oldplodder.bsky.social
UK, South West (Devon), Guardian newspaper reader, A believer in a just society. Retired
We went through BREXIT, but there's been no accountability.
The election of TRUMP is concerning.
Periodically, I take a break, as social media is like a drug to me!
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Absolutely
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The various governments have totally needed control of the market.
If the (few) consumer protection officers still left are instructed to act, they have no resources compared to Amazon, Ebay or Temu.
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Absolutely true.
And no one is facing up to this.
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Almost poetry......
The words, not the woman.
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Error, yes.
Indisputable I'd have thought
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Agreed
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I can't understand why this did not happen a year ago.
Probably because board members of the BBC are supposed to be non-political. But Boris appointed politically, so Starmer should sack them on the same basis.
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You have to differentiate between 1) Fararges policies and 2) why people vote for him.
Getting 'rid' of DEI will not make people vote Labour.
Making people feel less 'left behind' will.
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We need an independent/European supplied controlled targeted nuclear deterrent.
There's no point in us forking out for US nukes as we do a present as its not our fingers on the button
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Trump knows the world sees it.
Trump has no clothes.
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I've yet to hear Bailey say 'Monopolies must be broken to reduce inflation'.
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If I were Putin, or the Heritage Foundation or any other Right Wing Think Tank, I could pump unlimited amounts of money to Farage, with no checks or balances.
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Luxembourg to name but one.
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That's why it's illegal in Germany.
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Agreed.
The poisonous return to English and Maths only.
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I totally agreed
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There's nothing stopping you donating to the Government
I'm blaming the Government for not taxing/regulating business.
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I don't agree with cutting either the WFA or the help for our poorest.
However, Rachel's fiscal rules aren't entirely arbitrary, as breaking them will push up the cost of borrowing.
In my view, she should have taxed the wealthy people and companies.
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All pertinent questions.
The answer to them all is 'we are where we are'!
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I so hope you are right
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I couldn't agree more
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You are absolutely right about that.
It looks like Starmer has done a deal with Murdoch on foreign control of media.
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Absolutely
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I'm pleased she's happy.
But forgive me if I say it looks a bit trite, Marie Antoinette - esque.
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Need a law to decriminalise.
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More accurately people didn't vote to LEAVE the Customs Union either.
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A lot. I'd go to my gave a happy man.
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Should the UK Government not be quietly selling its USD holdings?
They'll all become worthless when Trump crashes the US economy.
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Some would accuse ICE of being modern day equivalent of Hitler's Brownshirts.
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I personally will pay £27 for peace in Europe. Let alone the jobs and boost for the economy.
It's a bargain!
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Perhaps she should be.
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Gimmee strength.
It's hardly going to be quote'fair' if a Tory Council is putting it on!
With the South York Miners have a stall??????
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It's a nasty habit they learn at Public School.
Bless them.
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That's how I felt immediately after BREXIT. Mind you, so did Farage!
I feel marginally better now.
I'm 66 years old.
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If it's anything like George Monbiot's article in the Guardian about Dartmoor, Bronte Country is probably all grazed by sheep to sterility.
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Possibly, but it could also be used to assassinate Tump.
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I am no expert, but I suspect that it's not the 'sheep lobby' but the 'land lobby' that is so influential.
Your documentary could star Toby Jones of Post Office fame perhaps!
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This is the same Andrew Bailey who was a fan of Brexit, but has now apparently had a dose of revisionism.
It's a pity people like Bailey could not have been more honest about the shitshow Brexit was to be BEFORE the vote.
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Britain honours its ex-servicemen & women in its own way.
It doesn't have to meet Republican ideals of 'Respect '.
Personally I think free at point of use Healthcare is a considerably better honour.
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Yes.
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Can I just say, (I have NO connexion with the author), that I really enjoyed the book. I really made me think about how land, the vital asset, is actually owned, and the perverse incentives at play.
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If only Reform voters/Daily Mail understood this.
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..if there is a God. And maybe average income rather than prosperous.
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Absolutely.
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Tesla's problem is that as 2nd hand values plummet, this will deter potential purchasers. The doom loop reinforces itself.
Musk should sell ALL his stock,(and vow never to re-purchase) to give the brand a chance.