General interest

@2D0XPS Did you work in the 70s because this does not happen in 95% of modern workplaces

People act weirdly scandalised about MPs drinking at work but when I worked in an office we'd think nothing of going out for lunch and having a pint. Two separate offices I've worked in regularly paid for us to drink beer at our desks on a Friday afternoon.

@Fremond_ Lots of jobs have a contract clause about drinking in work hours. Not even remotely rare

Even if drinking culture in Westminster was a problem (it’s not, it’s a matter of National pride), unless you’re willing to enforce Prohibition rules on Members of Parliament, they are going to drink regardless. It is infinitely better they do it on the estate than outside.

@lukejcr So basically you admit that MPs drinking on the job isn’t acceptable but then you changed the subject because you know you shot yourself in the foot by trying to defend it previously?

Oh I see you’ve joined the clickbait club too on this Zack. 🎟️ The real outrage? The Greens’ newest MP has bothered to speak just once since entering Parliament last month. Once. I’ve spoken 10 times in the same timeframe. But Zack, I’d be happy to have a pint or (non-alcoholic one) with you any time to discuss rampant antisemitism in your party, your dangerous anti-NATO views or how your vibe based economics would bankrupt Britain. Cheers! 🍻

@NatalieFleetMP MPs today lining up to show how out of touch with the public they are. The smell of fags and booze isn’t normal. ….

Working in a palace is mad. It’s part of job I struggle most with. Smell of fags&beer at 10pm are one of things that make it seem tiny bit normal🍻 I say that as someone who’s never smoked & got sober to become an MP! If I ever feel comfortable there, it’s time to leave…

@afneil Drinking at lunch is ridiculously uncommon for us normal working people.

I stopped long, boozy business lunches way back in the early 1980s, you patronising numpty, while they were still fashionable. Good thing too. I needed to concentrate on beating the reactionary print unions in the Battle of Wapping (we won!). But the idea bankers (and others) still don’t have a drink at lunchtime is only someone like you would believe, Clackers.

@douglasgobeti Auto cad has replaced many jobs. The people who do the drawings have been largely replaced be fewer people.

quando o AutoCAD surgiu tbm falaram q os arquitetos e engenheiros seriam substituídos???

@afneil I think you’ll be on the wrong side of public opinion with this one. Most jobs (long hours or not) don’t condone or accept drinking during work hours

“Smell the alcohol”?! Wow. I wonder what she thinks it will be like when she and the Greens get their way and legalise heroin? Also, she says that, unlike MPs, she doesn’t think bankers would have a drink then go back to work. What planet is she on?

@lukejcr Honestly; drinking alchohol on the job, long hours or not is unacceptable. If it’s unacceptable for doctors then it’s unacceptable for MPs

🚨Breaking news: MPs are human and sometimes have a drink. Classic clickbait farming 👎 MPs work long days for constituents, and yes, sometimes share a drink in the evening with colleagues. Last week I was scandalously spotted with… an alcohol-free pint or two between votes 😱 But sure, let’s talk about that instead of the Greens’ wacky policies. Trying to distract us, maybe? 🙄

@BBCNews At this point a single destroyer could escort oil tankers through the strait for the UK. Sorted

UK steps up plans for potential shortages caused by Iran war bbc.in/3P5jgPb

@PoliticsJOE_UK The greens are pro drugs but anti alchohol now?

"You can smell the alcohol when people are in between votes." Green MP Hannah Spencer tells us what Westminster is REALLY like. The full interview is live on YouTube, and as a podcast here: linktr.ee/howtorebuildbr…

@PeterStefanovi2 @bbclaurak Mostly people probably just annoyed that taxes are too high I guess

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones tells @bbclaurak “I had a constituency town hall in my constituency yesterday with 150 people, 2 hours, Peter Mandelson didn’t come up once”

@UKLabour Higher taxes so you are considerably worse off

Choose Labour on 7 May for a party that gives you stronger rights at work, money off energy bills, and lower NHS waiting lists.

@dailybritainonx Raised taxes significantly. Destroyed the economy

She inherited the biggest fiscal black hole in a generation and found an extra £22 billion of unfunded commitments hidden in the accounts. She has maintained spending on the NHS, raised the minimum wage and kept borrowing costs under control during a global energy crisis. She is the first female Chancellor in British history. Is she getting a fair hearing?

@PolitlcsUK BOE governor yesterday litterally saying that the stock market is due a crash….

🚨 NEW: The Government has launched a £50m "Savvy Squirrel" ad campaign to encourage more Brits to invest instead of saving

@hashjenni We don’t help terrorists seems like a big point of difference

Don’t ever forget: the ONLY difference between you and the people of Gaza is geographic luck. Nothing else.

@Strandjunker Now do the number of people who die on a corridor trolley unable to see a doctor because the system is broken

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss: 🇦🇺 0 🇨🇦 0 🇩🇰 0 🇫🇮 0 🇫🇷 0 🇩🇪 0 🇮🇸 0 🇮🇪 0 🇮🇹 0 🇯🇵 0 🇳🇱 0 🇳🇴 0 🇵🇹 0 🇪🇸 0 🇸🇪 0 🇬🇧 0 🇺🇸 530,000 There’s a lesson there.

@SeverusChud Sometimes it’s worth it

This is why we still have a ram crisis btw

@MetamateDaz Have you met the average Amazon worker?

Amazon workers pee in bottles to meet quotas but Jeff Bezos buys yachts so big that in 2022 they nearly dismantled a historic bridge to move it through Rotterdam. And we’re debating whether a $30 minimum wage is “realistic.” The debate itself is obscene.

@NoContextHumans Several years ago…

Texas pilot ejects himself from F-35B at airbase after crash landing😳

@sciencegirl But it’s not 1.5% and there is tax anyway. Importantly, someone in the bank has a job too, so they get money to operate banking

Explaining why they want to ban cash