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Here @LiamHalligan absolutely nails everything that’s wrong with the UK economy now. Worth 10 minutes of your time.

The man is a genius 😂

@MarieTidball @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk Kids in suits. Never seen a bigger bunch of childish adults. Scary they are running the country. They genuinely believe the voting population is stupid and unfortunately they are partly correct.

I’m absolutely livid. @Nigel_Farage and his @reformparty_uk MPs just walked out during my question to the PM about keeping snooker in Sheffield and getting a tram-train extension to Stocksbridge. Farage and Reform don’t care about constituencies or communities like mine.

@John2Win To reform PMQ’s to HAVING TO AT LEAST ANSWER IN FULL THE QUESTION ASKED. After that raise the age limit from under 6 to over 18’s. That would be a good start.

📣 I’ve been selected to ask Keir Starmer a question at PMQs tomorrow! What should I ask him?

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@MattWallace888 What are you on?? Talk about desperation for a story.

Legend says they’re still looking for the ball.. 😂

@MartinSLewis @Ed_Miliband Scrap net zero. Start making use of UK oil and gas fields in the same way Norway currently No4 for LNG exports and top 10 for oil. Ed Milliband is causing thousands to be made redundant and chaos to Uk energy prices for his ideology at best years away and likely make 0 difference

Just got off the phone after @Ed_Miliband called to discuss in detail the problems people are facing with domestic energy bills and heating oil. Here's what I fed through - your feedback would be useful... 1. HEATING OIL: This is the most immediate concern as many, often in rural areas or N. Ireland, are refuelling their tanks. Prices have rocketed, a few even suggest they've nearly doubled in a week. My biggest concerns are... a) Those who can't afford the new price b) Lack of specific regulation as heating oil isn't covered by Ofgem (though that's a longer-term issue) c) Some have anecdotally reported existing booked-in orders being cancelled, and being asked to rebook at much higher prices. I want to firm up whether this is widespread... I'd like to hear specific examples of how much prices are rising, especially of point c) and will pass them through to the Department for Energy. 2. CONSUMER GAS & ELECTRICITY BILLS: This is less imminent, but a potential ticking cost time-bomb. I'm focused on the Eng, Scot & Welsh system here... - In the short term: Most bills are protected from the spike in wholesale energy prices as the Energy Price Cap is set based on a significant time-lag. In fact it is locked in to DROP 6.7% in April. Those not on the Price Cap are mainly on existing fixes (which, due to unprecedented prior policy changes, will see most suppliers cut existing fix rates on 1 April, typically by 7% to 9%) so are also price protected for now. One current concern is the lack of availability of cheap fixes. While that's frustrating, in the short term it means those whose existing fixes are ending, will just (hopefully temporarily) need to move on to the Price Cap. There are also a minority of homes who are immediately affected, eg, those on time-of-use tariffs. These include Octopus Agile & Tracker, which move half-hourly or daily with wholesale rates. These are sophisticated user tariffs, and if necessary people have the short term option to switch back to a Price Cap tariff (though do check for restrictions on how long before you can switch back). So while none of that is great, it isn't crisis point. - The end of May is likely crunch time: This is usually when the next Price Cap (July to Sept) is announced. It currently seems very likely it will rise, though just how much all depends on how long lived the current energy price spike is. Yet the key is whether wholesale rates have dropped back down or not by that point. If they have, while the Price Cap rise will annoy many, it won't be critical for most for two reasons i) The July to Sept Price Cap is usually the lowest use period. So, even if typical use rose £200/yr, in practice this'd just be, at a guess, an extra £30 to £40 paid over the period. If by then wholesale rates are down, a substantial cut would be expected for the next (Oct) Cap. ii) The rate new fixes are set at is based on wholesale rates, so if wholesale rates have dropped by then, the big push should be to get people off the Price Cap and onto fixes which could possibly look to be 20%+ cheaper, avoiding any price hike. That should then leave only those unwilling or unable to switch paying more - the latter is an issue the govt would need to concern itself with at that point. Yet if rates haven't dropped back down by May, and it looks like it'll stay high so the October Price Cap will rise too, and no cheap fixes are available, then things get into real problem territory. The government needs to be (and I suspect is starting to) planning now for that eventuality in case more hard-core intervention is needed. Martin PS I said I'd be off socials for the weekend, as normal, but thought this was worth coming back on for. I'm now resuming my weekend break from socials.

@EdwardJDavey Is he really this stupid? Norway take so much natural gas they are number 2 in the world for export yet the UK has access to the very same and through a series of crazy choices choose to ignore this option. The bombing in the last few days has wiped out any Co2 savings for years.

As the price of natural gas spikes across Europe for the fourth time in the last five years remember those extremely clever people in Reform and the Conservatives who want to abandon renewable energy and rely even more on gas 🤡 🤡

Congratulations, Gorton and Denton...

Greens take Gorton #Satire Starmer has words with Burnham. @PatrickChristys #gbnews #Brexit #ReformUK

He is absolutely correct. 🎯 “We end up with economically illiterate people in the government. They are not fit for office. This is our money. And I’m sick of being asked to pay more and more for less and less.”

“Something changed - you woke up - and now you can’t go back to sleep” “You can’t explain this to people, without sounding arrogant or depressed” This hits hard.

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@TheCanaryUK @TheGreenParty @ZackPolanski The future looks bright.

Poppy voted Green tonight! You didn't need to be nervous Poppy - we love the fact you voted @TheGreenParty @ZackPolanski 💚💚💚 #GortonAndDenton

@Lumenbeing @ChayasClan So how do you know it’s all the things you say if you never watched it?

@ChayasClan Are you mad? These is so cringe and shitty. I couldn’t even watch it. 🤮

This is one of the most incredible animations I’ve seen on X that tells the story of the Islamic ambition and mission to build their global caliphate. It is so so brilliantly done. Whoever made this is a genius

@LukePollard What an awful bunch our current crop of politicians are.

We’re delivering the biggest democratic expansion in a generation by giving 16 & 17-year-olds the right to vote. 🗳️ This Bill also: 🛡️ Protects candidates from intimidation 🚫 Blocks foreign political donations 📝 Simplifies registration for care leavers

This wasn't allowed in public incase it offended anyone. So please don't retweet it. Thanks 🙏dutchbarn.com

@robblackie Try visiting Leicester, Oldham, Birmingham, Luton + more without 1st telling anyone you are doing it. Go with a friend and ideally meet someone there who DOES NOT share your politics. Get a genuine opinion and if you still feel the same fair enough. And yes I used to visit all 3

Robert Jenrick thinks Birmingham is a slum. He seems to think we have ghettos in the UK where ethnic minorities don’t mix with others There’s loads of evidence to show that it isn’t true. Retweet if you think politicians should stick to facts before opening their mouths