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Beyond sick. Something is very wrong with our institutions and society.
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 NEW: Henry Nowak's final words to his killer were "I'm not a racist" according to new court documents
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This is heartbreaking.
Even as Henry's life was slipping away he could hear his killer calling him a racist.
He would have known the police believed his killer because instead of trying to save his life, they dragged him across the gravel and handcuffed him.
F*cking vile.
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 NEW: Henry Nowak's final words to his killer were "I'm not a racist" according to new court documents
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Some people will disagree, but if Britain was closer to Ann Widdecombe’s views than to Andy Burnham’s views, then this country would be in a much better place.
Progress for the sake of progress has certainly contributed to Britain becoming a low-trust society.
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@RossKempsell @GuidoFawkes @theLDNstandard Perhaps the UK now needs a written Constitution on the lines of that of the USA.
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Labour's abuse of parliamentary procedure must stop!
From the failed Chagos deal to the flawed assisted suicide bill, Labour is seeking to limit scrutiny, and is treating Parliament with contempt.
Me @theLDNstandard
standard.co.uk/comment/labour…
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Apology not accepted.
Nothing to do with facts. You called that great woman, just slaughtered, an “old maid”, a “virgin”, a “spinster”.
Language which gave away your horrible misogyny.
You would NEVER have described a 78-year old man as “bachelor” let alone “virgin”.
It was unforgivable.
As Ann would have said: “APP-ALL-LLING”!
Adam Boulton@adamboultonTABB
AN APOLOGY I was seriously wrong and insensitive in one of the several media appearances I made yesterday in reaction to the death of Ann Widdecombe. I got the timing and tone of my initial word portrait of her wrong. Of course I shared, and share, the horror at her murder and the respect for her remarkable and feisty political career. I also know that many people loved her for her subsequent showbiz stardom. Her untimely death is a horrible thing. My mistaken view was that in the context of rolling news coverage, I was being asked to contribute as an obituarist who has known her and interacted with her since the 1980s. This approach was premature. At no point was I expressing my personal feelings about her, that's not what I do. I was discussing her life in the round, based on the record of known facts and what she has said about herself, along with some recollections of our personal interactions. My choice of words on the spur of the moment was clumsy. I did not intend to offend though obviously I did.
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I wish some on the Left would apply a basic sense test to their 'research'. If landlords really were making a 70% pre-tax profit margin, as this report claims, people would be flooding into the sector - instead, they're fleeing in droves.
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Having entered politics a couple of years ago from the world of business, there was a veteran politician with whom I met regularly.
Someone I had immense respect for and would invariably offer counsel and wisdom which I found incredibly helpful.
I found it remarkable that someone so diminutive in stature could be such a towering presence in any room.
We would discuss challenges and opportunities.
Ann Widdecombe always had time to discuss things in detail, was genuinely motivated to help, and her presence radiated empathy and warmth.
I could also be assured that where she disagreed with a view that I had, she would be direct and forthright in explaining why.
I recall being struck by just how relevant the wisdom of a lady in her late seventies still was in this hyper-modern era.
I will always be grateful to Ann and remember those lunches and long tea meetings at Reform HQ with immense fondness.
She gave so much to this country.
Her multi-decade Parliamentary career, during which she held key ministerial positions means she permanently altered the course of history in this country.
Her legacy is to be one of the most formidable and courageous voices in the upholding of law and order, and to be widely considered a national treasure.
The last lunch we had ended with her enthusiastically saying she would write up some of her advice on sentencing reform, based on her vast experience.
I am so sad I shall never get to read it, nor enjoy such a lunch again.
Rest in Peace Ann.
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This is nihilistic idiocy. We saw this week what happens when you don't have policy, with poor Laila Cunningham looking like a complete moron, having to bluff on live TV over her party's complete absence of a defence policy. Moreover, policy is multi-functional. It provides and intellectual foundation for all your subsequent comms and campaigns while contributing towards a reputation for seriousness and expertise. It is not for the consumption of the masses. It is your blueprint so that you know what to do with power when you get it. If you don't have a plan for power, there is no point in obtaining power. And supposing I'm completely wrong, there is nothing at all lost by producing it, especially when so much can be accomplished in a short time with the proper motivation.
name@SteveGreenyer26
Yeah policies are going to win it Once you ignore the fact that less than 1% of people have ever read a policy document it makes perfect sense Living in the online sphere it’s tempting to think huge amounts of people are politically engaged. They aren’t. Even members of political parties, even those that know the minutiae of how political campaigns work often have little idea of how pulling levers of government affect the world They don’t see the step by step policy decisions that got us here. They wake up every day and history resets, the status quo is how it’s always been
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@Chooselife63 @MichaelLCrick Where does that put devout Muslims and Imams?
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@MichaelLCrick I love you Michael, but you have this one wrong.
Whatever she was like in her private life her campaign against homosexuality alone should condemn her to infamy.
I'm sure some of the most horrific people through history have somebody to say something nice.
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A former BBC colleague says:
"Of the hundreds of high profile politicians I dealt with as a floor manager Ann stood out as one who was unfailingly sweet and personable. In those high pressure moments of appearing on Newsnight to be interviewed by Jeremy, it was unremarkable if MPs were terse or barely noticed you were there, but she was a pleasure to bring into the studio, lovely to deal with.
What absolute horror."
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@ANMalikSmith And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!
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75% of Brits agree that it's time for us to tax wealth.
Let's get it done and build a fairer economy, reduce inequality and let the British working class prosper.
YouGov@YouGov
With former financial trader Gary Stevenson advocating for a wealth tax of 2% on wealth above £10 million in a TV show this week, our poll last year found 75% of Britons would be in favour of such a tax Link in replies
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@rcolvile FYI, Mariana Mazzucato is Professor in the "Economics of Innovation and Public Value" at UCL and founding director of the UCL "Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose" (IIPP).
'Nuff said... 😉
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It is quite something for the same division of the same university - @ucl's Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment - to produce two of the most ludicrous policy reports in memory on the same day (1/?)
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A Tribute: Ann Widdecombe was a happy warrior for the causes she believed in.
Convert, Tory rebel, Brexiteer, unafraid of being called divisive because she knew exactly where she stood.
Also, by every account, warm and generous to the people around her, whatever their politics.
Rest in peace, Ann.
conservativewoman.co.uk/ann-widdecombe…
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Ann Widdecombe, the conservative warrior
A tribute written by Paul Collits
To a woman hated for being right on all the right issues but loved by those who knew she was driven by the truth
conservativewoman.co.uk/ann-widdecombe… via @theconwom
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@clarescastle @reporterboy Indeed, 66 Final Strip for all further games but with the lions in gold on the red.
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@reporterboy The right hand one. We’ve flown it on my church for the whole championship till now, and so far so good…
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🏴 vs 🇳🇴 Ok X you choose. Vikings are in their kit - I’m choosing between these two - which of these historically contradictory T’s do I go for?
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If the police don’t know who murdered Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative Shadow Home Secretary, why have they said that they have already ruled out terrorism? It just makes them look really dumb and their investigation look compromised.
GB News@GBNEWS
GB News National Reporter Jack Carson brings an update on the 26 year-old-man who was arrested, and subsequently released, under suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe.
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