Maurice Mcleod (he/him)
@mowords
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Lifelong anti-racist campaigner, social commentator, socialist, abolitionist, local politician.
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A Christmas that changed me: I distributed meals on my bike – and found friendship behind every door
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This is one of the most bizarre political photos I’ve ever seen.
This is the British Home Secretary in apparent ecstasy at the building of detention centers in Rwanda where she dreams of sending desperate people.
This is now considered normal?
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Individual racism = What Frank Hester said.
Systemic racism = Diane having to sit silently while others discussed her life.
Camouflaged racism = Garnering money and support from her pain while continuing to marginalise her.
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Last night, I was blocked from standing to be the next Labour MP for Camberwell & Peckham.
I'm gutted. The Party is saying it has no place for an anti-racist socialist like me in Parliament.
Thank you so much to all those who supported & worked on my campaign.
My statement:
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The Home Office says most grooming gangs are white but the Home Secretary is determined the focus should stay on British Asians for some reason.
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@kiel_robinson
Very easily.
I’d allow anyone to fly to the UK without a visa if they claim asylum the moment they touch down.
Then I’d make the processing system efficient and allow people to work so they are less of a burden on the state.
I wouldn’t start by penalising desperate people.
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To be fair, we have some 'no go areas' in Battersea.
Here's one - for most people anyway.
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Uproar as Labour block activist from standing for parliament
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The only ‘no go’ areas in London are the gated ones that I’m too poor to access.
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The only events the Met police have been authorised to use baton rounds at in the last six years were Nottinghill Carnival and Black Lives Matter demos.
Let that sink in and then tell me again about the Met's problems with racism are not institutional.
‘Cops most want a ruck with Black people’
Met Police only authorised use of batons against Black-led events and stockpiled £1.5m of weapons
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Nice. Cheers for that.
Utter nonsense, especially when the Labour Party is the most electable it has been since 1997.
Blocking problematic candidates from standing isn’t a purge it’s a sign we’re not going to tolerate poor candidates.
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What an honour to be endorsed by such a legend of our movement.
@HackneyAbbott
has been standing up for her constituents and all of us for decades.
She is the image of strength, grace, and resilience.
I'm humbled.
@mowords
Maurice Mcleod is the right candidate for Camberwell & Peckham. He wants more council houses to meet the terrible housing need locally, a £15 per hour minimum wage & a Green New Deal that puts workers first. Vote Maurice!
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Camberwell & Peckham needs someone to take their demands for change into Westminster.
I'm Maurice Mcleod, a lifelong anti-racist activist, a community campaigner, and a Labour Councillor.
Help me become Labour's next MP for Camberwell & Peckham.
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75 yrs of propping up our public services and transport systems.
75 yrs of enriching our culture, music and palates.
75 yrs of being lied to, ignored and scapegoated.
Thank you Windrush generation for all you sacrificed and all you achieved. ❤️
#windrush
(Pic: Eliza Southwood)
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Blow for King Charles as Jamaica presses on with plans to cut UK monarchy ties
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@TrevorPTweets
Trevor stop playing to the crowd. No one suggested ‘banning’ the song, but many of us have long had a problem with the ignorant way it’s sung at Rugby.
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Personal Annoucement:
I believe we are entering a time of huge political turmoil. We will need as many progressive voices as possible.
This is why I am standing to be Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Camberwell & Peckham.
Check out my campaign leaflet. More to come.
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Labour is inviting BAME members to an event today.
I’m joining as I have lots to say but I imagine input won’t be invited.
Race Equity needs to be more than a PR opportunity.
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Thank you so much John!
It hurts but we rise.
Solidarity.
This decision to block Maurice from standing is shaming. If those who made this appalling decision don’t appreciate your steadfast work for your local community & your decades of courageous anti racist campaigning, I want you to know Maurice that I & thousands more certainly do.
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Like others on the left, I was blocked from standing as a Labour MP. That only harms the party | Maurice Mcleod
"The party’s desire to distance itself from the previous leadership, runs the risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater."
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Hardly a surprise that tomorrow the Labour Party is set to disenfranchise tens of thousands of its BAME members after the Forde Report revelations of deep institutional racism.
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Labour criticised for ditching commitment to start Black wing of party
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I’m glad the conversation about worker abuse in Qatar has extended to Dubai.
If you hate slavery-built football stadiums in Qatar, you can’t really go and enjoy slave-built resorts in Dubai.
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Remembering the legendary Bernie Grant MP.
Wearing African originated clothes is a sign of solidarity.
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Met Police unfairly target a Black person?!
Surely this has never happened in the history of the Met.
Gideon Falter asks, would the Met police unfairly target and threaten to arrest a black person?
#GMB
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Happy 20th birthday Greta!
You have achieved so much in your teens, can’t wait to see what your 20s hold in store. 🎉❤️✊🏿
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@kiel_robinson
@AdamBienkov
Lol the MP walks past McDonalds and notices the same family in there two or three times a week? Ok.
I have some magic beans which might interest you by the way.
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The Met police spied on the innocent family of a murdered Black teenager but didn't spy on the far-right National Front.
I guess they didn't feel the need to.
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Racism and fascism are still racism and fascism even if delivered by someone in a suit.
Matt Goodwin says developments in genetic science will make younger generations more conservative as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups.
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Hidden in amongst the long-term wishful thinking in today's budget was a promise to introduce 'stricter sanctions' for people claiming Universal Credit.
Most people won't spot how dangerous this is but having your meager benefits suddenly cut is a major gateway to destitution.
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1300 Black civilians were slaughtered because of who they are earlier this month and hardly anyone one in the West noticed.
"The only fate we have for you is death,"
At least 1,300 Sudanese, mostly civilians, were massacred in 'ethnic-based killings' in West Darfur by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias earlier this month
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The Palestinian Poppy (Anemone coronaria) grows throughout the region, contains the colours of the flag, and is the national flower of Palestine,
The poppy symbolizes the relationship between the people and the land.
Free Palestine.
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I was 8 when Thatcher came to power and she was the PM until I was 20.
I saw her turn our country from one that cared about community into one based greed and individualism.
She stole my future and sold it to her mates.
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It was
@HackneyAbbott
who made history when she was elected as one of the first black MPs in 1987. She is a legend of our movement. I am humbled by her endorsement.
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I don’t think it’s an accident that (football) one of the only routes to success for working class people also provides some of our best opposition to the status quo.
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Thank you Zarah, watching you up in Liverpool reminded me what a real socialist MP looks like. Solidarity
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This means a lot coming from
@garyyounge
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He's been a wise, clear voice for decades, and he showed me what a campaigning journalist could really be.
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I'm so very sorry to hear this Emma.
Solidarity.
I am devastated to announce that the Labour Party has blocked me from restanding as our community's Member of Parliament.
20 years of local campaigning matters less than factional intrigue in our Party today.
I will never stop fighting for the people of Kensington. Statement 🔽
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Hearing about a mate being rushed to hospital with asthma.
He tried to get an inhaler at a chemist and was told he needed a prescription despite clearly being in distress.
As an asthmatic this upsets me. Emergency medication is emergency for a reason and should be accessible.
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@lukeakehurst
@HoohaAboutMaths
@cthinkero
‘I would place Labour’s BAME members’
1) we are not a monolith
2) we don’t need to be placed anywhere by you, thank you
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Not every day you get to vote for someone you’ve known for 30 years to be Mayor of London.
Back the guy who is:
Feeding hungry kids
Cleaning up our air
Building council flats
Being grown about drug laws
Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Use all your votes for Labour.
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I joined
@garyyounge
and a room full of distinguished lefties for the launch of his new book Dispatches from the Diaspora.
I’ve known Gary for nearly 30 years and I can’t wait to read this collection of essays from the most important Black British journalist of our generation.
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Happy New Year Everyone!
Here’s Auld Lang Syne from New Orleans saxophonist with no trousers. ❤️
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Thank you Nadia!
I'm just sorry that I didn't get a chance to talk to the community about real socialism. I honestly didn't think I was that scary.
@mowords
I’m really sorry to hear this Maurice. You’re a phenomenal anti-racist campaigner, and local members should have had the chance to vote for you as their candidate. Solidarity.
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This argument is so disingenuous.
'Why are you focussed on Asian men when your own evidence says most grooming is done by white men under 30?'
'Because we decided just to look at the areas where Asian men were involved and in these areas, Asian men were involved.'
Dog whistle racism from our actual prime minister. That’s all they’ve got left in the tank a culture war. Rishi Sunak defends new taskforce to tackle the grooming of young women and said "political correctness" will not stop the crackdown.
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As an asthmatic and life long Londoner this is very good news.
We have to clean up London’s air and we have to do it now.
My statement on today's ULEZ High Court ruling:
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We’re called ‘snowflakes’ on the left but it’s right-wingers who seem most sensitive.
Acknowledging LGBTQ existence to kids is described as child abuse but we’re all force-fed heteronormativity from birth.
Calling someone a racist is somehow a bigger crime than being a racist.
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Fascinating in conversation with
@terrelljstarr
event at UCL tonight on Decolonising Western Coverage of Ukraine.
Terrell talks brilliantly about how being a black journalist gave him special insights into the colonised nature of Ukraine.
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Met up with some of the amazing 120-people strong team of volunteers working on our campaign.
So sorry we weren’t able to run the socialist, anti-racist campaign we planned.
Hopefully Labour will one day see the value of those of us who are fighting for transformative change.
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If I lived in Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon or Surrey County, I’d be really upset to have over £1m of my tax money wasted trying to fight clean air.
That money could have made a real impact instead it was spent playing party politics.
#ULEZexpansion
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Great endorsement. Dope Black Dads is such an important and nurturing space for its members and the wider community.
Incredible proud of
@mowords
and can’t think of a better person as a Candidate for MP of Camberwell and Peckham for the Labour Party. A real person with real roots in the area. He is put real people first and is a Dope Black Dad. Vote Maurice!!
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Burkino Faso nationalizes its mining so the resource is used to benefit its population.
French officials destroy vehicles and equipment rather than leave them behind.
Petulant Colonialism.
Burkina Faso in the process of nationalizing its mining resources, Perkoa mine french officials destroy their vehicles before leaving.
Remember when Guinea voted for freedom, they destroyed their hospitals, tore down their phone lines, basically trashed the place in a tantrum.
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The weirdest part of my talk with Ian Collins was where he claimed we should take Kemi Badenoch’s views on slavery more seriously because she’s Black, regardless of her not being descended from the enslaved.
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I gave evidence to the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill.
Here's a clip where I talk about the cultural challenges to reforming our mental health system and its impact on black communities.
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I was stopped over 100 times as a young man, and I’ve attended too many funerals for those who’ve died due to street violence.
As an MP, I'd speak up about the reality of being a black man in Britain today. Too often our voices are silenced.
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Thank you Bell.
That's all anyone ever asks for, a fair chance.
Solidarity Maurice. We are a democratic socialist party and the members of Camberwell & Peckham should have been given the opportunity to decide.
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Oh wow, I'm actually gutted to hear this.
The Specials were such an important band for me as a youngster.
RIP Terry Hall.
Blasting The Specials extra loud tonight. RIP Terry Hall. Thanks for the joy 🖤🤍
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Anti-racist, socialists are nothing to be scared of.
Me on Tsyky Sour, talking about being blocked from running for Parliament.
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Almost all white
#BBCQuestionTime
panel discusses whether 'multiculturalism' is working in Britain.
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The Swimmers.
Jaw-droppingly good telling of the story of the Mardini sisters and their journey from Syria to Germany and beyond.
Perfect antidote to the dehumanising rhetoric aimed at those fleeing persecution.
There are no illegal human beings.
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Why on earth would anyone celebrate losing this level of energy from the party?
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Former Conservative Treasurer, Lord Marland, defends Frank Hester saying he "does a lot of business in Jamaica, in Malaysia, in Bangladesh and places like that so he's not a racist."
I guess the same argument gets slavers and colonisers off the hook too?
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It's an honour to have the endorsement of
@unitetheunion
— the UK and Ireland's largest trade union. Unite does incredible work standing up for workers' pay and conditions and are leading the fightback against this rotten Tory government.
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It's been a tough week but I'll cheer myself up by watching my team play Man City....what could possibly go wrong?
YNWA
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Bob Marley’s grandson Jo Mersa Marley has died at 31, apparently following an asthma attack.
This is such sad news.
We have the drugs and knowledge to deal with Asthma.
RIP Jo and condolences to his father Stephen and the whole Marley family.
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@MikeOfTheSouthW
@kiel_robinson
@AdamBienkov
@LeeAndersonMP_
He's a liar. I thought that didn't need saying.
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Thank you Flo.
Yes, the opportunity for members to decide is all I hoped for.
@mowords
Very sorry to hear about this Maurice - I know there are some good candidates standing and I think that you should have been allowed to put yourself in front of members so that they decide 🌹🌹🌹
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A debate on French racism where even the suggestion that it could be institutional is met with anger.
Also, a debate on racism where all panelists are white.
🇫🇷"For the
#French
government, any discussion on state-sponsored racism is a taboo," says
@thedailybeast
's
@ACraigInParis
.
@ACraigInParis
and Sara Daniel discuss the banlieue riots in
#France
, with Daniel emphasizing, "We are the least racist country there is."
#WorldThisWeek
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All that talk about the Cenotaph and Remembrance Sunday was always just an attempt to stir up dark forces.
Causing division and stoking flames is this Home Secretary's only political tactic.
"the idea that marching well away from the centre of London, after the 11 O'clock 2 minutes silence is somehow a threat to the Cenotaph is a grotesque argument."
PSC Director
@BenJamalpsc
spoke to
@mrjamesob
on
@LBC
about the government's attempt to smear our march on Nov 11
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What an awful thing for a child to endure
"The Met have apologised after a 13yr old boy was surrounded by armed officers in Hackney after they mistook his water pistol for a gun.. [he was] rammed off his bike, knocked to the ground & handcuffed. The water guns were blue, white & pink"
Was the child black by any chance?
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@DawnButlerBrent
Don't worry, I'm sure our media professionals are looking into it as we speak.
#FordeReport
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1. Tory MP gets caught doing something wrong
2. Tory PM says the MP is innocent
3. Evidence builds, public get cross
4. Tory PM says there will be an inquiry
5. Tory MP gets fired.
6. Six months later Tory MP is given new high profile job.
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@mrjamesob
@MichaelMcKenna8
I've always said, Britain's working classes have Stockholm Syndrome.
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Watching Ken Loach on BBC: This Cultural Life.
Kes, Up the Junction, Cathy Come Home, I Daniel Blake…
What a body of socially important work, what a filmmaker.
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As one of the first cohort of Bernie Grant graduates, I can sadly confirm that none of the 50 ‘future leaders’ of the party from 5 years ago have made it through Parliamentary selection yet.
Hope this cohort fairs better.
Labour must better support aspiring black MPs, says Bernie Grant’s widow
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@OwenJones84
@PeoplesMomentum
Thanks so much for all you did in Wandsworth
@OwenJones84
and
@PeoplesMomentum
. It made such a huge difference. While we didn't take the council, we made huge gains. In the end, we were just 77 votes across Wandsworth short of the Tories losing their majority.
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Credit where it’s due.
The
@metpoliceuk
did really well ignoring the pressure from the Home Secretary and policed a difficult day well.
They came under attack from bigots stirred up by politicians.
On the peace march, I saw many people take time to thank them for their work.
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I have interviewed loads of really inspirational people in my 30yrs as a journalist but the two hours I spent with former Black Panther, Malik Rahim are definitely up there among the best.
Here’s a ‘trailer’.
#AllPowertothePeople
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The horror of Stephen Lawrence's murder was magnified by the way the police bungled the investigation.
Naming a 6th suspect, after he got to live out his whole life without facing justice, is tragically ironic.
I spoke to
@AyoCaesar
at
@novaramedia
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Mandela went to prison fighting to end oppression in his homeland.
Jesus was jailed for being the son of God.
Trump’s in trouble for bribing a porn star.
Yep. Same,same,same.
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@SuellaBraverman
…and Black people mustn’t fear ending up dead for going about their normal lives.
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Stood with striking
@ucu
lecturers at Southwark College on day 10 of their action this morning. Great response from students and passersby.
✊🏾
Britain needs a pay rise.
#EnoughIsEnough
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Cohosted
@novaramedia
For the first time tonight with
@michaeljswalker
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(Hanging with the cool kids!)
We talked about Liz Truss, mortgages, Ukraine and the Forde report into racism in Labour.
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@AaronBastani
We closed all the youth centers, sold off the housing leaving them in overcrowded parent homes, they can't afford to go anywhere, and they shouldn't congregate in parks or public spaces.
I think the hope is that the young simply vanish.
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I reckon Sacha Baron Cohen is stretching this joke too far but I have to admit this 'Laurence Fox' character is his funniest so far.
Laurence Fox addresses the 'Milllion Man March' of patriots!
Calls for a boycott on Nike products while wearing Nike shoes! FFS!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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24 years ago today we lost Bernie Grant MP.
As a Black youngster interested in politics Bernie was a trailblazer.
He never shied away from challenging imperialism and oppression. He would have been 80 today, still younger than the US President.
RIEP Bernie. ❤️✊🏿
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Tonight, we restored the principle of life long tenancies by default for our council tenants.
The Tories voted against but luckily we in Labour understand secure housing is a right not a privilege.
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