#Farage

1. Orwell’s 1984 opens with Winston Smith writing in his diary about a film he’s seen. “One very good one of a ship full of refugees being bombed somewhere in
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@DavidGauke @jonworth @DavidHenigUK and I have all written that for weeks that politics leads to no deal as a thin deal will be unpopular all round I admire @SamuelMarcLowe and
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I think the message I want to get across is that yes, there are truths which people need to know, but that there is a time and a place for
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There's a reasonable argument to make that the hostile environment, sorry "compliant environment", risks actually increasing undocumented migrants, by making it harder for people to access the system. 1/https://www.theguardian
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1. As another deadline for a deal with the EU sails by, there is still no sense of urgency from the UK government. It’s letting the clock run down towards
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Interestingly, my timeline has exploded with support for Layla Moran over Ed Davey in the last few days, and just before ballot papers are issued at the end of this
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This letter from @pritipatel is bullshit. By mentioning the Dublin Regualtions (Dublin III reg) she admits she is referring to aslyum seekers, where we can send them back to an
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Hi @TheSun. We see you. You better own your mess.Murdoch's policy of disinformation is why the far right has been energised in the US and you've helped him do it
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You can watch my very rare outing on the BBC today, here. You can see why they keep me off:https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000pb94/politics-live-12112020 I'm grateful to have been allowed on air by @BBCPolitics,
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haven't watched HIGNFY for years but the worst take in the world - and let's face, there's some competition - is that the programme was in some way responsible for
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Reactionaries are desperate to depoliticise anti-racism.https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1335514739913482246 Eustice is doing the same grim work here as all those people lecturing us about how 'defund the police' is the wron
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Thread: It's not enough, as I often do, to just rant about the way in which #asylumseekers are treated and reported on, and how it helps reinforce narrative put forward
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A brief explanation of the "common travel area"Firstly, it applies to British and Irish citizens. It is much more than travel. it is social welfare, housing, education, healthcare etc etc
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Led by donkeys:In the eyes of the world’s media, Britain – a “Plague Island” led by a man who thinks “optimism is a substitute for hard truths and proper management”
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I have a story to tell you about fish. No, wait, come back!20+ years ago I was an exec in the web agency used by WWF (pandas, not wrestlers). And
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I really enjoyed my discussions with pro Brexit people on twitter detailing the benefits on trade & economy of Brexit. Often friendly - we might have disagreed but it was
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