Craig

Parliamentary Researcher. @Durham_Uni and @LSENews Alumnus. Researching #careethics in digital age at @OfficialUOM.

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

@jojefferson99 Were you watching The Santa Clause?

[SPQR @wearespqr]

The Chancellor’s recently floated "milkshake tax" is health theatre, not policy.

It's punishing SMEs, pushing families toward worse food choices and taxing naturally occurring lactose as if it were added sugar.

This is what happens when govts chase headlines instead of evidence. Milk is not Coca-Cola.

Read more - https://t.co/pfbfm3Y0Pv

[Dr Daniel Pitt @DanJTPitt]

I have one FREE signed copy of Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton to gifted to someone. If you are interested in receiving the book, please repost this post and I will chose someone at random.

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

The troubling decline in conscientiousness

https://t.co/dQEmKWl5FL

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

@phmbaker @ConHome What’s the Scruton reference?

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

📸 Chester Cathedral Cafe

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

One of the greatest stage productions this year that everyone should see:

https://t.co/YmvV2zx0be

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

Enjoying a night with three comedy greats at @PalaceAndOpera - Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse! 🎭

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

A speech that Bede would have admired https://t.co/hDv1pN9sP1

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

Inspiring message from environment secretary Steve Reed at UK Water Reception today "We need water for economic growth." Er yes we also need it to live

https://t.co/p4faXLTkAQ

[Kate Nicholls OBE @UKHospKate]

We’ve written to the PM about the stark reality of tax increases on hospitality. Last month’s survey showed the effect on business with a third operating at a loss and this is the reality for workers with hours and jobs slashed - we are being #TaxedOut https://t.co/olwbsCuZK5

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

@IanM65 @DCMS Notting Hill Carnival was offered as an example of ‘living traditions’ in April. I wonder if those that make the inventory will have access to future DCMS funding: https://t.co/SyYG8jx0bh

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🔴 Starmer’s deal with Trump spells disaster for farmers, leaked memo warns

Read more below ⬇️
https://t.co/hzPeCrpxJ7

[Jacob Jefferson @jojefferson99]

RIP to a music genius 🏄

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

Not sure what happened there... Rachel Reeves used the old "from X to Y" rhetoric, but chose "from Swansea to Bridgend"... which is about a 20 minute drive.

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

Cuts to nature friendly farming budget confirmed: Defra claims the fund will "skyrocket" from £800m in 23/24 to £2bn in 28/29. However, the entire farming payments budget including the EU acreage payments which were being phased out was £2.4bn, so looks like £400m a year cut.

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

NHS funding boost is “equivalent of the GDP of Portugal…”

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

NHS Chief Jim Mackey says Govt has "done us a good turn" in NHS spending review saying: "We are always going to be in a world where we want more money but we have got what the country can afford to give us...it is the equivalent of the GDP of Portugal." #NHSconfedexpo

[Craig @CraigBatemanUK]

Very significant stories! #EastEnders

[Alfie Tobutt @AlfieTobutt]

THE SUN: Red Arrows running out of planes #TomorrowsPapersToday

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is reportedly on “resignation watch” after Keir Starmer forced the Home Office to accept the Treasury offer for Wednesday’s Spending Review

[@Telegraph]