Andy Butcher

Passionate about agile software engineering and architecture, people, motivation questioning, facts, tolerance.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

100%. The media will try to destroy Polanski over the next 3 years, painting him as a joke, not credible as a leader, extreme in his views.
The media controls UK politics. And still... STILL... the public ignore who controls the media. We all believe that we can't be manipulated.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

A retweet by Zack Polanski is now the main story across every single media outlet.

Two days ago, it was revealed that Nigel Farage failed to disclose a £5 million gift from a crypto-billionaire.

It gets nowhere near the media attention, for straightforward political reasons.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 WATCH: Labour has released its banned party political broadcast containing quotes from Reform UK politicians

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@megbasham If I was in the way of someone trying to pull off, I would step out of the way, not shoot them.
And in fact he did step out of the way, quite easily.
If he had not shot her, he would still have easily avoided being hit.
From that video: Totally unnecessary use of a firearm.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@ZoomerHistorian A 100% chance? And "they" meaning the majority of non-white people? Please provide some quantitative evidence - real facts - before making incendiary and obviously ridiculous statements like that.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@WEschenbach @andrewhesselden How nice to read something articulate and thoughtful @WEschenbach. I agree with both your post and @andrewhesselden's. Really it comes down to whether you 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 oppressed by the constraints, or strengthened by the unity. Same for any club, family, company, relationship...

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

It really is staggering to see the leader of the Opposition throw fellow women/girls under the bus…

…all to make a data-illiterate attack on foreigners.

As if domestic violence, workplace harassment, groping, rapes, drink spiking, misogyny, etc otherwise just don’t exist.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

Absolutely. The rhetoric is always about war and division when it should be about assertive but constructive negotiation.

[Glenna Lynch @Glenna_lynch]

Why is nobody saying “ we need to talk to Russia and build an enduring peace”
Europeans need to wake up. The only possible positive future involves peace and trade with Russia. Russia is a natural cultural and geographical fit.
We’re being led by war mongers.
Whose children will be far from bullets.
Armaments are the new industry of choice in Europe. That says it all.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@daveatherton I agree that you shouldn't have been detained. But "Fuck Islam"? A whole culture of people, 99.9% of whom are peaceful loving people with no ill intent. That's not okay.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@London_W4 @daveatherton Islamic terrorists is one thing. But "Fuck Islam"? That's not okay. He shouldn't have been arrested, I agree. But denigrating a whole religion/culture of people? Sorry, that's wrong.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@AngloSaxonLogic @BBCNewsnight By the way, thank you for taking the time to respectfully lay out your point and provide some data. It's so nice to find someone willing to have a reasonable conversation even if we still disagree.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@AngloSaxonLogic @BBCNewsnight Fair enough, and it's probably not surprising because so many of them live in poverty. But my point is that it's still not accurate to depict them as laughing at us. These are people trying to live their lives and provide for their families.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@YerAuldDa69420 @BBCNewsnight Haha fair enough. All the best.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@JimmyDanger88 @BBCNewsnight This post suggests that there are lots of examples of Jewish people doing this, aside from Zach Polanski's positive view of multiculturalism. Genuine question: Can you tell me some other examples?

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@Integral_Views @BBCNewsnight I can't see anything that suggests that Zack Polanski is arguing we shouldn't have functional borders. He's suggesting that we take steps to prevent illegal immigration, and that we should treat people with respect. Do you disagree with that?

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@YerAuldDa69420 @BBCNewsnight Your emotive and provocative image suggests that a) Muslims and Jews can't be British citizens, and that b) They're shouting aggressively at us. If so, I politely disagree with you on both counts.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@AngloSaxonLogic @BBCNewsnight I agree illegal migrants shouldn't be here, and that everyone who can contribute to society and pay taxes should. But this is provocative, inaccurate, and in very poor taste. If you talk to people who have moved to this country, as I do, the vast majority want proper employment.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@WilliamCody66 @BBCNewsnight I agree that illegal migrants shouldn't be here. I'd just like to correct you on one point - they don't receive five star treatment. Living in a hotel room, and not legally allowed to find work, for months or even years is a kind of purgatory. No dignity, no freedom.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Wow the future is bright 🤩

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@simonmaechling Hi. I'm human (although that's what the bots might say too!)
I also value science, and learning about things before having strong opinions on them.

[Andy Butcher @MrAndyButcher]

@endatrazine @ZackPolanski No the numbers aren't fucked. They've just been rounded to avoid decimal places. When you have, for example, two values which end with .5 standard practice is that they both get rounded up, which can lead to minor discrepancies like you spotted.