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‘Dear Rishi’ – The code words of British politics

— Britain’s political landscape is full of coded language, where words and phrases mean something entirely different to the public than to those in power. They carefully craft their language with purpose, speaking in a way that will be understood, not necessarily heard.

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Brexit Britain: Grow-your-own-salad country vs start-up nation

— What’s a sustainable ambition for Brexit Britain? Not to become a start-up nation but to grow your own salad.

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Ukraine’s defence ministry corruption reshuffle marks a painful moment in an agonising war

— Ukraine faces a tough challenge with its top official’s shuffle and military food purchases reportedly going at highly inflated prices while the nation is at war.

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Sunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109m

— Has Rishi Sunak benefitted from Government contracts during the pandemic? A hedge fund, where the Prime Minister was a founding partner, has seen its profits more than double in a year.

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Are you ready for Boiled Raisin Cake as the Ukraine war drags on?

— With no sign of Russia ending its hideous war in Ukraine, are we facing a return to rationing times?

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So Boris Johnson’s comeback trail, like that of Liz Truss, runs through Washington, DC?

— There is a section of the Tories that doesn’t view bipartisanship as important in the relationship with America. There lies a perilous path.

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Truss, who lost longevity battle to a lettuce, is on a comeback trail through Washington, DC

— During her trip to America, Liz Truss was happy to be cheered by some Republicans who want Trussonomics-style uber-neo-liberalism.

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The 2023 election calendar has some big ones

— New year, new election cycles with 2023 seeing five key races: Nigeria, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand, and Argentina.

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REVEALED: The names of those who referred COVID testing firms into the “VIP” lane

— Introductions from just six Conservative Party politicians led to ‘VIPs’ being awarded contracts worth an eye-watering £5 billion.

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Oyster farm under threat from sewage dumping

— Water companies dumping sewage poses a serious threat to a 300-year-old oyster family business and to marine life if they are allowed to continue.

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Tory donor’s company awarded £4.5 million Government contract to take care of a mountain of unusable PPE waste

— A £4.5 million Government contract has been handed to a company headed up by a major Conservative Party donor to dispose of unused PPE, Good Law Project can reveal.

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Britain is failing the Aid and Reconstruction Complex

— What if a country has made such a series of catastrophic decisions that it cannot afford to help people in other parts of the world or protect the planet anymore?

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Generational Gerrymandering? New voter ID requirements will disenfranchise young people

— Attempts to enforce new Voter ID requirements could lead to many thousands of voters being turned away. Here is why it is going to be tough to challenge the Government's ruse to stop young people voting.

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Wear a mask in public — Successive COVID infections increase health risks, new study

— A new study shows that repeat COVID infections contribute to a significant additional risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organ systems. Long COVID is going to be a defining issue of our times.

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Deadline looms for new Environment Secretary to respond to legal challenge against sewage dumping

— Giving the green light to water firms to routinely discharge sewage for decades to come is not only dangerous, but unlawful.

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Braverman’s brutal Britain

— It’s not May, Johnson, Truss, or Sunak that is the problem, it’s the entire detestable lot of them.