swim dad, petrolhead. Three kids. GP wife. Not necessarily in order of importance. 30 years in equities man and boy
England, United Kingdom
Joined February 2016
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It must be so frustrating to be a Conservative politician and to have all these fantastic ideas for how to make the country better so soon after having 14 years in power when all they did was make the country worse.
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NHS Hospital records are the most reliable indicator of knife attacks.
They show a trend rather different to the social-media narrative about London...
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Lord Sumption, former supreme court judge, says Robert Jenrick's plan for lord chancellor (justice sec) to appoint judges would be serious mistake.
"If judges were appointed in today’s polarised world by the lord chancellor, I do not think the public would have the same confidence in their independence.
"They’re actually appointed by the judicial appointments commission, which is an independent, non-political body, and it looks for the same qualities in the judges it appoints.
"The only possible reason for going back to the old system would be to appoint judges who were less independent or more political than the ones appointed by the judicial appointments commission.
"In the United States, the supreme court has become subservient to the president and enabled him to behave like an autocrat. I think that that is a very serious business in the United States, and we should be very careful to take take warning from it."
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C’mon the @Lionesses
@chloekelly Hanwells finest 🏴
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Britain pays wind farms to turn off when it’s windy and overpays gas plants to switch on instead. It'll cost bill payers up to £8b/yr by 2030. Zonal energy pricing would slash this.
We’ve started tracking this (avoidable) waste live on our site: octopus.energy/
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The Economist estimates that the annual costs of Reform UK’s manifesto would be around £200bn and savings around £100bn. The gap would amount to a colossal fiscal shock, blowing up the deficit and straining the gilt market to its limit econ.st/4jGgTfP
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The short version: @alexdownswim is taking on the English Channel again 😮🏊♀️🥶
This summer. Not solo (yet!), but as part of another @cosmiccharity relay team. She’s still wary of jellyfish, still driven, and still as determined as ever to make a difference.
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Any retweets to help @metpoliceuk find this dangerous man who attacked my son and his car with his bike lock would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. The incident took place last night at Elephant & Castle.
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Dom’s rant tells you all you need to know about him - Firstly he always plays “the man not the ball”.That’s because of his deep insecurities and anger that the world doesn’t believe he is a guru. His tweet also reveals he is not the intellectual actual giant he thinks he is. 1/14
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Why are people so eager to believe bullshit on here ? It takes 30 seconds to investigate claims.
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Ronald Reagan: “Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies.
We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends—weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.”
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This is completely wrong and populism at it's height.
Rules on 'disclosure' are clear
If Tice had sat in Court and witnessed an abuser be asked 'What did the officer say to you?' to get the reply 'He said - you have been accused of this before' - for the Judge to immediately halt proceedings and dismiss the jury due to 'previous disclosure' and prejudicing the trial - he would not be ranting on live TV
That was 2 years work - gone in an instant and the perpetrator walking free
It is exactly the reason previous convictions are not disclosed until sentencing
"The Prime Minister is continuing to deliberately mislead the British people to continue suiting his own narrative."
Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice reacts to Keir Starmer's news conference on the Southport inquiry.
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Lots of over-the-top coverage right now about the £1m cap on inheritance tax agricultural property relief (APR).
Quick thread:
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Yet another manager fails at Old Trafford.
It's almost as if the club is... cursed?
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This is our home pool. As the largest, highly successful local swimming club we look forwards to working with @LBofHounslow to help scope a vibrant, fantastic facility that works for all of the local residents (and whatever temporary solution needed to train whilst it happens!)
We are excited about the opportunity to deliver a new leisure centre in Brentford that will meet our community's needs. As the Fountain Leisure Centre reaches the end of its life, we are committed to ensuring the new facility is high quality and accessible
hounslow.gov.uk/news/article…
