Missing a “not for me Clive”.
Former footballer and sports commentator Andy Townsend, has called out a walker for having a shit in his local pub toilet and then leaving without buying a drink. He’s right. Do you agree?
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Torsten, when you find the fool who: 😱 Voted for 330 pages of employment red tape 😱 Hiked NI costs by £25 billion 😱 Jacked up rates on businesses do be sure to tell them precisely what you think.
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Irish Nationalism’s thin skin exposed again this week. The tantrum is epic. They have no leaders worthy of the title.
'The Orange Order, an organisation not known for its diplomacy, has discovered that legal tactics work much better than the beating of a drum.' belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comme…
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Amazing how much ignorance about his neighbours he has. And it’s clear, in his “new Ireland” the orange stripe in his flag means very little to him. In his own words - “not wanted”.
The people of Derry are standing in solidarity with the people of Garvaghy Road. The days of domination and triumphalism are over and they aren’t coming back.
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Late, late drama in Tbilisi! 🤯 Shea Charles scores deep in added time to hand Northern Ireland their first Nations League victory on the road! #BBCFootball
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Late winner. Homer ref. That was a very satisfying end to a tough game.
Michael O'Neill's men secure all three points in Tbilisi 🤩👏🏻🟢⚪️ #GAWA
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This headline is unhinged. That someone thought it was appropriate at the Irish News defies belief. Hopefully actual Irish Nationalism has more about it, than some fella in America (and the Irish News Office).
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Tag your MLA if they’re determined to vote through the Conversion Bill. This is not repairable by a few tweaks at scrutiny stage - the entire thing needs rewritten from scratch. Here’s how 👇🏼 (Credit: @Jebadoo2 /@MensNetwork1 ) 1/18
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MPs were recently given chances to stop the puberty blockers trial. This is the proportion of each party that voted to allow it to continue: Conservative: 0%
Reform: 0% Lib Dem: 77.5% Labour: 86.4%
Green: 100% Left-wing parties cannot be trusted to safeguard children.
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According to NISRA, 3 Bed cost c.£500 in 2005. £500 in 2005 is worth about £970. So yeah, £1250 for a 3BR is above inflation. EB is getting net about 200 new homes/y since the 2005. Need is probably *20* times that. So yeah, prices are up. That's on the Council.
"Years ago you could rent a three-bed house in parts of the east for £500 per month. Now, private rentals are advertised for £1,200. "These rents aren’t affordable for the people in the local area. Landlords, knowing people are desperate for houses, are evicting their tenants and re-advertising their properties for higher prices. Some are being taken out of the market altogether and advertised on Airbnb." Read Sarah Creighton: tinyurl.com/y5akkna3
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Piddington is not an immigration issue, it's a women's issue. Everyone should feel safe in their home. But the women I spoke to in Piddington are terrified, and the Government isn't listening. Enough is enough. We need to leave the ECHR, deport all illegal arrivals and protect communities like Piddington.
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We don't want to talk about jobs, business rates, building control regs, hospitals, schools... "FLEGS. Oh & Linfield."
A huge step forward today as my Flags and Emblems Bill passes the second stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly. We are now another step closer to landmark legislation that will help ensure our shared public spaces are respectful and inclusive for everyone.
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The Chagos Islands are British. 🇬🇧
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The Labour Party - “The North Sea is a declining basin, there isn’t enough oil or gas in there anyway to make a difference to supply or impact price…” The same Labour Party - “We need to ban drilling in the North Sea to combat climate change.” So…not enough to impact supply or price but so much that banning its exploitation will have a huge impact on global emissions. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Utterly incoherent and unserious.
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Absolutely brilliant from Kemi Badenoch. I trust her in sorting out this illegal migrant and safeguarding issue. She’s a woman on a mission. Strong and determined, with the policies and plans to get things done. 👍🏼🇬🇧
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26 January 1981: A PIRA car bomb exploded in Portadown town centre, injuring three UDR soldiers and seven civilians, and damaging 16 shops. “Fear, intimidation or disruption”.
We met with Senior PSNI officers this evening to discuss parades planned for Portadown on the 26 & 27th of September. Residents should be able to go about their daily lives without fear, intimidation or disruption.
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I support @naomi_long’s right to be angry when she is misgendered online and compared to a man. That is sex-based abuse. Female politicians in NI are targeted. She then calls women “cis women.” That word only works if you accept that men are in fact women, and that biological women are a subclass of women. For women whose protected belief is that sex is binary, that grossly offensive too. Hard to condemn misgendering and then do it to half the population. I support her. I also expect consistency.
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What could have possibly given that impression... hansard.parliament.uk/Common…
In Parliament on Monday, I wrongly gave the impression that I support the use of military force against Israel. Those are not my views, and I apologise unreservedly. I do not support military action anywhere in the Middle East and have long been a campaigner for peace and conflict resolution.
Community note
Tahir Ali said in Parliament: "Is it not about time that military action was taken against Israel as well?" after calling for Israel's disarmament. He shared video of his speech before deleting it and apologising. thejc.com/news/politics/… timesofisrael.com/british-labour…
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economy minister making the fiscal case for the union
People here deserve nothing less than to be treated fairly and equally, they are taxpayers too. My department designed and delivered the scheme because once again the North was an afterthought for the British government.
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