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Seeker after truth. Still get furious with lies, obfuscation, propaganda, fact-free opinions, weasel words. The rain it raineth every day, upon the just and unjust fella. But more upon the just, because the unjust has the just's umbrella.
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Just a reminder that in 2014 UKIP 'wins European elections with ease to set off political earthquake' (Guardian 26/5) with more MEPs than either Labour or Tories. Media superlatives, Farage predicted a hung UK parliament. Yet in 2015, UKIP got 1 MP, Tories a majority. Nothing is inevitable.

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Those who think that Labour is the same as the Tories need to take a look at the Sunday Mail front page headline about an ex-girlfriend of the PM who is now a judge and then ask themselves: if billionaires are that desperate to get rid of this government, what is it that they are scared of?

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The Guardian has gone from headlines offering endless speculation about about welfare reform to speculation about what's in the Spring statement. 'Whitehall sources'. It's exhausting. Journalism is more than printing leaks and gossip. Regional journalism is so much better than the nationals.

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For those who haven't seen any Covid inquiry updates, those facing the inquiry are reporting what a good idea the VIP lane was and not at all corrupt.

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After years of being treated as an object of ridicule or persona non grata, Diane Abbott is in clips being shown on BBC news and politics programmes three days in a row. I wonder what has changed at the BBC?

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

Mortgage rates have fallen by the biggest margin in six months (from Which, March 2025)

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I'm seeing people in real time going down the rabbit hole on this platform.

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