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Many have it far worse, we lost power & communications for 3 days, but some still have no power or water. And where is the Duchy of Cornwall? Nothing from William. St Michaels Mount has lost 80 trees. Other Incredible gardens changed for ever. Our LibDem MP had to fight in commons to discuss it.

It’s been a tough week in Cornwall, and all we see in National News is no water in Sussex and Kent 🤬 Try having no power, no communication and no water. I was living in South East England in 1987, the only difference to that storm and Storm Goretti 2026 is the 250 miles between us.

No such thing as a political donation, it’s a You Owe Me.

If Labour really wants to address the cost of living, energy and water prices should be their focus. It’s a national scandal.

The biggest con in uk political history, & 52% fell for it #Brexit

Putin won with Brexit, don’t let him win with Ukraine! #NATO #EU 🇺🇦

Trump & Putin insist that Ukraine never join NATO, it’s one of their key demands to end the war. If Ukraine were a member of NATO, that would also end the war. I know what one would benefit Ukraine & Europe the most!

She’s absolutely right, if only Trump saw it like that. Another way is for all NATO members to invite Ukraine to become members.

And due to frozen tax threshold, many will also be paying income tax on their pensions. This includes low earners. They are all voters!

The Guardian view on the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack: ministers must pay more attention to this growing risk | Editorial Editorial: Cybercriminals pose a seismic and increasingly sophisticated threat to businesses and national security. Yet Britain seems remarkably ill-prepared

I completely agree. So why are we having Digital ID? It’s a hackers wet dream! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage agrees with Putin on everything, including leaving the ECHR. Why would the UK want to join a group that includes Russia and Belarus?

The only European countries not in #ECHR are Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Russia, and the Vatican City. Why on earth would it be a good idea for UK to join them?

How come this doesn’t get the news coverage that the Manchester synagogue attack received 🤔

Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally - UK politics live Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to work

Currently people are working illegally with no NI or tax code. How will no ID change that? www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

I have just read “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, 1914. This from Andy Burnham over a century later shows what an incredible book it was. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Reeves urged to take 2p off employee NI and add it to income tax in budget Resolution Foundation says move could raise additional £6bn a year and ‘level the playing field’ on income tax

I’m not against this, but higher rate should be 5p increase and additional rate 10p. Also if they go down this route, threshold should be raised to 15k to help lower paid & pensioners. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Man survives after clinging to high-speed train in Austria after getting off to have a cigarette The man grabbed on to the outside of the train at St Poelten, west of Vienna, and was later taken aboard after it performed an emergency stop

Smoking is dangerous

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Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit, thinktank says NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap

I agree, income tax needs to rise, but don’t clobber the basic rate workers.
2p basic rate
5p higher rate
10p additional rate

What income would that generate? Anyone?

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No 6 wasn’t such a factor at the time. It’s now possibly the single biggest factor! #rejoinEU

Rachel Reeves says she cannot rule out autumn tax rises after ‘damaging’ week Exclusive: Chancellor says she never considered resigning and warns ‘there are costs’ to welfare bill U-turn

Promising NOT to increase income tax was always an error. However, if they freeze the threshold further, it will be another error. People are fed up with the low paid, inc Pensioners, being targeted. Tax those who can afford it.

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Reeves expected to freeze income tax thresholds to raise funds after welfare U-turn Government’s concessions over welfare cuts leave chancellor with a growing hole in her budget

If Labour extend freeze on tax threshold, we all pay, including low earners & pensioners. If they must increase income tax, hit the top end. Increase Higher & Additional rate tax.

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First new reservoirs in England for more than 30 years given go-ahead ‘Nationally significant’ status granted to reservoirs in East Anglia and Lincolnshire with seven more planned by 2050

About time! I live close to a reservoir, from Nov to May water is pouring over the dam and out to sea. The rest of the year we are threatened with hose pipe bans 🤦‍♂️ #WaterCompanies

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Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night Other Ukrainian cities and regions also hit with nine people reported killed at the same time as Russia and Ukraine are conducting a major prisoner exchan

So when is the Orange Fellon going to have words with Putin? 🤷‍♂️

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Yep, my South West Water bill increased by 37% How can they justify that? They can’t!

And the charges to customers are still increasing. Nationalisation now!

Step by step #EU

Johnson’s Brexit was never going to work. He’s just a good used car salesman.

But what have Labour done for us? £16 billion of trade, from 3 deals. And in just under a year! No one said it would be easy after 14 yrs of Tory rule!

UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape

Too late for some, but this is the kind of story that highlights how destructive Brexit has been. Those who have managed to survive, can now reap the rewards of the new UK EU deal. #BrexitDisaster

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I agree, but at least he now has to wriggle out of talks with Putin, or explain why he refuses to stop the war.