Ian Donaldson

@Happy_Hussar2 Not to mention two tier Keir inviting terrorists to No 10!!

I despise antisemitism and its rapid rise is deeply concerning. But why are we talking about banning #KanyeWest from performing here when those wankers Bob Vylan and Kneecrap are repeatedly given a platform to spew their Jew hate!

@afc_stoneham Massive well done to Mark, James and all the team and Purps supporters!

Full Time | Bemerton Heath 1-3 AFC Stoneham ⚽️ Duarte Martins 43' 83' ⚽️ Tyrrell Sampson 55' WESSEX PREMIER DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!! 🏆 #upthepurps 💜

@ReemAmirIbrahim The green belt is there for a reason. Who on earth are you to say that those seeking to defend “Englands green and pleasant land” should have their pensions revoked?

NIMBYs should have their state pension revoked

@RachelReevesMP At what cost!?

Minimum wage rising 📈 State pension increasing 💷 Two child limit abolished 🏡 Child poverty falling 📉 Rights at work strengthened 💪🏻 Labour promised change. We are delivering change. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@SifiReturned Just be pleased for your parents!

@DonaldsonIan Entitled to be the slave of the triple lock, colour me grateful

The boomer cries out in pain as they sell your inheritance for another three week holiday in France.

@mikegalsworthy No it’s just the EU increasing the burden of rules and regulations as per normal!

Mad Brexiteers back to their old ways of spinning trite alarmism out of nothing. What’s the story? Simply that the term “marmalade” used to be just for citrus fruits, but the EU now allows it to be used more broadly, so orange marmalade should be labelled as such. That’s it.

@boot15_vu @stevieraystrat Just seen this - incredibly sensible thread, thank you!

🚨 Pensions Thread wrap-up — thanks for the incredible engagement. This conversation has been one of the best I’ve seen on here. Hundreds of thoughtful replies, real context added, and a clear shift in understanding. Most people now get it: - The current system is unsustainable. - Governments have treated our National Insurance like a slush fund for decades while still enforcing the “you paid in” rules. - The public/private pension polarisation is stark and unfair. - And above all — the division is deliberate. Governments broke the intergenerational contract, spent the money elsewhere, then turned around and pitted old against young to justify cutting the scraps that are left. Enough. Direct your ire where it belongs: at the governments that sold us the contributory promise, raided the pot, ignored demographics, and now gaslight everyone with generational warfare. The public knows best what to do with its own money. That’s why the long-term fix has always been the same: honour the promises already made to those who paid in, cut the real waste first, then move to proper individual named accounts (Singapore CPF style) with real investment growth and iron-clad ring-fencing. No more mediocrity. No more accepting a race to the bottom. We’ve exposed the deception. Now let’s stop helping the people who caused it. Thanks again for the quality discussion — this one’s done for now. #StatePension #TripleLock #DeceptionByGovernment

@LeeHurstComic Fo who though 😅😅😅

The bloke on the left licking his lips clearly thinks he’s next in the queue.

@DeborahMeaden What, you want us to stopping discussing idiotic, non value adding, rules the EU spends its time and money obsessing over….. Yeah right

Can we stop with the marmalade thing. We can still use it it’s just we need to add “citrus” to marmalade as other fruits are used in the EU. Hardly newsworthy…

@justaphag6 @Nelia23893053 @SandyofSuffolk So, Einstein, your answer is no pension at all then??

@Nelia23893053 @SandyofSuffolk no just live off your own money! sell your house and downsize. If you aren’t a millionaire or can’t afford to live as a pensioner, then you should get a pension!

Pensioners get free prescriptions. Pensioners get free public transport. Pensioners get their benefits locked. Pensioners get “OAP” discounts at most establishments. 1 in 4 Pensioners are Millionaires. Young working people get fucked, taxed, and then fucked again.

@PolitlcsUK Dear EU, FU!

🚨 NEW: Marmalade will have to be sold as "citrus marmalade" under the upcoming UK-EU food deal This is because EU rules from June will broaden the definition of "marmalade" to include non-citrus spreads

@MelJStride Mel, the problem with the Conservatives, is that they are just Liberals in disguise!

Reform UK talks big and promises bigger, but when it comes to the numbers, it always comes up short. The problem with Reform is not just a few dodgy sums. It is a pattern. A mindset that treats the public finances as an afterthought and the public as fools. If you want a stark demonstration of that, look at the manifesto they have put out for the elections in Scotland. They propose sweeping tax cuts, reducing all income tax rates in Scotland so they are 3p lower than in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with no credible proposals to pay for it beyond vague references to cutting quangos. The cost of this policy alone would, in their own words, be equivalent to “only 3 per cent” of the Scottish Government’s total budget. For context, the equivalent if extended across the UK would be a cost of around £40bn. But it’s all fine, Reform claims in its manifesto document, because it will all conveniently pay for itself. They say that the tax cuts will generate economic benefits of £8bn over 10 years and “this will easily repay the £2bn up-front cost four times over”. Except, of course, that it isn’t just an up-front cost. It’s an annual cost. A £2bn tax cut for 10 years costs £20bn. Oh dear. This is not complex economics. It is basic maths. @TheIFS has given a damning verdict on the plans, describing the “self-funding” tax cuts as a “mirage created by misunderstanding or misrepresentation of the current devolution settlement and incorrectly comparing cumulative and annual figures”. It’s a Farage mirage. Overall, they say of Reform’s plan: “This is not credible.” We do absolutely have to get taxes down. Under Labour we’ve seen huge tax hikes and they are crippling our economy. But a plan for lower taxes has to be credible. If not, then it will only mean more borrowing and more debt. That is the road Reform would lead us down. And this is the thread that runs through everything Reform does. They make bold claims and promise huge giveaways without doing the deep thinking about how the sums will actually add up. In that sense, they are laughing in the face of the public, believing that disillusionment will paper over the need for economic rigour. A few weeks ago, Reform unveiled a plan to support the hospitality sector. What they did not say was that it would blow a £10bn hole in the public finances, on top of a growing pile of unfunded commitments Reform had already made. They claimed the package would cost £3bn. The real figure is closer to £13bn. That is not a rounding error. It is the equivalent of adding 2p to the basic rate of income tax. It tells you everything you need to know. This is not a serious economic plan. It is fantasy economics that would cost families and businesses across the country. When challenged on the numbers, Reform said their policy had been misrepresented. Their new Treasury spokesman even argued their tax promises were only meant to apply to pubs, not the whole hospitality sector. But their own published policy on their website makes it very clear that the proposed VAT cut clearly applies to the whole of the hospitality sector. The truth is that Reform are simply making things up as they go along. It is laughable to hear Reform claiming to be a fiscally responsible party. Their plans don’t stand up to even the most basic scrutiny. When asked to explain the hospitality black hole in a BBC interview, their chief whip responded: “I’m not interested in the numbers.” That tells you everything. A party that is not interested in the numbers has no business running the economy. The unanswered questions go further. Reform has never clarified which of the £140bn in unfunded promises from the last election still stand. Voters are left to guess what is real, what is rhetorical, and what will quietly disappear. 🧵1/2

@JonathanBrash Did you vote for a grooming gang enquiry??

Talks us down with his bare faced lies at every turn. This man is a nasty little traitor. A puppet of foreign leaders.

@NewsonTed I have no issue with SP review but only after: 1) Benefits for immigrants are removed 2) Foreign Aid reduced to nil 3) Net Zero spending eradicated including all subsidies 4) Chagos deal removed as there is no benefit Don’t forget pensioners have contributed all their lives

To the pensioners who were howling at me discussing scrapping the triple lock last night I have just two things to say: Shouldn't you be nicer considering that my salary pays your pension? The state pension is a safety net, not a way of life. You've had years to save privately.

@BoveFromAbove Because wealth taxes don’t work 🤷‍♂️

Anybody ever wondered why Reform don’t support a wealth tax?

@ZackPolanski Careful Zack, your economic illiteracy is showing again!

Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks. A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal. Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.

@w_ynd @EdConwaySky 💯

@DonaldsonIan @EdConwaySky Given that Whitehall have put us in this mess, no one should trust anything they say.

👀Britain went into this energy crisis with one of the lowest levels of physical fuel stockpiles - both kerosene (jet fuel) and diesel - of any developed economy. The only major economy more exposed is Australia. More in the video👇

@gideonrachman What massive economic damage?

Extremely feeble “argument” - ignoring the massive economic and diplomatic damage Brexit has done to Britain. Covid vaccines are your clincher? Because of course they never got those in Europe. They’re all dead now. Such a tragedy.

@Happy_Hussar2 @HasAhmed_ Yeah that will persuade me…..twat

@HasAhmed_ @HasAhmed_ maybe we let too many unskilled foreigners come here to sponge off the hard work of others while their minging dusty shit holes remain in the medieval era…..