Nina Cried Power

Power has been cried by those stronger than me
Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains
If you love bein' free

Name: Annina
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Location: Essex, UK
Blog: https://ninacriedpower.blogspot.com/

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2026-07-29 13:57:48 UTC

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A Bootstrap Paradox.
The crime doesn't exist until you delete the data about the crime.

2026-07-16 16:47:28 UTC

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Shabana Mahmood has a PhD in Law.
Ed Milliband has an MSc in Economics.
Don't hire a lawyer to do an economists job.

2026-06-13 11:29:40 UTC

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Is giving someone £5m, 'aimed to influence the government'?

2026-05-25 18:19:06 UTC

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The gain is short term. The consequences are long term.
Like building on a Flood Plain to address housing shortages.
In the long term we should address the inequality that drives migration
The UK is a expensive country to live.
The reality for poor people in the UK is not improved with more poor people competing for poverty wages, or with more wealthy people to expand the divide between rich and poor.
Unfortunately, making rich people poorer is unpopular with rich people who don't want to be less rich, and also with poor people hoping they can escape the poverty they find themselves in.
I favour reversing the Small State that has created a wealthy few with power no one person should have.
Edit: Sorry, finding it hard to get my thoughts into words.

2026-05-25 10:54:46 UTC

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There was a time, a generation or two ago, where migration was a virtuous way to improve your fortune or start a new life. That time has passed. Those who made that choice in the past must be accepted but now migration has become a selfish act.

2026-05-24 19:33:54 UTC

We used to differentiate between political parties by whether they we Left or Right.
Now we differentiate by whether they are Right, Far Right, Extreme Right, Ultra Right or Fanatical Right.

2026-05-17 12:20:22 UTC

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But didn’t this happen two years ago and most people thought it was a good thing?

2026-04-20 08:23:43 UTC

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Trump may claim Presidential Immunity to any attempt to prosecute him but unless he admits to his crimes when his Presidency is over, hopefully in a Congressional Hearing, he can be found guilty of lying under oath.
I think he will be unable to deny his crimes despite this consequence .

2026-03-06 06:07:14 UTC

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I'm also wondering if there is any influence from Putin behind Trump attacking Iran.
Putin is clever. Weapons and defense systems being drawn away from Ukraine doesn't feel like a coincidence.

2026-02-05 20:33:55 UTC

To be frank, the only reason I saw for #Starmer ushering #Mandelson out of the wilderness and appointing him Ambassador to the US was **because** of his association with #Epstein
A good relationship with #Trump built on their common interests.

2026-01-26 10:36:30 UTC

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Is there any improvement in fire safety?
My big fear on the uptake of Lithium Ion batteries is that we are setting up a future where old batteries become ticking bombs.

2025-12-02 02:27:19 UTC

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Bizarre that the UK was unable to negotiate participation in the EU Defence Procurement Programme but Canada was.

2025-10-05 18:30:41 UTC

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If somebody is arguing that immigration is the problem, and not explaining how GDP grows with increased migration, then that somebody is actually part of the problem.

2025-10-05 10:39:03 UTC

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If a Right can be taken away it was never a Right in the first place.
The minimum requirement should be a Referendum.
I don't hear any Political Party advocating withdrawal from the ECHR offering a vote on that position.

2025-09-16 08:01:11 UTC

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If these figures are for Net Migration shouldn't Students numbers drop be near zero as those completing their studies leave?

2025-08-28 06:30:09 UTC

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There is a big difference between Chatbots and actual intelligence.
An example.
If you asked a Historian a question about Physics, while they may give you an opinion they would know when their knowledge is insufficient to give a reliable answer, and would tell you so.
If you asked them a question about History not only would they give you a reliable answer, they would assess your understanding of the question to provide an answer you can understand.
They would also know what they don't know and tell you so, and then tell you where to go for a good answer.
Asking a Chatbot is like asking the loudmouth stranger in the pub, regurgitating something they overheard once from someone's mate.
They speak with confidence on subjects they have no expertise in, and they don't know what they don't know.

2025-08-26 11:57:31 UTC

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I suggested Aspire as your suggestion inspired me in that direction, though I'm now wondering if Inspire might have worked too.
But I would be happy with Hope and would push it as A New Hope to get the Star Wars vote. Also, Corbyn has a passing resemblance to Obi Wan Kenobi.

2025-08-26 11:47:44 UTC

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I like this bur would worry that a hostile press would twist it into the Hopeless Party.

2025-08-10 23:14:29 UTC

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They will be proscribing the RNIB next.

2025-08-05 06:10:21 UTC

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I can't recall whose idea this was but cancelling Student Loan repayments for Doctors, Nurse's etc. while they are working for the NHS would be a great way to encourage people in, and keep them once they are there.

2025-07-20 13:16:40 UTC

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2025-07-20 13:02:10 UTC

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2025-07-13 01:53:27 UTC

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So he admits there is evidence?

2025-06-29 18:34:31 UTC

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I think the narrative that Workers should be paid more and Corporations should profit less is wrong.
It is not a binary choice.
The Government, and by extension the Nation, should be the beneficiary of higher worker productivity or greater business efficiency.
The opposite of this is for every individual to pay for what they use.
To fund only their personal healthcare, only their personal security, only their personal infrastructure.
To manage only their personal resources such as water and energy and land.
To make their own laws and be their own Judge, Jury and Executioner.
This may appeal to a few Billionaires who feel they have this now.
The greater good is for to people and Nations to work together for a world that gives to everybody according to their needs and takes from everybody according to their means.

2025-06-22 14:19:28 UTC

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2025-04-15 09:43:39 UTC

What does the Republic Regime think happens to the people sent to El Salvador?
Are they released after serving a year or two, or twenty?
Do they become citizens of El Salvador?
Do they tap their heels together and return home?
They need to say.
#ElSalvador #cecot

2025-03-26 21:28:08 UTC

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When are they going to announce a 20% cut to MP salaries and expenses?

2025-03-12 08:47:13 UTC

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It would be ironic if Trump caused a global slowdown and the consequence was a better environment.

2025-03-06 08:20:05 UTC

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"Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge."
- Winston Churchill

2025-02-26 04:15:57 UTC

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The economics for people to take a job as a Farm Picker just don't work if you live in a wealthy country like the UK. It's expensive to live here. Property is expensive. Rents are high. These and the high cost of living means seasonal work doesn't cover the months where there is no work. On top of that the cost of transport means low paid work in remote areas takes a big piece of whatever you earn. You're unlikely to be able to move closer as you will have family commitments or a partner working elsewhere, and you won't be making enough to have two homes.
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http://ninacriedpower.blogspot.com/2024/09/farm-labour.html

2025-02-12 21:58:43 UTC

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But is the reason for less experienced staff being less experienced because experienced staff are not there to help them get experience?

2025-02-03 07:20:49 UTC

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People retiring in 2050 should have a significant amount in a private, (workplace), pension fund. When they retire they will move from a net investor to a net spender.
Is that bad?

2025-01-27 03:11:40 UTC

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While Russia is the prime suspect they can hide behind the USA being a close second.
Who benefits from this attack?
Starling, perhaps.
And the USA was the beneficiary of the Nord Stream attack.

2025-01-23 20:28:14 UTC

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2025-01-23 00:18:28 UTC

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"fertilize an embryo"?
An embryo is a fertilised egg, you can't fertilise it again.

2025-01-04 16:55:20 UTC

A risky move but the UK held another referendum on EU Membership this year.
If it came out in favour of staying out we could move on from the narrow result at the previous referendum.
If it came out in favour of rejoining this would shut Reform populism completely as, by campaigning to stick with Brexit they would by default be against the will of the people, ergo the opposite of popular.

2024-12-18 21:53:12 UTC

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Would it be possible to include an amendment to say that it would be funded by a tax increae on the top 10% of earners?

2024-12-14 18:26:22 UTC

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2024-12-14 07:39:13 UTC

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GDP tells us how rich people are doing.
GDP per Capita tells how everyone else is doing.
We need to know both to get the big picture.

2024-12-10 18:53:42 UTC

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I would like all MPs to be given a fixed budget to run their offices. This would have to cover their own salary and anybody they employ as well as all their office, expenses and travel.
This should also be paid from local taxation so they are accountable directly to the people who elected them.
I would accept some subsidy from central government but that would be means tested.
http://ninacriedpower.blogspot.com/2022/08/mp-budget.html

2024-12-07 10:06:32 UTC

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2024-11-28 18:29:45 UTC

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I don't know if it is the same in Ireland but in the UK the price paid for energy at any given time is the highest from all the sources used to meet demand.
So if AI forces expensive fossil fuels to be added to support demand that would otherwise have been met from lower cost renewable energy, then everyone pays the higher price.

2024-10-29 01:35:15 UTC

Biden gives ultimatum that USA will stop arms to Israel if Israel continues to restrict aid to Gaza.
Netanyahu responds by banning Aid Organisation.
#Gaza #UNRWA

2024-10-22 08:57:52 UTC

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So that will be £5bn in the hands of people who will spend it in the economy providing income to the same businesses.

2024-10-02 20:18:53 UTC

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My theory is that right wing leaders create conflicts because they see backing down as weakness and then, when the conflict escalates, they appear as strong leaders who will stand up the the aggressive response they were unable to avoid.

2024-09-15 00:24:04 UTC

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Water companies asking to put up prices to fund infrastructure sounds like a confession.

2024-09-08 08:39:08 UTC

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Were those tablets the iPad type? I'm not sure they are close enough to paper and would like to see a Kindle type. Keep it simple and go cheap, longest battery life, and very dropable.

2024-09-08 08:31:04 UTC

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And increasing tax on the wealthy would be popular among the majority, so it's like they've chosen the difficult decision over the easy decision.

2024-09-08 08:13:00 UTC

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I think the rush to go digital is premature and too often serves as a constraint to service delivery. There needs to be a stepping stone between paper and screen. Tablet technology is just about there now and becoming cheap enough to roll out on scale, but currently the only products available are geared to replacing books.

2024-08-17 04:49:03 UTC

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Why would random people ask me about my gender? Do they ask cis people too?