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Jo Maugham QC
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Was told by a senior Tory MP - one of the 'good' ones we're surprised to see backing Johnson - that fear of what a Corbyn Government would do is causing colleagues to put the Party first by backing Johnson.
A little more colour to that conversation. waitingfortax.com/2019/06/13/why…
A long time Labour Party adviser writes to me...
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Jo Maugham QC
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Are people still going on about the BBC licence fee? Am I the only one who thinks there's no good reason to relieve better off pensioners from a charge everyone else has to pay?
Happy to abolish the licence fee - I don't like having to pay for a news service that feels like the mouthpiece of Government. Or if we must pay it, let's have exemptions on a needs basis. Given pensioners are generally better off its hard to justify the status quo.
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Jo Maugham QC
@JolyonMaugham
The motion is a purely procedural one.

We've been here before and Labour has failed to support measures ruling out No Deal. This may be different - but wise heads will be sceptical and cynical heads will say this is just a stratagem to interfere with the Tory leadership contest
If the procedural motion passes (prediction: it will) the substantive vote will take place after Tory MPs have chosen the final two leadership candidates.

What does Boris Johnson do if Parliament then rules out his headline policy ('We're leaving on 31 October no matter what')?
(Thanks to @Niaccurshi for the thought).
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Jo Maugham QC
@JolyonMaugham
"The evidence is that countries which have legalised drugs have seen numbers of drug deaths fall and have taken billions out of the criminal economy. The UK, meanwhile, has enriched violent crooks and established itself as a leader in drug-related deaths."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
If politicians actually wanted to reduce the tide of stabbings and rapes they could do so in an instant. But not by (often hypocritical) caterwauling about "middle class drugs users". By decriminalising drug use.
If politicians paid the price for that hypocrisy - lives destroyed or cut short - themselves you have to believe they'd actually tackle the problem. But because it's paid by poor, often black, young men and women all we get is pointless grandstanding.
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This next flag thread is CITY FLAGS OF AMERICA by STATE

Okay, so today we're not going to do the flag thread, because this one is _really huge_. Today, we're going to talk about how I'm going to do it, and what that means.
My normal resource for this is straight up looking at these things on wikipedia, and that's a great, useful resource but contributed by fans and enthusiasts.

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Sam Butler
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Children in Victorian poverty in our schools: @Channel4News this evening.

My dad died when I was small. Subsequently, I had two episodes of homelessness as a child (early 1960s). I stole food to feed my Mum and me.

When I became a teacher in inner London, I still saw poverty...
But it seemed *comparatively* unusual, resulting from particular circumstances (like my experiences).

What's become clear in the last 5 years is that it's no longer unusual, it's no longer temporary, it's no longer linked to illness or 'inadequacy'. Now it's a feature of life.
In part I blame myself. By the late 1980s, as I watched families with children at my school find it harder and harder to cope, it was becoming clear that Tory policies were creating a poverty time bomb; but I was in a sort of denial, as I tried to keep my own head above water.
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Sebastian Payne
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The spectre of one man hangs heavily over the Brexit talks in Britain and Brussels: @BorisJohnson.

The Labour Party and EU27 are desperate to “Bojo proof” any deal as they think the blonde one may soon be in Downing Street.

My latest with @alexebarker ft.com/content/683d52…
Brexiters think promises of good behaviour are for the birds.

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J.N. PAQUET ✒
@jnpaquet
This!
As @theresa_may tells @HouseofCommons it's 'highly likely' Moscow ordered the attack on former Russian spy in Salisbury & most MPs show support to HMG to take strong action against Russia together with West & EU...
Remember this from @Nigel_Farage?
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What's the common point between:
- Farage: theguardian.com/politics/2014/…
- Le Pen: ft.com/content/010eec…
- Germany's AfD: time.com/4955503/german…
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molly 🐶
@socialistdogmom
would a strong mayor system of government work in charlottesville? would it make a difference? should be an interesting discussion either way!
facebook.com/events/1422291…
like most league of women voters events, everyone here is 60+ and white. folks still filtering in, but i see maybe three other people under 40.
i’d like to see a less roundabout path here.
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