I see that in his public statement, dogshit Rishi says,
“We need to change our economic geography – away from cities.”
Move over Chairman Mao!
Cities doubleplusungood. Remote communities who vote Tory == doubleplusgood. Unless they have a butcher within 15 minutes in which case also doubleplusungood, Unless they donate to the great leader. In which case....
This is the best column I have read in ages. Essential reading. Some astonishing stats.
Robert Colvile @rcolvile · 9h In my column today, I make the case that British politics is now defined by age. And the data underlying that claim is absolutely staggering. Quick thread (1/?)
I wish journalists would realise that twitter/x is now useless. I can only view their 1/7 tweet ('X') - can't see the other 6/7, can't see any replies, can't even click through to their profile. They might as well be posting to linkedin.
This is the best column I have read in ages. Essential reading. Some astonishing stats.
Robert Colvile @rcolvile · 9h In my column today, I make the case that British politics is now defined by age. And the data underlying that claim is absolutely staggering. Quick thread (1/?)
I wish journalists would realise that twitter/x is now useless. I can only view their 1/7 tweet ('X') - can't see the other 6/7, can't see any replies, can't even click through to their profile. They might as well be posting to linkedin.
I realise I can work around it - but really? I can hack past the Spectator paywall, the Times, the FBI. I'm not sure I want to make that effort for rando nomark BREAKING news.
This is the best column I have read in ages. Essential reading. Some astonishing stats.
Robert Colvile @rcolvile · 9h In my column today, I make the case that British politics is now defined by age. And the data underlying that claim is absolutely staggering. Quick thread (1/?)
I wish journalists would realise that twitter/x is now useless. I can only view their 1/7 tweet ('X') - can't see the other 6/7, can't see any replies, can't even click through to their profile. They might as well be posting to linkedin.
I realise I can work around it - but really? I can hack past the Spectator paywall, the Times, the FBI. I'm not sure I want to make that effort for rando nomark BREAKING news.
You hack the FBI? Bloody hell, I'd keep that quiet if I were you!
A brief contribution to the travelogue. I've just spent a couple of weeks in France and Spain. What stood out most was how superior the public realm was to ours, in both countries. The streets were cleaner, public flower beds beautifully manicured, public toilets plentiful and fine, and so on. There is a civic pride that we have utterly lost, presumably largely due to local authority budgets being axed, but also due to a lack of political will to spend money on such matters. On transport, the trains were great but the buses as bad, if not worse, than ours. And, if I could murder easyjet, I would.
I often wonder whether people who make comments like this are more likely to be on the left.
Should we elect a Labour Government you'll notice how terrible our cities look compared to our neighbours and how bright and shiny they used to be under Conservative administrations.
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🇺🇦Exclusive🇺🇦
Ben Wallace asked Rishi Sunak to spend an extra **£2.3 billion** in military support to Ukraine shortly before leaving as Defence Sec
Would = a 50% increase in UK commitments to date. Revelation piles pressure on PM to agree extra support
https://nitter.net/rcolvile/status/1708454137354932478
(Oh, and there is a new pronoun, I mean thread)