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@LizWebsterSBF It’s almost a decade since the referendum and you’re STILL whinging. For heavens sake move on, hardly starving are we now?

It’s such a relief to finally hear BoE governor admit the truth about Brexit! Brexit has decimated trade and blown a black hole in the economy. Brexit needs to be undone pronto!

Rachel Theeves is getting her hands on your pension to “invest” it more effectively. Remember when Gordon Brown did the same? Be very afraid.

@faisalislam It’s coming up to a decade since the referendum and you/they’re STILL whinging! Perhaps BREXIT might have been a better deal if the EU had respected the democratic vote and worked WITH the then government instead of behaving like bitter, twisted brats who’ve spit out their dummy

NEW 🚨 The Bank of England Governor to tell Mansion House in front of Chancellor that Britain must be “alert to”and “welcome opportunities” to “rebuild relations with the European Union”, because consequence of Brexit has been weaker economy & goods trade. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Bravo @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour utter incompetence

FYI @YvetteCooperMP this is happening all over the UK by organised hunts and the Police do nothing, Saboteurs do their job! How about fulfilling your manifesto promise and ban all forms of hunting but especially with dogs. 😡

9-year-old Afghan girl screaming in pain and begging her Muslim parents not to hand her over to her new 50-year-old Muslim husband. Every year thousands of girls under the age of 12 are sold into forced marriage all over the Arab & Muslim world.

And how many of these victims are on the Channel boats @YvetteCooperMP ? They are the real refugees not those thousands of fit and healthy men that you’re welcoming and keeping comfortable in hotels.

@PippaCrerar @rowenamason And? It’s his money to with as he/she pleases.

NEW: A firm run by the major Conservative donor, and supporter of Boris Johnson, Anthony Bamford has funded a £8,000 helicopter trip for the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage @rowenamason reports

@DBW77 @RupertLowe10 Ah, that really useful language. 🤣 How many doctors and nurses speak Welsh?

@RupertLowe10 Same goes for Welsh in Welsh hospitals I take it then? #yagym

I make no apologies for saying that an annual £100 million cost for translation/interpretation across the NHS is an outrageous waste. Use AI, or provide your own translator. Expecting English to be the spoken language in English hospitals is not an unreasonable position.

@RupertLowe10 Hear hear, it’s a chuffing outrage and the woke leftie @wesstreeting will do nothing about it. Google translate is available on every mobile phone!

@ProtectTheWild_ Yes

Should the badger cull end? Do you agree? Yes Yes Yes 👇 👇 👇

@BBCBreakfast Here we go again, the BoE preaching and ignoring democracy. @RachelReevesMP crony Mark Carney was the same, work with Europe but remember the barriers are THEIR creation because of the bitterness when the UK voted to leaving the EU - the Tories wanted a better deal, the EU not

The Governor of the Bank of England has said the UK must "rebuild relations" with the EU "while respecting the decision of the British people" who voted to leave in 2016. Andrew Bailey's speech to investors at the Mansion House marked some of his strongest comments yet on Brexit bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@sharrond62 Remember that film of what to do if there was a nuclear attack? Imagine that being aired now, there’d be generations of wholesale meltdown.

I had the opportunity in 1989 after the wall came down to do a TV documentary going into the old east Germany. It was on the GDR sports system. A crime. I visited the stasi & saw reports of neighbours reporting on neighbours for receiving Christmas parcels amongst other things. I used to bring small gifts for my GDR & Russian female rivals who hated being behind the iron curtain in a socialist state which controlled every thought & movement. I used to bring them tights, make up and chocolate. This was in the 80s! Our younger generation today did not see this. Or get told how bloody awful it was. I saw first hand. I even visited E.Berlin in 1978. Through check point Charlie. There was no free speech just all those at the bottom & those few super powerful right at the top! Nothing in between..

@FirecookieJulie @juneslater17 You politely ask them if they’re going to clear up after their hound, no need for unpleasantness. If they don’t, photograph them and the mess in shot and send to your local council perhaps request signs be put up and Dog Warden patrol in the area. It works.

@RichiesHeader @juneslater17 Quote “Do you say anything to them? If not, why not?” So what did you mean by this then if you’re not saying I should be telling them off? You’re not making much sense.

The Welsh Labour Party has proposed DOG FREE green spaces To make the countryside more inclusive. How can exclusion be inclusion ? fill the thread with your dog photos

Please retweet, two women jailed for horrific cruelty to monkeys. What kind of person must you be to enjoy cruelty to small defenceless animals? #UK **JAILED*** | Holly LeGresley, 37, from #Kidderminster, and Adriana Orme, 55, from Upton-upon-Severn - for their part in a global monkey torture ring. LeGresley was sentenced to two years and Orme to one year and three months in prison. Both had previously pleaded guilty at separate hearings to publishing an obscene article and causing unnecessary suffering to animals. The women discovered the online monkey hate community - a group of people who enjoy watching and in some cases paying for videos of monkeys being abused, tortured and killed - during the pandemic. Their interest in the subject was initially through YouTube, but quickly escalated to groups on private messaging platforms such as Telegram and Discord. Through these groups both women developed links with one of the main organisers of the global ring, a man in the USA called Michael Macartney, known online as ‘The Torture King’. He was their direct line of contact to the people in Indonesia who carried out and filmed the torture. Earlier this month McCartney, 50, was jailed for three years and four months in the US state of Virginia for his part in the ring. LeGresley took on the role of ‘admin’ in a group on Telegram which meant she welcomed new members and helped them to access videos and photographs of monkeys being tortured. She then took her involvement a step further by taking on responsibility for archiving all the content in the Telegram group as well as other groups, leading to a library of thousands of images and videos all showing monkey abuse, torture and killing. Both women watched the content themselves, and as evidenced by comments within the Telegram group expressed their delight at the images and videos they were viewing. They also regularly shared content. LeGresley even set up a poll for members of the group to vote on the specific type of torture they would like to see inflicted on the monkeys. She then directed people on how to make payment for the production of the video, with her and Orme both contributing financially. Following intelligence from the National Crime Agency they were arrested by West Mercia Police in September and October 2022 as part of a joint operation with the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU). Detective Chief Inspector Ben Arrowsmith, who led the investigation for West Mercia Police, said: “This is without doubt one of the most disturbing cases that my team and I have ever worked on. “The hatred and deviant fascination the defendants have shown in relation to the cruelty and abuse towards monkeys is incomprehensible. The suffering the animals endured is sickening and sadistic; it’s impossible to comprehend how anyone could find it enjoyable to watch and be part of. “This is the first time in British legal history that charges relating to animal cruelty have been brought under the Serious Crime Act 2007 for cruelty that took place abroad, but where the offenders are in the UK, making this a landmark case. “I’m pleased that Le Gresley and Orme will now face justice for their part in this abhorrent and vile cruelty. “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the NWCU for their involvement; this has very much been a joint investigation and today’s convictions would not have been possible without their assistance.” Chief Inspector Kevin Lacks-Kelly, Head of the National Wildlife Crime Unit, added: “Today we have taken another step forward in a large scale and ongoing transnational investigation into the worst cruelty I have ever seen. “The NWCU would like to thank West Mercia Police for their hard work and dedication on this case. “LeGresley and Orme acted as more than mere participants in this complex web of unjustifiable torture. They hid behind a veil of secrecy on the internet, assuming that their participation in crimes overseas would not bring the police to their doors in the UK. “Most investigations where a wild animal has been taken for human use revolve around money. However, this investigation has identified the group were not motivated by finances, instead they were motivated by inflicting as much suffering as possible to these defenceless animals. “Let this serve as a reminder that wildlife crime exists today in many forms. The NWCU has the expertise, resources, and co-ordination skills to work with UK and international enforcers to bring cases like this to justice.” Sarah Kite, co-founder of Action for Primates, who was pivotal in providing evidence in this case, said: "I am extremely grateful to West Mercia Police, the National Wildlife Crime Unit and the National Crime Agency for taking action against Orme and LeGresley for their roles in facilitating the torture and killing of baby monkeys. “The complete lack of empathy both women showed for the terror and suffering of the monkeys, some just a few days old, is so disturbing, and to pay for someone to inflict such violence is beyond comprehension. The depravity displayed by members of these online monkey torture groups is utterly horrifying. “I hope today’s sentence shows those who engage in this behaviour that not only is it abhorrent, it is also a crime, and that the arrests and punishments taking place here in the UK and worldwide will deter others from becoming involved in these perverted and sadistic activities.'' facebook.com/westmerciapoli… westmercia.police.uk/.../women-jail… Well done and thank you to @WMerciaPolice !!⭐️ ⚠️Remember these faces #HollyLeGresley #AdrianaOrme #Malvern #Worcestershire #England #animalcruelty #Monkeys #UptonUponSevern #Worcester

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@Bobisheretohelp @wideawake_media No it’s not but there’s nothing to be done about it and certainly not worth flying from all over the world to natter about it. Pointless and a waste of money

@wideawake_media Climate change is a hoax on the world.

"All these disasters and more are being supercharged by human-made climate change." UN Secretary-General António Guterres, speaking at COP29: "This is almost certain to be the hottest year on record, and a masterclass in climate destruction." "Families running for their lives before the next hurricane strikes, biodiversity destroyed in sweltering seas... floods tearing through communities... children going to bed hungry as droughts ravage crops." "And all these disasters and more are being supercharged by human-made climate change. And no country is spared." "In our global economy, supply chain shocks raise costs everywhere. Decimated harvests push up food prices everywhere. Destroyed homes increase insurance premiums everywhere." "The rich cause the problem, the poor pay the highest price. The richest billionaires emit more carbon in an hour and a half than the average person does in a lifetime." "Unless emissions plummet and adaptation soars, every economy will face far greater fury." H/t: @TimHinchliffe

@wideawake_media This is just lip service, nothing is going to change

@UtdShiv Neither, it should be @KatharineMerry - knowledgeable, articulate and football fan. @BBCMOTD would actually be worth watching!

This is Simon Antrobus, CEO of ‘Children In Need.’ ...but before he helps any kids, he wants a £135,000 per year salary plus expenses and the rest of his staff want £6.5 Million per year of your money. Will you be donating? #DefundTheBBC