amanda🇺🇦

Cold water swimmer, owned by Hungarian Pulik, 100% Blade

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@ClaireSkri53002 @LucyGoBag Our church does: on a Friday, there's a Pop-Up Pantry (food, hygiene and household items saving 50% - set up based on research from local university); free coffee, tea and biscuits and free hot meal

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@SJohnstonUK I absolutely loved it!

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

I have read both letters, carefully and several times. As someone who loves this country and who is fighting to build something of my own here, I cannot help but notice the massive difference in character between these two men who, until yesterday, were leading our nation.

I am not writing this as a political analyst, but as a voter and a citizen who values people with character.

Wes's letter is full of 'I'.
I cut the waiting lists, I recruited the staff, I was successful.
Then, in the same breath, he attacks the team he was part of. If the situation was truly that bad, why did he not stay to fix it? Why did he not have the courage to stand for election and say: 'I have a better vision, elect me'?
Instead, he chose to walk away at the very moment we need stability most, feeding the media the drama they love so much. That is not protecting the party. It is protecting his own career.

On the other hand, Starmer’s response reminded me why I trusted him. He did not stoop to insults. He did not defend himself. He simply reminded Wes that those successes in the NHS were a collective effort.

Starmer showed what I admire most in the British, decency. Dignity. He remained the adult in the room, focused on us, the citizens, while Wes remained focused on his next job title.

Politics should be about us, about the people who pay their taxes and hope for a better future, not about who can best 'twist the knife' in a resignation letter.

Wes has shown his true face, and Starmer has shown that the stability of the country matters more than his personal ego.

That is what gives me hope that we will not allow chaos and populists to take the helm.

[𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 @PhilMyers53]

I’m asking you, Labour Party WHY are you doing this? Why are you pressing the self destruct button? There’s 3 years before the next general election. That’s plenty of time to turn things around.

[Steve Jones @antoniosteve]

So let me get this right.

- UK economy outperformed expectations, growing in March despite Iran.
- Unemployment down from 5.1 to 4.9%.
- Waiting lists coming down
- Progress finally being made on restoring ties with Europe.

@wesstreeting @Ed_Miliband why derail this now.

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

Brutal reality of pets being abandoned in apartments in Dubai as their heartless owners flee the city

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

Pet owners abandoning their dogs & cats as they flee Dubai

In one day alone, I had 27 messages”, she said.
“They don't know where they're going to put the animals because they're leaving the country, so people have been telling us very politely and discreetly that if we cannot take them, we're going to leave them.
“We’re talking about some people with 20 cats who are trying to leave the country.
“I just rescued 14 puppies, and I still need to go pick up four more.
“I've had two dogs that've been shot in the desert between the UAE and Oman.
“We've just received (a report of) a Saluki that's been tied so tight to a lamppost that his collar ripped his throat who I’m still looking for.
“People are literally dumping the cats in front of my shelter (and) the veterinary clinics.
“It’s selfish and heartless and there's absolutely no reason to panic at all. Let me tell you that this government has got everything under control.”

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@jonhemsle @CrossCountryUK First class with cross country is not worth it - just get slightly cleaner seats than standard...

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

What they’re basically saying is that Starmer and the UK isn’t allowed to operate an even moderately independent foreign policy outside of the United States. That is both ahistoric, wrong and weird for people who constantly tell us how sovereignty is what matters most.

[duchess akiiki🪬 @duchace]

Everyone’s laughing about Dubai but I’m concerned about the migrant workers. When Lebanon was hit (last year?), they were left abandoned in a war zone to keep their master’s houses. The scale of migrant labour is much higher in Dubai. I know airports are closed for now but still.

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@LauraNourish @DrSdeG I have raynalds too and sea swim in the NE - no apparent harm and it improves my arthritis pain

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Be careful committing to people who have significant memory loss from anxiety or depression. When they say "I don't remember that" or "that didn't happen that way" they actually mean it.

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@CrossCountryUK Hi my sister has been evacuated outside Doncaster station for 45 mins due to a gas leak. Do you know how she can get to Sheffield please? It's very cold and there's no communication. Thanks

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

Hi @LNER my sister has been evacuated outside Doncaster station for 45 mins due to a gas leak. Do you know how she can get to Sheffield please? It's very cold and there's no communication. Thanks

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@LucyGoBag Yep! Having had emergency life saving surgery on a work trip to Italy three years ago, I always check local health care provision before going away....

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@marksandspencer @DrIanCollen Agree. I won't buy bakery goods when uncovered: totally unhygienic.

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@BBCMoreOrLess just stated wages have grown 25% since mid 2021 but this is the private sector. Public sector wage growth has been severely restricted so inflation has impacted these workers more...

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@stfuesh A dinosaur

[amanda🇺🇦 @GaviganAmanda]

@Annies_song_ Even at the end, the other players are clapping our fans and he's standing there like a lamp post...

[annies_song_ @Annies_song_]

@Helmy_L2K @pejmannozad 👇