Comments by "Mark Welch" (@markwelch3564) on "LBC" channel.

  1. It stinks when politicians and media are so cosy This goes far beyond the BBC!
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  2. What should Sunak do now? He should admit his mandate is in tatters, and call a general election He won't, though 🙁
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  3. "Does the school have the power to limit what I say?" While you are representing the school as a member of staff, yes, they can do exactly that. You have the freedom to work somewhere else if you don't like the contract
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  4.  @garethwilliams4467  true, when they are genuinely illegal. Too many people misuse "illegal" to mean "foreign people I don't like" though
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  5. Let's ignore all that waffle and cut to the core of the matter Anyone actually feel better off after 14 years of Tories?
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  6. I can't wait for the day when it is safe to say "The best thing to do with Liz Truss, is ignore her" Need to get her out of government first though...
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  7. "Let the markets decide" While you can't put a profit value on a nurse, the market can tell you when they aren't paid enough If you struggle to hire enough, that's the market telling you to pay them more!
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  8. Mr "why don't they protest in parliament square" has no idea how often that has already been tried, and largely ignored
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  9. Powerful line at the end - it's only where Tories have control that the problems exist!
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  10. When did we become a country that protects statues and motorways with more vigor than we protect people?
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  11. If I can pose a counter question - given the list of catastrophes since 2017, who still thinks Corbyn would have done worse?
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  12.  @PatrickStarfishman  worse than Johnson? Worse than Truss? Sunak looks better compared to his predecessors, but turns out he's been fiddling the books to help his wife's business. Would Corbyn do something like that?
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  13. Liz - "We should be less dependent on authoritarian regimes" Apparently we should have home-grown authoritarian regimes so we aren't dependent on foreign authoritarians!
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  14. It's entirely fair to recognise the pandemic added to waiting lists The Tories need to be held to account for the massive waiting lists that had built up before the pandemic!
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  15. I seem to remember the mandate being new hospitals and levelling up. What happened to that? 🤔
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  16. I had some concerns about his foreign policy, but on domestic issues he is spot on!
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  17. If Tory Boy is so sure he represents the people, why not have an election and prove it?
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  18. Farage is that guy who's the first to point a finger and say "they are staring at us funny", while also being the first to leg it if a fight kicks off
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  19. Charging for 'minor' ailments is a terrible idea. A lot of those 'minor' ailments are the early symptoms of major ailments. Discourage people from getting minor ailments treated, and you miss the chance to fix major ailments before they become major
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  20.  @nick1065  I can't wait! We'll start seeing the government actually solving problems 🙂
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  21.  @branmaher6684  Absolutely every job that interacts with other people has a standard of conduct for how you address people and expected standards of politeness It's simple common sense, if you can't meet the expected standard of conduct, you need to find yourself a different job
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  22.  @johnrussell3961  you mean it was all a con? From the Tories! Shocking 😝
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  23. @Tom as opposed to greedy people hiring people on wages so threadbare that they still stay poor?
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  24.  @jasonbourne7499  "Take back control!" "Secure our borders!" Turns out the French do Brexit better than actual Brexiteers 🤣
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  25. So when is the referedum on the CPTPP then?
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  26. That was truly epic
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  27. @Fossil Fish Leg  can you imagine if someone on benefits said "I didn't need it but I claimed it anyway"?
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  28. I hope the RMT win, and they start a trend that gets other people better pay too. Wages have been pushed down for too long!
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  29. Most of them are reasonably well off, but looking for excuses to explain why they are not yet millionaires
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  30. ​ @SonOfExcess  we tolerate everything except intolerance and hatred. Your freedom of opinion stops when it calls for eliminating that freedom for others!
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  31. Any journalist who has been cheerleading these cowboys needs to take a long hard look at themselves right now
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  32. He says "should we do the responsible thing or the popular thing" after just doing something neither popular nor responsible 🙄
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  33.  @branmaher6684  Newsreaders have to read the news they are given to read. Diplomats have to negotiate the mandate they are given. Everyone who's job involves communication has a framework and standard they are expected to work within This isn't any different - there's an acceptable standard for addressing people at this institution. Meet the standard, or go elsewhere
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  34. All those things she didn't know? She's on the London Aseembly. Knowing this stuff is literally her current job!
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  35. ​ @Snookbone  if they were making me fund it, protesting "not my sport" is the least I would do!
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  36. ...and the bulb still won't be changed, but someone will gain a new yacht
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  37. If this is stability, I wish we'd had that "chaos with Ed Milliband"!
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  38. There were two people left of centre on that panel, having an intelligent discussion about how we can cover peoples basic needs in a sustainable and affordable way How refreshing was that? Why doesn't this happen more often?
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  39. My take on the final question: A patriot wants to improve their country A nationalist wants to pretend everything is already perfect
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  40. Andy is responsible for a big heavy coach on public roads. Anyone else terrified?
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  41.  @kippsguitar6539  it's not about jealousy. It's looking at which way Musk wants to travel, and asking if we actually want to jump on his bandwagon
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  42. The other big problem for the Tories is the findings also linked the finding to UN membership Do you think they'd give up the permanent seat on the UN security counci just for the Rwanda plan?
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  43. When have Tories worried about details, or actually making their plans work? Total lack of planning hadn't stopped them in the past, why would they start now?
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  44.  @jasonbourne7499  There aren't enough French people driving to the UK to form a 20 mile queue
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  45. ​ @andy1way  we can get a manual job, but we can't get a manual job that pays enough to buy a house
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  46. ​@jollylollypop1 well, it did have a meaning, but it's been devalued into nonsense recently...
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  47.  @branmaher6684  if your theoretical "Rascist Slur News" existed, then you knew what you signed up to, and yes, you should quit if you don't want to be part of that!
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  48. ​@holdontoyourwig They shouldn't be the same, but if you want your bins collected you should pay binmen enough to pay their bills
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  49. Makes as much sense as the pro lifers who are happy to see children go hungry...
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  50. It's the same nonsense as people who claim that disliking the Tory party means you hate the UK
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  51. ​ @Insecthouse and in the pyramid of victim status, it's wierd how often right wingers claim eternal victimhood 🤔
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  52.  @robertwilliams2323  sounds like you are still stuck at denial
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  53. Best bit was how deadpan he played it. They can't complain about overblown dramatics or silly voices It's funny because it sounds exactly like they do
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  54. Anyone else notice how Nick wildly seesawed between desperately wanting to be a loyal Boris supporter, and his instinctive need to brown nose someone who is influential and important? Poor Nick couldn't do both at once, and the result was both tragic and hilarious!
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  55. I am seeing more insight and wisdom in this comment section than I got from that panel!
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  56. I've got no time for people who'd rather play party politics than get round the table" Says the Tory party MP, the party playing politics and refusing to get round the table...
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  57. How do you satirically kidnap and imprison someone?
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  58. How low have we sunk - "not as bad as Boris Johnson" is now the high point of recent political leadership!
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  59. I am totally on board if they want to stop the viciousness and character assassination. Welcome back to civilisation! But if they think this newly re-civilised debate is over? Big, fat, no to that!
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  60.  @manbearpig3231  Labour also caused the great flood. Noah still hasn't forgiven them
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  61. Being skint and needing to work three jobs to cover the bills doesn't give you much time for engaged parenting There's definitely a link to poverty
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  62. Showing any kind of human decency seems to get you pushed out of the Tories...
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  63. "Westminster has failed and we should abolish parliament" Maybe not abolish, but the voting system needs changing! Proportional representation please 🙂
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  64.  @tonygange7636  The Tories won't represent anyone but themselves. How does it go? A Tory, a white cabbie and and black cabbie are sitting at a table. There are ten sandwiches. The Tory quickly takes 9, turns to the white cabbie and says "watch out, that man over there is going to steal your sandwich!"
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  65. Agreed! How long to we have to be stuck with a bad idea before we scrap the bad idea? Privatisation has failed
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  66. They've already done that, they are working their way through everyone else now
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  67. Our glorious Turnip Monarchy. Like a banana republic, but with wetter weather and an old man with a crown!
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  68. Are you telling me you never accidentally set up an offshore tax shelter? Surely that's a mistake we've all made at some point! /s
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  69. ​ @oldphrt quick question - did the Irish peace process advance through dialogue, or by carpet bombing Dublin?
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  70. ​ @ravd8082 you need to stop living in the past. If Brexit is important to you, 2016 is irrelevant You need to convince the next generation that Brexit is worth sticking with
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  71. ​ @PoldarkGodzilla I don't want Isreal destroyed, but I do want Netanyahu and cronies standing trial!
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  72.  @lestrem11  While there are worldwide problems, some places have reacted better than others. Our government has not done well 🙁
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  73. @Daniel Oliver  maybe I forget something, it's a long time ago, but I don't remember Brown coming up with a set of pledges mid-term that competely re-wrote the election promises
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  74. There is a DEI problem Donald and Elon's Incompetence
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  75. I think the big problem is we have newspapers that manufacture problems. Do we actually have an immigration crisis? If you didn't read about it in the news, would you notice it in your day to day life?
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  76. ​ @kev2b3 Vote Green. We're can pressure Labour to change, just like UKIP changed the Tories (but in a better direction)
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  77. Suella has school mates in the Rwandan government. I smell a scam at our expense
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  78. Which uses more oil per kilowatt, wind farms or oil fired electricity generation?
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  79. And it took an undemocratic emergency lordship to make it happen. Accountability is in tatters 🙁
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  80. EU membership was vital to our economy. Sure, the Tories skimmed all the cream off and the wealth wasn't shared fairly, but money was there Now, the wheels are coming off, but the Tories still expect all the cream and refuse to change. All the cost of living problems are only going to get worse under the Tories ☹
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  81. and blame Truss and Kwarteng, who despite their Special Financial Operation are still beloved by Tory party members 😳
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  82.  @ecaeas4439  What's most frustrating is we genuinely had incredible soft power for our size. Now we don't even have that ☹
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  83. Well, Trump is either senile, or a pathological liar. Pick one!
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  84.  @jeffsuter344  the difference between Starmer and Cameron is paper thin,but at least he's not Liz Truss!
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  85. I would normally consider laughing right in someone's face to be rude This one was so, so so deserved!
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  86. Apparently transparency and accountability are "left wing" I am happy with this assertion 🙂
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  87. ​@John Russell some of the undermining of the foundations can be traced back to Thatcher, although the cracks didn't show at the time
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  88. Yep, I am so ready for boring and sensible!
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  89. Wish I could have a fly an the wall view of the next cabinet meeting, with Truss and Raab in the same room!
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  90.  @Yournicked  Where the city centre coffee shop loses out, the one in my neighborhood gains. It's the free market in action - I thought right wingers were all for letting the market sort things out without governments interfering?
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  91. The less power he has, the more honest he is - wonder if that works across the whole Tory party? 😁
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  92. Yes. We don't like liars here!
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  93. Right now it isn't being run for businesses or people. It's being run for the benefits of overseas tax haven accounts
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  94. ​ @ednorton47  are you one of Ferrari's crowd, who don't like this Brexit, but refuse to tell anyone how your Brexit could be different?
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  95. What we need is properly targeted taxation. There is money in the economy, but it is stale and stagnant, sat in property and offshore accounts that won't grow the economy I won't pretend it's an easy fix, but it's the only fix. Get that wealth moving and productive and we'll see recovery start to happen. While the money is allowed to stagnate then the economy will stagnate too
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  96. Dismissing concerns about apartheid as "antisemitic" hasn't aged well, has it?
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  97.  @uemackay1592  what does "work together go get through it" look like? Will tax cuts magically fix everything?
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  98. I am very sad to see him resign. I wanted to see his face on results night!
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  99. ​ @jjefferyworboys8138 I'll give you that - you probably can scrape together one million or two like you out of the 67 million people in the UK
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  100. "You're putting words in my mouth!" "OK, so what do you want to say?" "err, goodbye!"
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  101. ​@veggie42 but they only tolerated Anderson while he was useful and stayed in his place They never actually respected him
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  102.  @elizaann1888  we could look after our own people, if the Tories didn't waste so much money looking after their chums
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  103. Thatcher is hated for what she did, rather than just for existing...
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  104. ​ @rorschach3397 but if billionaires exist, you won't be able to afford a home, as the billionaire will outbid you. They can own it and rent it to you instead!
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  105. ​ @obajuluwaoluwatomisin3883 If I crashed the economy, I would expect it to be part of the public discourse around me If she doesn't want to be a public figure, she needs to stop appearing at public events!
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  106.  @dianeshelton9592  MPs who may have been looking at the growing tally on that petition 😁
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  107.  @tonygange7636  we are staying because we love our country and won't let the people trying to turn us into Zimbabwe on Thames get away with it
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  108. ​ @kevinb9830  he quit of his own accord already!
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  109. for bonus amusement, he represents the seat of Braintree...
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  110. @Nick  even if you agree with what he says, you have to acknowledge Lee is far more confrontational than most. He's the opposite of a diplomat
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  111. ​ @chrisj9700 large swathes of regulatory and economic policy. Nominally such things are decided in cooperation, but in practice America says "jump" and Canada politely jumps
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  112.  @austinbeige  America has a decent government for the moment, but the attacks on democracy are far from over Whereas in the UK right now, I can genuinely see the Tories (and especially the extreme wing of the Tories) being discredited for a very long time. Their support base is crumbing
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  113. It could stop being political, the moment nobody questions equal rights If the people moaning about 'politicisation' want the 'politicisation' to stop, just stop hating people. Totally in their hands 😉
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  114. ​@clownofthetimes6727 have your wages gone up faster than your costs though?
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  115. On a similar grade of doublethink, "the NHS has too much beurocracy, so we should privatise it and add even more administration, billing and shareholders to it!"
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  116.  @newblackdog7827  why? We were an influential part of one of the big players on the international stage! Now we are a small island on the outside of everything 🙁
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  117. ​ @sonofsomerset1695 Reform want austerity and cuts to services, not many people asking for that...
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  118. He's not the first to stand on a beach and refuse to accept the fact the tides coming in, but the tide comes regardless 🙄
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  119.  @fontainerouge  and Biden had sane,competent people around him Trump has Musk, Vance, RFK...
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  120. and not "it was wrong because it's wrong" - it's wrong because it's a libelous lie that the taxpayer shouldn't have to pay for!
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  121. They need to get their mitts off everything , as they are breaking everything 🙁
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  122. Race to the bottom. Keep everyone down 🙁
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  123. ​@Gerry your food shop must be fun, especially in winter time!
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  124. Tories only win when they promise things they can't deliver.This ULEZ example is just the latest example in a very long list
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  125.  @jamesberry5578  She asked the official representative of the Conservative party, who the Party put forward specifically to answer questions on the economy Short answer, this is the best expert the Tories had available. How damning is that?
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  126. We had one, it exploded
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  127. ​ @user-xu5vl5th9n it's weird how Gove hates experts, except for the "experts" who tell him what he wants to hear 🤔
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  128. There are no big donors for socialism, that's why it's barely represented in the big political parties
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  129. I've already seen people online claiming proud membership of the anti-growth coalition 😁
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  130. ​ @Ricky_Baldy  exposed is my preference. Full transparency on who is funding them
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  131. @WayT101  growing nicely, thanks for asking 🙂
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  132. "We're tired of it being wrecked by neglect, so we've voted for someone who will deliberately torch it for fun"
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  133.  @Detector1977  and still some people say "but it would be worse under Labour" They can never tell me exactly how such a thing is possible
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  134.  @tonygange7636  The advantage of having people around, is the people. Right now we have more jobs that need doing than we have people able to do those jobs It is fair to ask why we can't house people, and why wages don't cover food and rent. If you own shares though, the dividends are better than ever! Tories look after their own interests, nobody elses
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  135. ​ @denzel270 water would only cost that much if we accepted liability for their debt Why should we pay for the debts ran up by private incompetence? Let them go bankrupt like any other incompetent private business Buying the infrastructure would then be about a quarter of the number you estimated
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  136.  @terryboland3816  indeed! It's something the UK gave to the rest of Europe. Why abandon a great UK achievement?
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  137. ​ @dustyboi8975  I really hope the nurses line backfires soon. It's a confession that nurses are being underpaid!
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  138. I am surprised they didn't try and blame tofu again!
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  139.  @jamesberry5578  If Labour ever tank the economy, I shall insist Labour are held to the same standard
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  140. I am looking at the way people's opinions change as they get older People now get less Tory as they age. Hamilton is a dinosaur who hasn't yet realised he's extinct
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  141. @clownofthetimes6727  inflation going down doesn't mean prices go down It means costs still go up, but a bit slower!
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  142.  @truthalonetriumphs6572  so you're saying the whole party is a disaster, and we need a General Election Now?
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  143. The policy is always meant to fail, so they can justify trying an even more extreme and oppressive one later They will never succeed while they still have more powers left to grab, or constraints left to tear up
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  144. I am disappointed in him as an evolutionary biologist to be honest Apparently he only looks at body parts, while completely ignoring behaviour. That's a very narrow view of life!
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  145. and wierd that they can find a team of twelve to investigate this case, when they're so short staffed for anything else...
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  146. Iain does seem to have had a change of heart recently! Please let's have more of this Iain Dale who doesn't let dumb answers go unchallenged 😁
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  147. ​ @paulharris1502 then we need to support every effort to get them on that list, too Taking everyone else off the list isn't the answer!
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  148. ​ @Lynnefromlyn  on the "losing jobs", if you are rude or unprofessional to colleagues, clients or customers, that's what happens. You don't get preferential treatment for the "right" kind of rudeness
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  149.  @alipanroosendaal9503  what's wrong with that statement? Nothing is indeed a level they have failed to achieve. We would be better off if they had successfully achieved the doing of nothing. It is grammatically and semantically correct, and in capturing an opinion accurately it is objectively correct too
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  150.  @EmpiricalMind  That's very unfair. The EU respected every request Boris and Frost made! We could have stayed in the Single Market, but Boris and Frosty said no. The EU respected their request. What's unfair about that?
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  151.  @kimwit1307  Interesting! How do they square their "Britannia rules the waves, we're a world leader" rhetoric with being a pariah kicked off the UN security council?
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  152. Rather than obsess about small boats, let's stop the yachts!
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  153. @well well  it is to some people - they say we should have a healthcare system like France or Germany. You then reply "so we should pay similar taxes like France and Germany?" and suddenly they didn't mean what they said about being like France and Germany!
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  154. No, and apparently that makes us bullies, for wanting the person who turned up to talk Brexit positives, to be able to say something positive about Brexit 🙄
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  155. 🤞
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  156. More austerity? No thanks! The way out of recession is to borrow and invest, not cut
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  157.  @philiphaley5414  not that it doesn't matter, but that it's credible to believe it's an oversight If you paid half the normal rate, nobody would believe you didn't notice anything odd, but you could easily miss 1k in all the large figures that are involved in property sales, especially if all your brokers and agents say everything's ok
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  158. So true. There should be two choices - do you want to see it privately before you announce anything (and it stays private if plans change) or it's published publicly with the policy announcement No other choice should be on the table
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  159. and at the risk of reopening angry debate, we did have global influence when we had seats at the EU table...
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  160. The common ground between McVey and Cameron is this - they are there for superficial appearances, but will actually do little to nothing
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  161. Liz Truss: Hold my beer!
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  162. Having a different point of view is not bullying
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  163. Looks like the invisible hand is giving the public an invisible finger...
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  164. ​@jamjam2833 so let's play along with your idea that the EU is collapsing The Brexit "benefit" is we get to collapse faster than they are? 🤔
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  165. @John Russell  Their payback is awfully decent really - coming here and being key workers, and paying taxes. Rather different to what the UK did the other way around!
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  166. ​@TG-ts3xn why? If you want to work long hours for low pay, you can volunteer for that without dragging the rest of us into it!
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  167. It's obvious that they were hiding and hoping the problem would go away It's only when they realised they could be days away from the most horrific and tragic headlines that they panicked themselves into action
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  168. If you have this vital evidence, why aren't you taking it to the police?
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  169. ​@chatham43 they have a plan, however it's (rightly) not a top 5 priority
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  170. Yes! Let's raise the best of all of us to positions of responsibility and influence, rather than restricting ourselves to the best (least worst?) of the 1%
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  171.  @bugcatcherwade9048  normal countries are part of their local trading bloc. By leaving ours, we're the most un-normal country in the world right now!
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  172. Definitely peanuts when we are talking house prices 😮
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  173. Obsessed with standards on strike days, but only vague jam tomorrow ideas about the travesty on normal days 🙁
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  174.  @johnsinclair2672  it's why they don't want to increase wages. They don't want people having any money beyond bare sustenance - gives ordinary people too much freedom
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  175.  @llewev  If you can't run your business without subsidies, it's not a business! If it's an essential service, then it should be run as a public service without shareholders, and if it isn't essential then you need to accept it's a hobby, not a business and stop expecting the taxpayer to subsidise your hobby!
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  176. I look forward to Labour agreeing completely, and renegotiating/dropping them as fast as diplomatically possible!
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  177. ​ @Neilhuny  if they laugh at Dorries, my regard for them goes even higher!
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  178. Rishi did, but unfortunately the Tory membership weren't listening 🙁
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  179. so Nurses aren't allowed hobbies or breaks 😳
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  180.  @Tao_Tology  she was asked what she would do, so she whined and played the victim The actions are the answer!
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  181.  @Truerealism747  There is no way Labour would ever do anything close to the Kamikwasi mini budget!
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  182. Didn't they expand the exemptions for small businesses? If you're small, you're exempt from 5k's worth - that will be raised to just over 10k next year
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  183. ​ @Lee_303 if people are only Tories to line their own pockets, then it says it all really
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  184. From the Tory perspective, the only value Truss has, is as a scapegoat to load all the blame on Expect the Tories to blame Truss for as much as they can, up to and including the weather!
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  185. Upvoted and commented for support. This needs to be seen by as many people as possible!
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  186. We should shut them down. Not by banning them, but simply by ignoring them til they go out of business
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  187. Is it softer than the rusty rebar barely holding up the school roof?
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  188. ​ @arthurharrison7675 most of us want a brighter future than turnips and cap doffing. When did our great nation of explorers become so timid and insular?
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  189. This isn't an endorsement, but at least the boat gangs are competent and able to deliver on their promises!
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  190.  @luckystripe672  Let's talk cost of living. There's going to be some tough choices made in government soon When Boris says "I have done all I can to ease the cost of living" does he really mean it, or does he mean "I briefly looked at it before disappearing off to play dress-up at another photoshoot then spend the night getting bladdered" Trust is important when someone is telling you there's nothing that can be done to keep the heating on next winter!
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  191. But Tories love free markets and competition, don't they? They should be proud to see their ideology in action 😆
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  192.  @mathewgurney2033  how far back are you thinking for that traditional functional state? Victorian workhouses maybe?
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  193. ​ @richardgallagher4880  Free markets work pretty well. Shame capitalism keeps corrupting them
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  194. ​ @BrockSamson-i1i well, anyone who voted for Brexit on economic grounds is bad at economics - truly Liz Truss levels of bad
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  195.  @tonyb9735  so we really need to raise the average!
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  196.  @stephenglasse9756  If Liz and Kwasi are such experts, why is the economy on fire right now?
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  197. It's a terrible false economy too. Today's children are tomorrow's citizens. What kind of country can we hope to have if we cut corners on education?
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  198. ​ @chrisj9700 so we need to encourage more hospital staff, teachers and builders to come here?
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  199. The quiet bit is if you have done a lot wrong, you do have to hide. They live by that principle all the time!
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  200. and this was one of those unelected Lords! The cheek that he calls the EU undemocratic
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  201. ​ @wessexdruid7598 the question you should ask is this - what % did MPs get over the same period?
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  202. Trans people have had to put up with far more than they should, and I very much hope the hate stops
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  203. ​ @pickledaardvark1532  So what you are saying, is the Tories have found something worse than slavery for the lowest paid?
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  204. ​@pauldavidson1281 the only way to do that is to make everyone a worker-owner
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  205.  @jamjam2833  I am just trying to understand your logic. Even if the house is a bit colder than you'd like, wandering off alone into the snow is even worse
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  206.  @PurushaDesa  I want to work harder like Mogg! If I rock up at Westminster do you think security will let me in? I need to rest my head down and put my feet up on the benches in the Commons so I can do lots of hard work like Mogg does!
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  207. ​ @thomashardy7961 to offshore tax havens 🙁
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  208. @Manic Miner Numbers are still lower than previous years when we had freedom of movement. The numbers are stark - it is taking far longer to handle less people
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  209. It's sad, tragic, and doesn't get less sad or tragic after you loot a Greggs and a Shoezone
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  210. I can only dream of headlines like "let's nationalise all the utilities now"
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  211.  @Carl-hs420a  so where are these fresh ideas for a different Brexit?
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  212. Absolutely correct!
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  213. Definitely responding on behalf of the nation there!
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  214. Wonder how hard Wes Streeting is panicking right now? He also has someone standing against him on a similar platform!
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  215.  @chatham43  sure, you can vote as you will If you vote for the party of neglect and corruption though, don't act all shocked about corruption and neglect!
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  216. It's not envy, it's that we're not idiots. Why should we listen to someone telling us to do one thing, while they do the opposite?
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  217. You also voted for MEPs, who voted for those laws
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  218.  @coreydolan3239  there's plenty in history we should be both offended by and learn from!
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  219.  @deanrogers8381  punching down then? Figures
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  220.  @andyhawkins9541  How does that help? The checks are the same. If you do them in France there's a queue to get off the boat If you're slow getting off the boat, there's a delay getting the boat back to Dover If the boat is late getting to Dover, you get a queue in Dover. Same problem, maybe even worse
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  221. ​@left_best yeah, but he's not a multifaceted liar like Johnson. Rishi has to stick to his narrow specialism
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  222. If you're really rich, most of your income isn't wages, but capital gains. They cap out at 20%/28%, depending on the type of capital gain
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  223. ​ @trytellingthetruth.2068 that's about 4% Inflation has been between 8% and 11% - so the NHS can buy less this year than it could last year It's budget has been cut
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  224. Why are you so bothered about officers working to keep Pride safe, showing that they are on the public's side and want them to be safe?
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  225. @Robbie  how is sacking someone for stepping out of line the same as trying to cover for someone who stepped out of line? I'd also love to know how you equivocate that "standing on a picket line" is at all on the same scale as "millions of pounds worth of tax dodging"
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  226. @Robert Wallace  I am gonna call it now. I have absolute confidence that Starmer will sack any Labour cabinet member found to have dodged millions of pounds worth of tax
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  227. Let's find some economists who called it that Trussonomics was terrible before it happened. We should trust their opinion on this budget, not the Tory cheerleaders!
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  228.  @Lynnefromlyn  by all means, lets avoid extreme examples and pick a real one. Who has lost their job for having opinions?
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  229.  @Lynnefromlyn  this isn't China, we generally don't make people turn up to events they don't want to attend...
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  230. ​ @scarfhs1 rail and water are always going to be monopolies. We need democratic accountability for them, as there is no market to apply market pressure on them!
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  231. Apologies, but I can't see the disrespect here. Elizabeth II gave Harry that house, and Elizabeth II is the late queen. It's simple, honest truth
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  232. ​ @howardchambers9679 Thatcher did say Blair was her greatest creation!
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  233.  @evolassunglasses4673  Tell me more - what's the roadmap to replace goods and services we get from the global market with domestic replacements?
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  234.  @Myrtle43  Israeli spokespeople do tend to be a bit arrogant and aggressive. It's something I have noticed!
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  235. And if there is a genuine immigration crisis, the crisis is we can't attract enough!
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  236.  @bobsmithy9024  they were on a totally different bridge 🙄 They could not be more out of the way while still able to film what was going on!
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  237.  @royboy565  If I could play around with what you're thinking, I'd say a fool votes for what's best for their boss...
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  238.  @EmpiricalMind  Who is 'they'? We had MEPs too Moreso, we had very effective MEPs - we got around 98% of what we wanted. If those MEPs were getting us the wrong things with that 98% success, we needed to vote for different MEPs rather than leave
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  239. @Try telling the truth.  if someone likes Marmite, I disagree, but respect their preferences differ to mine If you think black people are second class citizens, then there's no room for tolerance
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  240.  @famalam943  so what you're saying is it's all OK if the Daily Mail says it's OK, but it's bad if the Daily Mail says it's bad?
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  241. Indeed. Prayer of all faiths better be treated the same way, otherwise this is deeply suspicious
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  242. ​@jeffsimon9594 not a bad shout, that!
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  243. A few days ago, done already
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  244. Not sure if I'm ready for compassion for the conmen, even if they found running a massive con to be hard in their mental health Maybe try not running a massive con then? 🤔
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  245. Both Labour and the LibDems are proposing closer alignment and rebuilding relations if they are government, but it's going to take more than one term of Parliament, no matter who is governing. We need to prepare long term plans if rejoin is going to happen
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  246. I'd agree with boring, perhaps over-cautious. I'm no great Starmer fan Trying to pretend he's an idiot is utterly daft though!
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  247. Tories are bad for everyone but their Eton chums 🙁
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  248. ​ @michaelathanasiou2030 you mean the EU doesn't think sewage in rivers and on beaches should be acceptable? I am with the EU on this one
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  249. ​ @stormyweathers9887 nurses are definitely more productive than hedge fund managers, but our tax system seems to have it the other way around 🤔
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  250.  @bugcatcherwade9048  if you want to be successful, you need to think big - if you don't, your choice is which big player to follow along behind The EU is the only big player formed by democracy and cooperation rather than military conquest. That's something pretty special! I would rather be part of the democratic superpower than be small and isolated
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  251. The cynic in me notes that 'being dead' removes you from the waiting list...
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  252. Stop theatening me with nice things!
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  253. ​ @vincentblack7467  this is the nature of a free and open society - even idiots are free to voice an opinion Doesn't mean we have to endorse them though!
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  254.  @davidedwards1336  were you paid to say that, or are you genuinely insane?
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  255. and "more powerful" is marketing spin. Designs have improved a lot since then, so often you're not getting better cleaning with the high power model, you're just racking up a bigger electricity bill!
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  256. ​ @terrysmith5168  The Tories are a massive security risk. We should worry about that one first!
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  257. The EU, where you get arrested for corruption? Sounds like something we should try in the UK!
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  258. Sewage is now a party political issue, and the Tories are on the side that wants more of it
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  259.  @colinjenkins4213  They are cashing in everything that isn't nailed down and keeping the money for themselves and their chums It's what they always do, but usually they are sneakier than this
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  260. Too many people think democracy is something you do once every 4/5 years, rather than a continuous process
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  261.  @hoxtondave9619  what did Blair do that Thatcher didn't?
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  262. ​ @mike-A299  that's very admirable for the one or two that did work their way up, but in truth most CEOs are where they are because mummy and daddy opened the doors for them
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  263. ​ @sovietspaceship we see the real skivers now - people who do no work, while expecting someone else to work to pay their mortgage, plus a bit extra!
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  264.  @PhilBaxter  is he a hardline Brexiteer though? He's saying we have to make being out work, and that's just reality. We will rejoin, but it's definitely not going to be in the next parliament. Even the hyperEuropean LibDems aren't promising that!
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  265. It's wierd. The Daily Mail is one of the least trusted publications in the world, even among many of it's readers, yet people keep giving it their money and time People are wierd
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  266. Here we are, still talking about Palestine The people who wanted the story to start and end on Oct 7th haven't got what they wanted, and that's the point
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  267.  @TheDom277  if they manage to find someone shivering and munching on bread as even toast is too expensive, who sincerely and honestly says "yeah, but it would be worse under Labour", I don't know if I'll laugh or cry
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  268. You will definitely enjoy a very nice standard of living, but it's not oligarch-rich. Rich is one of those awkwardly fuzzy words We should tax the 100k rich a little bit more. We should tax oligarchs a lot more
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  269. ​ @TonySwaby212 evidence would have been great! Shame the Tories buried any attempt to look for any 🙁
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  270. Can I get my Brexiteer Bingo card ready, and predict that most, maybe all the wishlist turns out to be nothing at all to do with the EU?
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  271. ​ @DarkHelixia  there's disagreeing on whether it's a drizzle or a shower, and there's standing in a downpour insisting that it's glorious sunshine We have too many willing to do the latter, and too many letting them get away with it
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  272.  @PFB-yo6wi  when the choices are a slightly flawed plan, and a spectacularly terrible plan, what can you do?
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  273. Respect to all of you! We need pull together to fix things. No point going over the past unless it gives us lessons for the future!
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  274. 100 quid wouldn't cover the increase in most people's bills. Costs are shooting up
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  275. Clearly Tim Martin hasn't given up enough Netflix and avocado toast yet!
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  276. Nationalism, like all authoritarian systems, is all about wanting someone to take all the scary complicated decisions away. While other politicians make things complicated and difficult (because that's the reality), the authoritarian makes it all sound simple I am trying to word this as diplomatically as possible, as I mean it as an observation not an insult. There's a natural synergy here. People who want complexity to go away won't be inclined to dig into the situation enough to see through the lies. There will always be a proportion of the population receptive to a plausible and upbeat lie
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  277.  @huberticusrex  firstly, they didn't give her chance to, and secondly, would they have that authority? We do not want a state where police can move anyone they like from anywhere on a whim
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  278.  @jamjam2833  trade volume is reduced due to red tape. Adding red tape to trade is always costly
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  279. @Ben bear  are you threatening people with easier foreign holidays? Interesting threat, there!
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  280. @Ben bear  is that tinfoil hat comfortable? I imagine it's a bit toasty now the weather is warming up!
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  281.  @terryboland3816  we did build on excellent existing foundations! This point still stands though - why undo our proud and worthwhile addition that we added to this legacy? I thought Global Britain was about celebrating our achievements and successes!
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  282. Tice reminds me of every ignorant, arrogantly clueless manager I've had the misfortune to work for He thinks talking loudly solves everything, but actually knows nothing
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  283. Either 'lie' or 'taking credit for things other people did'
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  284. To everyone saying "we just like the trade", would you be happy with being in the customs union and single market without a set at the table setting the regulations for that market?
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  285. So being an EU member did bring money to the country, but the problem was it wasn't distributed productively So this man says we should cut off the money, rather than use it better 🤔
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  286. I wish we had actual economists. All we have in parliament are gangsters
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  287.  @TonyMaronie  I keep doing that! The wrong spelling just feels more phonetic to me 🙁
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  288.  @mattd5073  if you work somewhere with expensive housing, 40k isn't anything special at all
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  289. and let's not forget 5% is still pretty high. Are you expecting a 5% pay rise this year? If not, you're getting poorer, again 🙁
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  290. ​ @johnrussell3961 "far left"? Macmillan would be called "far left" by current standards...
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  291.  @pauljames5079  I'd rather my taxes go to help refugees than go in Baroness Mones offshore account
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  292.  @cupguin  Oh definitely, Starmer is better than what we have now! But he's a small step. I won't relax and say "job done" if he is leading the government. There are still so many problems he's turning a blind eye to
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  293. ​ @rjfrjf6121 oh no! People might send strongly worded tweets - the horror!
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  294. ​ @HoveMania because when there is a legal route, small boats are genuinely illegal
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  295. ​ @arthurharrison7675 most of us want a brighter future than turnips and cap doffing. When did our great nation of explorers become so timid and insular?
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  296.  @Iazzaboyce  there will always be problems to address, but I am not aware of anything existential inside the EU
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  297. ​@Try telling the truth. They clearly saved enough, until Brexit moved the goalposts
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  298.  @trytellingthetruth.2068  They said they had plans to retire there. That strongly suggests they know what was needed before their plans got smashed into bits
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  299. Could be worse - could you imagine if she was here this week 😦
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  300.  @YA-hm5zy  so what you're saying is we have to get rid of Tories and Russian Oligarchs all at once? 🤔
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  301.  @jasonsmith9556  Labour ain't perfect but they are better by far!
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  302.  @rjkmusicmedia  totally backwards. Tax profits, and businesses have more incentive to spend it on investment rather than dividends Taxes encourage investment. Tax breaks only help investment if specifically tied to investment in the business
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  303. ​ @robtalbot8060  but wealth redistribution could fund education, and democratise job opportunities 🤔
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  304. They want to cut budgets for the NHS and education 😳
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  305.  @evolassunglasses4673  The NHS. Norway's sovereign wealth fund. State owned energy in France Stalinist centrally planned communism fails every time. Socialism, especially in a mixed model, has many successes!
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  306.  @jayarava  even if he's "just" another Tony Blair or Gordon Brown, that is far better than the Cowboys in Blue!
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  307.  @kimhaslam664  I know a few electricians. The only one who could afford a house had a lot of help from their parents. It's not the 80s any more
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  308.  @twisteddancer7773  so those who climb the ladder enough to be heard "aren't allowed" to question things because it "doesn't affect them any more" Those who haven't are too small to be heard Convenient setup, isn't it? 🤔
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  309.  @martynblackburn9632  Don't remember Gordon Brown leaving the NHS lethally short of cash, so bad that a shortage of ambulances is a daily problem...
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  310. Is "being skint" a political view now?
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  311.  @Tao_Tology  my point is, "whine and play is the victim" is her answer She's not going to do anything differently. She's going to stick with the current plan!
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  312. Agreed - there was a window when a very soft Brexit could have eased the tensions, and got most Remain voters to accept the result, at least for a parliament or two Instead, Leave shifted the goalposts to hard Brexit, maybe even no deal, and any hope of meeting in the middle went up in flames
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  313. Well, Blair and the One Nationers are pretty close There's still a clear divide between Blair and the eternal victims on the right of the Tory party
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  314.  @Lmwpitt  Brexit is a temporary insanity which we have to endure until.we can Rejoin. The only other long term plan is, like John said, to adapt to being poorer and somewhat cut off from the world I like the Rejoin plan best 🙂
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  315. If we send Derek to this secret beach, we never have to listen to Derek complain again!
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  316.  @DavidByrden1  We just heard the manifesto - stand against everything the Tories are currently doing 😁
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  317.  @chatham43  there's people who work for what they own, and people who want to own everything so they don't have to work. Which one are you?
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  318. I don't for a second believe they are perfect, but they will be better than what we have now, guaranteed
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  319.  @raymondbullock4557  it's nowhere near that much. Our health care budget is way below average for a developed nation
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  320. The Boris Johnson Bill of rights, extending exclusively for the benefits of Boris Johnson?
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  321. They are too scared of James!
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  322.  @ThomasKing19933  nope, we have enough problems without raking up the past all the time! We have a future to fight for
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  323. ​ @stephenmurray2851 because she claims the opposite of documented fact
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  324.  @matthewv4170  I won't believe they're done until they are no longer sitting as MPs
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  325. It would also help if they appeared in genuine critical interviews more often Too many politicians only do softball media appearances with stage managed interviewers
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  326. @sonofsomerset1695  why don't you like cheaper electricity?
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  327. @sonofsomerset1695  except fossil fuels aren't cheap. There's a reason Norway runs on renewables domestically, while selling the oil and gas to others who are willing to pay
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  328.  @mogznwaz  not sure one token plane flight at ludicrous expense is the same thing as "controlling borders"
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  329. Why does it have to be the streets? What about mass boycotts?
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  330. @m bontekoe  I agree that wages need to increase - that will require some taxes to go up to fund it. There is a political choice where those rises land though
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  331. ​ @jaggafeen by calling for an investigation rather than claiming you know what happened?
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  332.  @famalam943  a suitcase of prosecco. During the strictest period of lockdown
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  333. Slightly left of Thatcher, maybe, but definitely no lefty!
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  334. ​@julian987r4 to be clear, I want Farage to be interviewed but Ferrari didn't do an interview, he had a cosy chat with his chum
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  335. But then there won't be any pictures of boats and hotels for their chums in the press to put on the front page!
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  336. But then the US military lose their airstrip in the Middle East...
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  337. Yes, but if Nick talks about those , Boris looks bad!
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  338. It's that old chestnut of "when you're used to privilege, equality feels like oppression"
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  339. It's not even an aspiration. It's pure smoke and mirrors. No intention to do anything except maybe shift some blame away from the Tories
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  340. If James didn't interrupt, Moses would have gish galloped for hours while saying nothing Moses would have been a legend at the old school filibuster, where dragging out the vote required actually standing and talking the whole time!
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  341. or imagine a CPTPP member buys a water company. They'd be able to claim compensation if we introduce fines for pumping poo into our rivers They effectively become unfineable...
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  342. ​​ @PoldarkGodzilla  calmly, and professionally. By sticking to the relevant facts that illustrate what needs to change, rather than egos and "authority"
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  343. Country before party would be a general election!
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  344.  @Efferpheasants  But if they let NHS managers buy PPE from their usual suppliers, how could the Tories set up dodgy fast lane contracts to shovel money to their chums?
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  345. If you want more austerity and more cuts to public services
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  346. Most private healthcare doesn't cover emergency care. Double check your policy before you assume it's safe to give up on the NHS!
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  347.  @peaceunion5316  "Why is this front page news?" Is the question James asked. They article being discussed was taking the angle that their existence was a threat to society as we (they?) know it To the best of my knowledge, at no point did it concern itself with the question of how best to help people dealing with traumatic events in their lives. That might have been an interesting discussion, but that's not what articles like that are aiming for, is it?
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  348.  @peaceunion5316  Not much chance of that while one side is determined to use this as a tap dancing squirrel!
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  349. Not promising an immediate Rejoin is realistic. Maintaining the hardline Brexiteer rhetoric is a choice, and not a reassuring one
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  350.  @boomer4629  maybe he does mean "UK rain", and he's trying to explain the hosepipe bans from the summer?
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  351. It's an odd punishment, when all that is happening was all our choice. None of this was forced on us!
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  352. I feel sorry for anyone daft and/or obliged to recieve them though!
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  353. ​ @kanedNunable true, but we can't blindly trust Labour. They will still need a fair bit of scrutiny to stop them falling into bad habits like PFIs!
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  354. ​ @ianclose123  I'd rather support a dignified life for everyone than support stuffing another billion in an offshore tax haven
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  355. ​ @chrisj9700 why should we care about incentivising wealth creation if it all disappears into tax havens?
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  356. ​@Mats tell everyone about the UK! If there's a silver lining to the mess here, it's that maybe we can save others from making the same mistakes
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  357.  @SlowhandGreg  anyone buying or selling a house will have professional advice from the various agencies involved, even if they don't have a tax advisor for their general affairs
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  358.  @cctv5348  I do have to throw in one point regarding democracy. Democracy does mean that a majority (say 52%) has a mandate to enact their policy. It doesn't mean that the other 48% will stop being concerned by the things that concerned them before the election Successful democratic governments don't just play to their supporters - where practical they also reassure their opponents that their worst fears aren't being ignored. Just talking to one side tends to escalate in an unpleasant manner
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  359. ​ @adamibrahim7338 and? I am not a content creator You may as well point out that a farmer has more cows than me 🙄
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  360. That only makes sense if we assume the EU civil service is a bit thick, and can't see what's happening for themselves
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  361.  @Andygb78  The Nazis were socialists in the same way that Stalin believed in community!
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  362.  @tonygange7636  and there it is. When I think Zimbabwe, I think infamous economic basket case. When you think Zimbabwe you think skin colour
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  363. ​@anonomous8719 we've had 13 years of "rainy days" - the savings are gone now
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  364. @anonomous8719  if I worked for them, I would expect a decent wage. Shouldn't everyone who works get a livable wage?
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  365. Being kicked out of the leadership seems to be the best thing to happen to her - she's been the closest thing the Tories have to decency since she was deposed!
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  366. Braverman is living evidence that race doesn't limit who you can be Sadly she demonstrates this by showing how skin colour doesn't limit your potential to be utterly vile
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  367. Apparently "more involved in politics" means only voting for the UK parliament, rather than voting for both the UK and EU one 🤔
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  368. The answer is yes - the more interesting question is, does she realise that's what she's doing?
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  369. @Phar874 moochieter  want a seat in the House of Lords? Donate £3million to the Tory party and it's yours!
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  370. Those areas would also take the negatives of a shortage of immigration That's just Tory policy - dump the costs and effort onto others while claiming the profits
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  371. Really frustrating when you consider polls show people are quite strongly left-leaning economically, with policies like nationalised utilities and the NHS typically having 70%+ support The only way the Tories get into government is our imbalanced electoral system and their noisy culture war distractions 🙁
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  372.  @johnrussell3961  yes, that money has gone, there's no money around to replace it They can only pay with their parliamentary seats now
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  373.  @goodlookinouthomie1757  sadly, nobody has cracked the problem of finding a suitable benign dictator
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  374. ​ @DocNick68 I don't like private imvolvement in healthcare. They'll always take the easy cases and milk them for profit, while leaving complications to the public service If a business model only works by cherry picking the easy wins and leaving the public to carry the expensive, risky cases, we shouldn't allow privatisation
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  375. Don't matter how loud you scream and shout and demand a unicorn They don't exist. Don't blame 'political leanings' when numpties are demanding the impossible
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  376.  @stephenford8775  Mogg has been on a couple of times. He fell down so badly he doesn't dare try any more
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  377. When the "told you so" did have solutions.... Told you so!
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  378. This isn't how they bring up their children They get nannies and boarding schools to teach arrogant entitlement, because they are too arrogant and entitled to do it themselves
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  379.  @williamshakespeare2550  That one works too!
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  380. Our hard work makes water companies and landlords rich 🙁
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  381.  @LS-xs7sg  oddly enough, I agree, yet that's why I support the EU. Hedge funds and other global efforts aren't going to go away, so they need a democratic counterbalance. The EU is the most successful model yet achieved for democracy on a scale big enough to push back against multinational agents
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  382. ​ @Myrtle43 Facts just are. They exist regardless of factions
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  383. ​ @jonsmith5058  no, but nations that don't have a reputation for honesty do suffer. Deals that could have been done on trust become either impossible, or done at very high cost
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  384.  @wakaisgood  Strikes, petitions, protests and emails require engagement from both sides. If the Tories keep turning a deaf ear, people aren't going to keep trying something that's just being ignored Respect has to be given both ways if it is to be maintained
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  385. The tired old "why don't people use the thing that doesn't exist" argument...
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  386. ​@loolfactorie it would have made it a shared problem across everyone signed up to the Dublin agreement. Instead, the UK is all alone
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  387. ​ @sirhumphreyappleby8399  But finding Brexit benefits is Mogg's job. It's his only Ministerial responsibility (which he outsourced to Sun readers 😳)
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  388.  @royboy565  Think that would fall under being wise!
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  389. ​ @Lilgoth89 wonder if "being Tory" ia something that can be cured?
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  390. The tiers are "throwing bricks" and "not throwing bricks" - what's wrong with that?
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  391. Don't give them ideas, they'd see that as a serious suggestion 😳
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  392. This is a question of trust though. Imagine Russia actually does invade Ukraine. Our troops would be going in on this man's orders. Would you be happy with life or death orders from a man who throws his colleagues under a bus rather than admit he had a party?
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  393. You know when something is genuinely iconic, when nobody needs to say it out loud!
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  394. If he let her speak, everyone would see how vicious and horrible he really is
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  395.  @LovzaNo  it is divide and rule. It's the ten cookies on a plate situation - the Tory has just grabbed nine of them, but is pointing at the immigrant and saying "they are about to steal your cookie!"
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  396. @jeff simon  open to suggestions for a better way to respond to paranoid nonsense!
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  397. @jeff simon  I've not seen such plans,and even if they were out there, we have a government that can't actually do anything. Seen any of those 40 hospitals yet?
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  398. ​ @valtonen77  but does Dawkins calling trans people a "fad" make it easier or harder for trans people?
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  399.  @garyrowe58  I'm not watching the whole thing again just to find the exact word. Was it "trend"? "Phase"? It was something you'd find on that entry from the Thesaurus, I don't feel I am misrepresenting his position, even if I didn't get the exact quote
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  400.  @Thelostgoldhunters  it's going to be tough for a bit, but the Tories are doomed by their own arrogance and failure, and once they are out we can start to fix everything
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  401. Our unemployment rate is very low. So yeah, we need more workers if people keep retiring (which they deserve to be able to do!)
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  402. @skizz  maybe the fact that our police is acting like a criminal gang is a big concern? 🤔
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  403. ​@gabrieldsouza6541 I am starting to question why people still go to Oxford though. We have had Oxford graduates running the country, and look what a mess they made of it! Totally agree that we are at lur best when we're sharing and working with others though 🙂
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  404. We can't let this be swept under the carpet! We are still have to pay the bills, they've just postponed some of the cost for a bit
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  405.  @agt155  we are still paying full price for power, only difference is now we pay some of it a bit later...
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  406. Well, the membership us currently zero, since everyone with accusations has been suspended
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  407.  @carlosdrfx  It does show which managers are there to coordinate and facilitate, and which just like the title and the authority I'm not going to cry if we lose all the latter type 😁
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  408.  @HopeVReason  the Democrats were disappointing The MAGA cult is terrifying...
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  409. I want to be back in the European superpower. Stronger together!
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  410. and newspapers like the Sun, Express, Mail and the Telegraph...
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  411.  @furrybear9416  yep. In my twenties £500 would have destroyed me. Now, it would sting, but I could cope. For some people, that's not even pocket change ☹
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  412. Our spend per head is slightly below average for a developed nation. If we want the healthcare other countries currently have, we need to fund the NHS like those countries do!
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  413.  @davidedwards1476  Democracy means I can vote for whoever I like and campaign for whatever I want Parliament has to follow the mandate it's given. I am not in parliament! For what it's worth, I would love a world where we can find common ground, but so far I've seen no such efforts made by the 'winners'. You don't have to accept our solutions, but if you want to build bridges you have to acknowledge our concerns!
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  414.  @andyforshaw8489  they are by their own admission reformed fascists. Time will tell if the "reformed" deserves the sarcasm quotes or not!
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  415.  @qwertywillbecool  I am not sure people who had to change their retirement plans post-Brexit would be happy to hear spending their retirement in the EU described as 'only'!
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  416. ​@Don Ziolkowski is there conversion therapy to cure the mental disorder of bigotry?
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  417. It's not too late,this is phase one complete. It's not final until the current phase two is done Maybe we should have a referedum soon?
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  418. ​@Taffy Terrier if that were true, we wouldn't have a staff shortage We are recruiting from the whole world, but nobody wants the wages and conditions we offer!
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  419.  @taffyterrier  again, if that were true, we wouldn't have a staff shortage
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  420. We absolutely could and should house everyone, anyone who wants to be part of UK society and contribute, whether born here or not, if we viewed houses as homes instead of investment assets!
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  421. Anyone want to bet what the tax policy is going to be? A: A progressive tax that at least brings money into the government to invest elsewhere as a tradeoff for the ludicrous earnings divide or B: Peanuts so all the money disappears offshore Place your bets!
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  422. but Suella Braverman is real...
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  423. Not sure "do we serve the champagne or the gin martinis" is a big call...
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  424. I am going to start carrying a plain sheet of A4 with me now. Instant protest kit 😁
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  425. The lack of investment is odd, when you think the big promise made with privatisation was that it would enable more investment... 🤔
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  426.  @resistancefighter9009  ding! Feeling it even more now 😁
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  427. That is a gem, thanks for the heads up!
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  428. I normally think this sort of language is cheap and petty but Bannerman is an unconditional supporter of free speech, so gammonface should be proud that we are exercising our freedom to call him a gammon 😁
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  429. "Still (slightly) better than being a Victorian factory worker!" Don't remember seeing that on the side of a Tory election bus 🤔
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  430. Yeah, because appeasement worked so well when we tried it in the 1930s...
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  431. Rejoining would end all such talk 🙂
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  432. If Charles had suffered a tragic death before William was born we would have King Andrew now Let that sink in a bit!
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  433.  @richardananedickinson4812  there's plenty of French folk I know who I trust more than the clowns we currently have in Westminster!
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  434.  @kanedNunable  you say that, but Finland has just swung quite hard towards austerity politics and reducing the state. Those are policies that favour the very rich, not ordinary people
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  435. ​ @lestrem11  keep a separate personal account and work account. Then it is exactly that simple when work business needs reviewing
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  436. Could it be related to the millions of dollars Netanyahu waved through Isreal, on it's way from Quatar to Hamas? As reported by CBC if you want to follow up on more details
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  437. Clearly she was heavily stage managed at the hustings. In a less predictable, less controlled environment her true level of ability is revealed
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  438.  @Yelluz  so, you assume I am upset because I "picked the wrong side", rather than being upset because prices are rising, supply chains are patchy and my options in the shops are getting more limited by the day?
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  439.  @spinaway  why? Show me a Labour policy from the last few decades that would be out of place in any of the successful European economies Keeping the Tories is the foolish idea - the economy has been weak and sluggish since Cameron and Osborne
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  440. ​ @chrisj9700 we have an aging population and a falling birth rate. I don't have access to all the data, but 600k sounds fair
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  441. Worth pointing out, even if we were growing so fast we had double the growth of the second fastest, none of that would matter if it all goes to just 1% of the population
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  442. ​ @nawaz345 yep, smaller class sizes alone make a huge difference, even without any other advantage from more money being available for resources
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  443. Right wing Truss tanking the economy?
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  444.  @user-ug8wx5er1w  I hope you're right, and your hospital is fully staffed, the council has everybody it needs to keep the bins collected and maintainance done You know Knightsbridge and Chelsea won't suffer a staff shortage...
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  445. Should every MP who put in a late earnings declaration resign ? It would wipe the Tory benches, let's do it!
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  446. Probably not, but getting loads of cars off the road, so you won't be stuck in traffic so often has to help a little bit?
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  447. ​ @iainmunro438 true, Sunak we responsible for the 2020 cuts instead, when he was told 400 needed repairs, and he took the already inadequate budget for 100 schools, and halved it to 50
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  448. That's a Tory problem. We need a government that cares about the country, not just their school chums!
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  449. The same Tories who are against immigration are the same people who say people out of work in Sunderland should go take up job vacancies in Southend How does that work if you have aging parents you help look after?
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  450.  @johnrussell3961  I'd rather he spends to fix those problems that exist!
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  451. Don't matter how many people vote for free unicorns, you ain't getting one
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  452. We are European, that's basically it. We're talented, but so are everyone else. We can add more people and global influence to the community - just like any other member Once we're comfortable with being a member, rather than a special exception, there's no reason for barriers, and every reason to be part of the community
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  453.  @أفلاكالأفكار  do you have more control? You have less to offer, so less weight. Being big, powerful and having a lot to offer gives you more to negotiate with. Being small and flexible means they bend you how they want you to bend And on a wider point - once we rejoin, the EU parliament isn't their parliament. It's our parliament. How can it be foreign once we are an active part of it?
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  454. We already have backlogs across every area of the civil service. It's going to be so much fun for everyone when there's even less staff 🙁
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  455. Give people more credit - we're smart enough to know the difference when someones says "I am going to Pride" vs "I have pride in my tomatoes"
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  456. Boris said he'd die in a ditch if their was another extension back in the day. I believe that ditch never got used in the end, so the option's there if you want it!
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  457. Or in Toryspeak, chickenfeed and peanuts 🤔
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  458. ​ @JohnSmith-ls8tk  if you suspect people aren't being truthful, how do you know which story is the truth? What if they are both fictions?
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  459.  @djstuc  That thing is a ceramic bucket...
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  460.  @ageoflove1980  "overnight" is doing a lot of heavy lifting for something that would likely take multiple Parlimentary terms! I want the UK back in Europe, but undoing the political and economic damage necessary for a successful negotiation won't be quick 🙁
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  461.  @LS-xs7sg  if that's what you want, then you need to get organised, because you have a lot of gaps to plug! We don't grow enough food to be self sufficient, we don't export much, and financial and legal services are moving away because we are on the wrong side of all the regulatory barriers. You up for fixing all that?
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  462. People want nationalised utilities. That is a majority. Why is nobody offering it?
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  463.  @TaySplatoon  maybe not directly, but we are carrying them. They own a vast portfolio of land and property, supporting their lavish lifestyle, while being exempt from a lot of taxes They are that person who orders a really expensive drink when you buy a round, but never buys a round themselves. It's this, but on a national scale
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  464. Tax any unproductive wealth, and use that to invest in infrastructure that will create jobs
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  465. ​ @b00ts4ndc4ts Liz made some big changes - things went a bit wrong though...
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  466.  @nick1065  Mogg himself has been on. Mogg did not perform well
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  467. Officially, 6 were registered voting against. There would have been a 7th, but he messed up the voting process, despite being a parliamentarian with over two decades of experience 🤔
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  468. Best get rid of both, just to be safe!
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  469. How can we reach out to LBC to find a safe way to get money to this guy in a way that preserves his privacy? If a funding page is set up, I am there to help!
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  470. Everyone has a bias, but the Guardian's is less narrow and calculated than most of the alternatives
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  471. Tories - claim to represent ordinary people Also Tories - no general election to find out what ordinary people really think!
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  472. It's not manipulation that stops people having kids, but simple common sense. Kids are expensive, and a lot of people are skint
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  473.  @johnrussell3961  you can do it with borrowing if it will generate a return on investment - like a state-owned power generation company, as an example 😉
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  474. ​ @bonwrentaylor2743  even describing it as "easy" or "speedy" is a long way from the truth
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  475.  @rogerbarrett9920  Bendy bananas. The country is so much happier now bendy bananas are everywhere!
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  476. ​ @nicks4934 It's enough for now, but I think it will get stale, fast 🙁
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  477.  @alipanroosendaal9503  and proper form in Yorkshire is theys not done nowt. What's your point?
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  478. Wonder how low we could drop MP wages before they go on strike? 🤔
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  479.  @Neil-qg9cw  two thoughts on this. One is tax assets that can't be moved. They can sell up if they like, then those assets can be bought up by someone who does care about the nation they are based in, who is willing to contribute to maintainance and investment in this country 🙂 The other is going to be a sore point for some people, but it needs saying. If you want compliance on tax, it helps to have a big stick to threaten those who don't want to comply Know what's big enough to work? Being excluded from business across an entire continent. That makes even the biggest corporation stop and pay attention!
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  480.  @equaltoreality8028  Nonsense. Businesses go where the customers are. I am not suggesting we try take every penny, but there's plenty of middle ground between Tory lack of effort and overkill. You can tax quite highly if you have well paid workers providing a strong customer base
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  481.  @johnrussell3961  only if shareholders agree. Making the government do it is boardroom realpolitik
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  482. @chrisj9700  he's an environmentalist, and an admirable campaigner, but I haven't seen any support for collective ownership from him anywhere
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  483. The plan is to plan a plan that plans our way to having a plan Plan plan plan plan plan....
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  484. Something "Talk"TV needs to remember! They are the worst at just drowning out people who they don't agree with
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  485. Seems pretty similar to the Tottenham riots. Why do you ask?
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  486. I am all ears!
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  487. @Gary Rowe  I don't feel I should take offense on someone else's behalf, but I will say I wouldn't have been happy if it was me he was dismissing like he did!
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  488.  @moshedayan6698  Liz likes to kick the ladder out after she's climbed it. The only time she mentions her roots is to dump on them!
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  489. Same country, very different worlds!
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  490. ​ @wishteria234 why? What can you do with millions that you can't do with hundreds of thousands? I only have so much time in a day!
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  491. ​ @chatham43 he took a case, he got paid for representing that case Money followed. That was quick!
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  492.  @kimwit1307  no, but if they have to try and resolve their cognitive dissonance out loud, the results are often interesting I hope someone puts the question to them!
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  493.  @chrisj9700  the EU is hardly sovereignty, just UK bankers upset about having to comply with anti tax avoidance directives...
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  494.  @EmpiricalMind  what if the best interests of the UK are to be part of the local bloc that does lots of high value internal trade, and has lots of negotiating weight in the global market?
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  495. Turned the corner, and stopped still, with one foot in each!
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  496.  @gabrieldsouza6541  subsidies were daft because they took money from where money was tight (public funding) to protect profits so lavish, that even the conpanies making those profits were saying they should be taxed on them! That's a really negligent way to manage public money
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  497.  @gabrieldsouza6541  the money went to people - and then straight to conpanies making more money than they knew what to do with. That's literal, by the way - they said they were making so much they couldn't invest it anywhere If that isn't a fair threshold for "making too much money", I don't know what is!
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  498. I think Nick is starting to realise the team he has loyally shilled for for decades, don't deserve that loyalty Not fun being politically homeless, is it Nick?
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  499. Down is a direction of motion...
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  500. Is it OK to treat UK citizens better than non-UK citizens? If it is, why is a three-tier system unacceptable while a two-tier system is acceptable?
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  501.  @MegaAndrich  CPS dropped the Savile case due to lack of evidence. If there was a cover-up, look to the police and their shallow 'investigation'
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  502. ​ @BenKing-o7l  well, if I ever need surgery, I'd like an expert surgeon. Who would you pick?
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  503. ​ @royboy565  people claim to want honesty in politics, but keep voting for corrupt liars...
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  504. ​@Raymondo666 had a takeaway while on a work trip. Which is mundane and normal
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  505.  Jay Bee  one solution offered is vote out the Tory party. Let's give that solution a go!
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  506. I understand your concerns, but we haven't even got rejoin on the table of mainstream political discussion yet. Is it a bit too soon to be worrying about how the end plays out?
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  507. Do we want the future to be in the hands of the best from the entirety of our next generation, or limit our future to come from the least worst of the rich 1% ? Limiting our options for finding future talent will never be the best option for our nation
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  508. At least it's done in plain sight. Now, if people vote for the billionaire-funded party, don't act all surprised if the billionaire party looks after billionaires, not us!
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  509. So, hundreds of thousands of people die, and you don't want to try and learn so we can do better in future? Would you say the same thing after a train crash, or plane crash, as an example?
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  510. Etonians don't understand 'friend' - everyone is either Lord or Servant in their screwy world!
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  511. ​@fatphoca5009 but she will go public, as long as everyone else does Why should only one MP give up their privacy? Let's have the same rule for everyone!
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  512. She's definitely better when she's allowed to go beyond the official party script!
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  513.  @the_real_tho4346  Thankfully their time is running out - only a few years left to endure...
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  514. ​@fumbleBumble82 so much this. Reality will cut through eventually, it's just a question of how high the pain threshold is
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  515. ​ @davidthomas9165  fundamentalist Unionism is a shrinking demographic. Will it have any relevance in a decade's time?
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  516. There's not much difference between Kier and Rishi as individuals, but the difference between their backbenches and their membership is vast
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  517.  @jasonkingshott2971  yes! Would you accept the trade access, but all the trading regulations are set for us with no seat for us at the table?
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  518.  @oweng7987  Brexit was leaving a trade bloc. Trade is about as economics-y as can be!
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  519.  @oweng7987  A Yorkshire parish Council isn't going to be able to have a meaningful negotiation with an American multinational The EU can That's the heart of my answer. Local government for local issues, big collective government when you need big, collective weight
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  520.  @Free__Speech  this was a journalist, reporting the story from the side of the road, nowhere near the traffic 🙄
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  521.  @Free__Speech  keep digging. Your lame excuses just highlight how wrong this authoritarian regime is
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  522. Most people? Unless you can fit your whole life in a backpack, you'll likely be getting a lift when you move to uni
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  523. ​ @zeeone4492 we are literally the electorate
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  524. Instead of listing examples of Tory corruption and incompetence, it might be quicker to list their successes? Anyone got one to start the list?
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  525. ​@ChrisumChrisumChrisum666to be fair, I haven't heard her get her own name wrong, so there is that!
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  526. I still long for the future we could have had if even just 1/10th of Corbyn's manifesto was implemented The cost of living crisis wouldn't have hit us half as hard
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  527. How about we follow Nigel Farage's wisdom instead? a '52-48 result would be unfinished business' There's not much we agree on, but he nailed it with that one!
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  528. They're used Boris Johnson's yearly bills as an estimate
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  529. He's not even done his first jail term yet!
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  530. ​@Quaterpounder-pc2ucdifferent opinions are fine, but we need to draw the line at "alternative facts"
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  531.  @peaceunion5316  Even if they don't work, it's hardly end of civilisation front-page news...
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  532. The Tories have never had 50% of the vote, ever So if the electoral system was fair they would never have had the majority of seats, ever
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  533. @cupguin  some variant of 'full UKIP' seems likely. The factions are forming, and both the major ones are ideologues - Truss has a group determined to try their low-tax deregulation madness again , while the the other is going for flag-waving authoritarian nostalgia I hope they wreck each other!
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  534. ​ @alseeineye  let me give you the words of Nigel Farage, the one time I agreed with him 52/48 is unfinished business
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  535.  @jamesberry5578  How to short the Pound? We've just seen it done right in front of our faces 😳
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  536.  @chrispennington9652  By that reckoning we shouldn't be sending anyone to Rwanda - they are more densely populated than we are We also need to start accepting more from the Netherlands, too, as they are packed in denser than we are!
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  537. ​ @Nat19041 how are you going to recruit and retain staff if the UK has one of the worst wages relative to the cost of living here?
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  538.  @rogerhearn5243  That's what I will find out - when is a plain piece of paper "too political"?
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  539. You know why they call it working from home? Because you're working, from home...
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  540. @Tom Investment in what? Fancy boardroom chairs? It certainly wasn't in water quality!
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  541.  @oneoflokis  so which of the four Tory Prime Ministers to you think was better than Tony Blair?
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  542. alternatively, "Is that from the cabinet, or the party?"
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  543. Starve at home, cold and alone?
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  544.  @adamrules01  Norway disagrees. We should learn from their example!
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  545.  @davidpearson243  about right. Blame Labour, blame each other, maybe blame the EU (somehow) Anything except accept responsibility themselves!
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  546.  @robertwilliams2323  I also imagine a lot more emails have been sent in the last thirty years than in the previous two thousand!
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  547. ​ @evolassunglasses4673 I am sure "being born to rich parents" was an epic effort on their part 🙄
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  548. That's because the Tories have exactly two plans...
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  549.  @sareedoahmed1751  I will allow that some government business is sensitive and shouldn't be public knowledge, even in a government with professional standards and integrity It should all be viewable by a former senior judge leading a serious public inquiry though!
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  550.  @blkhistorydecoded  For what it's worth, I have a friend in Kiev, or rather he was, as he and his family have evacuated west. If Russia is just after a few separatists, they are making a lethal mess while doing so ☹
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  551.  @davelee8107  A lot of those people on benefits are people in work! Rather than trying to drag railway workers down, why don't we raise everyone else up too?
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  552.  @philmuggeson1849  but plenty of countries have recovered from covid. Want to speculate why we haven't bounced back in the UK?
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  553. ​ @mattwebb5532 he's definitely changed since then. You can prefer young Starmer or prefer modern Starmer, but they clearly have different principles!
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  554.  @TvonToby3254  If we're talking public services, trashing public services is absolutely a Tory thing
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  555. ​ @gpw203 rockets sound big and difficult to sneak in, but compared to enough food to feed over one million people - rockets are tiny
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  556.  @cee-cee  many do! Far more stay in France than cross the Channel...
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  557. @Ali Al-Mahdi I will never be in those shoes because the choices that hot him there aren't the one I would choose I could never be the reverse Robin Hood of Tunbridge Wells, for example!
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  558. ​ @tomjones8715  You say they are both as bad as each other and that Labour are far worse than the Tories. Which is it? (Trick question of course, the Tories are the worst!)
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  559. ​@Ian Close but won't the seperation by birth characteristics force big, bearded, testosterone-filled trans men into female spaces?
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  560.  @MS-ub7un  also not Covid. The backlogs were well on their way before Covid, too
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  561. They should be free if you already have a passport or driving licence. Really, they should be free, full stop! A small admin fee for replacements if you lose it would be acceptable
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  562. Sometimes you have to vote for the least worst Tory to keep the ultra Tory out of government 🙁
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  563.  @YellowfinGrouper  but do vote. Ideally vote tactically for whoever can unseat the Tories, but vote for someone - if you don't the people writing manifestos will assume they can ignore you, because you're not a voter
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  564. Not finding enough bendy bananas in the shops, eh?
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  565. and indeed, which donors have invested in Liz...
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  566.  @originalbadboy32  They need the votes of people who voted to leave, but they don't need the support of Brexiteers The distinction can be subtle, but is very important!
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  567. On that note, did Musk and Zuckerberg ever actually have that fight?
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  568.  @peterwest5525  Why limit yourself to one paper nowadays? All of them are online. You can read about the same story from several viewpoints without spending anything. Take in all sides and make your own mind up 🙂
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  569. They are constituency MPs, there to represent their community, not to blindly follow the PM. If their constituents want Boris gone then they did their job properly by voting as they did
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  570. What percentage of the country is that though? 20% ? 10% ?
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  571.  @imemine6494  The police couldn't provide any usable evidence. This was a police failure, not the CPS
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  572. ​ @chrisnaylor6814  what was needed was details. Brexit was an open promise, that implied completely different things to different people It wouldn't have been unfair to get Brexiteers to agree the Brexit they wanted before the referendum, and make it clear that their mandate needed refreshing if they couldn't secure the deal they promised
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  573. Starmer needs to be PM as soon as possible. We can't afford this insanity to continue!
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  574. General Election Now! Let's find out 🙂
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  575. Because they are the future of London Would you prefer Dickensian slums instead?
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  576. Some people have asked if it's possible to rebuild the NHS during a tough economy - well, Atlee's Labour built it in the aftermath of WW2. Starmer's Labour can rebuild it in the aftermath of Truss 🙂
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  577. @GRTCARA  why don't we just fix the NHS so it works? Get rid of all the crony contracts and extortionate agencies so the money can be spent on healthcare? (and yes, put a bit more money in. The current spend per head is below average for a developed nation)
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  578.  @garethbull8844  could be? Whatever it is, I think he's had his "wait, are we the bad guys?" moment!
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  579.  @mike-A299  it's just say what you see The closest things we have to exceptions are people who started at very comfortably upper middle class and became billionaires. No billionaire worked their way up from a minimum wage starter role
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  580. Nick wants the police to be respected - I bet those officers got more respect by getting involved with the occasion than they would by standing stiff and glowering at everyone
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  581.  @richardlewis7498  well, did you get the Brexit you voted for?
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  582.  @aituk  Did we need to reform freedom of movement? The UK didn't even use the full controls available - back when the UK was in the EU we had one of the most open policies on immigration in the whole EU. Pretty much everyone else had tighter controls, all fully EU compliant
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  583.  @paddyjoe1884  it is depressing and scary just how many of the "red line, this is why we have to leave the EU" issues were Tory/Westminster policies, not EU ones, and could have been solved in Westminster while fully in the EU
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  584. a '52-48 result would be unfinished business' Nigel Farage Just reminding everyone of those very relevant words!
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  585.  @zeberdizzle  show me a politician serving at that time who didn't back the Iraq war! The Tories were particularly enthusiastic...
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  586.  @ryantate6447  well, he's human - he's not perfect as nobody is perfect. He's one of the best Mayors we've had though, and miles ahead of the alternative the Tories are putting forward!
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  587. ​ @vargr2089  you can be there for your brother on a personal level without inflicting him on us in a "professional" capacity!
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  588. It comes across a bit like a grownup wanting a gold star for tying their own shoelaces, but I don't have a problem with it!
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  589. ​ @Steven-ly9ei  they are always saying how amazing an opportunity Rwanda is... 🤔
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  590. ​@user-jf8ve7dy9r no, he should not. If we don't give everyone a fair trail we have no right to call them guilty That means everyone gets a lawyer. We don't have a civilised legal system if we don't have legal representation for everyone
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  591.  @kimhaslam664  early 40s
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  592.  @twisteddancer7773  are you saying that once you're the minority on something, you'll quietly accept the consensus?
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  593. ​ @jamescain707  and that's a general measure of inflation. If we had one that just measured basic essentials, like food, that inflation is somewhere between 20% and 50% Things are broken, and it's really hurting people
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  594.  @markthomas919  Raab can make a law that Raab gets a unicorn. He can get the party to get behind the bill so it passes Guess what? Still no unicorn
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  595.  @أفلاكالأفكار  A lot of UK businesses miss having continent-scale shared regulations and customs standards and where else could we set continent-scale policy, other than a continent-scale parliament?
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  596. We need to remember this time,frame those Daily Mail front pages! When our children, and our children's children ask "why shouldn't we trust Tories or the Daily Mail?" - this can be our answer
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  597. James was being unusually naive in thinking this isn't about businesses and property owners Yes, some businesses are entrepreneurial and will get out there and find new opportunities, but more of them had everything set up how they liked it, and feel entitled to keep it that way at everyone else's expense
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  598. @Don Doodat and that national debt the Tories insist we need to pay off with austerity If we have more people working, that's more people sharing the debt. More people, less burden!
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  599. I am not a fan of Starmer's "stability" - it has the same energy as an airplane captain saying "we can confirm that we are through the turbulence. We are still heading nose-first towards the ground, but there won't be anymore bumps" Just being "stable" isn't enough for the problems we face!
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  600. Except he buggered that up, and now people are too skint to go to the pub at all 🙄
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  601.  @terryj50  but we always had control. Freedom of Movement gives you the right to live where you want, but not an entitlement to support If we wanted to deport EU citizens who couldn't support themselves, we could. Our government didn't, but that's a Westminster issue, not a Brussels one!
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  602. Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman expanded their yacht fleet! If you mean what got better for us - yeah, I got nothing!
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  603. @Pale Rider If you are talking about EU membership, nobody makes rules for other people. Everyone sets legislation together, for all members
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  604.  @glossypeacock7552  something I'd want to ponder - does it ever help your nation to create enemies all around? I am trying to think of a historic example of a nation that has done harm to it's neighbours and not lost out in the long run
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  605. "Conservative really cares about education standards on strike days, but couldn't give a monkey's on any other day"
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  606. The Democratic Rebublic of Korea says hi! (That's the dictatorship in the north, in case there's any confusion)
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  607. Most people can move their feet and use their eyes at the same time
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  608. I'll give you marriage equality and foreign aid, but the living wage was just renaming the minimum wage so the Tories could pretend they introduced the idea
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  609. No, you "won", you get over it!
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  610.  @semprefidelis76  I don't think that's fair - I live in north London, where there's a pretty large jewish population, and the ones I know aren't like the Israeli representatives!
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  611. ​ @billgreen576 I'll vote Labour as the least-worst currently available, but that is short term damage limitation Things won't truly get better until we break away from the system that only offers two flavours of Thatcherism
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  612. ​ @cujimmi  only where necessary and relevant - a medical context, for example
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  613. Tax asset wealth. Currently you get taxed less for passive income that requires no work, than you do for going out and doing something useful. The tax system is upside down!
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  614.  @Hadlad90  So don't subsidise, price cap instead. If the business is profitable with the cap, and is an essential people can't do without, then capping is the right balance of everyone's interests Tories don't do balanced interests though. They only look after their chums
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  615. Westminster doesn't fill potholes (despite Sunak's publicity stunts in his hi-vis jacket) Vote for your local councillor who will care most about potholes and bin collections Westminster is about national issues, such as our stance on foreign affairs, so it makes sense use your Westminster vote for international issues rather than potholes
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  616.  @PFB-yo6wi  If I see a better plan going, I am there, but I'm also not going to let perfect be the enemy of better in the meanwhile
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  617.  @wessexdruid7598  the answer is over 30%, if you're comparing to what doctors are asking for. 35% is entirely sensible as a starting point for pay negotiation, when the prople you're negotiating with got similar!
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  618. Get rid of the Tories and we can look after both. The next election is a far more important choice than the one you are presenting!
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  619. Given that Thatcher's legacy is literal sewage, why should anyone celebrate her legacy?
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  620. ​ @alfonsohorcajada4399  What's Rwanda done to deserve her ?
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  621.  @tonygange7636  millions? Citation needed!
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  622.  @Zalley  be curious to know your recommendation for the most objective, neutral news?
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  623. And if it does become a revolution, it were the Tories that forced the issue! Tories: Don't you think it's disgusting asking for more money when there are people out there paid even less? RMT: Fair point. We all deserve fair pay!
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  624. I'm sure people would prefer a cake and ice cream diet to be health food, but that's not reality
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  625. Keep working on those social skills, and one day you'll get there!
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  626.  @oneoflokis  He just came through on nationalisation 😁
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  627. ​ @MCDONALD6969 in 2000, about 15% of the population was of retirement age. It's now around 20% and still climbing There's your reduction in GDP per capita
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  628. Not third world, but the UK is now behind countries like Bulgaria, which we would have arrogantly dismissed as eastern european backwater countries
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  629. and if we do need to take over pensions to stop old people starving, pay the pensions - no need to bail out the whole rotting mess
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  630. @D J  sorry, can't see it. This is an age old philosophical dilemma, and I draw the line for one individual's freedom when it starts to restrict the freedom of others in a way that isn't mutual and universal Seems I am far from alone in putting the line here!
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  631.  @charlievarley  yep. The first post-Brexit generation are already here, and they aren't impressed with what they're getting!
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  632.  @plugsocket9432  If you want people to take responsibility, let's have an election See what the will of today's people is, not the will of the previous decade 🙂
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  633.  @chrisj9700  complete nonsense - if an Irish citizen wants to move to France or Germany they have to register, and show they have the means to support themselves. In your analogy, it's a hotel that gives a room to anyone who can afford it, and follows the booking process Not a free-for-all!
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  634.  @dominicbritt  exactly as you said. Anything beyond the next election may as well be the next millennium as far as Westmister politics is concerned. If it distracts from winning the next election it's off the table
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  635. If we let embassies accept applications,and built centres where there are large numbers of asylum seekers, the boats would stop overnight
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  636. @stevenvater8720  there are no socialist money men. Any socialist efforts are funded by grassroots collective fundraising
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  637. @stevenvater8720  so billionaires are secretly funding the groups who are arguing that billionaires shouldn't exist? That's an interesting take - why would billionaires do that?
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  638. ​@chrislambe400 he tried but nobody wanted to take him in
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  639. @Garry Wynne  you'll always get a few, so you need to make it hard for them. The EU is one of the strongest democratic structures for resisting corruption. I think that's why certain elements pumped so much money into the Brexit campaign - they couldn't corrupt the EU, so they wanted out instead
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  640. ​ @ftumschk or maybe happy pensioners in Spain on one side, and cold, miserable pensioners on the other Labelled "Freedom of Movement", and "Leaving the EU"
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  641. only if you ignore the last decade of below inflation pay
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  642. It's sad we're talking about making pensioners poorer. It's equally sad that we're not asking why people in work are getting poorer too
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  643. @BroFromBrum  to answer the last bit, I object to talk of privatisation, because 90% of advocates aren't trying to solve real problems. The NHS is underfunded, and has too much profit-driven subcontracting that prioritises dividends over patients If you don't look at the problems, then either you're misguided, or have an ulterior motive that isn't about better patient care
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  644. Worse than gambling - shareholders have influence. They chose this, and now it's time they face the consequences of their choices
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  645.  @joekavanagh7171  ...and in the case of the NHS, we need more people to work there, too!
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  646.  @hoxtondave9619  I could give you the detailed version with international comparisons and adjustments for inflation and all the rest, but I doubt you'd give me time of day So instead, just look at your next gas and electric bill and tell me we are doing OK. Then Google France's energy policy right now!
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  647. I occasionally check in on GBNews to see what they are up to. It's bizarre world in there Their big worry was... that UK politics is becoming divided and polarised. They said this with a totally straight face and zero self reflection 🙄
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  648. Won't be me shooting that down, spot on!
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  649. Have you tried inverting the question, and asking him who he would fear in government? Could be interesting 🙂
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  650. @Twisted Dancer 777  You seem to be describing the Tory master"plan"...
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  651.  @laurieryoung  don't forget Tofu! The nations problems are definitely all caused by Tofu 🤪
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  652. That's unfair! Starmer compared to Cameron though... 🤔
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  653. It's been falling for years, but it plummeted within minutes of the Kamikwasi Special Financial Operation. The markets spoke, and they were not impressed by what he said
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  654.  @jonathansimmons5353  There's a question here though - where are they headed? Organisations like ASEAN, RCEP and CPTPP all have greater economic integration in mind, and a single currency has been suggested (although a long way from being implemented) The direction of Asia is towards an EU-like structure. They just aren't as far along yet
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  655. Kier Starmer is following Blair, and being Americas loyal poodle on international policy I know I don't want to be Americas poodle, and I am not alone on that!
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  656.  @EmpiricalMind  we can't do much outside the EU - we are small and low on influence We will have to sit in the shadows of the big players and take what small opportunities they give us, or take opportunities to small to be worth their attention Sounds kinda grim to me, which is why I think we never should have left the EU, and should rejoin as soon as possible
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  657.  @EmpiricalMind  "I am sure we'll survive" That's a pretty low bar. Can't imagine that working as an election campaign promise. Can you imagine? "Vote for me and we probably won't all end up dead"
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  658.  @EmpiricalMind  and what are they going to do that Truss hasn't already tried and failed with?
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  659. He used to do people moaning about dodgy parking tickets once upon a time. Can you imagine that being the biggest burning issue of the day? It sounds like bliss 😌
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  660.  @andrewdobson813  for what it's worth, the conditions for an all Ireland referedum are already laid out, and that's entirely independent of us being EU members or not
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  661. ​ @Roar1987  I would be happy with that, but it's a very theoretical question, as the US economy is a horrorshow for all but the 0.1% at the top. Definitely not something I'd want to join!
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  662.  @wilfred-wils  🙄
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  663.  @CatfoxGO  Don't joke like that, there are people here who will read that, nod and applaud 😳
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  664. @thomashardy7961  get the Green party into government and we will get it back 🙂
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  665.  @TheOutsider840  That is a fair point! I do suspect that France and Spain were making it about UK pensioners more often than we'd make it about French or Spanish ones though!
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  666.  @nkt1  Maybe we'll come out of this with a better understanding of how modern geopolitics and economics work (or at least an appreciation that despite their Eton educations, the Tories don't have a clue how they work) It might end up being an expensive lesson, but it's better than nothing!
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  667. You're arguing into the void, as nobody here suggested that
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  668. "I just want everyone to live their own lives quietly, and I'll call a national radio station to tell everyone why I think this" 🤔
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  669. ​ @S-North but reform want to squeeze government budgets too, how will that help?
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  670.  @chatham43  so far it's sticks and bricks, let's hope it doesn't escalate!
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  671. @Famalam  how does it not make a difference? Drinking Whisky in prohibition America is different to drinking Whisky after prohibition ended Common sense, isn't it?
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  672. Teaching kids that dumb rules need questioning, and that no authority figure is infallible is a valuable lesson 🙂
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  673.  @nathanfurnival8724  Tory greed!
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  674. There were two possible causes of our weak economy. One was the EU, the other was the Tories We got rid of the wrong one
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  675.  Trixie K  are you worried about what the Tories are doing to pensions?
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  676. Um, how to you determine that they "have no right to be here" if you don't finish doing the "petty legal challenges"?
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  677.  @antonycharnock2993  kids take a long time to grow up - you can be doing OK when they're born, and be struggling a few years later Do you want to limit families to people who are 100% sure they'll be financially secure for over a decade? Because that's not many of us, if we're truthful with ourselves
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  678. Back to the Victorian era, as far as I can tell...
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  679. ​ @TheOutsider840  your values and ambitions might say you can fly if you flap your arms hard enough, but the rocks at the bottom of the cliff won't act any different, no matter how strongly you believe
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  680. ​ @Gabriel_H77 lovely dream, but until we have a fair and compassionate country, back the Unions! Right now, they are one of the few institutions actually standing up for fairness in society
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  681.  @twisteddancer7773  your bar for professionalism is worryingly low
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  682. ​ @TomMAF4 Andrew Neil in his prime, for example. Openly right wing, but would give people on the left room to make their point, and call out nonsense from people on the right
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  683. ​ @BrianMcGuirkBMG  yep. Used to be our country and councils owned things Now we have to rent those same things, and it's a lot more costly to do so
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  684.  @the_real_tho4346  but we won't know until we ask! As long as we do so without arrogance and entitlement, it won't hurt to open discussions about what would be expected before we could rejoin
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  685. How bad do our beaches and rivers have to get before it is justified to seize the infrastructure without compensation on public health grounds?
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  686.  @nick1065  he has had Tory MPs on in the past. They all bottle out now though!
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  687. Has isolationist nationalism ever worked out for the best?
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  688. @Jon o  you've lost me I'm afraid. I worry that all this obsessing over foreigners is a distraction to deflect from the real problems. What's going on in Sweden, Italy and Ireland?
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  689. ​ @thlifethlife-cf1wc it hasn't ended, but even when it does it won't make things better overnight Rebuilding is always slower than burning things down 🙁
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  690.  @bobsmithy9024  the only 'nuisance' here would be on the scene footage of the police at the scene. Are you saying the police had something to hide?
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  691. ​ @primus7776 well, I look forward to him being out of power so he can be safely ignored!
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  692. Make noise, online and offline. Anywhere someone says "people want this", be the person saying "No we don't!"
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  693. One of the big quirks of economics and politics is the retired. You can be the most blue-collar worker possible while you're working, but hit pension age and overnight your financial interests become a mini version of Jacob Rees Mogg's hedge fund This is who the Tories aim a lot of policy at - retired or near-retired people who emotionally think they are working class, but want policies that push dividends to investors, as that's what their pension is
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  694. Turns out the EU was better at working out who needed it than our national government was!
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  695.  @jasonkingshott2971  so if we are part of the Single Market, we should expect our seats at the table to decide the regulations of the Single Market?
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  696.  @oweng7987  I find that Westminster is the worst of both worlds. It's just big enough to be remote and out of touch on local issues, but also too small to have real weight on international affairs The size of our economy is deceptive, too. Yes, a lot of money flows through this country, but a lot of it flows through global companies. It passes through our country, but it is never ours 🙁
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  697. @Myrtle43  many people say Netanyahu's monstrously callous and i discriminate response has done more harm to Isreal than benefit - it has alienated allies, and radicalised enemies against it If I lived in Isreal, Netanyahu would make me feel less safe right now!
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  698. ​ @chatham43 are you saying no lawyers exist outside the M25? 🤔
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  699. The Greens have great policies, and not just on the environment, but I just can't see them growing enough support in the next year to be a major party at the next election 🙁
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  700.  @jamesberry5578  serious question - is a Labour government really unsettling you so much that you're disconnecting with the outside world? I am no professional, but I would in all seriousness consider counselling
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  701.  @coinneachreid8971  if you are in Scotland then go with the SNP, absolutely! Down here, Labour are our best realistic chance for the near future, so I'll be backing them to get the Tories out
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  702. Fascinating insight into your mind there. If you needed surgery, and had a choice of surgeons available, would you use a boxing match to pick your surgeon too?
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  703. @James Hogan  we can't expect one country to look after all asylum seekers - would you argue for a system that shares asylum seekers between countries, so no one country is overwhelmed?
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  704. They do like dressing up in army uniforms!
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  705. Sometimes the non-answer speaks more than the honest answer 😉
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  706. ​ @gunnargundersen3787 no great loss. We'll just replace you with someone who's proud to support the NHS with their taxes 🙂
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  707. ​ @aaronaaronson7600 do I want a Labour government, or would I prefer Labour to the Tories? They are two very different questions!
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  708.  @eyezj7412  it's only taking jobs if there's a crowd of disappointed job applicants who missed out There is no crowd!
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  709.  @JohnJohn-by6pf  but then people like their cheap strawberries. We all share a bit of the blame there
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  710. The Tories are already blaming Labour somehow. Can you imagine the Daily Mail headlines if Starmer was actually on the picket line? It's sad that the Mail is so influential and partisan, but that's the truth of it 🙁
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  711. ​ @ukporkpie7829 interesting parallel between Sangita, and Jeremy and Diane, isn't it 🤔
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  712. Read it properly... "the plans have been created as a ‘precaution’ and bosses currently have no intention of implementing them, according to The Telegraph"
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  713. Blame the bosses paying illegal wages, not people trying to earn a living
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  714.  @solomonkzarka4045  if you want Conservatism, you can't vote Tory either. They don't conserve anything - sell what isn't nailed down and torch the rest 🙁
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  715. Different flavours of institutional racism don't cancel each other out!
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  716. We're a nation of explorers, traders and diplomats. Our language is mashed together from two different root languages, and then shared with the entire world. Our national dish changes every decade or two as we discover something new and exciting, but our national drink is undeniably Asian What culture is it that we're losing here?
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  717. Don't think that's right, Schadenfreude is enjoying other people's misfortune, and this is the opposite - seeing misfortune so dramatic that your mind struggles to accept that the suffering is real
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  718. He might have created the OBR, but he clearly turned a blind eye to what it's figures showed as austerity bit down...
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  719. @Freeman Thatcher already sold off the country, and we didn't get a free holiday out of it 🙁
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  720.  @jacobcohen9205  you say independence, I say isolation. It's a big wide world, and we just left a community that looked after each other and stood together against world powers So why? What can we now do, isolated and alone that we couldn't do inside the community? Pretty much every nation in the world is building communities and pulling together, as coordinated effort is stronger than isolation. We're the rare and unusual exception right now
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  721.  @GazC-qt6lh  it's one explanation for why the clearly more competent Rishi was ignored in favour of Liz
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  722. If nerve doesn't work, maybe they accept sovereignty?
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  723.  @colinb8103  Brown stuck to the manifesto the party was elected on. There wasn't this radical unmandated policy swing
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  724.  @colinb8103  for all we know, we would have seen the same result of Blair stayed for another campaign, who knows? Point stands that Brown taking over was done with far more respect for the democratic mandate than the way Truss did
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  725. I think we should follow that example and arrest all the UK politicians who have been taking money!
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  726. as well as the historic contribution, we also have to account for a lot of asian emissions being from them manufacturing stuff we buy
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  727. Derek: Of course the law matters! Also Derek: We should ignore all laws and just abandon people on random beaches 🤔
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  728. You mean "all are equal in the eye of the law"? Yes, someone does need to remind the Met about that principle!
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  729.  @TheAArmstrong  to be honest I was more impressed by Mcdonnel than Corbyn. He did have very credible plans for the economy, and it's a deep shame we never got to see them put into action
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  730.  @chrisgraham6829  I am happy with the "more left than Andrew Marr" label 🙂
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  731.  @ukkk123  some are questioning it, but not everyone will. Questioning the profiteering of private energy companies inevitably brings up the suggestion of nationalising them Certain newspapers will never run a story that risks people talking about nationalisation!
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  732. Give the Greens a look. They probably won't win, but a growing Green vote sends Labour a clear message for future elections. That can influence policy better than winning a few seats
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  733. It's all related. BodgeJob cares about himself and people who will fund his lifestyle. Everyone else is unimportant He thinks it's none of our business if he parties while the nation is lonely and isolated in lockdown He also thinks it's none of our business if he gives tax breaks to the chums who pay for his lavish lifestyle We aren't important to him, and it shows in his every word and every action
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  734. ​ @alseeineye  lack of union power is the cause of low wages, not immigration
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  735. Sounds like the private sector can't be trusted with caring for our citizens
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  736. So give all of these people a pay rise! It's time to end the Austerity
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  737. It's a fair point though, that under less sombre circumstances, I would be very interested to explore this "Shakira law" 😉
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  738. If you want to know what "Cancel Culture" looks like, try saying even the mildest, considerate and respectful suggestion that you might prefer the UK to be a republic...
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  739.  @biocapsule7311  transparency should apply to any large donation in politics
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  740.  @Nat19041  even the greenest newly licensed doctor started medical school seven years ago. Most have been practicing for at least a few years So most, if not all, were looking at wages 10 or more years ago when they decided to become doctors
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  741.  @tomonetruth  I am saying that nurses currently pay a greater percentage of their income as tax than hedge fund managers do The current system is backwards, and hedge fund managers should pay more tax
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  742.  @cupguin  ao are you saying you're glad you got Boris instead?
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  743.  @cupguin  that sounds terribly defeatist. Are you saying our only electoral choice is selecting who gets to implement the next cycle of austerity budgets?
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  744.  @michaeldent1684  That's the Tories though, not the EU. "Taking back control" gave all the control to the people who were hogging the wealth. The fact we have less wealth now just makes the Tories even more desperate and vicious to hold onto what's left
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  745. It's madness that we can do real-time video calls to the other side of the planet, but need to shove an MP on a plane to vote
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  746.  @conkers66  they'll be less bad, while we try and organise something better 🙂
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  747.  @LeeCharles1993  "We are doing all we can to help people with the cost of living crisis" "There wasn't any parties" They are both as true as the other, and this is why they all have to go.
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  748.  @truthalonetriumphs6572  Rejoin sounds like a plan 😁
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  749. Like he said in Tunbridge Wells, the Tories are only here to make rich people's lives better!
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  750. "We won't make your life better, but you do get to watch us make other people's life even worse" 🙁
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  751. There's not much between Sunak and Starmer as individuals, but Starmer definitely has the better team behind him
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  752.  @mellowado6184  as opposed to the ones who are in power, and broke the economy? If Labour are middling and average, that's a big step up!
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  753.  @mellowado6184  not given unaffordable tax cuts to the already super-rich? That I can confidently say Labour will never do!
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  754. ​ @danmayberry1185 simply being a billionaire doesn't cut it. You need to be a billionaire with many billionaire friends to cut through in America!
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  755.  @johnrussell3961  yep. Well paid jobs need well paid customers to maintain that cycle The only place that currently exists on any scale is the EU, hoping for better wages outside the EU is deeply unrealistic
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  756. You do know we don't fund dependents? If someone brings their family, they have to pay for it themselves They're supertourists who spend loads of money in the UK. What's not to like about that?
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  757.  @TheoriginalANGEK439  The problem is criminal gangs, and people dying. Proper boats solves both problems 🙂
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  758. As long as people like that are a minority, civilisation will survive. Leave them ranting in the corner and talk to normal people instead 🙂
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  759. Along with everyone who laughed and cheered along
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  760. Yep. If it is true, then the "They" in "They are strategically inept" is the Tories...
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  761. I care if someone's smoking near me and I am breathing it in. There's an argument I could be concerned as our taxes pay for the NHS, and smokers are more of a burden on the NHS than non-smokers. These are ways smokers affect me even if I don't smoke How does WFH affect other people who don't work from home?
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  762.  @TMan786  One of the big arguments is NATO - a unified EU defence force would give European forces more weight in NATO decisions and make it less USA centric It also allows for cost savings on kit by procuring at scale, and standardises training so everyone uses the same gear. A lot of dull, sensible logistics reasons rather than the dramatic but delusionally paranoid talk of the EU trying to take over the world...
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  763. I live in London but my family is in the North It's broken there, too 🙁
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  764.  @SlowhandGreg  to be fair, I've never bought or sold a house, but everyone I know who has, had a lot of people involved managing the legalities. Agents and advisors are a standard part of the process, aren't they?
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  765.  @SlowhandGreg  I did not realise it was that hands off. Basically terrifying, this is something hugely complex, that most people will do this only once, maybe a handful of times, in their life. Yet there's no guidance as standard!
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  766. ​ @richardgallagher4880  we can fix things by getting rid of only a handful of people I suggest starting with the current owners of the water companies, and anyone profiting from private subcontracting in the NHS
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  767.  @davelee8107  on a related subject, what are your thoughts on the Barrister strike?
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  768.  @terrysmith5168  my point is I've said some quite colourful things in the past without being filtered If it's being caught by the filters it must be quite extreme
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  769. The integrity and policies of Boris Johnson with the charisma of Theresa May 😳
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  770. This, this and also this!
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  771. I am not going to take lessons about "coming together" from the "no such thing as society" party 🙄
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  772.  @JeffVader  Still worth doing though, warmer houses for less money and less Putin gas is a win no matter what a handful of activists do!
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  773. We need to "bail" them out by taking it off their hands!
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  774. But rules should be crafted to help things work smoothly. This sounds like a rule intended to let a mini dictator have a power trip
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  775. ​@degaulle30 they say Rwanda is such an amazing place, why don't they move there?
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  776. ​ @1Mutton1  we probably should be studying Japan closely. Their economy is stagnating, and it's impacting their quality of life Want to guess why it's stagnating?
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  777. In any sane party, Driscoll's achievements for the Tyneside economy would qualify him to be one of the most electable candidates ever The fact he doesn't qualify for Labour is a mark of shame on Labour, not Driscoll
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  778. Hopefully the tighter he holds on, the more Tories he drags down with him!
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  779.  @danoneill8751  he used to work for a Trotskyist paper, and now he thinks a modest increase to capital gains is too fringe and radical. That's quite a shift!
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  780. Charles doesn't negotiate. Charles hosts posh tea and biscuits after the negotiation is over!
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  781.  @mydogeatspuke  If journalists won't do their job, then we'll have to step in when we get the chance! For someone without professional experience I'd say she did better than most supposed veteran interviewers 🙂
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  782. If you have a lot of money in the bank, and absolutely no guilt or shame, high interest rates are great for people wanting to buy repossessed houses 🙁
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  783. ​ @Buttsy1 he's not quite Mitch McConnell confused, but Trump is starting to ramble and lose the thread too The whole of American politics is starting to look like an old peoples home. It's surreal and a little scary
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  784.  @Buttsy1  I suspect you'll just dismiss it, but he's mixing people up. Obama and Biden is a wierd mistake, but at least they're both the other team. Mixing up Haley and Pelosi is a whole different level...
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  785. ​@rafezetter8003 I have been curious too, I've asked before but nobody has ever answered. Hoping this will be the time I get an answer 🙂
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  786. Also probably a bad idea - throwing ever longer jail sentences at ever more trivial crimes because aging reactionary voters love that rhetoric Yet another Tory policy promised because it appeals to their voters, with absolutely no thought about the practical implications...
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  787.  @DABEEZ737  I really want to agree with you, but I can't tell what I am agreeing with - was he going too far with Lockdowns, or not far enough in letting bodies pile up in the streets?
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  788. We should pay attention - the fact he's looking forward to "improved terms" from his point of view should worry us a lot...
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  789. ​ @JohnClark-ew8dh in Tory hands for now, but not for long!
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  790.  @tjenadonn6158  Was Labour a mistype? Not sure what influence Labour had to avoid the strike happening!
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  791. @Tom the Tories didn't stop at just two parties!
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  792. If you've ever been snobby about people voting leave, you've made it harder for people to publicly change their minds If we want to see more people like Steve, we need to appreciate their bravery and not indulge in petty smugness. I know I've been guilty!
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  793.  @englanduk6131  I could hardly miss it! I remember the panic buying, but once that settled down there were no more problems Then the transition period ended, and with every new customs check added things get that little bit worse. I hope things get better, I will keep an eye on things
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  794.  @Yelluz  so you can understand why some of us are getting concerned about how Brexit is being implemented?
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  795.  @Yelluz  why do we have to just accept the way things are? Countries like Sweden have much less of a divide between rich and poor. Why can't we copy what they are doing?
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  796. Rather than pitting young against old, we should ask where all the wealth is in our supposedly wealthy country
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  797.  @JayJay5244  Only Tory party rules say he's safe for one year Backbench Tory MPs set Tory party rules. The backbenches are not happy right now!
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  798. The royals are the keystone that hold it together. If the Royal family are accepted, a lot of other people get to hide in that shadow
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  799. Meanwhile, in the air transport industry, they've been working hard to create an environment of healthy challenges to authority, as they learned the hard way that letting senior pilots pull rank to avoid awkward questions from junior tower control agents lead to plane crashes Chaos is bad, but so is unquestioning obedience. A healthy balance is needed!
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  800. Bet he moans about an "EU dictatorship", while also expecting the EU to intervene and solve all our problems 🤔
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  801.  @janetjacks3406  what if it was land rent? Would that be immoral?
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  802. Don't tempt fate...
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  803. We have a Left? That's news to me!
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  804. "Outside interference", such as overseas customers buying our stuff and putting money into the UK economy? We're seeing a lot less of that...
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  805. ​ @evolassunglasses4673 but it's not an oversupply if we're struggling to recruit!
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  806. ​@Never repeats we would have needed a thousand different contingency plans for the thousand different versions of Brexit!
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  807. I'll happily call that bluff! The Blair years were way better than where we are now
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  808.  @harrysutton1322  still fancy my chances with Labour more than with the current shower!
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  809. Would that be the same LBC that provides a platform for absolutely anyone to phone up and be heard on national radio?
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  810.  @danielbanbury378  I offer a different path - vote tactically to unseat the Tories, and join in with groups like Make Votes Matter to push for PR. If the Tories keep winning other parties will never have a chance
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  811. There is no such thing as an asylum visa. You have to physically be in the UK to claim asylum
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  812. @Richard Gallagher  We had massive oil riches too! Who put them to best use, UK or Norway?
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  813. Not much security in being isolated and untrusted
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  814.  @nick1065  Bless! Nice try, but your whataboutery game is weak. You've got a long way to go before you'll make the cut as a GBNews presenter!
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  815. If someone breaks into the private ceremony to protest,that would be wrong It's different when it's a public occasion as much about the State as it is about the individual family members. This was an institutional occasion, and the protest was directed towards the institution
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  816. Labour's stance is pretty clear and simple. They don't want strikes, but since the Department for Transport isn't listening they support the rights of workers to strike If Labour were in power, they'd have found a settlement before it got to this point. straightforward, and fair to all sides!
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  817.  @hughjohns9110  Is this the level we are arguing at? Labour's statement was clear, separately I gave reasons why I believe them. Shapps, is that you?
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  818. Anything But Conservative?
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  819.  @abergreg  This is Singapore-on-Thames Brexit, exactly as described all along. They have been talking about doing this for many many years now!
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  820. Maybe they should call an election so we can all find out!
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  821.  @CheesyWheelbarrow  guess General Goods is sticking their fingers in their ears and pretending the recent amazing Labour conference isn't real!
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  822. Show me where to push to get them gone and I'm there! Feels like nobody knows how to get rid of them though, at least not without doing even more damage than they're already doing 🙁
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  823. or LibDem, if they are in a stronger position in your constituency!
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  824. ​ @doubleana9184 a hotel almost always owned by their chum 🤔
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  825. ​ @alanpage3973  The Daily Mail and it's fans are obsessed, everyone else has real problems to worry about!
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  826. and she bottled the vote, too!
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  827. If they're struggling, they can cancel their netflix, cut down on the avocado toast, and do some extra hours in the gig economy!
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  828.  @georgefrancis8602  he might be able to, but we can't. If he doesn't want to do the job, time for a general election to find someone who will!
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  829. It's in the Cayman Isles
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  830.  @nathanfurnivalsotherbrainc2604  they talk of Royals knowing service and duty, but no monarch comes close to what you have given us all!
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  831. What will it take for people to stop voting Tory?
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  832. I suspect he's got the bully's instinct for who has power in a situation, so he won't try anything when outclassed I fear he'd be very different if he's alone in a room with a child 🙁
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  833. They also have a very selective about which bits of Singapore they want to copy. Two can play that game - why don't we copy Singapore's widespread social housing instead of their tax regime?
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  834.  @jamespaul6315  that is why I said investigating, not charging. Maybe there is fraud, maybe there isnt But if there is fraud, don't drag innocent people down with the guilty!
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  835. Netanyahu is definitely trying to redefine it
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  836. Larry the cat I'm not even sure if I'm joking anymore...
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  837.  @alanhat5252  and as an older example, Attlee did Keynesian investment while managing the debt from WW2. It can be done with the right vision and the right implementation!
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  838. ​ @TheRip72 in the super short term. Beyond that they knock the legs out of their own business
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  839. @Twisted Dancer 777  it's not conformity, it's respect and politeness If we all managed a basic level of respect and politeness, nobody would need to fear being a minority
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  840. It hasn't quite got there, and that required £65 billion from the Bank of England to stabilise it
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  841. I am guessing London homes are for people who live and work in London? 🤷‍♂️
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  842.  @chrisj9700  they had a referendum to be full members and have a seat at the table. They voted no. If you democratically choose not to be part of the EU parliament, that's a democratic choice being respected 🤷‍♂️
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  843. Remember the Tory MP saying you can eat for 30p? Utter nonsense, but let's play along! £120 pounds is 400 30p meals. Either the windfall tax is worth doing, or Tory MPs are talking nonsense. Pick one of the above 😉
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  844. ​@Tony Gange If a misogynist is misogynist towards you, then you must be a woman, yeah? Sometimes the bigots do help clarify complex situations!
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  845. You know who really holds the power here? Tory voters. The more people who have been lifelong Tory voters say they are done with the party, the more they will listen I can't help with that, but if there's anyone who is/was a Tory voter, declare in every relevant forum and poll that their refusal to get a fresh mandate is not just changing your opinion for the next election, but changing your opinion for life That will get their attention if enough current Tory voters do it!
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  846. But we didn't get a Labour government - this lot are the bysiness party!
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  847. This was a disappointing question. What needed to be asked, is where a GP is already booked end-to-end, where is the additional capacity coming from? Although we don't need an answer. We know there's no additional anything coming from this government. They can't afford it after all those tax breaks they gave their mates...
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  848. You mean Iustin Dobre, who is being charged with violent disorder and arson?
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  849.  @rayg7383  Getting close to 3/4 million now 😁
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  850.  @johnou.k.3780  That's true is you only count the benefits on a financial statement, short term Long term, big mature economies benefit when their neighbours become richer because then they buy more stuff. If you look at it beyond the balance sheet for a single year, everyone wins by investing in the nations that are catching up with their neighbours
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  851. It's what Tories do. They love to pretend we're "all in it together" for the tough times and hard work, but are " 'rugged' individualists" when they justify hogging all the rewards...
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  852.  @VoidDragon82  sadly, we might need to give it a few more months so people can really get a taste of the Tory endgame Then it's election time, for whoever is still standing ...
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  853.  @VoidDragon82  sadly, we might need to give it a few more months so people can really get a taste of the Tory endgame Then it's election time, for whoever is still standing ...
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  854. Wes Streeting needs to go, too!
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  855. If there is work that needs doing, why not?
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  856.  @sojounourtruth2980  what's the difference?
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  857. and although they loaned it to us, we had to give it straight to landlords and power companies And they are who furlough was really protecting, not us!
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  858. Give the greens a look - they don't just do environmental policies 🙂
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  859. It's such a lame excuse, too. We changed Prime Minister twice in WW2, and we were the ones being bombed then, not just distant support!
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  860. Not sure where the surprise came from, talk of European Federation was out in the open with the Schuman Declaration, back in 1950!
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  861. Let's take the politics out of this. One was people at work, far from home eating dinner in the place they'd booked for the work trip The other was people in their home town, easily able to go home, but instead getting totally smashed during lockdown That's the difference!
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  862. Perhaps more true to say the government intervened to make it fail, rather than failed to intervene 🤔
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  863.  @martynblackburn9632  The budget is very average. The Tories act like it's excessive, but in truth it's distinctly middling compared to other countries. There are countries with shorter waiting times etc, and they are the countries that have higher healthcare spend. You get what you pay for! (Except America, which is this horrifying anomaly that spends vastly more per head than anyone else, but gets underwhelming performance for all that money) Where there is a funding issue is how the money is spent in the UK. There is a lot of subcontracting to private companies, and we are overdue a proper review on whether those contracts are delivering value for money! There has also been some very short sighted corner cutting, in particular teaching and training capacity, which are now starting to bite in the form of staff shortages
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  864.  @JohnSmith-ls8tk  but how? Do you just flip a coin, and then base your future political allegiances on the result?
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  865. What, these tears? 🤣
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  866. I thought Tories were all about people taking whatever job is available and not being snowflakes about what that job is!
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  867. He's not starting the cleanup This is still the coverup!
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  868.  @borjita  We don't have a constituency representative. We have a Tory loyalist who would vote to set the constituency on fire if that's what Tory head office told them to vote for!
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  869. ​ @paulchadwick9419  apparently a lot of people are concerned about how many refugees are coming Anyone with these concerns will want to minimise events that create refugees, surely?
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  870. Could it be he was lying? 🤔
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  871. ​@jeffsimon9594 but if you want to ask "flogged where", my answer might be unprintable!
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  872. NHS funding is below average for a developed nation. It's definitely not overfunded!
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  873. @billgreen576  I am with you, but it's not me you need to convince - it's people who want to vote Green, or want a strong rejoin promise. Can you convince them that they aren't being taken for granted, because a lot of people see a vote for Labour as a vote for a neverending tag team between two stale old parties That's who we and/or Starmer need to convince
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  874. He's trying to pin everything on Liz Truss, as that's a lot less controversial than pinning anything on Brexit
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  875.  @cujimmi  what organs are in a person's body is definitely medically important. Isn't that just common sense?
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  876. ​ @MS-ii1sv we should be able to afford both, and need to ask where the money has been going, rather than supporting ordinary people
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  877.  @MS-ii1sv  each to their own, I'm happy with muslim neighbours, and I am glad there's no fascists here!
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  878.  @MS-ii1sv  do you?
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  879.  @nick1065  That would probably be a multigenerational project, but we have to start somewhere! Get society right where we live, then we can inspire others to do the same. If we spoke to a person in Iran and said "You should be like us" from Trump's America, or Johnsonian Britain, I imagine they'd give us some very funny looks!
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  880.  @nick1065  not sure where you're seeing "victim" in wanting to roll up the metaphorical sleeves and get stuck into rebuilding civil society and community!
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  881.  @anatolia0222  there's an article out there that perfectly illustrates the difference, but sadly I can't find it. It's about a golf club of the sort of £100,000 people who thought they were rich and powerful - until a Chinese oligarch bought their golf club and turned it into a playground for his oligarch chums! 100k gives you a very nice life, but ultimately you're still closer to people on minimum wage in terms or real power than you are to the truly rich
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  882.  @chrisj9700  longer term,yes Right now though, the Tories have broken everything, and we need every able hand we can get, from wherever people are still willing to come from!
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  883. At least Truss stuck to her guns, even if said guns were aimed at her own feet...
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  884.  @cowardsallaround98  what for? Even the ludicrously antidemocatic anti protest bill doesn't ban all protest!
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  885.  @williamdfr1715  The old argument was "Brexit will be bad for the economy" We have moved on. Now the argument is in the present tense instead
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  886.  @dolmen6613  I'd guess either they have family or friends here already, or they know some English, but not French
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  887.  @mydogeatspuke  She gave a Tory reply all the attention it deserves
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  888. ​ @namedformars7909 even if we aim for a break-even society that doesn't grow, we'll need some immigration to balance an aging demographic Given that we need immigration, common sense says we should be trying to be a desirable option so we attract the best immigrants As it stands we're aiming to pick up the most desperate dregs that can't go anywhere else. Make that makes sense!
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  889.  @namedformars7909  I recognise this story, I know a few talented people who looked for jobs elsewhere, rather than continue enduring the petty and expensive beurocracy of the home office!
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  890.  @tonygange7636  if you hire people to expand services, there is no pressure on services This is a cost of Tories crisis, not an immigration problem
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  891. ​ @adambrickley1119 and by "economics" we mean "price gouging and crony subsidies"
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  892. At least Dale managed the low hanging fruit of pointing out that Mr Office was himself working from home. Often he wouldn't even manage that much challenge!
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  893. ​ @markc1601  99% of daily express readers love Brexit (and 1% misclicked) Meanwhile, in the real world, Brexit is not so popular...
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  894. I am sure the 5 trolls who still care were happy to hear it 🤣
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  895.  @imemine6494  yes. Next question!
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  896.  @imemine6494  at the most basic, they aren't corrupt and irresponsible with taxpayers money. They still have standards and integrity. Very basic things that the Tories are utterly failing at right now!
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  897. That some authority figures have serious issues, and care more about their ego than being effective!
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  898. His campaign is funded by private medical firms. Do you trust Wes Streeting with the NHS?
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  899.  @Mikeyc2k6  wealth is always relative - he's certainly not struggling on minimum wage, but he's far from the sort of wealth that can be used to shape society
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  900. There is a problem with doctors - we need to attract more of them!
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  901. Maybe don't eat random mushrooms you found growing wild?
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  902. I am also jumping on the want a notification train
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  903.  @ameliecarre4783  got to ask! Maybe the answer will be no, but it will be a no that comes with a roadmap of how to get to yes The sooner we ask, the sooner we can start working on the requirements
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  904. ​ @rickymort135  but it could still benefit from less private finance and subcontracting though!
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  905. That's incompetent government, if we didn't have people coming here to work, all those same things would be broken, just in a slightly different way
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  906.  @evolassunglasses4673  that's utter nonsense. If low wages were due to an oversupply of workers, and undersupply would cause pay rises, nurses would be on six-figure salaries by now!
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  907. No, but they are still very loyal to the path Thatcher and Reagan set us on. Brexit was a choice to be more like the US, or stay part of Europe We are indeed more like the US now
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  908. ​ @honved1 I know it takes time to turn things around, but first you have to turn the wheel For all his talk of "change" in the election campaign, Starmer has done nothing but shout the same old, worn out ideas since being elected Where's the change coming from if everything is just reheated ideas that have already been tried for the last few decades?
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  909. ​@edwardbernthal160 also watch a bit then quit the video. Only watching the beginning lowers the channel in the recommendation algorithm. LBC management will notice that!
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  910. ​ @johnrussell3961 problem with the service economy is we've not been paying attention to who it serves
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  911.  @jjefferyworboys8138  I like charismatic people hosting TV shows Meanwhile, I wouldn't want Ant and Dec running the government
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  912. Whenever a Tory says something like this, you need to add the silent "...for us" on the end 🙁
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  913. She may keep her job, but she won't come back. The Tories have the choice of losing with Truss as leader, or losing with someone else
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  914. Nobody wanted to put their name on the consequences of no lockdown and no furlough. Some are saying it now, but It's like that guy in the pub who claims he definitely would have chinned that guy if he'd been in the fight, but only ever says it after the fight is over...
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  915. I think Penny baggsied next go, but there should be time for everyone to have a turn!
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  916. Porked markets?
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  917. I don't know the Birmingham independents so well, but I know tbe North London independents also had strong stances on the NHS and other public services. Even if Starmer finds the best settlement for Gaza that is conceivably possible, the campaign is organised and ready to go again on the NHS and public services 🙂
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  918.  @MCDONALD6969  it's not the immigrants who are counted in the "per capita" bit without adding to the "GDP" bit Now, I say they have earned their retirement, but the economic fact is large numbers of retirees will reduce your GDP per capita numbers, and we need to plan for that
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  919. There is a silver lining here - the fact they still need to deny and deflect means they haven't won Society is still holding, if only by a thread
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  920. There is a nice pub about halfway between my house and the office 🤔😁
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  921. ​ @anthonysmith8800 I am confused by all these Brexiteers who spend more time following European news than most Remain voters. It's a very curious phenomenon!
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  922. How do you explain Truss over on the Tory side?
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  923.  @bob_the_bomb4508  or Coffey! This could be a long list...
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  924. Even if we run with your take, I'll take almost centre right over almost far right, any day!
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  925.  @chrisj9700  exactly - FoM is a streamlined visa process, not a benefits free for all!
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  926. ​ @Seek-Light  If I did nothing and said nothing I'd still be doing a better job than Boris!
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  927.  @stevenvater8720  Novara Media? Crowdfunded. Labour SCG? Member donations. Can you name a socialist media or political organisation with big money donors?
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  928. I wonder how the DUP and TUV will respond to this. Will it force them to give up the divisive rhetoric and start making a case that appeals beyond their base, or will they double down on appealing to a now shrinking crowd of hardened followers?
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  929.  @tt-ew7rx  That's partly because Philip May and Hugh o'Leary appear to be genuinely not particularly newsworthy
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  930. ​ @zoedaisy1499  Nationalisation is just a business without shareholders. What productive value do shareholders have?
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  931. Does feel like there's no point objecting to the concept of ID cards, as like everyone said, they don't do anything that isn't already done The key questions are - how much will this cost to run? - who has access to the database?
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  932. @BroFromBrum  No, Italy, Spain and Portugal have very similar state managed health care systems to the NHS. New Zealand and Malta are fairly close too You can also argue there's not much difference between a state regulated non-profit Bismark style health system and the NHS - both have strong government oversight, and ultimately, what's the practical difference between a tax, and compulsory insurance?
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  933. @BroFromBrum  Italy, Spain and Portugal are state owned and state run. I say very close, rather than identical, because there are differences - as an example, Spain is more regionally managed than nationally managed, but still state owned and state run That's what I mean by very similar. Not reg-for-reg identical, but extremely close in funding and principles
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  934. @BroFromBrum  we need a government that isn't neglecting it's responsibility. It won't be quick, but the economy and the NHS are fixable. We just need a government that wants to fix them!
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  935. Trickle down economics feels like back to front "research" to me They started with the answer they wanted (rich people get richer) then worked backwards to find justifications for it that sound plausible if you don't poke them too hard
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  936.  @liveitlarge68  Austerity didn't pay off the debt - it was an utter failure! Instead we should have been taxing where there was the capacity to so, and investing in training and infrastructure. If we had done that we'd have money to pay down debt, and have the tools to hand to recover the way France and Germany are, rather than the weak stumble the Tories are giving us
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  937.  @liveitlarge68  Can you point to any example where lower corporate tax has created jobs? All it does is enable bigger executive bonuses and dividends
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  938.  @liveitlarge68  Singapore is an interesting case. As you note, the state is very involved in key infrastructure, with much of it state owned, and the rest tightly regulated and managed Trying to cherry pick just the corporate tax levels from this model without also implementing the tight management of key industries will be disastrous!
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  939. ​ @chrisharris1522  Tory donors don't donate to the Tory party for policies that give ordinary people a fair chance though!
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  940.  @ianclose123  I think people are playing devil's advocate with the older vote, but it's a fair point. If having a developing brain excludes you from voting, why shouldn't a brain long past it's peak be subject to the same principle? The real question is how do we improve political engagement across all ages though. That is a more critical issue than the difference a handful of 16 and 17 year olds will make
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  941. Tankies deserve it if they are actual Tankies, but most people who throw that around have no idea what it actually means 🙄
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  942. Our "journalists" are sponsored by billionaires We get the news the billionaires want us to hear
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  943. Corbyn was flawed, and his flaws proved too much to gain support He manifesto was great though - someone else needs to give those policies another go!
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  944. ​@puffins4007 absolutely! I want a country where corrupt people get arrested I do not want a country where corrupt people get a seat in the House of Lords !
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  945. We have the potential to be a great country The Tories are torching it 🙁
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  946. ​@robertcottam8824 have you seen the current government?
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  947. ​ @chrisj9700 if they don't like being responsible for so much tax, they could pay themselves a bit less, and pay everyone else a bit more
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  948.  @jamesarnold7253  Bingo! We don't lose, the dinosaurs trying to enforce this lose us - when we change jobs to work for someone sane who values getting the job done over presenteeism Happily my bosses are sane, so I can stay where I am 😄
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  949.  @podfast2685  No right to demand, but we have a strong position from which to ask. You don't want to be the company left at the back of the queue for hiring, after all the best and brightest moved elsewhere!
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  950.  @DJPaulgee1  and then people got old, and few people here want to take over those jobs
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  951.  @DJPaulgee1  we had migrant workers til 2020. What happened to them?
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  952. especially on Pride, where their job is to reassure the public that they are making Pride a safe place to be?
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  953.  @notjustforhackers4252  I do agree with that, but also want to draw a distinction between wearing pride colours day to day, and wearing Pride colours when policing Pride and wanting to assure the public that Pride is a safe place to be. That's an important context to be aware of
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  954. ​ @jackdubz4247 it would be glorious if he did, and it's just a pure, bridge-burning rant about how glad he is to be escaping his idiot former colleagues!
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  955. Might take awhile, so we should get started as soon as possible! 🙂
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  956. ​@Natasha Truelove Sunak just said that being in the Single Market is the best thing in the world right now Not sure how that makes Ireland a loss for Rejoin...
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  957. Vote Green!
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  958.  @twisteddancer7773  I thought it was a world cup, not the Qatar invitational Yeah, you should be respectful wherever you go, but if you open your doors to the world to host an international event, it's a bit lame to complain that you don't like how the world does things!
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  959.  @jamescaley9942  I think a manifesto promise to recruit more doctors and nurses for the NHS would be very popular
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  960.  @chrisj9700  the big one is dairy, Canadian dairy farmers argue they've been sold out and are now being undercut by US dairy farmers. On the other US land border, control over electricity policy is a big political issue. The current Mexican government say they have control over energy policy, the US claims they should have free market access according to the treaty Are Mexico willing to assert their independence to deliver the will of the Mexican people? Is it worth the tradeoff in other sectors? I don't know the Mexican economy well enough to make that call, but there's your sovereignty vs prosperity case study in the USMCA
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  961.  @EmpiricalMind  heard that line before! How long until this amazing plan for success occurs? 30 years? 50 years?
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  962. ​@Try telling the truth. An authoritarian merger of corporate money and unchecked state power. Happy with that definition of fascism? Seen how many Tory MPs are ex-bankers who still have close links with corporate money?
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  963. Why is Richard Tice being censored? I post a quote of his entirely clean and reasonable words, and my post disappears!
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  964. ​ @andrewdobson813  but thise terms will be better than staying out. Why would you want to stay out, waiting for a better offer that will never come?
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  965. Don't hate them, pity them! It winds them up more 😁
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  966.  @sueyourself5413  Thanks for the help! So if there are no barristers, what stops a solicitor (or indeed any other you listed) from filling in?
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  967. Guess you don't know how to search Youtube then?
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  968.  @SMILEITMIGHTNOTHAPPENYET  so you like being part of a high cost of living, high tax and low pay economy?
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  969. Braverman goes above and beyond on being vile - even other Tories don't like her
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  970. ​ @ThomasKing19933  depends if the tax is on the banks or everyone's income Guess which one the Tories prefer?
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  971. @Elston Bell  I am planning to listen to it on catchup later. Sounds like it will be an interesting one to look forward to!
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  972. "We elected a left wing Prime Minister" Eh, no we didn't. Maybe we should, to help Francois here tell the difference 😁
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  973. Let's hope you can have a better one soon!
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  974.  @matthewsemple  absolutely this. Smart bosses will look at the work and their team and work out the right mix for them Meanwhile relics like JRM are more bothered about control and looking 'important', but will get left behind by everyone else busy getting things done 😁
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  975.  @redf7209  Also odd, Mogg and friends would normally insist we let the free market find the best solution. It has, and suddenly they don't like it...
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  976. I understand your concerns, but we haven't even got rejoin on the table of mainstream political discussion yet. Is it a bit too soon to be worrying about how the end plays out?
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  977.  @permabear6025  but it was starting to recover... and then Tory austerity happened and killed it
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  978.  Trixie K  what do you imagine Labour might do that could be worse than this?
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  979.  Trixie K  Labour are in a tough position I guess. If they stand firmly with the working class they don't get elected, but if they don't get elected, the Tories get in and crush the working class I am pretty happy with the balance Starmer is showing right now. Really like the nationalised power company plans!
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  980.  @twisteddancer7773  out of curiosity, how do you currently pay for electricity and gas?
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  981.  @twisteddancer7773  we can afford billions if there's a viable repayment plan. The repayment plan is funded by all the income that goes to the government instead of overseas investors
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  982. I don't accept this. There are politicians out there who genuinely work for the betterment of the people they represent We have to ask, why do they so rarely get elected?
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  983. @Ndlanding  I am well aware it was the sycophants in Canutes court who believed Canute had godly powers, not Canute himself 🙂
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  984.  @mrsuggaland1640  Well,I am glad you're not a judge! 😳
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  985. We need both immigration and better education and training
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  986. Anyone else find it a bit rich that "funny tinge" Eagle is trying to take the moral high ground here?
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  987. ​ @alanhat5252 but haven't you heard? Richard Tice wrote a new dictionary, and now socialism is when you put taxes up 🙄
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  988. ​ @chrisj9700 privatisation unlocked sod all investment, as no improvement work has been done!
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  989. Raab wasn't doing his job properly, now he's left that job I assume you approve?
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  990.  @twisteddancer7773  that was your words - people who don't do their job properly need to find another job
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  991.  @twisteddancer7773  so where is "throwing tomatoes at people" considered a normal part of career development, or normal disciplinary process?
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  992. I prefer turnip monarchy 😋
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  993. He hasn't moved on though, scratch him even a little and he bleeds pure Brexit angst!
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  994. Anyone else freaked out that they agree with Nadine Dorries here? That said, the alternative is to agree with Rees Mogg...
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  995. They earn a lot less than most self employed tradesfolk, and like other self employed people have to cover all their business costs out of their fees
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  996. Very kind of them to give the SNP so much campaign material for free!
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  997. You say it like we're seeing any investment now! No investment is where we are already
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  998. The rail is still partially privatised. Somehow, despite not having the money to operate without government bailout, they still paid dividends. How does that work?
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  999.  @johndonson1603  I think more people are worried about their rent and bills than their neighbour's skin tone
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  1000.  @madcyril4135  indeed. Thankfully some things are still decided by grownups even when we have Tories acting like children despite supposedly being the government
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  1001. @Mel Matrix  It's not 'overnight' - wages have been falling against cost of living for over a decade If fair pay rises had happened over the last decade, it wouldn't need such a big jump now to catch up
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  1002. I am not Starmer's greatest fan, but I'm not going to criticise him for not talking about the Budget that hadn't been published yet!
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  1003. Carnival was quieter than most football matches of similar size. Does that mean we need to ask questions about allowing football?
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  1004. ​ @middleman9183 the UK started austerity in 2010, and it still hasn't ended!
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  1005. ​@danw5760 our 'economy' is largely energy companies making mad profits If you exclude the energy companies from the economic figures (ie the economy as experienced by people who aren't on the board of energy companies) we are in a serious recession, far worse than Germany
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  1006.  @GoogleStealsData  I am experiencing the Tories make my life a lot worse. Why can't a better party make my life better?
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  1007. @Lori  if higher salaries solves the staffing crisis, why not just pay higher wages? Will still be cheaper than privatising, and having to pay billing departments and shareholder dividends on top of the actual care costs!
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  1008. What backbone? Our spines are permanently curved over from all the cap doffing and forelock tugging...
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  1009. What's done is done though, we all have to Bury the hatchet and look to the future. What can we do, now we are here?
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  1010. JRM was also on question time trying to tell a wine seller how to sell wine. JRM needs to stop talking about things he doesn't understand This may effectively be a vow of silence
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  1011. It could be, that in ten years time we look back and say this budget was the beginning of the end of the Tories, and that would be brilliant The bit between now and then isn't so nice though 🙁
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  1012.  @Silver-st2zq  Labour are the cheeks, the Tories are the orifice!
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  1013. It's not that I can't see a difference, I just can't see enough difference When the choice is "life gets a bit worse" or "life gets a lot worse", the choice is obvious, but you really would prefer a third option of "life gets better"
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  1014. ​ @ryaneylee like Truss already tried?
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  1015. Since you are arguing for Amazon workers to not get a pay rise, could JoB bring a few hundred of them for backup?
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  1016. I guess he earns money as a landlord on the side. If those offices are empty he loses out! Tory priorities 🤬
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  1017. I would prefer we let them speak, but have some actual journalism and challenge the nonsense they spout!
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  1018.  @frankbrennan1619  They should be challenged by proper journalists, too
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  1019.  @frankbrennan1619  I don't rate journalists that barely challenge their guests!
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  1020.  @oweng7987  it is true that trade is complex and fuzzy! Take the war in Ukraine - there, trade policy and military policy have become deeply interconnected. You can't have a common trade policy without some willingness to coordinate on all the other areas of policy that influence trade TLDR - together is stronger. If it works for trade, let's try it in other areas too!
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  1021.  @oweng7987  I entirely agree that we need to hold any government we elect responsible and accountable. If we're not reminding them that we are watching, then they will ignore us. Democracy is for life, not just for polling day!
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  1022.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  are those the figures that don't account for inflation, and that are padded by some very shortsighted sales of natural gas?
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  1023. I could feel sorry for small-c traditional conservatives, if it wasn't for the fact that they sleepwalked into this by prioritising short-term "unity" and electability over effective policy and their own principles Conservatism in the wider sense beyond the party of that name has so much rebuilding to do before they'll have any credibility again
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  1024. Macron will take a tough stance in France UK discussions for the sake of the EU. Le Pen will do so in the name of France Either way, anyone expecting France to suddenly go soft on the Tories is going to be disappointed!
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  1025.  @biocapsule7311  I will take great comfort in knowing that this resurrection is going to be a particularly costly one. I intend to keep backing and supporting all the amazing indie commentators and journalists who have been exposing the horrorshows behind the scenes!
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  1026. True! In a sane world, we'd pay the IEA to keep doing what they're doing - so we can always do the opposite to what they suggest
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  1027. ​ @EndoftheBlock7224 scottish water says hi - publicly owned, well maintained, and seeing rates go up far less than Thames water are asking for
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  1028. ​ @christinefiedor3518 have the AfD said who is going to set the rules for this single market, if they remove the institution that currently does it?
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  1029. I always assume it's bendy bananas. The ones in the shops right now aren't bendy enough!
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  1030. But water quality standards are one of those EU regulations the Tories are so proud to not be bound by anymore. That is pure Brexit!
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  1031. Using words rather than throwing stuff at people would be a really obvious first step Well move onto advanced stuff like inspiration and consensus building once he understands the bare minimum required
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  1032. We spend less than France or Germany, despite Nick's claim Let's match the spending of other developed nations before we claim it's a "bottomless pit"!
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  1033. ​ @johnwheeler3071 for the same reason Sinn Fein used to be proscribed, even though it wasthe IRA that did the actual violence
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  1034. Since you care so much, what should we all be doing to help?
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  1035. Carnival had less trouble than most football matches do
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  1036. @petelawless811  no, but I do know people who got stabbed up really badly. Thankfully not fatally, but their scars are pretty dramatic
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  1037.  @jameshogan6142  so if France has already taken more asylum seekers than we have, can France send even more?
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  1038. ​ @TomCL-vb6xc yep - the UK economy is a pyramid scheme, and it's going to crash hard sooner or later 🙁
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  1039. But they do make decisions! They look at their budget, and could choose "fund public services" but instead decide "set up dubious contracts so they can give it to their chums" 😡
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  1040. You can only vote for the people on the ballot, on the day Doesn't stop you campaigning for someone better in the election after next!
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  1041.  @johnrussell3961  ultimately, international geopolitics makes Europe stronger together than divided, but I totally understand the continental mainland wanting us to fix up a few things first!
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  1042. Well,I am looking to buy a wind turbine. It will pay for itself in ten years. If fossil fuels stay as high as they currently are it may even pay for itself in only 5 years!
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  1043. ​ @larrydickman5936 from England, but not wise
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  1044. Donald and Elon's Incompetence is another version going around
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  1045. Tories love a bit of doublespeak
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  1046. ​ @dianacasey6002 we do, but the establishment doesn't...
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  1047. The denial is strong in this one...
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  1048.  @john5966  you're funny 😁
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  1049. They possibly can for insider trading fraud, but sadly they are notoriously slow and complex cases to prosecute
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  1050. Has it though? The Tories just looked to Asian visas instead of the single market. Given the rising wages and standard of living in Eastern Europe, the Tories would probably be doing that, even if we stayed in the EU
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  1051.  @msa-tt4bg  there's always going to be a squeeze on wages, unless you have large numbers of people willing to stand up and ask where all the profits are going
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  1052. America wants to protect it's airbase in the middle east
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  1053. Ten pence a share is too much. When BHS was full of debt the whole company went for 1 pound And arguably that was at least 1 pound too high!
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  1054. There was a Brexiteer faction who wanted Brexit so they could deregulate and drop taxes. That's the faction Truss and Kwarteng represent, and they got to implement their grand vision The rest of this story, you already know!
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  1055. If we were top for growth, what was growing? Didn't feel any different to me
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  1056. Can't say I agree. Sure, serious crime and firearms units need to be able to go in heavy, but I don't want Judge Dredd and Robocop walking the local beat!
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  1057. Not all, true, but sadly a massive majority
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  1058. ​@markdaniels2200 pretty sure the left is in favour of fair taxes to pay for improving public services like the police, and it's the right that cuts services!
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  1059. Specifically on banking, they all owe is their jobs. The whole of banking should be paying high taxes to pay back everyone else for bailing them out!
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  1060. ​ @philjones6522 a lot of working class people voted for the "rich get richer" party, and the rich got richer What did people think the Tories would do?
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  1061.  @kevycanavan  Most of the trouble came from Tories (and from UKIP, who have largely joined the Tories now) They are busy imploding, so that's one complication for Rejoining resolving itself!
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  1062.  @kevycanavan  "demands" sounds like we're holding as hostage or some other threat, and that isn't how I see it going. We just build support until it's simply the obvious thing to do!
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  1063. The transport dept part own the railways. They are the management and need to be at the table!
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  1064.  @Bob-jp7vl  They have the power to veto deals, and have vetoed deals. They are part of the negotiations already, but in an awkward, distant way. It would be quicker and easier if they just turned up at the table!
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  1065.  @jacobcohen9205  even if it's only a few people, what has everyone else gained to justify their loss?
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  1066. It was putting in expenses forms late, so on the same level as you or me paying a credit card bill late. We are not talking massive fraud and deception from Starmer here!
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  1067. If the police aren't looking at the social media of a major protest movement, then we need to sack them for incompetence as well as sacking them for corruption!
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  1068.  @timpullen4941  I guess loss of freedom of movement affects you differently when you have second and third homes in the USA and the Caribbean...
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  1069. The ISPA work to a standard formula. Guess who wrote the formula? 🤔
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  1070. We already have the power to keep the Etonians out of government, we just need to stop voting for them!
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  1071.  @lj2257  There is nothing I want to share with the Tories!
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  1072. Safe - for billionaires. Not safe for the NHS
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  1073.  @catherinemontgomery7130  or if government itself dissolves. If the Tories can't unite behind one candidate, it's GE time 😁
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  1074.  @williamdfr1715  48/52 is unfinished business. Who said that? Farage did 😁
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  1075. He's still an MP ...for now!
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  1076.  @elkpaz560  I did. This was about Raab resigning from cabinet. He still represents Walton as an MP ..for now 🙂
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  1077.  @cee-cee  I think the cost of living might have a bit to do with it. Even before the recent inflation, just paying the bills as a working couple is hard enough without adding extra people to the family!
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  1078.  The Orange Stool Sample  not the worst - but it is shockingly bad for the world's most expensive
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  1079. ​@AllSortsOfStuff58Brexit benefit mate. EU countries can't export to languages - pure Brexit win!
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  1080. ​ @TheAArmstrong I can't see the appeal. What do we gain if we get a fresh set of faces, delivering the same austerity as we've had for 13 years already?
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  1081. That says more about how far right you are than it says about Andrew Marr
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  1082. Private energy companies would rather sell it overseas than reduce bills here
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  1083. and austerity. Don't forget yet more austerity 🙁
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  1084.  @beachboy13600  Have you seen Boris? He doesn't even have the decency to make Fascism look snappy!
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  1085. and is the damaging revelation that Gullis did a Racism, or that he secretly did a Charity?
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  1086. We spend less per head than France! So yes Nick, let's be more like France, and put an extra £40 billion in per year It sounds a lot,but if they can do it, why can't we?
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  1087. ​ @alandavidge1273  Yep! The Boris Loyalists are the ones who deep down know how useless they are, and that they'll never be ministers under anybody else
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  1088. I believe Labour will deliver on their manifesto, but that said, Labour are offering very little It's easy to achieve 100% when you set a low bar!
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  1089. Poland tried, and it was an expensive failure there
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  1090. Slowly these things are starting to catch on 🙂
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  1091. and for peace, prosperity, international influence...
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  1092.  @Alex-cw3rz  set up a centre in France, and your case for calling small boats illegal becomes a lot stronger That ECHR that gets talked about so much? Won't have any issues with calling small boats illegal once a processing centre is running
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  1093. If you join the trade bloc without a seat at the table that sets the rules, that would be a "vassal state" We want full membership and full voting rights!
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  1094.  @hobanagerik  how it worked out is we voted UKIP in growing numbers, and they did a terrible job representing our interests in the EU
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  1095.  @hobanagerik  how did you vote in European elections, out of interest?
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  1096. ...despite having a house 5 minutes walk away 🤔
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  1097.  @darrencartledge6530  sounds like we need a publicly run care sector!
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  1098. The people who argued for Brexit are fair game though, especially when they come up with gems like the IMF is a left wing conspiracy!
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  1099. The government own the rail network and part of most train companies. Shapps and his department are the management here!
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  1100.  @aland155  his platform has changed significantly from the election manifesto, and the general public has not had a chance to vote on the changed platform for his party They have voted in the local elections though, and while you can't assume local results will map to national results, they don't support the argument that people support Sunak!
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  1101. It doesn't make sense if you want to grow the economy, but it does offer a few last opportunities to sell off the few bits that haven't been sold, grab the money and run 🙁
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  1102.  @chatham43  so can I count on you to stand for open and honest debate on the issue?
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  1103. Review all those PFI contracts for sure. If they aren't delivering value for money, get rid!
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  1104. It's not that hard though, if you are honest, and stick to things you have personal experience of 😉
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  1105.  @isabellewhite3505  It's a powerful thing, that petition. Truss is sticking her fingers in her ears and pretending she can't hear us, but it keeps growing anyway! I bet Tory backbenchers are seeing it, even if Truss refuses to!
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  1106. ​ @adambinnie1332 Tories know what a woman is, and women know not to be alone with a Tory
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  1107. Not one of them would champion nationalising public utilities. None of them are left wing!
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  1108. and there's a growing Green campaign in towns with a younger population, like Liverpool and Sheffield I can't see why Starmer and Labour aren't moving to PR now on their terms, rather than wait to be squeezed!
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  1109. You get a formal warning for unprofessional language, not an instant dismissal
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  1110. @Mike  only if it was down the chain, and would qualify as bullying. Even then it would have to be sustained, rather than a one off event Anything up the chain would have to be remarkably offensive to be more than a formal warning. As someone who was hot-headed in my earlier years, I can speak from experience on that one!
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  1111. If anyone else did libel while on duty, they would be sacked Why hasn't she been sacked?
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  1112.  @Matt-vp6eq  depends what you're staring at! If you want to understand what's going on in our economy, there's better learning available on social media than any documentary I've seen on the BBC
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  1113.  @LiveFromLondon2  sure, where should I look?
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  1114.  @LiveFromLondon2  That is definitely a concern, and something that needs addressing (but does seem to be being taken more seriously than the revolving door between the Square Mile and Westminster, at least!) I don't see how that's relevant to the terms offered for the TCA though?
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  1115. Are the people responsible still in a position to cause further harm? They appear to still be there, so no moving on yet
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  1116.  @cupguin  but if we vote Labour, then isn't that going to be interpreted as a confirmation they should keep doing what they are currently doing? It's especially galling when Boris proved levelling up and similar ideas are hugely popular with the public. Sure, we know he's a liar, so it was an empty promise Nonetheless, in 2019 both Labour and Tory we're campaigning on ending austerity. It's what people want. Why has Starmer backed away from that? If we are voting Labour, the least we need to do is indicate it is despite their changes since 2019, not because of them
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  1117. ​ @highburys  I hope we do train more here, but that's a slow fix. First we need to hire the staff to do the training, and the facilities too. Then the students get trained - it's best part of a decade before you see a difference In the meanwhile, immigration is the only way to cover vacancies we need filling today
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  1118.  @raymondbullock4557  and yet, despite this claim that they could have found better deal if they had more time, they refused the offered deadline extension Methinks they didn't have a better idea, else they would have taken the extension and negotiated this better deal!
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  1119.  @raymondbullock4557  Then Frost is really thick. Nothing had been signed, so no commitment made by May and her team was final. If they knew they wanted a different direction, the time to say so is before they signed everything off as binding commitments!
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  1120.  @raymondbullock4557  I don't remember the EU changing Barniers mandate. AFAIK their red lines were the same when Frost stepped in as when it all began
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  1121. The BoE would stop with ineffectual monetary policy if the Tories had effective fiscal policy. In the absence of government action the BoE has to try with the only tool it has available
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  1122. Where is the EU at fault? They gave options, and at every step of the way respected Frostie's choice. Can't blame Barnier for Frostie having no idea what he really wants!
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  1123. Sadly they are already hammering the "not quite as hard austerity" button like their life depends on it 🙁
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  1124. Anna says everyone should look after themselves and not rely on hangouts I would hope she is 100% behind people striking for fair pay so they can look after themselves, but have a horrible suspicion she isn't...
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  1125.  @tonygange7636  we love our country too much to leave it in the hands of people like you
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  1126. ​ @mrlegkick91  I don't like JP Morgan Goldman Sachs etc much either, but what can we do about them?
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  1127.  @mrlegkick91  you do know people of many ethnicities and faiths work in finance and banking, yeah? Or are you the one making prejudiced assumptions?
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  1128.  @cujimmi  we should all be paid enough to life decently, and people with a lot of responsibility should be paid more Being in charge of a train is quite a lot of responsibility
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  1129. Dublin definitely wants to avoid a return to the troubles!
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  1130.  @adamrules01  and wages to match. Costs are no big deal if everyone can afford them
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  1131.  @adamrules01  Norway has welfare, and it does have wealth redistribution, but it's so built into the fabric of society most people don't think about it
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  1132.  @adamrules01  what does "generating wealth" look like? I see people use it a lot, but I've just realised I really don't know what it means!
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  1133. All depends on whether Sunak can get through the Northern Ireland deal, the May local elections and the budget without causing a fatal rebellion He's going to be very busy firefighting!
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  1134. Defending what he's told without shame or hesitation is basically all Philp does. If he didn't, he'd be even more of a nobody than he already is
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  1135.  @lewis123417  education is free, but not healthcare and that free isn't "free" - they are paying taxes while they are here Education is one of the few sectors outside of the Square Mile where we still make money. Can we not wreck this one as well!
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  1136.  @lewis123417  but what's the alternative? Having empty streets because everyone's moving away to find work?
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  1137. Replace rubber boats with proper ferries
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  1138.  @TheoriginalANGEK439  where's the waste? If they are legitimate, they'll want work as soon as they are allowed to, and will earn their own keep. We have open vacancies across most of the country right now!
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  1139.  @rjfrjf6121  but lets entirely hypothetically pretend that Shell is funding the IEA What are protesters going to do that they haven't already done outside shell HQ?
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  1140.  @albertgriffith5801  so are you saying WFH should be personal choice when there's no logistical reason preventing it?
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  1141.  @albertgriffith5801  you compared WFH to smoking, and say we should let individuals decide for themselves on smoking. I assumed since you linked WFH and smoking, the same personal choice should apply to both?
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  1142. Why not? They chose to fill the role previously done by the council
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  1143. I don't get anyone who is OK with NATO but worries about the EU standardising their defence forces. What's the difference?
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  1144. I really hope Biden picks a really strong person to be future Vice President, that's all I want to say here...
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  1145. ​ @chrisj9700 he has shares in Infosys, which still operates in Russia, including government contracts
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  1146.  @terrysmith5168  Maybe they were full?
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  1147. Can you imagine the Daily Mail headlines if they were given big detached houses in Buckinghamshire?
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  1148.  @martinrye712  to take Germany as an example, they need an alternative gas supply, they get experts and funding on it quickly to tackle the problem The Tories offer a new slogan... ☹
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  1149. ​@TheFeministReview the only other way I can think of will take a few decades to make a difference to the working population. I have nothing against that option, but can we wait that long?
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  1150.  @KevC1234  and is there any evidence she was letting it out at any point?
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  1151. The ERG backed Truss, too. That's not at all reassuring!
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  1152. It's almost like lockdowns and vaccines help? 🤔
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  1153. I am also curious about the answer! Patiently waiting 😉
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  1154.  @aspinorl  JoB spent just short of 10 minutes standing up for human rights, and Wiston Churchills legacy, so they are some of the British Values JoB means Are you against human rights, and against Churchill and his legacy?
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  1155.  @terrysmith5168  it absolutely speaks volumes about your ideology
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  1156. So true. Even after appointing a minister for common sense, they struggle to find any!
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  1157. ​ @middleman9183 In Labour also fail, start looking seriously at the Greens
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  1158.  @kanedNunable  don't dismiss a carefully placed protest vote! Look at how much influence UKIP had, despite a near total lack of electoral success in Westminster If you are in a Labour safe seat, but worry that Labour are being too conservative, definitely consider a Green protest vote
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  1159.  @eddiecalderone  depends on the views. Should we tolerate people who think sewage in rivers is OK?
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  1160. @eddiecalderone  the Greens are hardly going to be pro fossil fuel, that's just common sense! The Green Party are not XR or JSO though
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  1161. We might be waiting a long time!
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  1162. More EU, less Tories. There's more detail than that, but I think that's a solid summary of what we need 🙂
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  1163. @Mater Suspiriorum  Austerity was a political choice, and a bad one in two ways Firstly, you need to invest in productive activity when the economy is struggling. Otherwise you just maintain the weak performance forever Secondly, you need to target the fat left in society if you do go for austerity. Banking and finance benefited before the crash, caused the crash, could best afford to pay for the recovery from the crash, but got off scott free The Tory "solution" is why everything is so broken now!
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  1164.  @tjenadonn6158  Theresa May now feels really sad about how quickly history has forgotten her 😁
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  1165. ​ @TanyaJackson-no2rs There's Novara, and while they are doing a great job growing an audience, they are still tiny compared to the billionaire backed juggernauts on the right
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  1166. We have entire villages standing empty in some places. We are not short of houses, but we do have an insanely broken housing market
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  1167. and the Bank of England 'only' needed £65 Billion to shore it up...
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  1168. They need to do that so they can say "told you so" when they do the bailout and then demand more austerity 🙁
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  1169. Insulate Britain is the answer. We use less power every winter, which opposes Putins agenda and opposes climate change AND as a bonus those protesters have no cause to glue themselves to roads any more! Everyone wins 😁
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  1170. ​ @twisteddancer7773 but the evidence you cited to show that they exist, also proves that they get caught Now if only dealing with government fraud was so easy to do!
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  1171. also because they've been asleep on the job and left it too late. Training people takes time, but importing is quick (assuming trained people are out there, and can be tempted to come here rather than somewhere else) Typical backfooted Tory panic policies
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  1172.  @mcmustangno1567  😁
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  1173. Tories used to do interviews. They are too scared now!
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  1174. about as well as it did when Truss tried that kind of thinking...
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  1175. ​ @philwill0123  this is where our media is. A beer and a curry after work is a bigger scandal than billions spent on useless crony contracts while hundreds of thousands die Our journalists are a disgrace to journalism
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  1176. The Labour Party have turned into the Tory Party while the Tories are trying to be more UKIP than UKIP are...
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  1177.  @Verity98765  I agree Labour are still left of any Tory manifesto I am aware of, but the difference can be pretty slim. In Norway or Sweden the current Labour economic position would put them centre right
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  1178. But they're going to start attracting dubious claimants - if your claim is ruled invalid, you now get a 3k relocation package on deportation!
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  1179. Maybe she needs to cut back on cheese sandwiches?
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  1180. ...or succeeded, depending on whether you think it was incompetence, or corruption
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  1181.  @RichieBedfellows  it was called Socialist Alternatives if you want to research the history yourself
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  1182.  @LeeCharles1993  unmanaged and chaotic immigration? Just keep voting Tory!
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  1183. The French made a choice! Hopefully less extreme paths are available for making choices nowadays
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  1184. ​ @cynthiamorris1874 what left wing? There's barely any in parliament, and fewer in the media!
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  1185.  @cynthiamorris1874  I'm not seeing many socialists in parliament or the media. It's a constant effort to try and get attention in politics and the press!
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  1186.  @mydogeatspuke  Maybe they should try it? That smirk at the end told us more about what the Government really thinks than hours of dry, staged managed interviews ever have!
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  1187. I hear what you're saying, but I think he's already exactly where he should be 🙂
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  1188. Aren't the Neolibs more known for using "socialist" as a slur? Neolibs generally deny that the far right is even real
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  1189. @J j  on Ireland, wrong way around. Ireland said they didn't like the terms, better terms were agreed, so the vote passed for the improved deal. The vote changed because they had changed what they were voting for
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  1190. @J j  you can go read both versions if you like, although it's dense, dull treaty words It's an interesting insight into social change, just how much they cared about abortion then compared to now. I doubt the modern RoI would risk it's place in the EU over abortion controls!
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  1191.  @johnhickton7944  History isn't over. I have a brighter, happier future to look forward to, when we Rejoin the greatest family of nations the world has ever known 🙂
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  1192.  @vanrutgar6536  the dream is to be a happy, prosperous nation. Money isn't everything, but it's going to be hard to achieve if we're collectively skint!
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  1193.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  everything is better as a team. Agriculture will benefit, manufacturing will benefit, financial and legal will benefit... it's hard to find a line of work that doesn't benefit from working together with no barriers between us However you earn a living, whatever you want to do, it's easier inside. Why would you want to be alone and cut off?
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  1194.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  yes,there's other nations out there, including some big, powerful ones that are very much looking after themselves. How do you think negotiations between lonely UK and America, or China are going to go? Inside the EU we can sit at the table. Outside, we will just be told to sit
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  1195.  @johnhickton7944  Italy does have a lot of fraud and corruption, but that's an Italian issue, not an EU-wide one!
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  1196.  @benfulford3943  oh yes, we must never forget all the newspapers and thinktanks who hailed Truss and Kwarteng as the greatest thing ever... until it exploded Next time any of those newspapers and thinktanks hail their new greatest thing ever, let's all remember Trussonomics
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  1197.  @wanderer1955  The EU thinks the Tories are a joke, not the UK. The Tories are a sick joke, one that isn't very funny
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  1198. I have seen several people try and do that already
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  1199.  @DilanPerera1  Democracy didn't stop in 2016! People can keep campaigning, and new elections and referendums will happen History isn't over
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  1200.  @DilanPerera1  what do you mean respect? Do we need to stop calling it rude names?
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  1201.  @avikillzkids5986  You can do that, but ferries are far less hassle if you have the option
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  1202.  @avikillzkids5986  That's legal advice, to the extent I can offer it as an unqualified person
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  1203.  @johnrussell3961  do we even have UK companies any more? As far as exporting to America goes, we mostly have UK branches of international companies. If they tariffed and blocked everything , what would we actually lose?
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  1204. That is what they are doing, really. They are just giving Amazon chance to give them a better offer before they hand their notice in permanently!
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  1205.  @matthewrice3432  Rule 34?
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  1206. ​@VPhantom-rf3qo firstly, tax assets. Can't move that house to a tax haven! Second, embrace at least 5% inflation as a deliberate policy choice. Make sure wages keep pace so ordinary people don't see a change in living standards Meanwhile, that wealth stashed in the tax haven is losing purchasing power. The longer it's hiding, the more power it loses
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  1207. Opening with a blatant lie? At least he started as he means to go on!
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  1208. Propaganda could be described as "leading Britain's conversation" 😡
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  1209. What's your union rep saying?
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  1210. It's better than "Does the minister agree that the minister is really amazing at everything" softball client 'journalism'!
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  1211. ​ @alanchilds1456 they are not as different as I would like, but Labour are definitely better
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  1212. ​@theoilandgasresourceportal2132 why should working class Britons shoulder the eye watering costs of oil and gas on the international market?
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  1213. It took less than 24 hours for people outside her team to spot the problems. Is her team that thick, or did they know full well what they were really saying but hoped nobody would notice?
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  1214. Allow me to post to say you are wrong. You're not being "censored", I saw your post and replied to it. Relax, knowing you're not being oppressed, it's just nobody likes you
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  1215. ​@HolidayPete interesting that you bring up the military, where power is often delegated very far down the chain Turns out micromanaging people doesn't work, especially where they have direct experience that central command doesn't. In the military that management style gets lots of people killed Charge of the light brigade, anyone?
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  1216.  @Buttsy1  honestly, the state of both of them scares me, but at least Biden has a team around him who can step in. Trump has fired anyone who would question his demands
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  1217. The savvy evil ones know all too well that's how it works. That's why they always need a scapegoat to distract people If enough people realised how much of their effort is going towards supporting idle shareholders and landlords, their gravy train is doomed
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  1218. Turns out the EU civil service aren't a shadowy cabal plotting evil schemes, but a team doing dull but essential administration. It's only going to get worse now the Tories are cutting back the UK civil service, too 😳
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  1219. I am no Farage fan, but that's a bit extreme! Let him play with his fisher price binoculars in peace 🙂
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  1220.  @jim-es8qk  If someone else is hiring, I absolutely can go work somewhere else! If bosses want to limit themselves to people who accept no WFH, then that's their hiring problem to solve, not mine 😉
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  1221. between Lynch and Scargill I'll take Lynch 8 days a week!
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  1222. The new direction? Straight down!
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  1223. We had the referendum seven years ago, and UKIP was founded the decades ago How long do you need to find some benefits? There is no plan, and there never was
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  1224. How many times has Boris said we have an amazing, strong economy? World beating apparently, yet still no money for wages. Something doesn't add up here 🤔
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  1225. Reform aren't for me, but I do want them to be successful. I've got more respect for them as honorable, decent opposition, and would be much happier if they were bigger than the Tories!
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  1226.  @chrispennington9652  Definitely ready to stand with you and Reform on electoral reform!
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  1227.  @scepticskeptic1663  start it up, the whole point is it's open to anyone
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  1228.  @Paul-eb4jp  you can't really blame them, since that's what most of the Brexiteer spokespeople were promising, right up until after the result
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  1229. ​ @tjenadonn6158  in fact, once you have one crisis, it tends to create more of them if you don't get on top of it!
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  1230. So it's not "real" poverty until you've sold your TV? You might get £100 for that, covers a few weeks food, less if it's a large family Selling the TV isn't going to get people out of this Tory mess!
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  1231. If you think JoB is extreme left, actual Marxists are going to blow your mind!
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  1232. Nonsense. Look at waiting times under Labour. Look at waiting times now Labour makes the NHS work. Tories break it
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  1233. ​ @trytellingthetruth.2068  We can ask nicely, but qe can't tell them what to do, that's sovereignty for you! We do have soveriegn control of what we do here though, so let's do what we can with that
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  1234. ​ @jordonbooman9913 and what was that point?
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  1235. ​ @FormerCityFinancier so what happens when the property economy has metastatised the productive economy?
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  1236. I think it's lose-lose. Hardliners think the Tories are soft on immigration, moderates think the Tories are going extremist, and everyone thinks they are incompetent Tories lose, from whatever angle you look at it
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  1237. Are you for or against unaffordable heating bills?
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  1238.  @jajabez8379  and if you're smart, you drive much of the electrolysis when you've got surplus power, so you're using power that would otherwise have to be dumped
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  1239. Certainly not a Tory politician, anyway!
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  1240. ​ @JayJay5244  The next election, which Boris is going to have to announce soon before the Party dethrone him!
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  1241. If the shareholders hit financial difficulties as a result of their unwise investments, they can sign up for universal credit like everyone else!
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  1242. We tried to talk Brexit down from the ledge, but sadly it jumped off despite our efforts
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  1243. I was fine with the debt to keep people alive. This debt to fund more private yachts can go do one though
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  1244. Landlords, mostly. People who had big property portfolios before have massive property portfolios now Meanwhile, people who just want somewhere to live are stuck with the choice of cripplingly expensive rents, or a cripplingly expensive mortgage Too much of the 'economy' is house prices going up, we need more making things, growing things and doing things instead
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  1245.  @mathewgurney2033  Me and James Cleverly have one thing in common, we are nothing like our surnames Happily, that's about the only thing I have in common with our disastrous foreign secretary!
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  1246. Let's be happy they now see who he is! So many people ate still in complete denial ☹
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  1247. Either way, he's unfit for office!
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  1248.  @chrisj9700  i want to find a doctor when I need one, and can't wait two and a half decades for one to be born, raised and put through medical school!
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  1249. It makes a massive difference! There's all sorts of loopholes available to shareholders that people earning a wage can't take advantage of. Lots of high earners take a (relatively) low wage but have big share payouts from the company they own/work for. That's basic tax avoidance. When you're rich enough to have a dedicated accountant, you can have shell companies set up so your company and earnings are in a country you've never set foot in and barely pay any tax at all The source of your earnings makes a huge difference!
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  1250.  @roberttreborable  no, what Putin did was an invasion. Calling a few cold, hungry people an invasion is a bit embarrassing, really
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  1251. Answer - Nick's brain, it's infinitely dense
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  1252. ​ @TW19567 and apparently the party who privatised everything is "socialist" Someone needs to buy Tice a dictionary
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  1253. Agree, I don't get it. He argues more of the nations wealth needs to be put into public services, then says the fix is to cut the whole country off from the trade that earns all the money! A poorer nation doesn't help fund public services. Smarter tax policy in a rich nation does!
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  1254. The BBC board has been taken over by Tories. Could be awhile before it's a truly neutral institution again 🙁
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  1255. So according to Phil here, people are choosing to become ill to maximise the free healthcare they can exploit? 🤔
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  1256. ​ @jmw-qt2ih are you saying we should legalise most/all narcotics so we can tax them? Pretty radical thinking, sounds worth exploring, at least
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  1257.  @jmw-qt2ih  sounds like the best option to be fair, but right or wrong, there's plenty out there who are taking, and right now only criminals see any of that money
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  1258.  @jmw-qt2ih  I agree, but the truth is, dumb people exist
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  1259. We are not destroyed! We recovered from world wars, we can recover from Tories too 🙂
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  1260.  @ccutehoney  if we have a government that looks capable of rebuilding, we will find loans. As long as debts will be paid you can always find someone willing to lend! Not pretending it will be quick or easy, but with stable and serious people, with a proper plan, we can create a new future for us all!
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  1261.  @ccutehoney  it's only bleak if you've bought into the "world-beating" hype and nonsense. If you only see "world beating" or "failure"... well, world beating isn't happening... However, if success is what you want, a place that's pleasant to live in with hope and opportunities, that's very possible. We just need leaders who focus on the basics rather than chasing crazy quick fix gambles If we get that government, and all do our bit then bridges can be rebuilt and the country can find a better path forward
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  1262.  @ccutehoney  it's only bleak if you've bought into the "world-beating" hype and nonsense. If you only see "world beating" or "failure"... well, world beating isn't happening... However, if success is what you want, a place that's pleasant to live in with hope and opportunities, that's very possible. We just need leaders who focus on the basics rather than chasing crazy quick fix gambles If we get that government, and all do our bit then bridges can be rebuilt and the country can find a better path forward
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  1263. We shouldn't be setting young people against pensioners. We should be asking where all the wealth in our supposedly wealthy country is all vanishing off to (Yes, it's tax havens. It was a rhetorical question!)
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  1264. That's because she's openly and enthusiasticly embraced those policies!
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  1265. Maybe it is appointed that we kick the Tories out, and the appointed time for people will be better than what people have now?
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  1266.  @goooaaattt-b4a  We already have a corrupt leader incapable of leading the country. Worst case we break even and get more of the same - time for a change, nothing to lose!
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  1267. They are fighting to protect democracy from actual armed invasion We can't even protect it from being corrupted by spineless lying weasels ☹
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  1268.  @xboxgamer7453  Yes, his words could also be interpreted as a suggestion to drink the bleach instead...
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  1269. Amazon are infamous for resisting unionisation, including having Union reps arrested if they go near Amazon staff at work
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  1270. Can they fix London's insane rental market first? Maybe they should move more jobs out of London, that would help everyone 🙂
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  1271.  @carlena4300  That is is. Thanks Tories! 😡
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  1272. Penises are invading on small boats, probably
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  1273.  @danw5760  A broad range of opinions are put on the radio, especially when you look at all the different hosts across the day Whatever gets screened must be the most crazy of the extreme!
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  1274. What could you have done differently?
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  1275. ​ @trytellingthetruth.2068  and when has anyone prevented any of that?
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  1276.  @trytellingthetruth.2068  the list, that you wrote
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  1277.  @trytellingthetruth.2068  Well, we've left the EU. Are you not happy?
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  1278.  @kevanbodsworth9868  if it was just market supply and demand, nurses would be seeing massive pay rises, and the RMT wouldn't have secured wage rises everywhere except where the government has a veto on wage negotiations It's political. The idea that it's a neutral market driven process is a myth
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  1279. Starmer seems to be a one-nation Tory at heart - he does want ordinary people to be comfortable, but to leave all the governing and power to a chosen, wealthy few. Us lot are supposed to know our place 🙄
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  1280. ​ @johnrussell3961  although what could the IMF cut after the last 14 years? Everything is already stripped bare
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  1281.  @chrisj9700  the amount of managers is utterly average for the size of the NHS. It's not overmanaged
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  1282.  @chrisj9700  "diversity" is just normal HR in a company that hires internationally. It's a normal part of being a large modern organisation. It will have a large pay packet, because that's the market rate other large organisations pay. Being a publicly owned organisation doesn't insulate you from market forces And let's face it, moaning about management is something everyone does, even where things are actually well run!
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  1283.  @johnrussell3961  cut the NHS? Unless they're going to just leave people to die where they fall, the NHS is already stripped bare! State pensions aren't exactly generous either
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  1284. The ERG love Truss because they recognise someone who will change their beliefs for power, and she's now utterly dependent on their support She's the perfect puppet for them!
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  1285.  @spartybrearly7221  maybe? We shall have to see how well the puppet master runs the puppet show!
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  1286.  @spartybrearly7221  I wouldn't insult the muppets like that 😋
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  1287. @Matthew Daisley  that's nonsense! Even the most liberal and cosmopolitan nations have checks. Why pretend that there's only iron borders, or unregulated chaos? It's ridiculous scaremongering
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  1288. Stand with people who want to have their voice heard Stand against those who want to make their voice the only voice that ever gets heard
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  1289.  @nick1065  Caught? If you're a fisherman you'll be going hungry!
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  1290.  @nick1065  Exactly! The only thing you catch now is turds
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  1291. ​ @perirgensolsson3673 get yourself to Hampstead village. Declare that they are made from finest pure water and stick them in an artisinal iced latte and you'll sell them for mad money
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  1292. Apparently this Brexit isn't hard enough for some, and going full North Korea is the magic solution So yeah, "lost their minds" sums it up!
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  1293.  @will121  but what's the likely future for kids who are too hungry to concentrate at school?
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  1294.  @hughjohns9110  It's fair to say we can't know for sure, but the railways have enough money in them to pay dividends,so they aren't skint. Shapps was just looking to pick a fight
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  1295.  @hughjohns9110  I didn't want to be arrogant and presume I know everything, but if you want a clear line drawn, my position is that Labour would have found a solution before it escalated to strike action. I remain open to counterarguments, but you need to do better than interpreting my openness to listen as a weakness!
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  1296. The protesters Truss complained about were from Greenpeace - in her world that's basically identical, right?
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  1297. I have used that rule of thumb with Rees Mogg too. Serves me well!
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  1298. ​ @dantownsend4246 Narnia and Oz, possibly?
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  1299.  @ravd8082  freedom of movement means you can apply for jobs across the whole zone. You don't have a right to a free house!
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  1300.  @JAMAICADOCK  It's hard to measure the EUs global influence. They don't do dramatic grandstanding or overt interventions, so they don't feature in dramatic news stories much. Their soft power is significant though, and with trade in particular they have a lot of weight - everyone who's tried to play hardball has regretted it, even the USA
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  1301.  @abergreg  I know, but it's what the people in power are doing, just like they always said they would
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  1302.  @abergreg  they said a lot of things, but Singapore-on-Thames is the one they were saying to each other
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  1303.  @abergreg  if it was only a bluff, why have they just impemented it?
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  1304. Because Farage is a chicken who won't do it
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  1305. Like the stable geniuses in America who say there's no man made climate change, but also that the Libs are summoning hurricanes 🙄
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  1306.  @chrisholland7367  They have always been out of touch with us. They seem to be progressing to out of touch with reality itself...
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  1307. Tories never invest in anything. They are the party of offshore tax havens!
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  1308.  @its_rick_james_bich2575  it matters a lot when it's being used to stir up conflict
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  1309.  @johnmac1960  there will be no growth while we keep letting Tories rig the game to divert all the money to their chums
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  1310.  @tonygange7636  Read any Dickens, this mindset is at least that old. In Dickens, the gentry are noble heroes, middle classes are penny pinching and miserable (Scrooge is the iconic example, but far from the only one) and the working class are degenerate thieves and thugs No coincidence that a lot of Tories love Dickens...
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  1311. Well, once everyone does that Amazon will be losing money daily. They'll put up wages to bring people back and halt the loss of earnings. The end state is people working for Amazon on better wages. This way just short circuits some of the hassle!
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  1312.  @nicholasgerrish6022  as a society, we are going to have to answer that question - if machines replace everyone's jobs, where are the customers who buy the things the robots are making and delivering? ...and while we figure that out, pay the people who are working a proper wage!
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  1313. I have to question the integrity of anyone in the media who is still arguing against an election at this point. The government mandate is in tatters! How can you still stand by them?
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  1314.  @waynejones1054  Time to demand serious changes!
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  1315. The special financial operation...
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  1316. and I had toast for breakfast. Am I doing the "random non sequitur game" right?
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  1317. Boris does like like the vaccine rollout He doesn't have much love for the people who actually made it happen though. Nurses need a payrise, and what does Boris say? Nothing, because he doesn't want to remind people who really did the hard work in the vaccine rollout!
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  1318.  @corradomancini3271  Boris willbe remembered much like Guy Fawkes, but unlike Guy, Boris succeeded...
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  1319. @corradomancini3271  perhaps overanalysing a snarky comment about how much harm Boris has done to UK politics? 😉
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  1320. Why aren't we sanctioning Netanyahu like we're sanctioning Putin?
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  1321. Even Daily Express readers are sick of Johnson. If he's lost them, he's lost everyone!
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  1322. Wind and solar don't have price spikes when there's trouble in the Red Sea and Suez canal. That's a nice bit of self reliance and economic security 🙂
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  1323. Did you ever want to know how many masochists live in the UK? Well, whether you do or you don't, the election results for the next general election will tell you!
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  1324.  @mikeedwards1096  like you've ever read a trade deal!
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  1325.  @mikeedwards1096  what consent? You wouldn't read it to know what you're voting about. If you're not going to leave it to experts we may as well just flip coins
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  1326.  @mikeedwards1096  if you trust someone to do a fair summary, why not just trust them?
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  1327.  @nathanfurnival8724  did they ban it, or just give up stocking it because it didn't sell?
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  1328. I always thought that was a very odd threat to be using!
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  1329. That's an open invitation for vulture currency speculators to push the Pound to breaking point 🙁
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  1330. So, what rule are you against, that is enforced by that court?
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  1331.  @hoxtondave9619  so what is needed?
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  1332. The Greens are pushing to be a bigger presence. They only have a few target seats, but they offer a very interesting alternative where they can
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  1333.  @philmuggeson1849  Pick a statistic, and chances are Blair and Brown have the better record than Cameron/May/Johnson/Truss. Waiting times in hospitals lower, wages higher. Consistently better across so many measures!
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  1334.  @peterh1353  or just buries it's head in the sand and pretends a story doesn't exist if public opinion and the Mail ideology can't be reconciled!
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  1335. ​ @danmayberry1185  but the governing party supposedly in tune with this "majority" aren't confident to callan election 🤔
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  1336. I want to know how we've ended up in a place where people who want public services and a voice for local communities also hate "lefty socialism" - that promotes community politics and public services...
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  1337. The problem with that logic is we get a "choice" of two parties, both offering the failed policy of austerity and privatisation How is anything going to get better, if we stick with the policies that got us into this mess?
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  1338. @cupguin  I hope you're right, and I hope we've got enough time left to wait for incremental to have an impact I am worried that our economic foundation is cored out, and won't hold up for long
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  1339. ​@dylaanowen yep. All that moaning about "not making any money" just slightly ignores the free house they're getting at someone else's expense...
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  1340. I think there's opportunities for a deal on areas like visas for artists and musicians, and SPS checks and alignment Nothing close to members, but still concrete, positive improvements from where we are now
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  1341.  @johnrussell3961  not all our problems, but it solves a problem, and quite a big one It's a step in the right direction
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  1342.  @johnrussell3961  while I agree that Starmer is a dishonest, shallow powerseeker, this is far from my biggest gripe with him Economically, it's not much, but it's a huge step politically. I have a lot more hope for him on EU relations than on domestic policy
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  1343.  @gilgamecha  sure, I can answer that. Pride regalia shows support without implying threat to people outside pride Far right regalia isn't inclusive and welcoming
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  1344.  @jdshgaming3416  That feels like a contradiction - if the police are upholding the law, shouldn't the law be for the safety and security of the public? If the law isn't on the public's side, then whose side is it on?
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  1345. And they haven't protected us, they just delayed the bill for a bit
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  1346. They are on the same page, but is it the right page?
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  1347.  @johnrussell3961  isn't it! The redacting and revisionism from all the champions of Trussonomics then, who now claim they would never back such a plan, would be hilarious if it we weren't all suffering the fallout
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  1348. We've given him more than enough time to grow out if it, and he hasn't...
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  1349. I think it might be a lot less dramatic. Mogg is a talentless windbag, and he knows his current position could only happen under Johnston
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  1350. If he's committing fraud, then he needs investigating, but don't punish thousands of genuinely ill people just to stop your neighbour!
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  1351. You'd need a bill for all the infrastructure you're using that used to be paid by taxes. You'd need to pay everyone a lot more so they can cover their bills for things that used to be taxes. They'd all be separate, and all those administrative overheads will add to costs all round There comes a point where most people then think, "wouldn't it be great to have a single organisation to manage all this?Maybe with a streamlined charging structure - even if It's not exact the simplified admin will make it cheaper. That sounds so much easier than all this hassle!"
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  1352. If they really push things 1642 is more likely than 1914!
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  1353. ​ @simonhampson5082  So you wanted a different direction for he EU, so to achieve this you voted to give up your say in the direction the EU is going? If I am misrepresenting you please let me know!
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  1354.  @simonhampson5082  well, guess we're finding out now if the problem was in Brussels or Westminster!
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  1355. @UCRdmHnkF2BWprzJxhTk4Bvw sounds like you're arguing that the Iraq war is largely irrelevant to our current government!
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  1356.  @ryantate6447  but this is a thread about antisemitism, contrasting it with Andersons Islamophobia Seems like a stretch to make Khan the focus here!
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  1357. ​ @mogznwaz  generally, if they are here, they'll be working and doing an important job
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  1358. because they volunteered to be responsible for thr nation's housing?
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  1359. But you voted to leave, we have left. You got everything that was promised on the ballot paper!
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  1360. I am positive we need to kick the Tories out! Is that positive enough?
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  1361. That has happened, so he's not saying this lightly
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  1362. ​ @armondtanz Tory immigration incompetence has definitely come up Tory chums love having captive guests. Guaranteed money and guest complaints can be completely ignored
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  1363.  @twisteddancer7773  I would need to know what was said. I don't like to judge without being properly informed
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  1364. The king of liberal centrists? He's not left wing!
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  1365. ​ @chriswatson1698 but people are infrastructure That hospital is just a weirdly themed office block if you don't have doctors and nurses working there
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  1366.  @frankoneill5675  the EU is a peace project and a regulatory superpower. If our Europeanness is sincere, we don't need anything other than that enthusiasm to be part of the EU
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  1367. @Rocket Surgeon  that was our past. I sincerely believe we are changing, and soon the dinosaurs in our politics will realise this. Whether they evolve, bow out or need pushing is up to them, but change is coming!
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  1368. Ultimately it's down to us. If a party won't be accountable to the voters, stop voting for them. We need to break the cycle of voting for the shiniest promise and then never checking back on how they are doing on fulfilling it
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  1369.  @antispindr8613  LBC is pretty opinionated, but actively organising protests against the government might be a step too far even for LBC! Organising protests is our job 😁
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  1370.  @antispindr8613  didn't he do that already, but acknowledged the Tories aren't going to do so without external pressure?
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  1371.  @antispindr8613  pretty sure he said it, but can't remember which one 🙁
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  1372. The EU is pretty open, you can see their accounting reports on their website. Can't say I've ever read one though, they're a few hundred pages long...
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  1373. If you have a plan to get the Tories out today, I am all ears!
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  1374. He has been investigated. No action was required. Case closed (unlike the party animal Crime Minister. More fines incoming!)
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  1375. If we don't want billionaire leaders, all we have to do is not vote for them...
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  1376. ​ @jimherleva4541  For years after the referendum, you couldn't mention Brexit on YouTube without of a horde appearing to chant their "will of the people" slogans and post their little flags everywhere Nowadays? Not so much 😁
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  1377. There's still the possibility that Boris pulls together the last few loyal supporters around him, and calls a General Election as one last, desperate all-or-nothing long shot...
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  1378. If the people in power do the same thing over and over, and it still doesn't work, why is James the mad one for pointing this out?
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  1379.  @tonygange7636  People who work in supermarkets and hospitals deserve the pay rises Who can balance this out with job cuts? 🤔😁
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  1380. It's Farage that's chickening out - he's been invited on 🙂
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  1381. I think Dale could do with holding the poverty card. Bet he won't like it!
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  1382. "I haven't a clue what I am doing with money, except in an election when you should totally trust me with the public purse" 🤔
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  1383. ​ @blueodum because there's a lot of overlap between domestic cleanup and getting in shape to rejoin?
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  1384. It's the worst one, but far from the only one... 🙁
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  1385.  @johnrussell3961  "Don't put up wages or we'll trash the country" sounds utterly insane, and thus sadly all too credible from the Neoliberal ultras currently in charge ☹
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  1386. True this! If there's one thing we are still world-beating on, it's snark, sarcasm and cynicism! The Tories should be proud that the people can still show their world-beating talents 🤣
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  1387. There's no way the king of the centrist liberal dads is far left 🙄
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  1388.  @SirHargreeves  Largely the middle class, and they are being sqeezed too so Truss can continue subsidising the already rich. There won't be anything to squeeze soon
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  1389.  @terryj50  "The rules on social security coordination do not replace national systems with a single European one. All countries are free to decide who is to be insured under their legislation, which benefits are granted and under what conditions." Welfare is a national competency. That's copied directly off the EU website 🙄
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  1390.  @terryj50  apologies, I think YouTube has eaten that post, I can't see anything quoting the BBC 🙁
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  1391.  @terryj50  that is a frustrating situation, I know a few people who have had do deal with UK immigration for foreign born partners, it's a horrendous beurocratic mess Leaving the EU hasn't fixed that though, it's still as horrendous as ever, if not worse than ever!
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  1392. I am disappointed in Starmer, but calling him a "terror organisation" is a bit much!
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  1393.  @An-Alien-On-Earth  Jon Stewart definitely isn't a terror organisation either
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  1394. In the end, that was his point though! We left the EU to stop the long-dead Thatcher making decisions in Westminster 🤦‍♂️
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  1395. ​ @OrcusMaximus  you forgot the sarcasm quotes around Tufton St "experts"
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  1396. All those old people, not dying off like they used to! How selfish! I am completely joking, but I am serious about the demographic change that politicians on both sides have been ignoring for decades. They've been talking about it since the 1990s, but they haven't done anything to prepare!
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  1397. "Christians" like this make me sad for genuine Christians like you
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  1398. CULTURAL FEUDALISM!!!!!!!!
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  1399. I'd love to leave Boris alone. On the moon should be alone enough, but if anyone has a Mars rocket ready to go...
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  1400. ​ @davidgreen6490 really? Because I also like to check out a range of views, and even the TalkTV crowd think profiting from poo in the water is unacceptable The majority want to socialise the water companies and boot the incompetent failures out of our infrastructure
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  1401. Canning was 118 days, although he died of illness rather than getting booted out
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  1402. On one single point mentioned, I reckon Thangam Debbonaire would have lost her seat to Carla Denyer regardless of Gaza. The Green vote was growing in Bristol long before Oct 7th
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  1403.  @YA-hm5zy  It's shocking really. They subcontract big chunks of it to private companies and it goes wrong, yet their solution to the problems that occurred when they subcontracted to private companies is more privatisation? Can you imagine pulling the same logic? "Yeah, I was late to work and didn't get everything finished, so I propose to fix it, tomorrow I won't come into work at all!"
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  1404. or please let them keep digging, til we never have to see them again
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  1405. Well, now we have a worker shortage There's not been an increase in wages though
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  1406. If his members think he is delivering, is there an issue?
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  1407.  @lestrem11  It takes two to tango. The government need to share that blame for being unable to come to a settlement. They've had plenty of time to work something out!
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  1408.  @lestrem11  Because they have the power to control the terms of the settlement, and keep using that power to keep dragging the negotiation out
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  1409.  @lestrem11  Mick's being very open about progress, or the lack of it. The government are stubborn, to the extent that you might suspect they want a dramatic public fight. Could that be what they are doing?
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  1410.  @lestrem11  🙄
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  1411.  @lestrem11  How about the executives and shareholders look for some modernisation and efficiency savings? I know for a fact there's a lot of fat that could be trimmed there!
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  1412.  @lestrem11  If it's that simple we would have done it already. File "driverless trains" in the same file as "technological solutions for border security"!
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  1413.  @glossypeacock7552  I am not talking about us. Look at the whole world, and find me an example where picking fights with your neighbours was a winning plan. Across the globe and back through history, alliance and diplomacy has paid off far more than belligerence and hostility
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  1414.  @glossypeacock7552  so you're saying if a government starts getting a bit too nationalist, neighbours should intervene early before it grows into a big problem?
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  1415. If there are no kids attached to army bases, why do we have the phrase "army brat"?
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  1416. Of you're talking about the fallout from the Sun article, Clarkson's job is to create profitable entertainment. If he damages his ability to be profitable he won't have his contract renewed Stuart did something that had a minor impact on his work, and could have been corrected with a formal disciplinary process. He wasn't sacked for what they say he was sacked for
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  1417.  @EyebrowsGaming  They worked it out, perhaps a bit later than ideal, but better late than never!
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  1418.  @awakeandaware1528  whichever party is best placed to boot the Tories out if your constituency
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  1419.  @awakeandaware1528  it's poor, only having to choices in politics, but unless we demand a better system, that's how it works Pick Red, pick Blue, or don't complain when you get what other people chose for you. What do you think you'll do?
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  1420. I am going on holiday this year, but I paid for it two years ago and getting a refund is proving impossible. No point throwing it away, is there?
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  1421. There used to be a revolving door between the Tory party and the Boardrooms of multinationals Now it's just an open plan office
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  1422.  @annepoitrineau5650  in Susan Hall's case, that might be safer than expecting her to discuss policy!
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  1423. The Swedish government is about as right wing as John Major was, and we've yet to see where the Italian government settles. They've made statements all over the centre right to far right spectrum and as always with Italian politics, it will probably all change in six months anyway!
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  1424.  @mariafrost1762  it will be interesting to see what their objections are. Do Italian bankers need bigger bonuses too? 🤔
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  1425. Why aren't you a fan of Labour?
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  1426. The explaination that makes most sense to me isn't conspiracy, but distraction. Netanyahu and his inner circle were using the army in the west bank because they thought it would secure their political careers Because they were using the IDF for their little scheme, they got complacent about the warnings about a possible attack from Gaza Still corrupt, in that they were using the army for their personal priorities rather than protecting their citizens, but not a conspiracy with Hamas
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  1427.  @beadlespixelplayground  both can be true. There is corrupt private subcontracting, and funding per head is below average compared to our peers
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  1428.  @beadlespixelplayground  we're not highly taxed, we're taxing the wrong people
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  1429.  @billgreen576  I politely disagree. If people see a Labour win as a miraculous fix-all, the backlash of disappointment may bring the Tories right back in If expectations are tempered, we have something realistic to build on 🙂
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  1430.  @reardelt  Braverman is part of a block of thirty or more MPs. If 30+ declarations of support went to Johnson or Maudaunt, things could have gone very differently!
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  1431.  @reardelt  maybe they are not sheep, but they do know the weight and value of acting in unison, and have been doing so for many years now I have no doubt that they would have acted together if they didn't get what they wanted
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  1432. You riot, you get arrested. True in Leeds, and everywhere else
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  1433.  @ptv8113  um, yeah we can. Every step we take to reduce fossil fuel usage also reduces our dependence on Putin's oil and gas. Two birds with the same stone!
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  1434.  @ptv8113  we can't cut it completely right now, but we can reduce the usage right now Every bit we do adds up and helps!
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  1435. We appear to be accelerating from daily scandal to hourly...
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  1436. ​ @realityalwaysbulliesopinio1961  Same difference? If Shapps and Co have sign-off on any terms, they need to be at the table!
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  1437. We can't turn back time, but we can correct the course going forward. When we next elect a government, are we going to let the current crew double down on their current path, or do we change direction?
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  1438.  @ROMANSv1212  you have just touched on one of the greatest mysteries of grassroots politics! Which protests changed the world, and which ones made no difference? Which letters impact government policy, and which ones go straight to the bin? If I knew how to tell the difference I'd be out there doing it! I'll admit it can feel like there's nothing one person can do, but everything has to start somewhere. I'm still just getting curious myself, and seeing who is out there and what different groups are doing I think curiosity has worked well as a first step!
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  1439. I find it hard to care, because we have a future to build. If I do want justice, or vengeance, the best justice will be to build a world where people like Trump and Johnson can't rise to power That gives me energy! Punishment is irrelevant to me, if it doesn't stop the next narcissist from doing it all over again
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  1440.  @nick1065  have you seen how much there is to do here first?
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  1441.  @frankbrennan1619  higher than taxes under the Tories, after the Liz Truss and her Special Finacial Operation broke the economy?
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  1442.  @eliakimjosephsophia4542  We aren't growing much at all, about 0.5% a year, and the trend is to grow a bit less each year. As things stand we will soon have a shrinking population!
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  1443. I hear he's more interested in taking Trumps money to help over there, and doesn't care about the UK
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  1444.  @nigelknight6688  sure,after he didn't take responsibility for his behaviour in lockdown, he can not take responsibility for the cost of living crisis, not take responsibility for Northern Ireland, not take responsibility... How much not taking responsibility do we have to put up with?
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  1445.  @nigelknight6688  I don't think that list is unfair, everything I mentioned is something he has made promises over
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  1446.  Macavity  Sorry/not sorry 😁
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  1447.  @martynblackburn9632  None that I remember, but I won't claim to be a historian of industrial action
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  1448.  @mydogeatspuke  Steve Barclay isn't short of opportunities to talk to the media. If he has a response to give, he can do so any time he likes! Reckon we'll ever get one?
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  1449.  @mydogeatspuke  also as she said, they've had 12 years. What makes you think today will be any different to those 12 years they've already had?
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  1450.  @mydogeatspuke  Disagree? I wish he said anything with enough substance to disagree with! He didn't say anything
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  1451.  @mydogeatspuke  In the five days you took to come up with that, Steve has also had five days to come up with a response and make a statement to the press... ... still no answer. He hasn't got one.
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  1452.  @mydogeatspuke  nothing getting done sounds like an average day for the current party in government!
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  1453. Slightly less awful than the previous 5
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  1454. Not sure the ethics advisor is responsible for legal advice on international trade agreements...
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  1455. Yep. We are all taking out a loan so they can keep the surprise profits bonus A surprise caused by Putin's invasion increasing demand. They are basically war profiteering...
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  1456.  @fundyden4771  I can find two on YouTube. One is a no-score draw, but the other is an absolute disaster for Mogg
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  1457. Or drink it at home - even if you live alone you'll probably enjoy better company!
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  1458. ​ @sarahwagland1559 Do you stand with Hamas, or with Netanyahu?
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  1459. ​ @JAEGATS I know, right? Bitter scrooges desperately trying to keep hold of everything, no matter how much it cripples the country 🙁
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  1460. There's always investment opportunities for Russian oligarchs and Saudi princes!
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  1461. Those Russians flew in first class. Thats who gets the houses
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  1462. This is what I miss about the EU. A democratic government big enough to go toe to toe with even the biggest multinational if necessary!
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  1463. All those millions of Brexiteers, yet nobody has a plan yet
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  1464. From a cynical finance angle, it could still be an investment that pays off with other policy decisions elsewhere. Maybe some cosy government contracts for firms they own are coming soon?
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  1465. See, she only made a mistake once, that's not how you get away with it! You need to follow the Tory playbook and be jaw-droppingly incompetent all the time, so people can't keep up! /s
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  1466.  @davidlepage1183  while there are some dodgy laws that need reforming, the police should at least clear the very low bar of only arresting people who have broken a law Right now they can't even hit that very low expectation...
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  1467.  @simonsmith7251  France can't take everyone! What if we took a share of the refugees, maybe 1 in 3, something like that?
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  1468. Got any evidence they are against the strikes, or is this the "wisdom" of you and a few mates from down the pub?
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  1469.  @joemarshall4756  Sorry if I was a bit confrontational! I assumed you were being disingenuous, as the very next thing Marr said was to quote the opinion poll that backed up his claim. I jumped to the conclusion that you were trying to dismiss the evidence in the video
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  1470.  @neilchapman4037  Attlee managed it, we just need a government that wants to do it
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  1471.  @ptv8113  so, do you want to lose your arms or your legs?
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  1472.  @ptv8113  black and white answer, get off the fence! Arms or legs?
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  1473.  @ptv8113  Now, I think that's a fair answer, but Nick doesn't let you have both in your answer! You have to pick one, and lose the other. That's his rules, not mine
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  1474.  @ptv8113  I agree we mostly agree! We will never know what the caller was going to say though, as Nick was too obsessed playing silly interviewer games to listen to the answer ☹
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  1475.  @ptv8113  If I may, can I ask what you think Nick was hoping to achieve with that question? If the caller had stated one or the other as 'more important', what value would that add to the discussion?
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  1476.  @ptv8113  this is where I'm going to say agree to disagree, as it didn't feel like a useful starting point. If both are important, you don't need to be so obsessed with which one is most important, just move on to how we can address both with the same action, and discuss the tradeoffs where you can't fix one without compromising on the other. Dumping the whole interview over such a minor, subjective difference is petty... Unless there was an agenda here. I can't shake the feeling that Nick was trying to pull a childish gotcha here "Climate change is more important" - so you don't care about people in Ukraine dying? "The war in Ukraine is more important" - so you're not serious about this climate change business after all? It smelled like a setup, so I don't blame the guy for not wanting to walk into it. I think that's why Nick hung up - his silly game wasn't going to plan This
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  1477. We're short staffed and don't have the facilities...
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  1478. Imagine being a Reform activist if they did? After years of calling the Tories "consocialists", you yield as soon as they demand it...
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  1479. If managed well, we invite the Boomer generation from nations who boomed later than us, and internationally it all balances out I fear this lot are just winging it though, and might do exactly what you said 🙁
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  1480. @lich2560  two different companies owned by Peter Hearn have donated to Wes. Hearn runs a recruitment agency that headhunts doctors for private medical practice
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  1481.  @tonygange7636  what's your evidence that there are millions undocumented and roaming freely? The statistics show millions being integrated, which is a very different thing (and isn't that many in a population of almost half a billion) As for the protests, they are happening everywhere. There's a minority who get really worked up about immigration, but they aren't representative of normal people
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  1482. @ltmund  The EU has an executive formed of representatives from democratically elected national governments, and a directly elected legislature. Is that not democratic enough?
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  1483. Editorial bias is impossible to avoid. Even if you have the driest opinion-free facts and figures, you still have to curate which ones you present. There's only one front page, only one top headline Given that, it's best to know what the editorial bias is, then you know how to interpret their stories!
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  1484. Why London? We're not voting for the Fracking party!
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  1485. Accountability is as important as making the decisions. I think James is exactly where democracy needs him to be 😉
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  1486. And they are building a whole new power company! That's got to count as a change, right?
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  1487.  @rickymort135  is there someone who has an economic argument for PFIs? I've looked quite a bit and not found one
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  1488. Not true. Labour are a centre right party with a few socialists in the membership. The Tories are a centre right party with more than a few fascists in the membership Pick your flavour of radical agitator working behind the scenes!
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  1489. So those wages are great now, surely! Are they?
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  1490.  @susanplatt5331  yep. Whichever way you argue it, be they innocent children or the worst criminals, how is this government losing so many people?
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  1491.  @TheGazza636  well, never trust a Tory. Everyone learns it sooner or later!
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  1492. We do have to take money out of the system, but there's no room left to tighten wages. It will have to come from somewhere else!
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  1493. Let Boris Johnson do it - he loves a chance to get his army gear on!
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  1494.  @britnatzaredemocracydenier5922  If you wanted to talk policies, talk policies. You made this about "of the people" ness
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  1495.  @britnatzaredemocracydenier5922  He's not the Tories, in places where there's no SNP Sometimes, you have to take the small win if no big win is on the table
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  1496. It's very likely the population will stabilise soon. The population spike in the Boomer generation was a one-off, and (to try and be tactful) this generation won't be around forever
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  1497. The population is shrinking If we don't have immigration who will do the work that needs young, healthy people to do it? There's a lot of jobs you don't want to still be doing when approaching pension age!
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  1498. He currently is Should he be?
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  1499.  @arjanv45  I would add that voting has consequences. The Tories gained a majority, so now we have Tory policies. Why are so many surprised at this?
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  1500. Which is why we need to start the process of applying as soon as possible!
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  1501. ​ @sadiemallyon829 "having somewhere to live" feels like a pretty simple, basic request, and that isn't free In fact, it's getting more expensive, while billionaires get richer. The correlation isn't a coincidence!
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  1502. and the government could control a lot of the cost inflation with price caps (but won't)
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  1503.  @trident6547  We can't rejoin it any time soon, but we absolutely could have stayed in. It was an offer on the table during the negotiations
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  1504.  @oneoflokis  He pledged to start a national power company, and will renationalise every rail franchise as soon as the current contract expires
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  1505. It is a very Tory plan - hope it goes away on it's own - panic and flail round like headless chickens when it doesn't
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  1506. Don't joke, a Tory minister might quote you and use it to claim "the will of the people"!
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  1507. You don't need to protest on the streets if your school chums run all the newpapers and TV...
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  1508. Borrowing to buy more private yachts is just a little bit different to borrowing to keep people alive, don't you think?
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  1509. ​@Patrick Doyle how do explain Truss and Kwarteng then?
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  1510. Vote Green if you want an alternative that isn't full of public school bankers!
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  1511.  @MCDONALD6969  yeah it does, because despite that larger number of workers, old people are still 20% of the population Without immigration, retired people would be around 30% of our entire population!
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  1512. Right to buy would have been great if they replaced the houses as they we sold Not replacing them was social vandalism
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  1513. Absolutely - why would you march on the streets when your school chum writes for the national papers? So much easier when you have those sorts of connections!
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  1514. Especially the overlap with people who complain about the decline of local high streets "We miss having local shops" "So we have a plan to have everything you need within a 15 minute walk" "NO TO 15 MINUTE CITIES" 🙄
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  1515. @Try telling the truth.  why do you assume I was talking about you?
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  1516. @Try telling the truth.  if you're going to word lawyer rather than address the point, I have to empathise that it had a conditional if Apparently you decided you were the 'you' the if applied to!
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  1517.  @indricotherium4802  If he wants to set up a mobile broadcast studio in the back room he's welcome to join me!
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  1518.  @jeremysmith8035  Apparently penises are the number one priority for this government! Not sure how that's going to fix the economy...
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  1519.  @squicker  Now this I agree with - we are stuck with low productivity due to a decade or more of low investment, which limits what we can use to bootstrap investment and increase productivity I am confident that we need to fund that investment from somewhere through, the low investment low productivity spiral has to be broken
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  1520. ...but he wears the wrong sort of jacket to be Prime Minister 🙄
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  1521. ​ @CountScarlioni people who march peacefully get different treatment from police than rioters do Who knew, eh?
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  1522. 🤔🤣
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  1523. ​ @alanhat5252 that said, if they can convince more Tories to be filmed trying to live on social and/or minimum wage, I would watch that! Make sure they're not cheating though 😉
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  1524. ​ @neil1839 just sounds like rent and/or taxes to me. That's pretty normal in every civilised country, isn't it?
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  1525. ​ @chrisj9700  freedom of movement gives you the right to accept a job offer No job offer, no freedom of movement. What the UK government allowed beyond that obligation was all on us
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  1526. What a state - our government are either liars, or idiots...
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  1527. I second this simple and elegant solution!
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  1528.  @bluechip297  in that case, I hope they can implode quietly without too much collateral damage. Shame they didn't want to be part of society with everyone else 🙁
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  1529.  @lamestreammedia3154  The Tories are also getting sewers and rivers confused!
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  1530. They do occasionally tell the truth, probably by accident. Like when Nadine Dorries said out loud that Tory Donors direct Tory party policy. We all know it's true, but nobody thought we'd ever hear it said out loud!
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  1531. What happens if workers can't afford somewhere to live, or can't afford food?
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  1532.  @georgewright9914  I agree it will be minimum, but minimum shouldn't be poverty If a company can't cover the basics of life with the wages it offers, it's not a viable business
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  1533.  @garrywynne1218  utter nonsense! The commission consists of representatives of the member nations. Those governments will notice if their representative goes wildly off script, so you'll need to bribe a substantial number of politicians back home, per representative That gets you a proposal. It then needs to be passed by the EU parliament... That's a lot of bribery to push something through the EU!
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  1534.  @garrywynne1218  EU corruption gets you arrested! The UK could learn from that
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  1535.  @vicious12394  I disagree. There are a lot of pragmatic Brexit voters out there (the ones who rarely troll YouTube comment threads 😉 ) who know Brexit isn't going well, but aren't ready to believe it's unsalvageable. Given that there's no Rejoin possible in the next parliament regardless of who is Prime Minister, a pragmatic soften-Brexit manifesto makes a lot of sense!
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  1536.  @tariqjoseph3562  We should definitely start the process, but the EU will determine when we qualify. We need some short term solutions in the meanwhile!
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  1537. and even if they are Tory lite, that has to be better than Ultramax Tory, surely?
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  1538. Guess they are running out of Brexiteers still willing to put their names to Brexit in a mixed panel!
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  1539.  @DarrenSmith-zz6fk  Brexit doesn't cause global events, but it does leave us very, very exposed to them
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  1540. He sneaked a shocker in early before distracting everyone with all the racism He wants to be able to vote for the markets to give people free money. I thought Tories said Magic Money Trees don't exist! 🤔
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  1541. Yep, Brexit ringleaders can't have the bit of the UK still in the Single Market doing better than the rest of the UK! It really wrecks the myth they are trying to sell...
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  1542. ​ @tomtheeagle1 sure there's disagreement, but nothing like the open hostility between the Assembly and Westminster currently!
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  1543.  @lacdirk  that answers what it should cost, which sadly is a very different question to what it will cost 🙄
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  1544. Capital gains and other asset wealth. There's your answer
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  1545. @Dave  then we need to learn from what didn't work, and try again. Doing nothing isn't an option. As a class the rich have ended up in charge of directing investment for society. If an elected government was this bad at fixing problems, they would never get re-elected Just because they hide away, doesn't mean they shouldn't be scrutinised
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  1546.  @GeorgieGeorgeable  "I love capitalism, but free markets for hiring workers has destroyed my wages. I still love capitalism though!" ... 🤯
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  1547. but "lefty socialists" are apparently the problem...
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  1548. To give jobs to Tories who failed to get elected?
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  1549. I think the coming scandal reveals are our only hope for an early election - if they know the coming story is bad and the cover up is about to fail, they may try a quick election before the story breaks
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  1550. Fair enough! There'll be no moaning from you about the increased taxes then? They are to cover the consequences of your choice, and you're happier being poorer!
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  1551. The right wing: "why won't immigrants integrate?" Also the right wing: "Stop spending money on encouraging integration" 🤦‍♂️
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  1552.  @jamesoneill5070  or 2% of the NHS workforce. Doesn't the NHS need staff, including many that don't need qualifications?
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  1553.  @irishwatchenthusiast6647  nope,that's not a school I've been to
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  1554. apparently it is a vibrant, up and coming nation with a bright future Think it was Liz Truss who said this, then in the next breath said we are sending people there as a deterrent 🤔
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  1555.  @kingofracism  I can respect that opinion (while not agreeing with it) if you universally believe no lives matter
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  1556. ​ @jezlawrence720 if we were to learn that Shell is funding Tufton St, I doubt we'd notice anything new that isn't already happening to Shell offices and facilities
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  1557. That war that the Tories backed - without a single objector ? Let's not pretend the Tories showed any opposition to the Iraq war
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  1558.  @californiadreamin8423  if someone argues for policy that gets you a better wage and a better quality of life, do you care where they studied for their O level?
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  1559.  @J1mston  if you're a banker, it's still an income from assets rather than production, even if those assets are shared/borrowed It's an interesting grey area 🙂
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  1560.  @californiadreamin8423  Fair point, that was not his greatest moment
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  1561. We're only avoiding recession on paper. How are your wages holding up against cost of living? That tells you the real story of our economy
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  1562. ​ @forsterchurch6242 The Tories are in chaos. If there is ever a time to try and grow the vote for the Greens, now is that time!
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  1563. and Marie Antoinette sets the example for corrupt regimes
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  1564. I don't often defend Rishi, but you can't blame him for the Tories being a pack of backstabbing, selfish monsters. They do that to themselves
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  1565. Sounds like a problem best solved with the cooperation of the Palestinian people Might there be a reason the Palestinian people don't trust the Israeli authorities?
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  1566. ​ @dh1380 nope. We need the pipes and machinery. We don't need the CEOs or shareholders!
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  1567. ​@Empress LC and if they don't go back, there are other english-speaking nations out there to go to instead
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  1568. ​@@dogboy5398Kind of? It was a hrand British achievement, but to be proud of itnin present day, I feel you need to show how you're living up to and building on that legacy with current actions
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  1569. Because people have been charged
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  1570.  @AleXoEx0  yet it is still true that there's enough cookies for three each, if we stop the Tories from stealing them
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  1571. ​ @DJPaulgee1  if immigrant workers grew the food, kicking them out results in less food being grown 🤷‍♂️
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  1572. @Ben bear  and that 4 years is almost up. Legally they can go to 5 years, but historically only desperate governments who know they are going to lose run the clock to five years Looks like this government is desperate, and know they are going to lose!
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  1573. We need constructive and respectful criticism or nothing will ever improve
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  1574. Tory HQ go with the smug face pictures because it's better than the eyes of murderous hatred option There is no third option!
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  1575. ​ @Iazzaboyce I have an idea for the bus! "We spend 350 million on beurocracy and red tape. Let's spend it on the NHS instead"
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  1576.  @dustyboi8975  you know what, even if it's wrong, it's nice to hear some optimism and positivity from someone in the middle of this shitshow!
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  1577. Boris lounging around doing as little as possible suddenly seems so much better in comparison...
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  1578. You think they're that brave? They'd be loudly talking the big man talk...from the far side of the room, preferably near a door
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  1579. Is disliking sewage in rivers "left wing"?
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  1580.  @frankling9840  Starmer is a weathervane. Currently, swing voters are still either Brexiteers, or at least more worried about the divisions of reopening the debate than they are worried about the cost of Brexit Public mood is changing. By the election after next starting the process of Rejoin will be an issue they'll be desperate to plant their flag in!
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  1581. Bad example. The problem is lying selfish Presidents and Prime Ministers, so the solution is simple - don't vote for them! James is doing his bit to remind everyone what happens if you vote for them
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  1582. I'm sure they'll find someone who has fallen out of favour - they'll get thrown under the bus so they can point and say they found a tax dodger While everyone else continues as they were
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  1583.  @evolassunglasses4673  what was she trying to grow, exactly? The only thing she increased was debt!
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  1584. @Thelostgoldhunters  I have an interesting fact on housing. Currently we use as much land for golf as we do housing Anyone else see a solution to the housing shortage now?
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  1585. We let Boris in, there's someone we should have barred from entry!
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  1586. Citation needed!
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  1587. ​ @chrisj9700 there's one slight problem with your idea that we need wealthy people to create jobs - we've been trying this for 4 decades, and it hasn't worked
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  1588. The great thing about YouTube is it's really easy to prove you can do a better job of it I can't, I'll happily admit that! How about you?
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  1589. We have had 40 years of Thatcherism. Can't see how we could possibly make things more Thatcherist by changing things!
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  1590. ​ @Solihul886 if the private sector can't deliver in a sector that is critical for society, and has profound consequences for the economy, maybe we shouldn't be trusting the private sector to deliver housing?
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  1591. @Solihul886  I don't believe in private sector investment, but I do believe government can fix things, if there's wide enough engagement and people holding them to account
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  1592. ​ @rb1062 so what border did we strengthen? How is our vote better, when our votes used to shape a continent, and now they just cover one (and a bit of an) island?
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  1593. ​ @jamescaley9942  we have job shortages, a relatively low population density and a lot of empty homes I will admit I don't know the details, but competent governments elsewhere have done it. We should copy what they did and tweak it to suit the UK
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  1594.  @johnrussell3961  from a very narrow framing, I suppose crashing the economy and people's standard of living would work to greatly reduce immigration...
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  1595.  @matthewv4170  it's the fun police again 🙁 Want to ban Christmas as well?
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  1596.  @trytellingthetruth.2068  Only if they stay, and some do, but not all. Why do we so rarely talk about how many people are leaving the country?
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  1597. Richard Tice himself said running an election that's going to be re-run in a year is a grotesque waste of money Why has his position changed so dramatically?
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  1598. The quote with "grotesque" and "waste", if people want to try and find what YouTube doesn't want you to hear!
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  1599. But the Tories are supposedly the "Conservative" party, who hold on to traditions, old ceremonial things and all that Seems they only like conserving the traditions that make them and their chums money...
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  1600. There are loads of empty homes out there. We need a tax on empty homes so they either get rented out at fair rates,sold, or we have more tax income to spend elsewhere sorting problems
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  1601. Hard to have your parents live with you if you move to find work, and can only afford a tiny studio flat...
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  1602. Apologies if this is a little blunt, but how many people died last year?
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  1603. We don't need "big beasts" and theatre. We need a team who care about the country, and either have the expertise to solve problems, or will reach out to find the experts they need This endless Tory playground squabbling about who gets the best seat is an embarrassment
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  1604. I have already mourned the damage Today I celebrate that we can start to rebuild 🙂
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  1605.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  is there any regulators checking that they aren't Ponzi schemes ( or some close relative) There are a lot of bubbles in tech that make a big mess when they pop
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  1606.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  Are you aware of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos? They were a Unicorn once
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  1607.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  Theranos is now bankrupt, and Elizabeth Holmes is in jail for fraud Most Unicorns flop in less spectacular ways, but the ones who sustain the initial hype are very very rare. Early investors tend to do well at the expense of the late adopters. They are volatile, risky bets
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  1608.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  You go ahead and invest money in them then 🙂 I won't, but that's the wonders of free society. We each get to make our own choices and receive our own consequences as a result!
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  1609.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  so, if they are so amazing, put your money where your mouth is when they go public! Or are you less assertive when it's your cash on the line?
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  1610.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  RSUs? So you were a founder, or something close. How are those companies doing now?
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  1611.  @thegrandmuftiofwakanda  you confident to give people a tip and name the company?
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  1612.  @parsonk4041  is it "cheaper" or "electricity" you need help with?
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  1613.  @parsonk4041  build turbines and solar - every megawatt generated from renewables is one less megawatt bought on the global fossil fuel market
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  1614. @parsonk4041  if woke means cheaper electricity, everyone should be woke!
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  1615. @parsonk4041  so maybe we shouldn't support right wing parties if all they do is get rich at our expense!
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  1616.  @R3tr0v1ru5  I am all too aware of Thames Water!
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  1617.  @R3tr0v1ru5  it's not irredeemably evil, but private ownership never works for natural monopolies like services and utilities
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  1618. but isn't that what barristers are? Maybe I'm missing something because I'm no expert, but who else is there with legal training?
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  1619.  @sueyourself5413  Thankyou, I understand better now!
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  1620. If the masterminds behind Brexit can show us a plan, I'll get behind it. While their "plan" consists of fairy dust and wishes I'll give it all the scornful critique it deserves!
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  1621. ​ @roninhood1027  I worry it will be a museum rather than a living society though. I hope you're not one of them, but there are some people trying to freeze the country without any thought to how we keep everything running!
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  1622. To be honest, the Forde report is an internal party matter that shouldn't be expected to be big news The anomaly is how quick the press were to jump on an internal antisemitism investigation. If there is a press conspiracy, it happened then, not now
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  1623.  @CKNZ161  People don't normally care about matters of internal politics. The reaction to the Forde report? This is normal If you want a reaction to the Forde report that matches the reaction to suspicions of antisemitism, you need dedicated efforts from multiple client media organisations Or in other words, there is no cover-up. There's just nobody able to amplify it enough to make it important
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  1624.  @CKNZ161  I agree that the press can have a huge influence on public opinion when they want to! My point here is, for the Forde report, the opposite is true. Most people don't care, so it would take huge, organised effort to make people care There's so many more effective things to put that effort into right now. The Forde report highlights some concerns that activists should definitely be aware of, but it's a dead end as far as the wider public are concerned. Signal boost the RMT instead!
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  1625. ​@Raymondo666 There are controls on immigration that are not xenophobic, but the Tory "controls" definitely are!
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  1626. @Raymondo666 Set up facilities to do the checks in France. Then we have control over who gets in, and they can travel on safe ferries rather than unlicensed boats, cutting the criminals out of their business This actually secures our border and stops criminal gangs, and is much better value for money than the mad Tory plans!
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  1627. @Raymondo666 How is a facility in France a rejoin scheme? Is the British Embassy in Paris a "rejoin plot" too?
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  1628. @Raymondo666 I did vote remain for what it's worth, but I just can't see how that's relevant here. Setting up a better asylum process shouldn't be a partisan issue
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  1629. @Raymondo666 we paid them to patrol a massive coastline. They did, but of course they missed lots of people, because it's massive! Setting up a centre works better, because the asylum seekers would choose it themselves. You don't need to patrol a massive coastline if nobody wants to be there Finally, don't see anything wrong with giving everyone a fair hearing. That's a principle we should protect for everyone!
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  1630. It seems to imply that if you are born and bred with generations of ancestors in this land, you can pull the statues down. I am OK with that👍
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  1631. It's almost like things are going horribly wrong and they want everyone to stop looking at the government 🤔
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  1632. ...and it ends with government ministers who are immaculately dressed but chronically incompetent. Priorities!
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  1633. and don't forget the whole House of Lords!
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  1634. ​ @TheWelshman50 honest answer? I don't want pure communism, but housing communism makes a lot of sense
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  1635. The only chart that the USA tops is "most expensive" You don't get particularly amazing care, considering it's about twice as expensive as the next most expensive health care system
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  1636. Britain does want to be in the EU. This is the will of the people now, and the call is only growing stronger
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  1637.  @SMILEITMIGHTNOTHAPPENYET  why wouldn't want greater global influence and to be a frictionless part of the prosperous market on our continent?
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  1638.  @SMILEITMIGHTNOTHAPPENYET  I am with you to a degree. I don't care if we're 5th or 50th, but it's undeniable things are not working for us. "heating or eating" never used to be a commonly discussed question! Whether 5th or 50th, can we have an economy that lets ordinary people eat and heat?
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  1639.  @SMILEITMIGHTNOTHAPPENYET  I am sure the people currently struggling will be happy to hear their problems aren't real...
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  1640. Wonder if the CIA regret the 1953 Iranian coup they funded? Because it was America who replaced Iran's secular, democratic government with the theocracy Iran has today
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  1641. This is totally capitalism. This is what happens when capitalists get the monopoly they always seek
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  1642.  @janendrik6607  the Eastern EU border is a massive land border, but solutions were found. The Scotland-England border is tiny in comparison!
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  1643.  @jorose2460  order depends on consent - people stick to rules that inconvenience them, because they trust the rules as a whole work for everyone's benefit When you undermine that trust, compliance breaks down
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  1644.  @qwertywillbecool  because otherwise it gives all the bankers and financiers the power. Money is already more mobile than people, if you add legal barriers to people on top of the practical challenges then wages suffer
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  1645. ​ @wamnicho market forces should also affect public sector pay, if we didn't previously have a hypocritically inconsistent government that says it trusts the market, except when the market says "put wages up" 🙄
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  1646. Would still be worth a few quid just to see Boris called a liar, straight to his face 😁
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  1647. Can you seriously look at your power bills and tell me it's going great?
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  1648. The Today program on Radio 4, 8:00 tonight, may interest you then 😁
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  1649.  @PJF1981  if we are talking about the press, their power could disappear overnight if people didn't buy the papers and didn't read their stories
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  1650.  @PJF1981  I am not saying it's likely, just saying that, as individuals, we have choices and power
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  1651. Weird promise to make since he already lives in Spain. Can you threaten to leave somewhere you have already left?
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  1652. Should we jail parents if their kids commit serious criminality?
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  1653.  @DavidCodyPeppers.  interesting, I only know Rand as the hardline individualist who ironically ended their life in a state house receiving state healthcare Maybe I need to take another look!
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  1654.  @twisteddancer7773  well, that's how Great British Power will work, but now your money stays in the UK rather than going to EDF in France 🙂
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  1655. Because he screws over his own people, let alone those he considers "the enemy" He's a weasel
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  1656. Are you suggesting that if something is less than pefect, you should just give up and run away?
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  1657. Teflon does turn toxic once it starts to break down...
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  1658. Mini budget? This massive, un-manifestoed change in economic policy is a mini budget? Words are losing all meaning...
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  1659. @Heather Moore The economy was growing when Brown was PM Cameron derailed it!
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  1660.  @TheOutsider840  so it's only a flesh wound? Am I right?
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  1661. ​ @trevormannsfield  bingo - even when they can attack a Labour MP over it, they don't dare open the lid on that can of worns, as their own interests would be in that can too
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  1662. ​ @AndyTomlins I feel a surgeon should be considered a highly skilled job, so the flipside is there are also low skill jobs They should still get a livable wage though!
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  1663. This is the heart of it. Too many flag wavers obsess about the piece of fabric, while neglecting the very people the flag represents 🙁
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  1664. Agreed, except for number 3. Liz Truss destroyed the honeymoon for Liz Truss!
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  1665. ​ @marinusvos it's not cherrypicking if it's bilateral
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  1666.  @marinusvos  not everything is an antagonistic competition. Mutual benefits are possible, so why not discuss them?
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  1667. @Lori  yeah, he breaks things more subtly than wrecking ball Truss Still breaking everything though
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  1668. ​ @Jonnyonthespot123 and now our country is thoroughly leveled.... down to dust 🙁
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  1669. For what it's worth, 42% of votes were Tory. They have the majority of seats, but they didn't get a majority of votes!
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  1670. It is discontent - we are very discontented with Tories!
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  1671. But they're Brexiteers, they'd just lie about staying in the UK like they lied about everything else
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  1672. Do we need to buy stuff from India and China? If we can cut out all but absolute essentials we can't get anywhere else, that will make a difference!
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  1673.  @My_Name_Is_Brian  I am no royalist, but if there's a constitutional rule for it, and he shows he's listening to parliament rather than acting all Henry VIII I can see most people being OK with this
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  1674.  @My_Name_Is_Brian  That I would not be happy with. My red line is "does this ignore parliament" with a special case of "when parliament is dysfunctional, ask the general public to vote in a new one" In all these cases, Charles isn't giving his personal views special privilege ahead of the democratic body of the people
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  1675. ​@markmcnulty7736 if it isn't, it should be 😁
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  1676.  @pickledaardvark1532  Strongly disagree. Businesses are obliged to do their best by shareholders. If the options on the table are no dividends, or lose the investment completely, no dividends meets the obligation. Dividends are best effort, not a mandatory requirement
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  1677. It's almost like the problem was in Westminster all along 🤔
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  1678. ​@johndonson1603 true, but voting Green registers your dissatisfaction with the big two without also voting for Trussonomics
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  1679. @nigelthorn2062  if there's a supply and demand imbalance, increase supply! That doesn't just have to be building houses. It can also be encouraging houses left empty to be used. There's a lot of empty homes out there!
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  1680. @nigelthorn2062  there's about a million homes out there sat empty. A million homes would definitely make a difference!
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  1681. @johndonson1603  there's a lot of empty homes in places like Chelsea. There's definitely jobs you can commute to from there!
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  1682. We know you do!
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  1683. So if it's a gain for Rwanda, why don't we keep the gain instead?
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  1684. ​ @redboyjan true, but at least they are more the Elwood end of the Tories than the Braverman end!
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  1685. Next time there's a banking crash,who pays for that?
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  1686.  @liveitlarge68  in terms of the Pounds spent, the books are balanced, but a decade of austerity left the rest of the country short of investment. The indirect costs are the poor productivity everywhere training and infrastructure was slashed to cover the bailout As for another crash? Very possible, given that the Tories want to tear out every regulation put in place to guard against another crash...
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  1687.  @liveitlarge68  I was only confirming what you said - that we have recovered the taxes spent on the bailout Agreed that the wider book is far from balanced!
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  1688.  @liveitlarge68  follow the success stories around the world! Successful economies are high tax, high investment. It's not the taxes that puts off business, it's the lack of skills and the crumbling infrastructure
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  1689. ​@Andy Andy don't see what's so funny about those profiteering parasites!
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  1690. What I don't get is a few years ago we were deporting 50000 people a year, all above board and compliant with international treaties Last year it was around 5000. If the Tories can't manage to deport people with failed claims and expired visas, how are they ever going to make anything work?
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  1691.  @_Shinasu  we got 2016 backwards - we left the EU and kept the Tories We should have stayed in the EU and dumped the Tories
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  1692. ​ @glen9303 you're one of the rare decent ones then Sadly most of your peers voted for selling off the nations assets, and letting them pocket the money into tax havens 🙁
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  1693. ​@philipwoods3767 even within the low-stakes field of gaming, the controller he used is infamously flaky. As off the shelf components go, it was an ominously poor choice
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  1694.  @simpsonrob  Logitech F710 isn't it? Known for connectivity issues, although you'd assume they wouldn't have to worry about interference from other devices down there, if that was the issue...
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  1695. @Juliana Krapnika  I know Italy better than Sweden, and Italy looks like the latest in a long line of politicians who made big promises to get elected, but has no idea how to keep those promises now they've won It's not the first time, and I doubt it's the last!
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  1696. @Juliana Krapnika  I am ready to give Labour a chance, especially as they are being a lot more grounded, and not promising the moon on a stick!
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  1697.  @julieanncurnow971  they are offering to start fixing things, but not promising to be world beating by next Tuesday. After some of the overhyped promises of recent times, I'm ready for getting some basics straightened out 🙂
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  1698. Her beloved free market is speaking, yet she refuses to listen!
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  1699.  @chrisj9700  deficit spending isn't a bad thing if done wisely As a houshold example, if your car was old, unreliable and putting you at risk of losing your job because you're regularly late for work, would you buy a reliable car on credit? Investing in future income makes sense. Austerity is when you lose your job rather than buy a car on credit that reliably gets you to work
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  1700. ​@Roadrunner_1000but every renter who can now afford to buy is one less renter in the rental market 🙄
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  1701. @Roadrunner_1000 if there's ten families renting, and two new renters need homes, how many homes do we need? Now, if we have 5 renters and 5 owner-occupiers, and two new renters need homes, how many homes do we need?
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  1702.  @tomgl6684  I am torn on this one. Clearly the school you were sent to by your parents shouldn't be a stigma you can't shake off, but if you are unconditionally proud without caveat about having attended such a place? Yeah, that tells me a lot about who you are!
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  1703.  @tomgl6684  Yeah, there's definitely nuance there that can be lost in the rush to score points in an argument
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  1704. The "Liz was right" argument is daft. Sunak has broke things over a few months. The Liz crew are celebrating that she managed to do the same damage in just a few minutes...
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  1705.  @ruthwhall3020  money works to buy the resources, it's worthless if there's nothing to buy It's not about some hippy post-currency idealist utopia, it's about remembering money is just a tool to manage how we share out the real resources. All the money in the world can't buy things that are all gone!
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  1706. Can you take the rest of the aristocracy with you? Thanks in advance!
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  1707. He was the one learning here, he did alright at keeping up 😁
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  1708. They prosecute all the burglaries where the thief is kind enough to record the theft on camera and post it to the Internet!
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  1709. ​@Stookie M should we put up and shut up, or stand up for ourselves? We can't do both!
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  1710. In what way is it a waste of taxpayer money?
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  1711. They want to stretch your mortgage so thin, you're effectively renting it off the bank rather than owning it 🙁
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  1712. Lions lead by donkeys is the best answer to this! Yes, we have great people with great potential, but we need to get rid of the self-serving corrupt clique currently in office that are pushing everyone else down
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  1713. LBC goes for seesaw balance - some far on the left, some far on the right, none in the centre
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  1714. There's no manipulation involved, because there is no need. They find willing enthusiastic shills who don't need bribing, then give them the resources to go nuts If they weren't already willing shills, they don't get hired in the first place
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  1715. ​ @ChronicCraftsman that Germans love their billionaires, and want to make sure their billionaires are suitably pampered?
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  1716. they didn't put "in thirty years" on the side of the bus!
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  1717. ​ @mikeserridge4547 well, it's old people creating hospital demand. Do you have a plan to reduce that ( that isn't horrible)?
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  1718.  @davidedwards1476  Democracy means I can vote for whoever I like and campaign for whatever I want Parliament has to follow the mandate it's given. I am not in parliament! For what it's worth, I would love a world where we can find common ground, but so far I've seen no such efforts made by the 'winners'. You don't have to accept our solutions, but if you want to build bridges you have to acknowledge our concerns!
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  1719. ​ @terrysmith5168 I agree we can and should be proud of collective achievements, but we should concentrate on current achievement, and stop resting so heavily on laurels long past
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  1720.  @garywilton246  they are proud because they are overcoming prejudice and discrimination What challenge are you overcoming that you are proud of?
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  1721.  @garywilton246  you should have stuck with Northern Ireland, you've faced some big challenges there As for being a white, straight male, as a white, straight male, let me dig out my tiny violin to show my sympathy for the hardships white straight males face...
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  1722. @garywilton246  well, please do make me look like a git - what's your story of hardship that I am so cruelly mocking?
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  1723. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...
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  1724.  @229andymon  at the risk of being That Guy on the Soapbox, I believe that is down to us,and the journalism we choose to support. I'll be entirely honest,I can't remember everything that's gone on in politics, and I'm pretty engaged with it. Someone less engaged has no chance. This may sound a bit highbrow, but I can't think of a better phrasing - journalists are our collective memory. They remind us of what has happened before that is relevant to what is happening now If we only have journalists funded by the usual establishments, they get to choose what gets remembered when we need it. Is it any wonder that we have amnesia on certain topics given this setup?
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  1725.  @andyforshaw8489  how many far left parties are even close to being in government right now? If they aren't big enough to be newsworthy, they aren't in the news
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  1726. Let me find my Captain Obvious hat because people listen to him
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  1727. You can find better journalism on YouTube than most TV channels nowadays Low bar to clear, I know 😉
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  1728.  @cal7168  Services often require a common legal framework and standards, and we just broke alignment with our nearest market Many services are going to relocate their offices to the EU, because that's where the customers are
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  1729.  @me38443  Off the top of my head, the one I know that moved here is Shell, and that was a small head office with a few admin staff, nominated as head office for tax dodging purposes I'd be happy to look into other ones, if you know of them
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  1730.  @me38443  Any idea of the numbers? Is it enough to balance all the capital and personnel moving the other way?
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  1731.  @me38443  100k would be great, but sounds a bit unrealistic. A major bank has about 5k employees. Are we really seeing 20 major banks setting up?
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  1732. ​@Abcd-j9i would you welcome Charles Bronson as a neighbour?
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  1733. What about people looking for work but unable to find any locally? Would you pay for them to move house to find work instead?
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  1734. On that note, the "Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government" petition is now over 500k The Tories claim they are ignoring it, but the panicked reactions of backbench MPs tells me they are watching it very closely!
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  1735.  @zeeone4492  yeah, but if we stop listening to the Daily Mail, they'd lose that power over us
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  1736.  @jeffsimon9594  they certainly know their propaganda and spin!
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  1737.  @markc3258  absolutely this. You can't just compare raw inflation figures. You also have to look and see if wages are keeping up. They are in the Netherlands, they aren't in the UK
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  1738. Citation needed!
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  1739.  @johnwheeler3071  because (like Sinn Fein were) they're the propaganda, recruitment and management wing for the violence
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  1740.  @alexandermason3421  the Tory press never talk about Labour's policies. If you want to know what Labour are doing you have to look outside the Tory press Sadly, so much of our news is loyal to the Tories 🙁
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  1741. I think you have nailed it! I the unlikely event that anyone connected to the Royal Family reads this, reform and keep reforming if you want to continue as head of state 🙂
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  1742.  @Afghan31  The EU is definitely accountable to parliament. That's why I voted for which party I wanted for my MEP
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  1743.  @Afghan31  Not personally, but I can if I need to!
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  1744.  @Afghan31  No, she appears in the EU parliament, for parliamentary questions to the committee. It's a regular thing, you can watch videos of it, or even follow it live! It's not super thrilling, but serious matters rarely are
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  1745.  @Afghan31  Can I make sure I understand the question here, by asking a question. Is Boris Johnson accountable to Birmingham City Council?
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  1746.  @Afghan31  yes, because it's the legislature, not the executive. The executive is appointed by the member governments. If you didn't like our representative in the EU executive, blame the UK government that we elected!
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  1747.  @terrysmith5168  Job done then! Now we have better awareness of grooming gangs and Tory corruption. Go us!
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  1748. ​ @magicanimalfish1029 Labour are disappointing, but if the alternative where you live is a Tory, what can you do? Slightly jealous of places where the Greens are starting to challenge the old two!
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  1749.  @coinneachreid8971  to be fair, there is no rejoin ticket in the next election. Even the ultra-Europhile LibDems only have a roadmap that aims to rejoin a decade or more into the future We should start that process though, preferably soon!
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  1750. The media were leading the way here...
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  1751. We had an inquiry. It was seven years long! Can we get on with strengthening the law now, rather than kicking the can away for another seven years?
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  1752. He shouldn't be prosecuted, free speech is valuable, and does need to be allowed Allowed does not mean promoted, though, or protected from consequence. Clarkson is best ignored, or maybe laughed at ( but not with!)
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  1753. He's a tribute act to Senator Mccarthy in 50s America
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  1754. We need to get on that with electricity. You don't buy the existing companies, you just start building publicly owned competition! Let's put the claim that "shareholders add value" to the test and see if privately owned companies can compete in the free market 😁
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  1755.  @kevinhayes7830  it sounds very tempting, but I suspect it would be the leftwing version of Kamikwasi economics!
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  1756.  Macavity  We are taking back control! ...but we need France to do everything for us There's one for starters!
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  1757.  Macavity  So the Tories aren't saying that France is to blame? Does the UK government have a plan?
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  1758.  Macavity  You are on your own. Everyone else says it is!
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  1759. I am happy. If there was any complaint, it's that we don't quite have enough right now, there's still essential jobs left empty
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  1760. @melbeeswax  They shouldn't be exploited. They should be paid a fair proper wage for the important job they will be doing
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  1761. I am not sure about Dacre, but the Rothermeres (who own it) are definitely non-dom
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  1762. It's changing into a world where the USA just isn't as important as it used to be
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  1763.  @djpeekay25  I would be more than happy with either of those options
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  1764.  @djpeekay25  Is there any precedent for coalition governments causing concerns? Many other countries routinely have coalition government and I am not aware of that being an issue
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  1765.  @djpeekay25  if you list the concerns about Italy's economy "coalition government" wouldn't be top of the list, and only makes the list at all because it was spectacularly unstable. Labour and the LibDems are making the right noises for a sane and functional coalition, so that won't be an issue here
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  1766.  @djpeekay25  Maybe? He's not perfect, but who is. The Tory Party don't like him, so clearly he's doing something right!
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  1767. China don't need to invade, they can just buy everything instead...
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  1768. Looking after people can be hard. If you can instead just take a cushy second job, phone in your MP responsibilities, and still get re-elected, why change that habit of a lifetime?
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