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The 300+ gifts includes about 80 bottles of alcohol, such as wine, champagne, whisky, rum & other spirits, since 2021.
26 ties & cufflinks, skincare sets, books, drinking glasses

(He kept the booze but donated the herbal tea to the staff)

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
House of Commons speaker has kept almost 300 gifts over past four years
Lindsay Hoyle’s freebies include champagne, whisky, food hampers, skincare sets and presents for his pets
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”.

The man is a fraud.
March 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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February 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

Alex does epic analysis of the USAid situation, while I reveal all about the growth report and polling published in today’s Sunday Times. 🎧👇
🏫 Sunday School: Hold Your Nerve 📚

@pimlicat.bsky.social and @sturdyalex.bsky.social discuss a stunning new report on the UK/EU reset, Musk's vandalism of US federal depts & dark clouds on the Reform UK horizon.

Spotify 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/4K4v...

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Sunday School: Hold Your Nerve
Quiet Riot · Episode
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February 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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💥 THIS IS MASSIVE 💥

No other policy or infrastructure project estimates this level of GDP growth over the same time period.

It's within Gvt Red Lines.

It's popular with voters, especially Con -> Lab switchers in 2024.

Those who don't support beneficial alignment are the anti growth coalition.
🚨 NEW RESEARCH: This is what the Government's been missing in its plan for growth.A boost to UK GDP of up to 2.2%.How can they get it?With deep alignment with the EU on goods & services. Which would be firmly within Starmer’s Brexit ‘red lines’. 1/6
www.thetimes.com/article/8423...
Research claims EU deal will fuel growth — and Labour is listening
A report says Britain can mend some of the economic damage of Brexit without crossing the red lines set by Keir Starmer
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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🚨Let’s protect democracy by tightening the rules on political donations. Please sign this petition

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Dartmoor visitor centre to close as National Park Authority cannot afford to renew lease from Duchy

National Parks are facing 12% budget cuts - not a great way for Labour to celebrate the 75th anniversary of their creation

& why is Duchy charging at all?

www.tavistock-today.co.uk/news/nationa...
Princetown national park visitor centre to close
THE POPULAR Dartmoor National Park visitor centre in Princetown is due to close after a funding injection ends in March causing concern the economy of the village will be affected.
www.tavistock-today.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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Forgive us if we don't take their opinion seriously on this one.
October 31, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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If you're sitting there wondering how the US election can still be so close in the polls, maybe the answer is that it isn't.

Have a listen to @pimlicat.bsky.social and me, round off the weeks political stories - on both sides of the Atlantic.

And share it, too. Help us get into more ears!
🇺🇸 NEW Quiet Riot: Sunday School 🇬🇧

Is the US election really as close as it looks?

PLUS @pimlicat.bsky.social and @sturdyalex.bsky.social take the heat out of the Budget speculation and talk Badenoch vs Jenrick.

APPLE: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

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IS THE US ELECTION AS CLOSE AS IT SEEMS?
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · S1, E78 Bonus · 39m
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October 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM