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anotheoldgit

So Just As We Thought It Was Fake News Once Again.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5877169/Time-issues-correction-cover-story-migrant-girl.html...
16:54 Sat 23rd Jun 201813 answers, last by spathiphyllum 19:24 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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anotheoldgit

Families Of Violent Criminals 'should Be Evicted From Their Council Homes'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5876227/Families-violent-criminals-evicted-council-homes.html Well it is a start at least, yet another person was stabbed to death on our capital's streets...
13:28 Sat 23rd Jun 201832 answers, last by andy-hughes 19:45 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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fender62

Anti Brexit Parade

the parade in london against brexit, are these people anti britain and not like sovereignty, prefer to ruled over by non elected entities, or better still be ruled by germany and her pet france, with...
13:14 Sat 23rd Jun 201850 answers, last by anneasquith 18:09 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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mushroom25

75Th Anniversary Of D Day

A concert is due to be held on Sword Beach, Ouistreham on the 6th June 2019, the 75th anniversary of D Day. Good Idea? Dame Vera Lynn (and others) don't appear to be in favour......
12:45 Sat 23rd Jun 201810 answers, last by kvalidir 17:41 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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Cloverjo

Melania's Jacket

This has been all over Twitter but I haven't seen it here so I thought I'd bring it up. Melania went to Texas, to visit the poor kids separated from their parents in the immigrants detention centre,...
00:21 Sat 23rd Jun 201854 answers, last by Spicerack 20:24 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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cassa333

Italy Slams Malta Over Refusal To Take Migrant Ship

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worleurope-44571150 The thing I would say at this point is.. if they were picked up off the coast of Lybia why weren’t they taken to Lybia?...
22:25 Fri 22nd Jun 20186 answers, last by Togo 20:25 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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webbo3

Another Labour Loony

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/mps-endorse-labour-council-candidate-14319590 \\Birmingham MPs Jess Phillips and Liam Byrne endorse candidate who urged people to 'grow up' after...
21:03 Fri 22nd Jun 20185 answers, last by mushroom25 15:44 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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-SharonA-

Trump And The Illegal Imigrants

Trump now parading families who have had member killed by an illegal immigrant in order to support why he is doing this.
19:58 Fri 22nd Jun 201812 answers, last by Togo 06:22 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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anotheoldgit

Latest News, Windrush Anniversary Celebrated At Westminster Abbey

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44571616 Please let's have a decent debate on the real need for this. Celebrate if one needs to, but Westminster Abbey really?...
12:31 Fri 22nd Jun 201833 answers, last by pastafreak 18:22 Fri 22nd Jun 2018
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anotheoldgit

Hungry Acts Over Migrant Crisis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44546030...
12:05 Fri 22nd Jun 201822 answers, last by anotheoldgit 13:22 Fri 22nd Jun 2018
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anotheoldgit

Anti-Muslim Campaigners Denied Entry To Uk

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/anti-muslim-campaigners-denied-entry-uk-far-right-martin-sellner-abel-bodi...
12:03 Fri 22nd Jun 201850 answers, last by Spicerack 23:35 Fri 22nd Jun 2018
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DeeLicious

Should Lord Sugar Be Fired?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5872621/Fire-Senegalese-football-team-refuses-accept-Lord-Sugars-apology-racist-tweet.html I don't think he should. I think it's a totally TT overreaction...
10:11 Fri 22nd Jun 201821 answers, last by andy-hughes 22:44 Fri 22nd Jun 2018
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Quizmonster

Sandwich-Boards

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44570688 Can we expect soon to see the FLOTUS, as she is sometimes called, rambling the streets of New York draped in message-bearing sandwich-boards such as...
09:28 Fri 22nd Jun 201810 answers, last by jno 00:34 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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Gromit

I Am Struggling To Make Sense Of This...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-44560959...
18:42 Thu 21st Jun 201830 answers, last by Old_Geezer 11:16 Fri 22nd Jun 2018
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gulliver1

Trump.

Should May, invite Trump to the UK ?.
11:02 Thu 21st Jun 2018113 answers, last by gulliver1 09:00 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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ToraToraTora

What Will The Effect Of This Bill Be?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44546620 Less tish on the net?...
10:50 Thu 21st Jun 20187 answers, last by Old_Geezer 12:27 Thu 21st Jun 2018
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gordiescotland1

How Do You Think Negotiations Have Gone- 2 Years On Saturday Since

It will be 2 years on Saturday since the Uk voted to Leave the EU how do you think things have gone? I think they have gone very badly and I think Theresa May is a weak leader who was always a...
09:26 Thu 21st Jun 201836 answers, last by tonyav 20:24 Sat 23rd Jun 2018
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ToraToraTora

Why Are The E U S S R Playing Politics With Peoples Lives?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44553225 Surely it's in everybody's interests to be sensible over this issue....
09:09 Thu 21st Jun 20187 answers, last by fender62 14:10 Thu 21st Jun 2018
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lynbrown

How Long Was This Going On?

The uproar over the children in cages in the USA sprang from nowhere over the past few days, due to one journalist releasing a video of a crying child. How long has this practice been going on? Why...
09:04 Thu 21st Jun 201820 answers, last by whiskeryron 11:54 Fri 22nd Jun 2018
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cassa333

Is This Now The Proper Beginning Of The End

Of our membership? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44542156 Or will the remainers still keep trying to keep us in (either officially or via the back dot)...
22:39 Wed 20th Jun 201816 answers, last by Zacs-Master 12:50 Thu 21st Jun 2018

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