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Buzzer said:

Then you'd be wrong. Some Brexiteers may be particularly hardline on certain issues but there isn't a single Brexit-supporting politician that I can think of who is that universally intolerant of human rights across the board that it's comparable to Saudi culture.

I think if you start comparing Western politicians with the likes of the Saudis then you are in grave danger of downplaying just how despicable that regime is and how incompatible their mindset is with the values we hold dear.

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Buzzer said:

Then you'd be wrong. Some Brexiteers may be particularly hardline on certain issues but there isn't a single Brexit-supporting politician that I can think of who is that universally intolerant of human rights across the board that it's comparable to Saudi culture.

I think if you start comparing Western politicians with the likes of the Saudis then you are in grave danger of downplaying just how despicable that regime is and how incompatible their mindset is with the values we hold dear.

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jackanada said:

I take your point but given how much cosying up to the Saudis May has been doing and our general eagerness to sell them weapons I feel some comparison of their respective ethics is apt

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Tim Over Whelmed said:

.... and how much UK property and land does it owe. Imagine if Saudi Arabia & Qatar nationals were to sell off / pull out of London, there would be an unbelievable collapse of the capital's property sector

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jackanada said:

I take your point but given how much cosying up to the Saudis May has been doing and our general eagerness to sell them weapons I feel some comparison of their respective ethics is apt

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