Frankie Phillips

Gin lover, Halloumi addict, @lancasteruni politics graduate, currently stacking shelves for a living.

[Frankie Phillips @Frankie_DP]

@_StaceyTizzard I was terrified before setting off travelling solo but it's honestly one of the best things I've done, you'll have a fab time!

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The fact that dominos in Australia cost $5 is the best and worst thing ever

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13 hours worth of reasons to be cheerful by @Ed_Miliband downloaded to my phone to get me through this 13 hour flight #politicsgeek

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@jmorris1972 More than a whiff I say...

And will be all but useless for the many young people who don't happen to live near frequent, reliable bus services.

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I'm all for spending an extra 1.7bn on our #buses. But given the piss-poor state of local transport in many parts of the country I can't help thinking this money would be better spent improving services generally and lowering fares for everyone #ThursdayThoughts

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@OwenJones84 Reminds me of the "Islam is a religion not a race" line the far-right use to defend their Islamophobia.

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@thoughtgenerate @CllrLAtkinson I don't know where your figures are coming from so can't argue with them. However, the IFS estimates that the average student loan taken out under the post-2012 regime will end up costing the government around £17,000.

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@thoughtgenerate @CllrLAtkinson I was talking about making up the shortfall with "extra" govt funding as you mentioned.

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@thoughtgenerate @CllrLAtkinson Given that it is estimated that around 8/10 graduates under the current fee regime will never pay back their full loan, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the impact on public finances of 9k fees vs 6k fees + "additional" funding ends up being negligible.

[Cam Bryan @cammy_bee]

Did we just leave the EU? #Earthquake

[Jono Read @jonoread]

Retweet if you *didn't* feel the #earthquake.

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The second amendment needs to go to the same place as the bits of the constitution which banned alcohol or made black people worth three fifths of a person: into the history books. https://t.co/DD3nDxBboa

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Two weeks ago a 26-year old soldier raced repeatedly into a burning Bronx apartment building, saving four people before he died in the flames. His name was Pvt. Emmanuel Mensah and he immigrated from Ghana, a country Donald Trump apparently thinks produces very subpar immigrants.

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@sempersursum Cool. I don't live on twitter so not seen it, glad others think the same 😊

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This #cabinetreshuffle feels like May's rearranging the deckchairs on the titanic

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Toby Young really is an odious little prick.

Obviously in his little mind the disabled and those with development disorders should go back to being whipped and used as entertainment. https://t.co/JtgyrmZfa4

[Frankie Phillips @Frankie_DP]

So what did you do for NYE?

Well, I was enjoying the first time in over a week my body actually decided to let me get a half decent nights sleep and it was sick.

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Classic Lancaster... ❄⛆

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@sammiephoto Slight confession, I may have changed the end time by 7 minutes 😒 But honestly the rest was pure coincidence.