Val Johnson
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Val Johnson
@Elliethousand
Girlfriend (one of them) of Downing Street cat Larry, dabbler in things political.
가입일 Mayıs 2010
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@TVNaga01 I and many others change channels when snide Naga is on. Agree with Rob. What's worse if you turn the radio on she's there as well.
Why on earth do BBC rate her? Well i know the answer......
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Ah Rob
Thank goodness there's someone else who is also 'snide & irritating' out there. Phew!
Long may your own lack of pleasantness continue.
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@eleanormia My office is in Woking. Does this mean I do or don't go back in?
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Former minister Jake Berry on the return to work: “We have to end the civil service ‘woke-ing’ from home - sorry I mean working from home, but let’s be honest, it often is woke-ing.”
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@eleanormia One day you are going to look back on this and feel deeply embarrassed.
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@GenMhayden @MalcolmNance No, he doesn't actually believe this. He's saying it because the people he thinks will vote him into office believe it. We are watching your democracy dying and it's not pretty.
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@fcollomp On a family holiday trip to the US a few years back I was asked by a bad tempered border agent why I was smiling😂😂😂😂
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Gare du Nord: "Why are you going to the UK?" 🇬🇧
Seems as if Brexit was the chance border force agents had been waiting for all their lives to become as welcoming as their American colleagues. 🥴
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Nah. We will abolish your lies with truth. Sincerely, The January 6th Commission
Republican Accountability@AccountableGOP
Ohio US Senate Candidate @JoshMandelOhio: “I’m the only one in this race for US Senate…saying we should abolish the Jan. 6 commission…and replace it with a Nov. 3 commission to really investigate what happened when the Democrats stole the election.”
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@GuihenPatrick @LBC @NickFerrariLBC Absolutely anyone at all can become an MP. The same cannot be said for a doctor.
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@LBC @NickFerrariLBC I cannot believe someone would compare a doctor to an MP doctors are trained professionals. They go through years of training. Where's most MPs these days are friends of friends or related to someone very few become MPs for other people's good.🤔☹
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Conservative MP and Father of the House of Commons Sir Peter Bottomley has suggested the salary for MPs is 'grim', and that it should match the salary of GPs. @NickFerrariLBC asks: do you agree?
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@markinthedesert @LBC @NickFerrariLBC I used to agree with you. I always thought they should be paid more to attract a higher standard candidate because I viewed their jobs as responsible. I've changed my mind now.
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@LBC @NickFerrariLBC I'm going to get some insults I'm sure. But I've felt for years that an MP's salary is not representative of the job description and responsibilities. Sadly though so many don't reach the standards required and as a result are over paid.
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@paullewismoney @fotosaad I'm the same. We have to pay for the council to pick up things which I don't mind but after latest rise I'm paying over £2k a year and the streets are filthy. People dump mattresses and furniture everywhere. Now another 5%?
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There was no promise to freeze council tax at the last Election, though it was a policy of several previous governments. Think tank predicts it will have to rise significantly.
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@ThomNolan @KamChan08 @AlexMays90 @JohnRoss43 Because it's never enough. I know of people, wealthy and with high paying jobs or businesses, who would take family to court to inherit property, money etc when they don't need it. Enough is never enough.
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@KamChan08 @AlexMays90 @JohnRoss43 I don’t begrudge folk being rich but why on earth would someone with 10 billion feel the need to have 20 billion? It would take a billionaire 40 years just to spend 500,000 a week. Explain why someone would need that?
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There are 171 billionaires in the UK, with a fortune of almost £600bn combined.
There are 14 million people living in poverty.
These billionaires could give every person living in poverty £30,000 EACH and STILL be billionaires.
Now tell me again why we can’t tax the rich?
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@mikebutcher @sohear I don't know. I suspect many young people are more adaptable than you give them credit for, especially if they work in tech/tech related. I've learned a ton from them.
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@sohear How old are you Steve? You’re an experienced guy. I don’t think that’s a fair comment in regards to many young people. And it depends on the job, right?
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"How can you learn a new job on Zoom?" says British PM in this speech trailer.
I literally did just that - swapping careers and entering at a pretty high level in a new job. Sooooooo much learning. Seems to be working out alrighty 🤔⚡️🙌
Chris Thorpe@jaggeree
Worked harder and with more impact than I think any other year in my life. We’re a remote organisation. This “get back to work” rubbish is so shallow.
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@sturdyAlex @nw_nicholas When my dad had cancer I cared for him at home. I didn't realise I was supposed to administer his chemotherapy and check his blood cell count as well.
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@JRLOakley Did he actually, really say that? I've been driving for 35 years, consider myself experienced, driven in different countries, but the idea of driving an HGV terrifies me.
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Dear Stanley Johnson,
“How hard can it be to drive a HGV” he asks - well, you’re welcome to join me for a shift whenever you like. It’s usually around 12 hours but can be as long as 15. Make sure you bring plenty of food and drink unless you’re happy to pay a lot to buy some.
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The Conservative Party chairman has told people to "get off their pelotons and back to their desks".
Speaking at a Fringe event at the party conference, Oliver Dowden said civil servants needed to lead by example and get back to offices. #cpc2021
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@CliveMyrieBBC The posh side of my family in Jamaica would still be giving you grief! 😆😆😆😆😆
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We’ve had a few farmers too on this thread! Fascinating. My dad made batteries for British Leyland. He couldn’t believe I turned down a place at the Middle Temple to become a barrister, opting for the BBC instead! They wondered why they’d flown 6000 miles from Jamaica!!
Stephen Sackur@stephensackur
@CliveMyrieBBC My Dad farmed 200 acres of claggy Lincolnshire soil singlehanded. My Mum ran the home and drove the tractor when she was needed
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@paullewismoney I'm paying just over £2k council tax a year in my borough. Would you mind letting me know how much more I'm going to have to pay, please?
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Council tax may have to rise more to pay for social care despite the increase in National Insurance contributions from April which was said to pay the extra cost bit.ly/3uEK4HC
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@LBC @colinsutton @RachelSJohnson And this kind of bone-headed response EXACTLY sums up the problem the police face.
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Sarah Everard's murder by Wayne Couzens has been 'misused' by some as an 'excuse to go general police-bashing', former Detective Chief Inspector @colinsutton claims.
@RachelSJohnson
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@mrjamesob I was born here and I've been hearing 'I didn't mean you' since I was a teenager 🙄
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The first thing many EU citizens heard from friends, family & colleagues who voted Brexit to ‘reduce immigration’ was: “I didn’t mean *you*.” That worked out well. This clip mistakenly punts the idea that they all did ‘menial’ jobs but nails the sentiment.
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