RJ Valentine

Apostrophe pedant. Whovian. Depeche Mode Devotee. 🌹 Heavy Metal fan.🤘🏼 Pensions communicator. Surrey CC member. 🏏 Keen on politics. Unusual taste in men! 😉

[RJ Valentine @RJValentine]

So this happened today... #Peston #foxwatch #squeelikeafangirl

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@LeftiesHateMe @narindertweets @TartanArmyGroup

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@Number10cat @EssexPR

[Count Binface @CountBinface]

It’s the 10th anniversary of Brexit. Let’s have a look at how that’s going:

1974-2016: 7 prime ministers
2016-2026: 7 prime ministers

I said it then. I’ll say it again.
It’s a shitshow.

[Thomas @TomSoede]

Open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing as a Labour supporter who is deeply concerned by the growing pressure surrounding your leadership, but also as someone who has developed a genuine admiration for the way you conduct yourself.

What I respect most about you is your seriousness.

You are not a political showman. You do not rely on constant drama, easy slogans or theatrical promises. You come across as disciplined, intelligent, decent and deeply conscious of the responsibility that comes with leading the country.

In an age when politics is increasingly dominated by noise, outrage and personality cults, your calmness is a strength.

Your resilience is also admirable. You have faced relentless criticism, personal attacks and an often hostile media environment, yet you have continued to behave with dignity. You rarely lash out. You do not appear consumed by ego. You keep returning to the work.

That matters to me.

Britain has already endured years of political chaos, revolving-door prime ministers and governments more interested in internal warfare than governing. The country does not need another leadership contest. It needs stability, seriousness and delivery.

You were elected with a mandate to govern. You inherited damaged public services, weak growth, overcrowded prisons, an NHS under enormous pressure and public trust worn down by fourteen years of Conservative government. None of that can be repaired overnight.

I hope you will remain Prime Minister and continue the work until the next general election in 2029.

Labour MPs should understand that removing you now could trigger weeks of division, uncertainty and damaging promises made during a leadership contest. The press would feed on the chaos, financial markets could react, and Nigel Farage and Reform would be handed exactly the political instability they want.

This is not the time for Labour to imitate the Conservative Party.

I also believe your personality is better suited to this difficult period than many people appreciate. You are methodical rather than impulsive, measured rather than reckless, and focused on governing rather than performing.

Those qualities may not always generate exciting headlines, but they are the qualities a serious Prime Minister needs.

Leadership is not only about popularity. It is about character.

It is about remaining calm when others panic, showing discipline when others chase attention, and continuing the difficult work when the noise becomes unbearable.

Please hold the line.

Many Labour supporters still believe in your integrity, your determination and your sense of duty. Britain needs less political theatre and more delivery, and you deserve the opportunity to complete the job the country elected Labour and you to do.

Yours sincerely,

Thomas Soede

[jezz @JezziiB]

Ok so here’s how it works
Dads with daughters: Women’s restroom.
Moms with daughters: Women’s restroom.
Dads with sons: Men’s restrooms.
Mothers with sons: Women’s restroom.
Hope that helps.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

So nice of all the decent living presidents to turn up.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[jude martin @judecambridge]

Private Eye:

[RJ Valentine @RJValentine]

@davidxryan @Rolnikov I loved Lord Valentine’s Castle! Book of Skulls is a brilliant short read.

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@Buraq515 That is superb!

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@josiahjdp Thank you. This was a well-written, nicely put together sad story. A really enjoyable read.

[Charlie Watts @char1iewatts]

An amazing new mural of David Attenborough has been created in Bristol ahead of his 100th birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday to a true national treasure 👏

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

REMEMBER WHEN YOU VOTE TODAY

[MeMeMeMeMe73 @RyanJackMum]

I always preferred Bob Mortimer #TOTP

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Sam Neill has announced he is cancer free after 5 years of battling blood cancer.

“It’s time I did another movie.”

[RJ Valentine @RJValentine]

@PaulW9928033568 @OwenShroyer1776

[Moon Dragon @frozenaesthetic]

Left handed people existing breaks a rule in evolution that nobody can explain

Only about 10% of the population is left handed and that number has stayed the same for 10,000 years

It never goes up and never goes down

Evolution isn't meant to work like that, traits spread because they are useful or die off because they aren't

Left handedness doesn't do either and stays the same percentage across every culture, country and population

They process fear differently and react faster to danger than right handed people

They are different neurologically and slightly overrepresented in certain criminal populations and significantly overrepresented among US presidents

The trait seems to produce extremes

Ancient cultures were afraid of them, the word "sinister" originates from the Latin word "sinistra" which means "left" or "on the left side"

10%
There's always 10%

Never more

It was decided that was the exact number needed in the population

[Very Brexit Problems @VeryBrexitProbs]

8 lines every flag-shagging plastic “patriot” has in their playbook

1.“I want my country back” - From what? You voted for the party that ran it for 14 years.

2.“Our grandads didn’t fight for this” - Your grandads would be ashamed that you can’t find Normandy on a map. They fought with Poles, Sikhs, Gurkhas, and West Indians beside them. They’d have more in common with the immigrants you hate than plastic patriots sharing memes about them.

3.“This isn’t the Britain I grew up in” - Correct. It has lower crime, longer life expectancy, and better healthcare than the 1970s you’re romanticising. You just don’t remember the power cuts and three-day weeks.

4.“Britain is broken” - The most unpatriotic sentence in the English language, repeated daily by people say they love their country.

5. “We’re full” - The Netherlands has twice the population density and somehow manages. The UK is not full. It’s just had 14 years of no housebuilding and you need someone darker than you to blame for it.

6.“We look after our own first” - You vote for parties that cut disability benefits, froze nurses’ pay, gave tax breaks to the rich and closed Sure Start centres. You don’t look after anyone.

7.“Stop the boats” - The Tories spent £700 million on Rwanda to deport four people. Zero boats were stopped. You cheered anyway.

8.“Starmer is a traitor” - The man prosecuted terrorists, paedophile rings, and war criminals as DPP. You import American culture war propaganda from people who openly despise our allies, trash your own country 24/7, and follow convicted fraudsters who lied about where they were born. The only ones treacherously trashing Britain’s reputation daily are you.

[RJ Valentine @RJValentine]

@svladcjellis I adore Romano, my favourite ER character!