Olly T

my sporting heart belongs to the 49ers, stars, mavs and blackburn rovers.

[Haralabos Voulgaris @haralabob]

Spain has a population of 49 million people.

More than half a billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa alone live in extreme poverty, and well over a billion live below basic poverty thresholds.

So I genuinely want to understand the principle here. Why does the person who makes it into Spain illegally, or arrives seeking refuge, suddenly have a greater claim to Spanish resources than the hundreds of millions, even billions, who remain behind? To say nothing of the actual citizens of the country expected to absorb the cost.

A politician’s first duty is to the citizens of the country they serve. That means protecting their security, housing, public services, infrastructure and social cohesion. They are not elected to assume responsibility for every person living in poverty worldwide.

If helping people abroad is your personal mission, have at it. Devote your own time, money and career to it. Move there and help them directly.

But when you hold public office, you are spending other people’s money and making decisions that affect their communities. Compassion does not exempt you from basic arithmetic. Populations are enormous, resources are finite, and every policy choice has tradeoffs.

If you want to dedicate your own life and resources to helping everyone you can, go for it. What you do not have the right to do is impose the costs of your compassion on millions of citizens who never consented to having their housing, services, security and communities placed under greater strain.

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@haralabob 10/10 reply, couldn’t say it better. 🙌

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@nypost He’ll get out for good behaviour after 12 years 😩

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@jonhietan @starsnstripesfc Watched this game, earlier too before this he had an easy finish for 3-1 and passed to nobody. Prob fixing, don’t trust any sportsman these days. miracle goal for them at the end, any other half decent pro shoots from half way line. #fixed

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@chris_sutton73 Way Messi plays, Ronaldo has never been like that 👍

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@Wealthsimple 😍😍😍 gold #wealthsimpleGold

[george @StokeyyG2]

The absolute scenes when that 4th goal went in for these Scottish fans 👏🤣🤣🤣

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@haralabob Lots of hostility before the game, israeli fans attacked. So prob a them against europe attitude

[Jo Marney @Jo_Marney]

Perhaps I am missing something, but what has athletics and sport got to do with being a tran?

What has the Olympics to do with sexuality? It’s about sport and athleticism. Not sexual preferences.

Fk sake. World gone mad. #Paris2024 #Olympic2024

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@KingSalman mate u starting a hockey league now?

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@Gaffer1875 @Rovers What’s a tinpot again? Lol. Won today but

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@KingSalman mate u gonna sponsor ma golf event or not? It’ll be hilarious, I can send u location for 2024 if u send the bag

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@Gaffer1875 @WestPilton @Kingofporty Ugh could do wi one of those

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@Gaffer1875 @AwayDays_ Oi oi

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@Gaffer1875 @FootyAccums Harrowgate r better than hibs mate

[Dr. Umir Irfan @umirf1]

Messi is not real. He’s an alien because after decades, he’s still doing things that make me wonder how.

That first pass? How has he seen and played that? Alien.

[Winna F.C. @WinnaFC]

I thank God everyday for Messi

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@RealKidPoker Messi, easy

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@KingSalman any chance u wanna sponsor our golf trip next month mate? It’s entertaining and we’ll live stream it for ya, just need 12 bags ;) 💰

[Olly T @Ollyt20]

@Gaffer1875 Ya great move huge step up in class tho