Ian

By the time I came along in 1966 my grandparents had an upstairs bathroom. But they continued to use their chamber pot. Old habits die hard

As a country we can only spend what we earn.
When we have any politician that is brave enough to say that leaving the EU has cost us £140 Billion, and that all the "difficult" decisions about what we as a nation can afford should reference the lies told by vote leave 9 years ago

Without cheating and googling I would say 1982

1970's childhood memories 🎉

Reform UK Outsourcing Oversight of Kent County Council – This Is Not Local Democracy Reform UK is outsourcing control of KCC to party bosses in London—bypassing elected councillors and threatening staff. This isn't local democracy. Kent deserves better. Read Cllr Geoff Samme's full st...

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Letter: We are not strangers Letter to the editor

“I woke up with a sense of dread…”

A moving, deeply personal account from an EU citizen in Cambridge on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging.

Don’t miss this powerful open letter. 👇

My VE Day was nothing like our image of it today. I hope we can honour what it really meant | Sheila Hancock Our street party tea was a muted celebration, full of uncertainty. Then, as now, we faced a long struggle towards a better world, says actor and writer Sheila Hancock

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My late father's view was similar. In 1940 as a child he witnessed the blitz in Southampton. In 1946 as a teenager he visited Hamburg "Not one brick sat upon another".

Britain, a trading nation, now has a vital choice to make about its priority trading partners:

- the EU, where agreements are made, kept, reciprocal, based on international norms, & enforced by a court

- the USA, where agreements are made, broken, changed & broken again at a whim, with no recourse

Divided Reform UK reports own MP to police amid bullying claims Party chair and Lee Anderson issue statement alleging female employees complained against Rupert Lowe

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My father had a pair of shorts made of sail cloth that dated from his National Service in the late 40's. He was still gardening in them into the 21st Century

Rather striking, what’s happened since the 2016 Brexit referendum…

2024: Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves ask for ideas for growth because 'make brexit work' isn't working

2018: Keir Starmer explains how the UK should be in a Customs Union and inside the EU Single Market

Perhaps 2024 Starmer could chat with 2018 Starmer, and pick up an idea or two 🤷‍♂️

Lizzie Lou supervising the festive decorations

Moved over from Twitter (Refuse to call it Ex!)
Can't beat a cat pic for a first post