BOB - A left-wing British republican
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Socialist. Republic member.
Wolverhampton
Joined August 2009
British republicans. None of the main political parties at the moment support abolishment or the far-reaching reform this country desperately needs. There is one political party that does support abolishment and says so in its manifesto. Have a look. https://t.co/hR33SJwIir
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was arrested yesterday. Was our day vastly affected? Did our lives change? If Camilla went to live in Peru, would we notice? If Willy & Kate went on permanent holiday, instead of just twice a month, would it rock our worlds? Nah. #AbolishTheMonarchy
And if it disappeared few would miss it.
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@angelalevin1 Age has absolutely nothing to do with this. When you’re King and the Royals front anti-abuse charities, silence isn’t dignified, it’s cowardly. Shoving Andrew into a grace-and-favour cottage isn’t enough. It’s just try to hide the problem and hope we forget. We won’t.
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@angelalevin1 No way do you get to give that cynical pass to the King nor waste of space William, time their escaping with impunity stops here and now. #AbolishTheMonarchy
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The royals only cared about abuse victims after Andrew was caught. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #Epstein
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@chrisshipitv The outriders are a dangerous perk. Here the impatient royal refuses to wait because it is a perk not a necessity The outriders then speed through red lights escorting no one. These selfish impatient royals put us all at risk
The dangers of the royal motorcade Leaves early too impatient to wait for outriders Outriders take off to try and catch up Speed through a red light while Not escorting anyone The motorcade is only a perk if you don’t wait for the security staff #notmyking #kingcharles
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Despite claims from the palace, Andrew remains Duke of York and Earl of Inverness. They were being dishonest when they claimed they’d been removed. #AbolishTheMonarchy
This confirms that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor remains the Duke of York but that that title will not be used in official documents following its removal from the Roll of the Peerage:
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Why does Sophie need a police escort? Absolute nonsense and unnecessary danger to the public.
Why did the Duchess of Edinburgh “have to go back for tea at Windsor at 60mph and cause a death?” The brother of Helen Holland - killed by a police outrider escorting Sophie through London - says he doesn’t understand why her convoy was travelling at such speed. “Crazy, I don’t
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More empty PR. What they mean is that a charity has written a statement and her press office have agreed to it being put to her name. That's it.
The Princess of Wales says "Addiction is not a choice or a personal failing...it must be met with empathy and support." As Patron of @ForwardTrust, Catherine is backing #AddictionAwarenessWeek, urging the nation to talk openly to end stigma. https://t.co/tlq2K8fwPY 📸PA
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The Lords have no reasonably defensible right to do anything. The sooner they're scrapped and replaced with an elected upper house the better.
Important to remember that the Assisted Dying bill was in no one’s manifesto, had inadequate scrutiny in the commons, passed with a much reduced majority at 3rd reading, is attracting increasing opposition from experts and that Lords have the right and duty to scrutinise it well.
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Lord Edmiston worth £855m, donated £1m to Brexit. Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'. Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying. Why do we keep it?
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DO NOT LET THIS FACT ABOUT @BBCNews BE TWISTED OR FORGOTTEN OR IGNORED BBC coverage of Gaza has been systematically biased TOWARDS Israel This shameful failure of journalism is so serious it amounts to complicity in GENOCIDE It is the gravest failure in BBC history
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Mickey Mouse Jenrick, the racist who as a Minister in the last government had cartoon murals painted over at an immigration centre just in case looking at them made some little brown-skinned kids feel welcome breaks parliamentary rules.
In Calamity Lammy’s last 24 hours he’s: -refused to explain himself in Parliament as he feared ‘career suicide’ -refused to say how many prisoners have been let out mistakenly and how many are still at large -created more confusion by getting the timeline of events wrong
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Charles and Williams take tens of millions of pounds out of the Duchies each year, despite having no right to it. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #DitchTheDuchies
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We need your support to be able to launch a private prosecution of Andrew. Donate to our Crowdfunder today. We're fighting for justice for all. #AbolishTheMonarchy #Epstein
https://t.co/16j6SGMG8B
crowdfunder.co.uk
To seek justice and accountability by bringing a private prosecution against Andrew Mountbatten Windsor (Formerly Prince Andrew).
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Let’s call this what it is: cronyism. Lisa Nandy should resign.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy 'unknowingly' broke rules with her choice for England's new football watchdog
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'We have never seen anything like this. ' No, we have. We've seen rich and powerful individuals get away without being held accountable time and time again. That's what losing pointless titles is. It's not justice, or closure. #AbolishTheMonarchy #Epstein
We were joined by David Yelland, who is the former editor of The Sun newspaper and host of the podcast, When it Hits the Fan, for reaction to Prince Andrew being stripped of Royal titles.
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Not concerned about justice, just about how Andrew is a problem for him.
The King has had enough of the Prince Andrew problem, ITV News Royal Editor @chrisshipitv explains
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Avoiding police investigation, living in a huge house with access to funds most people can only dream of. Sure, rock bottom.
Is this finally rock bottom for Mr Andrew Mountbatten Windsor?
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If that was true they wouldn't have protected Andrew for the last 20 years.
“Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.” The King consulted the Government, acting “with support of the wider family, including the Prince of Wales”.
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