Sarah Vine

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It costs an awful lot to look this cheap… me on the madness of the Met Ball. mol.im/a/15792325

The detail of this story is quite something…

Tomorrow I am planning to take a train to work. Just in case any of my trolls were planning on giving their brain cell a day off.

@lib_thinks @greateranglia @firstdirect This has started happening to me too whenever I use paytopark - I think we should be told!!!

Hello @greateranglia and @firstdirect ! Why is it that when I park at Manningtree or other stations the debit card debit comes up as “Sunny Isles Beach Parking”? Are you gaslighting me or is it a takeover????

@MarkHam80780803 If only!!!

Breaking:Sarah Vine to replace Michael Portillo on Great Railway Journeys as he steps away to pursue other projects.

@DachshundColin Actually it was Par to Paddington. in the interests of accuracy.

"I'm travelling to Par, in Cornwall, where my Bradshaw guide tells me Sarah Vine was once unable to get a seat on a Bank holiday weekend when she travelled on a different train to the one which she had reserved."

@cristo_radio @GWRHelp Haha - actually the conductor on this train was very nice. She had her job cut out for her. She even helped me with my bag. @GWRHelp Whoever was conducting on the 1:19 from Par to Paddington deserves a pay rise!

@WestminsterWAG I once had to sit on the floor by the loo of a @GWRHelp packed service to Cornwall. I was moved by the conductor as I hadn’t realised I was sat on the floor outside the first class toilet. This wasn’t allowed as my ticket was only valid for Standard class.

Since when does expecting a seat on a train make one a ‘vile entitled hag’? Deranged.

@MichaelRosenYes Is he at all related to MC Hammer (sorry)?

Heading to Manchester with the mighty MC Grammar

I just think that if you pay for a ticket, you ought to get a seat. Is that so mad? Also, the reason I was going home early is because I have bronchitis and was feeling quite ill. Sometimes plans change, and there's not a lot that can be done about it. If train companies know that certain days are especially busy they should lay on extra carriages. Apart from everything else, it's quite stressful for their staff, who have to deal with disgruntled passengers. Not me, I should add. I just complained to the management.

Far too many people aren't interested in the underlying merits of an issue or situation anymore. They are simply for or against you whatever the facts of the case. Today's ridiculous pile-on against Sarah Vine over a train journey is a case in point. Blind, deranged tribalism.

@NABurkinshaw yup

I have never had sinusitis before. Does it generally make you feel like you head is about to implode and all your teeth fall out?

@MichaelRosenYes Lots of outlets for expressing concern peacefully and respectfully: social media (Facebook, X, instagram, Tik Tok) as well as the time honoured letters to MPs, ministers, newspapers.

Let's assume the 'marches' are banned. Where would this leave anyone wanting to protest about what's going on in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria?

@MonkEmma Train was not showing as full, and I had an open ticket. If train companies know there is extra demand, they should lay on extra carriages. Not complicated.

Wow - that’s quite something…🙄 Books a train on BH Mon from Cornwall to London Decides to get a different train - that is clearly already full. Complains PUBLICLY to her 60K followers, tagging the train company, that there were no seats on the full train she hadn’t booked on to!

@MrHistory92 @MonkEmma I had an open ticket

@MonkEmma Usually tickets with reservations are for that train only. I would be curious to know whether @WestminsterWAG travelled with a valid ticket.

@I_amMukhtar Sorry, how does this make me look like a fool? Lots of people in similar situations - many of them families with young children. Are they all fools too? Is that what you are suggesting?

Sarah Vine had a seat reservation for a later train, but she took an earlier one and then went on Twitter to make herself look like a fool.

This is the kind of racism that exists on this platform

I wrote this back in October 2024 about @KemiBadenoch. You've come a long way, baby... dailymail.com/debate/article…

Kemi’s media interview today was interrupted by the kind of people that shout loudest at the Hate Marches. You know, the ones that aren’t polite enough to wait ‘til the end, then ask a question, then to actually listen to the answer. This is what happened.

THIS COMING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, May 8th/9th, I am once again riding the annual "Duchenne Dash" – cycling from London to Paris in 24 hours to raise money for Duchenne UK. The Dash began in 2013, happens every year – and I've ridden every one. This year, to mix it up a bit, I'm on a tandem, joined by one of my oldest friends, Serge Kogan, who has just flown in from California, at his own expense, to do this ride with me. Today, straight from the plane, Serge travelled from Heathrow to Saffron Walden and headed out with me on "The Beast" - my trusty two-handed bicycle. This is his first time on a tandem - and he is a little nervous about riding this machine 300km with me in 24 hours. It's a long way -and riding a tandem up hills (including the South Downs) is tough, given that you can't stand up on the pedals. But we have a few rides pencilled in before Friday, and I'm sure he'll be OK ... if a little saddle-sore by the time we reach the French capital. Please support this worthy cause if you can – every penny is gratefully received – and help the superb parent-run charity Duchenne UK continue to fund the development of treatments for a particularly nasty and fatal form of muscular dystrophy. justgiving.com/page/liam-hall…