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ABSpareEditor
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youngmafbog
Jill seen going to vote in red, and we know she dislikes Kamala immensley, Biden wishing Trump well (yes we know he has to but he seems well pleased) and lets face it I dont suppose Kamala is on... ...
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drmorgans
  Eight years into a 35-year contract for buildings they can't use: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmzvglw33lo Lucky it's not "real" money, just council tax payers'. Presumably "lessons will be... ...
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naomi24
//Democrat insiders have blamed “arrogant” Joe Biden for Kamala Harris’s election defeat, saying he set her up to fail by not dropping out of the race sooner. “His legacy is in tatters,” said Jim... ...
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barry1010
To dodge the effects of the newly imposed VAT on public school fees, the Home Office is asking for discounts for diplomats. They take with two hands and give it to themselves.
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Bazile
Down to 4.75 % No doubt there will be arguements for and against , on here shortly . Depends on your financial situation       
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DDIL
"We must accept the outcome" What a lady. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3cpT4CCzSM ...
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naomi24
If I heard Mr Trump correctly yesterday he said he is going to stop both the war in Ukraine and the war in the Middle East.  I sincerely hope he does - but my question is how?
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ToraToraTora
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/18/what-david-lammy-really-thinks-of-donald-trump/ Surely the US cannot work with a foriegn sec that holds the president in such contempt. ...
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gulliver1
Will Badenoch last as long as Thatcher or  Truss.? My bet is she will do a Truss and be gone  within weeks, after seeing her performance at PMQs today.
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pastafreak
And the rest of us? Can anyone with knowledge explain what we might expect as a... ...
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DTCwordfan
Metro News reporting the States has just tested a hypersonic nuclear missile - now I wonder why? - just as the Trumpet becomes 'Emperor'.....
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10ClarionSt
Is that a slight mis-quote? Didn't Starmer mean working "for" the President, not with him?
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ToraToraTora
....I wonder if he'll call the new LOTO "prime minister"!
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gulliver1
Boris Johnson fired for banging on about his book during a live US election debate.He was told off for holding up his book in front of the cameras within minutes into the programme and told to put... ...
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gulliver1
Now that Trump has won the US Election, it is vital for Britain to rejoin the EU.With the prospect of a brutal Global trade war now looming. Critics of the UK's Brexit deal say the Country needs... ...
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1972208/prince-harry-meghan-markle-nightmare-visa-donald-trump Telling porkies on the visa? Oh dear! ...
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In another thread an ABer describes Trump voters as: "....... uninformed to the point of absurdity or they are a horrible person. " https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cj3ergr8209t When there are that... ...
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In the light of the Trump victory and his well known threat to leave NATO must the scrimping on defence in Europe now end? For our part the interest we pay on debt is double our defence budget.... ...
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jackthehat
I wonder if he'll row back from his claims of electorial fraud? We've got a man with no personality running this country and a man with too much personality about to run America. Strange... ...
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Bazile
There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown... ...

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