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@JustTreatment Patient Leader | Campaigner | TV/Radio Commentator | Former journo & Cllr | BA (Hons) | Liberal | Gay | Christian | He/Him. Own views.
Hinckley, Leics
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WATCH: "I'll never forget the indignity of those eleven hours."
This is the video of part two of my interview with Jeremy Kyle, on a prime time special last night on the crisis in our
#NHS
.
I talked about my Mum's long wait for an ambulance after a fall at home, & death.
#TalkTV
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On average, 84 men a week take their own life.
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50.
Truly shocking statistics.
But the f****** Daily Mail think men who talk to each other about our feelings are 'Woke.'
Where do you f****** start?!
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Is it just me, or is there a deep vein of both misogyny and class prejudice in the attacks on Angela Rayner?
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Fifty years on from the day the UK formally joined the European Union, I look forward to the day (I hope in my lifetime) when we rejoin what is the greatest peace and prosperity project in the history of the world.
I am European and I always will be.
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*tears*
.
@TomDaley1994
: "I am a gay man and also an Olympic Champion.
And I feel very empowered by that because when I was younger I felt I was never going to achieve anything because of who I was."
❤ 🏳️🌈
#TomDaley
#Olympics
#Tokyo2020
#TeamGB
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Whatever you think of her politics/policies, Nicola Sturgeon is without doubt the best communicator of any head of a national government anywhere in these islands.
#Kuenssberg
#BBCOne
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VIDEO: "I hope this reveals the truth about the Monarchy and brings the institution down."
I don't think
@IainDale
was expecting my answer to this question on the
#HarryandMeghanNetflix
documentary! 😉
#LBC
#CrossQuestion
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I'm proud that my 75-year old Mum's
#VotedLibDem
in these elections...to
#StopBrexit
, because she knows the damage it would do to her grandchildren and great grandchild.
I know my dear dad, a proud
@LibDems
member in his final years, would have done so too!
#EUelections2019
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It will forever shame the Labour Party that this man was its candidate for Prime Minister in two general elections.
And that the country had to vote for the utterly dreadful Boris Johnson to avoid him being in No.10 in 2019.
Labour’s former leader Jeremy Corbyn condemning Britain’s crucial military aid to Ukraine in an interview he granted to a pro-Russian, pro-Assad, pro-Hezbollah, Iranian-linked propaganda media outlet. Yikes.
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@IainDale
Only one side of the debate is laughable, Mr Dale.
Sadly its consequences are no laughing matter, however.
Which is why we need an
#ExitFromBrexit
!
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An appalling tweet from someone who should know better, but clearly doesn't.
Well, for her benefit I repeat:
Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
Non-binary and gender-fluid people exist.
All deserve dignity, equality & respect.
Learn it, Rowling!
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Dress however you please.
Call yourself whatever you like.
Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you.
Live your best life in peace and security.
But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real?
#IStandWithMaya
#ThisIsNotADrill
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Bloody love this statement from the editor of Attitude!
It's bang on the money.
Shame on David Beckham.
Shame on him.
And thank God for Joe Lycett who is no just funny but clever and astute and wise and a better man than Beckham will ever be.
#FIFAWorldCup
A statement from Attitude Editor in Chief
@CliffJoannou
on
@joelycett
's call out of David Beckham.
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Would that we all had a First (Prime) Minister like
@NicolaSturgeon
.
Demonstrably capable, compassionate and serious.
#Lorraine
#itv
#COVID19
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🏠 So, after 41 years of living at home, today I got the keys to my own place; which I'll be moving into over the weekend.
Later in life than most folks do this I know, but this is the right time for me.
Thanks to my amazing sister & bro-in-law for their help in making it happen.
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Secretary Pete being brilliant, as always! 🏳️🌈
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@DrJillStein
Whatever you need to con yourself into believing to salve your conscience, Madam. But the truth is you helped elect Trump!
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@reece_dinsdale
Actually have tears in my eyes watching that.
Thank you to that man, whoever he is, for reminding me that we can do and be so much better.
And that, I've got to believe, we are decent and compassionate as a society.
Long since time we voted the Tories out.
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@CarolineLucas
: ''This isn't a parlour game. This is real people's real lives.'' Hear Hear!
#BBCParliament
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@TommyCorbyn
He's a political failure. A footnote in history.
Rallying a crowd at Glastonbury is no compensation for having failed-twice-to lead his party to power.
And, in fact, to having led his party to one of the worst defeats in its history.
That is the truth.
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Jo Brand: :"In Japan they're inventing robot carers.
Just think of Liz Truss with a little bit more empathy." 😆
#FridayNightLive
#Channel4
#C4
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When you listen to the great Michael Heseltine and compare to the political minnows who we saw shouting over each other earlier tonight, you really do wonder what's happened to the Tory Party.
#Newsnight
#BBCTwo
#BBCOurNextPM
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Well done to head judge Shirley for pointing out that Joe is an amateur who, on the show, has learnt to dance and has done an amazing job!!!
That's what
#Strictly
should be about!
#StrictlyFinal
#BBCOne
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The scapegoating of Ed Davey, when he was just one of I think it is 17 Post Office Ministers since the Horizon IT scandal first came to light in 2002, is shameful.
He at least met with Mr Bates which is more than almost all the other holders of that office did.
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The
@LibDems
have gained FOUR Councils...Richmond, Three Rivers, South Cambridgeshire, and Kingston!!! We've also held all the councils we were defending. We also retained the mayoralty of Watford. A fantastic set of results!
#LibDemFightback
#LocalElections2018
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Really impressed by the very brave and important journalism being undertaken by the
@BylineTimes
team, so I've just subscribed to the print edition.
Very much looking forward to reading it in the coming months and years.
(Cc
@josiahmortimer
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@nicolathorp_
Never apologise for letting your emotions show, especially in defence of humanity and of decency and of empathy.
Thank you for speaking truth to power, especially in what I'm sure was/is a challenging media environment.
Please, keep at it.
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I'm 42 and both my parents are now dead.
And I know that I have siblings, a wider family and dear friends who I will need now more than ever.
But, as I sit here this morning, I feel very alone.
What prepares you for the loss of those who brought you into the world?
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Laura Kuenssberg won't take no for an answer, will she?
Pat Cullen has answered her question now three or four times, re coordination with junior doctors.
#NHS
#BBCLauraK
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I have to say
@nick_clegg
is head & shoulders above the frankly rather average representatives of the other parties.
#bbcqt
#GE2017
#LibDems
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@JamesBesanvalle
What an amazing reply.
You must be so proud of her.
My Mum once stood up in the middle of a service, after some anti-LGBT+ remarks had been made, and talked about how proud she was of her gay son (me.)
I go to an inclusive Church but it's so sad seeing the hate in other Churches.
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Cressida Dick: "We Police impartially, without fear or favour."
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
She's joking, right?
#PartyGate
#LBCNews
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Just how patronising, smug and up their own arses are the dreadful
@DPJHodges
and
@fleetstreetfox
in this clip?!
Susie Boniface (Mirror) and Dan Hodges (Daily Mail) literally LAUGHING at the idea of making everyone's vote count equally...
UNTIL we reach the question Dan can't answer. 😅
With:
@ayeshahazarika
@DPJHodges
@fleetstreetfox
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This is a beautiful picture, of a couple clearly in love.
Those who bemoan the perceived 'age gap' here, but don't do so when it comes to the PM and his female partner, are being (whether they realise it or not) homophobic.
They should have a word with themselves.
Love is Love.
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OMG, Adam Lambert singing 'Holding Out For A Hero' with a load of hot male dancers is the energy we all need this NYE.
Love that guy! 💪 🏳️🌈
#NYEBigBash
#itv
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Finally people are getting a glimpse at what a nasty, spiteful, bigoted group of people the 'Royal' family really are.
They're not kind and cuddly.
Not at all.
They are cold and callous.
And concerned only about their own survival.
It's time they went.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
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Labour will have a new leader on Saturday.
The Lib Dems won't have a new leader until approaching the middle of next year.
I love my party but, sorry, that is just plain farcical.
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So proud of my party.
We never, ever give up.
Never write us off.
Bloody love you,
@LibDems
!
#LibDemFightBack
#LocalElections2019
#LE2019
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BREAKING: Lib Dems gain
#Hinckley
and
#Bosworth
Borough Council off the Conservatives.
Bloody brilliant. I'm so proud!!!!
#LibDemGain
#LibDemFightBack
#LocalElections2019
#LE2019
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This is the best election night for my party in a very long time. Could almost cry if I wasn't so tired. Thanks to everyone who voted for the
@LibDems
yesterday. Thanks to you & our hardworking Councillors, candidates and activists, the
#LibDemFightback
continues apace!
#LibDems
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We Lib Dems need to be thinking very seriously and strategically about what we'd have as our red lines to either join or give confidence and supply to a Labour-led government.
Yes, of course, the need for proportional representation would be a clear red line.
But what else?
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Very best wishes to all at
@BylineTimes
(with which I'm a subscriber) for their newsstand launch!
If you want to read proper journalism and informed opinion, go out and buy a copy!
#BylineTimes
Britain's new newspaper has arrived!
For the first time,
@BylineTimes
' monthly print edition is in shops.
@peterjukes
@StephenColegra1
and I are incredibly proud of how far Byline Times has come since its 2019 launch.
Grab a copy in WHSmith, Waitrose or online
#buyarealpaper
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I'd have much preferred a Dame Shirley Bassey special without
@davidwalliams
...who hasn't been funny since, er, well, ever!
#ShirleyBassey
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I'm at the hospital and have been told my darling Mum Jackie is nearing the end of her life.
Am in bits.
Please hold her and our family in your thoughts and prayers.
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Finally, someone speaks the truth about the shameful hounding of
@timfarron
by so-called 'journalists' this week:
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@LetstaIkabout
@DrJillStein
By standing, she split the progressive vote...helping to elect a candidate backed by white supremacists. Shame!
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I wonder if Laura Kuenssberg will interrupt Nadim Zahawi as much as she has Nicola Sturgeon.
#Kuenssberg
#BBCOne
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The celebrity winner of
#Strictly
should be an amateur who's learnt to dance on the show, not someone who had already been trained to dance!
#StrictlyFinal
#BBCOne
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I'm sure itv news will be conducting a similarly hectoring interview with former Post Office Minister and current Shadow Cabinet member Pat McFadden, right?
Because, if not, some might just think that Ed is being made a scapegoat.
EXCL: In his first in-depth interview, Sir Ed Davey refuses to apologise for his part in the Horizon scandal.
When asked more than 10 times, he says he “regrets” being lied to on an “industrial scale”, but won’t go as far as to say “sorry”.
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Every single time I hear this man speak, I'm reminded of what leadership really means.
Thank God for Pete Buttigieg.
#Iran
#PeteForAmerica
#PeteButtigieg
I'm in New Hampshire where I addressed the events unfolding in the Middle East.
This must not be the beginning of another endless war.
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I'm heartbroken to say that my darling mother, Jacqueline Margaret Hulbert, died this evening.
Myself, my sister Debra (
@singdebsing
) and my brother Mark are hurting but relieved that she's now at peace after a difficult few years.
I'll miss her more than any words can express.
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Chasten is a hero. 🏳️🌈 ❤️
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Mock all you like, but these are just some of the figures highlighting the issues we men face and that therefore it's absolutely right that today is
#InternationalMensDay
.
Men hurt too. Men feel pain too. Men get lonely too. Men feel helpless too. Men need love too.
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However Mr Cameron may like to spin it, Same Sex Marriage was a Lib Dem achievement in government (building on the work of thousands of campaigners).
It was the great
@lfeatherstone
who took the legislation through Parliament.
Most Tory MPs either abstained or voted against.
10 years ago today, the first same sex marriages took place in the UK.
It remains one of my proudest moments.
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A statistic we need to be reminded of more often.
Twelve men every single day take their own lives.
Suicide is the biggest killer of men aged under 50.
I ask again, why is this not a national emergency?!
(Cc
@IainDale
)
#InternationalMensDay
#LooseMen
#itv
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In one question Angus Robertson was more effective than in all six of Corbyn's.
#PMQs
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All very cutesy, this.
But, hey, here's an idea Mr Chancellor.
How's about you worry less about your personal Comms and more about helping those millions of folks who still remain excluded from any of the measures you've brought in during the pandemic?
You know, just a thought.
Growing up I never thought I would be in this job (mainly because I wanted to be a Jedi).
I'm honoured that on this day last year the PM asked me to serve as Chancellor.
It's been incredibly tough but thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way.
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I'll maybe write another time about the immediate years that followed, but they were very difficult.
But, right now, tears stream down my face as I think of the pain Mr Hancock's wife and children must be feeling.
May God hold them in His hands.
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Each day of February-
@LGBTHM
-I'm tweeting about an LGBT Hero of mine. Today it's singer and campaigner
@vickybeeching
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#LGBTHM17
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This is how that vile rag
@TheSun
treated the late Charles Kennedy in 2003. They should say sorry to his family!
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Frances O'Grady as impressive as ever, fighting for the rights of working people.
Whereas former Tory Chair Jake Berry MP resorts to calling Mick Lynch names.
The contrast couldn't be starker.
#BBCLauraK
#BBCOne
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I'm a Liberal, a gay man and a Christian...and I'm very proud to be all three! I'm also very proud that
@timfarron
is my leader!
#LibDems
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I know this may sound weird, as I've never met any of them, but I have a genuine love for this family.
I just wish them all the love & joy and peace and good wishes in the world.
Chasten and Pete give me such hope that we can build a better world and that tomorrow will be better.
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I wish I'd had a role model like Chasten when I was a young lad, realising I was gay.
It can feel very lonely.
To know that it gets better and that there is a place for you in the world is so important.
Thank you, Sir. 🏳️🌈 ❤️
"It's the book I wish I would've had in eighth grade."
@Chasten
Buttigieg shares the importance of writing his memoir for young adults
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As the great Maya Angelou used to always say...
BREAKING: When people tell you who they are, believe them.
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Just watched the entire series of
#TheTourist
, on
@BBCiPlayer
.
One word: Epic.
A true redemption story.
And as for Jamie Dornan: 🔥.
Loved it!
#BBCiPlayer
(Pic: BBC.)
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In personal news...I'm happier and more excited than I can fully express to say that, aged 41, I'm finally soon going to be moving into a place of my own.
This week I viewed what's going to be my new flat.
A big, slightly nerve-racking but very important life moment for me.
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I'm currently interviewing the one and only Mr
@IainDale
for my blog.
I'm genuinely thrilled and humbled that he's been kind enough to do this.
We're talking
#coronavirus
, the new Labour leader, his many book shelves...and more.
Look out for the link tomorrow!
#COVID19
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@caitlinmoran
I pride myself on being the best possible uncle I can be to my youngest relatives.
I hope I also, as a gay man, foster in them the importance of championing diversity and inclusion.
I have a number of male friends who are the epitome of decency, loyalty and kindness.
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BREAKING NEWS: Former Conservative Health Secretary Stephen Dorrell joins the
@LibDems
, to
#StopBrexit
!
Welcome, sir!
#LibDems
#DemandBetter
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Enjoying your Bank Holiday?
Remember, we have them thanks to a Liberal! 🔶️
#BankHolidayMonday
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'This stuff breaks my heart. We need a liberal party in Britain, badly. The
@LibDems
not only don't seem up to it, but don't even seem to want to do the job.'
A damning piece by
@NicholasTyrone
, which I hope
@EdwardJDavey
,
@LaylaMoran
will read!
#LibDems
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So, OK, I didn't support
@joswinson
to be the new
@LibDems
leader, but she received an overwhelming endorsement from my fellow party members and, in early polling, from the public too.
I will work every day to further our party's cause and to see Jo Swinson become PM.
#LibDems
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I've just
#VotedLibDem
, to
#StopBrexit
!
Best wishes to
@miketmullaney
and our other
@LibDems
candidates here in the
#EastMidlands
!
#EUelections2019
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The Jester from
#Leicester
@MarkJesterSelby
is the
#WorldSnooker
Champion! What a night! Bloody brilliant!!!!!!
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Great to see
@allianceparty
leader
@naomi_long
MEP at today's first meeting of
@LibDems
MEPs at the European Parliament.
A seventeen-strong group of UK
#Liberals
, including
#EastMidlands
MEP
@billnewtondunn
, delivering for all of our people.
(Pic via C.Bearder)
#LibDems
#Alliance
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@RepublicStaff
Solidarity with you all.
I hope you'll be looking at potential legal action against the Met.
Thank you for bravely sticking by your principles.
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@DavidPaisley
In tears reading this, David.
So sorry you've had to make such a heartbreaking decision.
Thank you for always being there for our communities, even when it places you at risk of harm.
You probably will never fully know how much it means to so many of us.
Be safe and well.
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@IainDale
But you accept that it is the duty of journalists to ask questions of government, not just parrot it right?
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My Mum just sent me a message, 'I like this Lib Dem lady on the telly. She talks sense.'
Very wise, my Mum. And very perceptive.
@LaylaMoran
does, indeed, talk sense and is very likeable.
#LibDems
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No doubt it'll have its critics...boring, anti-'woke' dicks...but I think this has been an hour of pure, unadulterated joy!
Thank you
@joelycett
and
@Channel4
! Love it! 😀
#LateNightLycett
#C4
#Channel4
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Ken Clarke being sound and decent and sensible and wise as always.
Lord Ken Clarke: " I always fear... about the risks of moving towards an elected dictatorship in this country. The sovereignty of Parliament has its limits, which are the limits of the rule of law... in a liberal democratic society such as ours."
#RwandaPlan
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Iraq remains a large and unforgivable part of the Blair legacy, but he also led (domestically) the best government of my lifetime.
A broadly Social Democratic government, which invested in our NHS and other public services and-albeit modestly-that redistributed wealth.
#TonyBlair
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What a fantastic interview with
@vickybeeching
just now, on
#Lorraine
. She's so brave and such an inspiration to people like me, who are both Christian & gay. I'm proud to be part of the
#LGBT
+ communities and part of a growing movement for a more inclusive Church. Thanks Vicky!
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