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Jockey Richard Pitman on money and abolishing income tax

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Former jump jockey Richard Pitman would abolish income tax if he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. Pitman rode 470 winners in his career, but was famously beaten into second place in the 1973 Grand National on board Crisp by Red Rum, three-time winner of the Aintree race. He reveals he could earn the equivalent of … Read more

Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors after abolishing flogging 

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Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors after ‘effectively’ abolishing flogging Death penalty eliminated for those convicted of crimes while they were minors Saudi Arabia executed at least 187 people in 2019, according to official data Two were teenagers Abdulkareem al-Hawaj and Mujtaba al-Sweikat  Reform comes just days after the kingdom effectively … Read more

Labour hopeful Lisa Nandy backs abolishing the monarchy

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‘I’d quite like to see Queen Meghan at some point’: Labour hopeful Lisa Nandy says she would like to abolish the monarchy – but admits she wouldn’t mind if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took the throne Lisa Nandy said that as a ‘democrat’ she would vote to abolish the UK monarchy Rival Rebecca Long-Bailey … Read more