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Jeremy Westhead retweeted
The DUP & Unionism generally indulged, elevated and amplified Jamie Bryson, and in return he's unleashed carnage and division.
There hasn't been a recent crisis within Unionism he hasn't instigated or made worse.
Until Unionism lances this boil, things will only get worse.
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
The whole Bowen Pies saga is recalling just how much huge swathes of Britain hate wealth and do not understand profit. The great irony being that it funds everything we have. Which is more than ever (collectively). Including “MPs”. It is this very pillaging of success and capitalism which is why progress and living standards are topping out now in Europe. A string of pie shops is not a “tycoon”, in the US it would be middle class ambition.
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
I wrote this article about how the Goldsmiths, Carrie Johnson and their friends in the animal rights movement destroyed the Tory rural vote. Ben never learns thecritic.co.uk/the-tory-rur…
Going out with friends to shoot (humanely and sustainably) a few birds such as pheasants, partridges or wood pigeons for the sport and the pot is just fine. The ritual around it can be a lovely thing.
But the industrial rearing of fat, antibiotic-soaked pheasants for mass release and shooting in batches of hundreds or thousands on blokey hospitality days is really very gross.
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
Closing a vital link that thousands of people rely on every day for seven months, just to fix the escalators, beautifully summarises where Britain has gone wrong as a country over the last decade.
📢 City Thameslink will temporarily close from 17 May to late December 2027 while all 10 escalators at the station are replaced.
When it reopens, customers will benefit from modern, more reliable escalators.
ℹ️ More information, including travel advice 👇
thameslinkrailway.com/servic…
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
The logic of Reform’s stance on Poundland is that Government should intervene to negate/reclassify the seniority of debt and order of liabilities negotiated between private companies.
Trust me, Richard, the consequences of that wouldn’t be good for people, jobs or communities - the UK would become uninvestable.
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
Interesting how support is discussed for Poundland’s staff, while charitable independent schools close, costing jobs and disrupting children’s education. What determines which organisations and communities deserve government attention and support?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqrk…
Meanwhile Labour MPs can’t understand why companies with increasing tax bills and minimum wages aren’t getting funding from investors to fund deepening losses
Quite. Why on earth are contractors allowed to get away with this ?
Donegall Square North. Isn’t this repair admirable? We must compliment the contractor @niwnews @little_pengelly
Not quite as bad in the UK but heading that way …
Booking an Airbnb has gotten completely out of hand.
At a hotel:
- You book a room.
- It's $160.
- You get your key card in 90 seconds.
- The AC works, the sheets are clean, and there's free coffee in the lobby.
- You leave your wet towels on the bathroom floor and walk out at 11 AM.
Done.
At an Airbnb:
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
Alliance supports excluding a unionist minister over a clumsy social media post, but not a Sinn Féin minister for blatantly breaking the law. They take part in no-confidence motions against unionist ministers, then walk out when their own face scrutiny.
not wrong
🚨 BREAKING: A UK bank chief executive has said of Healey's budget:
"Taxing the engines of growth to reduce VAT on gherkins is end-of-Rome level of stupidity"
ft.com/content/80acb561-34e2…
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
National Trust staff re-positioning the Stones at #Avebury Stone Circle this afternoon ready for the end of British Summer Time this Sunday #clocksgoback ⏰🔙
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
Determined to make “Laizy” an adjective for people using ai in response to a question that definitely doesn’t require it
Jeremy Westhead retweeted
🚨This is well worth downloading - it is a v useful guide about the kind of supplies you and your household might need to be self sufficient for 72 hours in the event of an emergency - from a flood or a power cut to war:
beready.campaign.gov.uk/wp-c…