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    Gideon Hallett‏ @_gmh_ 5 Oct 2015

    Gideon Hallett Retweeted CCHQ Press  🤲 😷 ↔️

    Of those, Ian Fleming is the only person who wasn't reliant on or benefited from the Welfare State at some point.https://twitter.com/CCHQPress/status/650976333497962496 …

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    CCHQ Press  🤲 😷 ↔️Verified account @CCHQPress
    “There are no French Rolling Stones, no German Beatles; there is no Italian Bond, no Spanish Rowling, no Dutch David Bowie.”
    3:51 AM - 5 Oct 2015
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      1. Ailbhe Leamy‏ @artbyailbhe 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ delicious observation

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      1. James Elder‏ @jamesofputney 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner Although he DID work in the public sector.

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      1. Flora West‏ @FloraWest 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner Yes! Also, referencing Bond--a fictional character? Hmm...

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      1. David Puckridge (wear a  😷) 💙‏ @DavidPuckridge 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner And Fleming hated living in Britain...

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      1. Paul Mitchell  ⚒‏ @pmitchell1969 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner @CCHQPress Bond was/is a Civil Servant of course, so they've all depended on the state for a living.

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      1. General Gash‏ @General_Gash 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @andrewdturnbull What about Diabolik? He's Italian, isn't he? What about Serge Gainsbourg, or Kraftwerk?

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      1. Gideon Estates‏ @GideonLangart 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner @CCHQPress BUT FLEMING BENEFITTED FROM UPPER CLASS PATRONAGE WHICH IS A FORM OF WELFARE STATE

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      1. AndrewF‏ @dysphoria_net 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner Oddly, 'Bond' is the only fictional character on the list, not Ian Fleming. @CCHQPress

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      1. Peter McGladdery‏ @petermcgladdery 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ @Glinner and Bond's mum was Swiss

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      1.  🇪🇺David 🇪🇺Brady 🇪🇺‏ @AntiProfessor 5 Oct 2015
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        @_gmh_ V curious they picked a fictional character over his creator as well @TheAngelaClarke

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