Richard Whall

Life-long movement & learning adventurer. PhD candidate: What does it mean to be physically educated? Completed 10 marathons in 10 days @brathayevents 2019

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

Unbelievably proud to see how far a simple idea I had with @alex_staniforth @MindOMountains has progressed in just 3 years. NatureMind Conference https://t.co/m1b80frfhI via @YouTube

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

@OscarPatel Some fascinating ideas here and your personal journey certainly appears impressive, but it doesnt help your cause when you use the incorrect image - i believe you've shown the superfical back line when talking about the deep front line?

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

@flowidealism @ymladris Grest redponse. For all the marvels of modern technology, it is easy to overlook the negatives. Stresd and challenge are fundamental to human development yet we strive for ease, comfort and convenience

[Erwan Le Corre @ErwanLeCorre]

The CO2 tolerance story isn't wrong.
But it's just one signal in a system that's far more interesting than anyone has told you.

I call it a "myth" not because there is no truth to it, but because the notion that it's the only variable triggering the urge to breathe is absurd.

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I note the BBC is reporting on its main page the third title of the new Gruffalo book, whether olive oil is good for gut health and an actor's attempt to learn a northern accent in the bath.

Not a single word on our rape gang inquiry. Nothing.

They jumped into action to discredit our inquiry last year and failed, being forced to issue an apology.

Now the hearings have begun, and brave survivors are telling their stories for the first ever time?

Total silence.

You can't hate the BBC enough.

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

@leetaft Lots of very interesting ideas come off the back of observation, especially slow-motion video, and not always just from 'science'. Doesn't mean ideas are always right but they definitely encourage critical thinking and discussion to keep knowledge moving forwards.

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

@SophiePrestonHa This seems to be a repeating pattern if what I see on X can be believed, or even some of it. What is happening to democracy in the UK? No wonder trust in politicians is so low! I wonder if this is another political issue @RupertLowe10 @RestoreBritain_ need to publicly spotlight?

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

@kilianj This is a growing conversation across science and philosophy, with some great arguments presented by people such as @NicholsonHPBio and https://t.co/Qp0kwEE1wg against machine metaphors.

[Valerie Anne Smith @ValerieAnne1970]

🚨 Want to ACTUALLY save the planet?

We need to RAISE MORE COWS & EAT MORE BEEF.

University of Nebraska study just proved: Cows are **CARBON NEGATIVE**.

Through grazing, they drive grass growth that produces **MORE OXYGEN** than the methane & CO2 they emit.

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

Environmental groups: "Cattle destroy the planet!"

Also environmental groups: "We need to rewild the Scottish Highlands!"

What do they think lived there before? Unicorns?

Wild aurochs, deer, and ruminants grazed those hills for millennia.

Remove cattle, you get:

- Bracken invasion (toxic, reduces biodiversity)
- Scrub encroachment
- Loss of habitat for ground-nesting birds
- Tick population explosion

Scottish Highlands tried "rewilding" by removing livestock. Within 5 years: Biodiversity crashed, had to reintroduce grazing.

Cattle aren't disrupting nature. Cattle ARE nature.

The land has been grazed for thousands of years. That's not the problem. Industrial monoculture crops on prime arable land with pesticides and synthetic fertiliser are the problem.

But that doesn't fit the narrative.

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

This clever image captures Einstein’s theory of relativity in a simple, visual way a moving tram split into two realities. Outside, the world rushes by in a blur, while inside, everything feels still and calm. The difference isn’t in speed alone, but in perception each observer experiences motion differently depending on their frame of reference.

Einstein’s insight was revolutionary: there’s no universal “rest” or “motion” in the universe everything is relative to the observer. Even time itself stretches or contracts depending on how fast you move through space. That’s why a clock inside a speeding spaceship would tick slower than one on Earth.

By showing both sides of the tram, this image turns one of physics’ most complex theories into something beautifully simple motion and stillness, side by side, proving that perspective truly shapes reality.

Sources: NASA, CERN, Scientific American, National Geographic

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

Tax. We’ve all become so used to it, we forget how much we’re actually paying. It is relentless, even beyond death. And for what? If we had a semblance of functioning public services, I could maybe stomach it. But we don’t, so what are we actually paying all of this money for?

We are subject to Scandinavian levels of tax for third-world levels of competence - what a toilet deal.

Earn a salary. Income tax, a fifth gone before we’ve even started. National insurance, more on top of that. What for? A ‘world-class’ health service? The NHS? Ha. Good luck.

Even getting to work costs - taxes on buying a car, running a car, insuring a car. Vast amount of road tax. Is that being well spent? Unless you want potholes you can paddle in, the answer is no. A road network built for half the amount of cars. How’s that going? It takes twice as long to get anywhere. Fuel duty and tax on insurance - whack that on top too. Congestion charges, tolls, fines and more. It goes on and on and on.

Forget getting the train, that’ll cost twice as much and never runs on time - a season ticket into London costs thousands. Unaffordable. Yet the trains so often run empty? Maybe that system isn’t working…

VAT on anything that moves - getting taxed to buy products/services, from already taxed money.

Tax, tax, tax, tax, tax, tax. Then more tax.

Did you go to university? Your ‘loan’ isn’t loan, it’s a tax. Interest is so sharp, you’re just paying that off each month. Hundreds gone, to pay for a sociology degree a decade ago. Ouch. Why are we saddling our youngsters with so much debt, with so much interest on top of that? Madness.

Manage to put a few quid away to save? That gets taxed too - ISAs will be under attack in the budget. Profit made on successful investments, what happens? You guessed it. Tax.

Somehow you’ve scrabbled a deposit together for a property. Well done.

Paying half a million quid for a semi-detached? Not cheap. Stamp duty means you get slapped for thousands. Obviously first time buyer exemptions mean less and less as house prices soar.

You’re in the house. Great news. Or so you thought. Council tax. Going up seemingly by 5% every year. Thousands of pounds a year. For what? To collect the bins? Really? Don’t forget the extra costs to have your garden waste removed. Brilliant.

More insurance taxes, and of course VAT on any improvements you want to make. Bills soaring, with tax slapped onto every corner of it - green levies and the rest.

How depressing. Time for a pint.

Alcohol duty. Because of course. Why wouldn’t they throw extra tax on it? I’m not a smoker, but the same applies. Even holidays. Air passenger duty to put a few extra quid onto the price of a trip away. Just for good measure.

You’re limping on through. Maybe you decide that starting your own business is the way to go?

You get it up and running, starting to make a reasonable profit. Take a small salary - to pay for such luxuries as food and heating. As we know, that gets taxed.

Alongside the costs. National Insurance. Business rates. Fees and licences. It is endless.

What’s left after all that? A profit? Surely good news?

Bang. Corporation tax. A big slice gone. After that, we can enjoy a handsome profit. Right?

Nope. Dividend tax. With its brutal thresholds. What slivers you do take get taxed all over again when you want to actually buy something. Obviously.

And the final kick in teeth.

Inheritance tax.

After everything, somehow, you’ve managed to put a reasonable amount of money away. After all that tax, you’ve succeeded in building a financial legacy to pass to your children - your business, and your own savings.

Money you were taxed on the day you earned it, taxed when you saved it, taxed when you invested it, taxed to build your business. It gets taxed one final time. On both your personal savings, and also the value of your company.

Even after death, it continues.

What are we paying all this money for?

Are our schools world-class? Borders secure? Police visible? NHS efficient? Economy thriving? Roads operational?

No. No. No. No. No. No. NOTHING WORKS.

Britain has the highest tax burden in most of our lifetimes, yet the worst services many of us have ever seen. If everything worked perfectly, there could maybe be an argument for such suffocating levels of tax. But it doesn’t, and hasn’t for decades, so there isn’t.

When the taxpayers fail to fund this state monster of inefficiency and unaccountability, what do they do?

QE. Print money. Creating inflation, devaluing our earnings and our savings. Yet one more tax.

The people creating all of this, implementing all of this? £100k plus on the public sector, living in London. Comfortable salary, great pension, no job risk. Clueless about the real world.

Maybe, just maybe, the current approach isn’t working.

We need to urgently cut tax. Shrink government. Reward hard work.

You just can’t tax a nation into prosperity. It never has worked, and it never will work.

LEAVE OUR MONEY ALONE.

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

Thank you @A_J_Snowden

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

Important - four more signatures on our cross-party letter opposing Digital ID.

Jim Allister MP, Carla Lockhart MP, Andrew Snowden MP, and Esther McVey MP.

Thank you to everyone who has contacted their MP asking them to sign. It makes a difference.

The momentum is with us - we must keep pushing.

If MPs want to sign, please just get in touch...

@JimAllister
@carlalockhart
@A_J_Snowden
@EstherMcVey1

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

@A_J_Snowden Yes, but a simple repost can be interpreted different ways and doesn't necessarily mean you strongly oppose mandatory digital ID. Will you make your own clear statement? Will you sign the letter shared by @RupertLowe10

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

Waiting for my local MP @A_J_Snowden to officially confirm his position

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I hope more MPs will join me in stating we will not comply with Digital ID.

The British people need to stand up and say they will not accept it.

MPs must lead.

[Richard Whall @MoveTrainRegen]

I hope you're supporting @RupertLowe10 on this @A_J_Snowden given you assured me as one of your constituents that it would never be mandatory?

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I will do everything in my power to fight this.

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I will do everything in my power to fight this.

[Resist CBDC 🏁 @Resist_CBDC]

🚨 Petition
"Do not introduce Digital ID cards"

👉 "this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control"

This thing is blowing up today. Everyone in UK should sign and share.

Link:
https://t.co/0WKAEWyPbr

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Please sign this petition and share.

Keir Starmer is reportedly going to announce the introduction of digital ID. This is government surveillance overreach. This petition demands that the UK government immediately commits to not introducing digital ID.

https://t.co/KZyDSMCJNx

[Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10]

I've had it confirmed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology that the Government is officially considering Digital ID.

Looking at how it can 'help' 'bring benefits to people’s everyday lives.'

We must say NO to Digital ID.

[Dr Sam Soete @sam_soete]

Before you pay someone to solve health issues, do this first.

Get a piece of paper and write down the fundamental things you could do to improve your health, and implement these for 3 months.

Here is a list to get you started:
- Sleep consistently
- Adequate sunlight
- Block blue light at night
- Whole foods (organic where possible)
- Avoid processed food
- Avoid obvious toxins
- Avoid food sentivities
- Varied diet
- Walk more than you think is normal
- Do something fun/adventurous once a week

If you are still having issues, then it may be worth getting some specific input and testing done.