Dave Cullingworth

@WilliamJHague What happens when the system is hacked and data is compromised? (And it will be). Digital id will include everything about you, including bank accounts, medical records, payment history. If the data is compromised then people will be blocked from doing anything or going anywhere

Digital ID isn’t Big Brother. It’s common sense.

@GarethDennis An utterly pointless piece of infrastructure. I just don’t get the concept of this at all.

Any public figure or journalist who gave this an inch of positive coverage should never be taken seriously again.

Further progress on GNR saloon 3087. Dark blue going on the letters and white flashing. Fantastic work by Sarah the Signwriter. She is not on X unfortunately. #greatnorthernrailway #doncasterworks

Interior details in ECJS 3rd class dining car of 1894. Lining being applied to maple upper panels and partition fanlight reinstated with original ECJS engraved glass. #eastcoastjointstock #victoriandiningcar #gnrdoncaster

🚨 Dairy farmer @jryarwood says: “Those of you who voted Labour, is this what you really expected? Concreting over the countryside, developers getting rich, that’s why Starmer is trying to clobber farms, he wants the land.”

@PaulWhitewick Severe pruning required but perhaps went too far?A lack of forward planning on how demographics might change. No thought on what future travel needs might be. Containerised freight was a good move and axing freight only lines that lingered on from 1950s passenger cuts essential

📽NEW VIDEO📽 Did we Misunderstood Beeching Link below.

@BRTANorthernEng I’m not convinced on Harrogate to Ripon. That would not deliver anything more than the 36 bus can. It needs to be extended to Northallerton or Thirsk to create a trunk route and give both Harrogate and Ripon a trans Pennine service once more.

The @BRTANorthernEng are actively campaigning for the reopening of #Skipton-#Colne #Sheffield-#Stocksbridge #Pontefract-#Doncaster #Harrogate-#Ripon

@Chr15PG I think Coventry will score but I think we will do them 3-1.

Am I the only Leeds fan who’s confident about tonight’s match? 😂 #LUFC

I just don’t understand the format. Why did we need a decimalised version of cricket?! What was so wrong with the T20 format?

Still one of our favourite images. 🤣😂

My blood boils when I think how #Tamworth have had what should have been a money-spinning #FACup replay against Tottenham STOLEN from them by greedy #PremierLeague clubs like Spurs! My thoughts here 😡👇🏻

@PickGS There is not much around Boulby so I guess the case for it centres around Loftus and Skinningrove. Is there room to get a spur in from Saltburn otherwise through trains would bypass that station.

TVCA cabinet agrees £1m to examine reopening Boulby line (part of a route which once continued to Whitby & Scarborough) to passenger traffic. Interestingly, there didn't seem wider interest in pushing this when a borough councillor lobbied not so long ago. teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/investments/ea…

@PickGS The article says the £1m funding was approved in January 2024. Is that a typo?

I should add, it got as far as the Restoring Your Railway ideas fund, but wasn't selected to progress through the scheme.

@HiddenYorkshire Amusing that Feathers McGraw escapes justice by crossing the border into Yorkshire! 🤣

Wallace and Gromit was FANTASTIC and I am HUGELY RELIEVED

Except: 1. Anyone who buys ANYTHING – As inflation rises, the cost of goods and services increases, eroding purchasing power. 2. Anyone with savings – Savings accounts and investments face declining real value as interest rates fail to keep up with inflation. 3. Anyone who borrows – Rising interest rates increase the cost of mortgages, loans, and credit card repayments. 4. Farmers – Higher costs for equipment, fertiliser, feed, and fuel, coupled with market volatility, place additional strain on agricultural businesses. Not to mention the hit to inheritance tax. 5. Parents of privately-schooled children – Increased school fees due to rising costs, along with VAT on private education. 6. People who lose jobs due to Employer National Insurance Contributions increases – Businesses may reduce their workforce to offset higher employment costs. 7. People who don’t get pay rises due to Employer NIC increases – Employers facing higher NIC costs may freeze or limit salary increases. 8. WASPI women – Women born in the 1950s, affected by changes to the state pension age, still face financial hardship and lack of compensation. 9. Renters – Increased mortgage rates often lead landlords to raise rents, further burdening tenants. 10. Young people starting out – Rising costs of living, higher rents, and student loan repayments hinder financial stability for those entering the workforce. 11. Pensioners – Fixed incomes lose value as inflation diminishes the purchasing power of pensions. 12. Small business owners – Rising input costs, increased energy bills, higher taxation, and reduced consumer spending make it difficult for small businesses to maintain profitability. 13. Business owners paying Employer NIC – Employers face higher costs due to increased NIC rates, which affect hiring decisions and lead to reduced workforce growth. 14. Dividend recipients – Higher dividend tax rates and frozen allowances reduce net returns for small business owners and investors reliant on dividend income. 15. Public sector workers – Wage freezes or below-inflation pay rises, coupled with increased living costs, reduce real incomes. 16. Energy consumers – Higher energy costs, exacerbated by inflation and market fluctuations, disproportionately affect lower-income households. 17. First-time homebuyers – Rising mortgage rates and house prices make it even more challenging to enter the property market. 18. Carers – Increased costs of care, coupled with limited financial support, place additional strain on unpaid or low-paid carers. 19. People relying on benefits – Benefits often fail to keep pace with inflation, leaving vulnerable individuals worse off. 20. Healthcare workers – Pressures from stagnant wages, increased workloads, and rising living costs exacerbate workforce dissatisfaction. 21. Commuters – Rising fuel prices and higher public transport costs place additional financial pressure on those who travel for work. 22. Pensioners relying on Winter Fuel Allowance – Increased energy costs mean the allowance no longer sufficiently offsets heating expenses for vulnerable groups, particularly pensioners. 23. People affected by inheritance tax thresholds – Rising property values due to inflation lead to more estates falling into the inheritance tax bracket, increasing the burden on heirs. 24. Pensioners with defined contribution pensions – Market instability and rising inflation reduce the real value of pension pots, especially for those already in drawdown. 25. Future pensioners – Delayed pension age increases and inadequate contributions risk insufficient retirement income for younger generations. 26. Business owners dependent on dividends – Entrepreneurs who rely on dividends for income see their take-home earnings reduced due to increased taxation and frozen thresholds. 27. Owner-operators struggling with NIC – The rising burden of Employer NIC directly impacts hiring, wage growth, and investment in new business ventures. Feel free to continue the list, but this is hardly helping working people.

Reducing the acreage of prime farmland for solar panels is not a solution. It’s a major problem.

Mass-scale panels on prime agricultural land shouldn’t be allowed. As well as destroying our beautiful countryside, it reduces our food supply. Put solar on brownfields, car parks and roofs instead.

@GarethDennis We were just starting to get some joined up thinking on how transport should look in the future. She was a breath of fresh air compared to the previous feckless Tory incumbent in that role. Charitably described as a tw— in your book Gareth!!

the thing that fills me with dread is that we're about to find out what policy Haigh stood in the way of such that she needed to be gotten rid of, and it's not likely to be good