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Lesley Armitage
@lesleyarmitagefr.bsky.social
Live by the sea in Antibes.
Virgo.
Likes/interests include cake, champagne, cats, dogs, seaside walks, sunshine, politics, arts, France (in no particular order).
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“This is Brexit Britain. We voted to take back control of our borders,” says Nigel Farage

Imagine his shock when he finds out Brexit is a primary factor in the sky rocketing number of small boat crossings

youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
Imagine the shock when he finds out Brexit is a primary factor in sky rocketing small boat crossings
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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August 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Good morning James. I always watch your whole show on YouTube, a day late. I couldn’t find yesterday’s show today. On LBC channel account, it appears to have been deleted … 😫 What’s going on? I would like it restored asap, please 🙏🏻
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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'There’s a reason why pharmaceutical tariffs are zero. It’s because tariffs can create disruptions in the supply chain, leading to shortages,' said the chief executive of Johnson and Johnson on.ft.com/4jvT49Q
April 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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April 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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April 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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🔥 Patriotic Millionaires UK campaigned last week across the country to advocate for a Wealth Tax, against the backdrop of significant possible welfare cuts in the spring budget.
Patriotic Millionaires UK ‘Tax our Wealth’ campaign visits Bristol
Patriotic Millionaires UK campaigned last week across the country to advocate for a Wealth Tax, against the backdrop of significant possible welfare cuts in the spring budget
westenglandbylines.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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"Not on the list? Do you know who I am??" Photo from my collection, ca. 1970s.
March 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Ukraine: Some disparate thoughts on a horrifying day...

This is basically a scream of hatred and anguish, which gradually develops into something marginally more positive.

I'm going to have a drink. It's not too early.

iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...
Some disparate thoughts on a horrifying day
American leadership is over. Ukraine has been betrayed. What happens next is up to us.
iandunt.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Musk just lost... checks notes... David Icke
David Icke, notorious English peddler of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about lizard people, is calling out Elon Musk on Twitter and it is fascinating to watch:
February 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Looks like not a single one of Reform UK's five MPs made it into the Commons for David Lammy's update on a momentous week for Ukraine.

(Two of them were present for the UQ on electric cars minutes before, but then left the chamber).
February 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This is absolutely wonderful news Lilian!❤️

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Stem cell register. It’s very simple to do & one day you too may be able to be a hero to a child like Lilian 🙏

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February 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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This extract below, from the ineffable @chrisgrey.bsky.social gets to the heart of the matter. What kind of country does the UK want to be? Answer that, and many complex questions around our relationships with EU and/or US become much clearer. chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-...
February 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Something for Starmer to ponder en route to Washington

www.ft.com/content/762c...
Britain is struggling to accept the end of Atlanticism
The ‘special relationship’ has underpinned the UK’s security since the Suez Canal debacle — but the world has changed
www.ft.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Kinda destroys the whole dictator attack on Zelensky 😂
February 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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February 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Bernie Sanders:
« We are living in an extremely dangerous time. Future generations will look back at this moment … and remember whether we had the courage to defend our democracy against the growing threats of oligarchy and authoritarianism. »
February 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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PM of Spain, Pedro Sánchez,

"We want Palestinians to live in Palestine, and Israelis live in Israel, in peace, in harmony and with security"

"No real estate operation from Donald Trump is going to cover up the ignominy, the crimes against humanity, and the shame that has been in Gaza"
February 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage

eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/gov...
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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We can’t control what President Trump will do next. We have to focus on what we can control — building the Canadian economy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NBT...
Focus on what we can control
YouTube video by Mark Carney
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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‘We can’t just be supine’: Ed Davey urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ Trump

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We can’t just be supine’: Ed Davey urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ Trump
Lib Dem leader compares PM to child trying to avoid trouble and says calling out US president is ‘the patriotic thing to do’
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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"Few would have imagined that in post-Brexit Britain, a young person could take a job in Japan for two years but be unable to do the same in France.

Yet here we are."

By James MacCleary MP
A youth mobility scheme with Europe
The MP for Lewes and Lib Dem Spokesperson on Europe explains his proposed Ten Minute Rule Bill on youth mobility
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM