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By
Tom Arms
It was the best of elections. It was the worst of elections.
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Observations of an Expat: Extremist Politics are back in Britain
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Tom Arms
They said Jeremy Corbyn was unelectable. They said he would lead the British Labour Party to electoral annihilation. They said that it would be more of a coronation than an election with a record-breaking majority for Theresa May’s Conservative Party.
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In shadow of deadly attacks, election campaign resumes
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Andy Bruce and Alistair Smout
After a militant attack on a nightlife district of London this weekend, British Prime Minister Theresa May will resume campaigning on Monday just three days before a national election which polls show is much tighter than previously predicted.
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Before you vote on 8th June – food for thought
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Hazel Speed
History, as we know, often repeats itself and thereby, inclusive therein, people make the same mistakes because few either know, nor are interested in, the events of previous centuries, even when it involved a Civil War where families fought against each other at times, due to believing in the ethos of opposing political sides. The people of the United Kingdom would do well to consult history books relevant to the English Civil War, during the 17th Century.
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Beware of political ‘half truths’ from any source
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Hazel Speed
The Nuffield Trust has stated that there are 190 thousand expat Pensioners living in Europe, and if they had to return for medical care (post Brexit negotiation outcome, if no reciprocal agreement is possible), then it will be a huge financial/practical burden on an already overstretched NHS.
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From landslide to upset defeat – scenarios for May’s election
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William James and Patrick Graham
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of the June 8 election has weakened sterling and raised questions over whether she will win the landslide predicted just a month ago.
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Nicola Sturgeon and the yellow brick road of independence
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Hazel Speed
Nicola Sturgeon is a woman possessed with only one thing on her mind, almost to the point of obsession, and which is like the cries of a mermaid calling the sailors towards the political rocks.
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