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Mark Saunders

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Following the news from insightful people who have migrated here from Twitter. Volunteer at Suffolk hedgehog hospital, Ousden Suffolk.

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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Another new PM, another edition of Byline Times goes to press... Read our exclusive investigation on James Orr, head of policy at Reform & Cambridge professor in print - what's happening at the world-renowned university refusing to answer any of our questions? In shops / subscribe.bylinetimes.com 👇
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thattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why do HMRC have to be pushed to take action after passively watching this story unfold for weeks? What is it about this man that he is considered by some in authority to be above the rules that govern everyone else?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The outgoing Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds, exemplified the problem. She spent her final weeks in office ripping down controls on industrial chicken farming, which destroys our rivers. She did so at the behest of corporate lobbyists. Her job before joining the government? Corporate lobbyist.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This week's column explains how successive Environment Secretaries in the UK have been actively facilitating ecocide on behalf of industrial lobbyists. Charged with protecting the living world, one after another has been working for the enemy. This has to change.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot
Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
An absolute banger of an exclusive from the Sunday Times. It's devastating. For the first time, I'm uncertain if Farage can actually survive this www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Liz Truss set up CPAC Great Britain with a lawyer who used to work with sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Firtash Many of guests at Truss’s gathering have also parroted Kremlin talking points New by me on Democracy for Sale open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Revealed: the Russian ties of Liz Truss's radical right conference
CPAC UK was set up by a lawyer who worked with sanctioned 'notorious kleptocrat' - and speakers include politicians linked to pro-Kremlin networks and Moscow talking points
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/04/2026
US negotiators to go to Islamabad, but Iran says no direct talks reut.rs/48H4kxx
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US negotiators to go to Islamabad, but Iran says no direct talks
U.S. negotiators are scheduled to leave for Pakistan on Saturday, but ​Iran said its officials did not plan to meet the Americans to discuss ending the war that has killed thousands and ‌roiled global markets.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/04/2026
US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants
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US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants
Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting an antelope species in Africa when the incident occured * Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon. Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old vineyard owner, was hunting yellow-backed duiker, an antelope species, in the central African country of Gabon when the incident occurred last Friday. While in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, he and his guide unexpectedly came across five female elephants accompanied by a calf. Continue reading...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/04/2026
America’s energy supremacy is being forged in war ft.trib.al/kO5zWhT
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America’s energy supremacy is being forged in war
A subscription to the Financial Times provides you with the insights and perspective you need to succeed, now.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 25/04/2026
Banks brace for tax raid if Starmer is ousted ft.trib.al/rplb5th
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Banks brace for tax raid if Starmer is ousted
Executives prepare for shift to the left in UK government after narrow escape in last year’s Budget
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 25/04/2026
Starmer’s watch sees missteps pile up – murmurs grow Farage’s pitch sounds familiar: vote Reform, get Trump Greens surge as protest vote against far-right theatrics, but what is going on in Hertfordshire, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire? Our Mr Pecksniff brings you this week's political gossip
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Pecksniff: The danger of a lame duck prime minister
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
BREAKING: Iran state media saying Strait of Hormuz closed again
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Truly one of the all time great takes
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/04/2026
Reeves’ ‘mansion tax’ to hit about 160,000 homes, says fiscal watchdog ft.trib.al/sVK2dDX
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Reeves’ ‘mansion tax’ to hit about 160,000 homes, says fiscal watchdog
OBR analysis estimates one-fifth of affected property owners will appeal revaluations
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/03/2026
Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies reut.rs/4lXcIhy
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Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies
Thousands ​of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, ‌two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the war against Iran.
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Mark Saunders @marksaunders21.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
In case you missed..more documents from the Epstein files were released on Friday 👇
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 08/03/2026
Read our analysis of the video showing a US Tomahawk missile strike next to Girls’ School in Iran on February 28 here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
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Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girls’ School in Iran - bellingcat
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footag...
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 08/03/2026
Thousands of Easter holidays to Cyprus and Dubai at risk as flight chaos to last weeks trib.al/NyrCdr5
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Thousands of Easter holidays to Cyprus and Dubai at risk as flight chaos to last weeks
Soaring cost of jet fuel and fewer airlines in operation pushing up ticket prices, as airspace closures continue in the Middle East
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/03/2026
Alba party to wind up and not contest Scottish election
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Alba party to wind up and not contest Scottish election
Pro-independence party formed by Alex Salmond in 2021 had suffered membership fall and financial crisis The Alba party has announced that it will wind up and not field any candidates for the 2026 Scottish parliament election. The pro-independence party was formed in 2021 by the late Alex Salmond as a “new political force” but has been suffering from a sharp fall in membership and a financial crisis. Continue reading...
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy #IWD. Women bear the brunt of the climate crisis. But men dominate climate decision-making, and mega-rich ones like Farage, whose party is backed by oil and gas, set the climate back. I wrote this last IWD, but it's still relevant…👇 www.independent.co.uk/voices/clima...
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It’s men who caused the climate crisis – but it’s women who will suffer the most
Women across the world are having their lives torn apart by the climate crisis – and the UK government is turning its back, writes co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“If you want to look at the economics, then look at all of it. For example, I've never seen a calculation of how much capacity, how much GDP, a poorly-paid immigrant working in a care home frees up for the family and relatives of all the people there, by taking on their caring responsibilities.”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/03/2026
The £49 ‘driller killer’: steps to avoid locksmith scams
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The £49 ‘driller killer’: steps to avoid locksmith scams
Rogue operators draw in customers by advertising low prices, but when the work is done they invoice 10 times that sum
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social "Making it up as they go along" The US has started a war with no idea how to finish it and there's a power struggle within the Iranian regime too. Where does the war in Iran go from here? samf.substack.com/p/making-it-...
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Making it up as they go along
Where does the war in Iran go from here?
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
It's partly about reflexive Atalantism and imperial nostalgia. But I think a big part of this is their sheer hatred of Starmer's focus on international law. Same as the reason Chagos has become such a big deal for them.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Nigel Farage’s boast that Reform UK raised the most money in 2025 just reminded people that it’s the billionaires’ favourite
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Nigel Farage's boast that Reform UK raised the most money in 2025 just reminded people that it's the billionaires' favourite
The Reform UK party may have failed to win the Gorton and Denton by-election, but their leader, Nigel Farage, is now quick to point out a category in which they are winning. It seems that they raised…
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
🟩 Evergreen from Print — Editorial – Seeing the Light In Brighton this month – where I was invited to speak about journalism, truth, and Byline Times – I sat down next to Charlie. 🔗 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/8…
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Editorial - Seeing the Light – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
In Brighton this month – where I was invited to speak about journalism, truth, and Byline Times – I sat down next to Charlie. He said he loved our work and, at one time, had been a subscriber to this monthly print edition. But the magazine, he told me, was just too dense for him; it left him feeling a bit depressed.
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Janey Llou (Jane to my friends) @janeyllou.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Change the names to see what the headlines would have been if Starmer rushed in. #alternativereality
Headline from Daily Mail about Iraq war 

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MORE STORIES
Smoking gun emails 
reveal Blair's
'deal in blood' with George Bush over Iraq war was forged a YEAR 
before the invasion had even started
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Mark Saunders @marksaunders21.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Hi James, you may find this of interest from 1986
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it. Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Corruption in England's water industry and its regulation 2,778 serious pollution incidents reported in 2024. Officials downgraded 2,735 (98%) to minor incidents. Only 496 attended before downgrading; the rest were deemed minor. Regulators collude with industry, inflicting harms to people.
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Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests
Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence
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Mark Saunders @marksaunders21.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
No more Dirty Business ! The public, MPs and Environmental Groups have said NO to 14 years of illegal Thames Water sewage pollution. Email Ofwat now, so that they can't ignore us @weownit.org.uk weownit.org.uk/act-now/emai...
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Email Ofwat - the public have said NO to illegal sewage until 2040
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Chris Hudson @chrishudson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/02/2026
We're taking 14 years of 💩to Emma Reynolds. If you're sick of 💩in our rivers and seas 😡If 'Dirty Business' has left you feeling shocked and angry 📣If you want to protest at Thames Water wanting to carry on polluting illegally for the next 14 years 💪Join us in High Wycombe next week
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On Wednesday 4th March, we're saying NO to 14 years of illegal sewage - join us
Protest in Emma Reynolds' constituency against Thames Water Ofwat deal, which would sign off on 14 years of illegal sewage pollution
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 24/02/2026
We paid tribute to the fallen heroes of Ukraine at Maidan. I am also thinking of their comrades, bravely holding the line in the trenches. Fighting for peace. Fighting for a better future for their children. Fighting for a free and sovereign Ukraine, at the heart of a free Europe.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Revealed: Reform UK Matt Goodwin’s Academic Ties to Rebranded Nazi Eugenics Front
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Revealed: Reform UK Matt Goodwin's Academic Ties to Rebranded Nazi Eugenics Front
Reform's Gorton and Denton candidate, who has said that genetics will expose the "inherent differences between groups" has links to multiple organisations tied to discredited racist pseudoscience
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Reform UK Accused Of 'Declaring War On Workers' Over Plan To Scrap Employment Rights www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
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Reform UK Accused Of 'Declaring War On Workers' Over Plan To Scrap Employment Rights
Deputy leader Richard Tice said the move would help tackle the cost of living.
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein
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Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein
Reports say the former prime minister has demanded a full investigation into Andrew's role as UK trade envoy.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 22/02/2026
FT Exclusive: Iran has agreed a secret €500mn arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired missiles. ft.trib.al/ydSefja
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 19/02/2026
Brexit - what was it good for, trade, immigration, red tape, economic growth - none of those, they all went backward. Since we’re not in the EU our farmers have been allowed to carry on using toxic pesticides, recently banned by the EU. So Brexit has made our food less safe. buff.ly/HI2jUZo
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Before I got there, he accused a lawyer of ‘smearing the dead’. Paul Dacre is, of course, the editor who described the Miliband brothers’ late, war hero father as the ‘man who hated Britain’ then doubled down when Ed made a heartfelt plea for compassion.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Jim Ratcliffe, a tax resident of Monaco who has legally avoided an estimated £4 billion in UK taxes, says, "The UK is being colonised by immigrants, isn't it?" Ed Conway, "You met recently with Nigel Farage, didn't you?" Jim Ratcliffe, "I did"
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
ANALYIS: For some, Morgan McSweeney’s resignation removes an obstacle to the eventual downfall of Keir Starmer himself - by @kiranstacey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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For some, McSweeney resignation removes obstacle to eventual downfall of Starmer
Those pushing to oust the prime minister are unlikely to be deterred by his right-hand man’s departure
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Ex-KGB official says 2 countries have copies of compromising Trump video
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Ex-KGB official says 2 countries have copies of compromising Trump video
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Ex-Prince Andrew shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein from his official work as trade envoy in 2010 and 2011, according to material in the latest release of files in the US seen by the BBC
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/02/2026
Under the proposal, a Russian violation would trigger a response within 24 hours, beginning with a diplomatic warning, and a co-ordinated military action from Europe and the US in case of repeated breaches. ft.trib.al/0Caefbf
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Watch: Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?
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Watch: Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?
Gary O'Donoghue looks at why no prosecutions have yet come from the release of millions of documents.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/02/2026
Demand for UK rental properties drops as buying becomes more affordable ft.trib.al/tyJNTx0
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Demand for UK rental properties drops as buying becomes more affordable
Falling levels of immigration also reduce competition among tenants
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/02/2026
Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves?
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Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves?
MoneySavingExpert founder has said changes that will lead to some graduates in England and Wales paying more are ‘not moral’
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