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Keen mountainbiker, coffee lover, photographer and Francophile, with a real interest in politics and current affairs.

Rural Derbyshire
Joined March 2009
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Starmer is definitely rattled by Farage and Reform's lead in the polls. As a result Two-tier Kier has just held a press conference trying to convince the country that his government's failed policies are delivering growth. What an absolute shower of an administration.
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The PM keeps droning on that EVs are the future. What about the millions of people that can never have a milk float because they live in a home with no parking or they live in tower blocks with no access to charging points? We must be allowed to drive whatever we want.
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It beggars belief that the residents of Grenfell Tower were told to 'stay put' as flames engulfed the doomed building. That ridiculous policy was responsible for the deaths of so many, if not all, the residents. I hope the survivors get justice.
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I don't know why it took the Privileges Committee so long to work out what we all knew: that Boris Johnson lied to parliament, to the people of the UK and, more than likely, to the late queen. His track record on the truth is well documented, so this verdict comes as no surprise.
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Well done Just Stop Oil, for attacking the Chelsea Flower Show, which is really going to stop our consumption of oil. These people, clearly with too much time on their hands, have no grasp as to just how important oil is for making 100s of products that we all depend on.
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If you want to buy a milk float (electric vehicle), that should be your decision, but I simply cannot agree that we're being forced to buy vehicles with limited range, few places to charge them and they're not even that much better for the environment.
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Prince Harry hasn't just burned his bridges, he has obliterated them. He has also, ironically, put his own family in danger following his totally reckless account of his combat activity. I don't know who is advising him at the moment, but clearly it's all falling on deaf ears.
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Just Stop Oil? Blocking the M25, again? Really? All they're doing is stopping ordinary, law-abiding people going about their daily business. So, let's stop the chaos, stop vandalising priceless works of art and think of a better way to make your point.
If Boris Johnson is the answer, then we're clearly asking the wrong question. Busy Lizzie and her hapless chancellor crashed the economy and so the only democratic option, which really would be in the national interest, is a general election.
Liz Truss couldn't stay on for one more day as PM, having trashed the economy and causing misery for millions of people. Any help that she offered with the energy price cap will be massively off-set with spiralling food costs and eye-watering mortgage rates.
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Liz Truss's toe-curling press conference did nothing except reinforce her untenable position. It was like listening to a robot whose speech algorithms were glitching, because she gave the same answer to every question posed by journalists. The only solution is a general election.
Liz Truss's embarrassing volte-face on her cunning regional pay initiative for civil servants was nothing to do with it being mis-represented, it was just a ridiculous idea. So much for levelling up, which is yet another patronising concept, just like the Northern Powerhouse.
Boris Johnson's recent outburst at PMQs accusing Sir Kier Starmer of failing to prosecute Jimmy Savile, because at the time he was the DPP, is frankly ridiculous. How much lower does the PM have to stoop before he resigns?
Boris partied whilst we all obeyed and for that reason alone he should do the honourable thing and fall on his sword. Some are trying to defend the alleged party because staff at No 10 staff deserved a rest. Give me a break! He should go and every attendee should be fined £10k.
It seems that lying to your country, fighting an illegal war and destabilising the Middle East are all essential ingredients for getting a knighthood. Well, if your initials are 'TB' that is. Shameful.
Mr Cummings recently suggested no-one can say if Brexit was worth it. Sadly, at this point in time it is all too clear that there is no Brexit dividend. Doing business with and travelling to the EU is much more difficult. Staying in EFTA should have been offered as a 3rd option.
Derbyshire County Councillors have recently rejected the idea of re-opening the former intercity line linking London and Manchester via Bakewell and Buxton, a short-sighted decision that makes no sense whatsoever.
It's all very well threatening to stop the EU from fishing in our territorial waters, but if that happens we will no longer be able to sell our fish to the EU, which takes most of what we catch. Food for thought, indeed.
Border Force Fishing youtu.be/Y0b1I-C46h0 via @YouTube Hard to believe that this is the best solution that the Border Force agents could come up with after three months of lockdown.
I don't usually write posts that get personal, but just who does Gina Miller think she is? Like a spoilt child that has lost her dolly, she's trying to do everything she can to thwart the will of the people who democratically voted to leave the EU. Shame on you, Ms Miller.