Gerry Smith

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@martinfife For a man who told me he “didn’t have an English bone in his body “ thought you’d be supporting Croatia. 🤔😊

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@martinfife I thought there was “zero interest “ in the World Cup in your house 🤔

[Don McGowan @donmcgowan]

Over the last 36 hours, we have witnessed the very soul of Nigel Farage — his essence.

It has been over a month since he went into hiding, since serious questions began to be raised over his undeclared £5M donation.

A month since he appeared in front of TV cameras or underwent any questioning at all.

At 8am yesterday morning, Farage released a video, from a field somewhere, calling for rage. Calling for an end to the mythical two-tier policing.

Make no mistake, those were very carefully chosen words — he understood what he was unleashing, and his wish was granted last night in Southampton.

On Tuesday, the Home Secretary made a statement to the House regarding the murder of Henry Nowack. There was, as always, an opportunity to question Shabana Mahmood — was Nigel Farage in attendance?

No, of course not.

Today, Farage was granted a question at PMQs — the showpiece spectacle of the political week in which the country's news and politics fanatics tune in to watch — was Nigel Farage in attendance?

Yes, of course he was.

He had somehow found his way into work after missing 77 separate votes in Parliament because … he would, at least for three minutes, be the centre of the country's political attention.

His question was about the murder of Henry Nowack and the violence that erupted [on his command] last night, but he would not condemn it or call for calm.

Instead, he 'suggested' that this rioting might escalate.

This afternoon, he has performatively written to the BBC because someone on Newsnight dared to accuse him of inciting the violence — playing his perpetual victim card. Again.

And there we see the soul of Nigel Farage — a craven, desperate for attention, evil, petty and pointless man.

END RANT.

[The Rev. Anton Mittens 🌹👮🎓 @MittensOff]

Well done to Max Wilkinson from the Lib Dems (and others) in Parliament today calling out Farage for ignoring the wishes of the family of Henry and using their tragedy to stoke hate and division. Hear also the shouts of 'rubbish' from the Reform benches; shame on them. #ReformUK

[Mike H @mikoh123]

Keir Starmer - The grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way the leader of reform has responded. They have lost their son in the most appalling circumstances. They make a simple pledge free m us not to exploit that..his response is to appeal for rage.
#pmqs

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Chris Mason, "You said that the Leave campaign peddled nationalist phish during the Brexit referendum. Did you vote for Brexit?"

Reform UK's candidate for Makerfield Robert Kenyon, "100% hand on heart I voted for Brexit"

Chris Mason, "So who was peddling nationalistic phish? Nigel Farage?"

Robert Kenyon, "I don't know what context.. I'm not sure what nationalistic phish means"

Chris Mason, "You tell me, you wrote it"

Robert Kenyon, "Haha.. I've no recollection of saying that"

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

When someone shows you who they really are, take notice.

[ⒻⒻⒸ ⓋⓄⒾⒸⒺ @FFCVoice]

The board are FAR from perfect but this is on Silva. The board made their choice and backed it with a huge offer. Every week we heard that they were "aligned". All the time Silva was looking, first Chelsea then Benfica.

What were we supposed to do? Sack him?

[RobertFella 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @Bonkavision5]

Too on point not to share. This is great, but too bad the Orange Felon’s enablers won’t let him see it.
This Australian's reply to #Trump's rant about “NATO not being there for America” is perfect.
"Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can't cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where insulin costs more than a car payment and people are rationing it to survive. A country where medical debt is the number 1 cause of bankruptcy. A country where women are dying in hospital car parks because doctors are too scared of abortion laws to treat a miscarriage.
You lock up more of your own citizens than any nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. More than North Korea. The land of the free has 2 million people in cages, and a quarter of them haven't even been convicted of anything. They're just too poor to make bail.
Your life expectancy is going backwards. You're the only developed nation where that's happening. Your infant mortality rate is worse than Cuba's. Your kids do active shooter drills between maths and English while you sell the gunmaker's stock to your mates.
Your minimum wage hasn't moved in 15 years. You've got teachers working 2 jobs and veterans sleeping under bridges and you just spent a trillion dollars flattening a country that didn't attack you.
And you’ve got a convicted felon, adjudicating raping, paedophile protecting, porn star shagging insurrectionist running the biggest dumpster fire war campaign since the Taliban thanked you very much for losing again.
And you're calling Greenland poorly run?
Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no.
'NATO wasn't there when we needed them." When exactly was that, champ? September 11? Because NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in history FOR YOU. Soldiers from dozens of countries deployed, fought, bled, and died in Afghanistan FOR YOU. Australia wasn't even in NATO and we still showed up. For 20 years.
And you pulled out at 2am without telling anyone and left them to deal with the mess.
So maybe before you start calling other countries poorly run, have a look at your own backyard, you spray-tanned aluminium siding salesman. The only thing poorly run in this picture is your f----- mouth."
- Tony Locke

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@martinfife Martin we have had over 70% possession, more shots on target, more touches in the box how can you say we don’t deserve to be level ?

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@Asa1992Scott @martinfife He is the 3rd longest serving manager in the league behind Pep and Arteta. Just saying.

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@suespensley Because Reform is the worst option?

[Sammy James @MrSammyJames]

I get why everyone's hating on the Premier League style-wise, but we do have a title race separated by goal difference, a 'big 6' club who are odds-on to be relegated and circa 7 teams who could reach the Champions League if it goes to 6th place.

It's not that bad is it?

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@angrylittleman1 @martinfife Wilson is average to useless is he ? Our top scorer this season ! Well don’t worry he will probably leave this summer for a top club and you will be happy.

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🚨 🇮🇱 URGENT: Netanyahu just issued a demand to the world.

"I demand that Western governments do what is necessary to fight antisemitism and provide security for Jews worldwide. I demand action NOW or else there will be consequences."

A prime minister of a foreign country. Demanding action. Threatening consequences.

Let that sink in.

He doesn't ask. He demands. He doesn't negotiate. He threatens.

This is not diplomacy. This is domination. One leader telling the world what to do. Or else.

Antisemitism is real. It must be fought. But Netanyahu doesn't fight it. He uses it.

He bombs Gaza. Calls it defense. He kills children. Calls it precision. He occupies land. Calls it security.

And when the world objects, he plays the victim. Demands protection. Threatens consequences.

The same man whose soldiers rape prisoners. Whose government funds settlements. Whose war crimes are documented daily.

Now he demands action. Or else.

Or else what? More bombs? More occupation? More genocide?

The world should answer: no. No demands. No threats. No more.

Antisemitism is real. Netanyahu is not its defender. He's its exploiter. The difference is everything.

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

@WendtheWalker No that would be Boris.

[Їne Back Їversen @IneBackIversen]

🇳🇴 As a Norwegian, let me just say to this man; the only embarrassment we feel, is second hand embarrassment for the fact that you even think you should have one.

The man who cuddles up with the worst war criminals of our time, who just attacked another country to get their resources, and now threatens to do the same to several other nations, including occupying one of our neighbors.

To the man who does nothing but praise russia, that’s waging a genocidal war in Europe, and even refuse to call russia out as the aggressor & terrorist state that they are.

The man who never condemn a single one of russias massive attacks on Ukraine, when they bomb residential buildings & murder civilians, but instead continue to purely put pressure and disrespect on the victims of this war and comes up with the absurd statements like saying Ukraine “does bad things too” simply for defending themselves and their country.

To the man who created a force unit that now goes door to door in his own nation, tearing families apart without proper due process, abusing people who cleans up your mess, harvest your food and build your homes. A force who now also will unlawfully arrest and even shoot and kill their own citizens, and be praised for it!!

The man who does nothing for his people’s welfare and healthcare, but brags about his corrupted deals, building real estate on the dead bodies of children in another country.

The man who has tasked his family and friends with international trading and crypto schemes in order to enrich his name own name.

The man who flashes gold and build ballrooms for his billionaire friends, while his own people can barely afford rent and carry the nation with the taxes they pay from their hard earned labor, while he and his super wealthy associates gets tax evasions and continue hosting their lavish parties of corruption!

So to sum up; No! We Norwegians are far from embarrassed over you not getting a Peace Price. And our nation is far from getting decimated. In fact, feel free to look at our ranking of wellbeing, safety, growth and equality compared to yours, maybe you’ll be the one who’ll feel a bit embarrassed.

[Gerry Smith @GerrySmith19]

Just back from @FulhamFC v @LFC. Absolute masterclass from Tom Cairney today. The man is an absolute legend.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

BREAKING: “What is becoming increasingly apparent is the falsehoods that were peddled by Nigel Farage and others at the time of the Brexit referendum…all you had to do was leave the EU & you would have £350m a week for your NHS, well it hasn’t materialised”

PM Keir Starmer