Rachel Chubb

Gainsborough lass living further up the Trent

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@CambsCops why was there a cat in the police station on #24hours. How do we sign up to work there?

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@SUBWAY netherfield, Nottingham. This is the WORST subway I have ever encountered. Third time of going in and every time is a 30 minute wait. Truly dreadful

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@England Thankyou Gareth for giving us an unbelievable ride for the last 8 years. 🥲

[💙 Sophie Socket ♠️ @Socket1Sophie]

Kinnock was so right all those years ago.

Same applies a week on Thursday.

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@RishiSunak Not raising taxes at my level are they rishi? Raising taxes for people who can afford to pay more

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@Mellor76 are you in the lovely Gainsborough or have I spotted a lookalike on Ropery Road being accosted by some retired women?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Must watch speech by @GreenJennyJones on the state of our economy and society 👏

If you watch one thing today, make it this ⬇️

"I think we are in a terrible mess in this country. And this budget, actually, it doesn't do anything for it

"And it's not really even a debate at all, because we've got two parties arguing over the same set of policies, while the general public see their taxes misspent on a mix of corrupt contracts and privatized services"

"It doesn't seem very fair, really"

"The reality of the UK today is that a lot of hardworking people get paid less than they were a decade ago, while the very richest get even richer"

"There's been no austerity for conservative party donors and the friends of cabinet ministers. They came out of COVID richer as a result of fast track PPE contracts. And now, of course, they're paying less tax with fewer regulations"

"And the ability to stir away their money in offshore trusts and Brexit has failed to benefit Cornish fishermen or voters in Sedgefield, Rexamore Lee"

"And levelling up is an excuse that enables the government to channel public money to marginal conservative seats"

"The whole Thatcher project has failed, yet politicians of both the two major parties treat it as sacred texts"

"For example, North Sea oil and gas has made Norway one of the richest countries in Europe from the 1980s onwards, with an oil fund worth approximately $1.4 trillion. Revenue from this fund accounts for a fifth of government spending. And the UK should be even better off. But we handed it all over to the private sector"

"So the result is energy customers being ripped off in the last two years with record high energy bills and record high profits for the oil and gas industries, instead of coming out of the last 50 years with a thriving economy, we live in a country where things are
falling apart and nothing works"

"Anyone who walks around towns will see the lack of investment because councils are struggling. They're going bust up and down the country"

"The NHS waits are getting longer, dentists can't be found"

"And these headline tax cuts will do nothing to reverse the decades long real terms wage freeze that most workers have faced under successive conservative governments"

"And you have to ask, where did all the money that we had when Margaret Thatcher took power, where did all the money go?"

"And of course, we have 171 billionaires now, which we didn't have before, which is obviously something we should all be proud of"

"But you have to ask, why isn't a wealth tax the number one priority for both parties, especially the Labour party, at the next election?"

"It would enable this country to finally invest in large scale renewables and the insulation of homes"

"And a wealth tax, of course, could deliver cheaper energy and lower bills, which is exactly what the majority of us need"

"Rail privatization has led to far higher fares at a time when the climate crisis dictates that we need lower fares, more trains, fewer cars and water privatization has given us sewage in our rivers, higher bills and a collapsing infrastructure"

"Plus, water bills are due to go up another 125 pounds on average this year to generate the 56 billion needed to fix our leaky pipes and overloaded sewage system"

"And oddly, that's a very similar amount to what the water companies have paid out in dividends. They took the money and they didn't do the work and I don't see any sort of penalty from that, from the government. There's been a few fines, but they pay those really happily. And what we should be doing is actually, instead of asking for fines, we should be taking shares"

"The solution to our economic decline is not privatisation of the NHS or anything else"

"It's public ownership of railways and water and the NHS and an end to taxpayers being ripped off by dodgy contracts"

"The Green Party wants this country to have its future back, and that means really change the way that we manage our economy and the environment that we live in"

"And it means clean water, clean air and clean politics"

"We are in trouble as a human race and somehow nobody seems to get this. They just don't understand the urgency, see, of what we have to do"

"And so I would argue that this budget, I mean, fairly useless, really, and I look forward to sharing the Green party budget with everybody so you can see what good ideas look like"

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@monstroso Me too. Not a clue but @adamhillscomedy explained it brilliantly on @TheLastLeg . This show is great for just cutting through the rubbish and telling you what happened

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

I watched the full 2 series of #BigBoys this week. What an absolute gem of a TV show. Everything about it is just brilliant. Very funny, sweet and emotional. Good work @jackrooke

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@JolyonMaugham @campbellclaret @RishiSunak If only they would resign as MP'S 🙄

[John Sweeney @johnsweeneyroar]

Our @BBCPanorama Trouble At The Post Office in August 20I5 had a Fujitsu whistleblower who said Horizon computer generated errors. This was the first time outsiders knew for a fact the Post Office was lying. So it is unfair to criticise @Keir_Starmer and @EdwardJDavey who were out of the picture in August 2015. By then the Conservatives were in charge.
And they gave Paula Vennels a gong.

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

Because this is the problem. It's the tents, why did we not realise this years ago? How about more funding for treatment charities, better access to mental health facilities, help with increasing rents and more housing https://t.co/HZ1E5lmSMX

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@SkySports are you only allowed to wear the same brand of shoes in different colours?

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@ajridgeley @Shirliekemp just watched Wham! Doc. I was too young for you all in full flight but my sister got me up to speed. What a bloody good story and great tribute to you all xx

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@CHIMPSINSOCKS Oh good god, life must be a bitch for her

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@LBC @Bren4Bassetlaw @IainDale Ooh this guy is really representing his constituency. I'm sure the people of Worksop are really pleased he's their voice in parliament

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

I find this #GaryLineker debacle all very British. Anger towards the immigration bill but as soon as the BBC cancel Gary, absolute outrage occurs

[Rachel Chubb @ParksR80]

@GMB that's just not true. The average classroom teacher does not earn £39,500.

[Jess Phillips @jessphillips]

Wonder how much it is when pensioners are removed from the data? Seems unlike the mail to slag them off so readily.