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Richard St Ruth retweeted
I was a Time served Toolmaker at the time Starmers Dad was one ! What he fails to mention is that Toolmakers we’re usually the best paid in an Engineering Works along with Pattern Makers !
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😀😀😀 shocked 😀 shocked 😀😀 looks like @itvnews and @ITVNewsPolitics are going to give their poster boy Sir @Keir_Starmer a free ride tonight.
😎 well not that surprised.
Would Keir Starmer be willing to sit with the prime minister to deal with the cost-of-living crisis?
'Yes, because my focus is on the millions of households who are going to really struggle.'
itv.com/news/2022-08-14/star…
Richard St Ruth retweeted
"We can create chances, we can score goals" 💬
Patrick Vieira looks ahead to a tantalising #MNF clash between Liverpool and Crystal Palace this evening 👇
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🦅 Big game for the Palace tonight verse Liverpool.
#CPFC 😎 Wonder if we can do a Brentford — don’t see why not 🤞🤞🤞
Richard St Ruth retweeted
Salman Rushdie’s grave fears for Indian democracy published in PEN anthology. theguardian.com/books/2022/a…
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I do 💙 these nonsense polls.
Have you noticed the pollsters very rarely mention the the extra massive cost to government (you and me), and the history of governments cancelling investment, and spending 😎 plus the huge taxation increases needed to pay the costs.
#FreeEverything
NEW: Large sample poll for @We_OwnIt finds strong public support for public ownership.
66% support energy being in public sector
69% support water being in public sector
68% support Royal Mail being public sector
4,396 adults, 18+ by online panel, 25 July - 1 Aug 2022
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Richard St Ruth retweeted
"Starmer said the plan would cost £29bn over the winter and that it could be funded by ... halting the proposed £400 payments for all households offered by the government"
Cancelling that £400 payment is unnecessary and ridiculous, people need help!
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Richard St Ruth retweeted
Last Monday, Labour was 5% ahead of the Conservatives in our Westminster Voting Intention Poll.
Today, and every Monday, at 5pm, we will release our latest poll.
Who will be leading in this week's poll? And by how much?
Follow us @RedfieldWilton to find out.
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Richard St Ruth retweeted
"The pandemic caused supply lines to shut down. The lifting of lockdowns and the bounce back in our economies increased demand, while supply was still restricted"
DeAnne Julius explains the rise in inflation.
chathamhouse.org/2022/07/tac…
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VG 🧵
Have written for @CapX on the water sector, and why so many of critics seem to be utterly ignorant of how it actually works. A quick thread below, with charts (1/?) capx.co/knee-jerk-nationalis…
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Richard St Ruth retweeted
Mirror publisher's actual behaviour is so often what they criticise in print...
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Richard St Ruth retweeted
France has simply shifted the burden from the energy consumer to the taxpayer.That is rather different to "largely protected"...
Energy crisis: why French households are largely protected from soaring costs while British families struggle theconversation.com/energy-c… via @ConversationUK
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Had no idea Thomas Tuchel was a Palace supporter?
Thomas Tuchel will be investigated by the FA following his post-match comments yesterday.
The Chelsea boss claimed “maybe it would be better” for Anthony Taylor not to referee the Blues again
breakingnews.ie/sport/fa-to-…
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Richard St Ruth retweeted
#Weather #Wexford People would almost bribe you, or slit your throat, for a car parking space here last week.
Funny what a thunderstorm will do! #Morriscastle
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