Alexandra Büchler

Cathy Newman, "Trump smashed up the old world order, the UK and EU are wondering what to do about it" "Keir Starmer offered closer ties with the EU, why not go the whole hog and rejoin the EU, with the majority of the country in favour?" Sir Michael Morpurgo, "It was the greatest mistake this country has made since the war, I have no doubt about that at all" "I mean to turn our back on our neighbours in that way, not just in terms of trade but in terms of culture and everything" "It was a ridiculous decision" "Somehow we have to understand when we make a mistake, we admit it and make a change"

@daniellismore @OperaSocialist Too long before you make your point. Say it in a couple of lines.

I want to say something many will hate but it needs to be said. I have met Nigel Farage. I do not know him well but I know the world he moves in. We move in similar circles sometimes. The kind of private rooms and members clubs that most people in Britain will never see. I know how the rich speak about ordinary people. They laugh. They joke about how easy it is to wind you up. They know exactly which buttons to press. They know you are angry and tired and struggling and they know you want someone to blame. That is why they point at boats while they pick your pockets. I did not grow up rich. I did not grow up in privilege. I understand struggle and the real world. But my life changed and now I see both sides. I sit with billionaires and politicians and decision makers and I hear conversations you never will. I know the truth. They do not care about you. They do not care about your future. They care about profit and control. They see ordinary people as tools or distractions. I am telling you this because I am tired of watching good people being manipulated. Look at your life before Brexit and look at it now. Look at your shopping bills. Look at what food costs in Europe right now. Look at how much tax you pay on imports. Look at your wages and energy prices and mortgages. Look at the 10,000 NHS staff we lost when freedom of movement ended. Look at the ambulances that do not arrive. Look at nurses and teachers using food banks. Tell me honestly. Are you better off? Nigel helped build the crisis you are living in. Then he pointed at immigrants and told you to blame them. That is the con. He pulled the UK out of the Dublin III agreement which means we cannot return asylum seekers to Europe anymore. He created the boat chaos then told you to panic about it. Someone who worked in immigration for more than ten years told me they saw it coming. It was planned. It is a strategy. And you are falling for it. Now he wants austerity again. He wants to cut wages for young people. He wants to rip up workers rights. He wants private health insurance and a French style NHS where the rich get treated first and the poor get nothing. He wants you fighting each other so you never see who is robbing you. If you vote for him you are voting to destroy your own life. Not mine. Yours. None of this affects me personally. I drink champagne with the people who control the money. I will be fine no matter what. Reform will not hurt me. Reform will hurt you. It will hurt your children. Your parents. Your future. I am telling you because I care. If I did not care I would stay silent and watch you suffer. You think I am your enemy because I make you uncomfortable. I am not. Your enemy is the one who lies to you and blames the vulnerable while he empties your pockets. Reform will not save you. Reform will finish you. Think. Before they take everything. 💷🇬🇧☕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🫖

We haven’t forgotten you @wandbc Your two firework displays in Battersea Park where @battersea_zoo is situated and 5 minutes walk from the world famous @Battersea_ Dogs and Cats Home is a serious animal welfare issue, verging on animal abuse. The Zoo have made representations in the past but you carry on with your “explosive weekend” regardless. #fireworklawchange @RSPCA_official @MayorofLondon @CllrSimonHogg @DogsTrust @Battersea_Press @domdyer70 @PeterEgan6

If you’re celebrating #Diwali with #Fireworks please do it respectfully and consider your human and animal neighbours #furandfeatherlivesmatter #fireworklawchange

@AndyBurnhamGM can we finally get those damn firecrackers banned? Why are we forced to live in what sounds like a war zone between now and January? Get on with it! Enough petitions out there asking for firecrackers and unauthorised fireworks to be banned.

Free the penguins held at SeaLife London!

Happening today outside SEA LIFE London from 10.30am – join us!

@AvantiWestCoast Thank you - it’s called the #Euston run# but passengers are “strongly advised not to run when boarding trains”. Difficult choices. We’ve departed now. Having off-peak period end at 15:00 makes travel from London hard as well.

@BuchlerAlex Hi Alex, apologies for the inconvenience. This was due to the previous service arriving into London Euston late. The 14:53 service is due to leave 5 minutes late as a result of the late inbound service. - Bipasha

@chrisbaines2 @MeganMcCubbin @CABS_REPORTS Responding to your commment about Malta. I believe Chris is active there too.

@chrisbaines2 @MeganMcCubbin @CABS_REPORTS That didn’t stop the migratory bird trapping there though. Dismal.

This morning one of our cars was nearly rammed off the road by a man belonging to a gang of Europes most awful songbird killers. They were illegally trapping again and chased us away… the local police did nothing. #OperationDeadAir @CABS_REPORTS

@BeeNetwork Thanks - the app information is very unclear, especially with the large number of services normally running on this route.

@BuchlerAlex Hi there, most services are impacted in the city centre - please see our list of services or even search of a specific service here - tfgm.com/bus-industrial…

🚌 industrial action is taking place today impacting the operation of Bee Network bus services. ⚠️ Disruption to services is expected to last through until Tuesday morning [23 Sep]. 📲 It is essential that you check your service before you travel - beenetwork.com/bus-industrial…

Thank you @BenMLake MP for listening to the voices of EU citizens & all migrants concerned about the flawed digital-only immigration status! With your support we're a step closer to persuading the Government to launch an independent review & consider much needed alternatives

Legends!

Happy #Multilingualism Day! Not for the UK though where language teaching is in rapid decline. — “Swahili? Mandarin? The UK is increasingly multilingual – yet our politicians won’t talk about it.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@CharlesOJ @EE Clear as mud indeed. Thank you! I’ll still doublecheck with them.

@BuchlerAlex @EE When I called EE it turns out its only a few overseas territories such as the US and New Zealand are being removed. The EU roaming remains. Clear as mud from the foolish text they are sending out to customers with EU Roaming in their package

Woke up to a jolly Sunday morning message from @EE telling me they’re removing my free EU roaming which they guaranteed with my latest contract renewal. Had I known they were lying I would have taken my business elsewhere. Been with EE and previously Orange forever. #BrexitBonus

@EE @rom1792 Yes, my plan has always included free EU roaming and this is why I have stayed with you for years. I specifically checked that this would not change when I last renewed my contract. Are you now removing something I never added to my plan? Yes, clear breach of contract.

@rom1792 Hi, the Travel Data Pass was a specific add-on which gave you a set amount of data only to use in a range of countries around the world at a daily charge. If your plan included EU roaming as standard, nothing is changing and this will stay the same.

@EE what does this mean? I’m going from EU data being free to costing me £15 a week?! My entire bill is on £26 a month! That has to be in breach of contract. @Ofcom

'Writing Wales: In Translation' youtu.be/CZP0zRT3Xxw?si… episode 2 is now live featuring Susan Walton & @emyrwallace with support from @MakingLitTravel & @BuchlerAlex. Many thanks to @Books_Wales for supporting the Just Another Poet poetry channel.

@Shannon02905950 @greenhousemd Rubella (German measles) is not rubeola (measles). The two are caused by different viruses and the latter is much more serious. Distinguishing between the two would help these sm discussions.

I have had the rubella (measle) virus since I was a baby and I’m not dead! My mother didn’t die either. I know many people like me who still have the virus since they were baby and still breathing. I’m not adding misinformation. It’s a fact and you are ridiculous. Measle does not kill you.

Today I saw flu A, flu B, Covid, Strep, seizures, cellulitis, migraines, asthma and a swallowed penny stuck in the esophagus. I know how to recognize these, test for and treat them. They don't scare me. You know what scares me? Measles scares me. And that should scare you.