Jacaranda Smith

Classical music lover, Northerner in London, always European.🇪🇺

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

This parliamentary term is on track to be by far the worst for living standards since the 1950s.

Typical working age household incomes are on course to be 4% lower in 2024-25 than they were in 2019-20.

Never in living memory have families got so much poorer over a parliament.

[Jacaranda Smith @JacarandaSmith]

@susannareid100 @GMB In the grand scheme of things it really doesn't matter.

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

People asking us about big #bumblebees they’re noticing on the wing at this time of year.
Here’s a quick 🙄 thread explaining.
Please #retweet as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year.
1/15

[Rebekah Pierre @RebekahPierre92]

This news won’t make GCSE headlines the way smiling students with A* grades will, but if a child in care was born on/before Aug 15th 2007, they could be:

- Collecting results alone
- Going home to a hostel/caravan/barge with no supervision
- Living with adults newly from prison

[Missing People @missingpeople]

This week is the birthday of Alexander Sloley.
Alexander was 16 when he was last seen in #Islington, #London, on 2 August 2008.

Our thoughts go out to Alexander and his loved ones.

To help #findAlexanderSloley, please RT and report any sightings to us.
https://t.co/oqQWKllpl9

[Jacaranda Smith @JacarandaSmith]

@Samfr It's over.

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - why they’re seeing them on the ground - so here’s a quick thread to explain what they’re up to. Please #retweet as every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year! 1/8

[Sam Freedman @Samfrspare]

My main account @Samfr has been hacked and I can't access it so I'm using this one for now (as verified by my Dad @LawDavF) - pls RT as it could be a while before twitter support give me my old account back.

[Jacaranda Smith @JacarandaSmith]

@TfL Hi. Are trains running as normal from Slough to Paddington this evening?

[Jacaranda Smith @JacarandaSmith]

@GWRHelp Hi. Are trains running from Slough to Paddington as normal this evening?

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Strap in, we’re going on a ride from Westminster to the Isle of Man. This is the story of Michelle Mone and that £29m.

[Claire 💙 @clairebubblepop]

For Matt Hancock. How dare you blame care workers for taking covid into care homes… My daughter’s a care worker. She did 15hr days to care for her clients. She used PPE multiple times & often had to wear bin bags. She cried SO many times! She was 18yr old, all for £8.60ph.

[English National Opera @E_N_O]

The ENO is about making art for everyone. On Saturday we have a relaxed performance, welcoming 100s of people with accessibility needs. Such moments are now at risk. Sign our petition here: https://t.co/JO9qlIq6Sh #loveENO

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Extraordinary stat from FT: "Over the past year, one in six UK adults has had a pressing need for medical examination or treatment and been unable to get access...This is the highest figure out of 36 European countries and almost triple the EU average."

https://t.co/soMDlSHiZu

[Gabriel Pogrund @Gabriel_Pogrund]

SCOOP by @ShippersUnbound ft. me and @olivershah

Kwasi Kwarteng went to private champagne reception hours after delivering budget where hedge fund managers egged him on to commit to his plans

Investors who gained from plummeting £ told him: double down https://t.co/QIKj0wtmWB

[Byline TV @BylineTV]

The Conservative Party could collapse within weeks under Liz Truss.

With letters of no confidence already reported to be coming in, @OborneTweets blasts the Government’s new economic policy - which has already managed to crash the pound.

[greenshame @greenshame]

@nwl88444048 And this is the result.!!!

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Let’s make the @The_TUC march & rally in London on Saturday 18 June the BIGGEST the country has seen!

Come & join the @CWUnews bloc

[Jacaranda Smith @JacarandaSmith]

@i_nautilus Ernest Bishop