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Skier “Labour are just rearranging deckchairs on the NHS Titanic”

Whereas the Tories fell asleep in the crows nest, made sure they had room on boats, drank wine from stowaway suitcases, listened to Band play, made deals whilst people died in steerage...

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I don't think the chancellor will come after stocks'n' Shares ISA's, targetting cash ISA was bad enough but the amount of idle money in them collectively, is an easy target for the Gov.....

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ADallas-area pastor known for his involvement in GOP politics and his close relationship with President Donald Trump has been indicted in Oklahoma on child sex charges which stretch back four decades.

Robert Morris was the lead pastor of the Gateway megachurch until last year when he resigned due to sexual abuse allegations.

The 63-year-old served on Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board in 2016, hosted the President's 2020 "Roundtable on Transition to Greatness" a fundraising dinner which cost $580,600 per couple, and worked to organize Evangelicals in 2021 ahead of Trump's 2024 Presidential bid.

He is now indicted in Oklahoma for allegedly committing repeated indecent acts to a child in Oklahoma in the 1980s.

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Raid postponed....

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Https://www.cityam.com/will-starmer-take-his-chainsaw-to-the-state/

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Https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2025/03/11/tesla-stock-plummets-50-since-december-heres-how-investors-can-manage-the-volatility/

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China has certainly provided diplomatic and economic support to Russia, but not in the same direct way that the U.S. has backed Ukraine with military aid, intelligence, and financial assistance. Instead, China has taken a more strategic approach, maintaining a balance between supporting Russia and avoiding direct confrontation with the West.

China has increased economic support, its trade with Russia, buying discounted Russian oil and gas, and providing a crucial economic lifeline amid Western sanctions.

China's diplomatic backing has echoed Russia’s narratives on NATO expansion and criticized Western sanctions, without outright endorsing the invasion. Also Reports suggest that China Dual-Use Goods has provided non-lethal assistance like drones, semiconductors, and technology that could have military applications. China's financial workaroundshas helped Russia circumvent sanctions by increasing trade in yuan and expanding the use of alternative payment systems.

While not officially sending weapons, China’s strategic neutrality stance has allowed it to maintain ties with both Russia and the West, benefiting from both sides.

China’s approach to Russia's invasion is more subtle than the U.S.’s explicit military backing of Ukraine, allowing it to keep options open and avoid severe Western retaliation while still supporting Russia.

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Oh dear B_B, I only mentioned Putin topless as it is all ove the media yet you have spilled you mind out on a here...

get help and quick....

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B_B, You do like to name drop these dictactors, are you sure your not a warmonger. c'mon get it off your chest, i bet you have a wall, in the cellar of your mums house, with pics of all these guys.....who's the fav? Putin, topless?

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B_B, one could be forgiven for assuming it is you who is the warmonger who is ready to appease the aggressor , no matter the cost.

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Should read; However even wounded animal is a threat hence why he should be dealt with.

B_B, "You've said Russia isn't a threat"

No, i stated that Russia is on it's ass; However even woudded animal is a threat hence why he should be deat with.

you must try harder B_B...

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No winners in war, and that’s what Putin does not realise. There can be no compromise I’m sure as Putin will not respect a ceasefire and further down the negotiations unless there is a guaranteed backstop Putin will not stop.

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B_b " Putting Putin back in his box will inevitably mean replacement with someone far worse risking ww3."

How will it, you can't now that for certain...are you using fear to try and convince me....?

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... is Russian national.

The captain of a cargo ship arrested after a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship's owner has told the Reuters news agency.

Humberside Police said the 59-year-old man remained in custody after being arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday.

The Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday.

A missing crew member from the cargo ship is presumed dead after a search and rescue operation was called off late on Monday.

Police said they had begun a criminal investigation into the cause of the collision and was working with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

HM Coastguard said 36 people had been rescued and taken safely to shore.

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B_B, No, i want Putin, who suffers from Napolean Syndrome, put back in his box...simple and it will happen and i am happy to align with others who want the same outcome that results in peace whilst sending a message to the world that UK and the EU will not standby...

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B_B You are trying too hard to convince the Lloy chat that Russia is not on its ass, as for China, next you’ll be telling us China’s “hundred year marathon”, plan to run the world by 2049, is on track….

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In Trade wars all bets are off, it will not be confined to Steel. Protectionism will fail over the long term.

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B_B, play nice, stop being a beatch....

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....On the day of the US presidential inauguration I was told by a top US tech chief executive that although he was likely to be hit by retaliatory tariffs, he assumed any trade war would die down.

"Trump lives by the Dow Jones' reaction," he said - something markets call the "Trump put".

This means that whenever a White House announcement that damaged sentiment came out, the president would row back after seeing a stock market fall.

Those assumptions have now changed, after the president gave a TV interview in which he downplayed how much he was moved by markets.

And only a day after US stock markets fell sharply on worries over the impact of Trump's policies, the president has decided to double tariffs against Canada on steel and aluminium, in response to higher charges for Canadian electricity, worth about $100 per bill, in New York, Minnesota and Michigan.

On Monday, Ontario premier Doug Ford announced a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity and threatened to "shut off" supply completely.

President Trump has said he is rebuilding wealth based on decades or even a century into the future, and this cannot be measured in the quarterly results of America's stock market giants.

Alongside comments from his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the White House was communicating to markets that the president now has some tolerance for short-term market and economic pain. This has changed the calculus.

There are another two factors at play here. There is evidence of actual potential reversal in the US economic sentiment, raising questions about a recession.

The very latest real-time analysis by the Atlanta branch of the US Federal Reserve predicts a falling US economy in the first three months of the year.

Government cuts could also contribute to such a reading, but private sector sentiment has taken a hit too, especially by the hokey cokey over tariffs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7vq29g74o

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