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Nigel Farage's media appearances from 2018/9 with right-wing nutcases are now being exhumed as if they're dead-sea scrolls.
It's a bit weird for those of us who followed this in minute detail real time but better late than never etc
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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JUST IN: A fact check of the big debate. CNN's Daniel Dale (@ddale8) notes "Trump has been staggeringly dishonest and Harris has been overwhelmingly (though not entirely) factual."
@JohnBerman
Ella retweeted
We need to defend universalism.
Universal benefits like Winter Fuel Payments & demands like Free School Meals for All ensure no-one falls through the cracks.
It builds solidarity, reminding us that we all belong to the same society & deserve warmth, food security & dignity.
Ella retweeted
it is quite astonishing when you think about it.
For the next three months all of the money from your water bill will be spent on nothing but debt interest payments and dividends.
Not fixing the sewage system, not securing London's water supply, not providing a better service but greed, proffering and financial engineering.
And what was @Ofwat doing when all of this was going on?
Remainder of year’s water bills will pay dividends and service debts, say campaigners
theguardian.com/business/art…
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I spoke today to oppose the government’s proposal to cut Winter Fuel Allowance. I voted against this because it will not only cause real hardship for many of my constituents this winter there is a real risk some will die.
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Let me just come right out and say it: I love Bernie Sanders. Happy birthday, old friend. Keep up the fight!
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A simple truth, either wilfully ignored or still not grasped by swathes of Tory journalists & politicians.
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An example of the excellent Twittering of @MichaelTakeMP who the Daily Mail decided to quote in one of their articles 😂😂
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"Untreated sewage pumped into Windermere for eight days in a row."
Of course @unitedutilities try to blame the weather.
What about the £9,500,000,000 they paid to shareholders. Perhaps they should have spent more of that on their utterly crap sewage system.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08…
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Today’s Observer column theguardian.com/business/art…
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From the archive: There’s a medieval wall inside a London office that you can visit
ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the…
A large section of medieval wall from the City of London’s first monastery can be found inside a modern office, and it’s open to the public to pop in and have a look.
Ella retweeted
Thoughts on coverage of the Olympics - they've gone over to much more emphasis on gossip, chat, and biogs. Much less on explaining the technical side. They don't even bother to put up full results boards. Do they think it's too much info for us to cope with?
Ella retweeted
‘We should never forget the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Farage and other rightwing extremists, while shutting out progressive voices. It built Farage into a major public figure.’ theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Destroyed by Private Equity:
Bernard Matthews
The Body Shop
Byron Burger
Casual Dining
Cath Kidson
Comet
Debenhams
Flybe
Four Seasons Health Care
HMV
Maplin
Monarch Airlines
Paperchase
Poundworld
Southern Cross
Thames Water
TM Lewin
Toys R Us
Supermarkets, GP surgeries, next.
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Dear People with Grievances
You can't get to see your GP because of Tory funding cuts
You can't get an NHS dentist because of Tory funding cuts
Your housing is poor because of Tory funding cuts (and de-regulation)
Your kids' school is falling down because of Tory funding cuts
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From now on, a vote for Reform is clearly a vote for racist riots. That’s why Farage is so rattled. #FaragesRiots
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Nigel Farage says it upsets him when people call the far-right violence 'The Farage Riots'. So people should definitely not do that
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The longest sentence handed down to a violent racist rioter this week is shorter than the sentences imposed on entirely peaceful environmental protesters last month.
Labour must repeal the Tory laws that treat peaceful protest more severely than violent disorder and assault.
Ella retweeted
I wonder what kind of political environment could have emboldened these morons to attempt to burn down hotels full of asylum seekers.
