Currently Old and In The Way - but smiling peacefully, on the threshold of a dream. Formerly of Nottingham, London, Bournemouth. Formerly Teacher.
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John Glenn retweeted
What’s the correct name for someone who is paid public money to represent UK citizens in Parliament but instead chooses to go before a Congressional Hearing in the US to slag off the UK and urge Trump’s government to take action against us?
John Glenn retweeted
Sure Start centres generated £2 of financial benefits for every £1 spent, study finds theguardian.com/education/20…
John Glenn retweeted
White flag? Unconditional surrender to the EU? Here are a bunch of ‘gets’ in return for some ‘gives’ which make us net better off . It’s called a deal. In no walk of life does anyone get 100% in a negotiation. Jacob, you are delusional- a disgrace to public life.
John Glenn retweeted
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is an extraordinary leader. A man who has for three years been coping with his own ongoing trauma, whilst carrying the hopes and fears of his traumatised people, stays strong as he is shouted down by two bullies.
John Glenn retweeted
Whilst Chancellor Rachel Reeves turns to a forecast by Office for Budget Responsibility which predicts real GDP growth over the next 5 years she fails to point out the same report also says this
“Weak growth in imports and exports over the medium term partly reflect the continuing impact of Brexit, which we expect to reduce the overall trade intensity of the UK economy by 15% in the long term"
I think that’s important. RT if you do to
John Glenn retweeted
Yes, the problem with this sort of question is that a few weeks back he was encouraging and facilitating far-right violence in the UK. Quite tough for No.10ro then be all friendly with him.
'Surely you should have people like him in the room with you?
On #BBCBreakfast Science & Innovation Secretary Peter Kyle was questioned about why the world's richest person Elon Musk was not invited to the UK government's International Investment Summit
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c756…
John Glenn retweeted
Here's K.Badenoch, who thinks an autism diagnosis entails "economic advantages and protections". She also queries providing school transport for autistic kids & has no idea what neurodiversity/divergence are, and why they have abs nothing to do with, say, anxiety. Pls retweet
John Glenn retweeted
This is bollocks. My son lives in Amsterdam. If you include their health insurance premium, their tax rates are materially higher than those in the U.K. £ for £. The flip side is that the infrastructure largely functions effectively, and the two things are closely linked.
John Glenn retweeted
@steverostron @lancstelegraph @LancashireHour @LancsMuseums @ribblefm @RibbleValleyBC @rt_ribble @clitheroeart @clitheroeart @phgalleryfineart @clithadvertiser @PendleHillLP @pendlenews @PadihamExpress @thresholdweller @BBCLancashire @HWarlow – at Sabden, England
John Glenn retweeted
Somehow Con MPs have managed to (a) eliminate the candidate with the clearest appeal to swing voters the party needs (Cleverly) and (b) ensure that whoever wins the members ballot starts without the support of most MPs.
John Glenn retweeted
💷You've probably heard @RachelReevesMP is considering some seemingly technical changes that could give her LOTS more money to invest in the Budget.
🤔How does that work?
It comes back to a) the fiscal rules & b) the headroom she has against them.
📽️Here's my 3 min explainer:
John Glenn retweeted
Everybody knows the Conservative Party in government would have handled Chagos Islands exactly as Labour have. Because they did. And Farage can bluster but populists ultimately cause chaos then have to accept realities as well. Again, we saw it happen.
John Glenn retweeted
Two great examples today of how the right wing press inject fear and loathing into our politics with concocted stories.
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Another Covid-era scandal emerges: Excalibur Healthcare, once awarded £160m in Covid contracts, has collapsed into liquidation with £22m owed to the taxpayer. Shady dealings, unpaid bills, and failed deliveries of PPE and ventilators expose another chapter of Covid-era profiteering. Investigations by HMRC and forensic accountants are underway.
Full story online and in the latest issue: private-eye.co.uk/in-the-bac…
John Glenn retweeted
🌏Chagos Island deal has descended into huge political blame game...
There were 13 rounds of talks with Mauritius, 11 of which took place under Tory govt who started process.
So far, Tom Tugendhat has blamed James Cleverly who has blamed Liz Truss who has blamed Boris Johnson who now says agreement is "completely wrong" to do.
Labour claims they had no choice but to sign deal because of legal mess left behind.
John Glenn retweeted
I’m no @amolrajan fan when it comes to politics but his iv’s on assisted dying @BBCr4today were superb broadcasting. Sensitive & cautious. Imho Esther Rantzen was 100% compelling. Doctors always helped folk die in peace pre-Shipman. They should do so again. It’s not a crime.
John Glenn retweeted
Let’s not forget:
1) Pence’s family was with him at the Capitol on J6.
2) Pence’s security detail were so worried for their safety they made goodbye calls to their families.
That day could have been much worse if the rioters had found Pence—and Trump couldn’t have cared less.
From p. 142 of Jack Smith's filing:
"Upon receiving a phone call alerting him that Pence had been taken to a secure location, [PERSON 15] rushed to the dining room to inform [Trump] in hopes that the defendant would take action to ensure Pence’s safety. Instead, after [P15] delivered the news, the defendant looked at him and said only, “So what?""
