David Smith

@simon_schama More whataboutery Simon?

so glad she spoke so eloquently about the slaughter of tens of thousands of Iranians by the theocratic despotism and thinks it should be the " honour of our lives" to be in solidarity with them 🙄

@IsabelOakeshott @reformparty_uk Moronic and unpleasant. My stepdaughter wanted to go there, went there and did well. Do you even live in UK?

"I want to go to Bangor University" said nobody ever. Especially if Bangor University is stripped of government funding and student loan facilities by @reformparty_uk Is that "in line with your values," poppets?

@NormanWhiteside That’s ludicrous mate. Had a similar experience in London this year at Radisson Blu Knighsbridge. £50 for 4 drinks, one of which was a cokes

Hilton Hotel Manchester What a disgrace needless to say we only had the one :)

@DavidLammy Here’s an idea. Instead of helping Israel to bomb Iran, how about taking direct military action against Israel in order to stop the genocide?

The UK condemns the decision by Israel’s Higher Planning Committee today to approve the E1 settlement plan. If implemented, it would divide a Palestinian state in two, mark a flagrant breach of international law and critically undermine the two-state solution. The Israeli government must reverse this decision.

@LucyJayneWhite1 @marksandspencer Confront them? Why? If they are speaking to you, you need to understand them. If they are speaking to each other you don’t, so how does it have any negative impact whatsoever if they are speaking Hindi?

Just landed in Heathrow Airport T3. Went into M&S. Three @marksandspencer staff speaking in another language. I asked them “What language are you speaking?” They responded “Hindi” I have a voice recording & their names to report to M&S. We must confront them every time.

@BBCNewsnight Why on Earth do they give this guy so much repeated airtime? It’s like when Farage was on Question Time about once a fortnight.

“I think there are bigger defections to come that will rock the Conservative Party” Conservative Home founder Tim Montgomerie expects more politicians to follow Jake Berry to Reform UK, adding he hopes the party “attracts people from the left as well” #Newsnight

@BBCNewsnight @vicderbyshire “Smash the gangs” is such a mindless and meaningless catchphrase. Just like “Stop the boats”, “War on drugs” etc.

“Is it possible to smash all the gangs?” “No, not at all..” People smuggling investigator Rob Lawrie tells @vicderbyshire the Government can only hope to “disrupt” the ‘gangs’ as “they are highly sophisticated networks.” #Newsnight

Since October 7, the IDF has detained nearly 6,000 Gazans—men, women, children, elderly, doctors—under the brutal “unlawful combatants” law, a legal loophole crafted to justify mass, indefinite detention without charge or evidence. Shocking numbers reveal 43% of those detained—2,549 people—were released only after months behind bars once it was clear they posed no threat. Yet thousands remain imprisoned in harsh conditions, forgotten by a system that treats them as bargaining chips, not human beings. Eighty-two-year-old Alzheimer’s patient Fahmiya al-Khaldi was snatched from a school and locked up for two months without any legal process. She was branded a “combatant” for simply being where she was. Dr. Khaled Al-Sar, held for seven months, described his surreal interrogation: “The judge wore a Shin Bet shirt. He told me I was arrested because I worked as a doctor.” Doctors and paramedics—around 250—are among those unjustly jailed, accused of aiding hostages. Najji Abbas from Physicians for Human Rights exposes the cruelty: “There’s no transparency, no criteria, and even detainees don’t know why they’re held. One doctor said, ‘They just came and told me: You’re released.’ No explanation. This is arbitrary imprisonment on a massive scale.” Hearings before the Supreme Court last mere minutes, rubber-stamping detentions with no real oversight. Testimonies from Sde Teiman detention camp reveal systematic torture—electric shocks, beatings, dogs unleashed on prisoners, and sleep deprivation in “disco rooms” with blaring lights and noise. Military doctor Yoel Donchin told The New York Times: “They’re taking everyone. Some are clearly innocent—one was paralyzed, another had a permanent neck tube. Why was he arrested? I don’t know.” Even the Israeli Supreme Court shows indifference, focusing only on how long detainees wait to see a judge, ignoring whether the detentions are justified. Thousands vanish, held in secret, with families left in the dark. Some detainees have died in custody, their deaths concealed or denied. The system’s opacity means many cases remain shrouded in silence. This is not security—it’s state violence disguised as law, a ruthless crackdown that tramples human rights and the rule of law in Gaza, deepening the humanitarian catastrophe amid a genocide.

@BBCNewsnight @vicderbyshire Well we don’t understand why you called in the National Guard, When Donald Trump is the one who belongs in the exercise yard.

"There are about 500-800 protesters. You've got hundreds of Marines now being mobilised. How is that proportionate? "It's proportionate to the level of chaos" @vicderbyshire challenges Republican Congressman Mark Alford on Pres. Trump's response to the LA protests. #Newsnight

@BBCNewsnight @vicderbyshire kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news…

“Why is it so hard to say the actual word?” @vicderbyshire challenges Shadow Work & Pensions Secretary Helen Whately to say “sorry” for Liz Truss’s premiership #Newsnight

@David__Osland @jonlis1 I think that it is reasonable to ask both.

Stop asking why train drivers are paid twice as much as nurses. Start asking why chief executives are paid hundreds of times more than either.

@JohnWSCarpente1 @BasicAppleGuy Beats Studio Pro (when they are on sale) basically Airpods Max in a plastic disguise which are more convenient for everyday use.

@BasicAppleGuy Biggest disappointment by far. I was holding off on buying the AirPods Max. Now what...?

So we waited 1,400 days just so the AirPods Max could get a new colour!? #AppleEvent 🫠

@Lowkey0nline Attempted murder.

Police officer attacks what appears to be two Muslim brothers in front of their own mother at Greater Manchester Airport.

@Telegraph My parents were faced with this awful predicament . They couldn’t afford to send me to Eton or any private school. Guess what they did? I just went to ordinary schools. Problem solved motherfuckers!

Labour's plans for a VAT raid on school fees has sparked fears that middle-class families will be priced out of private education. See how you could dodge the plans - and how parents can fight back with Telegraph Money's experts.

You cannot be selective about which country’s bombing of children you are outraged by. ALL harm to children of any kind is disgusting. Mass bombing or killing of children is what monsters do. No exceptions.

@CliveMyrieBBC Twitter was such a good name because the posts were called tweets.

No!

@PippaCrerar @antic2000 Vote out to help out.

EXCL: Rishi Sunak spent £2m of taxpayers' money on focus groups & polling which helped craft messaging on 'eat out to help out' ahead of second Covid wave - despite keeping health chiefs in the dark on £850m scheme theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Despicable

@DrEliDavid They’re not terrorists you prick. You are.

If there is a famine in Gaza, why are most Hamas terrorists who surrendered obese?

@AlabamaRitchie Toby Jones.

Without saying Toby Maguire can you name, a famous Toby?? 🤔