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Sensible most of the time. 🇬🇧
A touch nostalgic for the Britain I remember, with the occasional wander down memory lane.

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Lowering the pension age? Retire while you’ve still got the energy to enjoy it. Give the next generation a chance to get started.

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If this report is accurate, ministers have serious questions to answer. Empty buses travelling with a police escort deserve a proper explanation: who authorised the operation, how many officers were involved, what did it cost, and why was that level of protection necessary?

Every officer assigned to an escort is an officer whose time cannot be spent elsewhere. Every pound spent belongs to the public. Ministers should be able to explain exactly why those resources were needed and whether a less costly alternative was considered.

Publish the bill. Explain the decisions. Let taxpayers judge whether this was a proportionate operation and a responsible use of their money. A dramatic video alone cannot answer those questions, but government silence certainly won’t answer them either.

The responsibility sits with the people setting policy and authorising expenditure. They should face scrutiny without hiding behind officers carrying out instructions or dismissing everyone asking questions.

I’d call a government that cannot explain its own decisions a failed government. Holding office means accepting responsibility, including when the questions are uncomfortable and the footage is embarrassing.

The public should never have to drag basic accountability out of ministers. If they can authorise the spending, they can find the courage to explain it.

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There putting them into social housing now the hotel is closing shop. You hate these people” is a cheap way to dodge a serious question. How should immigration policy account for housing, public services and taxpayers? Answer the argument. A televised guilt trip won’t build a single home.

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Britain deserves secure borders, fair immigration rules and a government that answers to the public.

Ministers should explain how arrivals are being managed, what it costs and how local communities are consulted. Police deserve clear leadership, and peaceful protest must be respected.

Compassion and firm border control can go together. We need accountability and a credible plan.

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@SkyNews @michaelgove @cathynewman Westminster’s gone crackers. A discussion about how much of our wages we keep turns into an argument about where we buy bread. Whether you shop at Waitrose or Lidl, explain the policy and show us the sums. We need competent government, not supermarket snobbery.

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@NadineDorries @cheshirepolice Nadine, you’re friends with Boris. Ask him to use his platform to support a thorough, independent review of the evidence. If you believe there’s been a miscarriage of justice, turn those concerns into action. Everyone affected deserves answers.

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The UK has gone absolutely crackers. If Westminster ran a pub, there’d be no beer, the toilets would be blocked and the landlord would be on television explaining that the previous landlord left the crisps in the wrong cupboard.

Ask for safe streets, secure borders and public services that work and you’d think you’d requested a private island with a helicopter pad.

Meanwhile, the solution to everything is another announcement. Then a review of the announcement. Then a committee to investigate why nobody believed the announcement.

At this point, “Have you tried turning the government off and on again?” deserves a place in the manifesto.

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@GBNEWS The UK has gone crackers. Expect secure borders, safe streets and value for your taxes and somehow YOU’RE being unreasonable. Those are basic expectations. A government that can’t deliver them has no business lecturing the public.

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@GBNEWS What an indictment of Westminster that a Chagossian voice is appealing to Trump for help. Ministers should be ashamed to hear this. Chagossians deserve a meaningful say in their future. Their homeland is not a bargaining chip for politicians.

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@visegrad24 If this report is accurate, ministers have serious questions to answer. Police left managing the chaos while politicians churn out promises. The public deserves a functioning border and competent government. Broken Britain cannot be repaired with another press release.

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Britain is facing serious challenges, and the government must do more to address them. Jewish communities deserve to live and worship without fear. Our police and intelligence services deserve recognition for their work, but ministers must take decisive action. Protecting the public is their first duty, and statements alone are not enough.

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@GBNEWS The public deserves more than commentary on who looked shocked. What does the speech mean for jobs, borders, security and peace? That’s the political analysis worth hearing.

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@TheSun Jewish people should feel safe in Britain. Full stop.

Thank you to the police working to protect them. Politicians must confront antisemitism, tackle extremism and ensure officers have the resources they need.

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@GBNEWS Labour do this. You’ve got my vote.

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@GBNEWS Brilliant idea.

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The Broken U.K.

The problem is that we’re building homes while migration keeps adding to housing demand. They’re slowly emptying the asylum hotels, but where is the government putting everyone? Moving people out of hotels doesn’t make the housing shortage disappear.

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@DailyMail In a world full of trauma, be kind. You may not change the whole world, but you can make someone’s little corner of it feel brighter.

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@GBNEWS On another note! If ministers expect British citizens to accept cutbacks, they’d better justify every penny spent elsewhere. Taxpayers deserve clear welfare eligibility rules, published costs and properly funded services. Their money should never be treated as a bottomless pot.

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@GoodwinMJ If ministers expect British citizens to accept cutbacks, they’d better justify every penny spent elsewhere. Taxpayers deserve clear welfare eligibility rules, published costs and properly funded services. Their money should never be treated as a bottomless pot.

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@LBC At this rate, the only thing taking off is passengers’ blood pressure. 😂 Two disruptions in two weeks? People book holidays to escape stress, not collect it in departures. Management needs to explain what failed and how they’ll stop the repeat performance.