Tim Webb

Ex energy journalist now @ofgem policy. All views my own (unless someone else has already said it)

[Matt Forde @mattforde]

🚨 BREAKING… politicians react to the heatwave

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

UK government bond yields jump around 10bp this morning after the news yesterday pm about @AndyBurnhamGM standing for Parliament

[Kate McCann @KateEMcCann]

A friend of mine messaged me this week, more than a little frustrated at what she feels is silence from people who she would expect to be vocal in calling out antisemitism in public.

She’s Jewish, her children are escorted to their sports field by security guards and now there are police guarding the school too. “Wouldn’t it be nice if people posted their support for the U.K. Jewish community” she wrote. I felt a bit uneasy replying - won’t it look like I’m claiming some understanding of a community I’m not part of? Is it a bit performative? Is there something more useful I can do?

But she’s right - it’s gross that children can’t play sport without a security escort. Can you imagine how you’d feel if that was your child? You’d be wildly angry and you’d want everyone to be shouting about it. And we’re not, not really. Often, I think, because people are afraid to be drawn into a political debate they don’t fully understand or feel comfortable with and they just don’t want the hassle.

But this isn’t a political debate. It’s about people turning on our friends and threatening them, attacking them and killing them and it’s happening here. It’s that simple. I am ashamed that children can’t go to school here without a police escort - something has gone horribly wrong. And I’m sorry that we haven’t been more vocal, we should be. It is that simple.

This article struck a chord, but I don’t think it applies only to British Muslims. It applies to us all.

Silence on antisemitism shames us as British Muslims

https://t.co/FH05hPibLJ

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@theglidofglude @s8mb agree 100%. healthcare systems elsewhere in Europe seem to work much better and are also free at point of delivery. why should examining whether different funding model for NHS would work better be off limits for Labour (or worse - according to them -
only preserve of Reform)?

[Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound]

The best journalist in Britain gets the title which best matches his talents. Magnificent

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@Gabriel_Pogrund Congrats Gabriel well deserved

[Hollywood Horror Museum @horrormuseum]

Sadly this is 100% correct

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@jroberts332 Thanks James!

[Ross Kempsell @RossKempsell]

Reinstate this good guy @waitrose please or we will organise a boycott https://t.co/00G0w99xa9

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@BethRigby @RuthDavidsonPC @HarrietHarman Bit late to this but @BethRigby @HarrietHarman @RuthDavidsonPC @paulstanworth how is podcast name that mocks male sexual dysfunction ok? Do you think this is this feminist? Would rightly be outrage if name mocked female sexual dysfunction or gynaecological issues. @SamCoatesSky

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@HZoete Congrats Henry great move. Welcome back to civil service!

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@SamCoatesSky @annemcelvoy @JournoEvHall Congrats both and well deserved! But @SamCoatesSky is gilet acceptable awards bash wear?

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@craftymiss @unitetheunion @CapitaPlc I hope they get back to you before then

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@craftymiss @unitetheunion @CapitaPlc pisspoor. One for @PrivateEyeNews journos @andrewhunterm @Tommy___Greene @joshua_n_stein - Private Eye has reported on Crapita woes over many years

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@ChrisMi85183727 @CSPScheme @CapitaPlc @craftymiss pointed out helpfully that @CapitaPlc has not posted anything on twitter since Dec 24 so who knows if they even monitor it

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@craftymiss @unitetheunion @CapitaPlc thanks Sharon, I didn't realise @CapitaPlc also useless at twitter. what did they say when you finally got through on phone?

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@steveninbc @SWFCNorthYorks @DoctorKiln @TheRegister @CapitaPlc @UKLabour @cabinetofficeuk @PublicTech @pcs_union agree, I'm also trying to get my details. I suggest people affected on twitter tag @CapitaPlc who took over running over civil service pension scheme last month, it might help...

[Tim Webb @Tim_Webb_]

@AbsurdityCool @CSPScheme agree. suggest people affected on twitter tag @CapitaPlc who took over running over civil service pension scheme last month, it might help...