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Mar 12, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
The level of wrong of this is staggering, but maybe, just maybe it is down to the fact that unlike Italians and Germans, the Brits have not been taught this part of history properly.
I will try and explain in the shortest possible number of Tweets.
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Around WW1 the political spectrum in Italy, and Germany, was linear. Going from Anarchism, Communism, Socialism, Liberalism, Conservatism and the ultimate capitalist right wingers: libertarians (or Plutocrats).
On top of this there was also monarchists and republicans.
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Mar 11, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
As usual, what comes next will be down to a careful political calculation.
This weekend the Government grip onto the BBC was laid bare for everyone to see.
Many already knew, but large swathes of the population were completely unaware.
Worth reminding that such a grip is ....
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...only useful if the majority of people don't realize "it's just a Government mouthpiece", otherwise control becomes ineffective.
Basically, the purging of Lineker by the BBC management has undermined the Government's ability to use BBC to push their narrative to the masses.
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Mar 11, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I am not sure people are appreciating the bigger picture with the #Lineker issue.
The Conservative Party and the Government have long coveted a @BBC purge of unfriendly presenters.
Today they tested they decided to test the ground by purging a particularly high profile one.
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They obviously prepared the ground for it through the tabloids headlines yesterday, and they thought they would probably get away with it without too much furore.
They probably already had someone lined up to replace #lineker.
It blew up in their faces.
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Mar 6, 2023 • 24 tweets • 5 min read
SOMETHING FISHY WITH MIGRANTS DINGHIES
Something truly does not add up with the Government narrative about migrant crossings.
What follows is just a theory, but if proven true, it could bring down everybody involved.
Make your own conclusions.
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Firstly, what are the accepted facts?
We know that there are 160,000 pending applications from asylum seekers, with around 40,000 arrivals by boat just last year.
Last year marked a significant increase, on the previous year, which was also an increase on the year before.
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Mar 17, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I often been misunderstood when I said Labour isn't a progressive party.
What I always meant was that while many MPs are on the right side of social issues, there is a minority that isn't.
This MP is one of them. Brexit backing, climate change denying, pro Putin/Trump etc.
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There are many more I can think of, and it is nothing to do with previous Corbyn supporter. Corbyn was quite progressive on social issues actually.
Labour needs a purge of these dinosaurs, and become unashamedly progressive. Even if it means leaving behind socially....
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Mar 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
#UkraineUnderAttack
I am by nature against wars.
Solve nothing and just create broken human beings.
I am very conflicted about my own feelings. I want Ukraine to win. I want democracy to triumph. I want Putin gone. Forever.
Therefore I cheer at every Z marked tank, transport ..
...artillery position, aircraft, helicopter etc that is destroyed.
I don't cheer at the countless images of Russian soldiers' corpses I have seen in the last 3 weeks. Burnt, named, frozen stiff. Horrible. Broken lives these too.
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Nov 12, 2018 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Jesus H Christ!!!!!
Tax Payers Alliance (lowIQchloe Westley) has admitted liability for actions of the Institute of Economic Affairs (Kate Andrews)
This is massive. It shows that they are essentially the same organization!!!!!
RT this to the four winds.
Everyone must know.
Andrews and Westley, if you are so lucky that you did not know who they are.......
One Yank and one Aussie.
Both are always banging on about giving up on a public NHS.
Now we find out they are joined at the hip and they report to the same master.
Nov 7, 2018 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
Labour FB Brexit policy is ensuring a Tory comeback
There is no other way of putting this. Labour might well win the next election, but a Brexit Britain will hand the reigns of power back to the Conservative party within a one parliament
Here is why.
Brexit is a loss to the treasury and public finances irrespective on any deal we might agree with the EU.
Gayle and Gardiner even agreed in this on the Ch4 special on Monday 5th November.
Both felt compelled to go ahead with it because people voted for it.
Jul 29, 2018 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Been reflecting on what is the most effective street campaigning for PV.
I think there is still a massive polarization, difficult to overcome.
Broadly, the majority of the public accept that the economic benefits are doubtful to non existent.
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In fact now they tell me they have always known it was going to be difficult and that there weren't any short term economic benefits (as if).
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Apr 29, 2018 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
During the Commons debate on CU, several MPs have related conversations with constituents who often said they were happy with the commercial relationship with the EU, but unhappy with the political union.
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What I realized is that the Leave campaign was promising that the 2 things could be separated. Furthermore they created the ambiguous narrative that the SM and CU that came with the membership, together with FoM, could be replaced by an FTA between the UK and EU.
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