Jonathan 🏳️‍🌈🇯🇪

@Chris_CPH A comma? As in a short pause? I’d need a full stop.

Food comma incoming

Oh yes! 🐽

@BBCNews what is the point of reporting Trump’s comments about the king and the US’s Iran war? We know they’re not true and they tell us nothing about Trump or the king that we don’t know already

Should MPs be allowed to drink on the job? Hannah Spencer thinks not. Many, predominately male, MPs [and Andrew Neil] fiercely disagree. Spoiler alert: no, of course, MPs should not be allowed to drink at work. Yes, there's history and yes, there's precedent, sitting alongside nine subsidised bars on the Parliamentary estate, but really, no one should be drinking at work. Let alone those who we've elected to be our representatives in the House of Commons and to bring new laws into place on our behalf. Back in the olden days, when I ran bars in London, we'd often be offered drinks from generous customers. It was far more preferable for a punter to say “get one for yourself” than to offer a cash tip. And that was cool. I wouldn't let my team drink behind the bar though. They could bank their drinks, and we'd have some after the doors closed, but not on shift — even on a quiet night. Booze dulls your senses, it hampers your judgement and can lead to mistakes. When you're behind a very busy bar with rows of people trying to grab your attention, it's easy to get your orders wrong and key in the wrong things on the till, leading to cash or stock shortages. But more importantly, when you're working in that environment, you have to be constantly on alert for danger. Spiking. Attacks. Thefts. Fights. When you've had a drink or two, it lowers your alertness and things get missed. I get that Parliament isn't exactly the same hustle as Belushis Camden on a Saturday night, but the same principles apply. Things are missed. Standards are lowered. Before my move to the nightlife world of London, I was in IT, specifically, the IT Manager for an executive search company in London Bridge. We used to go to the pub at lunchtime on a Friday [sometimes a Monday]. We did that because we knew on a Friday afternoon, it didn't matter that our productivity dropped off a cliff; it was a coast to the weekend and, for most, a return to the pub. It was a good time. Fun and frivolity on a Friday. But very little got done because we couldn't be bothered after a couple of pints. Work became the secondary consideration. And this is where we find our MPs. They may claim that a couple of glasses of wine or two pints at lunch, doesn't affect them, but it does. Of course it does. Shouldn't we expect those officials that we elected to represent us, to be able to navigate a 'long day' without getting on the booze? I'd say it should be mandatory. MPs don't attend Parliament every day, some do weeks at a time without showing up to their jobs Farage . Even if a dedicated MP turned up for their four-day working week, for which they receive almost £100,000, I fully believe that they should be able to navigate that time without drinking on the job. Oh, and the Green Party drugs policy is a total red herring. A weak distraction from a serious issue. Welcome to a new week of nonsense in politics. Happy Monday. 😊

Just finished "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" by Hammond Innes read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?asin…

A straw hat and no waistcoat sort of day

@BBCWorldatOne Is David Davis really the best person you could find to comment?

"I've never seen anything quite like this." Sir David Davis, former Conservative Cabinet minister who worked with Sir Olly Robbins, says it is 'inconceivable' the PM would not want to know about Lord Mandelson's vetting results before announcing his appointment as US ambassador.

Just finished "Agatha Raisin: Devil's Delight" by M.C.Beaton read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?asin…

@samueljenkinson It’s not so much “boomer” slop (or otherwise) as simply silly, ignorant and vacuous (not qualities confined to or identifiable with any particular generation but generously spread amongst all generations)

Also the “cafe con leche” jibe is such boomer slop

Not being funny but this isn’t 2010 anymore. 200 quid a night is not a crazy price. Especially as the leader of a fucking country.

Just finished "A Taste For Murder" by Matt Baker read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?asin…

That’s it, no more Hot Cross Buns until 26 March next year

@AttitudeMag Very apt since it was the 1957 report by Lord Wolfenden that led to the 1967 decriminalisation of homosexuality

Wolfenden shines in his first LGBTQ+ role, bringing sexual tension and wit to his character of Jonny attitude.co.uk/culture/emmerd…

Telling isn’t it “Stiff person syndrome was originally called stiff man syndrome, until the name was updated to reflect that this disorder can affect people of any age or biological sex. Although, women are twice as likely to develop this disorder as men.”

@dolphinsands Two words: Liz Truss…

Just finished "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?asin…

Just finished "Independence Square" by A. D. Miller read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?asin…

@JMPSimor Not going there then (actually not a new decision). I thought it was Europe that had a problem with freedom of speech- or perhaps I misread and it should be Europe’s problem is that it has FoS

Remove all privacy settings so they can “vet” you… seriously…

@RpsAgainstTrump @DalrympleWill Didn’t go so well for King Lear…

Stephen Miller praised Trump for several minutes. Then Trump turned to Kash Patel and said, “Kash, see if you can top that.” Patel: “Mr. President, thank you for delivering the safest country on God’s green Earth.” Straight up North Korea vibes

@NiallJames8787 It gives you the option if conditions allow: many things u can do but only at the right time - sound your car horn, slam your car door, sing in the street - but not at 2:00am. It’s not rocket science, it’s not all about you, it’s just manners

@RocqueJon So why are the seats designed to recline?

If airplane economy seats were not supposed to recline, they wouldn’t recline! Especially on a red eye flight. With the dining service being an exception. If you want more comfort or leg space go and book business or first class! Good night and God bless… 🤸🏻‍♂️

@NiallJames8787 So you said but there’s a time and a place and if there’s someone behind you, it is neither (unless you think you are more important and deserve to have more space than the person behind you, whose space you are reducing by reclining -only a miserable human being’d do that)

@RocqueJon If passengers weren’t supposed to recline their seat, the seat wouldn’t recline.