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Inherited
my mother’s eyesmy dad’s demeanournot land, nor castlesincome from estatesthe staff, titlesthe homes, the jewelsnot the taxpayers cashinterest on millionsproperty worth billionsno power to tweak lawsbefore they’re setnot wealth passed onfrom a rich womanto her sonan accident of birthno one choosesto get bornthe luck of the drawto be fit and strongisn’t that enoughwith my mother’s →
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on Ukraine
twenty-five years forVladimir Kara-Murzafor calling out war ~ n.b. Mr Kara-Murza stayed in Russia to inform Russians about the invasion of Ukraine under the orders of Moscow. Sentenced to twenty-five years for being critical of Russia’s leadership, an exemplary sentence has been imposed. As a holder of Russian and British citizenships, it is thought he →
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on guns
they come fully armedwith land, money, privilegefingers on triggers ~ n.b. An industry always prepared to send warning shots over the heads of the little people who want fewer guns, fewer needless deaths, limits on gun power in the UK. Remember Dunblane. Never forget, one man on the run with a gun is one too →
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on Ukraine
six jets roar overshake windows, disturb pigeonsEnglish seaside town ~ n.b. Used to one or two on practice runs, but six? What’s actually happening? CLP 11/02/2023 →
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on Ukraine
long-term investmenteveryone wants a pie slicewho’s brokering peace? ~ n.b. I notice that the UK economy is the only large richer nation forecast to be in economic decline in 2023, despite Johnson acting as arms salesman par excellence. The arms industry is doing very well, so the rest of the UK economy must be in →
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on time
paramedics wait uppatients in car parks for hoursour chronic decline ~ n.b. All very well spending £ billions of the public‘s taxed money on an aircraft carrier which broke on sea trials, PPE that was useless and never used, bureaucracy to leave the EU, (our biggest trading partner), but nothing invested in hospitals for those →
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in time
concrete, glass and steelput up lights, tie off with bowstill steel, glass, concrete ~ n.b. People raising glasses to Christmas on 2nd December, leaving just eleven months of the year festive free. This is in a country where a minority (46%) now identify themselves as Christian. I don’t see or hear this much propaganda about →
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