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Admiral Majesty

@anglocolonel

Views aren't my own

British Empire انضم Kasım 2025
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
Should MPs be allowed to drink on the job? Hannah Spencer thinks not. Many, predominately male, MPs [and Andrew Neil] fiercely disagree. Spoiler alert: no, of course, MPs should not be allowed to drink at work. Yes, there's history and yes, there's precedent, sitting alongside nine subsidised bars on the Parliamentary estate, but really, no one should be drinking at work. Let alone those who we've elected to be our representatives in the House of Commons and to bring new laws into place on our behalf. Back in the olden days, when I ran bars in London, we'd often be offered drinks from generous customers. It was far more preferable for a punter to say “get one for yourself” than to offer a cash tip. And that was cool. I wouldn't let my team drink behind the bar though. They could bank their drinks, and we'd have some after the doors closed, but not on shift — even on a quiet night. Booze dulls your senses, it hampers your judgement and can lead to mistakes. When you're behind a very busy bar with rows of people trying to grab your attention, it's easy to get your orders wrong and key in the wrong things on the till, leading to cash or stock shortages. But more importantly, when you're working in that environment, you have to be constantly on alert for danger. Spiking. Attacks. Thefts. Fights. When you've had a drink or two, it lowers your alertness and things get missed. I get that Parliament isn't exactly the same hustle as Belushis Camden on a Saturday night, but the same principles apply. Things are missed. Standards are lowered. Before my move to the nightlife world of London, I was in IT, specifically, the IT Manager for an executive search company in London Bridge. We used to go to the pub at lunchtime on a Friday [sometimes a Monday]. We did that because we knew on a Friday afternoon, it didn't matter that our productivity dropped off a cliff; it was a coast to the weekend and, for most, a return to the pub. It was a good time. Fun and frivolity on a Friday. But very little got done because we couldn't be bothered after a couple of pints. Work became the secondary consideration. And this is where we find our MPs. They may claim that a couple of glasses of wine or two pints at lunch, doesn't affect them, but it does. Of course it does. Shouldn't we expect those officials that we elected to represent us, to be able to navigate a 'long day' without getting on the booze? I'd say it should be mandatory. MPs don't attend Parliament every day, some do weeks at a time without showing up to their jobs Farage . Even if a dedicated MP turned up for their four-day working week, for which they receive almost £100,000, I fully believe that they should be able to navigate that time without drinking on the job. Oh, and the Green Party drugs policy is a total red herring. A weak distraction from a serious issue. Welcome to a new week of nonsense in politics. Happy Monday. 😊
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Jonathan Wong
Jonathan Wong@WONGthink·
It's quintessentially British to discuss politics over a drink, actually. The absence of self-awareness in Captain Legalise Heroin here, who is trying to stigmatise alcohol for political points, is astounding.
PoliticsJOE@PoliticsJOE_UK

"You can smell the alcohol when people are in between votes." Green MP Hannah Spencer tells us what Westminster is REALLY like. The full interview is live on YouTube, and as a podcast here: linktr.ee/howtorebuildbr…

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Philip Proudfoot
Philip Proudfoot@PhilipProudfoot·
Green Party: we will re-nationalise water, tax wealth, and lead a green Industrial Revolution. Labour Party: we will defend to the death MPs right to get pissed at work on the taxpayers expense.
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Ethan
Ethan@your401kplan·
Falkland Islands issue is so simple as someone who knows little about it: whatever the British are for, I am against.
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Admiral Majesty
Admiral Majesty@anglocolonel·
@timdavies_uk It's just women. They can't help themselves. Natural-born narcissists. "How can I make this about me" syndrome.
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Admiral Majesty
Admiral Majesty@anglocolonel·
@jmilprint @WONGthink She's not. Being completely arseholed, fair enough. But having a drink or two? No issue. It's quintessentially British.
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Jazza
Jazza@jmilprint·
@WONGthink At the pub, not at your fucking work!!! The greens are peado, terrorist loving pieces of shit who want to legalise drugs but she is right on this.
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simon maginn
simon maginn@simonmaginn·
If you can't go 15 hours without alcohol, you may well have an addiction issue. MPs who are unable to function without drinking would do well to seek treatment. Certainly they should not be making any important decisions.
leftworks@leftworks1

Imagine having to work at a job for 15 hours a day with no opportunity to get at the booze. MPs would be the most hard done by workers in the country. @Stsantek @PoliticsJOE_UK @medialens @simonmaginn

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roughsteez
roughsteez@rough_steez·
@Crouchcrouch4 @RespectIsVital Why are you defending the fact that your taxes are subsidising a private pub for the elites and media? Fucking embarrassing
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