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Rex Sandbach

@rexs.bsky.social

Retired company founder. Physicist & Passionate European. 40 years in international trade and high tech manufacturing.

created August 6, 2024

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She nearly had my eyes out with all those capitals.

7/9/2025, 8:30:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Shay-D.

6/9/2025, 5:24:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can we just call him Shay-D from now on?

6/9/2025, 5:21:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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6/9/2025, 1:12:39 PM | 140 43 | View on Bluesky | view

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You're a very nice sister.

6/9/2025, 2:06:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The main thing is you've turned out lovely.

6/9/2025, 8:11:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Angela may have to Rayne in her ambitions.

5/9/2025, 7:28:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why do we have to be dragged kicking and screaming to do perfectly normal things like this? It took years to charge for plastic bags and now no-one gives a stuff.

4/9/2025, 5:33:22 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's picking up on 'feelings' that he's hoping parents of non SEND kids have. He's also counting on older voters to pick up on this latest campaign.

4/9/2025, 12:37:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No, but it was my 70s dream. I have a measly Audiotechnica.

4/9/2025, 11:45:32 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can you read women?

4/9/2025, 11:00:08 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A Linn Sondek! Can we be friends?

4/9/2025, 10:56:30 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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His brain's gone mouldy with all the hate.

4/9/2025, 9:53:52 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's the closest we'll ever get to experiencing what it's like to be someone else. We can share the mind of others - dead or alive.

4/9/2025, 6:28:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A novel idea - wonder why he hasn't tried this approach before? BBC News - Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal www.bbc.com/news/article...

3/9/2025, 8:50:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It sounds like the Treasury is frozen in the headlights along with the rest of HMG.

3/9/2025, 9:52:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's not just "Growth". It's also about deciding what it is we're going to make and export and which services we can offer. It's also fundamentally about improving the quality of everything we do, public or private.

3/9/2025, 9:50:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What's happened to Yvette? It's like she's been taken over by an alien.

3/9/2025, 9:41:35 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree - it's a flipping modern miracle.

3/9/2025, 7:55:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's sending them in in two weeks.

2/9/2025, 8:49:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's a new unit of time known as a "trumpaine".

2/9/2025, 10:14:52 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's amazing how managers become so institutionalised that they can't see the damage to morale caused by such petty decisions. In my business I always challenged the team to ask themselves how they would behave if they were just starting up.

2/9/2025, 7:33:48 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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At least you can claim tax relief..

2/9/2025, 7:18:11 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I seem to remember Yvette talking about establishing safe routes and allowing application for Asylum abroad before the election. What happened?

1/9/2025, 7:34:53 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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In this case you're paying the tariff AND the company's markup on the tariff.

31/8/2025, 8:39:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It would be a good idea if DHS personnel involved in these matters were named as the persons responsible at the opening of these proceedings so that they know that they'll be personally held in contempt should the court orders be disobeyed.

31/8/2025, 6:51:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Unbearable.

31/8/2025, 6:43:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He seems to have been very short - is it an optical illusion?

31/8/2025, 5:25:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A face that straight is only possible because of Botox.

31/8/2025, 3:15:36 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All the flag-loving right-wing nutters have just climaxed upon seeing the photo.

29/8/2025, 1:03:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just make sure it's banned for *everyone*

29/8/2025, 8:27:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Share this widely. Let's talk more about what unites us and how working together we can achieve anything.

28/8/2025, 7:48:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's the ones that grow straight out of your forehead that amaze me. A day before - nothing. The next - a long weirdo hair just above the eyebrow.

28/8/2025, 5:20:43 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ruin a book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the book title "Tom Clancy's zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance"

28/8/2025, 12:16:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think you f**king nailed it on one.

27/8/2025, 7:00:02 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They can't bear (or conceive the possibility) that there are people who don't agree with their nonsense. There have to be shadowy external forces which have somehow persuaded people to, you know, be kind to others.

27/8/2025, 3:15:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He should be referring to section 15 which covers offences relating to monetary support.

27/8/2025, 2:37:22 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Are you some sort of ham?

27/8/2025, 2:29:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not sure if the letter makes sense if the quote from the statute has been correctly transcribed.

27/8/2025, 2:08:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No

26/8/2025, 6:24:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I always thank mechanisms.

26/8/2025, 8:20:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But what's with the model aeroplane?

26/8/2025, 7:34:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I refer readers to my pinned post. The winners in all this will be the ones who turn migration to their advantage.

25/8/2025, 7:22:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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19/8/2025, 8:13:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They don't look gold enough to me.

19/8/2025, 7:30:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's fake, David. It doesn't move properly and it's sharper than the other flag.

18/8/2025, 3:41:51 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The US flag has been added. It doesn't flap in the same way as the other flag.

18/8/2025, 2:48:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I upset my grandchildren by telling them that the only known planet populated entirely by robots is Mars.

18/8/2025, 2:42:06 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Norwich Cathedral. Magnificent.

A view upwards directly below the centre of the central tower of Norwich cathedral image image image
17/8/2025, 7:36:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's not good - hope they sort you out nicely.

17/8/2025, 6:59:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Doesn't the same logic apply to Gaza?

17/8/2025, 4:02:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Standing Stones

13/8/2025, 7:56:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm sure I feel the same rage and I'm not even female.

10/8/2025, 8:25:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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"Diplomat" BBC News - US diplomat says UK would have lost WW2 with Starmer as leader www.bbc.com/news/article...

9/8/2025, 11:00:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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More nonsense from ChatGPT.

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8/8/2025, 8:24:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I had a very wealthy uncle who often said 'wealthy people don't need to show it'.

8/8/2025, 7:06:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm really enjoying it.

3/8/2025, 7:41:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Exception A: Baby driver. I won't be taking questions at this time.

3/8/2025, 7:37:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nice words!

3/8/2025, 10:44:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The critical factor where home heating is concerned is insulation. To maintain a steady temp the heat input is precisely equal to the heat loss. It doesn't matter the heat source so the number one priority for all of us is to improve insulation. We have A2A units for part of the house.

3/8/2025, 10:43:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don't forget Cliff Richard!

1/8/2025, 10:07:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For northern countries please add wind into this.

31/7/2025, 11:30:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On a multi-city itinerary in the US. For *every* hotel so far I've received emails along the lines of: - Looking forward to your stay - How was your check-in? - How was your stay? - Please rate your stay Please help!

30/7/2025, 9:30:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We live like Kings and Queens because of the vast amounts of energy we consume. We can a) continue to destroy the climate or b) do something. There's no c). Having windfall seems a pretty easy way to do something. Btw I agree - IMO only idiots think windmills are ugly.

28/7/2025, 9:00:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How much CO2 was released flying the few miles from Prestwick to Aberdeen?

28/7/2025, 7:09:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Snazzy!

26/7/2025, 12:19:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The word 'cover' is what defence lawyers would call inadvisable.

24/7/2025, 8:54:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wait - you mean ..

24/7/2025, 7:14:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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ChargE Up?

24/7/2025, 7:51:05 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's all kicking off here in Wiltshire.

24/7/2025, 7:37:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@zoejardiniere.bsky.social Hi Zoe - can you stop reposting comments on Zack's video now please? My feed is completely swamped.

23/7/2025, 11:03:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The looting in plain sight has been astonishing. Can anyone at Ofwat read a balance sheet?

21/7/2025, 5:18:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm a bit surprised he used such fruity language.

18/7/2025, 6:48:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Drives me nuts. I'm sure many like me refuse to use 'online check in' completely. I even ask for a printed boarding pass at the airport..

17/7/2025, 10:02:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's a very well organised PR machine involved.

15/7/2025, 3:06:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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3-4 years, I think. We don't use them as the primary heating (that's still oil as the micropore c heating won't allow us to escape from oil at the moment). It does mean that we can avoid using the oil during winter days and only put it on on the evenings & early mornings.

14/7/2025, 8:38:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wiltshire

14/7/2025, 8:34:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hi Fionna - we had three A2A units installed at one end of our house - all sharing a common outdoor compressor. We had them primarily for winter heating (warm air so they're very effective) but they are also excellent for cooling or just dehumidification. I'd recommend without hesitation.

14/7/2025, 7:53:32 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is this bad?

14/7/2025, 5:33:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wise words from @fascinatorfun.bsky.social - what's also critical to remember is that establishing herd immunity via innoculation protects all - particularly those who can't be vaccinated for age or medical reasons. It's our DUTY to each other. Let's all be a bit less selfish and precious, please.

13/7/2025, 8:31:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I agree - great addition to the team. They could fade him up a bit though.

11/7/2025, 3:50:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As a rather sympathetic employer I've observed this system in action and it really is too easy for a GP to write a note - if asked they will also politely inform the employer that it's not their responsibility to come up with 'back to work' strategies.

11/7/2025, 7:17:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It works, but I'm horrified by the volume of hot, bacteria-rich water particles thrown off by it to be enjoyed by anyone in proximity.

10/7/2025, 2:26:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I knew Kristim before she lost the m.

10/7/2025, 12:35:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just nightmares from now on.

9/7/2025, 7:44:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Except that it is clearly unaware of what it's generating. A fascinating gadget, no more.

9/7/2025, 9:23:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You've started quite a thread here, Alan.

9/7/2025, 8:04:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As a species we could do with using "I" a bit more.

9/7/2025, 7:52:53 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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See also "gaming" vs "gambling" as a way of using language to obscure some of the most damaging aspects of capitalism.

7/7/2025, 8:12:01 AM | 150 25 | View on Bluesky | view

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A very significant distinction.

7/7/2025, 7:57:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For those who knew - when did mushrooms become an ingredient anyway?

7/7/2025, 7:28:21 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Front page of "The Times" this morning. I've never seen so much enhancement of a single teardrop. The picture editor must be very pleased with their work.

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3/7/2025, 11:31:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nothing could recreate the feeling of excitement felt by us ancients when the first movie was screened - real Saturday matinee stuff.

2/7/2025, 6:09:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sorry Liam but I haven't the foggiest what this chart means.

2/7/2025, 4:17:44 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He still thinks that they pay..

2/7/2025, 3:07:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Appalling.

1/7/2025, 12:05:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One has to wonder how he expects to be remembered.

1/7/2025, 11:52:50 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The NHS needs a bit of human "I" applied to it.

29/6/2025, 9:14:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rhymes with blue?

27/6/2025, 4:50:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Starmer is a good man. He's not the best orator and his strategic planning skills are clearly limited but whatever he's trying to do is in the country's interests, not his own or those of his party.

27/6/2025, 11:48:09 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view