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Frank
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Retired; Dad; Political Inactivist; Unsociable Socialist; Anti-Monarchist; Free Palestine; Vegan (for the animals, the environment and my health) and genuine animal lover; Atheist; Autistic Aspie; Bibliophile (4,000+ books); two dogs & 1 cat
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John Bolton & Abuses of the Espionage Act consortiumnews.com/2025/10/17/j...
John Bolton & Abuses of the Espionage Act
Chip Gibbons says the Trump administration should not be using the Espionage Act against Bolton, who himself used the overly broad, archaic law as a tool for political persecution.  By Chip Gibbon...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Trump’s Military Occupation of America consortiumnews.com/2025/10/17/t...
Trump's Military Occupation of America
Nick Turse covers the U.S. president's push in the direction of a genuine police state as he deploys armed forces in U.S. cities and proclaims he is waging a "war from within." By Nick Turse TomDi...
consortiumnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Trump Admits Complicity in Genocide consortiumnews.com/2025/10/17/t...
Trump Admits Complicity in Genocide
In his speech to the Knesset, Trump told Netanyahu: "We make the best weapons in the world, and we’ve got a lot of them. And we’ve given a lot to Israel ... [And] you used them well," writes Marjorie ...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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UK Free Zones are the most underreported transformations of democratic governance in modern British history.
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UK Free Zones are the most underreported transformations of democratic governance in modern British history.
I think what’s happening in the UK with free zones represents one of the most significant, and underreported transformations of democratic governance in modern British history.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The Far-Right ‘Brain Rot’ Radicalising the British Press
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The Far-Right ‘Brain Rot’ Radicalising the British Press
Elon Musk's X is pushing politicians and journalists in Westminster into an increasingly dark place
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October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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When will the Trump bubble burst? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
When will the Trump bubble burst?
Donald Trump has built his entire political project on hype and delusion — the same ingredients that fuel every economic bubble. But belief cannot defy reality forever. When cruelty replaces competenc...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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It’s time for democracy to topple those who would be king www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
It’s time for democracy to topple those who would be king
As The Guardian notes this morning: Millions are expected to show out for protests on Saturday at more than 2,500 locations across America, from small towns to large cities, to speak against the Trump...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Quantum(ish) Essay: What if Darwin was wrong? The case for the survival of the wisest www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
Quantum(ish) Essay: What if Darwin was wrong? The case for the survival of the wisest
I had hoped to post chapter 4 of the Quantum Biology series this morning. However, for all sorts of good reasons, we have decided to refine it before doing so, mainly because we see it as pretty funda...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Rachel Reeves’ nasty prejudice is coming into play www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
Rachel Reeves’ nasty prejudice is coming into play
As the Guardian notes this morning: Rachel Reeves has said she “can’t leave welfare untouched” this parliament, with the Treasury understood to be considering axing up to £1bn in tax breaks for a sch...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Red Tractor Ad Banned for Misleading Environmental Claims
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Red Tractor Ad Banned for Misleading Environmental Claims
Badges are a convenient way to switch off thinking.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A tale of two chants: Why Starmer now casts even the British police as antisemitic
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A tale of two chants: Why Starmer now casts even the British police as antisemitic
Starmer wanted punk band Bob Vylan prosecuted for chanting 'Death to the IDF!' Four months on, he's bullying the police to let Israeli football thugs into the UK to chant 'Death to the Arabs!'
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October 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Why do I still do this at 67? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
Why do I still do this at 67?
People keep asking why I still make these videos every day at the age of 67. The truth is simple: our economy is still deeply unfair. I’ve seen inequality, prejudice, and the injustice created by priv...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The Chinese have worked it out: stablecoins are the privatisation of money www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
The Chinese have worked it out: stablecoins are the privatisation of money
The FT reports this morning that: Chinese tech giants have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong, after Beijing raised concerns about the rise of currencies controlled by the private sector. ...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The difficulty of building political economic narratives based on metaphors www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
The difficulty of building political economic narratives based on metaphors
I spend a lot of time thinking about metaphors. It may not sound like the work of an economist, but if you want to build a political economy that people can believe in, you have to. Because economics,...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Question Time, and more www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
Question Time, and more
It is only three weeks since my elder son, James, joined the Funding the Future team, but my thinking on a great many issues is developing as a result of his arrival because of the significant extra c...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Genomics Has Revealed An Age Undreamed Of
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Genomics Has Revealed An Age Undreamed Of
The genomics revolution has shown us our barbaric past. It now also forces us to decide our future.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Bearded Dragons Aren’t Pets, They’re Prisoners
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Bearded Dragons Aren’t Pets, They’re Prisoners
Bearded dragons are one of the most commonly kept reptiles in the United Kingdom, with over a million reptiles in households as of 2024.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Israel Flipped Out And Killed 45 Palestinians After Running Over Their Own Bomb
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Israel Flipped Out And Killed 45 Palestinians After Running Over Their Own Bomb
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
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October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Genesis and madness of the big tech billionaire
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Genesis and madness of the big tech billionaire
From Dot-com revolution to AI bubble and the "antichrist"
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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The Corporate Carve-Up: How Brexit Enabled the Systematic Privatisation of Britain
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The Corporate Carve-Up: How Brexit Enabled the Systematic Privatisation of Britain
An investigation into the network of over 140 enterprise zones transforming Britain into a patchwork of corporate sovereignties
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October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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US Politics Is Just Nonstop Fake Revolutions Now
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US Politics Is Just Nonstop Fake Revolutions Now
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
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October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Kair Starmer hopelessly confused after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from football match... in Tel Aviv
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Kair Starmer hopelessly confused after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from football match... in Tel Aviv
It’s a matter of days since the most sensible prime minister ever declared it is antisemitic to ban Israeli hooligans from a football match.
www.normalisland.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Goodness me, this news about crumbling NHS buildings is *terrible*...
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Goodness me, this news about crumbling NHS buildings is *terrible*...
Hello, Firstly, thank you *so much* for all of your support last week.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Labour's Planning Bill: pro-growth changes disastrous for wildlife
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Labour's Planning Bill: pro-growth changes disastrous for wildlife
Protect the Wild says there is no justification for sacrificing nature to “get Britain building”.
protectthewild.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Straight Outta Richmal Crompton
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Straight Outta Richmal Crompton
The 'Just William' books were read by a generation who also grew up with the security of a functioning social contract. Today's young people are facing a very different future.
www.faircomment.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM