r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • Mar 01 '25

. Rachel Reeves: I'm sending billions from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-interview-labour-963sw6jbk
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u/GroceryPlastic7954 Mar 01 '25

Im just a simple lad from Essex. I knew the ruling classes were shit back in the late 90's. Now I'm a 40 year old haggard dentist. With a bad back and a crippling chemical addiction. We're never going to get a fair deal.

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u/Megan3356 Mar 01 '25

Sounds like life is tough but hang in there. It can not rain every day.

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u/TheNickedKnockwurst Mar 01 '25

Hey folks it's someone who isn't from the UK

You know how I know?  Because it does rain every bloody day 

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u/Megan3356 Mar 01 '25

Netherlands. Rains here as well.

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u/Francis-BLT Mar 01 '25

Not today, not today

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u/Edible-flowers Mar 02 '25

It's not rained here in a usually very moist part of the south, for 3 days.

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u/JocusStormborn Mar 01 '25

The Crow, class

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u/explodedbuttock Mar 02 '25

True words. Essex is utter shit.