gilbert 💎

[Aidan James @mcandidate]

my mayor muslim
my bagels Warburtons
my clothes Next
England expects

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@Stsantek Why is a Labour peer holding a meeting with a German neo-nazi in Parliament? How is this beneficial in any meaningful capacity?

[Corn ✧⍣ @cornski]

niggas be 22 eating candy and soda all day

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@vulpine2020 @ArchieHall @tomhfh Exactly, we're deficit spending while actively increasing welfare/pensions and expecting to maintain services all while keeping tax the same. It doesn't work like that!

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@JacobMalhotra @ArchieHall Also, I don't doubt that Farage and co. are Thatcherites, but their voters certainly aren't, and the voters decide in the end.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@JacobMalhotra @ArchieHall Any serious reform of the welfare state will need to include health and pensions, none of which Reform will touch as their older voters rely on these services. I agree working-age welfare is an issue, but it is nowhere near the mountain of pension and health.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@JacobMalhotra @ArchieHall I think you're incorrect. Here is the Westminster VI for Jan26 by housing tenure and income, they back up what I'm saying.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@MikeDiplockre They realise that Reform is not a right wing party in what matters. They’re left wing economically and continuously advocate for more state intervention.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@JacobMalhotra @ArchieHall Additionally, Reform has shown no sign of going in this direction - see their promise on triple lock, winter fuel, 2 child cap, state intervention etc.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@JacobMalhotra @ArchieHall Do you think Reform’s voters will accept this? As they are most likely to be on benefits and in social housing. They are the recipients of most of the largeisse Reform claims to want to destroy.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@ArchieHall Primarily because the beneficiaries of these are concentrated and organised as activist groups, whereas the costs are diffused across the taxpayer population who are not. We got to today’s tax burden records because of this.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@ArchieHall I disagree. People might think taxes are too high but they are nowhere near accepting of the tradeoffs that come with a smaller state, e.g lower welfare, pensions and services.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@AscendedYield They already do this in the form of necklaces.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@Jay10_6 brilliant lad

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

Where was @Jay10_6 ?

[UnHerd @unherd]

My night with the young gay Tories, by Alex Taylor

I spent a night with Birmingham’s Young Conservatives and this is what I discovered.

The Conservative Party is not dying but metamorphosing into something previously inconceivable: a Right-wing, queer social club. A Tory source recently informed The Independent that ‘Kemi is urging people to be patient behind the scenes’ and I get the impression that the Young Conservatives think they’re buying the dip.

But I didn’t see anything that convinced me this is indeed a ‘safe bet’.

Read more below ⬇️

https://t.co/mkrbpGdeHs

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@Bellhookschild It's a function of not being able to participate in standard outlets (drink, drugs, nightlife) and having lots of disposable income imo, so boy racing becomes the most accessible thing.

Home ownership (where that income would've otherwise gone) is largely out of reach too.

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@theashrb It's based on a list of occupations, a lot of which I personally don't agree with, but they keep these jobs on there so sponsors can bring people over. Gambling shops are also on the list FYI.

[chart data @chartdata]

Drake officially becomes the male soloist with the most #1 hits in Hot 100 history (14).

He surpasses Michael Jackson.

[Raven @ravenalternativ]

UK heat got me starfishing on my bed stark bollock naked with a £12 Tesco fan blowing air that feels like someone sighing on me

[gilbert 💎 @24kgilbert]

@kevinf567 @AscendedYield Pensioners **already have** the best access to the services the public should receive - they can beat the 8 AM GP rush, they can receive passported benefits too. I'm all for tax cuts, but these need to be targeted to the right places, not creating additional tax distortions.