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French citizen in Brexitlandia. Married to a Brit, 2 great daughters. Left of centre. Dislike the right. SQL specialist
"The number of private schools [in the UK] has actually increased from 2,421 to 2,456" since VAT was put on their fees.
No calamitous shift of pupils from private schools to state schools, either. In other words, the scare mongering from vested interests was wrong open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Or how not to run a campaign
Where am I? Wrong answers only
Trump Is Removing I.R.S. Chief 2 Months After He Was Confirmed Billy Long... Should it be Billy Short? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
He claimed Blair was responsible for massive increase in immigration levels. He didn't say a word about increase in migration since Brexit, under Johnson. He did claim that any reduction under Starmer's Labour is actually his handiwork: the delayed effect of decisions he took while in government.
He weaseled out of certain questions saying he is not the shadow minister. Of course, everyone knows he wants to replace Badenoch.
He poured oil on the fire of demonstrations against asylum seeker hotels, talking about concerned citizens, afraid for their wives and daughters.
No foreign aid (even Nolan pushed back, then Jenrick deflected mentioning Pakistan). Also no visas for anyone to visit the UK.
