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2019: the world is turning to pot and weed | yearly review

By Chris Bovey 2019 was another year where the world showed much promise in moving towards the ending of the prohibition of cannabis. As predicted by Feed The Birds, the minor changes to UK law on medicinal cannabis the British government…
The majority of Brits did not vote for the Tory Party.
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Bo Jo the Clown remains Prime Minister, but nothing has changed

By Chris Bovey Shortly before the polls closed, I was hoping for another shock exit poll predicting yet again a Hung Parliament. Deep down I knew this was unlikely, or otherwise, we would have seen a similar shift in the opinion polls…
Tactical voting van in Devon urging people to vote for the party best places to beat the Conservatives.
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Tactical voting and vote swapping to get the Tories out

By Chris Bovey With only a few days to the election, the true horrors of Boris Johnson securing five more years of Tory government to deliver his ghastly Brexit for Billionaires is sending shivers down our spines. The opinion polls are…
Vote in large letters with cannabis buds in the font.
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Cannabis: where do the British political parties stand?

By Chris Bovey The UK general election is only two weeks away and the undemocratic First Past The Post voting system will decide who will govern the UK for the next five years in our illusory democracy. The Canadian Liberal’s surprise…
BeLEAVE headline from the Sun newspaper.
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Conspiracy theorists and their alliance with the Tory right

By Chris Bovey Ever since the Brexit debate started, I have seen a number of memes and links on my Facebook feed with some of the most bizarre claims about the European Union. While some of the posts from the leave camp come from your…
Photo of the inside of a British prison.
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Better to reform kids than to bang 'em up in prison

By Richard Shrubb The Mirror screamed the other day: “'Posh turf war' thugs walk free from court 'because they wouldn't "cope in jail", adding, “Four thugs who battered a teenager in a "posh turf war" have been spared jail after their…
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Perverts walk free while young stoners are caged for 3 years

By Chris Bovey A teenager has been locked up for three years for selling cannabis and three ecstasy pills worth £200 in total. According to the Liverpool Echo, Lewis Bates, 18, of Grangemoor, was ordered to serve three years in a Young…
A queue of lorries with the words "NO DEAL BREXIT - NO THANKS".
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Leadsom says documents on food & medicine shortages should be kept secret

By Chris Bovey Documents on food and medicine shortages in the event of a 'No Deal' Brexit should be kept secret to avoid scaring public says a government Minister. Parliament recently ordered the release of the Operation Yellowhammer…
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Facebook restricting organic reach of pro-EU pages

By Chris Bovey Facebook has become an instrumental part of people’s lives for sharing and disseminating information. Newsfeeds will show you a mixture of paid-for sponsored ads together with posts from friends, groups you have joined…
A depiction of lying British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, with a long nose
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Dorothy Byrne the head of Channel 4 News truthfully calls BoJo a liar

By Chris Bovey The head of Channel 4 News has branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson a liar and defended the right of journalists to call out politicians for telling lies. In the UK, the press can be biased towards any political party.…
Union Jack flag and EU flag superimposed onto the British Houses of Parliament.
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I couldn’t give a XXXX who leads a caretaker government

By Chris Bovey As the clock ticks toward the dystopian morass of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, it’s clear there are enough MPs in the House of Commons for an emergency government to stop it. Unfortunately, they cannot agree who will lead…
Hangman's noose with Priti Patel MP and a cannabis plant.
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New Home Secretary Priti Patel wants a tough stance on drugs

By Chris Bovey Boris Johnson has decided to go full-on batshit crazy with his new Cabinet, a ragbag bunch of right-wing Brexiteers, gammons and disgraced former Ministers. Only the likes of Ann Widdecombe could make this grisly collection…