Simon Cooke
@SimonMagus
Retired. Write stuff that a handful of people read. Right but y'all ain't listening.
Monumentally patronising from @MayorOfWY and the leader of @bradfordmdc. Went to the pretty impressive new market today but ripping 1000 jobs out from the city centre probably isn't great for business.
'We understand the concerns of some Bradford-based HMRC staff about the prospect of commuting into Leeds' thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/25333448.…
Ever wonder why pubs are going bust and you’ve queried going out with your mates? It’s because THE GREEDY TREASURY and Prohibitionist lobby groups means YOU (🫵) pay 12x more tax on a pint than in Spain. H/t @Sacha_Lord for the graphic and numbers
It is once again time to stack rubber ducks on a cat, as is tradition. youtube.com/shorts/Epl05tK…
Sometimes the stupidity hurts.
I think you probably know that he wasn’t British
This is an over-correction
I did a history degree and have literally zero to say about Alfred the Great
Before demanding more aid enter Gaza, the UN can start by unloading the 950 trucks already waiting INSIDE Gaza. Blaming Israel is a way to deflect from the UN’s own failures, I told @SkyNews.
This 👇
Also the 5% referendum requirement needs to go. Let councils raise what they need and can justify along with everything else when standing for election.
Bring it on. A planning free for all is what the country needs.
A planning free-for-all is on the horizon... Read the full story here: kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news…
No need for additional bands or revaluation, just remove the fixed differences between bands and allow local authorities to set whatever amounts they want for each band.
This is simply untrue. Every detail is wrong and the allegations are antisemitic. How can it have been aired?
MUST READ Well-referenced review of research on therapeutic benefits of caffeine, nicotine, cannabinoids and psilocybin. It's time to de-demonize these substances... over the screaming objections of people who suffer from Prohibition Use Disorder (PUD). smw.ch/index.php/smw/…
Quitting smoking in Rhode Island just got more expensive, as the state budget passed includes an 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches. reason.org/commentary/nic…
We will provide media screener links to any major news or podcasters out there interested in a topic affecting 2 billion people. If "the media" does their job (questionable at times), this should be easy to get the story out & help reduce the shame, disease, & death caused by…
Would Ms. Clegg, the BBC Health and Lifestyle reporter @Cleggins82, watch @knownicotine? I'd gladly reimburse her for the rental or purchase of this very important, eye-opening movie
No real person is called Winkley-Riding
That’s because the future of the @Conservatives is just as rotten and unconservative as the current bunch. Britian desperately needs @reformparty_uk
This from @aaron_renn is really excellent. And while in the USA these cute small towns with thriving high streets are liberal and democratic, here in the UK they are Liberal Democrat. What they aren't is Conservative compactmag.com/article/the-cu…
Me :
🚨 ❗️𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Live football matches are set to be prescribed on the NHS to help patients who experience depression. — @Independent
I’m taking my son to Portugal for 3 nights this week to watch a preseason football match. The saving on duty free fags using both our allowances more than pays for his share of flights, 5 star hotel and car hire. Quite mad.
Vaizey was always an entitled numpty.
Vaizey calls phone theft a 'semi-victimless crime.' The real harm, he says, is the damage to public confidence that occurs when people notice crime being committed with impunity. British politicians do not see problems to be solved, only perceptions to be managed.