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@mrjamesob

'Charm personified.' The Observer. 'Spreader of fake news.' The Spectator. 'The conscience of liberal Britain.' The New Statesman.

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    13 hours ago

    Thank you & - man who called my constituency office saying I shld be "Jo Coxd" pleaded G & got 8 weeks in prison

    57 replies 369 retweets 1,199 likes
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    12 hours ago

    Don’t delude yourself: Donald Trump may not be enacting legislation, but he’s still changing America.

    United States Embassy in the UK is promoting Mar a Lago, the President's private resort which costs $200k to join
    143 replies 1,081 retweets 1,581 likes
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    17 hours ago

    Strongly reminded of the prevalence, in the Arab world, of compulsory 'virginity tests'. Where Islamist policemen lead, UKIP always follows.

    Replying to @jessicaelgot @UKIP
    NEW: Ukip propose that girls at risk of FGM are required to have medical examinations every year
    20 replies 158 retweets 217 likes
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    Apr 20

    Anthony Howard Award applications close THIS SUNDAY. Excellent scheme for young journos - a year in the lobby & £25k

    27 retweets 8 likes
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    20 hours ago

    Urban / non-urban divide over diversity, cultural change, globalization, post-industrial economy key fault line throughout Western politics

    Cities that have been victims of terror -- Paris, London, NYC, Boston -- consistently reject nationalism and xenophobia at the polls.
    12 replies 140 retweets 205 likes
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    18 hours ago

    This is my favourite tweet of the year so far.

    . says it is "ridiculous" to suggest face veil ban would apply to beekeepers
    10 replies 207 retweets 385 likes
  7. 18 hours ago

    So they want to introduce annual vaginal inspections of young girls & they want to decide which ones are forced to have them?

    Replying to @jessicaelgot @UKIP
    NEW: Ukip propose that girls at risk of FGM are required to have medical examinations every year
    119 replies 360 retweets 360 likes
  8. 21 hours ago

    A visual aid to this morning's first question on .

    The answer is always put it on the side of a bus!
    5 replies 39 retweets 69 likes
  9. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Another excellent piece from

    Why the media debate about whether £70k a year makes you rich or not should concern us. My column
    4 replies 21 retweets 25 likes
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    22 hours ago

    Me waiting for show to start 😁

    14 retweets 98 likes
  11. 22 hours ago

    Just read 'went to vape jam' as 'want to vape jam'. Frankly, at my time of life it seems just as plausible.

    I went to vape jam to learn the 'truth' about vaping
    14 replies 6 retweets 60 likes
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    Apr 23
    Replying to

    Trump explains that he only called NATO obsolete because he didn't know much about NATO:

    716 replies 4,623 retweets 5,601 likes
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    Apr 23
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    This is one of the funniest Trump-lie exchanges of all time.

    348 replies 5,144 retweets 8,524 likes
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    Apr 23

    Great news. Over 350,000 have registered to vote since Tuesday's election. Deadline is May 22nd.

    24 replies 971 retweets 1,095 likes
  15. Apr 23

    Not sure that being bounced around the studio by will have warmed his attitude to feminism much, either.

    Yes, listener, you really did hear Philip Davies MP argue that men are a vulnerable minority because fewer of them are abused.
    9 replies 54 retweets 113 likes
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    Apr 23

    Almost as if the Mail is backing the racist candidate in this contest

    MAIL: New French Revolution
    51 replies 245 retweets 350 likes
  17. Apr 23

    Crush the saboteurs.

    US Commerce Sec Wilbur Ross tells Europe, China & Japan in competition to do first new trade deal with US
    13 replies 83 retweets 132 likes
  18. Apr 23

    Anyway, off to church* to mark the feast of a patron saint who most self-styled 'patriots' wouldn't let into the country *virtue-signalling

    33 replies 225 retweets 707 likes
  19. Apr 23

    As left/right distinctions become increasingly spurious, blind tribal loyalty either doubles down or disappears. And it's not disappearing!

    15 replies 27 retweets 85 likes
  20. Apr 23

    Plenty of competition but the difference in media reaction to identical 'energy cap' policies seems most emblematic of where we are and why.

    6 replies 104 retweets 161 likes

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