@johnredwood Hi Jonny I think 🤔 you’ll find these decisions were made under the last failed govt
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This UK government has retired two frigates, two assault ships and two minehunters to cut the fleet and its costs. This fleet and its poor ship availability is down to decisions of the present government.
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IT DOESN'T NEED A BUSINESS CASE. We can just do this.
Who looks at the UNBELIEVABLY successful reopening of the Borders railway, and Levenmouth line and says, "we're not sure that an extension will be value for money".
It's the railway, not a ski shop on a beach front.
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Ed Miliband is presiding over the rapid deindustrialisation of Britain.
His formula is simple: cripple domestic energy, push up costs, and force industry offshore.
We then import what we once made - from countries like China, with higher emissions and lower standards — shipped back on diesel vessels.
So emissions rise, jobs disappear, and Britain is left weaker.
This is ideological posturing - and it is doing real damage to the country.
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@Ross_Greer @scottishgreens Thankfully that poll willl be a load of pish
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Not to worry Liz, yesterday's Ipsos poll shows the @scottishgreens on track to replace the Tories as the largest opposition party 💪💚
The Herald@heraldscotland
Veteran Tory MSP Liz Smith has warned that 'extremist' Reform UK could replace the Conservatives as Holyrood’s opposition 👇
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@CalumA_Steele @heraldscotland Calum Steele the font of all knowledge. It’s a pity he didn’t use it whilst he was in an unelected post in SPF all the while selling out frintline officers for his own gain
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Scotland’s Highlands & Islands, its people, culture, & economy are central to the success of the nation. Whoever wins their trust doesn’t just govern the region - they help determine Scotland’s future. My musings in today’s @heraldscotland heraldscotland.com/politics/viewp…
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@miriam_cates Hi Miri you as a public servant received subsidy on House of Commons food and drink 🍷 whilst also claiming vast expenses. Was that meagre?
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Is the state pension really so 'meagre'? Let's take a look...
The basic state pension is just £12,547 a year. But...
Only around 15% of pensioners rely on the state pension alone. The vast majority have other income from private pensions etc., which is exactly how our system is designed to work (and why the UK has generous tax breaks for pension contributions).
The small proportion of pensioners whose only source of income is the state pension are entitled to other benefits in addition, including pension credit, housing benefit and council tax support.
A pensioner with no other income, no savings, no disabilities, no care responsibilities and rent of £800 per month is entitled to £401.55 a week in benefits including state pension, which is £20,881 a year.
For comparison, a full time minimum wage worker has an after tax income of £21,364. Unlike a pensioner, a full time minimum wage worker is not entitled to free travel, free prescriptions, a winter fuel payment or senior citizens discounts.
£21,000 a year is not a lot of money. But the very poorest pensioners have similar incomes to low-wage workers. Given the greater costs faced by those who are working, it's perhaps not surprising that working age adults are now more likely to live in poverty than pensioners.
And at the other end of the scale, one in four pensioners are millionaires and still receive the basic state pension, paid for by current tax payers (including those on minimum wage).
No one (definitely not me) is suggesting that the state pension should be reduced for the poorest pensioners. But pension spending now accounts for half of the UK's social security budget and, given the urgent need to cut government spending, we must consider reforms like means-testing and scrapping the triple lock.
Miriam Cates@miriam_cates
“Reform’s commitment to keep the triple lock is the final nail in the coffin for the hope of pension reform from the Right. Britain’s young people are now condemned to pay through the nose for the retirement of the wealthiest generation in history.” ✍️👇 conservativehome.com/2026/04/08/mir…
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@andreajenkyns @reformparty_uk I’d suggest one into why bojo nominated you to be a Dane. Probably thought it was for the pantomime
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I am looking at the legal case to push for a Judicial Review against mad Ed Milliband granting the UKs largest Solar Farm.
Will keep you posted.
@reformparty_uk
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Opponents of non-means tested state pension claim that those who paid tax during their working lives are entitled to this state handout. But by that logic, wealthy working age taxpayers should be allowed to claim Universal Credit. The welfare state is based on high earners paying a lot of tax while not being entitled to benefits. Why should this only apply to under the 67s?
Miriam Cates@miriam_cates
“Reform’s commitment to keep the triple lock is the final nail in the coffin for the hope of pension reform from the Right. Britain’s young people are now condemned to pay through the nose for the retirement of the wealthiest generation in history.” ✍️👇 conservativehome.com/2026/04/08/mir…
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Awful news for Skegness.
Thanks Rachel 😡
Iconic British holiday chain to axe 250 jobs as boss warns ‘tourist tax’ could kill off its cheapest breaks
thesun.co.uk/money/38755445…
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Given that the Scottish Government must produce a balanced budget every year then what services does he intend to cut?
Remember 55% of people pay less tax in Scotland than if they were taxed under HMRC UK tax basis.
The Scotsman@TheScotsman
Russell Findlay: Scottish Tories will knock £500 off pensioners’ tax bills trib.al/ypKwQIz
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@zarahsultana Hi Zara we pay out more than we take in. Let that rest through your thick head and it’s why you should be no where near parliament
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After nearly two years of enforcing a policy that impoverished 1.6 million children, Keir Starmer has finally decided child poverty is bad.
Those children don't get those years back.
Now he expects applause, when in fact he should be apologising.
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As cars get safer, braking times shorter, better fuel efficiency we should be increasing motorway speed limits, not lowering them.
Andrew Pierce@toryboypierce
55mph speed limit on motorways and rising fuel taxes. So the mask slips and we see true authoritarian face of @ZackPolanski @TheGreenParty
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@nadhimzahawi It was your govt that scrapped it!!! Too busy cheating your tax return to notice
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Worth reading this at the Department of Energy in Whitehall. The UK’s storage strategy—or lack of it—left us exposed.
We were asleep at the wheel.
Meanwhile, this is smart energy strategy and sharper geopolitics in action.
Plenty to learn. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hamdy@ahamdyos
كتبت قبل كده عن احترامي للإمارات، وعن شغلي في التسعينات بجزيرة داس… جزيرة ما كانش فيها غير اللي بيشتغلوا في البترول والغاز 🇦🇪 - بعد خبر سحب كوريا من المخزون الإماراتي حابب أشرح إيه هو المخزون ده واللي لما كنت شغال في أدنوك وقتها، التخزين الخارجي كان مجرد أفكار بتتناقش… النهارده بقى واقع المجلس الأعلى للطاقة لامارة أبوظبي و شركة ادنوك... استوعبوا بدري جدا إنهم ميقدروش يعتمدوا بس على تخزين البترول المحلي وعلية التخزين اللي في:- جزيرة داس والرويس وجزيرة زركوة واللي بيوصل فيهم سعتة التخزين لتقريبا ٤٥ مليون برميل... وكانوا شايفين ان دا مش كفاية يكون تخزين استراتيجي على المدى الطويل.... علشان كده فكروا ونفذوا استراتيجية التخزين الخارجي وهي استراتيجية ذكية... واللي اساسها تنويع أماكن التخزين خارج الخليج... امكان التخزين اللي عملتها ادنوك ... - الفجيرة ... خزانات وكهوف تحت الأرض ودي خارج مضيق هرمز... - كوريا الجنوبية (في يوسو)... أكبر منشأة تخزين بترول فردية في العالم كلة واساسها تخزين استراتيجي مشترك - الهند... تخزين تحت الأرض ...الهند عندها الأولوية وقت الأزمات - اليابان... تخزين يسمح بالتجارة + احتياطي للطوارئ - سنغافورة... تخزين تجاري يدعم البيع في قلب آسيا - شبكة التخزين الخارجية والبديلة لأدنوك ...الفجيرة + آسيا... بنتكلم عن حوالي ٧٠ مليون برميل تخزين آمن ومرن… الاهم بقي في التخزين ؟ - التخزين بيحصل لما السعر بيكون رخيص والبيع لما السعر يعلى... - قريب من أكبر أسواق الاستهلاك والاهم انة أمان وقت الأزمات... يعني استراتيجية طويلة وسياسة بعيدة عن الارتجال اللي حصل مع كوريا الايام دي بيوضح أهمية الاستراتيجية دي... بسبب ازمة حرب ايران ... كوريا صرفت بترول إماراتي مخزن في يوسو... واللي سند اقتصاد كوريا ...ولأنها شراكة بجد... كوريا وقفت جنب الإمارات وبعتت بطاريات دفاع جوي من مخزون جيشها ... السياسة والطاقة مافيهمش عواطف…فيهم حساب صح، والتخطيط اللي بيفرق... تختلف أو تتفق مع سياسات الإمارات؟ حقك بس محدش يقدر ينكر إنهم بيشتغلوا بتخطيط صح الصح...🇦🇪
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@Edwina_Currie Hi Eddie the only one with no idea is you. Blootered the egg industry because you have no idea and shagged John major because you have no idea
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Many old women did not work when their children were young ..the first year over 50% of mothers were working was 1975, and most were part time.
So, no company pensions, and not enough to save.
You’ve no idea, have you..?
Lin Mei@linmeitalks
Can I ask why, if a pensioner has worked all their life, they only have the state pension to rely on? Didn’t decide to save ? Put away for a rainy day ? Sounds like poor planning to me. And yes if your children have flown the nest and you, or you and your spouse are knocking around in a 3 or 4 bedroom house you bought decades ago- SELL it. You’ll have more than enough to live on.
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This says to me the Iranians have got him where they want him …
Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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@campbellclaret They could cover the illegal Iraq 🇮🇶 war ally. The one you supported
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Coward! Bottler!
Looking forward to the tough questions you and all your failed Tories get on your own podcast on the Brexit lies, pisspoor candidate selection, policy contradictions and all the dosh flowing its way towards you
Nigel Farage MP@Nigel_Farage
We do things differently at Reform. This announcement means that we are the only political party that produces its own podcast – bringing you closer to the action. The Reform UK Podcast is now available to download. telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…
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1 month supply for the UK?
Remind which government decided to close Grangemouth?
Hint: It wasn’t the Scottish government.
Farrukh@implausibleblog
Sam Coates on Sky News highlights kerosene (jet fuel) stocks: Japan: 27 months of supply UK: 1 month of supply We were unprepared for COVID — and today, we remain just as exposed to another pandemic. On top of that, unless things change with Iran fast, we’ll be facing a jet fuel shortage How have successive governments allowed planning to fail this badly?
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@ReemAmirIbrahim You don’t care but you keep posting utter pish. And you don’t pay a penny for me
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Why should young people have to pay for someone else’s retirement?
If you live in a million pound house, and you can’t afford to retire, sell the house. Or don’t. I don’t care. You just can’t expect young people to pay for you!
Sophie Corcoran@sophielouisecc
No. I don’t think pensioners should have to sell their houses to retire
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@ochwheeshtyou Despite an uplift and promotion to inspector for many of the dept in psd they are now being farmed out to divisions. So the new solve all process that spiers lauded costing more had failed. Is anyone held to account? Thought not
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2/ Many officers don’t trust the misconduct system.
It’s seen as slow, inconsistent, and not always evidence-led.
Result: officers feel unsupported from the start.
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1/ There’s a growing issue within policing that isn’t being openly discussed.
A combination of fear, poor systems, and lack of training is creating MORE complaints — not fewer.
Here’s how 👇
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