Christopher Day

@martinw4565 @DPJHodges So what's Nigel Farage then? I'm not aware he has any longstanding family or career connections to Clacton...

@DPJHodges He is the walking definition of a carpet bagger.

This ad perfectly frames Reform’s problem. Recognises the Brexit line is not a runner. But can’t identify a good attack. Andy Burnham is from the area. He can’t credibly be framed as a carpetbagger. Is Nigel Farage seriously going to bowl up to Makerfield and say “I understand your problems better than they guy who grew up round here, lives round here and left Westminster to be Mayor for this area for the past 10 years”.

@let_part @ClarkeMicah @Chainsaw_McGinn I think part of the issue is that cars are so expensive that, having bought one, people feel compelled to try and get their 'money's worth' by using it for every journey, even short journeys where cycling or even walking would be just as effective (and better for their health).

@ClarkeMicah @Chainsaw_McGinn Public transport will only improve ( or even exist ) when paying customers actually use it. Like pubs, and local shops. People spend their money on cars, and then justify it by saying the public transport, that they won’t spend money on, is infrequent and unreliable. Buy a ticket

.@chainsaw_mcginn 2/2 For millions, car ownership would be a pointless burden if public transport were improved and car hire or taxis were more readily available and not so punitively priced.

@ClimateWarrior7 Yes, I've been to the doctor literally just a couple of times in the last decade. I'm in my mid 50s but exercise daily, eat fairly healthily and have never smoked. Maybe a factor is that most other people have more unhealthy lifestyles than me...

People in the UK see a doctor, on average 5-6 times a year. In Italy 9-10 times a year. Right, I know there's an element of luck in this and luck can run out, but I haven't seen a doctor since 2016, when I got my ears syringed. You can't tell me people in the UK get so seriously ill 5-6 times a year that they need a doctor! WTF are you people doing at the doctor? Do you just go to hang out or what? Are you all George out of Seinfeld, asking what happens if you've swallowed a fly? No wonder the NHS is collapsing! Someone explain this to me!

@BMcleur @MylesGaret64559 @EsqHardy @AvonandsomerRob Yes, British weather is variable. Where I am (Oxford) it's currently in the low teens Celsius, below average for the time of year. But by the end of this week it's forecast to be in the mid 20s, above average for midsummer.

@MylesGaret64559 @EsqHardy @AvonandsomerRob One day you’ll understand the difference between weather & climate.

Because the UK is often 55 degrees in July/August, with persistent rain. Half of us have the central heating on. You'll pay £5k for 2 weeks in a smelly caravan in Cornwall, when you can spend £2k for a fortnight soaking up the Aegean Sun and eating proper food instead of pub-slop.

@JeanHatchet @Iromg The popularity of the Greens is really scaring you right wing idiots isn't it? Bless!

I’m going on @Iromg tomorrow to discuss all things the Green Party. Including Mothin Ali. 9.10am roughly.

@AnnaMcGovernUK @Iromg Ned sounds about as intelligent as he looks...

I’m looking forward to joining @Iromg’s show tomorrow morning from 7:55AM where I will be covering the Unite the Kingdom rally! Plus, English Ned had a special message for Mike…

@jass80655854 @drewsnx @travelingflying And it's almost like Rogan and RFK don't know what the f*** they're talking about...

@drewsnx @travelingflying They also weren’t for ‘twitter posts’ bc it’s under communications act so including crimes like stalking, harassment, threats etc 😂 it’s almost like we have British law not American law 😉

RFK Jr: “People are going to jail for Twitter posts in England.” Joe Rogan: “12,000 people in the last year.” RFK Jr: “It’s a dictatorship.”

@AvonandsomerRob @Toffeeman100 Yes, they might says we wouldn't have to join the Euro straight away but would have to commit to a legally binding referendum on Euro membership (which I think they'd lose - most people like the Pound).

I voted leave but no referendum is legally-binding. It's the government asking the public for advice on a key issue. The UK would be the 3rd highest contributor after Germany and France, so they would make a concession on single currency and a few other issues to have us back. It won't happen under Burnham but it will happen very quickly if Streeting wins.

It's hard to argue with Andy Burnham over the damage that deregulation of bus, train & energy companies have caused in Britain. Public transport is a complete joke compared to 30 years ago. Some industries work better under government control. I find it very difficult to understand why any working class person would ever vote for a Conservative-leaning party. And unless you're earning over £100k, which you're not if you're reading this post, you're much better off in a Union at work. Burnham would be a sea change from Starmer, but Wes Streeting has one surprise up his sleeve, which might well get him into Number 10 ahead of the Manchester Mayor. Streeting has hinted he would take Britain back into the EU, without a referendum. If you can name one single benefit Brexit has given this country, or any way Britain has improved since 2016, please feel free to rack your brain and leave suggestions in the comments?

@AdamShame3 @ClarkeMicah @weejoy Road maintenance isn't paid directly by just motorists. Local roads are funded from Council Tax, paid by everyone whether they drive or not. Major A roads and motorways are funded from general taxation.

@ClarkeMicah @weejoy The thousands of miles of road will still need to be maintained and, er, pothole-free for the ambulances and fire engines. At the moment, they're paid for by deluded motorists. In the shiny future presumably it will have to be paid for in general taxation or the rates.

.@weejoy. Who has called for the 'eradication' of motor vehicles? Those who drive ambulances and fire engines must have serious training for the task. Thousands ( I understate the problem) now drive cars without even getting licences.

@StuartNealon @ClarkeMicah To be fair, the USA is a very different place from the UK. Population density is 10 times less. There are far more people there for whom a car is a genuine necessity, e.g. their nearest shop is many miles away with literally no public transport.

@ClarkeMicah I hope you’re not expecting to make the New York Times bestseller list. This is not going to go down well in the states.

First Draft. Have just bound the manuscript of my forthcoming book ‘The Madness of Cars’

@AlfaBeetaGumma @TomlinsonCJ @ClarkeMicah Yes, and a huge number of people bankrupt themselves, or at least put themselves in severe financial difficulty, by accepting car repayment deals that they then struggle to keep up with.

@TomlinsonCJ @ClarkeMicah We should simply outlaw the dealerships and mechanics. If you or your friends can’t gather together to repair/maintain it, it’s not really having your OWN. Car ownership is actually exceedingly rare. It’s the banks/dealers/mechanics and you just ride around in it like a dog 😂

@forcedsm @ClarkeMicah And of course the short sided belief in the 1960s that cars were far superior to all other forms of transport led to Beeching and the ripping up of half of our rail network.

@ClarkeMicah Britain moved more goods using less energy in the 1930s using less energy than today. Because, even those inefficient steam engines are more efficient than the most advanced modern trucks due to the rolling resistance of roads vs rail. Hopefully you establish the facts of decline

@nickthfchall @SamRWolf @GoodwinMJ He's just pointing out that Goodwin's comment that there was 'no racism, no extremism' on the march was clearly wrong.

Yesterday’s march in London was very significant. It exposed one of the biggest lies in British politics. By all accounts , there was no violence, no racism, no extremism. All I see in the videos are ordinary men, women, families, children, pensioners, & workers, many from different racial & ethnic backgrounds, expressing their entirely legitimate concerns about the direction of the country they love, their home. The term ‘far-right’ used to mean organised political violence, extremism, racial hatred, and a rejection of democracy. But now? As Keir Starmer, Sadiq Khan, and much of Westminster has shown, the term ‘far right’ has been expanded to such an extent it means anybody who holds views the establishment disagrees with. What happened yesterday was clearly not ‘far right’. What happened yesterday was clearly not ‘hate’. And what happened yesterday was clearly not ‘extremism’. Mainstream commentators and politicians should find the courage to stand up and say this. If you continue to casually smear millions of people as ‘far right’ then you’ll not only ensure the term no longer has any meaning at all. You’ll also only deepen the well of resentment and understandable anger that millions of people feel as they are forced to watch the destruction of their home while being also told their entirely legitimate views are illegitimate. The term ‘far right’ should only be used for genuine extremists who espouse racial hatred and want to overthrow democracy. For all those people yesterday, they should be called what they are. Patriots.

@WendyWhittakerL So you think low speed limits which keep streets cleaner, safer and quieter are 'annoying'. Says it all about Reform...

Out today helping Reform UK in Makerfield for the #makerfieldbyelection These things struck me 1) the drivers are very polite and respect the speed limits (which admittedly in places are annoyingly low) 2) the streets I visited were clean, with no litter drifting around or graffiti that I could see 3) the people take pride in their homes, their area and their lives. Not in a superior, haughty way, but as a signal to their orderliness, their commitment to their community and socially cohesive values. This is a lovely place with lovely people. I hope they vote for the @reformparty_uk candidate as I know he or she will also hold those values dear.

@Mickel1010 @JuliaHB1 Right - I didn't actually bother reading the article as I knew it would be bollocks!

@IndieChris71 @JuliaHB1 And the source doesn't even actually work there...

Fancy that

@HONEYBUSH77 @Emma_A_Webb 'Christians'! 😀😀😀 I wonder how many of them have ever been inside a church in the last 10 years?

@Emma_A_Webb DO YOU THINK THAT FACIAL RECOGNITION MIGHT HAVE JUST KEPT THE THUGS AWAY DEAR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MANY CHRISTIANS SAY WANKER BEFORE!!

I spent hours at the Unite the Kingdom March. Everything I saw was peaceful and joyful. Many many thousands of good people who deserve to have their voices heard, but who are being demonised by our Prime Minister. In the hours I was there I saw nothing aggressive or confrontational. The police were, in my experience, helpful and polite. There were families, children, dogs, the elderly, people picnicking, dancing, singing. There were people of all backgrounds, races and ages, united in their love of our country and the desire to preserve its culture for future generations. The message blaring from the speakers down Whitehall was one of unity and peaceful protest. If there were any wronguns in the crowd, they were far outnumbered by many thousands of good decent British people. The salt of the earth.

@thedazdanks @WorleysCider @JeremyClarkson Clarkson is a twat though, so I'm still on their side.

@WorleysCider @JeremyClarkson You haven’t posted on your blog for 9 years, you only post on IG 1-2 times per month, this is your first post on X for literally months. You need to use social media MUCH more and get yourselves out there. How many stockists are you contacting to stock your products?

Hey @JeremyClarkson as a small agricultural business that depends on trading at small local events, it’d be great if you could stop trying to pressgang your Hawkstone cider into every event we do. You don’t grow apples or make the cider yourself. Butt out - you’re bankrupting us

@RichieWilson17 @CharlotteCGill He was born in Aintree, just north of Liverpool, and is a lifelong fan of Everton. This is from his Wiki page:

@CharlotteCGill Nothing says Manchester like running in an Everton shirt

If I was going to be “seen running”, I would be Ozempicking/ getting abs like mad! Is this a purposeful “man of the people” aesthetic?

@neekorestore @CamillaTominey £330K will barely buy you a broom cupboard in London, let alone a 'very nice flat'.

Polanski earns £66,000 a year and thereabouts from his job at the Greater London assembly. That would mean he makes £3500 a month (thereabouts), he would be afforded a mortgage of up to £330,000 and easily be able to afford the mortgage on his yearly (and monthly wage). Alex is dense because he can’t see how it’s strange that a grown man on pretty good money lives with 4 other people and doesn’t live like an adult man - alone or (at least with one other person) in the constituency he is a member of the assembly for. £330,000 he can buy a very nice flat in London.

Tell me you have no idea about the reality of what the Greens’ economically illiterate policies will do to the rental market, without telling me (NB I started out on 10k a year and rented for years in London)