Ian Hunter

I'm reluctantly posting on X again because the world needs to read this. My daughter Zoe Rogers gave her own closing speech at the Filton trial, as did 4 other defendants, while their barristers looked on. This is what she said 🧵 1/

🚨 A letter to Year 11 families at Michaela Community School states that children who do not attend weekend and holiday revision sessions will “spend time in Referral” They must also attend in full school uniform

The thing that gets me about Badenoch is how all the political commentators underestimated her. Many treated her with contempt and she’s proving them all wrong. Women who’d paid attention to her attitude and willingness to speak out for women didn’t, we knew she was impressive. I’m not even a Tory but I think she’s brilliant.

DID YOU KNOW?? ​The Elizabeth line (or "the Liz," as Londoners have dubbed it) isn't just a new train line; as of 2026, it has officially become the backbone of the UK economy. In just a few years, it has transformed from a delayed construction project into the busiest and most profitable railway in the country. ​1. The "Million-Journey" Milestone: ​When the line first opened, people were skeptical. But by 2026, the volume of people it processes is staggering. The line now regularly handles over 750,000 journeys per day. It accounts for roughly one in six of all rail journeys made in the entire United Kingdom. And in 2025, it officially surpassed the Northern Line as the most-used line on the Transport for London (TfL) network. It moves more people in a single day than the entire population of some European capital cities. ​2. The "Super-Sized" Infrastructure: ​The reason it can process such high volumes isn't just speed, it’s sheer scale. A standard London Underground train is about 110–120 meters long. An Elizabeth line train is 200 meters long, nearly the length of two football pitches. Each train can carry 1,500 people. To put that in perspective, one single Elizabeth line train carries as many people as three Boeing 747 aircraft 😳. ​In the central section (between Paddington and Whitechapel), the system is designed to run up to 24 trains per hour. That means a massive "slug" of 1,500 people is arriving or departing every 150 seconds. ​3. The "Cathedral" Stations: ​If you’ve stood on an Elizabeth line platform, you’ll notice they feel like underground cathedrals. This was a deliberate "processing" strategy. Firstly, the platforms are double the width of traditional Tube platforms. This prevents the "clogging" that happens at older stations like Oxford Circus. ​Then the Platform Screen Doors. These aren't just for safety; they allow the trains to enter the station at higher speeds and stop with millimeter precision, which shave seconds off the "dwell time," allowing more trains to pass through per hour. 4. The Economic "Magnet": ​The volume of people hasn't just increased; it has shifted. Before the Elizabeth line, Canary Wharf felt isolated. Now, the line processes so many people so quickly that it has successfully "pulled" the center of London’s gravity further East. ​As of 2026, the Elizabeth line has taken nearly 25% of the passenger share away from the expensive Heathrow Express and private taxis, making it the primary way the world enters London. A superb fact! While most public transport systems lose money, the Elizabeth line became operationally profitable ahead of schedule. The sheer volume of passengers is so high that the fares are now helping to subsidize the repairs of older, leakier lines like the Bakerloo and Central. So atleast the government is getting somethings right I guess 😅. Hopefully you've learnt something new today Cheers 🥂 🙂 The Medic Who Writes™🌚

Gary doesn't even understand the basics of taxation, like income tax vs inheritance tax or corporate tax vs consumption tax.

Gary doesn't even understand the basics of taxation, like income tax vs inheritance tax or corporate tax vs consumption tax.