Graham Martin
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If Labour are willing to bin their manifesto pledges on tax rises, why not on Brexit?
That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.
What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?
That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.
What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If Labour are willing to bin their manifesto pledges on tax rises, why not on Brexit?
That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.
What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?
That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.
What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?
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This...they're weeding out the dissenters and those who might question orders...before they point the canon at us.
This is the warmup phase.
This is the warmup phase.
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This...they're weeding out the dissenters and those who might question orders...before they point the canon at us.
This is the warmup phase.
This is the warmup phase.
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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...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Rachel Reeves’ nasty prejudice is coming into play www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
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On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
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"How would we manage without Landlords?"
"A lot better."
"A lot better."
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"How would we manage without Landlords?"
"A lot better."
"A lot better."
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The proscription of Palestine Action, alongside other petulant oppressive behaviour, has turned our country into an authoritarian tragicomic farce in the eyes of the world.
September 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The proscription of Palestine Action, alongside other petulant oppressive behaviour, has turned our country into an authoritarian tragicomic farce in the eyes of the world.
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Melania's Einstein visa was granted because she claimed to be an anthropologist and an expert in dating fossils.
September 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Melania's Einstein visa was granted because she claimed to be an anthropologist and an expert in dating fossils.
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Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.
September 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.
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ANNUAL MARCH AND RALLY FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE
EDINBURGH, SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WEATHER
BRING A DRINK AND LETS SHOW THE MANKY MOB THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE OF US THAN THEM
LETS GET THOSE NUMBERS UP AND SHARE FAR AND WIDE
EDINBURGH, SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WEATHER
BRING A DRINK AND LETS SHOW THE MANKY MOB THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE OF US THAN THEM
LETS GET THOSE NUMBERS UP AND SHARE FAR AND WIDE
September 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
ANNUAL MARCH AND RALLY FOR SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE
EDINBURGH, SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WEATHER
BRING A DRINK AND LETS SHOW THE MANKY MOB THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE OF US THAN THEM
LETS GET THOSE NUMBERS UP AND SHARE FAR AND WIDE
EDINBURGH, SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WEATHER
BRING A DRINK AND LETS SHOW THE MANKY MOB THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE OF US THAN THEM
LETS GET THOSE NUMBERS UP AND SHARE FAR AND WIDE
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Israel have bombed another hospital. Waited for medics to arrive - and then bombed again.
Britain keeps selling arms to this genocidal regime.
Starmer & Lammy say they're "horrified". They condemn. But they do nothing.
All the war criminals must face justice.
Britain keeps selling arms to this genocidal regime.
Starmer & Lammy say they're "horrified". They condemn. But they do nothing.
All the war criminals must face justice.
August 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Israel have bombed another hospital. Waited for medics to arrive - and then bombed again.
Britain keeps selling arms to this genocidal regime.
Starmer & Lammy say they're "horrified". They condemn. But they do nothing.
All the war criminals must face justice.
Britain keeps selling arms to this genocidal regime.
Starmer & Lammy say they're "horrified". They condemn. But they do nothing.
All the war criminals must face justice.
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The Billionaire Media is whining about NHS staff being paid too much.
Funny isn't it that the Billionaire Media never whines about the Billionaires being paid too much?
I wonder why.
Funny isn't it that the Billionaire Media never whines about the Billionaires being paid too much?
I wonder why.
August 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Billionaire Media is whining about NHS staff being paid too much.
Funny isn't it that the Billionaire Media never whines about the Billionaires being paid too much?
I wonder why.
Funny isn't it that the Billionaire Media never whines about the Billionaires being paid too much?
I wonder why.
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Time and time again they [UK Government] have been asked by human rights experts, campaigners and Palestine’s international representatives to call what is happening in Gaza by its true name: genocide. They refuse to do even this, writes Patrick Harvie ✍️
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Time and time again they [UK Government] have been asked by human rights experts, campaigners and Palestine’s international representatives to call what is happening in Gaza by its true name: genocide. They refuse to do even this, writes Patrick Harvie ✍️
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Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.
July 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.
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The Brexit ref was the first salvo in Fascism's Russian led war to divide the West. It followed the same playbook we've seen in many countries since where a coalition of populists, racists, libertarians, conspiracy theorists and media convince a gullible nation to vote against its own best interests
June 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The Brexit ref was the first salvo in Fascism's Russian led war to divide the West. It followed the same playbook we've seen in many countries since where a coalition of populists, racists, libertarians, conspiracy theorists and media convince a gullible nation to vote against its own best interests
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Badenoch is a political opportunist, looking for easy scores, glib observations and sly put downs. Nothing in her past demonstrates the capacity to govern in the best interest of others, only herself.
1. The Tories knighted Kier Starmer for his work as Head of CPS in prosecuting grooming gangs.
2. Tories had 14 years to instigate an inquiry.
3. Starmer had instigated a rapid review AND instigated an inquiry in 10 months.
4. Grooming gangs are all Kier Starmer’s fault says Badenoch.
5. FFS.
2. Tories had 14 years to instigate an inquiry.
3. Starmer had instigated a rapid review AND instigated an inquiry in 10 months.
4. Grooming gangs are all Kier Starmer’s fault says Badenoch.
5. FFS.
June 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Badenoch is a political opportunist, looking for easy scores, glib observations and sly put downs. Nothing in her past demonstrates the capacity to govern in the best interest of others, only herself.
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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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People often ask me 'Can the UK rejoin the EU while shackled by 86 deregulated Free Zones?
No, it can't, the UK would have to realign its free zones with the EU Parliament's regulations, which prohibit the use of State aid for profit motives, why?
1/3
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
No, it can't, the UK would have to realign its free zones with the EU Parliament's regulations, which prohibit the use of State aid for profit motives, why?
1/3
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
https://europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…
May 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
People often ask me 'Can the UK rejoin the EU while shackled by 86 deregulated Free Zones?
No, it can't, the UK would have to realign its free zones with the EU Parliament's regulations, which prohibit the use of State aid for profit motives, why?
1/3
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
No, it can't, the UK would have to realign its free zones with the EU Parliament's regulations, which prohibit the use of State aid for profit motives, why?
1/3
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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UK Election Officials Are Not Keeping Any Records of How Many Overseas Donors Are Bankrolling UK Politics
Democracy campaigners are calling for urgent reform of UK electoral laws
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Democracy campaigners are calling for urgent reform of UK electoral laws
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
UK Election Officials Are Not Keeping Any Records of How Many Overseas Donors Are Bankrolling UK Politics
Democracy campaigners are calling for urgent reform of UK electoral laws, as Nigel Farage's party launches a fundraising drive among voters living in overseas tax havens
bylinetimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
UK Election Officials Are Not Keeping Any Records of How Many Overseas Donors Are Bankrolling UK Politics
Democracy campaigners are calling for urgent reform of UK electoral laws
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Democracy campaigners are calling for urgent reform of UK electoral laws
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
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Here in the UK, we had a referendum when hardly anyone wanted one. Now that most people genuinely do want one, to reverse the act of self harm that we were tricked into, we can’t have one, not yet anyway. So when? At what point do we say “enough is enough. We want our country back!”
April 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Here in the UK, we had a referendum when hardly anyone wanted one. Now that most people genuinely do want one, to reverse the act of self harm that we were tricked into, we can’t have one, not yet anyway. So when? At what point do we say “enough is enough. We want our country back!”
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At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"
April 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"