Richard

A politically opinionated, Left-Wing, polyamorous hedonist.
Wine, Whisky and making things, usually with leather.

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

This feels like a very appropriate place to be reading @Ben_Aaronovitch

[Joe Oakley 🏳️‍🌈 @JRLOakley]

Just to put #ThamesWater issue into perspective;

Since 1991, it’s accrued a debt of £54billion.
In the same time, they’ve paid out £57billion to their shareholders.

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@call_me_salome 900 years? That's amazing?

[Not A Fan Of What's Happening - 🇺🇦 - 😷&full💉 @AndOrNorLyn]

Cisgender is a straightforward scientific adjective in widespread use in medicine & psychology, which has never been associated with any institutional bias against or disadvantage for the people it applies to.
"Cis" is just a short form of the term.
I am cis.
#CisIsNotASlur

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@stacytg Though I'm glad to see you protecting your impressive brain from that harsh sun.

[Politics Polls @PoliticsPollss]

A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England for the first time in a pilot programme. Do you think this is a good idea? #Poll

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

This is great to see. A UBI is the way of the future.

[Jon Stone @joncstone]

A universal basic income of £1,600 is to be trialled in England for first time under plans drawn up by researchers https://t.co/bdmCq3qiv4

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@EmiliaRomero22 Yay to you feeling loved and double yay for keeping yourself going during a really hard time!

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

A friendly poll for us weirdos

[updates only @call_me_salome]

Good morning, weird Twitter.
A poll for us weirdos.
A. I'm a weirdo on purpose.
B. I'm a weirdo by accident or circumstance.
C. I'm a weird both on purpose and by accident.
D. I'm not a weirdo, but I love them.
RT to all weirdos everywhere.

[the painter flynn @thepainterflynn]

Today in 1989 the Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

Q: How do you trick the population into believing that asylum seekers are becoming a bigger and bigger issue?

A: Stop processing asylum applications.

Cynical? That's exactly what the Tories did.

The % of asylum applications completed within 6 months fell from 80%+ to ~10%.

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@monosynth @hex That image brings bad flashbacks of playing the original Test Drive game

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@Ali_Crockford Oooh I'd like an invite too if possible please.

[DrSarahJarvis @DrSarahJarvis]

So important to remember that organ donors of every ethnicity are desperately needed. Of course we all hope it will never apply to us but if you'd accept an organ, please sign up as a donor.
https://t.co/BxpdPywkSW

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@EmiliaRomero22 Yes. Unless you have a playdate planned for the next couple of weeks that you don't want to miss.

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@Ali_Crockford Very useful indeed!

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@Ali_Crockford Ah shit, I'm out the house already and I don't have any tablets with me.

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@stacytg This feels like more of an environmental agency job, than a museum job. Though is amusing to know that the fatberg has achieved sufficient levels of historical significance for the museum to monitor it.

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

Holy shitballs. And the driver walked away with only minor injuries.

https://t.co/5O873362S7

[Richard @EclecticMonkey]

@Ali_Crockford I'd like to know when he ever "walks throught the local community"