#Politics

Andrew Marr asking the PM why the infection rate in Oldham has doubled while they’ve been under extra restrictions. They’re not working are they? PM: it’s too early to say
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Why does the BBC misrepresent Boris Johnson’s words here? He pledges to ban “gay conversion therapy”. That is correct and we welcome this announcement. But then the BBC makes a
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This Trump scandal is breaking through. Here's People magazine http://TMZ.com  is reporting Trump's denial that he called fallen soldiers "losers" https://www.tmz.com/2020/09/04/donald-trump-denies-calling-veterans-lo
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Thai Cabinet extends state of emergency for Covid by another monthA thread http://www.thailand-business-news.com/politics/81365-thai-cabinet-extends-state-of-emergency-for-covid-by-another-month.html Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan
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Why is Question Period the way it is? A few theories. 1) With the advent of national news broadcasts and fewer journalists from local papers in Ottawa, parties likely go
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Under US surveillance rules, unmasking an American's identity in a report derived from foreign-intelligence surveillance is routine when necessary to understand (e.g., who was the Russian ambassador talking to?). The
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It’s so fascinating to see (ostensibly) white people use “white” as a slur against other whites. We are witnessing an evolution of racial identity politics. Here are my thoughts on
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In terms of American deaths, it is the equivalent of 22 Iraq wars, 33 Sept. 11 attacks, 41 Afghanistan wars, 42 Pearl Harbors or 25,000 Benghazis. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-death-toll.html?referringSou
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I don't want to wade back into the fascism debate again, but I think there several features of Trump's politics and presidency that have totalitarian resonance. I don't think he
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I think what depresses me most about Labour's failure to retain Hartlepool is how much we're going to have to hear about what went wrong from people in London who
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It doesn’t matter if Trump can’t explain “Obamagate” because in 2020 we still have headlines like “Kushner Won’t Rule Out Postponing Election.” Mainstream outlets are still uncritically laundering utter falsehoods
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NEW: Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores has a long record as the power behind Maduro. Now, with the help of her jailed ex-bodyguard, the U.S. is preparing to charge her
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BMI is a class issue because BMI is used to keep fat people poor.There is job discrimination, there is a wage gap, fat people are forced to pay more money
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vote like your life depends on it because it actually does I will never give in to fascism unfortunately in this country we have a stupidity problem a @GOP problem
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EXCLUSIVE: Day one in a new series to be published this weekThe first 15 include high profile MPs Mhairi Black, Joanna Cherry and Alistair CarmichaelThe cash behind our MPs: All
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Joe Biden's accuser has real "unusual" and "unexpected" views on Putin and Russia.No really, serious shock coming. She's a fan. In a CLASSIC New York Times move, they report the
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