General Politics Thread

[zrdb]

There's another No Kings protest coming up shortly and it looks to 2 or 3 times bigger than the first one.

 

[Anime1977]

UK Crime Agency Backs “Upload Prevention” Plan to Scan Encrypted Messages

The campaign recasts surveillance as safety, turning encryption from a shield of freedom into a checkpoint of trust.

reclaimthenet.org

 

[Gemsy-chan]

Looking at some stuff reference the budget and it looks like the £135 import threshold before paying customs is to be scrapped. So you are to pay customs no matter the amount.

 

[Anime1977]

Looking at some stuff reference the budget and it looks like the £135 import threshold before paying customs is to be scrapped. So you are to pay customs no matter the amount.

So even something cheap is going to cost more then it should

 

[BrokenPhoenix]

Probably the worst thing in the entire budget, lol.

 

[Kite]

I guess to try and combat the rise of those Chinese companies. No doubt the big players will find ways around the custom fees whereas people importing something like a Blu-ray from America will be hit. Not only by customs but no doubt as well by the couriers adding fees.

 

[Titan]

Looking at some stuff reference the budget and it looks like the £135 import threshold before paying customs is to be scrapped. So you are to pay customs no matter the amount.

Thankfully, it doesn't come into effect until 2029.

 

[Kite]

Thankfully, it doesn't come into effect until 2029.

By which time hopefully there will have been a change at the top and it quietly gets reversed