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@derbyshirelad

Left leaning semi retired. Lifelong vegetarian. Occasional drinker of real ale and occasional cyclist. Hate Brexit. Proud member of the Guardian reading tofu eating wokerati.

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I thought Hoey had left the Labour Party several years ago πŸ€”

06.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Their base is broadly similar to the Mail readership I gather. White, over 55, non Uni educated.

02.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not an idiot at all! You speak my thoughts on this issue. Sadly, it’s not gonna happen πŸ˜•

01.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜…

01.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah. The wonderful Mr Preview 😊

28.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Methinks if Reform had won, that this would never have got a mention πŸ€”

27.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Bolted horses and barn doors spring to mind!

27.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If these β€˜observers’ saw any wrongdoing, why wasn’t it reported to officials at the time? Why leave it until β€œclose of play” to say anything. Doesn’t seem to make sense to me.

27.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With ISIS after him, you’d think he’d be more careful about constantly giving away his location on social media πŸ€”

26.02.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LGPS is a wholly self funded scheme. The pensions it pays have been paid for by the employees, employers and investments. It receives no direct payment from taxation - unlike many other schemes. Majority of staff are paid very slightly over national living wage.

25.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning 😍

24.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The tariffs are unlawful you say? No worries, I’ll just introduce some more tariffs. That should sort it.

21.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but 5p off a pintβ€¦πŸ™„

19.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree! One final comment though; over 70% of 18-21yr olds weren’t in HE in 2016 so wouldn’t have been heading home! πŸ€”

19.02.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Referendum was held (in June) before ID requirements were introduced. I’ve worked at Polling Stations a number of times and the number of young folk coming into vote has been pitiful tbh.

19.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. Had they turned out to vote in the first place, Brexit wouldn’t have happened!

19.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

😒

15.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stayed in a rental cottage last year where the owners had done this with an old boat.

15.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t imagine anybody (other than USA) buying American built cars either. If they’re built to lower environmental standards most parts of the world (particularly EU) wouldn’t allow them to go on sale. That will really help the beleaguered auto industry! πŸ™„

14.02.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I honestly have no idea why anybody would buy one πŸ€”

13.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh. I do hope so!!

13.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yet their net profit is approximately 2%. That is, for every Β£1 they make just 2p is profit. Their turnover is obviously massive!!

11.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.02.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: AntΓ³nio Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

09.02.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. I thought the same when I read that!

08.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I could happily watch that all day!

03.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning photo.

03.02.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Undoubtedly fake news generated by the communists.

03.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t worry. I’m sure it will come round again 😐

03.02.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In doing so, you would eradicate most acquisitive crime in the process. And, hopefully, people would use more safely.

02.02.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1