Can we really Trust Teresa May with a blank cheque?

Both party's have their failings and personalities that I don't like. No party can be perfect. It is the same with policies. I don't think we can trust the Tories with a blank cheque. They have said nothing or done nothing over the last 7 years which would give me an ounce of belief that they could. I started out not liking Corbyn at all, I think I was listening to too many people's opinions and reading too many newspaper reports. Since the election has been called I have actually taken the time to listen to what he has to say. I trust him more than I trust May.

Always tegan just Tories for short. Joke isn't it??!!

When did the Conservative Party become the Conservative and Unionist party [just noticed when I was browsing a tactical voting link]? Given that the events of the past year will possibly result in a united Ireland and Scotland's independence isn't the unionist part a bit misleading?

pogs
OK I will outline what I read relating to the May's speech

It is a piece by Aaron Swartz -

May wants to ban cryptography.

Swartz argues that this is a classic bit of foolish political grandstanding.

MAY argued that there must be no "means of communication which we cannot read "

Swartz argues that it is impossible to overstate how bonkers the idea of sabotaging cryptography is to people who understand information security.

If you want to secure your data .............you have to use good cryptography.

To use deliberately compromised cryptology is to effectively have no security at all........."

As I understand it all our data including that held by the medical world, police , defence etc would be open to abuse.

In effect what May is proposing is to have a "master key " which will allow authorities access to all our secure information. But to do so will "introduce unquantifiable" security risks. What they are saying is that there is no back door that will allow only the good guys in. It can't exist.

As soon as this vulnerability exists it will only be a matter of short time before the world's bad guys have access.

The regime May is suggesting is already in place in such countries as Russia and Iran, and we know there are ways around this.

Swartz lists some of the direct affects of Mays proposal

1all communication will be easy to "hack" by criminals, spies and voyeurs.

2 any firms within reach of the UK government must be banned from producing secure software

3 all major code repositories such as Githuip and sourceforge must be blocked

4search engines must not answer queries about web-pages that carry secure software

5 virtually all academic security work in the UK must cease

6 all packets in and out of the UK must be inspected for banned software

7smartphones must be banned from entering the UK

Swartz goes on. But perhaps you now understand how the techies find Mays suggestions so implausible.

WW. Mon 05-Jun-17 15:57:25

Reading an article in "The Register" an IT publication - and there is a lot of merriment at Maybots expense over her plans to tackle terrorism by banning stuff on the internet.

Reading what is being said, she clearly is clueless.

Really?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/26/theresa-may-calls-g7-leaders-help-prosecute-foreign-fighters

G7 leaders also backed the prime minister’s call for internet companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter to better target extremist messages online, including by developing technology which automatically identifies and removes messages that incite violence.

“We agreed that the threat from Daesh [Isis] is evolving rather than disappearing. As they lose ground in Iraq and Syria, foreign fighters are returning and the group’s hateful ideology is spreading online,” the prime minister said.

Describing the G7 joint statement as “a significant step forward”, May said she wanted to see terrorist material taken down “more urgently and more rapidly than it is at the moment”

“Make no mistake, the fight is moving from the battlefield to the internet. In the UK, we are already working with social media companies to halt the spread of extremist material and hateful propaganda that is warping young minds. I am clear that corporations can do more. Indeed they have a social responsibility to now step up their efforts to remove harmful content from their networks.”

“Today, I called on leaders to do more. We agreed a range of steps the G7 could take to strengthen its work with tech companies on this vital agenda. We want companies to develop tools to identify and remove harmful materials automatically.”

or even 'flippy floppy' (when will I learn to proof read...)

Perhaps we should counter it with 'weak and wobbly', or, 'fippy floppy' as our friend saak is so fond of saying

Anyone hear Karen Bradley's interview??? . What an absolute car crash

It is an orating device. Repeating things three times seems to be the recommnended procedure. "Tell them what you are going to say. Say it. Tell them what you said"

For those of you who didn't read about this, here is one senior reporter's view of repeated phrases and contentless answers:

www.plymouthherald.co.uk/three-minutes-of-nothing-herald-reporter-reflects-on-pm-encounter/story-30363961-detail/story.html

It's either a bad idea or a very good idea ( repeating phrases) it's what advertisements do after all.
Bad, we get tired of hearing them, good, because it sinks in, and once in, stays there, even if it's at a subliminal level.

I have been struck how Maybots programme is structured to constantly repeat utterly meaningless tautologies.

Brexit means Brexit

Enough is enough

Say it often enough and you feel as if the world's going mad.

She tried to escape it with strong and stable but that didn't work either.

I'm in the same position as you, GG, and for anyone wanting to employ tactical voting to keep any party out (you can choose your personal bete noir! see

www.electionpolling.co.uk/tactical-voting

I am more naturally inclined to the LibDems Tegan but more than anything I do not want President May and the killer Conservatives so, because of the constituency I am in, I will vote Labour. We must stop this government which ideologically only believes in the market and money. The mixed economy we all grew up with, which offered us health, homes and educational chances has, I believe, it's last chance in this election.

I was thinking about the NHS this morning - or rather it's destruction - and it actually crossed my mind that either me or one of mine might be a victim of the privatisation the Tories are determined on. I hope, if it is as bad as I fear, I go quickly and 'mine' are able to earn enough to use the new system - but what oh what oh those who can't

Yes and me, I think so much is riding on this election, and I am so fearful of the outcome.

I would be interested to know how many voters actually vote Tory/ukip as opposed to those who vote for the broad left.

I worry that the democratic process of fptp is actually less democratic in the long run - particularly once they change the boundaries in the Tory favour- than our democratic process in the EU.

My mind is in a sort of overdrive at the moment and my emotions are all over the place. The past year has been like a rollercoaster; the S.O. admit that we're tired of saying the same things to each other over and over again, the difference being that he is still staunchly LibDem and I am now firmly behind Corbyn.I feel mentally exhausted by it all.

I love this in the comments to RMs article.

"And I am a big fan of democracy. I think we should try it."

It seems almost certain to be a Tory win. Part of me thinks it is poetic justice as they now have the biggest challenge any government has to face. The trouble is they aren't up to it, so where on earth does it leave the U.K.?

Brexit and the economy will do for them, and I think people are beginning to wake up about the NHS.

Go for it!

Meanwhile, a video to watch while you drink your coffee:

Richard Murphy describes the looming crash ahead for the UK after GE2017, and the myth of a 'strong and stable' conservative government

therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=19175#.WShVomkmOZd.twitter

Sorry dd; meant dj. As I said on another thread, I've woken up really early and am making typos galore. Think either a very strong cup of coffee or another hours sleep is needed ....

Er? Not sure what you mean Tegan.

I that the photo with David Dimbleby [Bullingdon Club member/unbiased BBC interviewer] in, dd?

He certainly has Daphne.

Sadiq Khan has reacted like a true statesman.

According to our local Conservative candidate the number of police officers hasn't been cut nor has school funding gone down (it's been cut by 8% in real terms in this area).