Heckler At Labour Conference

[Mrs Ten Names]

Her speech is bound to revolve around crime.

It was her intention to tackle knife crime, something which stewartjohnreganandjohncarter can't help but support and laud.
And I could never agree with him. So I'd be obliged to heckle Cooper.
Actually Regan's reference to Ronald Regan is much more appropriate than he realises.
I suspect that once he realises the significance he'll prefer to be associated with Reganism.

Both Reaganism and the “war on crime” had a racial politics embedded in them, so that these three phenomena—Reaganism as a movement, the “war on crime” and the resulting carceral state, and the racial politics of the 1980s—strengthened and reinforced the others.

All those who care about racial equality of a certain age are likely to remember the 1980s as a bleak time for people of color and for African Americans especially.

Reaganism and the rise of the carceral state

Today’s carceral state has its roots in the “war on crime” that took hold in America in the 1980s. That “war” was led by the political forces that I associate with Reaganism, a conservative political formation that generally favored a rollback of state power. A notable exception to this rule was...

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[ajohn]

It was her intention to tackle knife crime,

One attempt is to end the supply of certain knives - sounds more like an attempt to end the arms race which encourages them to get longer and longer. Boarder Force are actually x raying the packages they arrive in. Probably assuming that the customs docs are correct.

Another making sale of some illegal. More SUS?

The only other one seems to be just talked about. Where in the education stream to try and get kids out of ever using them - or at least most of them. It's an idea from people who do go around trying to help end the problem.

 

[fixitflav]

Brings back memories of dear old Walter Wolfgang.

Shortly after this happened, on a Radio comedy program contestants were asked to base a nursery rhyme on recent events. The late Jeremy Hardy came up with

Goosey, goosey gander, where do you wander?
Upstairs, downstairs and to the conference chamber
There I met an old man who heckled Jack Straw
So I took him by his two arms and threw him out the door

 

[Mottie]

One attempt is to end the supply of certain knives

Might find acid making a comeback……

 

[securespark]

I was really upset at that Wolfgang clip. The police abusing their powers holding him under anti-terrorist laws.

Truly disgusting.

 

[fillyboy]

I was really upset at that Wolfgang clip. The police abusing their powers holding him under anti-terrorist laws.

Truly disgusting.

Caused quite a stir at the time as I recall, 82 years old and simply shouted 'nonsense' to one of Jack Straws remarks.

Small consolation, he was invited back to the conference, received a hero's welcome and Tony Blair personally apologised.

BBC NEWS | Politics | Hero's return for Labour heckler

 

[Mottie]

One attempt is to end the supply of certain knives

Might find acid making a comeback……

Acid attack at west London school leaves girl seriously injured

Police hunt a male suspect after two teens and a woman were hurt by a substance at a London school.

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[Notch7]

Acid attack at west London school leaves girl seriously injured

Police hunt a male suspect after two teens and a woman were hurt by a substance at a London school.

www.bbc.co.uk

Poor girl.

How could anybody throw acid at someone