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Wed, 24/05/2023 - 19:02

Today marks 35 years since the enactment of a piece of legislation that has since become synonymous with the aggressively anti-LGBT+ policy platform of Margaret Thatcher. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, banning ‘the promotion of homosexuality’ by councils, was ushered in at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It helped to assert […]

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Wed, 24/05/2023 - 18:24
1 package (11 ounces) pie crust sticks¼ cup sugar½ teaspoon ground cinnamon¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg4 medium baking apples, pared and coredMilkFluffy Swiss Sauce (below) Heat oven to 425°. Prepare pastry for Two-Crust Pie as directed on package except- Roll into 14-inch square. Cut into four 7-inch squares. Cover pastry to prevent drying. Mix sugar, cinnamon […]
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Wed, 24/05/2023 - 17:31
It’s Wednesday and so before we get to the music segment we have time to discuss a few issues. The first relates to the progress Britain is making in its post-Brexit reality. There is now growing evidence that, despite predictions of economists supporting the Remain case, the newly gained freedom that Britain now enjoys as…
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Wed, 24/05/2023 - 17:00
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Wed, 24/05/2023 - 15:42
No one seeks to justify the indefinite imprisonment of people who should have been released years ago. Yet it continues. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th May 2023 There are those of us who exist in a more or less free society. And there are those who, while also living within the borders […]
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Wed, 24/05/2023 - 10:00
Look what they’ve done There is no doubt in mind what’s causing that bizarre disconnect: Last year, the Atlantic’s Derek Thompson summarized the national mood succinctly: Everything is terrible, but I’m fine. He was reacting to research published by the Federal Reserve evaluating how confident Americans were about their own finances and the nation’s more broadly. What the data suggested was that there was a gap, that while three-quarters of Americans said their own finances were doing all right, only a quarter said the national economy was doing well. On Monday, the Federal Reserve released the 2022 iteration of those same numbers. When Thompson was writing, there was a 54-point gap between confidence in Americans’ own finances and those of the nation generally and a 30-point gap with perceptions of the local economy. Now, the gap with the local economy is 35 points, with fewer than 4 in 10 Americans saying their local economies are doing well. Only 2 in 10 Americans say the same of the national economy. I include social media in that indictment. There is no material reason that Americans should be so sour about the economy.