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It's remarkable how attitudes to both asylum-seekers and benefits claimants soften when the Daily Mail isn't raging against them every morning. I often wonder what the country would be like if stoking hatred & division hadn't proved so profitable for Rothermere, Murdoch & co.
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And the secretly-funded IEA’s herbert-in-chief just tried to stop journalists asking Kwasi Kwarteng about ‘politics’. These self-styled ‘libertarians’ never seem very fond of liberty. twitter.com/AdamBienkov/st…
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Might do a live commentary… twitter.com/trussliz/statu…
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Good grief. twitter.com/electpoliticsu…
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Children of immigrants who despise other immigrants probably shouldn’t be in charge of immigration policy. They often seem to be dealing with personal issues that shouldn’t be anywhere near the political space. People who protected & defended their parents might do a better job.
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Suella Braverman is now perilously close to making Priti Patel look like the second most callous & ignorant Home Secretary in living memory.
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She has a dream. twitter.com/PhantomPower14…
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Very important piece. There is no valid reason to put these secretly-funded lobbyists on air. twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/…
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Good luck with that. twitter.com/benrileysmith/…
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You're supposed to deny that you despise immigrants, champ. At least in public. twitter.com/NJ_Timothy/sta…
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M People singer Heather Small's son is a Labour councillor.
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What grows faster, pies or concrete?
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UK pork-pie firm Vale of Mowbray collapses under market challenges
just-food.com/news/uk-pork-p… via @just_food
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Looking at Truss’s CV, I’m wondering who actually ‘dismissed her potential’.
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Today’s treat: What is wrong with Suella Braverman, who ‘dreams’ of deporting refugees, & is it fair to bring her family’s own immigration history into the critique? Liz Truss’s speech & immediate reactions. Excellent stuff imho. globalplayer.com/podcasts/episo…
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@soniasodha She 'dreams' of deporting refugees, laughs about it, revels in the approval she receives. That is a deeply personal issue by any measure. And her family history makes it a different issue from, say, racists who talk about 'indigenous' people. I chose my words very carefully here.
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We did an hour on this today. Fascinating calls, mostly from children of immigrants. I think we'll return to it tomorrow. Do encourage anyone you see on here deliberately (or even accidentally) misrepresenting what I've said to call in. All welcome. twitter.com/mrjamesob/stat…
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I will do. twitter.com/Hullbhoy/statu…
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But most of these 'anti-growth' people are the ones who keep pointing out how stupid it was to withdraw from the largest free market on the planet. It's just deeply, deeply weird to ignore the measurable & obvious damage this has done, is doing & will continue to do to 'growth'. twitter.com/nadhimzahawi/s…
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This is so, so true. We seem to have learned nothing from the carpet-slippered creep of fascism into the mainstream in recent years. The Home Secretary not only *dreams* of deporting refugees to Rwanda, she boasts about it in public. twitter.com/TerryReintke/s…
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The stuff of Suella Braverman’s dreams: libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/revea…
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Bloody hell. twitter.com/thetimes/statu…
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Just signed up for Celebrity Mastermind. I may regret this.
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One of the most impressive people I have ever met. Since being thrust so horribly & reluctantly into the public eye, she has conducted herself with incredible dignity & grace. She would not have embarked upon this path without serious thought & consideration. This could be huge. twitter.com/Nadine_Writes/…
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