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Graham
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Cats. Beer. Walking. Scotland (ex London).

Parrot because it was in my camera roll. Forth Bridges because that's the view from home.

Favourite train: Class 66
This is Reform's plan for the NHS. Insurance backed with no oversight or controls.
Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
October 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Well I am spending over four hours on a smurf branded train. How are you this Friday? Sadly lumo appear to be deeply embedded on the fash platform so so can't tag them.
July 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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STORY

Kemi Badenoch hasn't actually met any grooming gang survivors - and doesn't think she needs to
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Kemi Badenoch has never actually met any grooming gang survivors
The Tory leader's spokesman said she didn't need to meet with victims, because she's read all about it in the media - and had no current plans to meet with anyone - but denied she was jumping on an El...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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As hilarious as it is to see Dorries throwing former Home Secretaries Braverman and Patel under the bus, I wonder* why she neglects to mention Boris Johnson who became the actual Prime Minister after saying this:
www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presen...
Boris Johnson: Historical Child Abuse Investigation Is "Spaffing Money Up The Wall"
Boris Johnson has said that spending police budgets on historical child abuse is "spaffing money up the wall".
www.lbc.co.uk
January 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I went to a private school in Aberdeen for secondary school.

I genuinely cannot work out which "local private school in rural Aberdeen" is supposed to be charging £5.6kpa fees.

The main ones in NE Scotland were charging more than that two decades ago.

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www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/sc...
‘I earn £12k and scrimp to send my child to private school – Labour’s tax raid is sickening’
Parents who are far from wealthy face a stark choice as fees rise
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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The man who drove a car into a Christmas market, killing five people & injuring 200, has been identified as a far-right AfD sympathizer. Once again, the far-rights hateful rhetoric translates into real-world violence. This is what far-right hate breeds: destruction, tragedy, and innocent lives lost
German Christmas market attack: alleged perpetrator reportedly sympathiser of far-right AfD party
Police identify driver in car-ramming incident that killed five and injured over 200 as a Saudi doctor who has lived in Germany since 2006
www.irishtimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Interesting the difference in media reporting on the Waspi denial of compensation, and the clear facts laid out by the government in their easy to digest response. www.gov.uk/government/n...

The bigger issue is the 2011 tory pension act that sped up the process with some bad edge cases imo.
Response to PHSO report on communication of changes to women’s State Pension age
Following careful consideration of the PHSO’s report into how changes to the State Pension Age were communicated, the Government has accepted the Ombudsman’s finding of maladministration and has apolo...
www.gov.uk
December 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines & limited autonomy, without being any more productive, according to a report produced for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives

www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
UK workers face some of Europe's greatest job stress, report says
British workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for long hours, tight deadlines and limited autonomy, without being any more productive.
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:40 AM