David Bookless

@NoContextBrits Threat or promise?

Only 2 years left.

Sorry? What? Matt Hancock has a PR firm working to support his popularity in #ImACeleb! We really shouldn't let them get away with this Join #TeamJill #QueenOfTheJungle👑 theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

@KtgBuchanan @SouthernRailUK @marshlinktrains @CBTransport I quite agree it's crazy as numbers of weekend passengers has increased the train is massively overcrowded.

⁦@SouthernRailUK⁩ ⁦⁦@marshlinktrains⁩ ⁦⁦@CBTransport⁩ whoever decided that Rye could manage with only two carriages shld have tried travelling this afternoon! All I can think is you never have to use this service 1/2

@Coastway_Will I do not blame Eurostar,. Since the UK voted for Brexit and thus to reduce freedom of travel between the UK and the rest of Europe it's our fault. It's all very sad but as the French would say, c'est la vie. 😡

🖊️ Write to your MP: Save ticket offices! Ticket offices are critical for safety, security, and accessibility. Threats to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices are designed to protect the profits of the train companies and cut the jobs of loyal staff. actionnetwork.org/letters/write-…

@1066shrimprail Most of today's trains cancelled. I think there are replacement buses but on a busy Sunday it's all chaotic! 🚂🚃🚃

Since promises of 2014 of HS1 to Hastings nothing has changed if any thing it have just got worst as ⁦@SallyAnn1066⁩ ⁦@transportgovuk⁩ ⁦@HuwMerriman⁩ ⁦@lindamccordTF⁩ have stop holding ⁦@SouthernRailUK⁩ to account ryenews.org.uk/news/passenger…

Hard to imagine a more compelling argument to vote Labour.

I'm not the only historian of modern Germany to find that the UK government scheme to deport asylum seekers to a tropical part of Africa irresistibly reminds them of the failed Nazi scheme to deport Jews to Madagascar.

@timalmond @BenRamanauskas Well, given a choice I certainly wouldn't move there. Be like being exiled, and I assume these qualified people can pick and choose.

This is ridiculous. Not great money for an important job and the person would have to live in Darlington! Not going to get decent people applying.

@marshlinktrains @SouthernRailUK @SallyAnn1066 @lindamccordTF @bbcsoutheast @SouthernRailUK I’d much rather see the return of the Rye shuttle and increased frequency of trains. It was said to return when passenger numbers increased again but you are just running 2 carriage trains on half a schedule. There was no such hesitation to increase fares…

Senate Republicans have blocked a House-passed bill aimed at preserving access to an abortion nationwide. The legislation failed to advance in a 46-48 vote. cnn.it/35xMBe2

Yep.

@marshlinktrains @transportgovuk Ashford Semi International. All that money spent on the new station and it's been one long period of decline to the current state of no Eurostars calling. The appalling link into East Sussex is another story. Kent had a direct link with HS1 from day one, E Sussex poor relation.

We are an international laughing stock. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…

Northern Ireland in the single market and customs union is largely free from shortages of road haulage drivers, petrol, lack of carbon dioxide and some foodstuffs. There are advantages in the Northern Ireland protocol - its unionist politicians might note.

@RedhillRail @reigatebanstead Well in the popular tourist town of Rye, there are zero, nil chargers of any sort despite many municipal and railway car parks. So don't bring your EV here without a full charge! @marshlinktrains @RyeINews @grantshapps

An exercise of totally pointless statistics If you are travelling by EV around the country you need access to Rapid charges. In @reigatebanstead there are just 4 Rapid Chargers (UK 4k of 24k or 20k useless), that is a failure of Government to encourage use of EVs #MustDoBetter