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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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OUTRAGEOUS: A man who witnessed an immigration raid at a shopping plaza in Los Angeles was forcefully removed from his car and taken into custody for simply filming the activity. Welcome to Trump’s Amerika. 😡 ktla.com/news/local-n...

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"Farage is the sort of guy that drives you out of your favourite pub." Lord Chris Patten questions why the Reform leader remains a political force - suggesting gutlessness and a squeeze on living standards fuel his rise. @lewisgoodall.com

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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-...

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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.

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The sudden normality of this in recent months is incredibly frightening

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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 2 days ago • 8 comments

The man is beyond bonkers

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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.

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