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gulliver1
Trevor Phillips. Sky news presenter said on Tv to Tory transport Secretary Mark Harper that "The Liberal Democrats beat you" in the local elections "No No they didn't "! replied Harper. But they... ...
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ToraToraTora
https://news.sky.com/video/swinney-this-country-could-do-more-if-we-had-the-powers-of-a-normal-independent-nation-13130626 Sounds like someone has just watched braveheart for the 175th time! You... ...
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youngmafbog
Why on earth was the Green Party supporting this man?  I generally find the Greens a tad odd but perfectly harmless and ususally seem to want to do good, so how did this... ...
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youngmafbog
Or will he cpitulate to their demands? Seems we are fast heading to a theocracy rather than a democracy.  Ladies get those headscarfs and long dark dresses out.  And LGBT,... ...
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ToraToraTora
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1896199/oxford-university-students-pro-palestine-camp I thought they were supposed to be top places of education. ...
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ToraToraTora
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1895613/sainsburys-self-service-check-out-protest on the rare occasions I go to any sort of supermarket I prefer the SS tills much more convenient. ...
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Gromit
They were the brainchild of David Cameron and have always been utterly pointless. They were always a miscalculation for the Tories. Scrapping them should be a priority. Then get rid of those... ...
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ToraToraTora
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-scotland-68964607 Can he dig them out of the hole Mr Useless dug? ...
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gulliver1
Now that the dust has settled.   It seems that the Cons have seen the worst set of results in 40 YEARS. After millions of voters cast their ballots for their choice for Councils and Mayors.The... ...
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Peter Pedant
Jerusalem ( who dey?) has just de-platformed al-jazeera - 24 h propaganda available in English and Arabic - and told it to get out of the country. Cabinet level decision - no 2 on the agenda,... ...
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https://news.sky.com/story/australia-police-shoot-dead-boy-16-after-he-stabs-man-in-attack-with-hallmarks-of-terrorism-13129596 \\Police have shot dead a 16-year-old boy after he stabbed a man in... ...
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https://news.sky.com/story/sky-news-projection-labour-on-course-to-be-largest-party-but-short-of-overall-majority-13128242 ...
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ToraToraTora
https://news.sky.com/story/bird-flu-outbreak-could-threaten-us-cow-cuddling-craze-13128725 Who'd have thunk it? ...
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gulliver1
Labour's Sadiq Khan has conquered Whitehall by winning a third term as Mayor of London. Mr Khan  won the contest with 1,088,000 votes Whilst his Opponent Susan Hall Con, only secured 813,000... ...
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gulliver1
It's starting to look like the Party that Brought Brexit to Britain is about to get their Comeuppance and well they deserve it.After the results of Thursdays votes it appears that Rishi and his... ...
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naomi24
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/02/three-quarters-gps-want-strike-poll-reveals/   If they do will anyone notice? ...
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fender62
what could go wrong, i imagine a whole city will spring up around the tunnel, were not talking a metropolis of skyscrapers..but slums, red carpet to europe, 9.000 came to sangatte for the tunnel... ...
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fender62
no votes because labour are not hard enough on gaza, who are these people...be more militant, like islam needs more... ...
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gulliver1
The UK last had Compulsary Identity cards cards during WW2. But they were finally withdrawn by Churchhill in 1952 and have never been used since. And most Brits don't want them. But suddenly they... ...

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