Keith White

@GirlScout27 @KemiBadenoch So. I am born Earl something or other and I can be part of making laws. Or I can be born in a working class family and deal with the outcome of laws made by people who will never live my life… tell me you don’t understand the class struggle without admitting you are not European

@WellRedAgain @KemiBadenoch And yet the nepo babies currenty stuffing parliament and serving as MPs and advisors isn't? Trump was voted into office - was that better? Perhaps if you could lay your inverted snobbery aside and actually THINK for a minute you might learn something?

In the midst of all the news today, and with Parliament prorogued, many people may not have noticed that this was the final time the hereditary peers sat in Parliament before being forced out by Labour. I want to pay an extra special tribute to them. Combined they had 1784 years of parliamentary experience, wisdom and service to this country. That is not something easily replaced, and it should not be casually discarded. Most were Conservatives. All were public servants. They have brought to public life judgment shaped over decades, deep expertise, institutional memory, and a sense of duty that has strengthened Parliament and, very often, improved legislation in ways the public will never fully see. Their record speaks for itself. They have served in war and peace, in government and opposition, in defence, diplomacy, farming, business, science and public service. They have not merely occupied seats in the Lords, they have contributed to the life of the nation. That is why what has happened matters. Hereditary peers are a living part of Britain’s constitutional inheritance that Labour is casually tearing up. Labour has rubbed away another part of our heritage, not to strengthen Parliament but to replace it with political appointees, four of whom it has already had to suspend the whip from because they were so inappropriate. That contrast says rather a lot. At a time when public trust in politics is fragile, I think it is worth saying plainly that experience, seriousness and tradition still matter. Service still matters. Duty still matters. So today, as an era closes, I want to put on record my profound gratitude and admiration for our hereditary peers. Britain has been better governed because of them. The Conservative Party has been stronger because of them. And Parliament will be poorer without them. Their contribution will long outlast the petty politics that has brought this moment about.

So sad. But if there has been a more poignant and beautiful theme for any TV show ever, I haven’t heard it. This is simply memorable because it is as close to perfection as is possible.

@Straightpaths36 @giles_fraser Best answer in the entire thread. If division is over denominational theology then it would reflect poorly on our canonical and Pauline understanding.

@giles_fraser also probably very sensible given that they are treating and vaccinating thousands of teenagers and young adults in the city for meningitis B

Why no Eucharist at Canterbury today?

@BenGrahamUK @Bart_E_Newman @dariusimperator You are wrong on Christian history, unless you ignore Danelaw and the history of the North of England. Danelaw only ended in the 10th Century…

@Bart_E_Newman @dariusimperator Your talking nonsense, I didnt even use the word them in my tweet, and only mentioned Christian history & British tradition. Your reading between the lines and getting it wrong.

Britain has been a Christian nation for over 1,400 years. Through wars, plagues, and countless kings, Easter has always been celebrated. Yet now, Cadbury won’t even use the word ‘Easter’ on their eggs. When did celebrating British traditions become controversial?

@BenGrahamUK @grok Without Grok I’ll explain. Danelaw covered most of Northern England until 954CE. So, England has only been Christian (predominantly) for c. 1100 years and not 1400 unless you think the North doesn’t count… (like Alfred the Great who gifted the North to the Danes)

@BenGrahamUK @grok when did Danelaw end and how much of England did danelaw cover?

@waterandlight @TVCRP Massive congrats Gareth!

At Community Rail Awards #cra26 this evening in Derby with @TVCRP nominated for our project “A Song For Edmondson” and… we won !!! 🙌 Huge congrats to all the pupils from Hallbankgate and Lanercost Schools who took part. You can watch the song here m.youtube.com/watch?v=PuI0IV…

@lady_valor_07 All 20. I've lived. 😁

6 for me!!….I feel confident nobody Has all 20!! How many for you?

In light of Sir Jim's colonised quotes, I'd like to bring attention to the words of Eric Cantona...

@PaulH507 @FroemelAndy @Nigel_Farage I accept the referendum result. But as leading Brexiteer David David Davis said “If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy." So it is democratic to argue Brexit has failed and that a new referendum would be democratic.

@WellRedAgain @FroemelAndy @Nigel_Farage I bet you don’t accept the Brexit referendum result though do you? Typical left view !

The Americans have woken up to the fact that they were lied to. They were told that the UK had no choice but to surrender the Chagos Islands. This was simply not true, and now they are angry with us.

@FroemelAndy @Nigel_Farage Democracy. There was an election and Labour won. There will be a new election but when their term of office ends. That is how democracy works. You can’t only recognise democratic outcomes when it’s your side that wins.

@Nigel_Farage Keir Starmer approval about to drop to single digits. Dissolve parliament now and have new elections.

@Matt_Pinner Black Pudding and Brown Sauce

What’s missing from this English breakfast?

@otokyo__ 10

7 for me, How many have you seen?

@yutozxx Mice

Don't use Google Let's see what you got

@honeymoon250 Zero Points!

I got 7 points,YOU?

@Matt_Pinner Taxi

I am totally drawing a blank. 🤔🤔

@otokyo__ Bladerunner (The Final Cut) and Terminator 2: Judgement Day

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@theamelia__ Central Heating. In the winter we typically had ice on the inside of the bedroom windows in the morning.

@emilysheffield @floppsieian @benhabib6 @lucyjaynewhite1 On this we agree. On whether @KemiBadenoch approach is working I suspect we disagree. But the bullshit about right to stand, identity etc is exactly that, and she has the right to express her opinion no matter how wrong I think it is.

@floppsieian @benhabib6 @lucyjaynewhite1 And that opinion is a pile of s**t Shame on you.

Badenoch’s profile continues to rise, after she initially had to deal with a bankrupt party haemorrhaging members. Where once her directness was seen as a negative, her pugilistic approach has now been honed by an experienced new team to land slick blows. independent.co.uk/voices/kemi-ba…