Paul Walker

@afneil And, Andrew, please don't start saying that private companies are more efficient than public. They are NOT, in fact, they ARE worse, wasteful, disrespectful and riddled with inefficiency, not to mention the GREED.

@afneil The cost? Roughly the same tens of billions that those very same energy companies and especially water firms have been siphoning from taxpayers and bill-payers for decades. The difference is that re-nationalising might finally stop the leak rather than just increase the pressure.

OK — you tell me — how do you nationalise energy, water and ‘housing’ (whatever that means) without borrowing tens of billions more to do so?

@LeftieStats Reform are the majority and should be allowed to govern Worcestershire Council, well in advance of the next General Election. This should be enough time for Reform to show their abilities and test the patience and content of the Reform vote.

‼️BREAKING | Greens have taken leadership of Worcestershire Council from Reform in a shock vote Conservatives (12 seats), Greens (8), LDs (7) and independents (3) have formed a rainbow coalition and ousted Reform at the annual meeting. Greens' Matt Jenkins will be leader. 🗳️

@annettedittert @NickCohen4 Too many of the electorate and everybody else in the UK have/are losing the ability to see the whole big picture. This is mainly being fuelled by Social Media and the reluctance to follow/learn of current affairs (ie constant streaming of fictional content).

Brilliant piece. @NickCohen4 is right. The current madness is just another breathless distraction by a country that simply doesn’t want to face up to its real problems. spectator.com/article/youll-…

@LNallalingham Rhetoric/Idealistic list. Not Realistic. Needs Magic Money Tree to achieve it all. Dream on.

🚨 A message to ALL politicians: Grow up. Here’s what people actually want: ✅ To not be taxed to death ✅ Safe streets and safe communities ✅ Access to healthcare when needed ✅ A good education for our children ✅ Affordable housing ✅ The ability to retire with dignity ✅ A safety net if we fall on hard times ✅ The chance to build a better life through hard work People do not care about your endless ideological debates, petty point scoring and political theatre. They just want a country that works for the citizens of it. If you want our votes… …just do your jobs properly and deliver for the country. Sincerely, Every sane British Citizen.

@EmmaLewell @We_OwnIt bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… This programme illustrates the Tories thirst for selling off most of the UKs most valuable assets for Tory votes/favour with utter contempt for the consequences to the UK and its occupants. Truly disgraceful conduct. Radio4: Learning at its best.

Privatisation of water companies has failed. 🌊💩 @We_OwnIt shieldsgazette.com/news/privatisa…

@ExpressPolitics Journalists shouting at politicians on Downing Street, or anywhere else for that matter, is immature and amateurish.

Cabinet ministers were heckled as they arrived at Downing Street for a crunch meeting amid mounting pressure on Labour’s leadership 🔴 #dailyexpress #cabinet #starmer #labour

@SkyNews @cathynewman No Government can repair all that has been damaged by the Tories all at once. It is impossible OR too expensive to achieve quickly. Social Media has increased the impatience of the electorate massively. You cannot turn these problems around overnight. It is impossible.

'I think that my colleagues in the Commons need to calm down.' Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Blunkett critiques the language that some Labour MPs are using Watch the @cathynewman show live now: trib.al/zxN9isc

@BBCPolitics When is @Keir_Starmer going to realise that urgently decoupling the UK electricity price from gas and adjusting to the cost of the full generation mix, will start to benefit Everyone & Everything, Everywhere and all at once. With one exception: The boats!

As Keir Starmer grapples with his leadership crisis Here's the latest summary of events: bbc.in/48YKOwy

@Keir_Starmer When are you going to realise that urgently decoupling the UK electricity price from gas and adjusting to the cost of the full generation mix, will start to benefit Everyone & Everything, Everywhere and all at once. With one exception: The boats!

Phase two of my government starts today.

@Parody_PM Never have so many put faith in a party of so few with little experience of governing, at council or national level. Reform has mastered the cry of protest; it has yet to master the burden of responsibility.

Reform UK councillors already gone: Stuart Prior called white people “the master race” Glenn Gibbins said Nigerians should be melted down to fill potholes Jay Cooper called the holocaust a hoax Daniel Devaney said Muslims are "pure scum" All of these have either resigned, been suspended or are under investigation. So our first act in local government is to waste council taxpayers money by triggering by-elections to replace these morons. We are starting as we mean to go on.

@piersmorgan Nobody should challenge Keir Starmer until Andy Burnham has become an MP.

It would be entirely fitting of this failing, dithering, ineffectual, indecisive Labour Party if nobody grows a pair to challenge Starmer… and he stumbles on until they all lose their seats anyway.

@SkyNews The Digital Services Tax is necessary until the big tech giants pay the correct amount of tax to the UK, or any other country, that is more directly proportional to the revenue and/or profit raised in the UK/other. Paying all tax in US or other haven is no longer fair globally.

Trump threatens 'big tariff' if UK does not drop digital services tax on US tech firms news.sky.com/story/trump-th…

@Ed_Miliband The first thing that should have happened ages ago was to decouple our energy prices from gas only. That measure alone would improve the finances of the country in every sector immediately. <Arnie>Do it Now!</Arnie>

We’re facing the second fossil fuel shock in less than 5 years. Events far away are once again impacting families and businesses here at home. We can’t go on leaving our country so exposed. The solution lies in clean homegrown power we control. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@EssexgoonerMr And you seriously think that you (the voters)/Reform/Tories can repair all that with Tax Cuts while providing the perfect free to the point of delivery health service along with everything else? You are all dreaming!

Labour have to GO 🚫

@bbcquestiontime That is why they have to increase taxes and make far too painful decision on how to prioritise spending. Near everything in the UK is broken and needs repairing. This will cost us dearly and yet voters still want to vote Tory/Reform.

@bbcquestiontime I'm sick & tired of people complaining about Labour who are doing their best to repair the UK. The UK HAS been SERIOUSLY damaged from all the previous Tory tax cuts which were paid for by eroding it's infrastructure to a dangerous level which will be very expensive to repair...

“People should be able to… enjoy a pint of beer, take their kids to the football, but they can’t” Businessman and TV personality Tom Skinner says people have “no money” despite working “every hour”, and Labour are “smacking” businesses when they need “more support” #bbcqt

@BBCNews We need less warmongering and more practical mitigation against the Iranian Hormuz choke point. Start building a shipping canal across the UAE peninsula to remove the threat now and for the future.

Iran's rejection of US talks reflects deep mistrust bbc.in/47WA94N

@PeterStefanovi2 Yes & No: YES, because Starmer/ exec committee saw him as a future leader threat more than the perfect candidate for the constituency. NO, because Burnham is too important for Manchester as a whole which covers a lot more constituencies. If it's not broke, why break it.

“Was it a mistake for Keir Starmer to block Andy Burnham?”

@franceshinde The sooner Labour let Reform do some governing of local councils the better and well before the next GE. It will give Reform enough time to show their true intent and/or whether their rhetoric is genuine and/or whether their voters will be happy with their performance/policies.

Nigel Farage has just cost the councils who requested a delay until next year MILLIONS when they have to re-run the council elections