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And Down Goes The Good Ship Gb

Britain suffers worst inflation in G7 Buckle up Ladies and Gentlemen its going to get very rough. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/09/britain-suffers-worst-inflation-in-g7/ ...

Should The Pasengers Also Sue....?

https://news.sky.com/story/ryanair-suing-disruptive-passenger-for-causing-flight-to-divert-13285915 I think they'd have a case, they all had to stay an unplanned night in a hotel and lost a day of... ...

Is It True That 364 Mps Think That It Should Be Legal For Muslims To Rape Children?

How else would you explain then voting no on a national inquiry on Muslim rape gangs. I personally think parliament should start an inquisition medieval Spanish style.

Mick Lynch Announces His Retirement.

https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/retirement-of-rmt-general-secretary-michael-lynch/ His strong voice for the people he represented will be missed. ...

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Do Any Other Countries Hospitals Get Overwhelmed With Flu Patients?

Or is it just our 'beloved ' NHS that has this annual drama that incidentally the BBC love to cover.

Billionaire Conspires To Bring Down Uk Government

Elon Musk has reportedly met with allies and cronies to discuss how he can best leverage his resources to topple the British government according to the... ...

P M Threatened With Libel Suit.......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7r7pjy8j1o She's right she did not crash the economy, the Labour chancellor is doing that right now. Truss budget was never implemented and even if it was it's... ...

Pound Plummeting.....time To Throw The Chancellor Under The Bus?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1404j3xmxdo We are going down faster than a mono ped doing the okey cokey. How far must we fall before the PM takes action? Clearly the chancellor is clueless. ...

The Latest Bright Idea...sanctions....right Oh!

https://news.sky.com/story/plan-to-sanction-people-smuggling-gangs-is-a-bold-and-novel-departure-but-can-the-government-make-it-bite-13285714 Talk about peeing into the wind, how are they going to... ...

Operation Branchform

Operation Branchform, the police investigation into Nicola Sturgeon and SNP finances now approaches its fourth year. This "investigation" has taken longer than:- The investigation, arrests, trials... ...

Freedom!

Scotland’s economy gets a massive boost with £800m investment in battery storage by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. Two 500MW Battery Energy Storage facilities will be based in Scotland—... ...

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Money Blog: Billionaire Premier League Owner 'Thinking Of Leaving Uk' After Budget

The first of many I bet, Tax the rich..the rich "bye bye" \\ Pound plunges as borrowing costs rise - with economists warning its a 'big red flag' The value of the pound has slid to a nine-month low... ...

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Smart Meters

The National Grid has advised of a potential generation shortfall for later today, that could result in power cuts for some. Back in the day, this was achieved by switching off the electrical... ...

Labour Council Wants To Cancel Local Elections.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q789807eno who'd have thunk it? ...

Why Are The B B C And The B O E So Quiet.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62zpregm2mo The bond prices have reach above what they would have done the Truss budget had been implement yet the silence is deafening. Truss was hounded out... ...

End Of Free Prescriptions For Over 60S?

"The Government is considering the elimination of free prescriptions for individuals over 60 in an effort to generate over £1 billion for the NHS over the next five years. Ministers have not... ...

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Trump Ramps Up Threats To Gain Control Of Greenland And Panama Canal

According to the BBC last night he also said that unless Hamas releases the remaining hostages before his inauguration, 'all hell will break... ...

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Rachel From Complaints Has To Borrow More Money.

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Inflation Busting Pay Rises, Tax Hikes Etc All Increase Inflation And Of Course Interest Rates....

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1997488/Grooming-gangs-Labour-Oldham So how can we get control of inflation? I know Lets print some more money because that's like free money and wont affect... ...

Daddy Musk .

Elon Musk's father,,,,says history will repeat itself, and Tommy Robinson will become Prime Minister of the UK and will lead Britain just like Nelson Mandela did. OMG.

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