Ex steel erector & construction contractor working 21 years Middle East now retired having time on my hands to enjoy life.

Andy Burnham only has one vote at General Elections the same as myself and others registered to vote (not all do) and when counted our votes have equality. He can express his opinion but that don't mean he is speaking for the nation as he is not.
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According to such as BBC & ITV demonstrations in France are being coordinated by the so called Far-Left With French Presidential elections being held April/May 2027 wonder if such events will be beneficial to Far-Right Marine le Pen's National Rally to be elected to government.
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Seemingly the EU is wanting member states to pay a greater contribution to fund their proposed spending but a 50% increase is excessive and not viable as so stated by the Prime Minister of The Netherlands.
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You really do have to ask how politicians can mislead the nation when making claims on national television.
In other words — and contrary to all the lies told about the Dublin rules, including by Stephen Kinnock on Question Time — we took more people in under them than we sent back. End of.
Seems to be similar to what's currently going on in France & Germany which if such nationalism wins forthcoming elections could possibly have an impact on the structure of the EU.
Norway's right-wing Progress Party (FrP), led by Sylvi Listhaug, has reached 53% support among voters under 30, according to a new poll. The party, which advocates tougher immigration controls, stricter deportation policies, lower taxes, and measures against immigrant parallel societies, now commands more support among young respondents than all other parties combined. The governing Labour Party received just 7% support among the same age group. The survey also found a significant gender divide, with 43% of male respondents supporting FrP, compared with 23% of women. Across all age groups, FrP reached 33.2%, compared with the 23.8% it won in Norway's 2025 parliamentary election, an increase of 9.4 percentage points. Norway's official statistics also show growing skepticism toward immigration. In 2026, 32% of respondents wanted it to become harder for refugees and asylum seekers to obtain residence permits, up from just 9% in 2023.
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Question to be asked is WHY? There is "no place for violence", French President Emmanuel Macron says, as protesters clash with police across France over falling education standards & cost of living. It's his job to resolve! Surely not all demonstrators can be wrong -can they ?
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BBC News - bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckpdg1v4… Things don't look too good in France - will such be reflected in April/May 2027 national Presidential Elections? Lyon tourism office set on fire as more than 160 arrested on major day of protests across France.
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BREAKING The mother of Henry Nowak’s murderer is set be to released early this December thanks to Labour. That would be 1/3rd the way through her sentence. This is an insult to decency. She disposed of the murder weapon. She should serve her sentence in full and then be deported.
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Conclusion I guess of all what's ongoing & happening. Euro currency fell Wednesday to lows against British pound since early June 2025. Good news I guess for Brits taken their autume holidays. Not so good I assume for British exporters making their priducts more expensive.
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Just wonder why the numbers who arrive by boats fleeing from France is not announced at start of each week in House of Commons or on Wednesday at PMQ. Between 1st Oct - 7th Oct total of 1,739 migrants arrived in UK across 23 small boats, according to GOV.UK.
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We are each allowed to have our opinion & the right to express it (as long not leading to violence) & this lady when asked a question gives her response of reply expressing her views very calmly.
Love this woman in Boston! No hesitation in her Burnham condemnation!
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Admiral Marcelo Dalle Nogare confirmed Argentina is evaluating two main contenders for a $2.3 billion package to buy 3 submarines: France's Naval Group: Offering Scorpène-class submarines Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine: Offering the next-generation Type 209NG model.
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I don't think they realise it, but yet again the UK Government is demonstrating the benefits of Brexit. They don't agree with putting higher tariffs on Chinese EVs, and object to Brussels dictating tariff levels. A Customs Union is *exactly that*. theguardian.com/politics/202…
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A civil servant is accused of fraudulently holding FIVE government jobs at the same time while working from home. It's incredible. Five different government departments ran his pay every month and not one of them noticed he wasn't working. Prosecutors say he "worked" 183 hours in a 168 hour week. The taxpayer paid him £350,000. He's alleged to have used sick notes to juggle his jobs around. You can buy these online for as little as £30. Under a Reform government, every single level of the Civil Service will be overhauled. Government departments and public bodies will once again do what they were always supposed to: Serve the British public.
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Keep seeing posts which claim "majority now want UK to rejoin EU" yet when I look at last eight by-elections (when those with strong opinions normally turn up & vote- whilst others - about 70% on average don't bother) Rejoin EU standing candidates in total have only 1,609 votes !
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On YouTube (started 4:30pm) Rejoin EU petition (100k signatures) debate. At a guess looks as if about thirty (30) - plus or minus - MPs sitting around Chambers table debating. Numbers MPs interested reflects number of votes Rejoin EU candidates get in elections - not many.
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As someone who campaigned stronglyfor us to Leave and had been calling for a referendum for years I find this utterly ridiculous. This is a real attack on decent people all over the country who were absolutely fed up with the UK being subject to the anti democratic EU Commission telling us what to do National borders matter and UK unable to make our own decisions with genuine sovereignty was why I campaigned to Leave. This is a huge insult to millions of British people who certainly were not influenced in their note by ANYONE from Russia. Deliberate lies and disappointing that the Prime Minister has stooped so low All part of trying to get us back in but the British people are not stupid !
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🚨 THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING THE MOST ONEROUS AND DANGEROUS CENSORSHIP REGIME SINCE THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. Andy Burnham used his first appearance on the world stage to launch the National Centre for Information Defence, citing alleged Russian interference in British democracy. Today, Mr Burnham again claimed that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum by spreading disinformation. These allegations have been thoroughly investigated and found to be false. Why is he raising them now? Because Brexit runs counter to his aims and the progressive orthodoxies he believes in. This is misinformation being used to justify a crackdown on misinformation. Following the referendum, the highly respected Oxford Internet Institute found that posts linked to Russia amounted to a minuscule proportion of the posts people had read on social media: less than one-thousandth of 1 per cent. People need to see what is happening. The Government is spreading misinformation about misinformation. Watch the latest episode of the FSU Podcast with FSU General Secretary Lord Young and Director of Research and Policy @DavidRoseUK on our YouTube channel 👇
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Burnham has to explain himself! he has just insinuated Russian interference in the Brexit result. Even though a Parliamentary report says there was NONE and even the “approved single source of truth” press reported there was none. So Burnham is effectively calling them all liars…. Or only HIS truth is the truth…. Which bodes even more badly that Starmer’s “truth”
Implying that 17.2 million people were brainwashed by Russia into voting for Brexit and not wanting to take orders from the undemocratic, sovereignty undermining, socialist EU project … is dangerous misinformation. Designed by government to undermine its own people.
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Implying that 17.2 million people were brainwashed by Russia into voting for Brexit and not wanting to take orders from the undemocratic, sovereignty undermining, socialist EU project … is dangerous misinformation. Designed by government to undermine its own people.
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