Scotland are scrapping peak time rail fares, should the rest of the UK do the same?
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Scotland are scrapping peak time rail fares, should the rest of the UK do the same?
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š« Ā£20 for a GP appointment? No thank you. š« Right now this is just a proposal from the former Health Secretary Sajid Javid. That means Wes Streeting has the power to STOP this terrible idea. Letās stamp out any talk of charging the sick for being sick ā before itās too late. Sign ā¬ļø
Why should we pay for Thames Water's failures?
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