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Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut

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  • The cost of public EV charging is putting people off EV's. 79p/Kwh is more expensive than petrol/diesel. Home charging is cheaper at a tenth of the price but when you are few hundred miles from home it's makes no economic sense.

    • Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution | Alexander Lukashenko | The Guardian

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  • He knows he's fucked up and that the writing is on the wall for him. Putin is on borrowed time and so is he.

    • No excuse for shoplifting because UK's benefits system is very generous, policing minister says

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  • Utter tosh

    • My English Breakfast tea states it contains 2g of protein.

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    • Starmer warns apathy could keep Tories in power in pitch to disillusioned voters

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  • I wouldn't be so sure on that. In 1992 it was considered that Labour under Neil Kinnock would easily win the election that year but the nation was reluctant as memories of the 70's remained. History could repeat itself. Labour needs to try harder if they want to win. The Tories could still hoodwink the nation yet again.

    • Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

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  • Bozo changed sides at the last minute to back whatever would provide him with the vehicle that would help him to be prime minister.

    • Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll

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  • The Tories were scared of the rise of the right wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), particularly their leader Nigel Farage. In order to try to stop losing voters to UKIP David Cameron (the prime minister) promised a referendum on EU membership thinking they would not vote to leave. It back fired, he resigned, and the shit show began. The vultures descended to make political and monetary opportunities despite the damage it would do to the country.

    • What's your automatic vacuum's name?

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  • Thethpa

    • Why does America say 'merry christmas'?

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  • UK here... Merry Christmas, yes. Happy Christmas, yes. Happy Holidays, no, no, no and just for effect no.

    • Researchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticity

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  • It's a nationwide thing which to be honest I have not noticed with R's.

    However, you are correct in the dropping of T's where preceded with a vowel. The T is pronounced from the back of the throat like the smallest of coughs or throat clearing. I'm not even sure how to phonetically spell it but the closest is "up" without the p. It's crap, silly, lazy.

    Wa(u)er Bu(u) Ye(u) I(u)...

    ... and so it goes. It winds me up when I hear it and correct them with "There's a T in water... tttt". Petty but annoying.

    Don't get me started on "like", that's another awful habit.

    • Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine

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  • Hungary, whilst lead by an Orban government, is the enemy.

    • Was a President of China ever in one of Trump's "Sir Stories"?

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  • I don't believe you!

    • Was a President of China ever in one of Trump's "Sir Stories"?

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    • UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda

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  • The Tories have been taken over by the Loony Right. They are now a populist right wing party devoid of leadership, courage, morals, compassion, integrity, capability and indeed honesty. They are more concerned with lining their friends' pockets first, their party a close second and our country last.

    In 2015 the Tories ran scared of UKIP and offered a Brexit vote to appeal to the right wingers. The rest is history and is about to repeat itself again.

    Being a Tory politician is all about grand standing and who can shout the loudest whilst racing to the bottom of the barrel.

    They are not fit for any purpose in any office of public duty.

    • Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment

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  • He's sounds like a republican.

    • What's the funniest WiFi network name you've seen?

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  • "All my neighbours are cunts"

    • Republicans to meet allies of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid

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  • Who would have ever imagined the US appearing as a pro-Russian country by the Republicans? It truly is jaw dropping.

    • UAE defends lavish welcome of Putin

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  • Get a grip UAE. Putin is an arse. Don't be an arse UAE.

    • How many hours do you watch TV on a weekend?

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  • One or two hours at most, sometimes zero. I asked my wife recently as to when did we watch anything on TV that wasn't recorded or streamed. It's been months. Most things watched on the TV is streamed via Netflix, BBC iPlayer, ITVx.

    We've never had satellite, no cable, but just use streaming and digital terrestrial Freeview. The TV is pretty much an extension of our mobile phones.

    • Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved

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  • This shouldn't come as a surprise. The current government sets the standard for others to follow.