Stephen Swan
@stephenswan.bsky.social
Barrister (non practising). Constitutional law, criminal law, EU & international law. Legal history, Astronomy & astrophysics, planetary geology, climate science & biodiversity, classics & ancient history, the supernatural & folklore.
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When Reform and Tories are goose-stepping ever further towards ethno-nationalist extremism, planning mass deportations of immigrants and Farage talks of a returns deal with the Taliban, it would seem that many of the poppy-police have entirely forgotten what Remembrance Day is all about.
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
When Reform and Tories are goose-stepping ever further towards ethno-nationalist extremism, planning mass deportations of immigrants and Farage talks of a returns deal with the Taliban, it would seem that many of the poppy-police have entirely forgotten what Remembrance Day is all about.
answer a question: YES I would be happy to pay another 1p or 2p in the £ especially if I knew it was funding the NHS, welfare state, education & local government
PS. I’m retired.
PS. I’m retired.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
answer a question: YES I would be happy to pay another 1p or 2p in the £ especially if I knew it was funding the NHS, welfare state, education & local government
PS. I’m retired.
PS. I’m retired.
INCOME TAX. It is the fairest & least regressive tax & depends upon people’s income. That, with windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies & a wealth tax on multimillionaires/billionaires (who can clearly afford it) should raise the required amount without further decimating public services. And to
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
INCOME TAX. It is the fairest & least regressive tax & depends upon people’s income. That, with windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies & a wealth tax on multimillionaires/billionaires (who can clearly afford it) should raise the required amount without further decimating public services. And to