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Retired Northern Grandad living in exile in the Deep South. Interested in politics economics , business and crime / spy fiction
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submitted 22 hours ago • 19 comments

In Praise of Kim Leadbeater Regardless of how today's vote goes, she has shown us a politics of compromise, compassion and decency. We should treat it as proof of concept for a better kind of politics. iandunt.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

submitted 7 hours ago • 45 comments

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium. ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

submitted 20 hours ago • 3084 comments

The sudden normality of this in recent months is incredibly frightening

submitted 21 hours ago • 14 comments

Rachel Reeves announces huge boost for crumbling schools, hospitals and courts Chancellor has announced billions of pounds for crumbling schools, hospitals and courts after years of neglect www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

The man is beyond bonkers

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

I'm very, very happy that Natalie Fleet is an MP and proud that she sits as Labour MP. Parliament is *much* better for her being there. This is so powerful, and it should shame Badenoch. It won't, of course.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Jess Phillips simply laid it out: Truss stirred the far-right nonsense pot, Musk kept it bubbling, and now Badenoch’s acting like she’s the one bravely calling Labour out. #ukpolitics

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments