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Est. 1969. Connie and Reu. Arthur the black lab. 6Music and live stuff. Sport. Good coffee.

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@JamesMelville No opposition here, James. Sorry but that’s the mostly blue blood in you despite your liberal claims. Elements of greed is good. The rich get richer. For the few, not the many etc.
Labour are trying to claw back from the monied, the land owners and entitled. And about time.

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@DrFrancesRyan @paullewismoney I think his stance is aimed at work refusers. Please don’t take The Daily Mail seriously. Please !

[Barry Halverson @barry_halverson]

Jeremy Hunt forgot he owned 7 flats, Geoffrey Cox failed to declare £400K, IDS forgot a company paid him £25k, Theresa Villiers forgot she owned £70k of Shell shares, Zahawi forgot to pay £4.8 million in taxes while Johnson & Sunak just forgot everything.

But suits…

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@ScienceGuys_ Skegness beach

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

13O+ Covid contracts worth £15Bn considered “of concern” by Transparency International
£4Bn went to companies linked to the Tory Party
Dozens of companies were less than 100 days old when receiving your money

Calling it a scandal doesn’t do it justice
Calling it criminal does

[Just Dave now @justdavenow89]

Why do people expect 14 years of shit to be sorted out in 51 days….

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

This week, 19 Afghan women have started medical studies in Scotland thanks to the Linda Norgrove Foundation.

This Scottish initiative must be the start of a world-wide effort to end the Taliban's violation of girls' rights.

https://t.co/R8hWhLYsYn

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@Toffeeman100 @ZackPolanski Using Planes, Trains and Automobiles surely 😁.

[Politics For You @PoliticoForYou]

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@LBC @CharlieM_OBE @BenKentish Sorry Charlie, Labour are ‘for the many not the few’. You are in the few. Unions support better pay, terms and conditions when employers refuse ad infinitum.

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Graham Thorpe, England cricketer, with beautiful daughters, loving wife, family and friends.

Took his own life.

Too many men in particular, at a time when information is plentiful, charities on standby, text, phone and email services ready, are deciding to end their lives.

Many reading this, like me will have hit very close to where Graham got but stopped short, just. It's a desperate, confusing and frightening experience mixed with a matter of factness that at the time feels sobering, you feel you're thinking and acting clearly but you're not.

Graham's wife took the decision to tell the world of how Graham both lived and sadly died, in the hope that if you or someone you know are struggling you'll grab one of the branches set out below and contact someone who can and will help.

When someone takes their life, there's a trail of pain, questions and few answers, but many of us know that anxiety and depression gets so bad that life simply doesn't feel worth living. In my case I was lucky, very lucky. I ran, and ran some more until clouds lifted, the anxiety moved away and I could think straight. Looking back I've been seconds away from death several times, so reading about Graham is incredibly confronting, upsetting and sobering as I'm sure it is for many.

I didn't know Graham but his story is all too familiar. Anxiety and depression for men, particularly men, hides invisible as the forced machismo creates a mask, a shield. You laugh, you crack a joke, you "look" ok and you carry on. But then one day as if you were preparing a meal, you take stock, prepare your deed and,

You take your life.

Leaving others with a lifetime of pain.

You don't mean to, it's the last thing you want, but it's the unintended consequences of a decision made, nonetheless.

If you're reading this, and can relate to any of the above, firstly have 5 minutes to think of Graham, his children and his wife, they need all the love and support that can be sent their way.

Then, if you're anxious, depressed, really struggling, ease know that my email is open to sound off, that charities such as the Samaritans are there 24/7, SANE charity phone line is open from 4pm to 10pm daily, MIND have drop in centres nationally and emergence services will always help on 999 or NHS 111.

To Graham and his family, you're on my mind and the mind of many, and to those struggling, you're a second away from help even in your darkest hour.

Protect life. Yours.

Stand up. Speak out.

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

It wasn't just that they failed it was that they *deliberately chose* not to process claims on the absurd basis that 100k people could be sent to Rwanda.

A decision cheered on by many of those now complaining about the number of asylum seekers in hotels.

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@Redpeter99 No surprise. She excels as a conservative courtier and mouthpiece. Always has.

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@TheNewsAgents @jonsopel (Not really)news agents this time.

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@garquake @JamesMelville Not true .

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@JamesMelville She’s keeping it basic for some American folk. You’re better than that James, she’s a clever, articulate, decent and well respected woman. Look her up when you get a chance please.

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@cleanupbritain @NationalHways On brief holiday in N France; the verges, kerbsides, gutters and roads are smart and clear. Towns and villages too. No overgrown bushes or weeds. No litter and certainly no abandoned signage. We really must sort this out in the UK. Have some pride again.

[PoliticsJOE @PoliticsJOE_UK]

IT'S THE END OF THE TORIES

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@MrMichaelSpicer Well said 😆. Have lost a bit of respect for C4 news hiring her. She will talk world-class meaningless bollocks.

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@BladeoftheS So true. Just need the private healthcare and schools in there too. And the second and third homes.