Sam Crabb retweeted
Angela Rayner appointed five people to a Working Group tasked with drafting the “anti-Muslim hostility” definition. All five had troubling links to Islamist organisations, including the Muslim Council of Britain and MEND. Successive governments have followed a policy of non-engagement with these groups since 2009 because of concerns about their extremism.
The Free Speech Union and Shadow Justice Secretary @NJ_Timothy asked the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, through a Freedom of Information request, who had been able to submit evidence to the consultation. The department initially said it had deleted all the responses — apparently contrary to the Government’s own data policy.
After @SpeechUnion threatened legal action unless the department disclosed who had been consulted, an internal investigation was launched. The ministry’s most senior civil servant then confirmed that the responses were still held on its data system, but refused to reveal the names.
This is not normal behaviour. We smell a rat.
We have repeatedly asked whether Islamist groups had the opportunity to influence the process that produced what we regard as a de facto Islamic blasphemy law. The department’s handling of the consultation has only deepened our concerns.
Now @AngelaRayner is set to appoint an “anti-Muslim hostility” tsar. Given her track record, we are horrified by who she might choose.
Sam Crabb retweeted
Se moquer des Blancs → C'est possible.
Se moquer des non-Blancs → Racisme.
Se moquer des hommes → C'est possible.
Se moquer des femmes → Misogynie.
Se moquer des hétéros → C'est possible.
Se moquer des LGBTQ → Homophobie.
Se moquer de la droite → C'est possible.
Se moquer de la gauche → Fascisme.
Se moquer des catholiques → C'est possible.
Se moquer des musulmans → Islamophobie.
Se moquer des Français → C'est possible.
Se moquer des étrangers → Xénophobie.
Se moquer des conservateurs → C'est possible.
Se moquer des progressistes → Intolérance.
La liberté d'expression pour les uns, la censure pour les autres.
Sam Crabb retweeted
Done a fantastic job in really tough circumstances and stayed classy at a time when many were (wrongly) sharpening their knives for the club.
Been a great ambassador for Tunbridge Wells in general 🤍🤍
Sam Crabb retweeted
The details of the rape charge Russell Brand was convicted of are as follows: A woman who had a threesome with him and put her tongue in his anus five minutes after meeting him (whilst in a relationship) later claimed that non-consensual anal sex occurred. As much as I’ve always disliked Brand, her account is dubious. There was no forensic evidence, no CCTV footage, no physical evidence of any sort and the report was made 20 years after the alleged incident took place.
A more plausible explanation is that Brand, being the degenerate he is, used the woman for his pleasure, and rudely discarded her afterwards. Regretting a sexual encounter is not the same as rape. Brand faces 10-15 years for this charge alone (if her account is true, I am gladdened by the punishment).
However, compare Brand’s case to that of Jameel Ahmed, a Pakistani in Bradford convicted of four counts of rape of a 12 year old girl. He was sentenced to just 8 years, and with the early release scheme he is likely out in a few years. In Ahmed’s case, unlike Brands, there was both forensic and physical evidence. 8 years.
Britain has a two-tier justice system. It’s as simple as that.
Sam Crabb retweeted
No you are not. You are not even an ‘anti Zionist’. You are simply a fraud.
Only a few years ago when you were a Lib Dem you solemnly promised voters that a vote for you was “a support for Israel”.
You were a 34-year old man, not a child. You left the Lib Dems a year later purely and simply because they didn’t select you for a parliamentary seat.
If they had, you’d still be promising that a vote for you is a vote for Israel. You are a despicable, malignant fraud who would toss your own mum under a bus for a few extra moments of political relevance.
Sam Crabb retweeted
And I’m sure Nadia and millions of others stand in solidarity with all the victims of the rape gang cover-up too. You know, those who were, and still are, being raped and sexually assaulted while her party turned a blind eye and helped cover it up.
Solidarity with every woman who bravely reported, endured the long wait for trial, and gave evidence in court against Russell Brand. Especially those who did not receive justice today.
Everyone with a basic understanding of the criminal justice system knows that just because the verdict was "not guilty", it doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. All we know is that the jury could not be certain “beyond all reasonable doubt”.
I want to say directly to the victims: thank you and I believe you. Millions of us do.
Sam Crabb retweeted
Four things can be true at once:
- Russell Brand went against the leftist establishment during and after Covid
- Russell Brand was a sex addict who lied to and exploited women
- it is almost impossible to prove assault allegations beyond a reasonable doubt decades after the fact with no physical proof
- the British legal system went after him far harder than immigrant rape gangs, Jimmy Savile, Cyril Smith and many others
Sam Crabb retweeted
Over 60 Muslim men raped Scarlett West from the age of 14.
None have been convicted. Her father stood as Restore Britain’s candidate for Greater Manchester mayor.
There was no national outrage, no wave of arrests, and no accountability.
Russell Brand, by contrast, is facing the full force of the justice system over an allegation involving touching a woman’s breast 15 years ago. If the evidence shows he is a predator, he should be punished.
That is how a functioning system works.
The same system has produced nothing for Scarlett. The men who systematically raped and trafficked her as a child remain free.
This is not an isolated failure. It is a pattern in which certain offenders are pursued relentlessly while others walk amongst us.
Where are the 60 Muslim men who raped a child?
Disgraceful.
Sam Crabb retweeted
My thoughts are with the children at St Peter's High School in Tuffley, Gloucester, whose young lives have been changed forever after going through this harrowing experience, as the UK isn’t safe any more and no one in power seems to give a shit.
Sam Crabb retweeted
Good grief, but the John Lewis Xmas advert is AWFUL.
It's basically an advert for buying gifts for ungrateful kids with terrible parents.
The grandchildren are just plain rude. The parents don't notice or care. So the grandma decides to splash the cash on gifts she thinks they will like - so rewarding their rudeness!
If I had a kid who behaved like that, they wouldn't be getting a single gift on Christmas Day. Not one.
Oh, and of COURSE the ad has to feature a mixed race family (who make up 1.3% of all British families yet about 50% of families appearing in TV adverts) because, y'know, diversity.
It's all so bloody irritating. 🙄
Sam Crabb retweeted
You're a disgrace.
Your own party is riddled with convicted paedophiles and one of your own MPs Dan Norris has been suspended following accusations of rape.
To politicise this against Reform and Farage shows you up for who you are.
Sam Crabb retweeted
So let me get this straight...
Blaming Muslims today for 9/11 is bigotry, but blaming white people today for slavery is somehow justice?
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND?
You don’t get to condemn collective guilt for one group and celebrate it for another.
THAT’S NOT JUSTICE. THAT’S HYPOCRISY ON STEROIDS
Sam Crabb retweeted
What a stupid day today has been for Britain.
Migrant home sec asks migrants about migration. Decides migration is fine and you can pay for it. Calls that fair because she’s a migrant or something.
Descendants of freed slaves demand reparations from the descendants of the people who freed them. Usurper PM open to it. Because… vibes?
Oh. And don’t forget to make sure you’ve got 3 days worth of bottled water and baked beans in case everything you’ve paid for stops working. Resilience something something.
👍
Sam Crabb retweeted
Since riots are now spreading across Europe, there are some simple things any country that wants to avoid them can announce.
Anyone found guilty of rioting/looting:
- who is a foreign national will be immediately deported
- who is a dual national will be immediately stripped of their citizenship, then deported
- who is an asylum seeker or has been granted asylum, will be denied asylum/deported
- permanently banned from receiving any benefits/welfare of any kind
- given harsh custodial sentences
Announce this now and avoid riots or watch your country go down the route of France and Germany.
Sam Crabb retweeted
Islamophobia doesn’t exist - it’s a made up term to shut down legitimate debate about the threats posed by Islam. Especially discussions about the hatred and discrimination towards non believers.
Here are some actual religious hate crimes:
This Islamophobia Awareness Month, we must shine a light on the abhorrent hatred and discrimination Muslims continue to face.
In the last year alone, religious hate crimes targeting Muslims rose by 15% in England and Wales.
This is utterly unacceptable. London will always stand against hatred, prejudice and discrimination.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
UK security agencies still assess Islamist extremism as the largest terrorism threat. MI5's Islamist-related caseload remains roughly 75% of its counter-terrorism work, according to recent threat assessments.
isdglobal.org/digital-dispat…
Sam Crabb retweeted
It isn't Islamophobia Awareness Month.
It is Remembrance Month.
You know for the people who fought and died for this country so your ilk could sit on your arses with the comments turned off on benefits.
Tosser.
This Islamophobia Awareness Month, we must shine a light on the abhorrent hatred and discrimination Muslims continue to face.
In the last year alone, religious hate crimes targeting Muslims rose by 15% in England and Wales.
This is utterly unacceptable. London will always stand against hatred, prejudice and discrimination.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
UK security agencies still assess Islamist extremism as the largest terrorism threat. MI5's Islamist-related caseload remains roughly 75% of its counter-terrorism work, according to recent threat assessments.
isdglobal.org/digital-dispat…
EVERYONE is fully aware of Islam.
This Islamophobia Awareness Month, we must shine a light on the abhorrent hatred and discrimination Muslims continue to face.
In the last year alone, religious hate crimes targeting Muslims rose by 15% in England and Wales.
This is utterly unacceptable. London will always stand against hatred, prejudice and discrimination.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
UK security agencies still assess Islamist extremism as the largest terrorism threat. MI5's Islamist-related caseload remains roughly 75% of its counter-terrorism work, according to recent threat assessments.
isdglobal.org/digital-dispat…
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Sam Crabb retweeted
Thanks for the accurate summary of my positions, though you forgot helping get Hasan Piker banned from UK.
Who paid for your visits to Iran?
Why do you think you weren't imprisoned like Lindsay & Craig Foreman?
Do you get paid for your appearances on Press TV? If so, how much?
Hi David @DavidTaylor85
You really should be careful about using your position to come after me, because once you do that, people are entitled to look at your own record.
You've gone after the BBC over my appearance and questioned why I was given a platform.
Let's look at your record.
•You backed the proscription of Palestine Action.
•You went after Francesca Albanese and opposed the renewal of her UN mandate.
•You've defended Labour Friends of Israel and pushed back against scrutiny of pro-Israel influence in Parliament.
•You've attacked the Green Party and Zack Polanski over their position on Palestine and Zionism.
•You even opposed parliamentary wording referring to "accusations of genocide" in relation to Israel.
And you've described Israel as a "lone beacon of democracy, freedom of speech and rule of law" in the region, while it disregards international law, refuses to work with Palestinian Arabs and kills journalists.
So forgive me if I'm not going to take lectures from you about who should or shouldn't be given a platform.
You have a very clear political position on Israel and Palestine. That's your right.
But when you then use your position as an MP to put pressure on the BBC because I was given a platform, people are entitled to ask whether this is really about "standards" or whether it's about the fact that you don't like what people like me say.
And if you want to abuse your political power to scrutinise me, I'm going to scrutinise you right back.
Hemel Hempstead should know who you REALLY are. Is the kind of MP they want representing them.