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Retired from work not from life. Anglo Saxon and other tribes mongrel Englishman. So European.

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Post image 26.11.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1113    ๐Ÿ” 606    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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New: Boris Johnsonโ€™s โ€˜Brexit Titanic successโ€™ was half right Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer

๐Ÿ”ฅ Rachel Reeves says thereโ€™s a โ€œholeโ€ in the public finances.

A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:

A 6โ€“8% hit to GDP

That's ยฃ180bn-ยฃ240bn a year

It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.

Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.

26.11.2025 06:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 602    ๐Ÿ” 243    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.

25.11.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13343    ๐Ÿ” 6369    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 470    ๐Ÿ“Œ 516

Trump demands death penalty for Democrats. He hasn't got any death camps yet. They will be off shore probably in a willing South American country. What's up with the USA?

21.11.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is this truly what Americans have always been.

13.11.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.

13.11.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13801    ๐Ÿ” 6710    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 673    ๐Ÿ“Œ 364

Trump on UK TV again. Unbelievable that this animal is in the White House. I can't stand the sight or sound of him. When will this madness end.

07.11.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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They probably don't need testing but they will have to let one off just to keep baby Donny happy.

31.10.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."

31.10.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14242    ๐Ÿ” 4574    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 813    ๐Ÿ“Œ 271

I live in Buckinghamshire. The countryside is disappearing under house building for London commuters .More concentrated investment in the South East. So much for levelling up.

31.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reaganโ€™s words about tariffs are going viral after Trumpโ€™s insistence that they are โ€œfakeโ€ created a โ€œStreisand Effectโ€

25.10.2025 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1710    ๐Ÿ” 596    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
Standing stone in a pub

Standing stone in a pub

Within the Oxenham Arms in the village of South Zeal, Devon is
The โ€˜Roman Pillar' propping up the roof in the restaurant at the rear of the pub.
In the next room is an enormous Menhir built into the fabric of the wall too. One pub - two standing stones.

24.10.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 409    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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'His brain is rice pudding': Trump skewered for demanding AOC take dementia test like him President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) prove her intelligence by taking the "IQ test" he recently passed, seemingly unaware that he was actually describing a cognitive test for dementia."AOC is low IQ," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "If you g...

President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) prove her intelligence by taking the "IQ test" he recently passed, seemingly unaware that he was actually describing a cognitive test for dementia.

27.10.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Climate change in the Midlands is a serious local concern Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands

Climate change in the Midlands is a serious local concern.

Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands.

28.10.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 160    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.

24.10.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29723    ๐Ÿ” 8052    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1451    ๐Ÿ“Œ 368
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Jim Gamble withdraws from process to become chair of grooming gang inquiry Mr Gamble says he needed the "confidence of victims and survivors" but it was clear some lacked confidence in him "due to my previous occupation".

Jim Gamble isn't fit to chair anything. No RUC Special Branch is. RUC Special Branch were involved in a shady, dirty, unethical war. Women and children were abused in intel gathering.

Jim Gamble: 'Former head of Belfast region for the now disbanded RUC Special Branch.'

news.sky.com/story/jim-ga...

22.10.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like it. Restores my belief in Americans.

23.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Trump drops dead tomorrow this animal takes over. How many of these scumbags do you have in America?

17.10.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

12.10.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20921    ๐Ÿ” 6734    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1357    ๐Ÿ“Œ 469
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Trump on BBC news again today. He has a total lack of self awareness. Most people who say something stupid today would regret it tomorrow. Not Trump.

07.10.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The idiot speaks again.

06.10.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So much for Trump stopping the Ukraine war.

05.10.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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History repeats.

04.10.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11644    ๐Ÿ” 5605    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 275    ๐Ÿ“Œ 298

Germany in the 1930's?

03.10.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What does he think has been happening so far?

03.10.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now itโ€™s commonplace.

Thatโ€™s not making America great again.

02.10.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28550    ๐Ÿ” 10118    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1361    ๐Ÿ“Œ 497

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

02.10.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32264    ๐Ÿ” 15501    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 650    ๐Ÿ“Œ 732
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Deloitte UKโ€™s chief executive receives 17% pay rise to ยฃ4.9m Richard Houstonโ€™s increase compares with 2.9% for staff at the Big Four firm and comes after warning of lower bonuses at biggest division

Deloitte UKโ€™s chief executive receives ยฃ700,000 pay rise to ยฃ4.9m.

Firm has a history of delivering dud audits. Rewards for failure.

In common with other LLPs, the firm avoids paying employer national insurance on partners' profit share.

Govt silence on fat-cattery.
archive.ph/Z1h6H

30.09.2025 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 276    ๐Ÿ” 144    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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