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@laidmanr

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Christian-exteacher-quilter-“if life gives you scraps make quilts” - free speech & free listening so blocks trolls.Views expressed mine alone. No dm’s .

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@laidmanr
Ruth Smith
4 years
Anyone here on my Twitter feed remember when pubs always had closing time 10.30 and maybe 11 on Saturdays??? It was like that when I was growing up & no pubs open in Scotland on Sundays
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4 years
Being vulnerable I made it clear to my family several weeks ago that I was content to spend Christmas on my own - it is ONE day- as it is I will have lunch with my son in our “bubble” I fail to see what the uproar is about. Stay Calm & Carry On.
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4 years
Would someone please ask @Keir_Starmer to explain how a rapid and positive response to an ever changing Covid-19 situation can be called a U Turn 🙄.
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3 years
Typical @BBCNews pressing the view that the lifting of restrictions are too soon - found a GP to endorse- no surprises there-totally biased Labour propaganda.
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4 years
Who needs a Labour Opposition when they can hear @bbclaurak reporting - her political reporting is becoming more biased by the day.
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2 years
David Starkey’s commentary on @GBNEWS is phenomenal! Such depth of knowledge.
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3 years
@Anna_Soubry You really need to grow up and not be so spiteful!!! You behave as though you are in the playground.
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4 years
Well done Liz Truss owning the interview- Marr on the back foot 👏🏻
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3 years
Very proud of my grandson who is now Lieutenant RN.
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4 years
@BBCNews @BBCHughPym Up until that question I had great respect for @BBCHughPym but to use the words “ashamed of” was unwarranted- he is now in my journalists sin bin.
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Ruth Smith
10 months
@kelvmackenzie Councillors should be there to scrutinise/ challenge the council officers who largely have no business acumen at all - agree contracts and fail to keep developers to budget. Useless- most couldn’t run a bath let alone a government authority
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Ruth Smith
2 months
@raissawriter Not at all - this is the problem- Princess Catherine reached out by respectfully wearing the appropriate dress and should have received the same reciprocal courtesy- it should be 2way not one sided.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@darrengrimes_ @Conservatives Oh fgs stop posturing Darren - when you have been a member as long as I have (50yrs) you’ll find yourself, as I have , at odds with the party-get over it- no big deal - think of the alternative.
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2 years
@LozzaFox Utter disgrace and disrespectful. How dare they.
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Ruth Smith
7 years
This report on child poverty should be put into perspective-it is more neglect by parents than poverty-it’s always been there despicable as it is. @SkyNews
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Ruth Smith
5 years
@RMCunliffe People are just “not getting it” it is unacceptable to drive your car just fot an outing - they want cars off the road to avoid accidents which could put extra strain on NHS 🙄not all about fresh air.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@HolyMolythe3rd No he doesn’t verbally attack - gives orders - stop the emotive language- he was TOTALLY in order.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
Let’s clarify one thing about Christmas IT CANNOT BE CANCELLED- Christmas is the Celebration of the birth of Christ. What can happen is the reduction in the commercial hype associated with it. Happy Christmas everyone.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@GuidoFawkes Wonderful exhibition of polite authority- thank you Dame Eleanor. Sultana obviously doesn’t know an alternative word to dodgy 🤪
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Ruth Smith
4 years
Intended not to tweet anything about the deplorable scenario but couldn’t resist passing this one on. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ruth Smith
9 months
@ShimonaGordon What a very sad and bitter person you are .
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Ruth Smith
4 years
Am becoming more and more outraged by the Duchess of Sussex 😡😡She has the audacity to make an argumentative reply to the Queen. Had enough of this ungracious madam.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
Happy Easter to all my Twitter friends.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@MeganHartle_ No it’s beyond belief that there are people who refuse to accept a democratic decision- and for the record I voted to Remain - I believe in democracy
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3 years
@SamuelRobertW @danwootton Absolutely not - keep at it Dan - you are saying things many wish to hear.
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Ruth Smith
8 years
@Brydon_N @BBCBreaking @BBCSport Tell them to ****** off and don't pay it.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@youngmullers @Ed_Miliband Like many Labour politicians they have selective memories. 🙄
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2 years
@janeturnbull17 What a nonsensical comment- that could have been me- I canvassed to Remain but accept democracy-nothing to do with career or money - just common sense -would now vote Leave.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
Well as the quotation says on my pin board in my work room “If life gives you scraps make quilts “ another lockdown project.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@HHepplewhite @izcohar6 Who the devil is this BBC “journalist “? Outrageous!
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@AngelaRayner As we are getting short tempered with your persistent juvenile tweets.
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Ruth Smith
6 years
@ajcdeane There is no doubt that should she be relieved of her post or deselected she would play the race card which is why she is still where she is?
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Ruth Smith
4 years
What the ??? @BBCNews why have we begun an inquest on Covid at this time- do we have to suffer this all again whilst we should be concentrating on the positive news of recovery - Shame on you.
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Ruth Smith
3 months
Labour are scrapping the winter fuel allowance -next will be the triple lock ??? Back to 75p per week increase and inflation 8% as it was under Labour before. Labour have never been a party for pensioners.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
@doctor_oxford @BorisJohnson Nonsense to blame PM - take responsibility yourself - “just because you can go 70mph on motorways you don’t if roads are icy”- the roads care icy atm - public have lost ability to think for themselves.
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Ruth Smith
6 years
@SkyNews There is no referendum campaign - we have already had a referendum- don’t like the result ? Tough, get over it - I didn’t like the result- Tough I’ve got over it - move on.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@Scoty_42 @BettyJa08291909 @paulwaugh @KemiBadenoch I was around in ‘76 and remember standpipes but we didn’t have the media to scare us.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@GBNEWS What about the excess deaths already caused because of @SadiqKhan ’s failure to deal with the violent crime figures?
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Ruth Smith
10 months
@Nicoledso @mikee52000 @THEJamesWhale Lies - lies - it’s not been 20% increase and the triple lock was a compensation by George Osborne for Gordon Brown raiding our pension pot in 2006/7- do some research and get your facts right before pontificating.
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Ruth Smith
3 months
Well people wanted CHANGE!!! They’ve ****** well got it - hope all who voted for this government are happy now including those who let them in. New council tax??!
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Ruth Smith
2 years
A beautiful day with beautiful people-usually refrain from putting my grandchildren on Twitter BUT am sharing this. Grandson and his beautiful new wife married yesterday with Brecon Beacons as backdrop
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@bulldog_spirit2 @ajcdeane @GBNEWS @afneil Without a second thought Michael Portillo.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
@GMB @piersmorgan If ever there was an example of bullying this is it - whoever watches such an obnoxious individual as Piers Morgan @GMB
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2 years
@JillBurditt @dalewood Perhaps as this is so vital should we seek the comments from his Area Chairman. If true - he should be brought to heel by his constituents whom he professes to represent.
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Ruth Smith
7 years
@MarcherLord1 And when I was teaching in late70's we had 5% increase in salary when inflation was 22/23%- mortgages 16% -Labour government.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@danwootton @MailOnline That’s unkind - if that was our Queens wish let it be- as devout Christian she will believe in the parable of prodigal son-mother’s love their sons no matter what-end of please Dan
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Ruth Smith
3 years
Huge congratulations to my son who has just reached his destination-John o Groats having left Lands End 9 days ago. Nine days serious cycling 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️👏🏻👏🏻
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Ruth Smith
7 months
@KarynNicholas @Canellelabelle @jammierooroo No pandering to the press - good for her- give them an inch they’ll take a mile - Good for Princess of Wales-she is in charge - end of.
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Ruth Smith
3 months
@neilayates @educationgovuk What a pity you didn’t hear her interviewed on tv where she gave the most enlightening account of how her school successfully incorporates multiculturalism - as a former teacher I relate entirely with her ethics - we need more like her-
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@AngelaRayner We’re you ever taken seriously? Hilarious notion.
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Ruth Smith
7 years
@Alichat66 @MarcherLord1 These pictures of Corbyn are nauseating - so false.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@GBNEWS I am fed up with being preached at - I will never “take the knee” & find racism abhorrent-my contribution to anti-racism was working for 30yrs as a primary school teacher promoting working together whatever one’s race or colour-stop preaching at me.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
What a man this was -taken too soon - RIP Martin Luther King - may you message live on .
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King Arthur
3 years
A message to Woke, to BLM, to Labour, to English football et al....
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Ruth Smith
3 years
Brilliant panel this evening @danwootton @GBNEWS
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GB News
3 years
'Because Netflix is paying him tens of millions of dollars he is prepared to turn a blind eye.' The Tonight Live panel respond to "Diana, The Musical".
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@juneslater17 IT WAS TOTALLY PUBLIC VOTE!! In spite of the panel willing us to vote for Fleur. Hamza has become a superb dancer from being a complete novice. That’s the essence of Strictly.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@MrHarryCole Very wise - who would trust our media not to “leak” the information?
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Ruth Smith
7 months
OMG - am in tears watching Princess of Wales - may all those vile troll. rot in hell.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
Please @GBNEWS could we have more of @portilloandhen and less of Farage?
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3 years
@GBNEWS Michael Portillo always comes across mature, educating and talks common sense.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
@RuleBrexitannia That is too much to expect 🙄knowing the teachers’ unions as I have for over 30 yrs.
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3 years
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Ruth Smith
1 year
What a beautiful human being was George Alagiah - a gentle gentleman- RIP George 🥲🥲
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Ruth Smith
3 months
Yvette Cooper is so talented in saying so many words which actually mean nothing with such a “concerned” expression.
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3 years
What a pleasure to hear the discussion between Katherine Burbalsingh and Simon McCoy #GBNews -KB has a wealth of experience and was allowed to speak instead of being “shot at” Am liking @GBNEWS
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Ruth Smith
6 years
Lovely message this.
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Ruth Smith
2 months
@KingLucythe1st Ridiculous- the new Labour government is causing all the current problems and unrest- rather than fixing they are destroying.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@howe13_13 Without a doubt. False representation- he’s not a journalist- he’s a left wing activist
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Ruth Smith
3 years
It’s about time someone told Rashford he is in no position to demand anything.
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3 years
Budget. Marcus Rashford is demanding Sunak raises the £7,500 household income threshold for children to get free school meals to £20,000 a year so ‘1.1million more underfed kids qualify’ #LabourStooge   (Metro)
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@AdamBienkov You don’t need a Cobra meeting on a heatwave 🤪🤪🤪🤪we’ve had them before- utter nonsense - Get Real. Enjoy the party Prime Minister. Some of us remember 1976 - we survived.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@Redpeter99 I think it’s tasteless and discriminatory to make fun of someone who is dyslexic -
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Ruth Smith
6 years
Frank Field has cross party respect as a politician - for him to feel so disenchanted with the path his the Labour Party is following that he has to leave speaks volumes.
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Ruth Smith
9 months
@NicholasTyrone P.S - I watched every minute- like him or not JRM does not shout.
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Ruth Smith
7 years
@SimonHallNews @BBCSpotlight @BBCCornwall @BBCDevon @BBCBreaking Don't they look lovely in their tartan kilts - nothing new there then.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@v_crouch That is outrageous- contact the parent governor immediately. 12yr old girls dealing with menstruation is stressful enough without the knowledge they could be witnessed by young boys.
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Ruth Smith
6 years
Corbyn’s actions are despicable- lower than the low. How my MP (for Exeter) can support him confounds me.
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Sajid Javid
6 years
Margaret Hodge’s family were murdered in the Holocaust. Instead of listening to her, Corbyn chooses to condemn her. How on earth can he claim he doesn’t have a problem with Jews? #disgraceful
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@GBNEWS Go for it Nana!!! She needs putting in her place.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
Van-Tam is first class - direct-no waffle- totally competent.
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4 years
Jonathan Van-Tam backs govt's local lockdown strategy.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@GlobalBritain21 It seems to me the fans are sending a strong message to England and @GaryLineker
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Ruth Smith
3 months
@emilyhewertson And he forgot to appoint a Veteran’s Minister??? Oh yeah?
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Ruth Smith
2 years
Finally finished Mariners Compass quilt for my sublieutenant RN granddaughter-rather too large for her cabin though 🤣
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Ruth Smith
2 years
What a nasty piece of work is Isobel Oakeshott 😡from her “revelations “ about David Cameron to her present leaking of private WhatsApps -I wouldn’t trust her with my shopping list. I’ve no need to worry -she blocked me years back.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@JillBurditt @Ian1603 I don’t think he means that at all - I voted and actively campaigned to remain but am now totally committed to Brexit and the democratic vote - unfortunately there are too many who do not and will not accept that.
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Ruth Smith
1 year
@krishgm No but the power and control over vulnerable young people by wealthy predators does matter for me.
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Ruth Smith
2 years
Who needs Lineker & MOTD when there’s Dusty Springfield to watch ❤️❤️❤️One of the best voices ever.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
@omitbdf Our Majesty always behaves with the utmost integrity- these so called journalists do like to stir things.
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Ruth Smith
7 months
I never understood economics until I began listening to @LiamHalligan
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Liam Halligan
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Very kind - thank you !
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Ruth Smith
3 years
Good morning friends - Happy Sunday- when did Twitter become so venomous? Think it’s time to check on my followers today. Think I’ll be RUTHless. 😂💕
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Ruth Smith
4 years
@Sophiecorcoran0 Agree but where oh where is the Chair of governors on this - grr!
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Ruth Smith
2 years
@emilysheffield Defend them on what may I ask - as a top journalist I would expect you to be more specific???
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@drchrisnewton @glasterlaw1 Couldn’t agree more - a)did PM organise said party/parties? Probably not b) Invited to “pop in” assured it was complicit with regulations- probably yes. Subversive activities to discredit this government? Worrying.
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Ruth Smith
1 year
@LairdOfTheManor And supported by an equally devoted wife.
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Ruth Smith
5 months
@Verboskitty @MeghansTowel @BrokenCrayon11 It’s not protocol- it’s respect .
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Ruth Smith
2 years
This beautiful photo appeared on my FB page - just had to put it on Twitter for those who don’t “do” FB.
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Ruth Smith
6 years
So Anna Soubry is getting a bit tired - well tell you what @annasoubrymp ? I am more than tired of your rants.
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Ruth Smith
8 years
What a beautiful tribute - thnx Sidney.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@PaulStonehous15 Last night I think Starmer waffled on about discussions with France&EU - we’ve been trying that for too long. 🙈🙈Labour haven’t a clue.
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Ruth Smith
4 years
Huge Congratulations to my granddaughter Emily who begins a career in the Navy at BRNC in January following her cousin who passed out 18months ago.🎉🎉🎉
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Ruth Smith
8 months
@JenCarsonTaylor He has now finally crossed the line - stay away from UK. Not welcome anymore.
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Ruth Smith
6 years
Watching Tom Mangold makes one realise the quality of investigative journalism in those days - superb and professional - sadly lacking in today’s journalists.
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Ruth Smith
3 years
@Gareth_Lewis_ @MrHarryCole And no one to “leak” the information .
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