Mark Salmon

A short history of the Conservative Party backing the mob

@MartinSLewis Is it not better to ask folks to report wait times and call out call centres that are always under resourced in order to maximise utilisation which means that every caller has to wait. If you get through immediately that means the call handler was sitting twiddling their thumbs.

New. Please report "sorry we are experiencing unusually high call volumes" messages. I want to test if some firms have this for EVERY call. If you call a bank, broadband, mobile, credit card, energy, water, sewerage firm, pls take 30s to report it via moneysavingexpert.com/report-high-ca… In some cases it may be a breach of the consumer duty.

Israel has killed over 11,500 Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7th, when 36 Israeli children were killed. It’s impossible to imagine that number. This is what it looks like. A line 5km long. (Location: Bournemouth Beach)

@thatginamiller I agree with most of your proposals plus: Political parties (with more than 5%of votes) to be funded by tax payers with no contributions from businesses or individuals to outlaw undue influence. No Ministers to be employed by companies related to ministries they have worked in.

Heartbreaking to hear of the incompetent dysfunctionality at the top of government during #covid that cost so many lives The key question asked by #HugokeithKC #CovidInquiryUK - who is actually in charge? For years I've been saying our system of government is completely broken, and needs fundamental reform. Why for example, don't we have people with the relevant experience running departments, rather than reshuffles to those who are most loyal? The present status quo, weak, naive machinery of govt costs lives. Agree with #DominicCummings - it has to stop! That's why I set up trueandfairparty.uk to at least start a realistic debate of a different, more robust, pragmatic, competent and caring way forward. If not now, when? @VoteTrueAndFair trueandfairparty.uk/political-poli…

As floods & fires rise, oceans boil & ice melts, and "safe" temperatures are breached, something momentous just happened in the heart of the EU. No one has heard about it: journalists were present, but their editors refused to publish 🤯. 🧵, please RT. #BeyondGrowth2023 1/

@ItsAnimalsDaiIy Elon Musk. Tweets like this which are fake and promote cryptocurrency with its huge carbon footprint should be taken down immediately.

Groom loses it when he notices something different about his bride. Here👉 thedailycove.com/bride-leaves-g…

The cross-party Culture Committee on which I sit has published a report concluding that Nadine Dorries gave us wholly inaccurate evidence when she appeared before us as Culture Secretary. Misleading parliament is serious. I have sent our report to the parliamentary authorities.

Conservative MPs, this is what you’d be voting for

Utter brilliance. And truth.

@ianp2009 @MichaelRosenYes How on earth could anyone have predicted that she would say that? Get real.

@MichaelRosenYes Amazing..surely they knew what was coming?

Miriam Margolyes! She's done it again.

@shahakha @paulklauber @LauraJoint @BylineTimes Agree 100%. I believe political parties, once they achieve say 5% of the vote in a general election, should be banned from taking donations over say £50 per individual per year. This would prevent businesses and rich individuals from buying influence which they clearly do today.

"Jacob Rees-Mogg has received £22,000 in donations from a top hedge-fund manager who regularly profits from betting on the collapse of the British pound, the failure of top British firms, and rocketing energy prices" - @BylineTimes bylinetimes.com/2022/09/22/fra…

@Childs4Tessa @NicolaKelly @hackneylad @ukhomeoffice This is a good and fairly obvious idea which shows that the Home Office is not actually interested in closing down the people traffickers just deterring all migrants.

@NicolaKelly @hackneylad @ukhomeoffice Why does no one give her the obvious solution to priority No. 1? Visa centre in France followed by ferry tickets for those eligible. Get rid of the customers for the people smugglers. Just shows that it is a euphemism for stopping Africans

🚨New: For months, @hackneylad and I have been looking at what's going on @ukhomeoffice and how it became the department we see today. My task was to speak to current staff and to get as close to Priti Patel as possible. Here's what I found out. (Thread) tortoisemedia.com/audio/hostile-…

@LinkMatt88 @LunoGlobal No one is suggesting that any bank or normal currency involves the co2 emissions similar to a small country or that a single transaction involves co2 in the order of hundreds of kilos - are you? No. You’re just hoping to profit for doing nothing from someone else’s loss.

@MarkTSalmon1 @LunoGlobal Now estimate how much CO2 is generated by all banks chains

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@SkySportsF1 Exiting to be back but disappointed by the hypocrisy of F1 and many teams promoting crypto currencies which involve unimaginable amounts of CO2 - Bitcoin similar to New Zealand! If we’re serious about limiting climate change we must oppose this!

Sky Sports F1's pundits give their views on the FIA's report on the 2021 Abu Dhabi title controversy 🏎️

@fia @wbuxtonofficial Exiting to be back but disappointed by the hypocrisy of F1 and many teams promoting crypto currencies which involve unimaginable amounts of CO2 - Bitcoin similar to New Zealand! If we’re serious about limiting climate change we must oppose this!

FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions fia.com/news/fia-annou…

@CroftyF1 Exiting to be back but disappointed by the hypocrisy of F1 and many teams promoting crypto currencies which involve unimaginable amounts of CO2 - Bitcoin similar to New Zealand! If we’re serious about limiting climate change we must oppose this!

Ready for FP2 and back in our lovely commentary boxes after a two season absence. It’s lovely to be back #F12022 #bahraingp #SkyF1 @ Bahrain International Circuit instagram.com/p/CbP6G2pt75w/…

@cryptocom Based on data from the Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index from Digiconomist, the carbon footprint of Bitcoin is equivalent to that of New Zealand, with both emitting nearly 37 megatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year, according to a February 2021 CNBC article.

Trade together, earn together. Refer a friend to the Crypto.com Exchange, and you’ll both get rewarded. Install now!

@Nexo Crypto currencies are phenomenally bad news for climate change as each transaction involves huge amounts of electricity and hence CO2. Do not join this disaster!

For each friend who joins Nexo, we’ll give both of you $25 in BTC. Download the Nexo App and start referring now!

@m66hale @bbclaurak Do you not listen to Today on Radio 4!

@bbclaurak It's about time the BBC found a backbone and journalists and hold people to account whoever they are

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