Jim Wolfie

I say that people that abuse the system should be stopped. If you don't need a blue badge, don't have one. But don't take away blue badges from those who might need it because others game the system. In the same way, I wouldn't remove parent/child places because that would punish responsible users like you not the ones who abuse it when their children are not in the car

Which of course the parents won't use and abuse when the kids aren't with them. Obviously. I have a baby on board badge on my car, but I don't park in the parent and child spaces if it's just me or my husband. But then, my husband and I are honest and don't take the piss. What say you?

You might have a comorbidity than reduces mobility. You might have reduced awareness of dangers in and around the car park. The thing with blue badges, like motorbility and PIP, is you don't get them because of the condition, you get them because of the disabling effects of the condition. A man breaks his neck and becomes paralysed. He doesn't get benefits because of his neck, he gets it because of the symptom of paralysis. Another man breaks his neck but walks out of hospital, he gets nothing. Each case should be taken on its own merit, not stigmatising a condition. And if people are using it as an excuse and it's unwarranted, that needs to be changed

@jjsw13 @_lliesl_ @EssexPR Got a question then if I had adhd why would I need a blue badge ?

Blue badges for ADHD and anxiety ?? What an absolute disgrace and an insult to the physically disabled. What is going on ?!!

@annalesueur @EssexPR An opinion you are entitled to.

@jjsw13 @EssexPR No, because adhd is made up.

@annalesueur @_lliesl_ @EssexPR ADD was first included in the DSM in 1980. The term ADHD came approximately 8 years later. The first reported cases were documented by physicians over 100 years ago. What you see as a fad is just increased understanding.

@jjsw13 @_lliesl_ @EssexPR Absolute nonsense. This fad hasn't been round long enough to gain those stats from the majority who think they have a special condition. It's all simply lack of motivation, and this is now its excuse.

@annalesueur @EssexPR Bad parenting and/or childhood trauma will obviously have lasting issues. But that is not the same thing as ADHD.

@jjsw13 @EssexPR Adhd does not have co morbidities. Adhd is now a cover all term for normal behaviour or attention seeking parents who brought their children up on screens & never said no to them. I know loads of perfectly normal kids and adults who have now got this ridiculous label. It's absurd

ADHD is associated with a shorter life span, higher rate of suicide, higher rates of divorce, higher rates of criminality, higher chance of poor physical health, unemployment, lack of education. Might be people out there pretending to have it to see what they can get but for most people with it, it more a life sentence than a golden ticket

@jjsw13 @EssexPR They are being given to everything fucking tosser who knows how to play the system. We all see these freeloaders cheats outside every supermarket every fucking single day. Not a fucking thing wrong with them Those with ADHD especially need to be told to get tae fuck

@Fox_Claire @Lynn06783085 When will Starmer realise that he is the chaos

"I am not going to plunge the country into chaos" by walking away. Too late Keir. You already have. The country has been been plunged into chaos with you at helm, right from start. And voters aren't having it.

@DawnNeesom @Benleo I say this as a Spurs fan, I don't think you have much to worry about, Dawn. If West Ham beat Palace, it's all over bar the shouting

@Benleo Try being at the other end 😬🫣⚒️

Arsenal could have gone 12 clear by beating Bournemouth at home... but they lose... Now City will lead the race when they beat Burnley on Weds. Absolute clown show collapse

@MendyHowe12 @Con_Tomlinson @reformparty_uk Given the demographic of London. I doubt that will happen.

@Con_Tomlinson @reformparty_uk Exactly. The next mayor of London needs to be a patriotic native Brit.

London Needs Reform. 🫵

Activist: "The water usage for beef is obscene. Thousands of litres per kilogram." Farmer: "That's rainfall." Activist: "What?" Farmer: "The figure includes all the rain that falls on the pasture. The cows drink from the stream. The rain falls whether there's a cow here or not." Activist: "It's still water consumption." Farmer: "Should I stop the rain falling on my field?" Activist: "Grow crops instead. More efficient." Farmer: "This is a 35-degree slope in the Welsh hills. Show me the crop." Activist: "Technology..." Farmer: "To make tractors climb mountains?" Activist: "There must be a solution." Farmer: "There is. It's called a cow." Activist: [checks phone]

@TomBarclay_ Written in the stars the moment his name was on the team sheet

Disaster. Kinsky slips over taking a routine kick and Atletico end up scoring

@damekatydenise_ Testicular Validity License. Cis men have to have one. They take a ball print (even more unique than a finger print) and keep them on record.

What’s a TV licence?!?

@KonstantinKisin That is as surprising as BBC iPlayer listing you as a "Right Wing Commentator" for Question Time tonight. Right wing and racist is now just Newspeak for a opposing voice to the party line

Amusing on Question Time tonight. Tried to explain to Labour Minister that calling people racist won't stop people's concerns about uncontrolled mass immigration, so he proceeded to imply that I am racist with pre-prepared misquotes. Didn't address a single argument. Clip soon.

@Tinebobagain I don't disagree with that.

@jjsw13 Come off it, they are taking any Tory that asks them.

Do you think reform are doing this to lose the election?

Mmmm. Very pretty & professional looking, I’ll admit… I’ll also admit I wasn’t instrumental in LGB activism, like Bev Jackson, Kate Harris or Fred Sargeant, but, if I may, I’d like to correct the multitude of errors that litter this statement (again, very pretty, all typed out neatly, by Miffy The Whiffy Gamer… either from some bot or his imagination) But let’s get a few facts straight, shall we? I’ve been a vocally out gay actor since 1990. In those days, if you were gay, & open about it, you were only cast in gay parts. And it was bloody difficult. I worked for The London Gay Theatre Company in 1992 & 1994. I was in many different LGB plays throughout the 90’s, & was interviewed & spoke about being “openly gay” with Gay Times, Attitude, The Pink Paper & many other gay publications. In every interview I gave, it was mentioned (much to my eventual boredom & to the irritation of the gay press, who seemed to be frustrated at me for not believing that being gay was the most interesting thing about me.) In 1993, I was part of the West End cast of “Elegies for Angels, Punks & Raging Queens”, alongside Regina Fong, Simon Fanshawe, Trudie Styler, Kim Cresswell & many others. The show was about those who’d died from AIDS, & every night, we raised a significant amount of money for AIDS charities. We also all performed on the main stage at Pride that year. In 1994, I was in New York during the Gay Games, where I made a film about lesbian ice skating, which we shot on location. I marched with Ian Mckellen (who was also in the film) & Martin Sherman, to celebrate the Games. In 1996, myself & 6 other openly gay actors were part of a successful little indie film called “Boyfriends”. Again, we all vocally supported gay rights in various interviews. In 1997, Stonewall invited me to their Equality Show at the Albert Hall, to high kick with the Tiller Girls, as part of a small group of out performers, including Stephen Fry, Jimmy Somerville, Simon Fanshawe, to encourage others to come out & be proud. Yes, we were actually “celebrated” by Stonewall back then, believe it or not. In 1999, I played a controversial, purposefully vile gay character in Jonathan Harvey’s sitcom ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’. It was controversial because it was one of the first gay characters that was entirely comfortable with his sexuality, was vulgarly open about it & wasn’t always portrayed in a positive light. The gay press were not happy, initially, but it apparently grew on them. The series continued until 2001. Again, I did interview after interview discussing & championing gay rights. In 2000, I played Bette Midler’s ‘openly gay’ musical accompanist, Oscar, in the short lived sitcom ‘Bette’. Being a series regular, I used my voice in interviews to speak up for gay rights. In 2004, I took part in the first series of Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen, raising £40, 000 for my chosen charity The Terence Higgins Trust, which I publicly supported & endorsed endlessly. Do bear in mind, there was no social media as we know it now. I joined Twitter in 2014. From 2000 to 2014, LGB people had achieved equality & for the first time, it seemed to be ok to be gay. I rejoined the fight online when I saw the damage the TQ+ was now was doing to the rights we’d, as gay people, had already won, at much cost. I was reluctant & angry, as I’d thought we’d been there, done that, bought the t-shirt etc. But no. So if you mean I played no part in the fight for LGB rights, you’d either be wrong or lying. The world didn’t start with the advent of the internet. Perhaps if I stuck on a red beret, a dress, held an Antifa flag & hollered at a crowd through a megaphone to “punch terfs in the f**king face”, I’d already be lauded as a “champion of LGBTQIA+ rights”. Maybe that was my mistake…🤷 Please RETWEET as my reach is yet again severely restricted. Thank you.

The reality for many people who paid to go watch "Sadiq Khans" firework display 🙄

@BurnsideWasTosh Ginger Growlers and Political Howlers

Half-naked girls drop a selfie get 50k likes in an hour. let’s see if the Union flag can do the same. 🇬🇧 How many likes & RTs can we get for Britain?