UK News and Discussions

[weatheriscool]

[wjfox]

[weatheriscool]

Labor is fucked with such numbers and the UK is ripe is for reform to take over in a few years.

[weatheriscool]

[weatheriscool]

[firestar464]

https://www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas ... d-heatwave

Times article: https://archive.ph/7XBFo

Idiots.

[firestar464]

Zarah Sultana says she is quitting Labour to start party with Corbyn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyel9kgdvdo

[firestar464]

Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from 'collapse'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2m808kml0o

[weatheriscool]

[firestar464]

More on that by Huffpost:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/keir-starmer- ... 36569.html

[wjfox]

[firestar464]

Honestly I'd rather a change to a PR system

[weatheriscool]

[weatheriscool]

[firestar464]

no one asked you to post some Reform fucker reposting the fucking telegraph

[weatheriscool]

https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-of- ... s-13403603

This man has destroyed Labor and the Uk as a free country. WTF? He is handing the UK to reform in a couple of years. He needs to be replaced now!

[caltrek]

caltrek: Is it true that all new UK cars will have breathalyzers and black box style recorders under Labour plans to align with the EU? If so, please provide sources.

Microsoft Copilot: Yes, it's true that the UK government under Labour is planning to align with EU vehicle safety regulations, which could result in all new British cars being fitted with breathalyser interfaces and black box-style recorders2.
Here’s what’s happening:

What’s Being Proposed
• Breathalyser Interfaces (Alcolocks): These systems prevent a car from starting if the driver fails a breath test. While not yet mandatory in the UK, Labour is laying the legal groundwork to support their installation2
• Black Box Recorders (Event Data Recorders): These devices log data like speed and braking before a crash, similar to airplane black boxes2.
• Driver Drowsiness Alerts: Technology that monitors driver behavior and issues warnings if fatigue is detected.

Why the Alignment with EU?
• The EU’s General Safety Regulation 2 (GSR2) mandates these features for all new vehicles sold from July 2024.
• Northern Ireland already follows these rules due to Brexit arrangements, and divergence could raise costs and complicate trade2.
• Labour argues that aligning with EU standards will reduce manufacturing costs, simplify production, and keep car prices down for UK consumers2.

Political Reactions
• Critics, especially Brexiteers, claim this is “alignment by stealth” and accuse Labour of quietly moving the UK closer to EU control3.
• Supporters say it’s a practical move to maintain competitiveness and safety standards in a global car market.

If you want to dive deeper, you can read the full coverage in The Telegraph, Regit Car News, and GB News. Let me know if you’d like a breakdown of how these systems work or what it means for drivers.

Sources:
1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news ... ish-cars/
2. https://www.regit.cars/car-news/new-uk- ... ent-plans
3. https://www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars/d ... labour-eu

[Cyber_Rebel]

Let's keep it civil. (@caltrek you literally beat me to it since I was just about to inquire ChatGPT-03 about this!) Decided to do some light fact checking into this myself though, regarding breathalyzers:

Breathalysers to be mandatory in all new cars from 2022
November 24, 2019
News
1 min read

Source: https://www.ukroed.org.uk/breathalysers ... from-2022/

All New Cars Sold In Europe From July 2024 Will Have A Black Box

Source: https://www.motor1.com/news/706396/blac ... july-2024/

Are Car Black Boxes Mandatory In The United States?
A 2012 Obama administration proposal to mandate EDRs in new cars and trucks was withdrawn in 2019 because automakers had already voluntarily installed these devices in most vehicles. In 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed requiring cars that do have black boxes to store 20 seconds of pre-crash data, an increase from the previous requirement of just five seconds.

According to an estimation made by the NHTSA, as much as 99.5 percent of new cars sold in the United States are equipped with an event data recorder.

@weatheriscool

Please do remember to always fact check the sources you pull to weigh if what's being said is actually aligning with the reality of the policy in question. I'm by no means a U.K. or EU laws expert, so if one of those members would like to weigh in on this feel free to fact check this one. We should avoid sensationalist style reactionism in favor of sound minded objectivity.

[wjfox]

[firestar464]

Some context on that:

https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/b ... july-2025/

It just means their viewerbase is more devoted. Their reach is still dwarfed by that of the BBC and Sky News.

The data is also broadcast-only. We still haven't factored in iPlayer data yet.