Jon Goulding

Writer, lecturer, philosopher, socialist. Cornish

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Saying that austerity leads to economic recovery is like saying the sun came up this morning because you sacrificed a goat at midnight.

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@BladeoftheS When my sister was in hospital, they gave her pasta and mash.

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@sophielouisecc They are asylum seekers, not 'channel migrants'. Should they not be fussed about a little Legionnaire's disease?

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@stevebishop92 @afneil The tests were done before but the government didn't see fit to wait for the results before placing people on the barge.

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@rhydy1945 @afneil If they are seeking asylum then they are, by definition, asylum seekers. If their claim is investigated and found to be legitimate, at that point they are refugees.

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@toryboypierce The evidence available to everybody is the shortness of time he was in ICU and the speed with which he was up and about again.

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@HarryYorke1 Why would they want to come here? They have all the EU countries to choose from, hassle free.

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@Mike_Fabricant So many falsehoods in a single sentence. Impressive!

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@EstherMcVey1 I always think that, if somebody has a valid point to make, they generally don't need to resort to lies or misrepresentations to make it. These shops have been closed for redevelopment, haven't they?

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@ClaraRo55 How come it's okay for him to join the Labour Party when presumably he's stood against Labour in the past, whereas left-wing members get kicked out for having retweeted the Greens or advocated tactical voting?

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As of February 2023, 60% of households in England in receipt of Universal Credit Housing Element living in the Private Rented Sector had a shortfall between their rent and Local Housing Allowance (LHA). For those households, the average monthly shortfall is £170. (Source: DWP)

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@Mistyswoman One of Lozza's brothers?

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@wesstreeting @ObserverUK 'Hard choices'. How often do we hear that from politicians? Trouble is, you get to make the choices but it's us who suffer the hardship.

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@Marsh4LL1 @theJeremyVine I wonder if he'll care about facing action for defamation.

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@BeatTheTrader @WhatNowDoc @dfenton @GlynnWill69 @BenGoldsmith Where did you get that from? Some guy on YouTube?

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@TPointUK Antifa is not an organisation. It is a collective term for those who stand against fascism. So you think those who stand against fascism should be proscribed as terrorists?

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@WendyMrsMop Since I came back to Twitter after a bit of a break, I'm seeing predominantly right-wing tweets in my feed, especially from people associated with GB 'News' - far less from people I follow.

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@katydee69 I used to eat sugar sandwiches as a kid. Can also remember having dripping on bread. I'm Cornish but my mother is a Geordie.

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@LeftieStats I despair! Building council houses is capital spending. You create an asset and an income stream. For many, social housing is the ONLY affordable housing. Not building it is a political choice to favour private landlords and property speculators over the working class.

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@Alice41584976 @WhatNowDoc @dfenton @GlynnWill69 @BenGoldsmith Nonsense. The ancient Greek Eratosthenes, for example, clearly knew that the earth is not flat.

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@WhatNowDoc @dfenton @GlynnWill69 @BenGoldsmith Very few people ever thought the earth is flat - probably more do today than ever did before. No scientist has ever made the claim. Belief in God also has nothing to do with science. And your claims about the pandemic suggest you know little or nothing about science.