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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: GUNSNGOLD who wrote (218162)10/5/2019 2:12:05 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 224750
 
So…it has come to this
James Waterton (Perth, Australia) · Civil liberty & Regulation · UK affairs

Police have launched an investigation after Nigel Farage vowed to “take the knife to the pen pushers in Whitehall” after Brexit

Let me get this straight. A very high profile mainstream politician, whose party could feasibly call on a larger base of mainstream support than any other at present, attracts police attention as a result of what is clearly a rhetorical flourish.

Wow.
samizdata.net



To: GUNSNGOLD who wrote (218162)2/24/2020 9:09:19 AM
From: TimF1 Recommendation

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TideGlider

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it is unbelievable that some was prosecuted for knitting needles. WOW.
And someone was arrested (although I don't think he's going to be prosecuted) for carrying a pencil

Homeless man arrested for carrying sharp pencil as an offensive weapon
mirror.co.uk