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» The 2 biggest problems with the UK are,1. British Media. Falsehood, lies, narrative & agenda driven, scaremongering, 100% negative anti British rhetoric.2. The people. Saldy...
– by ThisThat on: What’s wrong with Britain? Let’s start with the monarchy
26 September 2021
» Sadly for the basic thesis of this piece, it's not true to claim that there is an epidemic of violence by men against women. According to a research briefing published on the...
– by ThisWreckage on: Why isn’t Sabina Nessa getting the attention Sarah Everard did?
26 September 2021
» The experience written about above is mirrored locally. The Madeley Centre, Newcastle under Lyme , Staffordshire receives a huge amount of public money, there is no complaints...
– by classic on: UK government spent half a million pounds on lawyers to fight FOI disclosures
25 September 2021
» The Globalists want Blacks, Muslims, and public homosexuals to edify White countries....
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25 September 2021
» All of your recommendations would be most simply implemented if the entire system were taken back into public ownership. Politically, that is impossible, given that both...
– by ThisWreckage on: Britain’s energy crisis has been decades in the making
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