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No it isn't good enough. I don't appreciate people trying to gaslight me by telling me that I have imagined everything. I said further up in this thread that I am quite fed up of p…

> Then that's an irreconcilable difference between us. I happen to think that factual details matter and are very important. Moral narratives, not so much. 1) The point I was makin…

> Your response is chock full of weird distortions like this -- way too many to unpack and patiently analyze. No it isn't. If you can't explain what the issue is with my logic then…

The point is that Russia is supposed to be a "totalitarian state". The UK is supposed to be a modern Western democracy with "freedom of expression" (which isn't freedom of speech).…

Thanks. People downplay what is happening in the UK. Every-time this conversation comes up we have people downplaying what is happening. It is so tiresome.

The UK government is changing it tune on this and are pivoting slowly. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7qenxy8r2 I have to check older news articles but I suspect these are the…

> As I understand things, MPs who are on Twitter regularly get anonymous threats of rape, murder etc https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63330885 - credible threats, I am sure threats of…

I am sorry but you were pretending through the whole conversation as if they were treated differently by HMRC when they aren't.

I appreciate you wasn’t but a lot of the discussion about these issues follows the same pattern of people pretending there isn’t an issue, then pretending that it isn’t as bad and …

When I said “alarming number of” I was specifically referring to journalists being harassed by the UK state. I am aware of at least 3 or 4 this year. Non-speech related offences I …

Yes. I remember seeing the statistic a number of years ago. I cannot find the source easily. The last time I checked was ~2018. I never claimed "daily raids on journalists". I did …

I never said "daily raids" on journalists. This is the second time you have put words into my mouth and pretended I said something I did not.

The person that I replied to tried to pretend that Kemi Badenoch had seriously disputed the existence of a sandwiches. I am not sure we deserve better politicians and journalists. …

> The problem is you’re simultaneously arguing two points and relying on whichever point gives you the most leverage at each juncture. No I am not. > If .gov == bad guy then you’re…

They could have paid with a cash, crypto, store credit. You are trying to salami slice the point being made.

What other hoops to satisfy you do you want me to jump through?

Yes it was that. Thank you. I couldn't remember the name as it was an unusual name.

I am not. There is no official government distinction between contracting/freelancing/consultant, see here: https://www.gov.uk/contract-types-and-employer-responsibilit...

I don't want to use Apple anything, or Google anything anymore. I want to be able to make an account with my email and not give my ID to any third party. I've spent the last 8 year…

> Contracting made a bit more difficult, freelancing totally unaffected. That isn't true. It has made contracting a lot more difficult. I am in a number of freelancer groups and it…

I clearly didn't mean that (and I think you know that btw). I said "found out about it via social media". I then did my own research to find the original post by the person that ha…

I had an issue with alcohol for many years. That doesn't mean that drinking is inherently bad. There are plenty of people that can enjoy a few drinks responsibly. I am not one of t…

My comment around IR-35 is that it has caused a lot of confusion and thus made contracting a lot more difficult as a result. A lot of freelancers and contractors have been affected…

If I choose to buy alcohol or cigarettes and I look over 25 in the UK I do not have to show any ID. If I do need to show ID, it doesn't get tracked by the government. It is only se…