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Joined July 2009
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steve denny retweeted
One for you @UKLabour and @RachelReevesMP. These duty bands are unworkable. And they won’t generate any more revenue. Just “Brexit benefit” red tape. Is the @BBCr4today programme aware of this? Lots of stuff about farmers. Nothing about the wine and hospitality businesses.
Sunak’s wine legacy. The highest rates of duty on wine in Europe, with 64 bands of duty (to replace just 2!) from 1 Feb 2025. Will the next government do the right thing - it’s a simple move - and help businesses and consumers? My monthly newsletter… newsletter.bauduc.com/t/y-e-…
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steve denny retweeted
A bunch of wine friends is trying to stop the February duty hike. To join the protest send a capsule or screwcap to Rachel Reeves c/o HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ. Please urge the government to #capthewinetax. Our petition goes live soon.
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Nothing to see here, just two shameless morons enjoying a lovely day out looting. Best not share in case they get caught and sent to prison. #FarageRiots
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Tom Swarbrick: Do you worry you might get a knock on the door from the police? Nigel Farage: No TS: For suggesting the police are lying without any evidence. Farage really didn't like that. #LBC
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steve denny retweeted
“I’m devastated by murder of those young girls in Southport… that’s why I’ve taken this opportunity to upgrade my phone.” #FarageRiots
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I think this is called instant karma. A truly beautiful moment. Wait for it…
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EXCLUSIVE: We’ve gone undercover inside Nigel Farage’s Reform UK campaign in Clacton and found evidence of anti-migrant rhetoric, homophobia and one canvasser making racist and offensive remarks. As @DarshnaSoni reports.
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🗨️ "My service charges have doubled from £4,000 to £8,000 a year. I feel like I'm being robbed. Problems with the building's cladding also render the flat effectively worthless unless it is fixed" #BuildingSafetyCrisis bbc.com/news/articles/cgllrd…
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Replying to @trussliz
To those who say Liz Truss is unhinged, I URGE you to watch this clip of her finest moments. It proves Liz is moist, pert & free of fleas. She has all the qualities to lead our party again. Ignore the deep state Ignore our deceased Queen Liz is our girl!❤️
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BREAKING: Startling new poll reveals what most Americans really think about what Donald Trump will do after the 2024 election — and if they're right it should chill us all to the bone. According to a new bombshell poll from CNN, 74% of Americans think that Trump will simply refuse to concede if he loses the election. For comparison, only 55% of Americans in August 2020 believed that he would not concede, a number that jumped to 58% in October of that year. In other words, on some level this country is now expecting another insurrection attempt if Joe Biden wins reelection. And even if he doesn't launch another violent attempt to overthrow our democracy, another refusal to concede will do deep, lasting damage to the American people's faith in their government. Trump is selfish to the core and doesn't care what he wrecks in his pursuit of power. For reference, only 23% of Americans believe that President Biden will not concede if he loses this election. It falls to every patriotic American to ensure that Biden emerges victorious — and that Trump is thrown in prison if he attempts another coup. Please retweet and ❤️ if you think that Trump will not concede if he loses in 2024 — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
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If you look at the leaflet distributed to households before the 2016 referendum with 2024 eyes, you'll see it was remarkably accurate. No prediction is perfect. But it didn't get anything major wrong, and it got all the key stuff right. (PDF at link.) assets.publishing.service.go…
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steve denny retweeted
Brexit in a single photo. All alone. I am a proud European AND Englishman. Which political party speaks for the 48%?
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steve denny retweeted
Food for thought. Our new duty system is risible.
The UK is the biggest market for Australian wine. 89% was shipped in bulk to be bottled in the UK. The export price for the wine is 47p a bottle (just the wine). That’s close to the UK duty hike of 44p alone on 1 Aug and less than a fifth of the new duty rate of £2.67p + VAT. 🥴
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TWENTY FIVE POUNDS COME ON
Beef sausage, fried polenta & beetroot leaf I have an album dedicated to WF sausages, and this one is a real contender for best sausage yet. This incredible craft is available on the Summer Set Menu, two courses £22, three courses £25.
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Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP after the Privileges committee found him to have misled parliament. The law is finally catching up with the wise guys of the Tory party.
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This is what Johnson, Sunak, Brexit and Truss have reduced us to. A global joke.
This is damning ! Anyone thinking 🇬🇧 and Johnson didn't sell out to 🇦🇺 should watch these Australian TV presenters laughing out loud about it 👇 "Name 1 good export from the UK !" "It's hard. Black pudding ? Spice Girl CDs ? It's more about what we can now sell to them"
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The Benefits of Brexit in one short clip…
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Last month, @insidehousing reported on our survey showing only 21.8% of leaseholders in dangerous blocks have seen remediation work start. Most remain physically, mentally & financially trapped. @MichaelGove more has to be done. #EndOurCladdingScandal insidehousing.co.uk/insight/…
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When Johnson said “Fuck business” he meant it! It’s about the only thing he has promised and actually delivered.
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All leaseholders are blameless but last Feb circa 2.5m of us were excluded from your duty of care & protection. We're desperate #NonQualifyingLH @michaelgove & @luhc please end our misery & #AbolishNonQualifyingLeases @EOCS_Official @UKHouseofLords @hilarybennmp @KathPinnock
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