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Reply | Kier Starmer when DPP approved warning notices for rapists
at 14:57 12 Mar 2026
Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have the toughest drug laws on the planet with death sentences (including in some instances for being caught with small amounts).
Drug use continues to rise and in Iran, which has the most severe penalties, and they face some if the most severe increases and associated issues.
In what way could they make the penalties tougher to reverse this trend? [Post edited 12 Mar 15:40]
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Reply | Kier Starmer when DPP approved warning notices for rapists
at 19:46 11 Mar 2026
I don’t envisage doctors prescribing. There are other options- possibly government sanctioned centres.
As the Dr. Said earlier. The war on drugs has been lost and it’s probably sensible to look at something safer.
It may well lead into some increased use but the damage won’t be a patch on alcohol. |
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Reply | Kier Starmer when DPP approved warning notices for rapists
at 17:44 11 Mar 2026
I’m for legalisation but this is a very good point.
What I will say is that if you're for the prohibition of drugs to be consistent you need to advocate for the banning of alcohol.
We know the damage it causes so if you’re applying the same argument to drugs then alcohol falls in the same bracket. |
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Reply | Kilvey Hill Sky line project
at 16:04 7 Mar 2026
The money from the council is repayable.
I’m gueslng the New Zealand based company are investing £35 million into the area as there wasn’t a Welsh based company who would or could. |
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Reply | Six Nations Preview
at 11:09 7 Mar 2026
Completely agree about Tandy.
A good part of the early drubbings were down to individual mistakes that were an acceptable for international players and nothing to do with the international team coach.
He’s really started to galvanise them and the return t9 a blitz defence has been a joy to see. |
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Reply | Six Nations Preview
at 21:33 6 Mar 2026
I thought the pen for deliberate knock on was harsh. |
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Reply | Starmer and Trump
at 17:32 6 Mar 2026
This one however, believe it or not, isn’t AII…
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Reply | Starmer and Trump
at 17:06 6 Mar 2026
From AI
UK Defence Spending and Personnel (1997–2025)
Year Spending (% of GDP) Real-Terms Budget Trend Active Personnel Key Defence Context
1997/98 2.5% Inherited 7% cut ~210,000+ End of Conservative "Options for Change"
2000/01 2.3% Strategic growth begins 208,000 1998 Strategic Defence Review
2005/06 2.3% Sustained growth 200,000 Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
2009/10 2.5% Peak of operational spend 191,000 Operations peak in Afghanistan
2010/11 2.4% 8% reduction starts 186,000 2010 Strategic Defence Review (SDSR)
2015/16 1.9% Ongoing austerity cuts 150,000 Further 2015 SDSR reductions
2018/19 1.8% Historic low point 144,000 Low share of GDP post-WWII
2023/24 2.2% Nominal rise; real fall 140,000 2021 Integrated Review Update
2024/25 2.3% £3bn immediate boost 138,000 Record low personnel levels
2025/26 (E) 2.4% Budgeted £62.2bn - Commitment to reach 2.5% |
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Reply | War in the Middle East
at 20:16 5 Mar 2026
Isn’t that why we went into Iraq in 2003?
Lots of prevalent commentators who for the last 2 decades have (rightly) criticised Blair for blindly following the US into war seen very keen for Starmer to do the same. |
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Reply | Starmer and Trump
at 17:48 5 Mar 2026
We can blame governments but this wasn’t done in secret.
People voted for it.
Paying for it now. |
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