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@TitaniaMcGrath This is what infuriates me. I hated dolls, hated dresses, hated pink. And was never trans or anything but a girl. Why are gender stereotypes being pushed in the name of progressivism?

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@Cruella1 @SkyNews @brexitparty_uk @UKIP I'm neither UKIP nor Brexit party, but I'm strongly missing the days when comedians were funny.

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@IncMonocle When the police acknowledge that being "quite openly Jewish" may pose a risk to your safety on the streets of London, but they're not "hate marches". We see them. Why don't you see them?

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@noiranwarorg @MiddleEastEye She expressed "pride and joy" at the atrocities of October 7th. We don't want such people in the UK. Very well done @ukhomeoffice

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@Serena_Partrick A more pertinent question might be, "do you think Hitler's views on forcing people to agree with him were closer to yours or mine"

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@IncMonocle He's surrounded, yet feels confident to be arrogant, smirking and abusive. That's because he knows our Jewish population are peaceful. If a Jewish person would not feel safe in London in a carriage full of pro-Palestine protestors, even without offering abuse, we have a problem.

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@addicted2newz I've been trying to decide which dystopian novel I've woken up in. 1984 is the obvious choice but there are a few candidates.

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@PinskerCentre @COLRICHARDKEMP @BristolUni The requirements of free speech should allow an invited speaker to be able to attend a university to give their speech. They should not allow people to impede his entrance, shout in his face with a megaphone, or slander him. This does not look good, Bristol.

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@Zero_4 @PolitlcsUK How is that worse than hanging your feet over the seat in front?

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@ArchRose90 "We don't feel safe on campus without our masks." But we feel safe to follow a solitary guy, bawling at him through a megaphone and trying to intimidate him with chanting. Excellent response from Prof. Bailey

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@FUDdaily I don't think many saw the march as a political event. It was the expression of people who feel totally disenfranchised and unrepresented by current politics. A plethora of sneering condescension on social media about white working class people suggests they're probably correct.

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@GBNEWS @Jebadoo2 Sad to hear this from a Conservative MP @aliciakearns . LGB refers to sexuality, T to gender identity. Nobody should be forced to link them if they do not wish to.

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@Psychgirl211 Good to see this argued back from a psychology perspective. Excellent point on Stroop effect.

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@mjaeckel Agreed. I have spent 20 years in tech, never hit a glass ceiling, never failed to be recognised, never failed to get the promotions I wanted, never found the industry to be hostile. Ironically, I have had far more hostility from other women than ever from "the patriarchy".

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@DrProudman Could you stop please, this is embarrassing. I would like women who want such things to keep women only clubs. Why should men not have the same?

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@afneil Proud. Despite what the internet trolls claim, 🇬🇧 stands with 🇮🇱

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@Win_Li1 People like you using language like that are a large part of the problem. Everyone who dislikes Labour and what they stand for, or voted for Brexit, is a "bigoted, racist, flag-shagging gammon?" (which is, by definition, a racist term).

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@youth_demand @Pal_action Just to be clear given some of the comments condoning this. No, the whole country is not behind you. No, it's not a genocide. Do however feel free to go protest in Gaza.

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@KTHopkins Is it possible you spend your entire life thinking up the most repugnant things you can say, just for media exposure? Most intelligent people don't want to be known for dragging their mind through the gutter to attract attention. Those girls were victims - where's your empathy?

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@NickBoles I've been a Thatcherite since I was eight years old, it's what brought me into the party, while growing up in a predominantly Labour area. Low tax, small government, equality of opportunity. No elitism, no paternalism. I don't believe that makes me 'far right'.

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Editor's comment in the Sun. Could not agree more. I've only been saying this for 30 years or so.

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@primalpoly @guardian What if we all read both? Good authors, whether men or women? Or is that a little too radical?

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@ThomasSowell Equality of outcome will always require some form of discrimination. It is much more sensible to focus on creating equality of opportunity.

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@afneil The ongoing abuse of the white male working class demonstrates why the Equality Act 2010 is divisive and not fit for purpose.

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@RupertTrouserz @EssexPR When people would prefer the risk of their female relatives being murdered to hearing centre right politics, you start to realise how hysterical the narrative has become.

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@S1ckriver @TrippyPip School milk was so disgusting that I still can't drink milk 40 years on. Oh, and Labour began the withdrawal of free milk. But of course a good rhyme is more important than factual accuracy.

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@BobGeor27574923 My mortgage has almost doubled, but why do people still believe this was Truss's fault? It's a narrative and it's untrue. Blame excessive QE, LDI funds and zero interest rate for years too long.

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@Tony40335450 And what if he approaches you? Asking on behalf of women who may be wondering why this person is on the loose in the community for the fourth time.

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@RespectIsVital You just reinforced why the Equality Act 2010 is unfit for purpose. "Minorities" shouldn't be protected from incitement of fear and hatred. Everyone should be protected from incitement of fear and hatred. For the record, quoting survey results is not inciting fear and hatred.

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@GillianKeegan Agreed. Blair's skewed focus on pushing people into university has left us with the shortage of skilled tradespeople we have today. We need to squash this idea that academic education is somehow better than technical education.

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@RichFenton @alexharmstrong One of the fundamental principles of Magna Carta is that justice is impartial. Are you disputing that he has a point?

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@GoodwinMJ @DPJHodges He's right on this @DPJHodges . By all means call out far right as far right, but Starmer and Cooper are also labelling concerned ordinary citizens as far right. They're offering protection only to one demographic, and only calling out violence and intimidation from one side.

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@bass4themasses @lewis_goodall The UK continues to show it is still great, regardless of the loud and embarrassing minority.

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@epkaufm I was in Japan last year. I can confirm that Japanese people seem not to be offended by being told, in my very rudimentary Japanese, that I like Japanese things, including sushi.

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@archer_rs This is revoltingly elitist.

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@DAaronovitch Given that they were radical communists and anti Western liberalism, that's not supporting your argument as you think it is. Quite the reverse, really.

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@Tim_Matheson I think the word you're looking for is "racist". The tolerant left strikes again.

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@hendopolis This is ridiculous. I have argued against people complaining about Stormzy's scholarship for black students, which I have no issue with. I also have no issue with a scholarship to help disadvantaged white boys. Why must this be rejected? Identity politics is poison.

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@SpeechUnion The proposed legislation in Ireland is a huge infringement of the liberties of the Irish people.

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@OliLondonTV @ucddublin @ucddublin what action are you taking to remove such individuals and protect your Jewish students?

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@sophie_r_allen @Docstockk Absolutely with you on this. The trend of silencing debate on any topic that does not fit a certain agenda in the academic world is worrying.

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@carolvorders We have the highest immigration levels ever. Carol thinks we need more immigration. Carol supports Labour. Noted. #NeverLabour

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I've been waiting for this for a long time. This is the party of the people that I signed up to as a teenager. We have great potential in all parts of the country. Let's support it and level the playing field.

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"We pay our suppliers, our rent, our staff, the tax man..if there’s anything left we pay ourselves from that profit. This is called a dividend and isn’t taxed through PAYE as it’s not regular income." Radio 4 interviewee correcting the myth that this is a tax scam. #ExcludedUK

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@dave43law @KemiBadenoch "Break the law and incite?" Do sit down, Dave. He's done no such thing. Meanwhile, your side is out on the street with weapons 'protecting their communities', harassing football fans and causing intimidation and disorder.

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@chas_newport @afneil It's tied into the anti-West, anti-capitalist, anti-liberal rhetoric of postcolonial theory. And it's coming from the hard left, who have practice in pretending sinister agendas are morally good.

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@aSentientMind @DaveAtherton20 @GrahamCrossley9 @RNLI So all you have to offer is insult and hyperbole? Where is your answer to why the RNLI (brave individuals, doubtless) would escort this boat to the UK rather than back to France given the geographic location of the incident?

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@GBNEWS Starkey on the nail as usual. I was never Labour, but I could respect a lot of old Labour. The likes of Frank Field. They cared about the working class. We just disagreed on solutions. This lot, never.

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@chakrabortty Not sure dehumanising language is a great look for a serious newspaper.

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@bydarrenstyles @michiganbuddy @jk_rowling So Stonewall is destitute, and autogynephilia isn't an issue. And you tell other people to educate themselves. Please.

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@vermiliongs @dianaleonie1 @afneil So you're crying discrimination while flaunting antisemitism? Don't think that's going to work.

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@AmandeepBhogal Well said, Amandeep. I support civility and tolerance. This does not mean I support political correctness, which does nothing for either.

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@stellacreasy @NeilDotObrien I'm strongly pro-choice Stella and always have been, women do have ultimate rights over their own bodies. But you really can't totally decriminalise abortion, there has to be a cutoff point and that should not be late in term.

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@Femi_Sorry @labourlewis This is England, pet. Part of Britain, a constitutional monarchy. You can Google it if you're struggling with the concept.

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@FUDdaily I don't disagree that the speculation was stupid. I still don't think this is a reason to accept two tier policing. I've been shouting for months about people on Gaza marches being held to account. So should lawbreakers on these marches be - but peaceful protest must be allowed.

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Happy to announce that I'll be standing as a Conservative candidate for Ketley Bank and Oakengates in 2019. My interests are social mobility, equality of opportunity, stopping CSE, mental health, helping people in career and business, and supporting all in the local community.

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@Suffragent_ Now, call me racist if you wish, but I'd prefer not to welcome people needing such a degree of adaptation that they believe you should beat your daughter with a metal bar for adopting Western dress codes.

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@Effiedeans I lived in Scotland for 12 years and saw much of what you're speaking about. It's such a shame, my dad was a Scot and the SNP mess grieves me.

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@sarah_stook That's a fine example of whataboutery and deflection. Sad that we're considered to be incapable of genuine concern due to political affiliation.

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@JoeWChristman @antisemitism The first part of that quote is "from the river to the sea" i.e. eradication of Israel. I would think it's therefore self-explanatory.

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@davewvero53 @Effiedeans Having seen the celebrations in the streets on 7th October, and the treatment of the bodies of murdered girls, I'm inclined to agree with Effie. They're volunteering to help people who in large numbers supported those things.

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@manwithoutatan @profdanhicks @andrewdoyle_com Free speech, eh? How scandalous.

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@NewStatesman Will @georgeeaton now get a serving of humble pie to go with his bottle of champagne?

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@jomickane You couldn't make this up. How did he not think it would come back to bite him?

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@NeilDotObrien Every needs to start talking about GDP per capita rather than GDP. This turns the "immigration is an absolute necessity if we want to maintain our standards of living" argument on its head.

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@SpeechUnion @Nigel_Farage @SuellaBraverman Antifa are all over this with "no pasarán". Some people really have taken their politics back to the early 20th century.

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@DCBMEP The question that must be asked is why Starmer has sympathy for Palestinian protestors, sympathy for BLM protestors, sympathy for rioting Roma, and threats and contempt for the British working class. Is this a Prime Minister for all of the UK? #TwoTierKier

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@JakeLandauTO @blackburndarwen It's racist to believe a culture in which women are taught they must cover everything but their eyes - or be beaten for it, as an Iran - is oppressive? Strange take for feminists.

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@NotthatSuzanne What's with the horse equipment? I'm pretty sure no horse wants any part of that. Do the Greens not ask the "Have you ever done anything that would cause the party embarrassment" question?

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@nicolelampert Well that's solvable then. Support for a proscribed terrorist organisation is surely grounds for revocation.

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@justbleatit @GBNEWS It always has been. It's post-colonial, anti-white, anti-capitalist, anti-liberal, anti-Western theory hidden behind caring about civilians in a war somewhere most of them couldn't find on a map. Hence no outrage for Ukraine or civilians being massacred elsewhere.

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@DKShrewsbury I cannot support the deal in its current form. The backstop is not acceptable.

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Hoping to see @conservatives stand up to @hmtreasury and their erroneous negative beliefs on why people become self-employed. We need to support the small entrepreneurs, risk-takers, job creators and flexible workforce. @ForgottenLtd @StopIR35

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Why is @BorisJohnson ignoring the #ForgottenLtd - his core voter base? @alexkcrowley gives us some insight talking to @nickdebois @talkRADIO Time for @hmtreasury to advise the PM of what CAN be done, not what can't. We need the #DISS to protect the jobs of 7.6 million people.

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@jamesrbuk @theipaper Define 'far-right', please. It seems to have grown to included lower-income working class people opposed to mass immigration, which isn't in any definition I ever read.

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@DavidLammy I don't think this piece of (clearly inaccurate) spite is working very well for you...

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@or_pip @robinbull1 That's my earliest and most enduring memory of Labour. First impressions last.

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@Jebadoo2 Am I getting old? I remember when people kept their fetishes in the bedroom.

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@IncMonocle Why is this man being openly harrassed? @metpoliceuk

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@PaulEmbery Despite being on the other team, I'm very pleased for Rosie. Hopefully the renewed endorsement of her constituents will win her better treatment from her own party.

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@Steven_Swinford The taxpayer is paying the consequences of the graduate visa scheme. If universities are not viable without it, they're not viable and should close. Sunak is right on this. Train our own young people and stop obsessing about 'soft power'.

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@supertanskiii When anyone even remotely centre right is "far right" to you, you probably need to examine your Overton window. Also, the definition of "hate speech" is not "doesn't agree with me".

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@ConceptualJames My standard answer to this is "Did you just assume my privilege?" Because privilege, by the very nature of intersectional dogma, is based on a host of social factors, not all of which are visible.

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@archer_rs Assuming people who have a different opinion to you are gullible, especially as these are mainly working class people you're speaking about, is clearly elitist.

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@MrAndyNgo Young lads being harrassed in Trafalgar Square for carrying a "Lest We Forget" banner on Armistice Day. Tell us again @MayorofLondon how this is the fault of @SuellaBraverman and why the marches should have been allowed this weekend?

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@SlightlyNewsed @CharlotteCGill I didn't think the Left liked statistical significance. Aren't you all about lived experience? Apparently, only if it supports your narrative.

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@stellacreasy @KateAndrs "Women do the patriarchy's job" were your actual words. I hardly think challenging the statistical presentation of data can be construed as either "not understanding feminism" or doing the patriarchy's job. Your comment comes across as ad hominem.

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@JulesSunbeam @ProfBrianCox @Conservatives @BorisJohnson I agree. As someone who admires what Brian has done to make physics more mainstream and make academic work more accessible/ interesting, I was saddened by that tweet. I'm not xenophobic, I dislike golf, and getting out of the EU is more important than my potential grant funding.

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@ACunninghamMP @Ofcom No, it was not, it was a Q&A session - which your leader was also offered the opportunity to hold. Did the public not ask the questions you wanted them to? How rude. Also, this predated the recession announcement.

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@FUDdaily The officer's team refused to carry weapons in protest after his suspension. According to their reports, he was disoriented after the vicious attack he'd been subjected to and believed his gun had been taken.

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@KiszelyPhilip We don't conform to their narrative or acknowledge that we should let the "elites" speak for us as we're incapable of speaking for ourselves, as Marx suggested. Also, intersectionality has given them better groups to support their elitism in terms of Foucauldian power struggles.

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@NicESpurling I'm neither. Now what.

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@FUDdaily I'm not sure turning the Palace of Westminster pink reassures me that we've shown solidarity with the affected communities...

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@K_Niemietz The ultra wealthy whose families benefitted calling on the government to apologise and make reparations infuriate me. My ancestors didn't benefit - they were dying young in the foundries - but their taxes already paid. If you feel guilty and benefitted - pay yourselves.

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@rachelvmckinnon @ecodeathmarch I don't mind if you're cis, trans, lesbian, gay.... but sex should be consensual and enjoyable. If you're having to "cope" with it because someone else considers you must choose them as a sexual partner, something's wrong. If that means you call me a TERF, so be it.

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@gaileyfrey I'd suggest throwing some $$$ at a therapist.

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@addicted2newz I love her. I have to fast sometimes for health reasons. That's my problem, not anyone else's. Wouldn't dream of asking someone not to eat.

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@habibi_uk Well, fair play, many of us in the UK will also fight until death for the UK. However, we would be fighting in the UK. It seems strange to be fighting to the death for Gaza from 2500 miles away.

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Nothing should prevent an independent enquiry. That would be inexcusable. #cse #telford

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I screamed as loud as I could, so he grabbed a handful of gravel from the ground and stuffed it in my mouth, he held my nose, forcing me to swallow. Now you 'work' for me, he said. I told the police. You chose that lifestyle, they said. #CSE #inquiry #telford

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@Psychgirl211 @ottawalady Spot on again. I was doing Stroop tests back in my undergrad days, there's no way that psychologists are unaware of this, but I saw back then what happens if you challenge critical theory. And the professional bodies condone and support this under the banner of inclusivity.

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I don't think "detoxifying" is really the correct response. How about addressing it from the top down?

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Hi @BBCPolitics The correct question is : Can Labour explain why it is riddled with anti-semitism from top to bottom? And why does the party not care about it.

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