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wastrel : “you can tell wastrels by behaviour like running the water while brushing their teeth.”
Ok… Not nice seeing Reeves cry If it is about the new £5bn black hole in her budget Perhaps one of her close pals could sit her down, pour her a fat glass of Pinot And gently say to her… “Have you considered rejoining the EU?”
As ever, endless nonsense spoken about this. Your money has not already been taxed. Inheritance tax isn’t a tax on your wealth. It’s a tax on the windfall of the person receiving it, which they have not earned. We tax earned income too much and unearned income too little.
Appalled by Israeli Defence Minister Katz's proposal to move Gaza's population to Rafah. Palestinian territory must not be reduced. Civilians must be able to return to their communities. We need to move towards a ceasefire deal and open a pathway to lasting peace.
Brexit was a disaster. Most people know it now. We gave up frictionless trade, freedom of movement, and economic stability, all for lies sold by snake oil salesmen. Leaving didn’t free us, it cost us. Let’s stop pretending otherwise.
Ha’way the Lads! 🔴⚪️🔴 Incredible!
I'VE NEVER SEEN SCENES LIKE IT
I spoke in Parliament today about the horrifying recent events in Syria in which hundreds of Alawites and Christians were killed by Syrian government forces. Warm words are not enough: we need action by the Syrian Govt to protect religious minorities. #DavidSmithMP
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This week I was honoured to place a remembrance tribute in Parliament. As I placed it I was thinking of those serving at nearby RAF Boulmer, but also of my Grandpa, who fought at Monte Cassino in 1944. Many of his comrades never returned home. We will remember them.
JUST THINK WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DELIVERED TODAY IF YOU WEREN’T WEARING A BREXIT BALL AND CHAIN! Just think…of the extra revenue you’d have if it wasn’t for Brexit! Just think…what you could have done if Brexit wasn’t costing us £100 billion a year! Just think…how much better…
“Do you think I’d make a good Prime Minister?” wondered Brexit The Elephant. “I had my spads rustle up this little three-word slogan for the lectern.” “What do you think?” #BrexitTheElephant
“Do you think Starmer will guess it’s me?”, pondered Brexit the Elephant. “Or even see me?”, he added wistfully “Trick or treeeeeaaaaaaaat!” 👻 🎃 #BrexitTheElephant
In a parallel universe... Reeves ends her budget by saying: “…but actually we don’t need to raise your taxes & make spending cuts to raise £40bn “Instead, we’re going to get that £40bn by reversing Brexit given that’s exactly what it costs us per year “YOU’RE WELCOME”
This is what the new government needed to face up to in today's budget. This is the real headline and they avoided it. Brexit is the black hole we need to close in the UK economy.
If you work full-time on Minimum Wage, you'll soon be earning £1400 more each year because of the Labour budget. This is a Government for the lowest earners.
The first Labour Budget in 14 years will be about fixing the foundations of the economy to deliver change for the whole country. But we can't fix everything in a single year. Instead, we are focusing on the fundamentals: we will only make...🧵
I've been asked my views on the upcoming Assisted Suicide/Assisted Dying Bill. The following outlines my views in detail.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this incredible image of R Aquarii, a symbiotic binary star. This is a type of binary star system consisting of a white dwarf and a red giant that is surrounded by a large, dynamic nebula. 🔗 esa.int/Science_Explor…
In the social media age is vacating the centre ground wise for the Conservatives, or do we benefit from having 3 parties bunched in the middle ground? #TRIPLIVE
I was pleased to meet representatives from Link and the Post Office today to talk about the challenges my constituents face in accessing banking services, and to make the case for there being more Banking Hubs in North Northumberland.