Gawain Towler

@BieberDmorison That seems to translate as, ‘I don’t like their politics, so no matter how good there kit is, they should be punished’

@GHWTowler JCB have pumped money into populist politics that damaged the country. Life is about more than potholes. If machines are already purchased it makes sense to use them.

Lib Dems hypocrisy over JCBs. They just hate British success. comment.press/jcblibdem

Today's Telegraph reports on some of my research about the growth of really large welfare claims - with over 600k households now getting more in benefits than the average person takes home after tax. Quick thread: (1/10)

@GarryLavin And the Britons by the Saxons etc….

@GHWTowler The Saxons were harried for centuries…by those diverse Normans.

Hobbes was right(ish)

@RhonddaBryant It’s striking that Fleet St is actually reporting on local elections, at all, It’s an improvement.

It’s striking that all the news on the elections this week is about process, predictions and polls. I remember when journalists reported on policies.

@defossardf Fair (ish)

@GHWTowler There's a Union Jack on the New Zealand flag for a reason!

If you don't take a leap of faith you'll never achieve anything. This man is Captain Cook, Warren Hastings, Francis Drake, Horatio Nelson, Cecil Rhodes and Edmund Hillary. 🇬🇧

@NadineDorries @ReformBracknell @JCBagriculture open.substack.com/pub/gawaintowl…

Every council in the country should be using the @JCBagriculture machine - instead, contracts are given by corrupt councillors to small companies, some for 20 year or more terms. That’s why the roads are in the state they are in!

This @TrevorPTweets interview with @ZackPolanski needs to be shared and viewed as widely as possible. I've never before seen an interviewer give a proper focus to Polanski's dissembling and refuse to let him get away with his usual evasions. It's a masterclass in the importance of serious scrutiny, which is now so lacking in broadcast journalism (with the exception of @TrevorPTweets) youtu.be/7VkfYJgLljE?si…

open.substack.com/pub/gawaintowl… Ask the Lib Dens why they use them in Gloucestershire?

Mothin Ali has put this up. Listen to the song, it’s essentially ‘from the Rover to the Sea’. Calling for the destruction of Israel. facebook.com/share/r/1BHd6S…

@Strombolli4 Or maybe JCB make decent kit? There is that option too

@GHWTowler Bamford is estimated to have not paid up to half a billion in tax. He bought Johnson and now he appears to buying you lot too. Same old Tories mate

@Malcolm_Offord To paraphrase Dr Johnson, "The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees under an SNP Government, is the high road that leads him to England!"

How has the party of Alex Salmond so firmly turned its back on aspiration, becoming indistinguishable from the Greens? After inflation, and if it’s based on home report valuations, in 2028 this so-called “mansion tax” would hit every home you could currently list for offers over £900k. If it’s based on typical sales values, probably less. But in Edinburgh & Glasgow that doesn’t get you a “mansion”. That gets you a home fit for a family in a quiet area with low crime and a good school, usually in a terrace or a semi-detached. This is a Terrace Tax, punishing thousands of families with mortgages, and pensioners enjoying the fruits of their long careers – an extra bill for them to pay, regardless of how much they earn. And how sorry a state we’re in, that in England a “mansion” taxed by Labour is worth double that of the SNP’s Scotland! Enough of this ideology of impoverishment. What I want for Scotland is a politics of plenty, where a good, comfortable life is attainable and encouraged for all. …and sorry Mr Swinney. Nice try, but I’ve no jets!

@jameswoudhuysen @simon_oakden I suspect houses have got even smaller since then

@simon_oakden @GHWTowler Politely disagree. See Myth 5 in this... woudhuysen.com/consumption-si…

Alex Guinness takes an early bow in another corker from @GHWTowler, who writes like a dream. RECOMMENDED

Keir Starmer really seems to believe he is a moral, virtuous and honest man – despite all evidence to the contrary. He simply cannot conceive that he’s done anything wrong while in power. His self-delusions are dangerous, says Gawain Towler buff.ly/dhIasCY

My job was to buy companies and boost their potential, by setting a strategy, incentivising the management, and providing the capital to GROW, creating thousands of jobs. I’ve had a long career, but I checked the figures for the eight biggest companies we boosted: their combined revenues were 2.5x higher by the time we sold them, and we doubled employment with an extra 24,000 jobs. Let me tell you, Scotland has massive, massive potential for a boost!

Doubling down on the destruction of aspiration.

Musings on Maldon and the English way of defeat comment.press/maldon