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Very. Russia seems to want to stir up trouble in the west by murdering people and using bots to post inflammatory comments on social media.

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The Express and the word true are rarely used in the same sentence. And why suddenly is everyone and everything bad “communist”?

Why not wait and see what the police say?

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It is another case of waiting. Obviously, 'Russian communist literature' gives some direction on the guy's political views, but it could be just part of a broader spectrum of political literature he has spanning ideologies. Ownership of political literature isn't always an indicator of support for that ideology. We would need to see what else is there, which we might not know for a while.

It's also not clear what it means. Is it full-on propaganda? A book about Russian communism? Literature written by a Russian communist?

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I also thought it was rather vague and could cover almost everything . . I'd also surmise many people in politics have read (or own) books that may be classed now as communist literature . . . all part of their University studies in Politics of course ;)

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Ann Widdecombe latest: Politician killed in 'targeted attack', counter terror chief says
Counter terror police say Ann Widdecombe was killed in a "targeted attack" and that officers are working to understand the motive. A 28-year-old suspect remains in custody for questioning.

https://news.sky.com/story/ann-widde...ation-13563394

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Appositely enough, Ann Widdecombe studied PPE* (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) at Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall, in her case).

*as did Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, David Cameron, William Hague, Lord Heseltine, Shirley Williams, Edwina Currie, Barbara Castle, David and Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Lord Mandelson, Jacqui Smith, Ruth Kelly, James Purnell, Nick Robinson, Toby Young, Robert Peston, Liz Truss, Ed Davey, Rishi Sunak, Nigel Lawson, Jeremy Hunt, and Rupert Murdoch…

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Not a surprise given what we know but: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ing-motivation

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Homosexuality was a strange one where she was concerned. A lot of the gay community disliked her because of her views, attempts to block gay rights and for saying that "one day science may produce a cure"! On the other hand, a lot of gay people say that she was the most polite right winger that they had ever spoken to and, despite her homophobic views, she had gay friends who she treated with courtesy & respect.

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It’s almost as if calling something -phobic and slinging it back in someone’s face as an insult is a deliberate avoidance tactic, intended to shut down discussion rather than to engage with someone whose views you strongly disagree with, isn’t it.

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Presumably her gay friends engaged with her and accepted her explanations or didn't, but could park them to one side in order to remain friends.

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It’s worth seeking out the comments of famous gay vicar Richard Coles, who has a level of maturity that permitted him to do precisely this.

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Smalltown Boy come good

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Bronski Beat song, not The Communards (Jimmy Somerville was in both bands).

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Who do you think played the Sax in Bronski Beat ?

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No idea, but not too sure what the relevance this has to the theme of this thread?