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Head of Campaigns for @popconuk . Pro-Brexit. Classical liberal. Cricket fan. All views are my own. For media enquiries, email: media @popularconservatism .com

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Andrew Allison
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If you follow me, please follow @popconuk .
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. @CatharineHoey has just taken up her seat in the House of Lords. Congratulations, Kate!
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A typical BBC Question Time audience. Question after question basically accusing Nigel Farage of being a racist. I know him and I can assure you that he is not. #BiasedBBC #bbcqt
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One assumes that House of Commons authorities will insist that he now isolates for two weeks. If not, why not? What do you have to say, @Keir_Starmer ?
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Been social distancing since March. Today I broke it to join the #BlackLivesMattter demo outside Parliament and take a knee with thousands of brave young people calling for Justice.
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Lady Hussey has been treated appallingly. She may have said things which today appear inappropriate, but I have no doubt that she was set up by Ngozi Fulani, who has a history of anti-monarchy remarks. It’s a disgraceful way to treat someone who faithfully served out late Queen
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Great, witty speech from @TheBluetrot (Brian Monteith) during the Court of Auditors' annual report debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg this evening. Please RT.
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Francis Hoar has just given one of best interviews I have ever listened to - completely demolishing the arguments of those in favour of interminable lockdowns and restrictions. What a great defender of freedom he is. @Francis_Hoar | @Iromg | @talkRADIO
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I am honoured to be a @brexitparty_uk candidate for Yorkshire and the Humber in the forthcoming European Parliament elections. I obviously wish we had already left the EU and that these elections were not taking part, but I am very much looking forward to the campaign.
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If you bother to talk to ordinary Leave voters, as I did in seven constituencies last week, you would realise that they are angry. It is the future of their country that they are bothered about. @andreajenkyns is saying what they are saying. She's sticking up for her constituents
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Could someone / anyone remove Ms Jenkyns’ access to Twitter. We are drowning in vacuity. We are dealing with the future of our Country not some mystic meg predictions
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Sir Keir Starmer visits #Hull , one of the biggest Leave voting cities in the country, and says Labour should campaign to remain in the EU. The city's Labour MPs agree. Whatever happened to #Labour respecting the result of the referendum?
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Thick people (codename for the masses who voted Leave) should be disenfranchised. Gifted children who would vote Remain should be enfranchised immediately. Elderly people - thank you for your service, now bugger off. That's what he's saying.
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Under-age people can’t vote. Whatever our criterion for thinking them unqualified (eg insufficiently developed reasoning powers or knowledge) there must be some adults less qualified than some under-age people. Is age the only practical threshold or could others be devised?
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Great piece by ⁦ @CamillaTominey ⁩. Like him or not, Boris Johnson has been leading the world in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The EU has been dragged along.
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Another great letter in today's @Telegraph . "Over four million 20ft container units pass through Felixstowe every year, on 3,000 ships. The vast majority are from the Far East. There are no queues of ships at Felixstowe and no hordes of customs or standards officers."
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Does this street in Beverley hold the record for the most @vote_leave signs in any street in the country?
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@NileGardiner Words fail me, Nile. He’s living in his own world. He doesn’t appear to have a clue what’s going on.
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I'm looking forward to my interview with @Iromg on @talkRADIO tomorrow morning attacking vaccine passports. They are unworkable and divisive. What the hell is happening to our country? Tune-in to Mike's show from 10am. I'll be on after the news at 10.30.
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“Gloucestershire police said on Friday they would patrol the border to make sure people in Wales did not cross to buy contraband items.” Children’s clothes are on the contraband list. Welcome to Wales in 2020.
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Come and meet your @brexitparty_uk candidates in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Please RT
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We don't do anything by halves in East Yorkshire @RupertMatthews #Brexit
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Great comment on the Telegraph's website this morning from a Brexit backing Conservative member who has been asked to go on the doorstep to defend the Chequers deal.
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@DaveAtherton20 @DCBMEP @Nigel_Farage @FraserNelson @spectator Fraser is not an establishment twit. He was doing his job. But Nigel, is, of course, correct. Large, uncontrolled, levels of immigration put an enormous strain on public services. It shouldn't be controversial.
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If it was a run-off between Sunak and Badenoch, Badenoch would win by 60-34 per cent - a massive 26 percentage points. Indeed, Kemi Badenoch would beat all the remaining candidates according to @ConHome 's run-off survey.
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Piers Morgan vs Douglas Murray Under Fire At Israel-Gaza Border. This is one of the best interviews I have ever listened to. @DouglasKMurray is brilliant and @piersmorgan gave him the time to articulate his views. A masterclass in interviewing.
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The phrase you are looking for is “pregnant women.” Only women can get pregnant. If you are unsure, take a biology class.
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Over 55,000 pregnant people in England & Scotland have had the #coronavirus vaccine. It's the best way to protect you and your baby from the risks of the virus during pregnancy. Know how to find the right information. Speak to your healthcare professional or go to NHS Inform.
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She also said 108 times in the House of Commons that we would be leaving the EU on 29th March. I don't believe a word that comes out of her mouth.
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Andrew Pierce
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what do we read into @theresa_may telling MPs that as 'Prime Minister i'm not' willing to extend article 50 beyond June 30.' is she suggesting someone else will be PM by then?
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Pubs and restaurants in my neck of the woods have been closed for over three and half months. By the time we get to 17th May, it will be almost six and a half months. I shudder to think how many of them will not reopen again.
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@flyinglawyer73 @NadineDorries She wants to secure a Peerage first. I have often wondered if the notification of my Peerage has been lost in the post. I deserve one. Perhaps I should throw my toys out of the pram?
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I like this letter in today's Telegraph. Over to you @DominicRaab .
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@Kev1Lfc @mooreholmes24 It was a great victory, and all that Moore was doing was adding perspective to the song. I found it interesting.
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Health Secretary @MattHancock has said that the pause in the roadmap will save thousands of lives. Look at the figures for the last month. If that statement were true, there would have to be the mother of all exponential growth in the next 28 days. It's not true. He knows it.
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Please RT if you are voting for @brexitparty_uk on 23rd May. Together we will #ChangePoliticsForGood .
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It was a great pleasure chatting with @calvinrobinson earlier today. We talked about #BLM , #CriticalRaceTheory , Unconscious Bias Training, the Church of England, and even the #BBC . He is a breath of fresh air and sanity in this increasingly #woke world
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Mark Drakeford is non-essential. A clear majority in Wales agree on that.
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From the Great Reform Act 1832 to the Representation of the People Act 1928, every piece of electoral reform has been resisted by the ruling elite. It's the same with Brexit. We have to continue to fight to ensure the real people's vote is honoured. Vote @brexitparty_uk on 23 May
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@DanJTPitt @sheffielduni It is my job to defend the right to peaceful protest. But quite of the word "peaceful" is forgotten when arguing for this right. This is intimidation and the police should be called and be asked to remove them, if necessary, making arrests.
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A letter in today's @Telegraph . "If Theresa May put as much effort into Brexit as she does into scaremongering, a satisfactory deal would be concluded."
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@afneil In the Middle East, all roads lead to Iran. We can’t stand back and do nothing. But doing something isn’t risk free, either. This does not have a happy ending.
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I disagreed with what Andrew Boff was saying, but he was hardly that disruptive. Any politician should be able to cope with that. To get a GMP Chief Inspector to escort him out of the hall was, in my opinion, an abuse of power. This is more CCP than GB.
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Conservative London Assembly Member Andrew Boff removed from Braverman’s speech over quiet heckles.
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@CountyChamp It could be straightening enough, but it could also be going down the leg side. There's too much doubt, ergo not out.
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I noticed this afternoon that @ForChange_Now has already diversified into the sandwich business!
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Delighted to say I'm running for the @Conservatives Leadership. Let's make the most of the Brexit opportunities! #FreshStart
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When Theresa May says she has listened, you know that the opposite is true.
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So the lefties have got their man. According to them, a few ill judged tweets make you unsuitable to serve on an advisory board. Being a friend of terrorists and supporting despots in Venezuela & Iran makes you prime ministerial material.
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A clear message to everyone driving through Woodmansey near Beverley to #VoteLeave
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Peel split the Tory Party on principles. May is about to do it because she's weak and wants to save her skin. And the cabinet has just agreed to it. Not one of them has a backbone. #Brexit
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In June, when I was looking at booking a holiday for us, I was looking at Brittany. I decided against it because there was the possibility of a quarantine, and instead we are heading to Devon and Cornwall in a few days. I'm pleased I made that decision. @Iromg
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@Startinglifeag1 @ZacGoldsmith It is estimated that he inherited £200 million - £300 million from his late father's estate. He can afford all the green crap. Many families, though, could be forced into penury.
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Four of us @brexitparty_uk Yorkshire and the Humber candidates out campaigning in #Willerby yesterday. #ChangePoliticsForGood
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Every time EU officials come out with stuff like this, the more people realise that it's right for us to leave this bullying anti-democratic bloated bureaucracy.
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@Miss_Snuffy @SuellaBraverman I honestly don't think that she is doing that. Like many people, I was delighted by the ruling and so was she. She was your school's Chair of Governors, so she still has an interest in the school. You do a fantastic job and long may Michaela be successful.
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@allisonpearson I’m not convinced, Allison. Many scientists and experts in the field aren’t, either. This is a huge gamble.
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Why we must quit the EU, by tycoon Sir James Dyson
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"it's now or never", says Boris Johnson, but doesn't confirm that restrictions will be axed on 19th July. A announcement will be made next Monday instead. What is the point of this press conference?
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Weekend Reminder from Vote Leave - << the activists in Hull & East Yorkshire are doing a fantastic job @hull_leave
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There are 1,257 NHS hospitals. Look at the figures below and put them into context. Can anyone tell me why the NHS is not running a normal service? Why can’t I get an appointment at my local pain clinic? We need to get back to normal.
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Please sign this declaration written by Infectious disease epidemiologists & public health scientists who have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the prevailing COVID-19 policies.
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Public Health England says e-cigs are 95% less harmful than smoking. The EU's response? Tax e-cigs at higher rate. Another reason to #Brexit
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I agree with Frank Gardner. Please RT if you agree, too.
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Nigel Cowan from Cheltenham is spot on in this letter to the Telegraph. "Her behaviour demeans her office and insults her colleagues and the electorate. If she had a shred of decency she would resign now".
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Yes Widde Can! A brilliant speech from Ann Widdecombe. Watch the @brexitparty_uk rally from Newport live.
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NEW BREXIT PARTY RALLY - NEWPORT
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Exactly three years ago. After recording this, I went into the European Parliament for the last time and had coffee with friends. My wife, son and I then caught the Eurostar to London; then a train back to Beverley. I toasted our official exit at 11pm at home. Great memories.
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@KHarveyProctor I recall being at a meeting back in 1997. At the end of it, John Burton, who at the time was Tony Blair's agent, told us about the security measures at Blair's constituency home. The drive was covered in tarmac. Security barriers were put in place. Other, unspecified at the time
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Just arrived. We are not going to get thirsty during this lockdown! @YorkshireTea
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@NadineDorries I don’t subscribe to MailPlus, so I can’t read it.
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Multi-millionaires chatting to their billionaire friend and neighbour about how difficult life is. Filmed in another friend’s garden in the Californian sunshine. It’s a hard life in a woke, self-absorbed world.
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The Meghan and Harry interview lasts TWO HOURS?!
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We've been here in Beverley since 8:30 and are still going strong. Hundreds of posters and car stickers handed out.
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@chiefrabbi Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi. Christians throughout the world are praying for Israel.
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Poll: Who should be the next Conservative leader and prime minister?
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#Scarborough today, 16th May! Come and meet up with some of your @Brexitparty_uk MEP Candidates! Falsgrave Community Centre, Seamer Road, YO12 4DJ. See you there!
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Some of our great team out all day today in Beverley, with a fantastic response from the public. @vote_leave
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"Brexit was supposed to be about taking back control, not being governed by the back door", says @andreajenkyns .
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I think that we should stop using the word “Antisemitism” to describe the hatred towards Jews we have been witnessing. Let’s speak in plain English and call it Jew hatred. Hamas hates Jews. Hezbollah hates Jews. The evil Iranian regime hates Jews. Those in Germany who spray paint
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To those #Conservative MPs planning to vote for #TheresaMay today, remember this. She can't be trusted. #NoWayMay
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2 years
I think that we have all had enough of American politicians sounding off about the Northern Ireland Protocol, and in the process, highlighting how little they know about it. We don’t interfere in domestic US politics. They should butt out of the UK’s
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“We call upon the UK to implement fully the NI Protocol, which avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland, preserves the integrity of the EU Internal Market, and protects the Good Friday Agreement in all its parts. We agree that renegotiating the Protocol is not an option.”
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It is also highly offensive to label someone like me, a freedom loving democrat, of holding similar views to those in the BNP and EDL. It appears that @ChukaUmunna 's new kind of politics is very similar to the old.
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I know emotions are running high but can we stop labelling Eurosceptic MPs "far right" It's not only inaccurate and renders the term meaningless but also doesn't seem consistent with talk of a new moderate politics ...
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Joe Biden is the leader of the free world. Sleep as well as you can.
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@EmergencyMedDr @steve_hawkes Let me get this right. No appointments at a surgery because everyone is busy vaccinating. But if you want to pay, you can see your GP. I’m not opposed to private medicine at all. I pay for a private dentist. But I’d rather like my taxes reduced so I don’t have to pay twice.
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⁦. @AllisterHeath ⁩ is on fire in this piece. A must read.
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I've been doing some campaign work in Hull and the Labour Leave vote is very strong indeed.
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@DavidHerdson @DavidDavisMP @GBNEWS Broadcasting rules state that balance should be achieved by airing both sides of the argument. GB News does that.
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This is dangerous, as @Adrian_Hilton rightly points out. If anyone tells me that Jesus didn't exist, I accept it as their opinion - I don't think that they should be prosecuted.
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Adrian Hilton
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“Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” I can hardly wait for the development of case law on what constitutes ‘Muslimness’. I expect it will become a de facto and then de jure blasphemy code.
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Have just voted for the United Kingdom to Leave the European Union - and it feels good. My 5 day-old son came with my wife and I, too!
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@JoePorterUK @BorisJohnson @Conservatives I voted for a Conservative Government. I didn’t get one. Should I stop voicing my concerns because of some local by-elections?
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My response to Labour’s draft manifesto
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@Katieleighxox @GBNEWS He laughed at the comments made by Fox and then said in a statement that he didn’t. Lying to your employer is a good enough reason for suspension.
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@rabid_rabitt @NileGardiner I have had many long conversations with Lady Thatcher’s last private secretary, Sir Mark Worthington, and I can assure you that she would have taken us out of the EU and the single market. The single market was not what she envisaged. It’s a regulatory market - not a free market.
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New Health Secretary, @sajidjavid , has just given MPs all the reasons why there is nothing stopping us removing #Covid restrictions, and then announced that they will still be in place for at least another three weeks.
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Andrew Allison
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John Simpson is defending the indefensible. When a proscribed terrorist organisation commits atrocities, it is correct, balanced and fair to call them terrorists. Is it really that hard for the #BBC to understand that?
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In September 1939, when Britain’s very survival was at stake, the BBC issued rules to its staff how to broadcast about the coming war. You must be frank and honest, it said — and above all there must be no room for ranting. Wise words, entirely applicable today.
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I am not a Thatcherite because she got everything right. She didn’t and she freely admitted that. I am a Thatcherite because she believed in free people and free markets. She transformed our country. I doubt that there will ever be a better Prime Minister in my lifetime. R.I.P.
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Nile Gardiner
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Margaret Thatcher passed away on this day ten years ago. She was a warrior for freedom and liberty, a truly great leader of courage and conviction. The Iron Lady is hugely missed by the free world.
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Kelvin Hopkins is right & @labourleave is playing a big role in the #Brexit campaign. Follow them & @BetterOffOut
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