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Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
I seem to have upset the @Nigel_Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
RT if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
'It is leave - or remain, and I'm for leave'
Tory leadership hopeful @RobertJenrick says the UK must leave the European Convention on Human Rights
If UK news shows won’t call these lunatics out we must do it ourselves
If you oppose joining Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR RT
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
I'll make my point a little more seriously.
£37bn of tax money of many people reading this went during Covid to allegedly corrupt people and organisations.
Not one head has rolled, not one person arrested, not one person doorstepped to answer questions.
Just one puff ball interview with one woman and her husband.
That £37bn has cost British lives, savings, businesses and hope. Still, 4 years later, zero accountability for a monster political story.
Instead, in all seriousness, a senior UK tv journalist has tweeted a story that's so irrelevant that anyone reading it can only draw one conclusion. That "look over there at a shiny bulshit story that'll titilate " replaces serious political journalism surrounding corruption of the state.
You've just tweeted a one liner in Private Eye when you should be looking for the front page of UK state corruption.
Sky News can reveal Home Secretary Yvette Cooper went for free to a Taylor Swift concert as guest of Swift’s music label Universal Music.
Ms Cooper went as a guest of her huband, Ed Balls who was given four tickets.
Later that month the home secretary had discussions about boosting protection for Ms Swift when she was in London after concerts were cancelled in Vienna because of a foiled attack
Mr Balls received the tickets on August 4, before the Swift's shows in Vienna were cancelled
This has not appeared in the public register to date because the tickets were understood to be worth £170 - less than the £300 that would make it a declarable expense.
Earlier today the home secretary made the declaration to the cabinet office.
There's a new version of this post
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Holy shit! Bruce Springsteen, with one of the most eloquent endorsements for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz you'll hear. The Boss also delivered one of the strongest repudiations of the loathsome piece of shit I've heard from anyone. Let's fucking go‼️🙌🌊🇺🇸
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
🧵I’ve read through the evidence section—the first 85 pages—of Jack Smith filing on Trump’s private criminal efforts to stay in power despite knowing that he’d lost the election.
The evidence is stunning. It’s clear why Trump did not want the public to see this testimony.
13 things jumped out to me on Trump’s attempt to defraud the American people and steal the 2020 election.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
BREAKING: New NBC polling finds that 57% of Americans hold a highly unfavorable view of Donald Trump’s Project 2025. Retweet so every American sees this video of Donald Trump explaining how he will implement Project 2025 on day 1 of his Presidency.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
BREAKING: Bill Nye the Science Guy just announced he is endorsing Kamala Harris. Retweet so all Americans see this incredible news.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Hmmm…… really?
Does that seem plausible?
Let’s take a look, shall we?
🧵1/9
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Jesus Christ watch this and share it everywhere, finally a journalist just *saying* it
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
BREAKING: Michelle Obama just laid into Donald Trump like no one has before. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this takedown.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Latest Express poll needs more input. You know what to do.
(Link takes you directly to the poll. It bypasses the Express website, so you won't boost their ad impressions. Ignore the request to enter an email address - it's optional.)
xd.wayin.com/display/contain…
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Has @Nigel_Farage fallen below the standards required in public life, that an MP is expected to uphold. If so, he could be excluded from the House of Commons, and consequently face a recall petition & by-election.
Retweet if you think he has.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Prof Jonathan Portes calls out Julia Hartley-Brewer, Douglas Murray & Matt Goodwin.
"They may not explicitly call for violence, but they certainly justify it... they try to excuse it."
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Very important read. Lists the main X accounts spreading disinformation and shows how they spread it and how the news travels ⬇️
🧵1/ Thread on the #Southport anti-migrant and anti-Muslim disinformation and propaganda. In this thread I highlight key spreaders of disinformation, the chronology, and some points about some of the inauthentic activity evident. I will focus on X.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Donald Trump is losing his mind on Truth Social over this @PsychoPAC24 ad. Whatever you do, please do NOT Retweet it.
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
This is an important thread on #Tory leadership candidate Priti Patel from 2022 . She was made a Dame by Boris Johnson in 2023 for her services to bullying , breaking the ministerial code & secret trips to Israel 👊🏽
🚨New: For months, @hackneylad and I have been looking at what's going on @ukhomeoffice and how it became the department we see today.
My task was to speak to current staff and to get as close to Priti Patel as possible. Here's what I found out. (Thread)
tortoisemedia.com/audio/host…
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
Must watch on House of Commons reform @EllieChowns
Dr Ellie Chowns, "As a newly elected member, I'd like to offer observations on three elements on how this house operates: sitting, speaking and voting"
➡️ Sitting
- Chamber is too small
- In Council and in European parliament we had own seat, desk, plug in devices
- Extraordinary there aren't enough seats for every MP
There is a practice of Christian prayers, as a daughter of preachers I am familiar with this. But in this day and age where we are a mix of all faiths and none, it might be time to represent a range of faiths
➡️ Speaking
- If we have more time limits more MPs would be incentivised to speak
- Trying to get a slot, bobbing up and down, last week I did for five solid hours without getting attention of the speaker
- This is not good for a democracy
- Find a better way of allocating speaking time
- The culture in this house is everything from excessive deference to braying, we need to clean to clean up politics, we are here to debate in as positive a spirit as possible
➡️ Voting
- It's extraordinary we do not have electronic voting
- While I've been here I've participated in 5 votes, that's taken 1.25 quarter
- If you add up all the votes thats 1.5 months of MPs time, totally unproductive
- If we got rid of the voting lobbies we could double the physical size of the chamber (everyone could then have a seat)
"My final point, if we want to be a truly modern house of commons: proportional representation"
Andy- (also on Threads and Bluesky) retweeted
🚨WARNING: Do NOT drink coffee, tea, or any liquid while watching this video.
You have been warned. ENJOY! 😆
Make America Laugh Again.
#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
