@BareLeft Whilst I agree, I doubt these rules would be applied evenly.
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PaulRobsonRetro
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@RetroRobson
Parent, Teacher, Coder, amateur (very) musician, terrible sportsman. Disney fan ... obviously.
South Norfolk, England Beigetreten Kasım 2025
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Publishing disinformation like this should be punishable.
Besides cooking the books by only mentioning income tax yield, about half of that £333bn figure are pensions with the second biggest bloc being in-work benefits.
Is it any wonder this country is going mental?
Matthew Elliott@matthew_elliott
The Government will collect £331bn in income tax this year, and spend £333bn on welfare. In other words, we now spend more on people not working than we raise from those who do. And the cost? Debt per person has risen from £11.5k in 2000 (inflation adjusted) to over £41k today.
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@jonsopel Which you could say about Herman Goering of course.
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Vile. He was a lifelong public servant asked to do a job
Jennifer Jacobs@JenniferJJacobs
Trump in Truth post: "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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@DavidTaylor85 Pointless showing off. The devices can be bought online for a couple of hundred quid (these look older ones). Total cost of this "aid" compared to the cost of the trip is ....
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This is such vital humanitarian work that 3 days really is too short. Cuba needs him.
Richard Burgon MP@RichardBurgon
I’m on my way to Cuba for an emergency 3-day visit. I’ll be delivering medical aid to a children’s cancer hospital and joining an international delegation of MPs opposed to Trump’s new ban on any fuel entering the country. This cruel policy is putting lives at risk. It is an inhumane attempt to strangle the Cuban people. And Trump is even threatening that Cuba could be “next” after Iran. We must take a stand.
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@PaulEmbery @Shayna620 It's not just a political opponent. There are very few people whose death I would celebrate I know personally. Maybe 3 or 4 people. But they are there.
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@Shayna620 "Refreshing"? A US president publicly jubilating at the death of a political opponent and saying "I'm glad he is dead." I wonder if you people ever stop to think about what it is you are defending.
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This was Trump's immediate response today after learning that a former director of the FBI had died. It seems there is no depth to which this depraved man will not sink.
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@PaulEmbery Given he tried to destroy Trump with left wing fairy tales that yielded bugger all, I'm surprised he's this generous.
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@daniellismore It's like all those people who were giving homes to illegal migrants ; nice virtue signalling, not happening in practice.
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I would rather live next-door to a refugee than a reform voter. To be honest. 🇬🇧🪆☕️🪆🫖🏴
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@RichardBurgon @jeremycorbyn Not showing pictures of your bought online stuff then - that likely cost less than your flight to Cuba ?
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With my friend @jeremycorbyn, I've just delivered key medical aid to Cuba.
This is part of the Nuestra America Convoy that’s bringing in huge amounts of aid as Trump tightens the cruel and illegal blockade of Cuba.
Donate and learn about the #NuestraAmericaConvoy below.
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@TheNewsAgents @arusbridger You could ask Rubbisher who the "journalists" are and what they watched.
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@TheNewsAgents @arusbridger @TheNewsAgents are supposedly neutral former BBC "Journalists" who now are left wing ranters.
One recalls Maitlis' "Cummings" rant as her inability to differentiate opinion and fact.
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A new investigation claims GB News is failing to meet Ofcom standards – but nothing is being done.
GB News says it's fair and impartial, but journalist @arusbridger says only someone paid to work for the channel could claim that with 'a straight face'
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@AlbertoBaIsam @We_OwnIt @juliewassmer The nationalised ones (Wales and Scotland) have the same problems, so it's more complex than that. But I do agree it should not have been privatised, it is not competitive. I have a choice of Anglian Water or Anglian Water.
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@RetroRobson @We_OwnIt @juliewassmer debt, underinvestment and increased costs for consumers has been the story pretty much right across the board. by any reasonable judgement, privatisation has been a disaster,
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If the water companies can't survive without dumping sewage in our rivers and seas, LET THEM GO BANKRUPT.
Then nationalise them for nothing.
Thank you, Boycott Water Bills and @juliewassmer for inviting us.
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@laurasportals @pvicvah @sappholives83 They probably do overall as an average, yes, almost certainly.
However, this tells us nothing about individuals. People have a relationship with *one person* not an "average woman".
Some have a "body count" of 1, (or 0).
Some in the hundreds.
Irrespective of gender.
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@RetroRobson @pvicvah @sappholives83 i’m not sure why this discourse is even a thing when it’s a proven fact that men have much higher body counts than women
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that any man who is this fixated on a woman’s sexual history will be a possessive, controlling, abusive asshole. Men like this don’t want a partner. They want a blank slate.
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@DavidHe91696725 @worstall The assets were sold to the investors. You can redefine stealing as much as you like, it's still stealing.
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@RetroRobson @worstall The assets were paid for by the taxpayer and go back to the taxpayer. Investors were hoping for solvent companies, which they are not
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"If we stiff all the investors then we can have it for free!"
Wholly true, but if you stiff the investors then the other name for that is theft. Which is, you know, against the law? Even, against international law.
We Own It@We_OwnIt
The government claims that nationalising water would cost >£100 billion. That figure has been repeatedly dubunked - by Professor Dieter Helm, & Professor Ewan McGaughey at the People's Commission for Water, among others. Water belongs in public hands. vist.ly/4vetf
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@AlbertoBaIsam @We_OwnIt @juliewassmer Apart from water I'm not sure any other infrastructure should not have been privatised. Unfortunately it will have a knock on effect on everything.
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@RetroRobson @We_OwnIt @juliewassmer it might well destroy investment in other infrastructure that should never have been privatised, which would be a fucking marvellous knock on effect
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@laurasportals @pvicvah @sappholives83 Fair enough, but can't complain if you are the town bike either.
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@pvicvah @sappholives83 and most women don’t want community dildos
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@sappholives83 Nope, they don't want a blank slate, they don't want someone well travelled.
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@RetroRobson @DavidHe91696725 If it's bankrupt then no. It's not stealing from the shareholders - but it is stealing from the creditors.
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@DavidHe91696725 @worstall Okay.
So the debt is money owed to people or more likely entities, right ? So when they go bankrupt the assets are sold off and distributed amongst those debtors. You can't just say "it's bust, we'll have your stuff".
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@RetroRobson @worstall What's it taking? They're billions in debt you weapon 😂
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@Alonso_GD Whilst UK prices are high, this is a ridiculous comparison. Tnere are other reasons.
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When I moved to the UK in 2019, I paid £45 a month for electricity. I now pay £185. Every 2-3 months I get an email from my supplier raising my direct debit by a few pounds
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski
This could have been avoided. Failure to insulate every home, end reliance on fossil fuels & decouple energy prices from gas left us exposed to energy shocks. Now we must act: Cap bill rises after June. End fossil fuel addiction. Lower bills, permanently.
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@Simon_Ingari New hires may have moved for promotion rather than sideways.
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