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Smoking Ban - British taking our great idea, that we have abandoned (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Heard this on the BBC news podcast today, they reference our attempt....that we have given up on.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well we gave up because we have to fund tax cuts for the rich somehow.

/S

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why the "/s" seems like the goal is tax cuts and/or bust.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah you're not wrong. It's beginning to feel like one of those little countries where it turns out the leader is just in power to benefit some corporation or cabal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Hmm, yes. Ambiguous.

Tone rather than content. SpongeBob capitalisation it too hard on a mobile.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Honestly embarrassing for New Zealand.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Agreed

[–] alchemist2023 3 points 10 months ago

yeah fuck these thugs we have in government corrupt fucks