• meejle@lemmy.world
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    “I think it’s a good thing”

    “I agree with my right honourable friend”

    The Government Responded:

    Yeah, nah.

    • smeg@feddit.uk
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      If it’s actually going for debate doesn’t that mean other parties can weigh in? I can’t imagine they’re all happy with it.

      This definitely seems better than the usual process of just acknowledging them and closing regardless.

      • Not only other parties though, if your MP is a Labour one then you can go and yell at them about the Online Safety Act and tell them they’d better show up to the debate or there’ll be a lot more yelling

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        Tories and Labour are both in favour. Reform say they aren’t but I think that’s just populism, not policy. Lib Dems are against overreach, but don’t seem to have been clear if they think the OSA is overreach.

        Are we down to 30 other seats?

        • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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          Reform will like it. They’re probably already planning on how they’ll leverage it further if and when they get into power. Any dissent they show will be purely performative and not hold any substance to help sway the decision towards repealing it.

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            Sad. I like them applying pressure on His Majesty’s Government over this but I don’t want these american puppets in power