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The voice of sanity 199

Posted on June 04, 2017 by

Hilary and Carey, South Lanark.

Just a day and a bit left to help get more videos like this made. Do if you can.

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The invisible tree 260

Posted on June 03, 2017 by

This is how today’s BBC News summed up (fairly accurately) the two main themes of last night’s Question Time special with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn:

May managed to largely get away with her party’s abysmal track record of brutal cuts and austerity, while Corbyn was made very uncomfortable by a howling mob of angry, terrifyingly bloodthirsty old white men over Labour’s policy on Trident.

And while Corbyn’s position on the nuclear deterrent is idiotic and makes him an easy target for opponents, the main reason for the differing outcomes is language.

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The human shield 66

Posted on June 03, 2017 by

The personality crisis 453

Posted on June 01, 2017 by

We’re being told that this Tory leaflet, where Stephanie Smith is described as “Ruth Davidson’s candidate” for Edinburgh South, is standard across the whole country.

Which is unfortunate timing.

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Not too shabby 103

Posted on June 01, 2017 by

…for one idiot and an occasional cartoonist talking to a country of only 4m adults.

And one of us DOESN’T EVEN LIVE THERE!!!!!

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