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Elites Always Say We Can’t Have Nice Things. They’re Wrong. All throughout American history, political and economic elites have insisted that better policies — ending child labor, establishing a weekend — were impossible to achieve. They were lying then, and they’re lying now.

All throughout American history, political and economic elites have insisted that better policies — ending child labor, establishing a weekend — were impossible to achieve.

They were lying then, and they’re lying now.

They desperately need new material.

Not according to the Refugee Convention of 1951, as I'm sure both you and Keir Starmer are aware.

This applies to Kathleen Stock too. Do philosophers just have too much time on their hands?

Our story starts 370 million years ago...

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Israel is sick. And the world must stop it.

New Planet imagery shows the extent of destruction of Rafah throughout April. These images show March 29 vs. April 21.

The first set of images shows the city a bit over a kilometer east of the border.
The second set of images shows greenhouses destroyed northeast of the city.

And that's before you factor in all the other elements, like the fact that most people don't report these assaults to the police at all, and it depends on which offences the police want to investigate. 3/3

They also claim that just 9.3% of people in the UK are foreign-born when the real number per the census is 16.8%. They're inflating one number and deflating the other to make it seem more scary. 2/

That 1 in 4 statistic is extremely misleading. It comes from an anti-immigrant lobbying group who assumed 23% of offences were committed by immigrants because they added the known number (15%) and those where the nationality was unknown (8%). 1/

It's an amazing place. Sad that more people don't know about it.

Is this Longthorpe Tower?

At least they admit they have low IQs.

Thank you. That means a lot. It's a big responsibility to write on such a topic.

Can you expand on that? Was it not fairly common?

Also, some people have suggested a memorial might be in order. I'd fully support that idea.

I'd be interested to know any additional info about Elizabeth. I spoke to someone after writing the article and he said a story circulated that she was disturbed during roadworks and still had a full head of hair. Probably just mythmaking, but I'm interested in the folkloric side of it.

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Maybe so, lol. I just think there are mightier opponents out there.

Not the bollard's proudest win, I'm sure.

Buried at the Crossroads: The Tragic Story of Elizabeth James 200 years ago, suicides faced the ultimate indignity of roadside burial, cast out from their communities. Here, we do what we can to piece together the short life of one of these people.

200 years ago, suicides faced the final indignity of crossroads burial. I did what I could to piece together the life of one of these people. Her name was Elizabeth James. She died at the age of 22 and was buried in what is now the centre of Peterborough.

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Is this his way of attacking Musk? What's in it for her?

I was just thinking about this.

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TMNT was renamed to Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK because ninja were seen as too violent. There were also cuts to the first movie as they didn't want kids to see nunchucks, a proscribed weapon.

Touché.

It's a fan account, magat.

Government to drop asylum hotel provider Stay Belvedere Hotels The hotel group provides around a quarter of asylum accommodation.

Is this the beginning of the end for asylum hotels?

It's good news that we'll no longer pay billions to this hotel chain where serious issues have been found, but the problems in asylum hotels go far beyond the failures of a single provider.

Here's what must happen now:
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Lyrics to the Ted Nugent song Jailbait: Well, I don't care if you're just thirteen You look too good to be true I just know that you're probably clean There's one little think I got do to you

Will your MP support 'Change' and back safe routes? Take two minutes to email your local MP and ask them to attend the launch of Care4Calais' new safe routes report.

With no safe routes available to ppl fleeing danger, irregular journeys to the UK will continue.

Our MPs must understand there are realistic, humane alternatives to REGULATE the arrival of asylum seekers.

🙏 Pls email your MP to attend this important event help.care4calais.org/page/168077/...