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'Refugees Welcome Here' in Liverpool

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After a recent outbreak   of hate  in  Knowsley, part of metropolitan Liverpool -  towards people coming to the UK to seek support and refuge - h undreds of Liverpooldians gathered on the plateau in front of St George's Hall (mid February 2023). This place has seen many gatherings - starting with workers rights and the Suffragettes in the early 1900s.   This time - showing the stance against racial prejudice and support for those who need to flee their homes because of the unfair, unjust and harmful politics - the asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. The protest was an answer to the infamous riots outside the Suites Hotel in the Knowsley area of the city on February 10, widely reported on national TV.   We do not know the details but it appears that some groups feel disadvantaged to the presence of foreign people living in a hotel while the folks living around Merseyside struggle to have the ends meet.  In some ways  - it is understandable and it has to be addressed in a

How Amazon tricks People into paid subscriptions

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You want to register with amazon* to purchase a single item, like two rings - in our case. You make sure to click off any paid membership, and you make sure you are not tricked into something you don't want and need. Lovely. You get your items, not on any amazon Prime , like next day delivery. Just a few days later, we have patience, no rush.  We get the rings. Lovely. No worries. In the meantime amazon offers a FREE Kindle experience. All right then, why not? Let's see what this buzz is all about. You log onto the account ONCE, to browse those Kindle books, and choose only those that are for free. Just to have a snapshot of how this works, how the books in the Kindle format look like. Lovely. You forget about amazon Kindle as this is rather poor quality to read. And that's it. It is the FREE option, anyway.  Four months later, you log in to our bank account** and...   ... this is what happens: You find out that you have been charged £8.99 for amazon Prime and £7.99 for