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Announcement Elections

2024 General Election Candidates Announced

We are pleased to be announcing our candidates standing across the county in the general election!

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Surveillance State Incoming?

Jim takes reviews the bills passing through parliament and asks if the surveillance state is

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A lesson in History and War

Jim takes a look at the history books to review what is going on in

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On The Brain Dump of Dominic Cummings

Dominic Cummings – one-time evil guru of Downing Street, or saviour of the Tory government?

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The Energy Bill

The Energy Bill, part of our "national security and investment policy"?

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An Issue of Trust

With fraud at a record high and the majority of people received fraudulent text messages,

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Important lessons we can learn from history

Discover why it's important to accept that humans are fallible, and what history can tell

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The Mix of Propaganda and Predictions

Jim Makin discusses propaganda and how that might relate to predictions made in the past.

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Jim Reviews the Covid Years

This week Jim shares his

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Jim’s Thoughts on Being an Independent

Jim Makin shares his thoughts

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Hampshire’s Gun Amnesty

It is often forgotten that

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Open Letter to Maria Miller MP

Basingstoke's waterways are being used

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Basingstoke Town Centre Concept

Basingstoke Council have launched another

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