Ted Blair
@tedblair
Yorkshire-bred, Darlo-supporting, beer-drinking, curry-eating, progmetal-listening, cat-loving hairy bloke. @tedblair.bsky.social
Public ownership is not a panacea (and doesn't cover ROSCOs). What changes to the infrastructure will this government make in order to improve things? Can you have a word with her @Lola__McEvoy? Such trite nonsense is an insult to voters.
28% of rail journeys are now run by the public operator. Can Transport Secretary @Heidi_Labour explain what public ownership means in 28 seconds?
Incredibly idiotic take - the fishing industry are their own worst enemy with thinking like this.
🗣️ 'I'll never vote again.' A fisherman reacts to the new post-Brexit reset trade deal between the UK and the EU, saying he doesn't believe a thing the prime minister says. trib.al/YKanzN3
We at @dafts are offering further encouragement for fans to vote for the players they think should be inducted into the 1980s Hall of Fame.
We are now asking @Official_Darlo fans to get involved with the Darlington FC 'Hall of Fame' again by nominating individuals who made an outstanding contribution to the club during the 1980s! ⚫️ ⚪️ ⚫️ Read more below and get nominating... ▶️ yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/dfc-hall-of-fa…
Half time at Blackwell Meadows, this is the most dramatic scene today.
Probably trying to restore what international reputation we once had before Bozo & co. took over.
How much time has Keir Starmer been out of the country? Since Sept 1 Keir Starmer has been in: Ireland 1 day Italy 2 days Washington 2 days Berlin - 1 day Brussels - 1 day UNGA - 3 days Samoa - 5 days Budapest - 1 day France / COP - 2 days Next week G7 - 4 days 22 days on…
We need to be rid of these parasites. #NotMyGreedyKing
The Royals make millions in profit each year, but this has always been shrouded in secrecy, until now. A joint @C4Dispatches and @thetimes investigation reveals that the King and Prince William are receiving public money through leasing property to public services like the NHS.
To brighten up budget day, I am giving a set of these Fabulous Mr Benn badges away. To be in the bowler hat, all you have to do is retweet this tweet. I'll choose a winner this time next week. Good Luck!!
More nonsense from someone who should STFU and find another career as he is plainly unqualified to be giving infrastructure advice.
It is cheaper to increase rail capacity by installing new signals that allow safe running of more trains on existing tracks. Trying to build a new train line to time and budget has proved to be well beyond the skills of the nationalised business asked to do it.
A young badger was trapped for days and left struggling to escape from an illegal snare in Scotland. Images show a worker from a local animal hospice rescuing the creature. SHARE if you agree it's time for a ban on snares everywhere!
Utter nonsense - and one where the prize money simply increases the gulf between the National and National North/South leagues. We need to tell the Premier League where they can stick their B teams. F**k elite player development.
Introducing the National League Cup 👋 We are delighted to announce an exciting new competition which kicks off next month 🏆 🔗 thenationalleague.org.uk/premier-league… @premierleague | #TheVanarama
Remember visiting this, @turnerc66 ?
Confirm the rumours are true, La Brocante in Brussels has permanently closed as of 8th August. The owner has removed anything of value & smashed up anything he couldn't take with him. He is currently being pursued for huge debts. A sad end to a great bar. Note @Thirsty_Pilgrim
Please take the time to listen - this remains shocking. All guilty parties, whether it be the PO board and management, their investigators, their lawyers and various government ministers, must feel the full force of the law for this absolute scandal. Saying sorry is not enough.
#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #StateCoverUp #MrBatesVsThePostOffice This is the deeply harrowing story of the shocking human impact on JANET SKINNER and her family over the past 18 YEARS - AND STILL IT GOES ON! 😡 As we approach Phase 7 of the Inquiry a timely…
How ridiculous that this family own 10 miles of the seabed round the UK and earn from any windfarms/development. Retweet if all monies earned should go to finance public services #AbolishTheMonarchy #KevinMaguire
Pressure is mounting on @SteveReedMP and @UKLabour as they are set to allow up to 28,000 badgers to be culled despite a manifesto pledge to end the "ineffective" badger cull. Please RT widely as we continue to ask that the badger cull ends.
We need your help! Please RT & SIGN - 600 away from 50,000!! ✍️🦡 We urge members of Oxford University Department of Biology to break their silence and tell DEFRA to end the cruel and ineffective badger cull. change.org/p/oxford-unive…
This sham of a consultation needs to be boycotted. Send the word "NO" to [email protected]
This morning, we shared more detail around the impacts of our draft decisions on water companies' plans for 2025-2030. We're now inviting customers, stakeholders and water companies to share their feedback by 12 noon on 28 August 2024. To participate visit ofwat.gov.uk/consultation/p…
Hard to get my head round this guy. I shall follow his progress with keen interest.
" World Trade Centre with foot and hand hold rope escape method ...." To be fair, I've probably read this pamphlet more times than the ones from the main parties.
The fact that they are fighting disclosure before the election tells you all you need to know about the contents Tories instruct lawyers to fight release of Universal Credit cut documents #ToriesOut718 #SunakOut608 #Sunackered #ToriesUnfitToGovern mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…
"If you're not bargaining, you're begging." @RMTunion General Secretary Mick Lynch discusses Tory manifesto plans to strip workers of the right to negotiate their terms and conditions.
On Wednesday evening I spoke to a prominent journalist about a mind-blowing PPE case that will soon emerge - it looks like a small group of senior civil servants created false evidence trails to try and cover up the fact that valuable PPE contracts were diverted to Tory VIPs.