Bird on the Wire

Left wing, middle aged, right handed. No time for racists, sexists, poor-bashers or any other type of twat.

[Robert ES @1976vintage]

It gets worse. Today a mum phoned school (she’s a nurse) to say her daughter has tested positive and she’ll be keeping both her girls off school. School explain Gov policy is the younger sibling must come in, otherwise it’s unauthorised absence. Mum says she is very uncomfortable

[Full Fact @FullFact]

Earlier today the Conservatives posted an edited video of Keir Starmer's GMB interview. Editing the clip in this way has created a false narrative. It is irresponsible for a political party to mislead the public like this. https://t.co/fKSReBM4aO

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency ahead of tropical storm Dorian, which is expected to become a hurricane. People are stocking up on food and generators.

30K homes in the U.S. territory are still covered with blue tarps after damage from 2017's deadly Hurricane Maria.

[Clare O'Donohue @clare_odonohue]

Whatever powerful writer trapped us in a dystopian novel with an angry man-child as the president, a Congress of placaters and a Justice system that has forgotten the meaning of justice - please can I flip to the last page and see how this ends?

[Bird on the Wire @_BirdontheWire_]

Sign the @genrentuk petition: End unfair evictions #endsection21 https://t.co/nuwVDUEgm7

[Bird on the Wire @_BirdontheWire_]

@AngelaRayner Same for Headteachers in academies.

[Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner]

Tory Secretary of State for work and pensions not attending emergency debate on UC today.My constituents are sanctioned for the same action👎

[Matt Zarb-Cousin @mattzarb]

No one should feel intimidated by politics after watching this shit-show unfold. How have we allowed people with no discernible skills or talents to find their way into positions of massive influence

[Bird on the Wire @_BirdontheWire_]

@jessphillips Ah, classic Phillips. When you have no answer to what somebody actually says, pretend they said something else.

[Militant Lambchop ✊🏼🙏🏼❤️🕊️⚖️🇵🇸 ✊🏼💙 NHS @CurlyClareToo]

@bbclaurak BBC journalism these days seems to comprise reports of gossip and knee jerk outrage about rumours and misheard whispers. Not value for money

[Bird on the Wire @_BirdontheWire_]

@IamWilson6 @slepkane @richardangel88 @dylanorchard @labourlewis I’d rather have an apology from men who think they can speak on our behalf.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Robert Jeffress said just last month that NFL players who kneel are lucky they aren't "shot in the head for taking a knee". https://t.co/R9pZanD3Eb

[Bird on the Wire @_BirdontheWire_]

@slimlina Yep

[Bird on the Wire @_BirdontheWire_]

@Michele02006281 I couldn't decide whether he actually believed what he was saying. I certainly didn't.

[John O'Shea @politicalhackuk]

Dear Mr Grayling - if your plan for No Deal is so good, why don't you publish your forecasts of the impact? #bbcqt

[Krishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm]

Goldman Sachs CEO saying publicly what many saying privately https://t.co/Z078R0OLSO

[George M Johnson Garçon @IamGMJohnson]

An 8 year old was murdered by a grown ass man because he thought the boy was gay. Don’t you ever tell Lgbtq people they HAVE to be out. https://t.co/InpzjVxTGC

[lor.jpg @lmarlene_]

i made a list of prompts for the #HowIWillChange hashtag. in case any one gets stumped