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Old 1st Jan 2022, 22:32
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Cat Techie
 
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Originally Posted by Haraka
Oh never mind ! It's always contentious.
Without wishing to add to thread drift , do note that Tony Blair ,(recently honoured) endorsed ongoing tax paying military pensioners being disenfranchised if they lived overseas (arguably mainly conservative by instinct ).
Taxation without representation of course, as evinced by the Boston tea party reaction, but of no consequence in the ballot box to get heads in the trough.
Who holds up a principle these days ? (in me! , me!, me! , politics ...)
HM awarded it as one of her 24 round table. Her shout. I bet she doesn't care about your base plate support. Happy New Year.
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