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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's really very simple, the conservatives were in power. Labour and others did not have the power to stop them.

jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Why do you want the taxpayer to pick up the massive debts run by the company, better to let it go bankrupt and force the financial institutions to carry the loss. They may not in the future be so keen to finance asset stripping operations.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Don't forget the real reason was that they didn't want to pay the bill after being rescued by Britain following their attack on the native Americans, always conveniently forgotten.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

We are not in the richest top 10 countries, use the correct measurement which allows for both size of population and cost of living and we are in the bottom 20ds.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Of course they knew, comedians joked about it, it wasn't only the camps but the mass atrocities carried out in the east, the main reason the Germans fought so hard on the eastern front was that they knew what they had done and feared retribution on the German population.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

When the USA invaded Canada in 1812 to their surprise they found that the people of French background much preferred being Canadian and fought successfully on the Canadian side.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Just to remind him, Russia was Nazi Germany's ally, they invaded Poland together, Russia then went on to murder over 20,000 Polish officers. They then invaded Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. At the same time supplying as much war materials as possible to the Nazis.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Being old, I can remember when there was a deposit particularly on takeaway acholic drinks, then you used to get cash back. It was a very good way for children to earn extra pocket money.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Not ideal, however after 14 years of conservative neglect NHS hospitals are literally falling apart, it's going to cost a fortune and take a long time just to bring the structures up to date, never mind the expansion required. The government is caught between a rock and a hard place.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

As a 74 year old man I knew about, my wife knew about and the women of my age knew about. You had to try really hard not to know about it.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Just a reminder, reform is a private company owned by Farage, it doesn't have members.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Being a farmer isn't compulsory, if they don't like it, just sell it to someone who does.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Yes, women should make payments for the extra 5 years that men worked, whilst they outlived men. That's how ridiculous this is, the only people who didn't know about it were women who were not interested to listen to a radio or read a newspaper. I'm a man and certainly knew about it.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Yes, the unfairness was that men retired at 65, women retired at 60 and to rub salt in the wounds then lived longer than men. Only people who had their head in the sand were unaware of the change, it was very well publicised.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Put the blame where it belongs, 14 years of conservative government.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The problem is that over the 14 years of conservative government our defences have been drastically reduced, it takes a long time to rebuild.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Why, the majority of the population are atheists, time to remove all religious privileges.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Yes, listened to radio 4 today which I don't normally do, I turned off after a piece about how well reform were doing.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Unfortunately it's not just freelancers, the amount of time spent chasing unpaid bills is incalculable, it's rife throughout British commerce. A great productivity boost would be given if legislation was passed to force on time payments with real penalties for directors for late payment.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Much better than having a party rule you with a minority of the votes as happens in the UK

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Why do we need platform edge door? Another case of over engineering at massive extra cost. Cars now have automatic braking for pedestrians. It's very much easier to fit to trains which are on a fixed route. Cars can steer and brake themselves. France has driverless systems so why can't the UK

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

There are no sky fairys, and I find it very objectionable to use your belief in magic to maybe condemn me and others to a very unnecessarily painful death, it's not a fate I would wish on anyone.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Don't you mean the 14 years of conservative government.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

As the conservatives were in power in January you are obviously confirming how useless the conservatives were.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Back in 1971 when I got my first mortgage the second income definitely could be taken into account, however the amount you could borrow was 3 times one income or twice the joint income.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

It takes time after 14 years of conservative misrule.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

These prices are under the conservatives, they had 24 years to sort it out.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Interestingly there is high support amongst the age group most likely to be affected, the 65+.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Joining the SM & CU comes with the perceived problem of freedom of movement, however this is an easy sell as it would lead to immigration from Africa and Asia (which is what leave voters really hate) dropping to pre leaving levels.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The backlash from British media, plus the charge of going against the will of the people, there is also the problem of the deep divisions in society that Brexit caused, no government wants to reopen them, they haven't healed yet. In my opinion the potential benefits will far outweigh any risks.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

No, we must let them go bust so we are not saddled with their massive debts.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

If Thames water goes bust we must ensure that the debt stays with the old company and is not transferred to the new.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Shouldn't the address be ”care of” USA, it will never reach him in Clacton.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I'm 74, so the last generation to know people who actually got polio. We also remember the fear that female children didn't get rubella as the consequences of catching it whilst pregnant were so dire. My generation irrespective of their political views are first in the queue for every vaccination.

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jameswa.bsky.social @jameswa.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I've just bought the Egyptian version for my granddaughter as she enjoyed an Egyptian project at school, never did anything like that at my primary school although that was in the 1950s.

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