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James Martin

@James_R_Martin

Lawyer; Fulham fan; Libertarian Tory (Whig/Classical Liberal); Individual Freedom; Despises statism & corporatism; 52% #Brexit; personal opinions.

London, Surrey & Mallorca Katılım Ocak 2009
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James Martin
James Martin@James_R_Martin·
Whether you've decided or you're undecided this #Brexit documentary from producer & director Martin Durkin is a must vimeo.com/166378572
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Daniel Hannan
Daniel Hannan@DanielJHannan·
Will this revelation give anyone pause for thought? Of course not. British Rejoiners, like Our Lizardman Overlords at the WEF, begin with their conclusion and work backwards.
Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat

Not Surprised

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Steven Barrett
Steven Barrett@SBarrettBar·
With a 3 line whip - he's telling us he's guilty If Labour MPs back him - they're saying that they know and don't care.
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Daniel Hannan
Daniel Hannan@DanielJHannan·
This is going to be unpopular, but here goes. I believe Sir Keir Starmer. I don’t think he would be so foolish, or so careless, as to lie to Parliament. He is an ultra-cautious man, a creature of procedure. When he says that he did not discover until this month that Peter Mandelson had been denied security clearance as a potential ambassador, I think he is telling the truth. But here’s the thing. He never allowed the slightest leeway to others in similar circumstances. As leader of the Opposition, he always assumed the worst, always levelled accusations of lying, always demanded resignations. Boris Johnson was, in my view, also telling the truth as he understood it when he said that he had been “assured that no Covid rules were broken”. He plainly took the word “party” to mean a festive congregation of invited guests, not a break for tea among keyworkers. The only actual party in Number 10 was organised by officials while Boris was 40 miles away. Yet Starmer insisted that this was “industrial-scale law-breaking,” and that Boris must “do the decent thing and resign.” Having set those standards for everyone else, he can hardly now expect an opt out himself.
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James Martin@James_R_Martin·
Kathy Newman is now at Sky and kicks off her new career kissing Starmer’s backside interviewing him about his relationship with the US “it was your ‘Love Actually’ moment” 🤢🤮. The decline of Sky News continues apace.
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Steven Barrett
Steven Barrett@SBarrettBar·
Emotional manipulation is all they have Because the bill is shit Anyone supporting a completely broken law to kill on mass - needs to be ignored Reason must win here - the bill doesn't work. Many vulnerable innocents will die.
Sky News@SkyNews

"They have chosen to impose their personal beliefs on terminally ill adults, condemning many to suffer against their will." Sophie Blake, a supporter of the assisted dying bill, says the dropping of the legislation is "personal" and slams those who did not support it.

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Andrew Neil
Andrew Neil@afneil·
When Labour came to power July 2024 it inherited a recent OBR forecast of a £77bn deficit for 2025/26. Part of a sensible, steady downward trend in borrowing after the binge borrowing during the pandemic and the energy crisis caused by the Ukraine war. Reeves blew up that downward trend and went on yet another borrowing binge, which is why the deficit ended up £132bn in 25/26, despite a massive increase in taxes. I see no grounds for ‘warm words’ whatsoever. Her reckless fiscal policies are why we have the highest borrowing costs in the G7.
J. M. Arnold @redfoxman.bsky.social@redfoxman

@afneil @BrianBr70781113 But Andrew why not report the reducing debt last year? Doesn’t fit your narrative I guess. 20 billion reduction to March if your fans would like to know. I think some warm words are required

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Fred de Fossard
Fred de Fossard@defossardf·
Around half of the British students on the Turing Scheme studied in Europe. More British students went to Italy on the Turing Scheme last year than went to Italy on Erasmus. The Government's messaging around Erasmus has been a straightforward lie.
Department for Education@educationgovuk

Erasmus is coming back 🌍 We want to give students, apprentices and educators the ability to experience all Europe has to offer — building skills, confidence and new perspectives along the way. Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/E6Lj50YOCk7

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Kevin Alcock
Kevin Alcock@KevinAl1976·
No it isn’t. I may upset some Conservative minded people I am not backing them on this but if that is so then so be it, but I absolutely disagree with this policy, it is Luddite, backward looking and suggests today’s Conservative Party are not keeping up with the way the world is moving.
Conservatives@Conservatives

CONSERVATIVE VICTORY: We’ve won our fight against Labour to ban phones in schools. That’s a victory for pupils, parents and teachers across Britain. This is what happens when you Vote Conservative.

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Brexit Facts4EU.Org@Facts4euOrg·
SHOCKER: Only 1.9% of all UK businesses export goods to EU, according to HMRC. Why is Govt imposing full, costly EU laws & regs on 98% of all UK business? EU Re-Set is “down to ideology, not nation’s interests,” Shadow Sec tell us. Vital: facts4eu.org/news/2026_apr_… Pls re-post!
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Christopher Hope📝
Christopher Hope📝@christopherhope·
LATEST Cat Little says the Government has shared all of the evidence about the PM's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson in the first volume to released documents. But... the PM was completely silent in the 140-plus pages released? He literally did not offer any opinion on the appointment. Is that all we will get? Watch now on @GBNEWS.
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Steven Barrett
Steven Barrett@SBarrettBar·
The Speaker does not need or require the permission of Judges Judges are inferior to Parliament But the Speaker will immediately remember the Supreme Court case of Chaytor, which confirmed that Contempt of Parliament is for him to administer.
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Steven Barrett
Steven Barrett@SBarrettBar·
The Speaker will now do his job and summon the Prime Minister to the Commons The Speaker must immediately remember that Contempt of Parliament is a very serious offence, and that the constitution gives him his own police force for a reason It is time we stood up.
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Sebastian Payne
Sebastian Payne@SebastianEPayne·
It’s a long list but Starmer’s impulsive decision to sack Oly Robbins for the sake of a news cycle is likely to be remembered as his very worst decision as PM.
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Alex Deane
Alex Deane@ajcdeane·
What’s up today? Oh, not much. Just Olly Robbins systematically dismantling the government, one chunk of flesh at a time.
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(((Dan Hodges)))
(((Dan Hodges)))@DPJHodges·
What is so devastating is the way Robbins quietly asserted his moral authority, and so completely dismantled Starmer’s.
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(((Dan Hodges)))
(((Dan Hodges)))@DPJHodges·
We’re going to have to have another Statement from Starmer. It’s clear he completely mislead the House yesterday
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(((Dan Hodges)))
(((Dan Hodges)))@DPJHodges·
It's hard to see how Robbins evidence could be more devastating for Starmer. He's made clear beyond doubt No.10 decided Mandelson had to be appointed come what may. Everything Starmer has said about due diligence in relation to the process of his appointment has been a lie.
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Tom Harwood
Tom Harwood@tomhfh·
Wow. Robbins reveals it wasn’t just Mandelson. Number 10 put “uncomfortable” pressure on Robbins to secretly find a golden diplomatic job for another man, Matthew Doyle. Doyle later was suspended from the Labour Party over friendship with Sean Morton, who Doyle campaigned for after Morton was charged with possessing and distributing indecent images of children in December 2016.
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