Dining across the divide: ‘If I made a point he couldn’t argue with, he said he didn’t want to talk about it’
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They disagreed on Israel/Gaza, but did they find common ground on Covid contracts, the treatment of farmers, or the Labour government?. Occupation Farmer, and also has a construction business. Voting record Has voted for most parties, except Labour, “because he’s not a total idiot”. Has voted Ukip, but not Reform.
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Amuse bouche Played senior rugby from 18 until he was 44. Broke his nose seven times, but was only knocked out twice. Occupation Social scientist. Voting record Always Labour. Amuse bouche Can find lost cats through dreams. With her daughter’s cat, she dreamed it was near some chickens, and it was found under a chicken shed.
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Harriet He seemed to be quite set in his ways. Once he started talking, he really didn’t stop. Rhodri Harriet seemed pleasant; showed up on time. She seemed fine. Harriet We were brought poppadoms, then I had a vegetable biryani. Rhodri I had a chicken tikka masala.
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Harriet He thought Israel had to defend themselves because Hamas are a terrorist organisation. I thought it was a bit limiting to call Hamas a terrorist organisation without taking into account the past history of the way the Palestinian people have been treated. Either way, I don’t think you can justify what I see as genocide. I don’t think he really acknowledged the scale of it.
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Rhodri I don’t condone what Israel are doing, but I’m not surprised by it. If you go into a music festival and start gunning people down, you can’t really be surprised when there are repercussions. I think they have gone too far, but if you poke a bear with a stick, it’s going to rip your face off. She didn’t say anything that persuaded me.
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