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First, it is very late. Second, if this was truly the intention then purely for reasons of symbolism then the amount would be set at £39bn pro rota the same terms as the WA -> Theresa May pushes forward £2bn no-deal Brexit preparations - theguardian.com/politics/2018/…
... this all has the touch of theatre / statecraft to it. Xena, the lone warrior princess against the forces of "evil" etc.
I hope we are more prepared for WTO / No deal than some imply. That May had decided to "focus" on this is ... something. A small something and very late. But public discussion may not reflect actual planning. I hope we haven't wasted the last ten months -
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Lunch and a quick scan of NHS long term plan - longtermplan.nhs.uk/publication/nh… ... page 6 (summary) and rapid expansion of "personal health budget" - england.nhs.uk/personal-healt… - aka full scale privatisation of NHS under the cover of giving patients choice. Bye Bye NHS, you'll be missed.
... not that we really have an NHS, it is more of a franchise. Anyway, personal choice is the way to kill it off and embrace a market led insurance model. First health, police next - "Then he swiped his credit card to pay me for arresting him" - newyorker.com/humor/daily-sh…
.. but let us not sweat the little stuff like health, society, cohesion but focus on big things like staying in the EU. As we all know, the EC will save us. I can hear Juncker on the phone to May saying "you can't continue privatising the NHS, the EC is going to stop you". Lol.
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People's Vote march was attended by a third of number that organisers claimed, official estimate says - telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/… ... still 250,000 isn't a bad turn out.
I'm all for expressing desire and involvement in politics but I'm a tad unhappy that the #peoplesvote seems to attack Corbyn but rarely Tories, it seems to talk up an exodus from Labour and I'm not convinced it is representative of ordinary folk - beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/096411…
i.e. Roland Rudd, who turns out to be a very wealth public relations executive and brother of Amber, Conservative MP -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Ru… or Richard Reed, another multi millionaire but previously cited as a potential funder for a centrist party - theguardian.com/politics/2018/… ...
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Theresa May’s interview on #r4today is the defining car crash of her premiership. She is in total denial.
PM: ‘Yes I have heard your question, but if I may, I’ll just return to my rehearsed talking point’ #r4today
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First I'm not allowed to say "nationalist" because it's a dog whistle.
Then I'm not allowed to say "globalist" because it's a dog whistle.
Now I'm not allowed to say "Anglo-American" because it's a dog whistle.
These are all common terms from political theory, international relations, and intellectual history. What you're saying is that I can't use any of the normal language in my profession.
And it's not as though you understand enough about any of these subjects to even suggest alternative terms I could use in order to think and speak about these things.
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#wa தீபாவளி ஸ்நானத்திற்கு தடை !!

ஹிந்துக்கள் தீபாவளி அன்று குளிக்கக் கூடாது என்று பாப்கான் என்பவர் தொடர்ந்த வழக்கை மிக மிக அவசர வழக்காக இரவோடு இரவாக விடிய விடிய விசாரித்த சுப்ரீம் கோர்ட், அதற்கு தடை விதித்து வரலாற்று சிறப்பு மிக்க தீர்ப்பை வழங்கியது.
இது பற்றி தீர்ப்பில், ஹிந்துக்கள் பண்டிகை என்பதால் தைரியமாக தடை விதிப்பதாகவும், இதன் மூலம் பல லட்சம் லிட்டர் தண்ணீர் சேமிக்கலாம் என்றும் நீதிபதிகள் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.
இது பற்றி கருத்து கூறிய பப்பு, கங்கா ஸ்நானம் ஆச்சா என்று கேட்பது மதவாதம் என்றும் தேம்ஸ் ஸ்நானம் ஆச்சா என்றோ நைல் ஸ்நானம் ஆச்சா என்றோ கேட்பது ஸெக்யுலர் என்றும் தெரிவித்தார்.

ஸ்டாலின் இது பற்றி கூறுகையில், தீபாவளி பண்டிகை என்று சொல்லி குளிப்பதை மட்டுமே தங்கள் கட்சி எதிர்ப்பதாகவும்
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People enthusiastically share this article, but I am genuinely curious about what it means. Obviously, the UK doesn't look like it's going to rescind Art 50. But it might be an interesting exercise to think through what would happen if they did
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi… 1/
First things first. This isn't an official EU position. It's France. One of the member states. "Britain could still cancel Brexit and stay in the European Union on the same terms it currently enjoys, the French government has said." - what about the other member states? 2/
It's still legally unclear, as the article also says, whether Art 50 can be unilaterally revoked. If it can't, what if some country wanted to use a veto? Also, the EU will likely want some guarantees such as no referenda on EU membership in the next N years, probably. 3/
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