KafkaKev

There are too many dicks on here spouting bullshit. It’s time to leave. I’m off to blue sky.

@TomTugendhat You are such a prick.

Best described as a “drain drain”?

@Shambles151 @chakrabortty It’s time to ban supermarket BOGOFFS… and Birthday and Christmas presents! It’s a disgrace!

@chakrabortty euronews.com/2024/09/19/pm-… Yes - this something for something culture - must end.

Thank God Keir Starmer is bringing an end to this something-for-nothing culture.

Tim Farron, "The unpleasantness about this debate is only matched by the lack of proper information" #BBCQT "85% of refugees settle in the country next to where they come from" "The French take 3x more refugees than we do" "The Germans take 4x more refugees than we do" "If you put us back in the European Union, we are 19th in the league table when it comes to the number of refugees we take per capita" "Do we need deterrents? Yes. The best deterrents is competence. If we assess people when they arrive - and they are not illegal immigrants - they are people seeking asylum.. From Sudan.. Afghanistan.. Iran.. Syria.. 90%+ turn out to be genuine refugees" "If we have a competent government, and we haven't had one, let's see about this one.. And you assess them quickly.. And return the ones that are not refugees" "That is your deterrent" "Rwanda was a waste of money.. If they spent that money on case workers we could have processed these people, returned the ones that weren't refugees in a humane way, and let th eones who are genuine refugees, become British, pay their taxes, be part of our country, and we should be proud to admit them" Very well said @timfarron 👏

@Weird_n_Gilly Super Duper Fan more like!

Let me check, am I a Bowie fan or Super fan? What do you think? 🧑‍🎤🤷‍♀️⚡️✨

Neoliberalism was the underlying cause of the Grenfell disaster taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/0… Only by ridding our politics of neoliberal thinking will we eliminate the risk of another Grenfell happening, but what is the likelihood of that happening when most of our politicians are corrupted by that thinking?

@MartinSLewis It’s all tinkering around the edges. If people were paid decent wages and pensions etc we wouldn’t need so many benefits and support schemes. The lack of a WFA for some is not the problem, the pitiful state pension is.

Part of the problem with winter fuel payments is the chronic underclaiming of Pension Credit, a key benefit that now triggers entitlement. It's thought 880,000 due it won't get it, and they're the poorest pensioners. I doubt the awareness raising campaign can have much impact on that (I and others have been shouting about it until we're blue in the face, for years) It needs proactive one on one contacting of likely candidates, eg those not getting full state pensions. Yet even that is hard because there are so many scams targeting elderly how do you ensure people trust that it is legit? I'd be interested in your ideas on how to reach the hard to reach pensioners who may be eligible.

@JVMonte2 (Please Mr) Gravedigger. Bowie.

Name a song where you can actually HEAR rain, wind or thunder.

@defcorp @montie Isn’t the cut off point for pension credit broadly the same as that for WFA? If so only those getting WFA are able to claim pension credit.

@montie Winter hasn’t happened yet and the autumn statement is still to come. With the consultations that have been ongoing on how to make the cut-off point fairer and encouraging another 800,000 pensioners to claim pension credits so they can receive WFA I see this becoming a non-issue

Labour benches very quiet in response to Rishi Sunak’s bullseye questions on the Winter Fuel Allowance. Starmer’s MPs know how unpopular the robbing of pensioners to pay train drivers is.

@GeorgeOrhan Careful you might not be able to get up.

Will listen to this Kev if ever I get time to lay on the floor😁

@JohnWilson14 @BBCRadio4 In the diary. I look forward to it,

‘Bowie In Berlin’ @BBCRadio4 14/09/24 8pm I’ve produced a radio doc about David Bowie‘s time in Berlin / living with Iggy, wearing moustache & check shirts, making Heroes in Hansa, as remembered by those who were with him. Presented by filmmaker Francis Whately (Five Years)…1/2

Turn off the lights, lay on the floor and let this wash over you. It is mesmerising and beautiful. 👇

@JVMonte2 Turn blue - Iggy Pop?

What’s a great song with a memorable saxophone solo?

15/19 So what practical steps can we do right now? First, we just need to TALK about, and keep on talking about, how much Brexit is a disaster. Stop being embarrassed about it. Just keep stating this obvious truth as often and openly as we can.

@alexarmstrong @Keir_Starmer @YvetteCooperMP What a way to earn a living!

Will we hear from @Keir_Starmer and @YvetteCooperMP about this? Notting Hill Carnival crime stats (so far): • Total Number of Arrests: 249 4x Stabbings 58x Possession of an Offensive Weapon 26x Assault on an Emergency Worker 42x Possession of Class B Drugs 41x Non Firearm Weapons Seized 14x Possession of Class A Drug 15x Possession with Intent to Supply Drugs 11x Possession of Drugs (Other) 8x Sexual offences 7x Possession of Nitrous Oxide 2x Theft from a Person 4x Robbery 5x Public Order Offences 3x Violence with Injury 2x Vehicle Crime 1x Possession of a Firearm 1x Harassment 22x Other Offences For comparison, Glastonbury saw 30x arrests and zero stabbings. I’m looking forward to TwoTierKeir addressing the nation, condemning this disgusting display of violence and criminality on the streets of London. I’m sure the courts will be open 24/7 to fast-track the thugs.

Is this do-able? LBC caller blows Nick Ferrari away with tax proposals youtu.be/77kCUlOsr6c?si… via @YouTube

Let’s make Jacob’s day and join a union today tuc.org.uk/joinunion

@SussexGlobe @seanbwparker Because he’s been charged? 🤷

If he is pleading Not Guilty why are his name and photo being shown? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@BBCLondonNews “Notley was jailed for 20 months after he admitted violent disorder and causing religiously aggravated distress at Inner London Crown Court.” It’s those pesky facts again.