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Brexit hating, retired non-politically affiliated vegetarian and exiled STFC fan living in Norfolk. My allotment plot acts as a refuge from the turmoil gripping the world. Neither left nor right have all the answers despite an arrogant belief that they do.
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I suspect this is the final nail in the coffin of this outdated competition.

BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster - BBC News share.google/juDfJP2kn4oS...
BBC replaced by TNT Sports as Commonwealth Games live broadcaster
The subscription channel takes over from the BBC which had been the principal partner since 1954 and provided free-to-air coverage.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Popped up in my FB ( I don't know why).

Where did such hate come from?
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Redirecting...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Will Tom Hanks be making a film about this story?

US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns 'act of piracy' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns 'act of piracy'
Footage shows a military helicopter hovering over a large ship, and troops descending on to the deck using ropes.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
WTF !!!!!!!!!

FIFA share.google/U2KZrzTarrrf...
FIFA
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December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Yet more made-up twaddle from Tice as he tries to defend his obnoxious racist mate.

Our country can do so much better than this.

Reform deputy leader dismisses claims of Farage’s past racism as new witnesses come forward | Reform UK | The Guardian share.google/3uywwOoYsjfl...
Reform deputy leader dismisses claims of Farage’s past racism as new witnesses come forward
Richard Tice says testimony by about two dozen people about party leader’s school days is ‘made-up twaddle’
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December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
FAO

Chris Mason.
Laura Kuensburg
Joe Pike

And of course

Kemi Badenoch

Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official - BBC News share.google/WZmjYfsML5K6...
Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official
Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was "not inconsistent" with the situation she faced.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In out, in out, shake it all about!

Doncaster Reform UK councillor rejoins days after leaving party - BBC News share.google/WNbVYVOHcnUW...
Doncaster Reform UK councillor rejoins days after leaving party - BBC News
Nicola Brown is relisted as a Reform UK councillor at City of Doncaster Council.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Breaking news.

Joe Pike sneaks in at the dead of night and steals Chris Mason's shit stirring stick.

#bbcnews

Meanwhile, it is rumoured that in a speech tomorrow, Sir Kier Starmer will finally tell the MSM to fuck off and to leave his government to get in with its job.
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
And the poisonous MP of year award goes to...

Drum roll!!!!

Kemi Badenoch

#budgetresponse
a yellow sign that says poison alert
ALT: a yellow sign that says poison alert
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November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tomorrow, I think I shall join our American friends in celebrating Thanksgiving.

In particular, giving thanks that Trump and his cronies hopefully shut the fuck up for one day.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Makes a change from insurrectionists, tax dodgers, paedophiles, racists and random criminals.

Trump pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving - BBC News share.google/OhgjVEzLNZ6l...
Trump pardons turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving
Sparing a bird ahead of the holiday is a time-honoured US presidential tradition.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The shitemeister general defends the indefensible once again.

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history' - BBC News share.google/0sLtmO7orWxL...
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history' - BBC News
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Go Ed, go.

Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU | Liberal Democrats | The Guardian share.google/7JqFUot4DX6d...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
They say he is always influenced by the last person in the room.

Would that be Mohammed bin Salman? 'In my country we etc etc.'

Democrats condemn Trump after he says they should be punished ‘by death’ over video post | Democrats | The Guardian share.google/ejeaSB8Gj0xT...
Democrats condemn Trump after he says they should be punished ‘by death’ over video post
Trump calls group of lawmakers ‘traitors’ over X video of them urging US military members to refuse illegal orders
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November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Is there any political party that is not talking absolute shite at the moment?

UK faces bankruptcy without benefit cuts, Badenoch says - BBC News share.google/mOOBLUfSV3CX...
UK faces bankruptcy without benefit cuts, Badenoch says - BBC News
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Rachel Reeves risks bankrupting the country with her Budget plans.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I thought Trump told America that tariffs did not put up prices?

So, WTF is this all about?

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Trump cuts tariffs on goods like coffee, bananas and beef in bid to slash consumer prices
Trump's action also exempted black tea, green tea, tomatoes, avocados and cinnamon, among other products, from higher tariffs.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young.

Keep on rockin in the free world.

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

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Rockin' in the Free World
YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Meanwhile, more economic naivety from the Lib Dems

If there is a spare £7.5 billion going around, then let's spend it on public services.

Not on getting pissed.

I despair for this country.

Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants - BBC News share.google/eT5cEzjFvHr2...
Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants
The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Shit away kits.

Newcastle at Brentford today ticks every box, surely?
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I wonder how long it will be before Kevin McCloud turns up and starts tutting about the costs overrunning?

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Trump sacks US government architects
Donald Trump has sacked the six members of a US federal agency tasked with advising on design for major projects such as the White House ballroom and monumental arch plans
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October 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
To be fair to Kemi, she is right on this occasion.

Deliberate hacking is a criminal offence, not an unfortunate error.

Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law | Politics News | Sky News share.google/Ro855yeNooCg...
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
The Conservative leader previously admitted to breaking into Baroness Harman's website, where she wrote pro-Conservative lines as if she was the Labour peer.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How much good work could be done with £75,000?

What a complete and utter waste!

Charlatans, the lot of them.

Criticism as Reform-led council set to spend £75,000 on new flags - BBC News share.google/KmB6cMhfMlJv...
Criticism as Reform-led council set to spend £75,000 on new flags
The council says union jack flags will be flown in 82 locations in a bid to foster "community spirit".
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October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here he goes again

What a pillock

Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over anti-tariffs advert - BBC News share.google/njtBYNDLjoMh...
a cartoon character named stewie from family guy is standing in a room
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October 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
And they try and tell us the 70's were shite!

At least you could carefully nibble the chocolate off a club in those days.

Another 21st-century shit show.

Penguin and Club bars can no longer be described as chocolate - BBC News share.google/sE9lEfGATNRh...
Penguin and Club bars can no longer be described as chocolate
The rising cost of cocoa has led to the manufacturers changing their recipe.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Rats in a sack

Suck it up Kent, you voted for this incompetent nastiness.

‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council | Reform UK | The Guardian share.google/qDk0xm7d2BLd...
‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council
Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims
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October 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM