Elaine Arthur

Hop, skip and a jump

London W9

[Elaine Arthur @ElaineyArthur]

@seanzjay @BethRigby People don’t rightfully despise Starmer, a tsunami of misinformation and nonsense has mindwashed the UK population.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Why did Boris Johnson accept a £1m gift from the same billionaire who gave Farage £5m?

What did Nigel Farage AND Boris Johnson do for the biggest lump sums of cash ever given to British politicians?

So glad to see this trending. #HarborneReceipts

And follow @thenerve_news

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Three lions? No, two correspondents (and two pianos). Ahead of England v Panama, the BBC’s Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman and I play our version of Sweet Caroline.@hzeffman

[Al Ryan @alryanradio]

The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

I wasn’t foolish enough to expect a major reaction, but it’s still shocking to see such a muted response to a UN report that says the Gaza Genocide continues.

Palestinians are so dehumanized that Israel can deliberately kill CHILDREN without sparking global outrage or action.

[Elaine Arthur @ElaineyArthur]

@paullewismoney That doesn’t sound much like a sorry. Try removing all the words after ‘business!?

[Adrian Ramsay MP @AdrianRamsay]

Let's be crystal clear here. We are not paying £10m extra due to an unexpected heatwave.

We are paying this because successive governments have failed to prepare for the impact of climate breakdown.

https://t.co/igeIK21zco

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

Plummeting numbers of insects are now severely affecting birds, research shows. They are getting smaller and producing fewer young.

https://t.co/9PxIfCEZMY

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

And today my hopeless plea is that every politician should be required to write a hundred lines on a blackboard: "Injecting more cash into the property market does not make houses more affordable".

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

This is Lord Rothermere the owner of the Daily Mail.

He lives in a massive mansion in the English countryside, but he pays no tax here because he identifies as French.

While the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and pays no tax anywhere.

That is his ‘Patriotism’.

[Jon Burke 🌍 @jonburkeUK]

1/ Spain, the leading renewables deployer in Europe, has the amongst the lowest electricity prices.

2/ The Tory Party you represent in Parliament decimated British industry for 50 years. Renewables support millions of jobs..

3/ 93% of UK North Sea oil & gas has been drained.

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

Honestly, I don’t know how to describe what I lived through today. Even though I have been living in Gaza and documenting what is happening since the beginning of the war, what I witnessed today was one of the most shocking and painful scenes of my entire life.

A group of families living in a very remote camp, almost directly beside the Israeli sand berms, contacted us. They told us they had not received water for a long time. At first, we hesitated because reaching the area with a water truck meant entering an extremely dangerous zone. In the end, we decided to try.

Throughout the journey, I saw destruction and rubble everywhere, but the scene that awaited us near the camp was unlike anything else. Directly in front of us were the sand berms and Israeli cranes, surrounded by a landscape of devastation where little remained except tents and ruins.

When the water truck was still about a kilometer away, people began shouting and running toward it. Women, children, and elderly people carried empty water containers and ran with all the strength they had, terrified that the water would run out before their turn came.

The moment the truck stopped, large numbers of people emerged from among the rubble and damaged tents. They were not looking for food, shelter, or anything else. They were looking for water. Just water.

This time we distributed 6,000 liters of clean water, more than we had distributed before, but even that was not enough. Many people remained waiting, and some left without receiving enough water for their families.

As we distributed the water and documented what was happening, fear never left us for a single moment. Yet what I felt in the face of such immense suffering was greater than fear itself.

Today I witnessed a level of thirst I never imagined I would see. I saw mothers running after a water truck, and children clutching empty containers as if they were holding on to their last hope.

I thought I had already seen everything during this war, but what I witnessed today made me realize that the humanitarian catastrophe is far greater than what the world sees on television screens. This is not simply a shortage of services or difficult living conditions. It is a daily struggle for the most basic necessities of survival.

We are facing a real humanitarian disaster that grows worse with each passing day, while thousands of families wake up every morning searching for one thing only: water.

[Zoe Gardner @ZoeJardiniere]

Utterly devastating.

How we have come to have governments willing to facilitate & defend this evil is unfathomable. A horrendous crime against humanity that is shared across so many sick souls.

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Tom Kerridge never mentions the numbers.

If he did, he’d realise he’s asking for the rest of us should pay £12bn more tax, or there should be £12bn of spending cuts, to fund a huge tax cut for the hospitality industry.

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Hello, people who leak Labour tax proposals!

Can I please beg a small favour?

Please please don't gossip about exit taxes.

I know for a fact the exit tax rumours last summer caused some entrepreneurs to leave the UK.

Please stop.

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

Police are appealing for information after a woman was subjected to racist abuse and assaulted in Blackpool.

Incident took place on Friday 29th May 6.10pm at South Pier Promenade

Two men racially abused the woman, made threats of violence, and then pushed her down the stairs.

[Kensington & Chelsea Police | Central West BCU @MPSKenChel]

#MISSING Have you seen Fitzmorris, 80? He is missing from Kensington and was last seen on 22 June, wearing a pink and black striped jacket, black trousers and a maroon hat. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting CAD 3628/22Jun.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

It has been a privilege to work alongside Sir Keir Starmer as he has led international efforts to support Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing, strengthen NATO, improve Arctic cooperation, and deepen the historic partnership between Canada and the United Kingdom.

Throughout, and in the face of exceptional challenges, Keir has acted with principle, determination, and collaboration. The world is safer and allies are more united because of his efforts.

Keir, thank you for your lifetime of public service. I am grateful for your friendship, and I wish you all the best as you concentrate on your "most important job.”

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

Keir Starmer’s place in history is assured. We owe Keir a debt of gratitude for taking Labour from its worst electoral defeat in 2019, bringing Labour back into government with a huge majority in 2024 and then guiding Britain through difficult times nationally and globally.

[Sam @SamCKx]

A democratically elected British Prime Minister has been driven from office by a relentless campaign of propaganda and misinformation; funded, amplified and perpetuated by foreign billionaires and elites whose interests bear zero resemblance to those of ordinary working people.

A noble gesture from an emotional Keir Starmer, entirely consistent with his conduct in office.

A truly sad day for British democracy.

His full resignation speech: