Joe
@JoePS123
Physicist, but mostly tweeting about politics and sport. All views my own, who else would want them. 👍🌹🏉🏏☢️
He wanted to abandon Ukraine to the Russians, how has that opinion fared out?
Are political reporters going to acknowledge that Corbyn has been proved right on several key issues, and that demand for a left alternative is driven by real anger at both genocidal foreign policy and cruel domestic policy, or is it all just going to get fucking stupid again
Affordable housing requirements are like a gateway drug for left-NIMBYISM. You think you're just having a quick puff on the "we need more units at X% below market rate" pipe, but soon after you're injecting "supply can't solve the housing crisis" directly into your eyeballs.
867 new homes to replace a car park and shopping arcade in Peckham. Rejected by the council (and opposed by the local MP, Labour environment minister @Miatsf). standard.co.uk/news/london/pe…
Above him, only Sachin. Joe Root has gone beyond Ricky Ponting and now sits SECOND on the all-time Test runscorers' list. 📈 We are witnessing greatness. 👑 #BBCCricket #ENGvIND
If this is true then I’d go and campaign for Mahmood in Birmingham. She’s one of the few competent cabinet ministers currently. Would be a tragedy is she get usurped by the far-left imbeciles
🚨 NEW: Zarah Sultana is considering standing against Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood in Birmingham at the next election [@breeallegretti]
Resurrecting this as the topic came up again - I think creating a gendarmerie (yeomanry?) focused on public order and armed/security roles would actually be positive for community policing. Separate command & uniforms - means local forces are not tainted by same sense of fear.
UK policing needs to be broken up, with: A) Local police forces for community policing, low-level crime (140k) B) Elite national agency for serious crime and investigations (15k) C) Gendarmerie for public order, security, emergencies, and firearms (25k + 10k reserves)
The all-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket 📈 1️⃣ Tendulkar – 15,921 2️⃣ Ponting – 13,378 3️⃣ 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁 – 𝟭𝟯,𝟮𝟵𝟬 ⬆️ 4️⃣ Kallis – 13,289 5️⃣ Dravid – 13,288 6️⃣ Cook – 12,472 7️⃣ Sangakkara – 12,400 8️⃣ Lara – 11,953 9️⃣ Chanderpaul – 11,867 🔟 Jayawardene – 11,814 Joe Root,…
Say it quietly but Australia winning on Saturday would spark an underwhelming Lions tour into life and make it a million times more interesting. #Lions2025
Counterpoint: it’s different to imagine any other government apart from a Labour - Lib Dem coalition. Who else would work together?
There is no realistic path for Labour to win the next election. It’s simply not going to happen. The idea of a left-wing ‘rainbow coalition’ is equally far-fetched. Sorry, but Labour’s best hope is damage limitation. Like the Tories, it’s too ideologically muddled to pivot…
Keir Starmer statement on Gaza — says will hold emergency call with Macron and Merz tomorrow — says Israel’s actions ‘indefensible’ — makes clear UK considering recognising Palestinian state “The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible. While…
Imo recipes are actually an impediment to getting people to cook fresh food. They see the huge list of ingredients and conclude that it’s too expensive & inconvenient, when in reality half of them could be left out
Every time people post this sentiment they're trying to be Nigella and copy complex recipes instead of standard, basic recipes like spag bol. How do you think your parents fed you your whole life? It was with simple meals which only require a few ingredients from your pantry
🎶They’re a little bit funny, these tankies inside🎶
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The IDF has killed starving Palestinian civilians trying to get aid. Settler terrorism and talk of imposing the illegal E1 settlement plan are flagrant attempts to prevent a Palestinian state. There is no justification for this. A two-state solution is the only path to peace.
It’s so weird to me that the wealth tax has become an article of faith - an end in itself. The consequences are irrelevant. Questioning the impact on growth is a sign of weakness. Oddest religion ever. They don’t even have good tunes.
Fuck off dan. Eat the rich
The use of hotels is bad in almost every way. They’re extremely expensive, removes a community asset and creates a lightning rod for far-right agitation. There’s a reason no European countries use them for housing refugees.
Have said before but the asylum hotels policy has clearly been terrible for social cohesion, in focus groups people describe their frustration that hotels, sometimes places people would once a year for weddings, are now out of use, others worry about safety and others the costs
In all seriousness, can someone explain to me why being a fascist is unacceptable, but openly being a communist is perfectly fine?
In all seriousness, can someone explain to me why being a fascist is unacceptable, but openly being a communist is perfectly fine?
Many within UK Gov and wider Labour party have not understood the level to which asylum seekers being housed in hotels (+ small boats crisis) is a serious scandal entirely forced by HMG. Simply acquiescing to court judgements, has led gov to simply adopt maximum obligations.
This is why I left Labour! Absolutely tone deaf comparing people concerned about asylum seeker hotels to black shirts.