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Today’s problems will not simply be solved by continually taking more from pockets when there is even less to replace it. With a 4.2% average rise in ticket prices hitting rail commuters today, just how long do politicians think that…
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Set up a new political party; stand to be an independent MP; but however frustrated you are with politics, do bear in mind that sooner or later we will all have to work together and think about everyone else as…
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