{"id":121089,"date":"2023-12-03T10:39:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T10:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=121089"},"modified":"2023-12-03T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T10:39:19","slug":"an-insult-humza-yousaf-rages-at-keir-starmers-praise-of-margaret-thatcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/politics\/an-insult-humza-yousaf-rages-at-keir-starmers-praise-of-margaret-thatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"An insult! 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