Diane Smith

All Things Bright & Beautiful.

[Jamie Franklin @JamieFranklin40]

Very true. Our leaders are making a farce of the sincere efforts of hardworking parish clergy and dedicated laity.

[Oracle @biggle1908]

Annual energy bills around the world

Austria- £470

Belgium - £520

France - £485

Germany - £550

Israel - £590

Norway - £460

Poland - £150

Spain - £495

United Kingdom - £2,325

Net stupid zero strikes again.

#NetZero

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

‘The Pottery Makers’ 1969
The potteries laboratory, Stoke-on-Trent.

Artist: John Berry

[Ian Cuthbert @headscarfpride]

Superb picture of #LillianBilocca created by former Lord Mayor of #Hull Steve Wilson and shared with his kind permission.
#HeadscarfRevolutionaries

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

The threat level against the country continues to grow yet the Burnham government has told the British Army to cease major exercises with Challenger 2 tanks and Apache gunships to save money.
Our Bus-Conductor-in-Chief can find money for all sorts of gimmicks that allow him to play to the gallery. But not for essential defence spending. Unforgivable.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

‘ Andy [Burnham] would make an okay fair-weather prime minister but this isn't fair weather; we're in the middle of a storm…’

On this week’s Planet Normal @LiamHalligan explains why he thinks @andyburnham is the wrong man to lead the country through the brewing economic storm.

Listen now 👇
https://t.co/aP5rsbCc3V

[Danny Kruger @danny__kruger]

Taxpayers are charged over £200m a year for divisive civil service 'Staff Networks' pushing progressive politics in Whitehall - with bonuses and promotion in reward for participation.

2000 civil servants spend up to a day a week running these groups; over 700 are employed solely in roles promoting the DEI agenda.

Our plan to end the activist industrial complex here: https://t.co/iynBLybTzO

[Simon Danczuk @SimonDanczuk]

Total nonsense, a complete hatchet job. I've known Farage, and met him very many times, over the last 13 years. In my 38 years in British politics, he's one of the nicest politicians I've ever met, and I don't say that lightly. The media attacks are becoming increasingly bizarre.

[UK ELECTIONS @UKElects_]

🔔 BY ELECTION RESULT

Honiton St Michael's (East Devon) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 45.4% (New)
➡️ RFM: 25.0% (New)
🌳 CON: 20.3% (-10.2)
🙋 Ind: 4.6% (-16.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-22.4)
🙋 Ind: 1.2% (New)

No LIB (-23.0) as previous.

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
Reported by @electionmapsuk

[Cheshire East Countryside Rangers @CECRangers]

Our friends at @savebutterflies are looking for volunteer citizen scientists! They are looking for transect walkers to monitor the butterflies at Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve. Find out more and volunteer via the link. https://t.co/thBgBa97eu

[Ben Graham @BenGrahamUK]

Dale Vince, who has ploughed millions into Labour, funded independent candidate Count Binface to the tune of £180,000 for the Clacton by-election.

Meanwhile, Conservatives were out canvassing for Binface.

The uniparty really is something.

And the end result?

Nigel Farage got more votes than he did at the 2024 General Election.

[Ian Cuthbert @headscarfpride]

There she is. A spectacular sight.

[lammtara @varley_john]

@afneil @thetimes No doubt the same pollsters that overwhelmingly said no Brexit,Yougov have previously underestimated Reform and their clients are The Times/Sky News along with Opinium whose clients are The Observer so no perceived bias there eh.

[The Spectator @spectator]

Some years ago, I managed to get an invitation to a very exclusive party. One of the guests was Prince Philip and some way into the evening he drifted over in my direction.

He used the classic royal conversation opener: 'Hello, what's been keeping you busy?' 'I work in marketing,' I replied.

'Oh dear,' he said. He turned away and went to find someone more interesting. I was officially boring.

✍️ Steve Morris

Article | https://t.co/eq0C0vY3L2

[Space Investor @SpaceInvestor_D]

Holy sh*t

This is newly released footage of Starship’s landing burn and splashdown during Flight 13.

Absolutely insane.

[Diane Smith @RoamingDiane]

Biological warfare is no longer the stuff of science fiction https://t.co/Qdv03gsF5F

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: Louise Haigh has been stripped of her responsibility to tackle public sector fraud as Cabinet Office Minister

She was convicted of fraud in 2013 over falsely reporting her work phone missing when working at Aviva

[Make England Great Again @make_england]

It’s full of dishonest crooks

[Diane Smith @RoamingDiane]

@leafarbuthnot @Simmons__ I am impressed by your fortitude. Brave man. Always enjoy your work. Thank you.

[leafarbuthnot @leafarbuthnot]

Excellent piece by @Simmons__ about disability and the danger of labels and overdiagnosis https://t.co/2cUfx4Irsr