsors/new?token=6oT1kv6Yr1n43rNaWzrb
My petition:
National ID cards are required to identify the 745,000 illegal aliens in the UK
Implement identification cards for UK citizens. ID cards are helping to reduce illegal immigration to Europe such as France , conversely as the UK is seen as having a permissive labour market it's driving small boat trafficking.
To promote the rule of law and ensure the hostile environment doesn't apply to UK citizens eg renting property, getting a job etc. it's hard to prove rights if you don't have a passport or driving license.
Click this link to sign the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/707144/sponsors/new?token=6oT1kv6Yr1n43rNaWzrb
I also have a speech impediment which probably hinders me getting employed a little bit. Thank you to all taxpayers out there who continue to pay my benefits, I’m so thankful for you all but I feel so guilty too. I’ll get there one day.
ETA: for those of you who didn’t see my older posts, I’ve been going to singing lessons weekly and thinking of taking up some other hobbies too, but I feel guilty as I’m not earning my own money to pay for them. Do I have anything to feel guilty about?
I’m American, trying to find the name of a song sang by a British artist. Please respond asap. It’s by Robbie Williams and it goes “oh nanana nanana oh oh” and repeats that chorus please lmk asap.
Basically me and my mum have paid for tv licence forever and really last few years I don’t watch it only things I did watch was match of the day and like final score with even motd getting boring for me. But how do I go about cancelling the licence, is it a website or a phone call? I see people say just don’t let them in and stuff but what can they argue, as my mum gets got a lot with people taking advantage and we have shit luck when it comes to government terms and conditions bs. We only use an old tv box so the usual four channels and an extra 20 but nothing like Netflix or sky. If I was to remove the box set anyway and just have my Xbox plugged in, if they did come in would they try arguing I moved it out or just use my computer and phone for apps as false proof still. Sadly I don’t trust this world enough to not somehow get fucked over.
Does anyone know where one can come across a Surface to Air Missile as a civilian in the UK? It can be demilitarised but ideally active for defending my houses airspace.
Thanks
In a small tent amidst the rubble of what remains of Gaza's homes, my family and I live with our daily suffering, which has become our companion at every moment. We are 27 people in a tent that cannot protect us from the harsh winter cold. The cold strikes us day and night, and as the winds grow stronger, the pain in our weakened bodies intensifies, especially in the small children who know nothing of life but hunger and pain. It has been 9 days since we last tasted the flavor of bread, that simple thing that used to be a basic part of our lives, but now it has become a distant dream. Since the siege, we have only received rice and canned food like beans, peas, and chickpeas. With every meal, we feel weakness creeping into our bodies, and in the eyes of the children, there is a gleam of fear—not just from the hunger of today, but from the uncertainty of tomorrow. The children scream at night from the cold, clinging to each other in search of an imaginary warmth that this worn-out tent cannot provide. There is no electricity or heating, and the cold cuts through their bones, increasing their pain and our anxiety. Every time I try to reassure them that the dawn will bring us a new hope, those words are the last I can say, because deep in my heart, I have no hope left. The children's health is steadily deteriorating due to weak immunity caused by the lack of food and its poor quality, and the days pass on us like a punishment. Under this siege, our lives have become nothing but waiting for a slow death. But we cannot give up because we know the children need us, and there is no choice but to try to survive, no matter the circumstances.
We are not only asking for survival, but for the determination to overcome this never-ending pain. We demand the freedom we lost, and the dignity that was destroyed by the bombing and destruction. All we need is a little support to stay alive, as the world watches, knowing nothing of our suffering except silence. But here we are, shouting loudly in the face of this darkness, hoping someone will hear us.