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“The gnarled parapets jagged upwards like a bony hand of icy indifference. In the background, there was a pigeon”. Turbo SHO. Saladsmith. Squirrel whisperer.

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This audacious work offers a visceral commentary on transience. It beckons viewers to confront isolation's fragility through a stirring portrayal of solitude's ephemeral essence. Milo's unconventional genius captures the imagination. A daring masterpiece.
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@hankgreen It was fungible while it lasted
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@MikelGunners @FHawksworth @jackypetal @idruprofen @AndrewG97440406 He literally showed you a payslip showing it is 👍 You don't watch GB "news" by any chance?
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@SteveBarclay @BMA_JuniorDocs @Telegraph You had time to sit down and pen a Torygraph article but couldn't find 30 minutes to talk to the BMA. How much did they pay you for the gas powered piece?
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@thehezashop Scottish Comedian @DaftLimmy and toothpaste. What?
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@sophielouisecc Wow. Didn't realise she was a politician. Who else isn't going Soph/Simon? The Pope? Johnny Depp? Gary from accounting, the horse from the new Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty, my nana. You should turn this into a thread of people not going.
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@juliaisobela @Anniedroid_ How much did it cost to individually wrap a teabag? Who in their right minds got a committee together and presumably after group discussion decided a teabag was a great idea? 🤦‍♂️ I bet it's not even Tetleys. Still... More substantive than claps and a pay restoration 🤷‍♂️
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@MikelGunners @FHawksworth @jackypetal @idruprofen @AndrewG97440406 In typical gammon fashion. When you're wrong.. double down then pick up your toys and run away. You have to admire the British mentality to talk complete and utter bollocks with zero understanding yet absolute confidence.
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@rcornellious @ThatTrophyWaifu The Millennial Uncertainty Principle.
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@TheFigen Seahorse:
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@Somerstown4 @HeedDoc @AllisonPearson So to be clear... It's not a clear case of Lyme Disease.
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Why would anyone apply for GP training now when this is the state of primary care after 14 years of Tories? I remember being truly excited at the prospect of becoming a GP but not any more and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Sad times.
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“We’re creating PAs to support NOT replace GPs” IS A COMPLETE LIE! The practice I locum in have now replaced me with a PA 😞 I’ve been a GP for 10 years & can’t get work?! My GP colleagues CANNOT GET work! We ARE being replaced, by significantly less qualified people?!
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@NoContextBrits The names Corden. James Corden.
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@Nigel_Farage Let's call an election and you can run and lose for an 8th time.
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@MikelGunners @FHawksworth @jackypetal @idruprofen @AndrewG97440406 Well I'm not a GP so yeah it isn't. You see what happens when you make assumptions? Nice deflection too. Actually no, it was a piss poor effort.
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@GannonPitre @FlorenceHRScott Did you feed it cement mix and water? 3 meals a day. All growing concretes need their nutrients.
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@DrNeenaJha Is this another golden nugget of wisdom from the illustrious @drcolinm ? Can Prof Colin confirm what happens when the hospital WiFi inevitably breaks down? Is "Google it" the new GMC stance on maintaining standards and education? Are you not embarrassed?
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@Dr_Done_ Starting wages for a JD should be same as if not more than a starting PA. Simple as. More extensive training, greater responsibilities and a more demanding role. There is no debate.
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@gmcuk The BMA saved you the bother. Also why has it taken 20 years for you lot to start now?
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@iDrSunny @theresecoffey So when they ring in sick and cover can't be found does that mean 3 theatres are shut down? Or is it then 1:6? Doesn't seem very economical. I dunno tho, I'm not a Tory.
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@PamelaAmeliaK Yeah but it's a calling. You were called. Be happy with claps. Claps provide sustenance and will pay off the 10 grand interest on the £90k debt you accrued. Be content in the knowledge that after working 10 years your wages will be marginally above average. So stop complaining.
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@Sandford_Police @Scientits I have 2kg of Lurpak and 9 rolls of triple quilted bog roll. Will trade for salvation.
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@PavSoor @theAliceRoberts See Physician Associates. A bargain basement medic trained in a fraction of the time but apparently enough to see undifferentiated patients. A pliable workforce without regulation or union representation so no chance of strikes. Qualifications only accepted in the UK so stuck.
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@Pandamoanimum Cupboarddoorantasia is commonly misunderstood and dibilitating neurological condition affecting millions of men. It's not something to be made light of. Many biscuits are impacted by this adult aversion. He needs your support not derision. Frankly I'm shocked at your reaction.
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@SteveBarclay @TheBMA @BMA_JuniorDocs If a 31% real term loss in wages since 2008 is "fair & reasonable" then I'm sure you'll be happy returning the yearly above inflation increases you've enjoyed as MP? After all, we're all in together. When's the next Torygraph OP piece due? Will you be expressing disappointment?
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@NoContextBrits Technically true. Poor execution.
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@sophielouisecc How much you getting paid to shill on social media for your Tory overlords?
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@TheBlondeRN I carry little bleep machines from the 1980s in my pocket. It screams and shakes all day for attention and whimpers every few minutes when I ignore it. Sometimes I have to carry 2 just for the pure joy of the experience. I hate the bleep machine.
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@julianhartley1 Why are you directing this towards the BMA? @VictoriaAtkins said she would be back at the negotiating table within 10 minutes once IA was over. It's now been almost a month. Perhaps you should be directing that thumb tap energy towards the people refusing to engage. The Tories.
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@kelvmackenzie How old are you? 77? Statistically speaking you'll be requiring their help in the not so distant future. For one reason or another. We'll see how that tune changes in a few years.
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@BushBabe64 @LKTranslator Did you spend years in uni & on placement to qualify, essentially working for free while accruing tens of £thousands in debt? Did you spend years learning and developing new skills while managing critically ill patients on 12+ hour night shifts, weekends and bank holidays?
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@fasc1nate First members of the Mile High Club:
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@MikeDonio Why would Jesus, the son of the living God... Need a seatbelt? Or a parachute, or insulin? Nothing is impossible for him. If you have enough faith and it's some dude's will then we will be healed. To suggest otherwise, minimises and marginalises the power of mass hysteria.
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@Jeremy_Hunt Weird how YOUR wages have kept up with inflation while doctors have lost ~25% over the last 13 years. Just one of the universe's strange coincidences 🤷‍♂️ Weird how the "independent pay review" found you guys need that pay rise. Our "independent pay review" was ignored. Weird.
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@wesstreeting @Keir_Starmer @ClaireWard4EM @UKLabour Hi Wes.. I'm a medic working in the NHS. I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind elaborating on what you meant by you're "up for the fight” with NHS unions? Is it the official labour stance that you don't agree we should be paid fairly? Would appreciate your response.
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@bizwiz1980 @yashar Shut up u absolute muppet. There is absolutely no justification for this kind of graphic. Any attempt otherwise demonstrates a complete and utter lack of humanity. Seriously. WTF is wrong with Fox and more relevant to this thread... You?
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@ThePerfumeShop @kylieminogue All of you laughing until you find out Kylie took advantage of 33% discount on CK one
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@NoContextBrits What's the matter babe? You're not wearing your engagement ring..
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@fasc1nate all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy..
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@sophielouisecc That divisive hate and endless guff won't tweetspaff itself.
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@henrybenson88 @The__Reclaimer @ValhallaSpectre @internet_what @bkerogers Hmmm.... Yeah. You may wish to revise that last statement.
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@DrEilidhMaria @chriscpritchard Hi @drcolinm . Is this OK to you? This is something commonly referred to in legal circles as "taking the piss". How much are we forecasting it will cost the GMC to sort through these legal whoopsies? I'm assuming the funding will be direct from our fees?
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@Stuzipants Superb. Towards the end you can hear the geiger counter as he goes nuclear.
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@VoicesByZane @Srirachachau Doesn't the dragon sit on a massive hoard of gold coins?
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@WeirdMedieval @KWholesaler Just super happy to be included
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@JohnWad84222151 @kelvmackenzie A junior doc does your cataract surgery and removes your necrotic appendix. They're also the people treating your kids for sepsis at 4am and performing CPR on your wife and newborn baby.
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@BMA_Consultants Queue the pre-written Sun/Torygraph OP piece where Steve expresses his deep, everlasting disappointment. So much disappointment. Steve's entire tenure as Health Secretary has been one big disappointment. His disappointment is disappointing.
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@VictoriaAtkins @Conservatives Your "word" as a Tory is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. You & Steve did nothing but lie & deflect for almost 2 years. Gaslighting doctors while facilitating their replacements with PAs with 1/5 the training..while paying PAs 30% more.. 30%. Exactly what we're asking.
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@DennyTWright @guardian Alternatively we pay them properly and foster an environment where they want to stay. Just sayin..
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@parastie @kjdelay1 @olsonplanner This is a prime example of misplaced frustration. Blame the insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, hospital admin and politicians. Practioners have no control over pricing. Then blame the educational system that charges $400k+ to train physicians in the first place.
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@_2duffelbagrell @tap3000 @thelondon_lewk OK. Let me just grab some popcorn
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@dpatto1 @parthaskar @FPARCP @gmcuk @DrAsifQasim @mmamas1973 @trishgreenhalgh @DrLKVaughan @UKGastroDr @RowanHarwood @NHSE_WTE @doctor_oxford @RoshanaMN @OrthopodReg Here's a hypothetical. You're in a hospital or GP practice and all of the people below introduce themselves as "I'm part of the medical team". Which one is the PA? Or you're elderly and you've never heard of a PA. Which is the doctor?
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@bea_johanssen @UKGastroDr Those 3 days are full time hours. Please feel free to elaborate on this "laziness" and "greed". I'm sure with your extensive experience of working as a GP you'll have no problem sharing.
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@thesarahkelly @arb Lies. His big and a bird. The clue is the name.
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@DrNeenaJha @JimBethell @rcgp You have to wonder why he's so committed to this project? What's his stake here because he's certainly not motivated out of an unbridled passion for patient safety in the NHS. The only time I've seen a Tory this vocal is when there's cash involved.
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@VictoriaAtkins @UKParliament Pay us. It's that simple. You found £8B from NI tax cuts (that lo and behold directly defunds the NHS & social care) just before a General Election but you can't find £1B or £2B to pay doctors properly? You've already paid out £2B to cover costs of strikes. Take a hike.
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@SteveBarclay It would mean a few JDs would have £20k restored. Steve, would you not be a bit miffed to lose £20k off your wages? On top of that you're expected to work more to cover rota gaps with fewer/crumbling resources. Oh & you're also now £100k in debt. No? Anyway, enjoy the beach
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@SteveBarclay @DHSCgovuk Here's a truly bold plan Steve: Pay your doctors and nurses a fair wage that reflects their training and responsibilities. You can start the process by actually talking to them.
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@WendellHusebo @elonmusk @SRuhle I suspect you're on a register somewhere
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@PaulMcKernan7 @drokane This tweet wins today's internetting.
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@bizarre_content Waiter: Mate.. it's looks like a shit. Chef: one sec... *Drops a mint leaf
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@DPJHodges I know right
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Locums for one week. Makes more than entire month working as an F2. Junior doctor pay truly is a farce. Bring on the next strikes 😁
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@jdmaccoby I've always appreciated Rubio's splendid sense of adventure
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@thegradmedic PAs start on 40k?! Thats more than my F2 wages and they don't do nights or weekends. Seems fair.
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@BBCLauraKT Easy. The man's achievements are innumerable. Can tie his own shoe laces. Only occasionally uses velcro now. Can count to 11. Knows the alphabet. Customer loyalty: Used same hair dye for 10+ years. Can do 5 star jumps. Most parties attended by sitting/slouching PM.
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@MarkAugustGuy @AxLizzie @SolNataMD It wasn’t a simple question though was it? It was a puerile and vapid reply. Disingenuous and frankly a little idiotic in light of the last 18 months. There is no debate about this anymore. There never was. Vaccines save lives. Fox News pundits don’t.
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@jonlis1 @tomhfh There's always a "but" or a "yet" Tom - I register compassion on a superficial level yet... Tom - My sociopathic traits allow a perfunctory recognition of other people's suffering but...
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@TheFigen *twist Dog removed sewer grate and is now leading him to a cliff edge
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@ESHTNHS If an FY3 with at minimum 7 years of medical training isn't considered generalist enough to work at a GP practice then how pray tell, can a PA with 2? How is that continuity of care? Why are you PAs paid more than your junior doctors?
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@horror4kids Still one of the best things ever on telly. Have you ever? Ever felt like this? Have strange things happened?
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@Omar_pets0 That's a human getting adopted 😉
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@drcolinm @RavensburgerUK Dr Colin. You have well & truly opened a can of worms & your refusal to engage is only making the situation worse. I'm sure you can see that and you're perhaps hoping this will all blow over. It won't. You need to communicate with us. Explore our concerns. Help us understand.
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@MarkBagnallSurg @Stethoscopic @oliverdevine So what's the point of entry requirement to med school? Why bother with a selection process at all? Why force trainees to fork out £80+k? Why send them half across the country away from family and friends? Will PAs cover on-calls and night shifts? If so, how when they can't px?
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@Sarahbsharpe @Brexit "not necessarily JUST because" 😂😂 I suspect you will be repeating that phrase quite a bit over the coming years. But meh it was your "sovereign right" to shit your bed. Now we all get to sleep in it. Fun times ahead. Thanks 👍
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@christatum4949 @gemcch @ameliadimz @zarahsultana The whataboutism is strong in Tory voters. 12+ years in power. 65 years of Tory mismanagement in the last 100. "Yeah but labour did something over a decade ago"
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@JimMFelton Translation: jibber jabber *gesture wildly with hands to emphasise my blabber* grumble grumble *Grasping for filler* blabber babble blabber *pause to consider further guff* Guff
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@matthewrjoubert @NoContextBrits Richard built the park. David describes the residents.
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@JustRowena @ExplosiveEnema2 Forgive my intrusion but it is my understanding that it was indeed the OP's intention to highlight today, the Easter Monday bank holiday, specifically for attention. This was revealed in the explicit opening "Your Easter Monday reminder that today" for contextual purposes.
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@Dr_Done_ Man, they must really smash that immunology, molecular biology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacotherapy, anatomy & physiology, microbiology, pathology, pathophysiology, statistics, lab skills, ethics & medical law, surgery.. In that year of core learning and year of clinical skills.
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@Iromg @Gareth_Kearns @UKLabour The ham that doubled down on "growing concrete".. making an absolute, complete arse of himself live.. Is dishing out advice on doing research 🤣 That clip'll stay with you forever. The definition of supreme stupidity. You'd be an embarrassment to journalism but you're no journo
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@_Doctor_Dom *Central crushing chest pain with radiation down left arm. Dyspnea, diaphoresis and going into cardiogenic shock. See's the film crew:
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@Somerstown4 @HeedDoc @AllisonPearson Going on the war path against all GPs clearly isn't the solution now is it? Many of whom are working their arses off under extreme pressures and to put it mildly... Fucking shit circumstances. Summoning more Daily Heil hatred will not help.
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@LDN_Lewis @tanyasikand I love had she hadn't noticed the gigantic Eiffel Tower at all.. Up till that point.
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@Anonemuz1 @timricketts_ @welshfrench Yeah sod those juniors and their plans to have a fair wage. How many extra hours do you reckon juniors have put in over the years to plug rota gaps to date? You know... To ensure patient safety. Pull your head out your arse.
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@gmcuk If local trusts are to be "trusted" to deploy PAs then why can we not then allow GP practices to employ SHOs under supervision of a GP? They've already worked minimum 4 months in primary care and at the end of F2 will have 5 years more experience/training than a PA. And can Px.
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@darrengrimes_ Another crafty twitter spaff from Daz.
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@drkeithsiau Keith if only you could be starting fresh out of med school now. Staring down £80k of debt that will only grow the next 8 years no matter how much you work as a doctor. Staring at ever diminishing training opportunities as applicants numbers grow but specialty places dwindle.
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@HenriJasmine @mevparekh @DrRayBakes Most GP practices are open 8am until 6:30pm and already offer out of hours services Most are already stretched beyond capacity in normal working hours. Anything beyond is infeasible There just aren't enough GPs & each day we are seeing more burnt out and reaching tethers end.
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@tomhcalver Perhaps when the government stops using RPI to calculate the extortionate student loans, rail fares rises, mortgage interest payments, car tax etc.. then CPI might be a better measure... but not until then.
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@r1chardf1tzg3r1 @gmcuk @ESAIC_org @RCoANews @AoMRC @TheBMA @EJA_Journal 30s lol. *Rings direct line.. phone rings out. *Bleeps direct.. non response. *Spends five minutes logging onto broken COW to fruitlessly search intranet for 10 minutes.. *gives up & rings switchboard.. switchboard takes 5 mins to answer then forwards you to catering.. Rings..
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@JHowellUK They did though didn't they? Intrigued to know why your profile mentions nothing of the self-servative party you represent? Almost like you're embarrassed. I would be too. GB obfuscation from Tom does not fix the shit you and your party has afflicted.
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@Yoda4ever Same energy
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@CamillaTominey The NHS is failing? After 14 years of Tories? Weird, since the Torygraph & people like you have been telling us the Tories are the ONLY party that can save it. So what's happening? How many years do the Tories need exactly and what have they been doing all these years? Hmm?
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