Grumpy Buddhist

Seen to be more than what we really are.

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

The UK’s built environment has been redesigned in ways that make childhood, community, and public life harder, and the #BBCNews rarely touches that because it implicates systems, not individuals.

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

Harry & Meghan aren’t “returning for Meghan’s acting career” or because Harry is “controlled.” They’re moving back so their kids can start school, they’ve secured a home, and the King supports it. Everything else is tabloid fiction dressed up as news to misinform. #GMB

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

The UK waits for catastrophe, reacts emotionally, patches the hole, and then moves on without structural reform #GMB

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

@tescomobile Yes, started with texting PAC from mobile and got a “technical problems, please try later” message. Tried 5 times, same message.

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

@tescomobile can’t access account online due to “technical problems”. When will this be resolved?

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

@JeremyClarkson has built his career on saying things to get a rise out of people, and this is exactly that style: loud, grabs headlines, but falls apart the moment you apply even a tiny bit of real-world context. #jeremyvine

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

Royal Mail Parcel Delivery posties sit in old vans without Aircon reaching 41 degrees and expected to deliver 20-30 parcels every hour. Zero adjustments for extreme heat conditions. #jeremyvine

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

But it’s striking how the conversation almost never includes the welfare of the cows themselves: the constant cycle of pregnancy and lactation, calves taken from mothers within hours, male calves treated as surplus, and the physical toll high-yield farming takes. #GMB

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

The UK treats structural failures like potholes, patch, move on, wait for the next rupture. This is not just a metaphor, it’s the operating model of the modern British state #jeremyvine

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

Richard, wealthy people can’t “just write a cheque to HM Treasury”. HMRC only accepts tax you legally owe, nothing more. If they want to pay extra, the law has to change #gmb @GMB #GMB

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

Farage has been amplified, legitimised, and financially rewarded by the very establishment he now claims is persecuting him. His outsider persona is a performance, not a description. #jeremyvine

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

Farage doesn’t build systems. He doesn’t fix systems. He just feeds off the systems. He did it as an MEP and now as an MP. Why are people surprised by this?! #jeremyvine

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

Screens are the visible part of the iceberg. The invisible part is:
- poverty
- instability
- chronic stress
- low parental support
- poor housing
- insecure work
#GMB #BBCnews #GBnews #ITVnews

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

@itvanglia @GMB @EmilyKitv It doesn’t say “science city”, “innovation hub”, or “gateway to Europe’s leading biomedical campus”. It says: “We built this safely, on time, and within budget.” Boring!!

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

There is no statistically relevant evidence to support the claim that people seeking asylum are more likely to commit crime than the UK population. #politicslive

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

The UK’s political parties keep failing not because they’re uniquely incompetent, but because the system they’re operating inside is structurally misaligned with modern governance. #GMB #ITVnews #bbcnews #GBnews

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

In a UK parliamentary system, the mandate belongs to the party, not the individual #GMB #BBCNews #ITVNews #SkyNews #GBNews

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

People keep calling 2024 an ‘endorsement’ of Labour. It wasn’t. It was a rejection of a failing govt. Voters wanted change, and when change is slow or shallow, frustration grows fast. #BBCLauraK @BBCNews

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

So we are banning under‑16s from social media, but we’re doing it without the one thing every country with effective age limits actually uses: a national ID system #jeremyvine @mrjamesob #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews #gbnews

[Grumpy Buddhist @DionHunt67]

ReformUK: 1. Make a broad claim. 2. If challenged, shift to a specific anecdote. 3. If the anecdote is challenged, accuse the interviewer of bias. 4. If the bias claim is challenged, pivot to “free speech”. 4. If that is challenged, pivot to “the British people feel…” #BBCLauraK