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Word for word absolutely spot on

On that basis, it should be done now in advance and in anticipation as Ukraine need the money NOW!😂

Ancient to modern history always tells us that peace is maintained through balance of power. No one ever starts a way unless they think they are strong enough to win. If Ukraine joins NATO and all NATO members play an equal part in keeping NATO strong, then please will prevail.

I know a number of people who are, like me, a little cynical about what you can and can’t believe from the media, that Aljazeera are the most balanced of media outlets. Don’t know how much that is true - anyone?

Any country that is actively and financially supporting Ukraine against the illegal invasion of their country and the unthinkable but inevitable global consequences if Putin succeeds, is working towards peace IMHO. The UK have led the way in western europe. There are many, many reasons to have a...

Robert Fico in life threatening critical condition. Not a nice man by all accounts but this feels like a spooky and frightening parallel to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand that set of a chain of events sparking WW1. We already have worrying parallels with Germany's aggression in the late...

Good post. There are too many people who get more benefits than they need or is fair and there are too many that get less than they need. Working in the social care sector I am quite vexed by this. There is a strong case for looking how benefits are distributed rather than one for reducing the...

Tipping is (or was) a thank you for exceptional service/going the extra mile, not for doing your job and certainly not to enable staff to be underpaid. I would love to see a campaign against ‘discretionary service charges’, I think it would be popular.

would be funny but in reality we need a proper functioning opposition. The Tories had too big a majority and look where that has got us

agree but i think we can be confident of a labour majority. Good enough.

It has to be said, it’s not a good look for labour. I would have thought they would have achieved much more positive headlines by refusing to accept a defecting (and defective!) Tory. That would have demonstrated clear leadership, conviction and principals.

I know nothing about this case, nor do i agree with the barge policy full stop. But i don’t think that an olympic medalist should be given special treatment. All asylum seekers should be treated with equal compassion and respect (which of course none of them are)

So in summary you are saying the country is in such an unprecedentedly bad state that Labour won’t know how bad it really is until they are in government. Sadly, I agree with you.

This has ultimately been a tragedy for all concerned. IMHO, the lesson to be learned is that pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles all need their own safe spaces. They don’t mix. Some of the annual £billions spent on road improvements could be diverted to create proper cycle lanes, decent...

100% This. Humans have massively disrupted nature’s natural balance and we have to take responsibility for managing that. Society these days seems to be always polarised by single issue groups - in this case, as you suggest, the nfu, badger trust, rspb, hedgehog groups etc. All are full of well...