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Would have been nice but not really a starter Principled is not a word I associate with Corbyn

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It's called realism & sometimes its not especially pleasant but we can't all live a life of fantasy Funny enough my brother & I were talking about that today How wonderful a life of ignorance could be - but only if someone else is out there promoting the truth & protecting that fantasy for them

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Possibly But first I'd try tightening up the rules, allowing OFCOM to act, & see what that brought about

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The usual bullshit excuse Large parts of Eastern Europe had Socialism for decades & it utterly failed

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Large parts of Eastern Europe had socialism for many years and it failed miserably

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I certainly wouldn't do anything like that right now It could prove a great stimulous to MAGA & boost Republican chances next month Its possible, after the Mid-Terms, that Trump will be seriously neutered So I'd advise caution & see what happens there first rather than risk screwing everything up

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brianm @brianm822.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"2 people from each constituency think we should apply to join the EU" I assume that's an error & you're not really that stupid

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We did, thanks! I especially loved the firework parties in our back garden with loads of friends & relatives round Dad was in charge of the fireworks. Mum in charge of the munchies. And my brother & I would collect up all the spent fireworks the next morning Happy days! ❤️😊

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brianm @brianm822.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That shows you how much things can change in 2 years It's maybe 2 years to the next election That shows you how it could change as much again - the other way Now is not the time for complacency just because Reform's got itself into a little aggro One wrong story can begin the reverse

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brianm @brianm822.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

He didn't say you should be attacked He said you were expendable OK, not much better but there is a distinction

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I hadn't thought about that angle I don't think it'll happen but you're right to promote it as a possibility Trump gets crazier by the day...

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As an Anglo-Irish-Gibraltarian I do too!

It really is, isn't it...? Who'd have thought that 10 years ago?

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Dammit you beat me to it! 👍

And probably so that NATO can expend large amounts of its munitions and become unable to properly conduct a war against... oh... say... ... Russia?

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Have you ever been to a socialist country? I mean a REAL socialist country None of this Scandanavian bullshit. None of them are socialist. They have MIXED economies But I have... Twice... And it looked nothing like that. It looked just like the first picture again A MIXED economy is what works

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A very fair point But as an aside, as an older Brit, I'm not esp keen on Halloween When I was a kid we never heard of it. Instead we celebrated Guy Fawkes Night with bonfires, fireworks, toffee apples, baked spuds & sparklers. Kids would push Guys round houses collecting Mostly gone now. Replaced

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Evil or stupid...? OK, or both...

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I would love to say you're exaggerating but all of that is entirely too possible... Even likely...?

Thank goodness! I hope there are no long lasting effects There was talk about brain damage concerns

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Common sense says we need to start developing the system tomorrow

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Exact opposite They have proved precisely how effective they are, which is why Ukraine is crying out for more Shortages are the fault of having insufficient industry to support the forces & that is at the heart of our failure to prepare adequately to the Russian threat - in just about every area

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I can't recall who it was now but someone in the know suggested the real cost would be more like £80 bn

Both Lab & Tories have an appalling record on defence in recent years - but none worse than the current gov Because it's NOW the shit is hitting the fan & they're still not taking things even remotely seriously So disppointed Healy has now caved in after his resignation earlier in the year

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Another one gone... or going... I'm shocked!

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My grandad was at Normandy in June 1944 but thankfully (to the best of my knowledge) we don't have any in our family

Not quibbling but there's 650 constituencies. That must be missing the 18 ones in N Ireland Anyway, never mind that... What's wrong with the other 4? And I'm guessing one of them is Clacton? Haven't they learned their lesson yet?

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It's been noticed that, whenever we pick up my friend in the car, my cousin & I are always discussing Trump's latest piece if idiocy...

How about the entire USA outside Trump Towers secede & start again?

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Perhaps not calling for but certainly excusing it, should it happen...

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If we can get a decent deal I'd be delighted Brexit is a definite contender for the dumbest thing any country has ever done But if they push for the replacement of The Bank Of England with the ECB I'd have to decline & suggest the Customs Union and/or Single Market route instead

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I have no idea what any of them look like but I'd be willing to take a guess...

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White to the point where it positively shone with light, I expect! 😄

And the Jesus story... 🤪🤯

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I was listening in the car Any time you think Trump cannot possibly get any crazier he seems to see it as some form of challenge and comes up with something even more... I don't know what the word is Bonkers, crazy, insane, nuts... None do him justice But then justice isn't his thing, is it?

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Utterly and completely irrelevant I take it you're a Labour supporter so you can't complain about them - the people with the actual power to change things So you need a scapegoat...

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