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@tomhfh Fish and chips Friday ,Sunday roast Sunday.stick with tradition

Pubs should do roasts on Saturdays as well. It’s wild that they only make their objectively best meal one day a week.

@jamesd_graham @spectator It’s welfare causing all of this.Think they are so entitled and have zero responsibility and think they can run riot knowing Rachel Reeves will give them everything they need at the end of the month.

Pleased to be in @spectator today discussing how we stop this carnage. It was truly shocking to encounter this on Tuesday. We must have mass arrests, firm punishments and an end to the victimhood race based politics that emboldens this.

@policecommander It’s a welfare problem.

This is not a policing problem. It is a family problem. A community problem. A society problem. And we aren’t going to be able to arrest our way out of it.

@KemiBadenoch @KirstieMAllsopp You created this mess going all the power to human rights lawyers etc

Children smashing up shops in broad daylight, stealing and even filming themselves doing it as if it were a game, is a much bigger problem than is being recognised. This is a total collapse of consequences. To those making snide comments about race or black kids - you do not see scenes like this in Lagos or Nairobi. Not because the children there are different, but because actions have consequences. There are clear boundaries. Parents, communities, and the authorities do not wring their hands or look the other way. Here, we have created a culture where too many young people believe they can do what they like and nothing will happen. That is the problem. And we should be honest about where that leads. If a child loots a shop today, films it for social media, and faces no real consequence, they are going to do much worse tomorrow. This is why under my leadership Conservatives are focusing on ENFORCEMENT, not just making more and more rules. Our Take Back Our Streets Campaign is about getting 10,000 more police officers, immediate justice and immediate punishment. But let’s be honest, this is not just a policing issue. It is a failure of authority at every level. Parents need to know where their children are and what they are doing. Discipline should start at home, not in a courtroom. We have also weakened the system around them. Deterrence is the backbone of criminal justice. Labour have changed the law so anyone receiving a sentence under 12 months will automatically walk free, instead receiving a suspended sentence. When people believe offences like this will not lead to meaningful punishment, we should not be surprised when more of it happens. You get more of what you tolerate. It’s not like we haven’t been here before. In 2011, when riots spread, the Conservative response was swift and visible. People saw consequences. And behaviour rapidly changed. That is what is missing now. This all comes down to fairness. Law-abiding people should not feel like fools while gangs smash and grab without consequence. The sad truth is the communities most damaged by this behaviour are often the very ones these young people come from. Only one approach will fix this: clear rules, real consequences, and the confidence to enforce them. It’s time to Take Back Our Streets and bring back a culture of enforcement.

@edwest @KirstieMAllsopp Those looters in Clapham were totally unemployable.

Youth unemployment in London has now risen to almost 25%. The previous highs were in 1981 and the early 2010s. Seems like something to be concerned about

@rcolvile @KirstieMAllsopp Make leasehold appealing. There’s thousands empty properties no one wants to buy.

Berkeley were the last big builder still in the London market. The fact we’ve managed to kill viability in the place that most needs houses is extraordinary, and utterly damning.

@thetimes No leasehold reform. No wonder as they know no one will buy the flats

Berkeley Group shares have fallen 18% after the developer warned that "unprecedented" costs and regulation are forcing it to scale back. In a blow to Labour’s housebuilding targets, the group has stopped buying new land and will slow build rates at exis... #Echobox=1775033696" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/business/compa…

@banthebbc Sell it. No point trying to get on in life anymore. They only take it away from you to give to people that can’t be bothered to work hard

This is theft

@kezia_noble Money from benefits

12% of children in the U.K. have been registered with a disability. What on earth is going on?

@proptechpioneer Failure to reform leasehold has consequences

Ppl who work in development in London have identifying this as an issue, its been obvious since about 2018 this was coming. This is not the issue - the issue now is a significant number of ppl who work in development have now left. It will take just as long to re-start development as the decline has taken - so that if urgent action was taken today - it would be a DECADE before that resulted in meaningful delivery.

@mikeerwydd1968 Insurance companies probably realizing that many people getting these cars are on the fiddle and high risk etc.Shame as the truly deserving then miss out.

Nice to see this fxxking vile disgusting horrible government hitting the most vulnerable in society the disabled, with their new rules regarding mobility cars. Dropping millage from 60,000 on a 3 year lease to 30,000 if you go over it's 25p a mile. Many people on pip work and the car is a lifeline for them. But don't worry let's give the French another 500 million, and overseas aid 20 billion, ohh let's not forget Vladimir zelenski pension fund.

@tomhfh Sums Labour up for you

PIP claiming Catherine Wieland, 33, claimed she suffered anxiety so crippling she was housebound.

@RichardWellings No one’s buying the second homes the second homeowners have been forced out of. So the homes are even more empty. No wonder the pubs are all closing

The Council Tax premium on second homes is blatant theft. Owners typically use fewer local services than permanent residents so should actually pay less. Don't forget this vile tax was introduced by the fake-conservatives, which shows their utter contempt for private property.

@trussliz @OBR_UK Obr are useless.

The @OBR_UK was yet again completely wrong: high taxes and Net Zero are increasing the debt. As I laid out in 2022.

@KEdge23 IMF might make them change their mind

As soon as Labour came in they increased inflation, pushed up unemployment, borrowed more and increased taxes. Taxes have gone up over £60 billion and borrowing is spiralling. Yet Labour decided to scrap the two-child benefit cap and increase benefit handouts, costing billions.

@kezia_noble If you can’t beat them join them. That’s the way this country is going. We should all stop working and claim pip for anxiety

Hardworking people are moving out of major cities because they can’t afford to live in them anymore. But they continue to work hard and pay high taxes to make sure that people who DON’T work hard can remain living in those cities. This is some next level dystopian stuff.

@TiceRichard When you earn more from not working than working is anyone surprised?

SHOCKING BORROWING FIGS: Another £14.3 bn in Feb 26, 2nd highest ever, despite increased tax receipts as spending out of control Total borrowed last 11 months £126 bn Heading for massive overshoot of OBR Spring statement debt forecast for 25/26 ons.gov.uk/economy/govern…

@GBNEWS She’s taxed us so much people are thinking why bother when the ones that choose not to work get far more than those that do

BREAKING NEWS: UK borrowing costs jump to 'second highest on record' as Rachel Reeves faces 'challenging environment' gbnews.com/money/economy-…

@PolitlcsUK Labour for you.why bother working. Whole country should all join them

🚨 NEW: Government data shows that more than 250 Brits a day are now being awarded disability benefits for anxiety, depression, autism and ADHD

@russellquirk Don’t use Haart then. Soon change their mind

‘Your car is too old for you to be an estate agent’ says Colchester based snobs, haart. No wonder people hate estate agents. propertyindustryeye.com/estate-agency-…