@BenGrahamUK Not on. The demands of the job are well known to all. Sorry to say we have a declining quality of MPs. I can't imagine Disraeli, Asquith Atlee, Heath, Callaghan or Thatcher taking time off for "burnout"
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Vlad Chambers
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Vlad Chambers
@garycchambers
Pro free speech, personal views, etc.🇬🇧
East, England Katılım Şubat 2011
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If someone is genuinely struggling with burnout or bad health, they are entitled to take time off.
A lot of people are saying the timing is convenient because summer is starting, but bad health is never convenient. It can hit anyone at any time.
That said, MPs hold high pressure public roles. If someone feels unable to do the job long term, voters are also entitled to ask whether stepping down is the right option.
Where do you stand? Take time off and recover, or step down completely?
GB Politics@GBPolitcs
🚨NEW: Green party MP Carla Denyer has announced that she is going to "take several weeks off" as she claims to be too tired and suffering from "burnout" This comes at the same time as summer
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What I hate most about Kristof is not the obsessive blood libels he publishes in the NY Times – many people do that – but when he comes here to report on how Israel is training dogs to rape Palestinians, he stays in the best hotels in Tel Aviv and not in Ramallah.
Eitan Fischberger@EFischberger
Not only does the NYT response fall woefully short — it actually strengthens Israel's legal case against it. 1. Kristof minimizes Euro-Med's chairman as someone whose views "can't be taken lightly" — while failing to note a documented record that includes an Israeli anti-terrorism order against Abdu personally, and a brother-in-law who was a senior Hamas military commander. 2. Kristof cited peer-reviewed medical literature as scientific validation for the dog rape allegation. But that literature documents human-initiated bestiality and one accidental pet incident. Not one paper describes a dog trained to assault a human on command. 3. One of his only two named sources filed a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court after his detention, with lawyers, complaining about the food. He never mentioned rape. The Times calls this "additional details over time." That's not how things work. 4. Former PM Olmert accused Kristof of misrepresenting his words in the original column. The Times response doesn't mention him once. 5. The Times confirmed its legal team reviewed the column before publication. Those internal communications now potentially exist for discovery. The Times thought this response would put the story to bed. But what it actually does is hand Israel's lawyers new material on a silver platter.
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These are the German Flotilla members arriving home. If they were really tortured and abused as they say why are their parents and family not there to comfort them? How come it’s just their pro-Pal peers. It’s because they’re in a cult.
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@Kate_Dearden While 9 million people are economically inactive, taxes are punitively high, and growth and productivity are in free fall. Bread and circuses won't make up for any of that.
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This Labour Government is cutting VAT from 20%➡️5% on children’s meals & family attractions this summer.
🎡 Cheaper days out
🍿 Lower cinema & theatre ticket prices
🍽️ Affordable family meals
🚌 Free bus travel for 5-15 year olds in August
Helping families enjoy more for less.
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I watched this stark raving madness
The Irish president's clearly deranged sister, who was on the pro-Hamas flotilla, is now wildly ranting about the "white menace" which is "spreading pestilence"
This isn't political critique
This is "racial science"
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@tomhfh Agreed. It's not like the demands of the role are unknown.
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I can understand a minister or shadow minister suffering from burnout and consequently returning to the back benches.
But a backbench MP? With no formal responsibility other than voting? What is it that time is being taken out from?
What is it that there is a ‘leave of absence’ from? MPs aren’t employees.
Is this just a letter to say no surgeries for a few weeks?
Carla Denyer@carla_denyer
Following my doctor’s advice, I am taking some time away from work for health reasons. My office will be functioning as usual and my staff are there to support all my constituents who need help, so please don't hesitate to get in touch. See my full statement below.
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@nicolelampert Haringey richly deserves the economic decline and business flight that will now ensue.
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Haringey is going to be in for a rough few years. The Greens, headed by former Corbynite Mark Blake are planning to run as a minority administration.
Labour - the party of the opposition - is headed by Ibrahim Ali who was at one point suspended by his party for being a spokesman for controversial Islamist group CAGE.
Labour and the Lib Dems worked together to force through sensible Lib Dem Dawn Barnes as mayor - normally a ceremonial role, the mayor gets the deciding vote which could prove key.
Meanwhile, there are already going to be two by elections as two councillors, one Green and one Labour, have had to resign their seats.
The council, meanwhile, is in horrendous debt.
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@OdohertyI64991 Sally fails to keep the loons happy. It was always going to end like this.
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Politics isn't all anger, hate and cynicism.
Bonds of trust built through respect, empathy, and grit are far stronger than deceit or cynicism.
Today, @andy4makerfield's launch is a glimmer of hope.
This letter blew me away, from a constituent in Makerfield. Trust. Hope.
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20% VAT for education and SEND support.
5% VAT for rollercoasters.
BBC Politics@BBCPolitics
"What matters for families is not just getting by, but being able to enjoy time together without worrying about the next bill" Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces a temporary cut in the rate of VAT in summer attractions from 20% to 5% bbc.in/4uk3KOR
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@timothy_stanley Yesterday's man prepares for many years in the wilderness.
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Streeting's star has fallen; Commons near empty. That grand resignation speech was basically a one-man address to Iain Duncan Smith.
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ELIMINATED ❌️
The Hamas terrorist commander Abdullah Majdi Abu Omar was permanently neutralized by the IDF in the Gaza Strip.
ONE. BY. ONE. 💥
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Chancellor at despatch box: shouty, laughing, slurring some words. Unusual.
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Hard‑working families are still feeling the squeeze and too often think they have to hold back.
To add to the support we've already put in, we're making sure all children in England can travel free on buses in August.
We are also reducing VAT to 5% between 25 June-1 September on children's meals, children's and family tickets for cinema, theatre, exhibitions, shows and concerts and attractions tickets.
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@Steven_Swinford Pointless gimmickry in the absence of policy
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BREAKING:
Rachel Reeves announces a temporary cut in VAT for 'summer attractions' from 20% to 5% over the holidays
This applies to ticket prices for adults and children
It includes fairs, theme parks, zoos and museums
It also includes children's tickets for cinemas, concerts, soft play and the theatre
It will cut the cost of children's meals in restaurants and cafes from 20% to 5%
The savings will apply from 25th June through to the 1st September
Reeves brands it the Great British Summer Savings Scheme
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@Israellycool @sally_rooney She's a very poor writer. Dull. Tedious. And she's just learned that for the purists and fanatics you can never be pure enough or fanatical enough.
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1/ @sally_rooney bent over backwards to comply with BDS rules for a Hebrew translation of her book.
Different publisher. No state funding. Explicitly pro-“palestinian rights.” PACBI consulted every step of the way. 🧵
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@Keir_Starmer A freebie here, a freebie there. No tax cuts, no downsizing of the welfare budget, 5% unemployment and rising. A million NEETs.
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Every family should enjoy the summer without having to think about the pressures of the cost of living.
That’s what our Great British Summer Savings package is all about.
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