The Queen has this afternoon agreed to make Southend a city, Boris Johnson tells the Commons. The tribute to Sir David Amess that he would most have wanted, bar none.
It's hard to not feel anything but glum and sadness right now. MPs and their staff get so much abuse.
During the 2019 election I also recall the threats given to parliamentary candidates, myself included. All of it is an assault on democracy.
Something has to change.
@mikebutcher Yes, me and my team do this every day for half of the work day approximately. We use Discord and it allows us to collaborate on our work/bounce ideas off each other. Other times we are sat in silence on it while we focus 😂
Elon Musk made $180M when PayPal was acquired in 2002.
He put $100M in SpaceX, $70M in Tesla, and $10M in Solar City. He borrowed money for rent.
Now, he's worth $190 billion.
The greatest entrepreneurs aren't driven by money; it's a byproduct of success.
Delighted to Chair @ConWParlyStaff first ever event 🤩🤩
Thank you so much to @andrealeadsom for speaking with us 👸👭
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These people who pretend they can’t understand that policies change when facts change, or who attribute demented conspiracy theories to lockdown, or who sit around sniping 24/7 … can you imagine if they (& twitter) had been around at the start of WW2
The mean-mindedness of so many on twitter is just so grim and depressing.
What this PM is facing today is tougher – and no doubt more painful - than almost any PM in history.
I’ve heard some say how much they can’t wait for things to go back to how they were once Covid is over. Personally, I’ve found this year to be totally transformative - it’s made me a better human - and I can’t wait to go forward to a new kind of different.
No other Prime Minister has had to deal with the unprecedented crisis this country is in - but @BorisJohnson is still standing firm and deserves our admiration and support: not the endless and easy sniping from armchair critics who will never experience such pressure.