Might I also add that the amount of Lib Dem signs outside houses we saw driving into the surrounding parts of outer London was astonishing. Practically one on every street.
No final decision has been made on whether or not to mothball the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, a defence minister has said. ⚓️
We’ve taken a look at what it could mean if HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark are indeed mothballed.
@ForcesNews
👇
If you could pick anybody to run the country, who would it be?
Voters in
#BBCLauraK
’s focus groups tell us they’d like to see “Carol Vorderman, Alex Ferguson, Alan Sugar and Martin Lewis” as potential prime ministers
@tomhfh
Similar was error made a few months ago in a photograph. Official Christmas card, I think? Reaction to this online has been insane, I posit that in the real world nobody has batted an eye.
I wrote about this recently for
@TheFledger
.
West Yorkshire/Manchester/South Yorkshire has a similar population and area to Germany's Rhine-Ruhr conurbation (which is Europe's most productive urban area).
Greenbelts are the culprit.
Same magnification.
It’s such a shame that Mr. Attlee decided no northern city could have the size or power of London. And that every subsequent Prime Minister has been too weak to reverse that consensus.
Surprise, surprise- she was a local councillor before she was an MP. This is a problem in both parties. Selecting "local campaigner" former councillors to be MPs produces poor MPs tunnel-visioned on petty local issues. MPs should be focused on national governance.
@fleurmeston
Net migration is currently 600,000 per year. Under this government. When Suella Braverman is Home Secretary. Don't confuse rhetoric and vibes with reality.
In Britain, we tend to evaluate our economy by how we're doing compared to Germany, France etc.
We need to realise that we are decades behind America, and set our sights on finding some way to fix that.
Under the Conservatives, the State Pension had risen by £3,700 - and is increasing another £900 this year.
We introduced the Triple Lock.
Now we’re introducing the Triple Lock Plus 👇
It is 2042. Keir Starmer resigned as Prime Minister ten years ago. For ten years, Rachel Reeves has ruled the nation with an iron fist. Hanging has been reintroduced for critics of the OBR. Bobs are mandatory. Every morning, schoolchildren swear allegiance to the Bank of England.
Our Triple Lock means pensioners are £1,000 better off today than if pensions had risen in line with earnings.
And this week’s 8.5% boost increases pensions by up to £900.
We believe in providing a secure foundation for retirement, rewarding a lifetime of hard work.
@Baskar911
@beastieboy07
Absolutely not. Root’s record breaking year at happened because he stopped worrying about his failures and batted purely on instinct.
It’s really good that the Monster Raving Loony Party are getting much deserved coverage on Times Radio this afternoon. Really enjoyed listening to their spokesperson Nadine.
I think allowing young people to own a house, put down roots, and start a family would help foster civic pride and a sense of purpose.
Government ministers find this too difficult a task, and instead are advocating mass conscription.
@93vintagejones
Net migration is over 600,000 under the current government. Also, when has any Labour frontbencher stated recently that Labour policy is to increase net migration? Was that announced alongside the meat tax perchance?
Small Modular
#nuclear
reactors in UK
- have never been built
- haven't been through safety assessment
- produce more waste than large reactors
- are of unknown cost
Yet future electricity plans from both main parties rely on them - highly problematic
More "local campaigners" will be standing as MPs at the GE than ever before. They are often nimby, hyper fixated on local issues and largely unequipped to legislate on national and international issues, and for ministerial careers.
This is a larger problem than anyone realises.
Parliamentary candidate selections have become increasingly local in recent years. But is this now doing more harm than good?
As
@MichaelLCrick
says in our latest Parliament Matters: “Was Churchill local? Was Thatcher local? Was Benn local?”
🎧Listen at:
Not content with young adults spending half their working lives earning money only for it to be sent straight via HMRC to pensioners.
@AaronBastani
would force working age young adults to work in care homes against their will.
🤣🤣
@AnthonyTeasdale
I’ve always supported a national service that does stuff around care work, climate change etc. Give young people an experience to meet others from totally different backgrounds, broaden horizons, learn skills (actual ones). Been attacked for saying it a few times 🤣
Just had a dream that I was in London, and all trains were cancelled. Panicking, Rishi Sunak appeared from nowhere to reassure me that he was "doing everything he could" to resolve the issue. Then he left and I was mugged. My subconscious was scathing about the state of Britain.
@tamcohen
@SkyNews
I can't stand Rishi Sunak, but you could have at least shown the whole clip.
He finished the conversation while he was walking and shook hands.
It's very easy to criticise him because he is useless, there is no need for dodgy Sly News clips on Twitter.