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3 Nov, 5 tweets, 3 min read
A new account claiming to be a "Lifelong Labour voter; but want nothing to do with the loony left that has emerged."

I understand the rationale for anonymous twitter accounts, but it means ANYONE can claim any background, without any evidence.

Let's look at "Richard's" views:
On women: ImageImageImageImage
On climate change: ImageImageImageImage
On asylum seekers & migration: ImageImage
And about poverty & "Richard's" preferred "news" source.

I'm all for a Labour 'broad church', but imho, the views expressed by this account strongly suggest the person behind this account has *never* voted Labour.

You, of course, may have a different view - & that's fine. 👍 Image

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'State capture' happens when narrow interest groups take control of public policy, buying influence to rewrite the rules. It's well documented that rich individuals & corporations fund the Tory Party & buy access to Ministers.

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4.4 MILLION adults in England & Wales work for gig economy companies (15% of working adults - up from 6% in 2016).

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Last Wednesday, Priti Patel said people crossing the Channel “are not genuine asylum seekers” & are only making the journey to live in UK hotels.

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