Jo Williams retweeted
The part of the Russell Brand reporting that I keep thinking about is where a taxi driver begs the girl he's driving not to go to his house. This ordinary powerless bloke who both knew and tried to stop it, while television executives covered for him.
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And around £1bn of the £1.7bn spent on PPE from VIP suppliers was wasted on supplies later deemed unfit to use.
This is a huge scandal.
🔴 EXCLUSIVE: After *five-year* legal battle, Democracy for Sale has forced the government to reveal who referred firms to lucrative Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ for 'politically connected'
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.co…
Jo Williams retweeted
Bash and Romesh's choice of charities as winners has really annoyed some people. Oh dear. Anyway.
If you'd like to donate to either of them:
Choose Love - chooselove.org/
Refugee Council - refugeecouncil.org.uk/
#CelebrityTraitors
Jo Williams retweeted
I hope James Acaster is ok. No appearance and not even mentioned on the uncloaked show.
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Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day
Claims to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at £1.2m four-bedroom pad.
Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/s…
Jo Williams retweeted
Helen, Helen, Helen
Let me explain this to you in plain and exceedingly simple English.
Disabled kids are most likely to have been born with their disabilities or conditions (as I was). I know this might be shocking to you Helen, but we don't just stop being disabled at 18. Being born with a disability is usually a lifetime deal.
I tell you what, care to swap? You can have my cerebral palsy (and the benefits that you say come with it) and I'll take your fully functioning extremities and become an MP. Not a Tory one though, because I'm not a horrible bastard.
By the way, if you accept my offer, good luck trying to wipe your backside, put your own clothes on, wash any part of your body or doing any sort of cookery (since you won't be able to hold a knife properly) are, and one more thing, forget about rolling yourself over in bed at night, you'll have to get somebody to help you with that as well. But yeah, apart from that, a lifetime on benefits is really fucking easy isn't it?
Jo Williams retweeted
A Cardiff University analysis of #bbcqt panel guests between 2014 and 2024 found that journalists and commentators from right-leaning outlets (such as 'The Spectator' & 'The Telegraph') accounted for 59.59% of media guest appearances, compared to 16.86% from left-leaning outlets.
Jo Williams retweeted
This guy utterly dismantles the populist politics of Reform and Restore in 90 seconds. It’s actually quite beautiful.
Take decades of deep-rooted problems in Britain and convince people that a relatively tiny proportion of the population is responsible for all of them. Housing, the NHS, crime. Blame illegal migrants for everything.
Suddenly, you don’t need credible solutions to the housing crisis, NHS waiting lists or crime. You just need increasingly extreme policies on immigration.
And by the time people realise you never had meaningful answers to the vast majority of Britain’s problems, you’re already in power, handing out tax cuts to your donors.
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the reality it depicts needs national attention - not least on why so much money achieves so little
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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New video of the Cast of Time Series 3 talking about the Show via BBC iPlayer on Instagram.
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What is the true human cost of life behind bars?
David Tennant steps into the shoes of a prison officer in the BBC drama Time, chatting to RT about working with writer Jimmy McGovern and a talented young cast, having been a fan of the first two seasons.
Pick up this week’s issue to read more, or click the link below:
radiotimes.com/tv/drama/time…
ALT "It's a necessary part of civilised society, but what does that do to the human beings that are incarcerated? It's an extraordinary thing that we do to each other." - David Tennant on the prison system.
Jo Williams retweeted
It will be a difficult watch but remember it isn’t about funding! Werrington YOI has 340 staff for 89 children- Annual cost per child £306,000 theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
Jo Williams retweeted
Research by economists at NYU found that compulsory petrol price transparency in Germany reduced petrol prices by around 3% and diesel prices by 2%.
Very sensible pro-consumer policy here to put pressure on retailers to compete!
I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.
The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.
But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.
That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.
It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.
Jo Williams retweeted
David Reueben has allegedly got non dom status meaning he opts out of lots of British Taxation and he also keeps a lot of his money off shore anyway.
He holds substantial UK properties through off shore companies avoiding UK taxation.
He has been linked to Russian and German dodgy money scandals and has donated millions to the Tories who destroyed this country.
He is leaving to Monaco? Good riddance!
Jo Williams retweeted
Robert Jenrick is chasing a guy who stole a bottle of Coke worth about £2, but this is the same Robert Jenrick who helped his mate avoid paying £40 million in tax when he was Housing Secretary.
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Brilliant campaign led by Ian Byrne MP & team of terrific campaigners & specialist advisers.
“Andy Burnham urged to introduce universal free school meals and end scourge of hunger” The Mirror @IanByrneMP mirror.co.uk/news/politics/f…
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Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK.
Lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties. Demands subsidies for Man U stadium.
Why do billionaires resent people getting decent public services?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm04…
