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    • Confused on A crisis of democracy: “for wingers who don’t know the name https://archive.ph/bcjay that’s all I read on herJan 14, 17:12
    • Derek Thomson on A crisis of democracy: “I think they were all caricatures. Did you not think that?Jan 14, 17:06
    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on A crisis of democracy: “And he just might, since in the long term it would likely ensure lots more Reform MPs.Jan 14, 16:57
    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on A crisis of democracy: “Oh ffs. A while back I pulled in a bunch of posts from my personal website, thinking to make them…Jan 14, 16:56
    • Mark Beggan on A crisis of democracy: “Look further.Jan 14, 16:49
    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on A crisis of democracy: “Mm. The current polling makes voting SNP 1&2, remarkably, even more cretinous than it was last time. With the Unionist…Jan 14, 16:48
    • Mark Beggan on A crisis of democracy: “George Marshall Secretary of StateJan 14, 16:47
    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on A crisis of democracy: “What was on offer in 2011 was just an even worse form of FPTP.Jan 14, 16:45
    • Daisy Walker on A crisis of democracy: “The left cheek of the British Establishment’s Government is making the right cheek look like the adult in the room,…Jan 14, 16:39
    • Heaver on A crisis of democracy: “If Farage pledged to introduce PR and dissolve parliament for a new election within one year of becoming PM, I’d…Jan 14, 16:39
    • gregor on Nicola’s Non-Truths: “Considered: “Considered opinion/view/decision.” “An opinion or decision that someone has reached after a lot of thought: It is my considered…Jan 14, 16:30
    • Dave Hansell on A crisis of democracy: ““On the full figures, just 18% of the electorate supports the governing party…” It seems reasonable to assume that figure…Jan 14, 16:29
    • gregor on Nicola’s Non-Truths: “Clever dick: “Someone who shows that they are clever, in a way that annoys other people: If you’re such a…Jan 14, 16:21
    • John K on A crisis of democracy: “Give me a break. Same tired “argument” trotted out by the Dems over the last year. e.g. If Trumpy-boy is…Jan 14, 16:20
    • duncanio on A crisis of democracy: “Marshal Plan?Jan 14, 16:15
    • Mrd on A crisis of democracy: “‘videogames’? What game is this?Jan 14, 16:14
    • Michael on A crisis of democracy: “They are definitely different in terms of the policies and the attitudes that they have, their ‘clients’ who they want…Jan 14, 16:14
    • Paul on A crisis of democracy: “Thanks Rev, pulled all the facts together which the MSM doesn’t understand or (more likely) do not want to admit.Jan 14, 16:12
    • Insider on A crisis of democracy: ““Reform want to invade Poland.” Eh ? Says who ?Jan 14, 16:12
    • gregor on A crisis of democracy: “re. Corbyn “Keir Starmer became leader, at the request of I***el lobby group the Board of Deputies of British Jews.The…Jan 14, 16:12
    • Dave Hansell on A crisis of democracy: “Can’t find a reference to that on a search engine. Is this actually a reference to the Marshal Plan? -…Jan 14, 16:10
    • Blackhack on A crisis of democracy: “I think that the major reason for the “non Voters” is just the fact that there’s really little choice between…Jan 14, 16:02
    • John.H on A crisis of democracy: “Considering Keir Starmer’s obvious contempt for democracy, I think he’s looking for a way to avoid a general election. No…Jan 14, 15:56
    • Andy on A crisis of democracy: “The worry over here about the USA (among the saner commentators) is not that there wasn’t a free and fair…Jan 14, 15:56
    • gregor on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “BBC (2025): Prison officer jailed for 13 years for child rape: “A “depraved” former prison officer who admitted raping a…Jan 14, 15:55
    • Confused on A crisis of democracy: “The US waged relentless financial warfare against the UK in WW2 – the objective to bury the british empire, to…Jan 14, 15:31
    • Lorna Campbell on A crisis of democracy: “Indeed, Mark, but I suspect that was deliberate because they wanted Britain’s status as a global leader. It became very…Jan 14, 15:22
    • Confused on A crisis of democracy: “I had heard of that woman – an oldstyle marxist with a PhD, but I didn’t know what to make…Jan 14, 15:09
    • Mark Beggan on A crisis of democracy: “The Americans gave more money to France and Germany under The Sherman plan. When Atlee went begging for loans, Uncle…Jan 14, 15:06
    • Confused on A crisis of democracy: “and in the US, epstein island the latest example Jan 14, 15:04
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