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  1. masquesmog

    Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming into power

    Rolling stock is owned by (mainly) 3 rolling stock companies, who then lease to the train operators. Rolling Stock companies I guess you don't need to buy them to run the services .... yet. As the RMT say, another racket though. So the UK (unique in the world I think) has a system where: - 1...
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    The Migrant problem.

    It is reported, but tends to get lost in the 'net' figure: The provisional estimate of total long-term immigration for year ending (YE) June 2023 was 1.2 million, while emigration was 508,000, meaning that net migration was 672,000; most people arriving to the UK in the YE June 2023 were non-EU...
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    Coventry v Man Utd

    In Manchester even the bugs wear clogs ...
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    UBER in the Boro

    Uber has one app, as far as I know, for the whole world. ...... where I am now, using the same app as the UK ....
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    UBER in the Boro

    I was checking it out for a visit in a few weeks. How does the regular price compare with Boro Taxis, who seem pretty cheap anyway?
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    Smooch cabins

    as long as they don't light up afterwards But they were allowed to complete the act unchallenged. Only when they indulged in a relaxing post-coital cigarette did British restraint finally crack.
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    City/Real and Arsenal/Bayern

    watching it in Brasil. Overtime/penalties completely full with adverts (they pop up on the side of the screen here during games). I assume TNT will still make something out of the world outside of the UK. This bar was 90%+ for Real. Although it is true, the local pundits did seem to know a bit...
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    Mrs Vacuous Strikes Again

    I imagine after that first meeting she was thinking, "Christ, to think I started this malarkey with Winston Churchill." Would you bother getting out of bed the next morning?
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    Truss for Trump?

    As John Crace says, we need more Liz Truss interviews. From his column today: Apart from the lunatic Institute of Economic Affairs, there’s no one left in the country who takes anything she says seriously any more. She’s so delusional, she can’t even accept any responsibility for trashing the...
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    Mrs Vacuous Strikes Again

    From John Crace's column today: Apart from the lunatic Institute of Economic Affairs, there’s no one left in the country who takes anything she says seriously any more. She’s so delusional, she can’t even accept any responsibility for trashing the economy. Bizarrely, she even talks of her final...
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    Rayner-gate

    Hunt forgot to declare that he bought 7 flats Absolutely right that Rayner needs to clear her up her issue as well.
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    Tory minister Michelle Donelan used £34k of taxpayer funds to cover libel costs

    ...... that surname probably reflects the fear she induces in the Tories ..... 😀 The view at PMQs from the Tory front bench .....
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    Tory minister Michelle Donelan used £34k of taxpayer funds to cover libel costs

    I get that any of us expect our employer to cover us for legal actions which are taken against us for actions which are in the normal course of our employment responsibilities. But how can comenting libelously on the social media comments of an academic be considered the normal employment...
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    RIP Dickie Rooks

    Very sad. One of the first players I saw playing when I started going to games in 1965 and, of course, he played in THE Oxford game in 1967. In my mind I always picture him in the kit with the white shoulders. When Rooks retired from football he became a self-employed builder in his home town...
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    YouGov Poll - 33 Point lead!

    .... meanwhile, back at the ranch ....
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    London tips for kids

    .... depends on the kids of course .... Maybe river trip to Greenwich (tourist boats from Embankment Pier, or you can take the regular service 'Uber' boats). Most kids seem to like this as a different thing to do. Short enough (40 mins) not to be too boring for them. Take the DLR back. A bit...
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    Post Brexit Food Import Charges

    I think I met his best mate in Turkey last week. Also a "fifty year" brexiteer. This particular version, although a UK citizen resident in Turkey, also helpfully threw in 'we need to control our borders' view. To make it worse, I had just watched Newcastle come back to beat West Ham 4-3. What a...
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    Post Brexit Food Import Charges

    UK food imports ... more, easily more than 50%, with 49% of the UK total food imports accounted for by five EU countries. The top 8 sources of imported food are all EU countries. These 8 account for 67%. So the EU in total must be at least 70% of the UK food imports - or was in 2021.
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    Rayner-gate

    As Tory MPs clearly are keen to ensure that any possible criminal activity involving MPs is thoroughly investigated and, indeed, reinvestigated; that one will be contacting the relevant authorities today requesting that Hunt's case is looked into.
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    London restaurants…

    If you want a fairly regular looking pub close to the Shard, try this. Not quite as risqué as it sounds. This was the leather making area of London, with the trading companies on this street. The Leather Exchange There is also another Cafe Murano around the corner, on a street with many small...
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