@Newsforce @trussliz @DrJBhattacharya someone invited the worst prime minister ever to speak on topics she knows nothing about? who could be so stupid?
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Brighter than the light.
Distant Star Katılım Ekim 2013
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🚨 TONIGHT: LOCKDOWNS, COVID, LAB LEAK — IN THE ROOM
What was known?
What was feared?
What options were rejected?
Tonight, @trussliz sits down with @DrJBhattacharya for the premiere of In the Room — a new documentary interview series on the decisions that shaped history.
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The UK’s exit from the EU single market has been an economic disaster.
Most estimates now show:
1. UK GDP is around 4–6% lower than it otherwise would have been
2. Business investment fell roughly 10–15% below trend
3. Trade volumes and manufacturing competitiveness weakened sharply
He was one of the main architects of this project.
The damage to British industry, growth and long-term competitiveness is a direct consequence of that political choice
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@CharlesHThyme oh charlie chap, what a terrible perspective, should we save money energy and reliance on outside sources? yes, but not charlie, he's a twat who wants everyone to spend more for the fossil fuel industry! probably want to bring back CFCs whilst you're a it. berk
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If Labour's green energy policy cannot deliver enough power to run my tumble dryer, maybe - just maybe - the problem is Labour, not my tumble dryer.
Mary Kenny@MaryKenny4
Tumble dryers are expensive on energy and mostly unnecessary - a trad clothes-line much better for clothes and climate. On this, I’m with Ed M.
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New blog: JADE DRAGON FOREVER - marking the 20th anniversary of my #DarkFuture novel, a demon-infused high-octane love letter to Hong Kong action cinema & 80's cyberpunk, now lost (?) forever... 🐉
jswallow.com/jade-dragon-fo…
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@jmswallow they need to do a reprint dark future box set with the series in a paperback boxset !
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A bunch of Muslims are handing out Qurans here and said "hey have you read the Quran before?" I said NOPE and kept walking 🤣
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@trussliz @SpeechUnion @cpac_gb Toby Daniel Moorsom Young, Baron Young of Acton, is a Conservative life peer.
Twat. Speaking with the worst prime minister ever!
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Toby Young tells The Liz Truss Show how American visitors to CPAC GB in July can benefit from a special discounted membership of the Free Speech Union to protect them during their stay. @SpeechUnion @cpac_gb
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@trussliz utter shite, there is no free speech fight in the U, you well know the UK laws Liz, they haven't changed, nor are they going to, free speech isn;t the ability to talk complete and utter incoherent shite and expect people to listen, be quite Liz
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Fight for free speech at CPAC GB!
CPAC Great Britain@cpac_gb
🔥 Free speech is being crushed in Britain - but you can get protection! The Free Speech Union is offering a special rate for CPAC GB visitors of $30. Heavyweights Toby Young, Allison Pearson and Lucy Connolly will be speaking out! Get your ticket → cpac.org/int/greatbrita…
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In the midst of all the news today, and with Parliament prorogued, many people may not have noticed that this was the final time the hereditary peers sat in Parliament before being forced out by Labour.
I want to pay an extra special tribute to them.
Combined they had 1784 years of parliamentary experience, wisdom and service to this country. That is not something easily replaced, and it should not be casually discarded.
Most were Conservatives. All were public servants.
They have brought to public life judgment shaped over decades, deep expertise, institutional memory, and a sense of duty that has strengthened Parliament and, very often, improved legislation in ways the public will never fully see.
Their record speaks for itself. They have served in war and peace, in government and opposition, in defence, diplomacy, farming, business, science and public service. They have not merely occupied seats in the Lords, they have contributed to the life of the nation.
That is why what has happened matters. Hereditary peers are a living part of Britain’s constitutional inheritance that Labour is casually tearing up.
Labour has rubbed away another part of our heritage, not to strengthen Parliament but to replace it with political appointees, four of whom it has already had to suspend the whip from because they were so inappropriate. That contrast says rather a lot.
At a time when public trust in politics is fragile, I think it is worth saying plainly that experience, seriousness and tradition still matter. Service still matters. Duty still matters.
So today, as an era closes, I want to put on record my profound gratitude and admiration for our hereditary peers. Britain has been better governed because of them. The Conservative Party has been stronger because of them. And Parliament will be poorer without them.
Their contribution will long outlast the petty politics that has brought this moment about.
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@trussliz you are critical, eternally, against anything the UK does, terrible, terrible, worst prime minister ever!
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As always no critical commentary on the Bank's contribution to the crisis we are in - the continued failure to curb inflation, the negative impact of QE and the huge losses the Bank is making on the sale of gilts that are being dumped on the tax payer.
No political party is prepared to talk about it either.
Our country won't recover unless we are prepared to tell the truth about what has gone wrong.
Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Report makes for unremittingly grim reading: * Inflation could hit 6.2% at the start of 2027 * Food prices could rise by 6-7% by end of the year * Warnings of possible need for 'forceful ' rises in interest rates. One scenario has as many as **six** rises by the end of the year, taking rates to 5.25% * Living standards already falling * Economic growth forecast to be anaemic * Low-income households most exposed to energy price shock * Food and hospitality businesses most exposed and could be forced to lay people off The Bank of England has warned that inflation could rise to more than 6% at the start of 2027 if the energy price shock caused by the Iran war causes prices to 'rise sharply and remain elevated for a prolonged period' In this scenario interest rates would need to remain 'materially higher' than previously expected to bring inflation down The Bank's other scenarios have inflation at 3.5% before falling back. The Bank says there is 'significant uncertainty about how events will play out' Which is undeniably correct - the figures the Bank is using as the basis for its forecasts are already outdated. They don't factor in the events of this week and the renewed threat of escalation Food prices are forecast to rise by 4.6% by September as higher energy costs feed through, along with increases in the cost of fertiliser. The Bank thinks that food price inflation could hit 6-7% by the end of the year Economic growth will remain 'subdued', the Bank says. Which in this case is anaemic - we're talking 0.1% in 2026 Q2 Who will it affect? The Bank says that lower income households will be more exposed to increases in the cost of living, which is a statement of the obvious - a higher proportion of their income goes on essentials. Lower income households spend twice as much on food as a propertion of their expenditure compared to higher income households 'Early evidence suggests that, although firms do expect to absorb some of the rise in energy costs within their margins, most firms also expect to raise prices somewhat in response to the shock' The Bank is particularly concerned about the risk of rising levels of unemployment in the hospitality sector - particularly hotels and restaurants - which will be most exposed if people's incomes fall. The industry is said to be 'very concerned' The hospitality industry is *more exposed* than it was in the wake of the Ukraine war, with 80% of food retailers with cash reserves worth less than a month's turnover. 'This may limit these firms' ability to retain workers in the face of continued demand weakness' bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-polic…
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@MelonieMac 1 Let a woman receive training in a quiet demeanor with complete respect for order. 12 But I do not allow a woman to train or dictate to a man, but to be in a quiet demeanor.
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@MelonieMac 1 Let a woman receive training in a quiet demeanor with complete respect for order. 12 But I do not allow a woman to train or dictate to a man, but to be in a quiet demeanor.
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