#London Elects

[insidecroydon]

This time we've got it right, council says on postal ballot forms

Croydon Council has confirmed that there has been no error in the printing of the postal vote envelopes for the London elections next month. As postal ballot papers began to arrive at voters’ homes in Croydon this week, some questioned why, in the section requiring them to provide their date of birth, the first two boxes of the year were already printed with the figures “1” and “9”, which appears…

[kropotkindersurprise]

July 6, London

[the-fugitive-lexicologist]

I've heard a lot of different takes on this, and I can't figure out if I'm way out of the ordinary here. I'm defining grinding as putting 20 or more consecutive actions into the same input for the purpose of gaining a mechanical payoff (spending all your actions following a plot line doesn't count). I also don't count doing opportunity cards as interrupting a grind.

There is no other/nuance/bald option intentionally: pick your best fit. Yeah, in practice people do many things that don't fit these neat boxes, but I'd love a sense of how highly FLumblr prioritizes mechanical progression.

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

Buckingham Palace Statement: The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MP had an Audience of The King this morning and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, which His Majesty was graciously pleased to accept. 5 Jul 2024

[political-times]

[head-post]

Violent anti-Muslim crowd clashed with UK police in Southport after young girls killed

A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police in the northern English town of Southport, where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children were seriously injured in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event a day earlier.

A horrific stabbing incident in Southport on Monday shocked the British people. However, police claimed it was not terrorism-related and that the suspect was born in the UK.

Nevertheless, national-oriented groups fuelled rumours that the suspected teenager was linked to Islam, and police reported that Tuesday’s violence erupted when several hundred people began throwing objects at the mosque. Police has linked the crowd to the English Defence League, a group that sometimes stages violent demonstrations against Islam.

Police cars were damaged and set on fire, officers were attacked with bricks and large rubbish containers. Away from the violence, hundreds of people gathered for an emotional vigil to pay tribute to those killed in the attack by laying flowers and toys. Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer also made a visit to the town to lay flowers.

“The people of Southport are reeling after the horror inflicted on them yesterday. They deserve our support and our respect. Those who have hijacked the vigil for the victims with violence and thuggery have insulted the community as it grieves. They will feel the full force of the law.”

However, after the visit, disgruntled residents approached him with insults and condemnations after which he was forced to leave the town.

Stabbing details

A 17-year-old is currently in custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following a bloody rampage at a “Taylor Swift yoga and dance workshop,” a summer holiday for children aged 6 to 11. Besides the three deaths, eight children were stabbed.

Five of them and two adults who were trying to protect them remain in critical condition. Assistant Chief Constable Alex Goss stated:

There has been much speculation and hypothesis around the status of a 17-year-old male who is currently in police custody and some individuals are using this to bring violence and disorder to our streets. We have already said that the person arrested was born in the UK and speculation helps nobody at this time.

The Liverpool Region Mosque Network said a minority of people had tried to use the Southport stabbing to spread hate.

“This evening we have seen distressing scenes outside Southport Mosque with angry protesters gathering outside. This is causing further fear and anxiety within our communities.”

King Charles and his family expressed their horror. US singer Swift also wrote on Instagram that she was “just completely in shock.”

These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.

Read more HERE

[gryficowa]

I'm just fucking shocked, I can't put into words (I don't live in the UK, not even in the US) but that doesn't change the fact that I'm shocked

Yes, they also attacked an Asian woman, because right-wingers are fascists (which is not a discovery, but they deny it), anti-immigration propaganda is simply dangerous…

[asleepinawell]

oh no don't make her my problem haha that would just be so terrible I say shoving my women's wrongs scrapbook under my bed

[the-dye-stained-socialite]

Still thinking about Mers so! here's a comparison between Sirens May and the Princess! non-sexual top nudity below (a.k.a. beware ye who enter here: there's tits)

transcription of my writing below:

the arrows pointing to May say:

Hidden Spines

Old and Massive!!! (more powerful than (downwards arrow)

the arrows pointing to the princess say:

tall, yet young (very powerful!)

scales turn blue in the light

and the the arrow pointing to the horizontal line across the page says Normal Siren Height

and of course! @thedeafprophet 's jamie is here to show the size comparison to your typical human! and to look at the princess 👀

[aquitainequeen]

Apparently a low voter turnout in London yesterday. Now the ballots will be counted by hand, so we'll have to wait until Saturday to see if Labour will hold London. ARG.

[identifiedbutflying]

trans rights - the uk and ireland agree

(london, england - wicklow, ireland - glasgow, scotland)

[esteemed-excellency]

i'm counting this as a date

[landoverwater]

Oh London, I love you

That's right, the man with a bin on his head got more votes than either of the fascist candidates. Voting matters.

Use your vote. Even if it's to use a man in a bin to tell racists where to go.

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Best thing about Sadiq Khan comfortably winning re-election is not only that Susan Hall has lost, but Laura Kuenssberg now looks like a complete idiot for proclaiming that it was going to be nail-bitingly close with a possible upset before even a single ballot was counted.

[pendragontrash]

It’s a good week to be left wing

[political-times]

Suella Braverman has declared she would vote for Donald Trump in the presidential election if she was a US citizen.