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political hero, John Hulme. Guitarist, songwriter, fibromyalgia sufferer, father, grandad. KTTO. We need more custard in our lives. No DMs

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@carolvorders So similarly, if one was asked,as prime minister if there had been any parties at No. 10 during lockdown, the matter could have been addressed swiftly and directly.
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@Zero_4 I just love Victoria Derbyshire, not a thing gets past her. To tell Coutinho that it's disrespectful to voters is a proper telling off. More of this please.
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@implausibleblog Victoria Derbyshire always comes prepared with the facts at her fingertips, leaving no room for wriggling around the question. It's a joy to watch.
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@GuillermElodie Never seen a single moment of it, never want to.
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@carolvorders @vicderbyshire @FT Victoria Derbyshire is asking the questions the way we want them asked. She is fully briefed and has the facts to hand as she holds feet to the fire. It's a joy to watch and puts others to shame by comparison. I think @Bennyjj81 may well be right. She is too much for the BBC at
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@petemorristwit Disappointed with an election result? Why not sow divisionist conspiracy theories, I mean, where's the harm in that?
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@TomTugendhat Do you honestly think we have all suffered some kind of amnesia? The hypocrisy of a Tory lecturing is about standards and ethics in public life, after the wholesale trashing of all those principles by yourselves is quite the moment. We could all list the various aspects of the
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@vicderbyshire ".....and our arms are really hurty after being twisted so hard by public opinion. We just hope this won't look bad come election day."
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@MarinaPurkiss One can only hope that there are enough loopholes that Braverman was so wary of, that some smart legal mind can unpick and challenge this unhinged policy. As a nation we should mourn the loss of our humanity.
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@i_iratus The competence is staggering.
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@BladeoftheS Unless she's a fucking genius philanthropist that has changed the lives of billions with her extraordinary work in an impossibly short time frame, what exactly has she done to deserve this position? I could make some educated guesses but I fear I may be sued for defamation.
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@i_iratus Well there's a picture. You can almost smell the bigotry.
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@MarinaPurkiss @trussliz Hang on there @MarinaPurkiss , she has a consistent proven political track record. It's a record of consistently being shite and under performing, failing to grasp the most basic tenets of her brief, and squandering every opportunity that has come her way, whilst being variously
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@carolvorders Braverman has all the cool of an unchanged nappy.
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@BeardedGenius He never answers a question directly, ever!!!!!!
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@i_iratus @Nigel_Farage @GBNEWS Perhaps Ofcom could be nudged into action to actually do their job by the new administration. I'm in no way advocating interference with the press from the government, just a nudge to do what they are supposed to do. That way we have a free and FAIR press, not bullshit biased
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@supertanskiii This is the real society, not thuggery and discrimination.
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@bmay The irresponsible, perpetrated by the idiotic, goaded by the irredeemable.
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@hewitson10 Racked up debt? Doing what exactly? Fiscal responsibility, personal responsibility? What happened to all that bollox?
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@EstherMcVey1 Are you still grifting your expenses? It doesn't make common sense to charge the tax payer for rent when your husband is charging rent for a flat a mile away from the commons, does it?
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@BBCNews The last one was clearly written by some knuckle dragging throwback who I would strongly object to being employed by the BBC. Do better.
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@carolvorders @KKing_5 @esa @everywomanUK Well, when your children surpass your wildest expectations, it really is something. Bloody marvellous, Carol. X
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@edwinhayward Every one of them has lied to us whilst in office, the choice simply illustrates the lack of quality in the party. They are beyond reprehensible.
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@supertanskiii You've got more courage and conviction in your little finger than that lot have combined.
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@implausibleblog Jesus, it makes you want to wash from head to toe, just watching and listening to him, as if you've been defiled.
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@i_iratus I find myself in complete agreement on all points. But the lies, the exposed lies, lies that are now festering with the infection of corruption on top of the lies, that's what brings me to the point of incandescence. Politicians spouting bollocks on a campaign trail is,
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@MarinaPurkiss But non doms and tax avoidance schemes are costing us how much? Ah, my mistake, that's your mates isn't it? Can't have the HMRC poking around to find just how much the exchequer is being done out of, therefor the country. No go after Barry, trying to feed his two kids as he and
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@BladeoftheS Martin Lewis should sue for defamation of character
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@carolvorders @GoodLawProject Can we please put these criminals where they belong?
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@implausibleblog I'll admit I'm not the biggest Paddy Mc Guinness fan, but that was really good. A non politician asking a straight question, highlights the evasion these people employ all the time. the question is a valid one, where's the bloody money? Don't keep on about the pandemic, Ukraine,
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@carolvorders As it stands PMQs aren't fit for purpose. At the end, no one is any wiser and the Tories just plough on being dreadful. There's no accountability and certainly no integrity or transparency to any of this archaic posturing. But it is us, the electorate, that truly suffers. We have
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@MarinaPurkiss @Jacob_Rees_Mogg It has long since been my view that Mogg's catholicism is an affectation, rather than an actual belief system. His disregard of the basic tenets is clear for all to see in his voting history. No amount of going to Mass in Latin is going to save his soul, it's already been bought
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@JaneyGodley There's a whole hat full of horror to unpack in this vile little piece of vitriol. JHB is repugnant.
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@i_iratus You are absolutely right, there is a line and it has been crossed. To hijack the grief of those who have lost their little ones, who are traumatised by the violence visited upon them is clear unforgivable. Those who were involved in the riots should already have had knocks on
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@Haggis_UK They don't want anyone interfering with their control of the economy, the law, the press or anything else, for that matter. The massive problem with this is that the last 14 years has taught us that them having all that control is the WORST idea. They pilfer the public purse, at
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@i_iratus @RishiSunak If he's trying to salvage what's left of his credibility, he's in for a long, troublesome and clearly fruitless search. That ship left somewhere between 2008 and 2010.
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@narindertweets @supertanskiii Zarah is a capable person, not easily intimidated, but that is not acceptable, balanced or fair journalism. If you want to dispute a point, you must first listen to the point to argue yours. Barking over someone, any one, is not making an argument, it's just rude, and in this
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@supertanskiii I can't stop watching it, it's hilarious! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚
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@SophyRidgeSky @edconway Let me get this straight, the Tories fire up a narrative based on taxation, a figure that's disputed, rubbished even, and that's what they have been running with. Now confronted by the same metric, we find that they don't want the same thing levelled at them, but disposable
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@theAliceRoberts @NoisyMV In 2017 we watched Radiohead. Fabulous set. But when it got to "Exit Music" and that crescendo, right there in the middle of the crowd, EVERYONE had their hands in the air, singing " now we are one!" with tears rolling down their cheeks, it was the most wonderful, spontaneous,
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@carolvorders At the end of the day it's our money. The comments were made by her and were libellous. It is her responsibility and hers alone to foot that bill.
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@Haggis_UK Interesting that she uses the word democracy. Our Ricci didn't want questions on national issues, the figurative equivalent to hiding in a fridge. No, Our Ricci wants to go out, have his plants ask the questions which lead him to robotically answer with his rehearsed scripts, ad
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@i_iratus @nadhimzahawi Never let the facts get in the way of a good resignation yarn.
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@DMinghella Every now and then, a situation is crystallised into a perfect response. This is one such moment. This speaks for all of us who are horrified at this administration's failures, scandals and lack of talent. I, for one would like to thankyou for this. for what it's worth, you get
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@RpsAgainstTrump @supertanskiii Fabulous stuff, proactive not reactive. She's ahead of the game, and Trump is already baffled as to how to counter her. This could bring on an aneurysm .
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@ChirpyChet I would dearly love to see every politician challenged like this on every public platform. We have had years of them saying what they like and most of it is simply not true
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@i_iratus @RishiSunak A mighty piece, if I may be so bold. On the nose, as usual. Yes it's so exhausting listening to them bleating away, with no real clue, not one connecting them to the reality we all share. It's a technical recession, It's clipped not edited, Covid, Ukraine, there was a flood,
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@RhonddaBryant @thetimes Root and branch reform of MPs terms and conditions of employment needed. No second jobs, no outside " interests", no expenses, no lobbying. Β£100k and that's it. Don't like it? Find alternative employment. Representing people who have little or no chance of help with daily living
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@i_iratus @markjenkinsonmp Let's not ever forget austerity. This wholly unnecessary policy was a political decision, not an economic one. On the face of it, it was imposed to bring down the national debt. We were sold this as a national emergency after the financial crisis of 2008, brought about by
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@DoubleDownNews Eloquence that speaks from experience.
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@stalexcal @i_iratus I love reading Bear's long tweets. I settle down, with a cuppa, and immerse myself in the fine lyrical use of language that really engages the reader. There's nothing better than engaging with the points raised, which are always informed and well researched, as opposed to the
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@implausibleblog There's been so much said about this man, most of it unfavourable, yet he still has his cheerleaders. Quite why is a fucking mystery to me, his lack of any discernible talent is so alarmingly obvious. As in almost all aspects of his life he somehow managed to bulldoze through the
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@carolvorders Anything to send that horror into political oblivion, Carol. I'm down the road a bit but he's currently my MP and I want him gone.
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@MarinaPurkiss when ever he calls the GE he needs to be asked roughly, oh I dunno, every five seconds why he can't answer a single question that is put to him
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@Haggis_UK @13sarahmurphy She is so desperate for approval from, well, pretty much anyone at this point. She is as pointless and talentless as she has always been, hopefully soon an irrelevance.
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@MarinaPurkiss State murder, Trump probably approves.
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@i_iratus I can't believe it's not............worth the bother......
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@geohollifield @FreeBabarAhmad I do hope she gets the shudders when she receives her notice. Brilliantly brought to light by the way. This is how it's tackled, they have to face the consequences of their words and actions.
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@i_iratus Julia a Hartley Brewer, what a shockingly bad role model for the human race.
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@remain_central Who is this eloquent woman? I'd vote for her in a heartbeat!!
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@dave43law @carolvorders @SamCoatesSky He's also failed, repeatedly, to act in respect of the electorate. He treats us like fools. We absolutely know this party has substantial form on corruption, we absolutely know that ministers, MPs and Tory acolytes have mercilessly ripped off the country and to plead that they
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@MarinaPurkiss And they get to vote......
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@i_iratus If he has to face the consequences of his actions he'd shit himself.
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@supertanskiii @Kirsty_Hulse A landlord tried that with us. I told him that failing to check electrics and gas for 3 yrs would get him 6 months and or a Β£5k fine, for each offense. Then on release I'd sue him. Got my full deposit back, told him to fuck off.
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@ProfBrianCox Brian Cox, you'll be labelled a "lefty scientist" by Mogg. He thinks that's a slur, it isn't. But when cornered by his own rhetoric, or the real facts of the matter, our Jacob turns into a nasty piece of work. He attacks journalists the same way, when confronted. He thinks we
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@hmtreasury I'm afraid the damage has been done, bringing inflation down does not equate to prices coming down, the hikes we have endured in this cost of living crisis have not gone away, and they are still going up. Stop gaslighting us.
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@AdamBienkov Laura Trott had a bit of trouble getting her head around this on Politics Live today. It was explained a couple of times ,but no, it just wouldn't register. Unfortunately it probably will with the electorate, and that, Laura, is where it counts. No amount of bollocks is going to
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@i_iratus There were standards in public life that have been shattered by the last 14 years of Tory rule. I don't want some misty eyed return to a past that didn't exist but I don't think the divisionists have quite the whip hand they want. It's a hope, and we all need that
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@BBCNewsnight @vicderbyshire Jonathan Ashworth, very poor indeed. We expect more.
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@carolvorders @CarolineLucas Repeat the lie often enough...... The true test will be how much of this draconian stuff, curbing our liberty, will be repealed and done away with by the next administration. If this happened in France the country would be brought to a standstill, so why are we sitting on our
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@supertanskiii @StreetVyner Wanker lost his winkle
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@RishiSunak What we won't forget is the constant lying to us, the persistence gaslighting, the ineptitude, the divisive othering of minorities, the economic incompetence, the lockdown parties, the lies about the parties, Boris, Liz, having to sack Suella, twice, the austerity, the corruption
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@carolvorders @DailyMirror Appalling people, utterly devoid of any ethical or moral compass. It's just about the money.
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@i_iratus You can almost hear John Lydon sneering, "Ever felt like you've been cheated?"
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@carolvorders Keep it coming , Carol. We should know how profligate they have been with our money.
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@vicderbyshire I'm 61, and I've never seen such a shambolic election campaign. The scandals, the misjudgements, the utter failure to read the mood of the country is astonishing. It's not as if they didn't know their popularity was in the toilet, it has been for quite some time. So to come out
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@i_iratus @SuellaBraverman They are being recognised and getting called out for exactly who and what they are. If we can pull ourselves back from the brink of populism and just get back to politics being quite boring in it's tedious efficiency and getting the job done, instead of the next big thing, we may
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@MarinaPurkiss That's a more generous idea than the one I had.
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@campbellclaret As you have saved d elsewhere on here today, there needs to be legislation to ensure no one is allowed to do this again, regardless of political persuasion.
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@Aiannucci When they're so vocal about their bigotry and......oh hang on, that's all they're vocal about.
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@supertanskiii In my mind, Tan,this is what those trolls actually look like
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@RishiSunak Hmmm, you are so beneath contempt it is difficult to understand how you and your acolytes have the nerve to show your faces. Lying is now embedded in the culture of the conservatives. You want us to look forward, not at the past, yet you want us to judge you on your performance,
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@JamesCleverly MPs claiming expenses cost the British taxpayer millions of pounds in exorbitant rent claims free food, travel expenses, heating costs and general living costs the average British tax payer has to fork out for from much more meagre salaries and wages. Add to the Β£90+ salary for
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@i_iratus @RishiSunak By virtue of the number of people that will see this, like it and repost this piece, the writing of it is justified. That the argument is, as always, sound is another, more than worthy attribute. That it may stir some to voice similar concerns, and that includes me, is also
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@i_iratus Every single day they hit a new low. They're not just running out of road. They're axle deep in impassable scandal, bad judgement and their own hatred, spinning their wheels and pulling themselves further into the shit. The electorate will not forgive or forget.
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@supertanskiii @ByDonkeys What a buzz kill, she's got no sense of humour.......
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@Channel4News Bereft of the most basic human empathy he just ploughs on digging himself deeper, he is truly loathesome
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@i_iratus Fabulous news, an entertaining day for all of us yesterday, at your expense, but a wonderful outcome, may your farts be lump free and equally entertaining.
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@i_iratus @KamalaHarris Well I've heard and read about Americans using the word communist without having the slightest clue about that which Marx and Engles espoused, McCarthy springs to mind. It isn't so much that these people are poorly educated or badly informed, it's more to do with them being
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@i_iratus @CamillaTominey How anyone can be so confidently opinionated and subsequently so spectacularly wrong and still have a job is a bloody mystery to me. Removing all credibility is hardly the mark of a trustworthy journalist.
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@supertanskiii Takes me back to Cameron leaving Temple Meads station, covered live by HTV, as his motorcade moved off, one loud, strong, Bristolian voice shouted "Wanker!". They apologised for the outburst, quite wrongly in my opinion. It's a moment I still cherish.
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@godfrey_lawson @jessphillips He is a proven liar, from a party that supports proven liars, and you are supporting a proven liar, so well done you.
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@supertanskiii @AntiRacismDay Isn't it marvellous in light of the last week or so? We are better than the hate filled morons, and there's more of us. Hope indeed!!!!!
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@Steven_Swinford This is so much more fun than I expected.
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@supertanskiii Fuck me that's fabulous, cheers Tan. 😁
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