Husband, father, and caffeine-dependent lifeform. Often opinionated, occasionally sarcastic.

Durham, UK
Joined July 2009
So far today @darrengrimes has post 9 times, and not a single post has had anything to do with his roll as Deputy Leader of Durham County Council, or makes any mention about what he plans to do to help the residents he represents. Darren is a waste of taxpayers money.
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This is Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy, appointed by Nigel Farrage. Nick Candy boasted to a FT journalist in 2010 "I don't pay tax!" (From his home in Monaco) He and his brother developed property in London through an offshore company to avoid tax. Reform UK are Tax Dodgers
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Farage is far from happy about this Feel free to share #Farage
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It appears that Zia Yusuf’s counting skills are about as good as Tommy Robinson’s. Reform only have 5 MPs, 250,000 members, and in the 2024 General Election they received 4,117,221 votes which is only be 6.1% of the UK population. A third of the country do not support Reform. Perhaps one of their policy focuses should be improving Maths skills. #ReformUK
Calling a third of the country “toxic” and “the enemy” echoes Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” strategy. And this from the most radioactive PM in history.
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Darren Grimes is complaining that Facebook has demonetised his account now he’s a County Councillor. He has the nerve to say: “Council allowances are hardly riches.” Darren’s allowance as a Durham County Councillor is £40,550. For context, the median annual pay in County Durham is £32,347 for full-time employees and £13,980 for part-time employees. I’m willing to place a sizeable bet that he doesn’t work as many hours as the average part-time worker. He’s just another Reform grifter. #Reform #ReformGrifters
Facebook has demonetised me for being elected as a councillor. Council allowances are hardly riches, and I gave up a TV gig to serve my community. To support my work and hear exclusive livestreams with me and guests, please sign up (even free helps): darrengrimes.com
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I suppose @elonmusk wouldn't want us retweeting this?
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So many people are posting that they will refuse to get a Digital ID. If it becomes law, then you definitely will, unless you don’t need a job.
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Out of curiosity is #followbackfriday still a thing?
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At this point I’m neither for or against the proposed Digital ID, we need detailed information to make an informed decision. But for those worrying about the government using it to track you, think about this. If you have a passport, they already know where you travel. If you have a driving licence, they can use ANPR to track where you’re going. If you use a mobile phone, they can track your location in realtime. If you use contactless payments, they can see your purchases. If you have a bank account or utilities, they have your credit profile. If you use the NHS, they know your medical history. We all already have a digital footprint whether we want one or not. #DigitalID #DigitalIdentity gov.uk/government/news/new-d…
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Just a reminder for the good people of County Durham. Every post from @darrengrimes comes at your expense.
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I see @darrengrimes and @ZiaYusufUK have clearly been on the Reform WhatsApp group today. Farage: Quick lads post about the Lib Dems being far-right. Yusuf: Yes boss! Grimes: Ok Daddy! #ReformUK
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Most of the people on here begging for @realDonaldTrump to sort out Keir Starmer and fix our politics, are the same people who screamed the loudest that we should leave the EU because they don’t like foreigners interfering with our country. #trumpstatevisit
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Makes you burst with pride to be British.
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Well that’s embarrassing, Tommy Robinson’s latest post has just disproved his own 3 Million people claim. It’s shows the back of the march passing over Westminster Bridge, given the march ended in Whitehall, it backs up the police estimate of 110,000.
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Here we have @RobertJenrick complaining that people don’t know what the Battle of Britain is. While also seemingly forgetting that his party was in government for 14 years, and therefore responsible for setting the history curriculum in schools. The faux outrage is comical.
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Now that Danny Kruger has defected to Reform, he should do the right thing by stepping down and standing for Reform in a by-election. At the last general election, the residents of his East Wiltshire constituency voted overwhelmingly for a Conservative MP; if they’d wanted a Reform MP, they would have voted for one. By switching sides, he is going against the wishes of the electorate. This should apply to every level of government for Parish and County Council right up to Westminster.
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Tommy Robinson is lying about the size of his rally again. His Unite the Kingdom bimble through London doesn’t even rank in the top five largest protests in British history. For context the largest protest was the Stop the War march in February 2003. #UniteTheKingdom
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There isn’t a chance in hell that there are 3 million people in that photo. You couldn’t fit the population of Greater Manchester into a couple of streets. Just like his name, Yaxley-Lennon is making up his crowd sizes. #UniteTheKingdom #3Million
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A quick maths lesson for Tommy and his mates. #UniteTheKingdom
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