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There is no such thing as "your truth". Deal with it. Daily columnist for the @Telegraph .

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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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There are some "allies" who doubtless would want to introduce the same restrictions on personal speech here in the UK. Fortunately our government is far too sensible to go down that road.
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Oli London
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Two German podcasters are facing a โ‚ฌ250,000 fine and could be sent to prison for calling this Transgender โ€˜womanโ€™ a man.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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On behalf of all my fellow Scots, can I apologise to all my English friends for this crap. This is not who we are. At least, I hope it's not. Plain embarrassing. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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I seem to have triggered a lot of Labour-supporting people who have taken offence at the notion that parents, not the state, have the prime responsibility for raising their kids. This is concerning.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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It's not the state's job to raise your kids. I worry that not enough Labour MPs know this.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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It's not the state's job to raise your kids. I worry that not enough Labour MPs know this.
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Preet Kaur Gill MP
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18 teeth removed from a 4-year old! That is a shocking indictment of how badly the Tories broke NHS dentistry. Labour will introduce supervised tooth brushing for 3 to 5 year olds in primary schools to prevent decay. #Panorama
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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This focus on Elon Musk and social media in the midst of widespread rioting reminds me of when Lee Rigby was murdered by Islamists and MPs queued up to warn against the threat of Islamophobia.
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If our universities can't survive without record levels of immigration, or without government surrendering the principle of free speech to repressive regimes, it's either time for a new model for higher education or time to say bye-bye to some of our universities.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Government dropped free speech law after universities feared for China interests
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Remember when the entire Labour Party clutched its pearls when David Cameron told Angela Eagle to "calm down, dear"?
@ArchRose90
Chris Rose
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If David Tennant had told Diane Abbott to โ€˜shut upโ€™ and said that he preferred she โ€˜didnโ€™t existโ€™ for having an opinion, Dawn would find it completely unacceptable. Funny how these low tier MPs are never consistent when itโ€™s someone who doesnโ€™t hold โ€˜perceived rightโ€™ opinions.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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If the only way universities can survive is to sell degrees to increasing numbers of foreign students at eye-watering prices, then the model is broken and we need to reinvent the entire sector.
@hughosmond
Hugh Osmond
2 months
A direct legacy of the Blair Labour government reforms and policies, the UK university system has come badly off the rails, failing students and failing financially. Universities face cash โ€˜catastropheโ€™ with threat of mergers and course cuts
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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The equivalent of standing outside Parkhead and handing out SNP leaflets supporting a united Ireland. This is how far they've fallen.
@JohnWDWhite
John White ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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In their latest pandering for votes, the SNP are taking us down a sectarian and dangerously divisive road which will lead to nothing but more disaster for Scotland ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Remember when you go out to vote today that you are not striking a blow against fascism or totalitarianism. You're voting for whoever you think is the best person to get the bins emptied.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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The incredible, breath-taking arrogance of protesters who seem to genuinely believe that their protests are more important than voters' desire to hear the prime minister make an election announcement.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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It has now been explained to me that this was Sturgeon eagerly anticipating a kinder, less divisive, less toxic political era, not laughing her head off at Jo Swinson's defeat.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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I left Labour under Corbyn, sick at the thought that my subs were funding his project. I voted against Labour because of Corbyn. But even I can understand why Starmer and others stuck with Labour and paid lip service to Corbyn's leadership until after his inevitable defeat.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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The five-year Scottish parliamentary term was an accident borne out of opportunism, and not what was envisaged in the Scotland Act or the White Paper for which Scots voted in 1997. Holyrood's (and Scottish local authorities') terms should be reduced back to four years.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Let me get this straight: the BBC chose a venue for a leaders' debate which isn't even soundproofed against the bellends and cretins shouting outside? Seriously? #BBCdebate
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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I hate all the confected outrage against public figures who Tweeted stupid things an age ago when they were different people. People screw up. So what? Move on.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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It really saddens me that every time I see someone advocating free speech on principle, they're from the Right. How many newly-elected Labour MPs will defend free speech in their maiden? This *should* be a Left wing thing, but it's not. Why?
@AllisonPearson
Allison Pearson
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Excellent. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป given whatโ€™s coming, everyone should sign up to the Free Speech Union.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Ministers have a responsibility to criticise every rioter, whatever their background, without fear or favour. By me for the @Telegraph
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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The Tories have been in office for 14 years and yet Stephen Flynn, whenever he opens his mouth, attacks Labour. One might suspect that he would prefer the Conservatives to stay in office. I wonder why? #ITVdebate
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Critical Race Theory is just that: a theory. And an unevidenced, untested one at that; no more than a passing phase, the latest fashion to come out of America that, just like "taking the knee", will eventually go out of fashion. It should have no place in British schools.
@Telegraph
The Telegraph
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๐ŸŽ Teachers will be taught to challenge โ€œwhitenessโ€ in lessons, The Telegraph can reveal. Guidance has been created for teacher-training courses, to ensure future educators are โ€œanti-racistโ€ Read the full story at the link below โฌ‡๏ธ
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Glad about this, for the sake of Charlie's memory and legacy. Lib Dems reclaim Charles Kennedy's old seat nine years after losing it to SNP
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Now, *this* is a joke. Class.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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This is true. People visiting their second home in Provence will simply not be able to afford to pay five quid for a three-year visa.
@PeterTatchell
Peter Tatchell
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This is thanks to the fools who voted for Brexit! UK citizens travelling to EU next summer will have to pay โ‚ฌ7 visa-waiver charge Brexit also means more red tape that is harming UK jobs & pushing up consumer prices for EU goods imported by UK. SHAME!
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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She wasn't imprisoned for "trying to raise awareness about climate change" and if you think that you're as thick as she is. She was jailed for illegally blocking a major road and selfishly disrupting the lives of others.
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Hugh Warwick
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here you go - have a look at this threat to society and then try and understand why she deserves 4 year prison sentence - for trying to raise awareness about climate change - when rapists and those who kill while driving get far less punishment ...
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Labour will win, and the party will still receive my reluctant support, but Starmer shouldn't imagine this issue will disappear after July 4 or that many, many women don't feel let down by him.
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Joan Smith
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Thatโ€™s me done. I wrote to @Keir_Starmer & spoke to him in person. I warned him about misogyny. He never replied. Labour has betrayed women with a raft of policies designed to appease trans-identified men. I donโ€™t suppose Starmer cares, but Iโ€™ve resigned my membership today.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Listen to all those #bekind cretins in the audience booing the Israeli jury.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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I know. Makes me proud! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
@lewis_goodall
Lewis Goodall
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The UK public gave its 12 points to Israel in this yearโ€™s Eurovision.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Keir Starmer hasnโ€™t โ€˜changedโ€™ his Party. The same old shibboleths underpin it. By me for the @Telegraph
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Many happy returns to the state of Israel, founded this day in 1948.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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This is utter bullshit. It was practically impossible for Rosa Parks to vote because of the Jim Crow laws, so direct action was her only legitimate course. Same with the suffragettes. This spoiled entitled middle class brat is just annoyed she's not getting her own way for once.
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The Telegraph
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๐Ÿ”ด Just Stop Oil protester who painted Scotland Yard sign orange cleared after comparison to Rosa Parks
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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I've made this case before. It's not just parents of private school pupils who pay extra for their kids' education. But buying a house in a nice catchment area is *virtuous* while paying fees is, apparently, not.
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Mike Pratt
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@jfwduffield Not lost on my left wing friends that they moved to get nearer better state schools. I chose to go private. What's the difference?
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Officials recommended a donation to UNICEF; Yousaf overruled them and insisted on giving our money to UNWRA instead. Former Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf faces review over ยฃ250k Gaza funding
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Is it okay to want Trump defeated while at the same time be depressed that the best the Democrats could come up with is Kamala Harris? I mean, must we all pretend that she's an inspiring political giant just because we don't want another four years of Trump?
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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There is a medical condition in which the victims yearn to amputate perfectly healthy limbs. We used to want to treat such people; now we indulge them.
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James Esses
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Dear @MayorofLondon , Could you kindly explain why you are glorifying irreversible surgery performed on healthy breasts of women for a mental health condition? H/T @FlaggedOffUK
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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@148SJ @darrengrimes_ Yeah, she should have realised that A Man was talking and her job was to listen to Him, even if He wasn't answering her direct question. Women, eh? Tch!
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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How to avoid being killed by the IDF: don't kidnap and murder people. See? Not that difficult.
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Jake Wallis Simons
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Not sure I can respond to this without profanity.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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@LizzFitt But if a kid needs 18 extractions by the age of four, that's nothing to do with a lack of dental check-ups and everything to do with a poor diet and never having owned a toothbrush. Dear.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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@lottelydia I didn't see any criticisms in the article based on your sex.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Britain has blinded itself to the growing Islamist threat. By me for the @Telegraph
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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@thhamilton If you expect your kids' teachers to raise them, then that would be a wise move.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Very sad to learn of Frank Field's passing. A true man of principle who always put country before party. And the kind of courageous thinker Labour needs.
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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How To Make A Story That's Not About You All About You"
@Telegraph
The Telegraph
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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ The former Scottish First Minister, the first Muslim leader of a Western democracy, said he had become so fearful at rising Islamophobia that he had considered leaving the UK Read more here ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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Last of the Summer Wine, politics edition. @StewartMcDonald
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Tom Harris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
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You can almost hear the audience asking each other if it's alright to laugh at this now.
@MrsNickyClark
Nicky Clark
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I see this joke about 21genders, which makes a great point on how the NHS devote time & energy, has predictably caused tempers to flare. Itโ€™s โ€œHave I got news for youโ€ they make jokes about the news. Why does gender ideology expect special protected status. Force of habit?
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