Yesterday marked one of the most shameful days in the history of the Metropolitan Police as they arrested peaceful protesters including a blind man in a wheelchair, an 81-year-old woman with Parkinson's, a former British army officer, and a bunch of, um, Quakers.
    • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 days ago

      idd, I hadn’t heard of it before and it sounded a bit dodgy (felt like a rightwing dogwhistle) but it seems not to be that.

      Council Estate Media is the online content brand of John Ghent, a Leicester-based estate agent who has gained a following for his social media videos about the city’s local history and neighborhoods. The content focuses on giving a unique, personal perspective on council estates, forgotten buildings, and local landmarks, often with a nostalgic and humorous tone.

      It’s an important story that should be given a lot of exposure, so on this at least, good for him.

      • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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        3 days ago

        Yes some things, like the term ‘collective West’ in one of its titles, also seemed dod whistly to me (this one being a tankie dogwhistle)

        • DigitalDilemma@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          3 days ago

          Good. This is a horrible misuse of law and the government should be made ashamed of it.

          I don’t often support protesters, I’m not that easy to rile, but to me these people are heroes and much braver than I am.