Jeremy Smith ن

Lucky Husband. Proud Dad/Grandad. Grumpy Old Git. Undeservedly saved by grace (Romans 5:8).

[Rt. Hon Ben Wallace @BenWallace70]

I am no fan of Refom but every time the @timespolitics @guardian mentions Geroge Cottrell the prefix it with “convicted criminal.”. They must prefix Louie Haigh then with “convicted fraudster.” Not to do so is to show disdain for professional journalism.

[Allison Pearson @AllisonPearson]

I watched Burnham’s speech and much of it was emotive mush.
How do you reindustrialise Britain when no major company will invest here because we have punitive taxes and the highest energy prices in the advanced world?

Socialism repels capitalists with money to invest.

[Toby Young @toadmeister]

Ed Miliband has indicated he would approve drilling in the North Sea to smooth the path to becoming Chancellor. 'These are my principles,' he says, 'and if you want to offer me a job, I have others.' https://t.co/AjCpJRPyAv

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

@Artemisfornow 👏👏👏

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

Michael Knowles: Before, you could teach the Bible in schools, [but] not teach pornography. Today, you can teach pornography in schools, [but] not the Bible. I think we had it right the first time.

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

@clarkaw Classy

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

@jcbaldry @DPJHodges @CountBinface I can't seem to find your post on the resignation of Josh Simons (to make way for Andy Burnham).

[Matt Cartoons @MattCartoonist]

My latest cartoon for tomorrow's @Telegraph

Buy a print of my cartoons at https://t.co/ILFJjPmckx

Original artwork from https://t.co/bVPAkgE34y

[Jon Pike @runthinkwrite]

The reason this framing is decisively wrong is that it presents the decision as based on someone's trans status, whereas it is based on their sex. It's not because the people involved fall under the description 'transgender women' but because they fall under the description 'male'. Sometimes, it might not matter which of the descriptions you use, but here it does, because it mischaracterises the logic of the decision to describe them as @BBCNews does.

There's a pretty good community note below this, which I've rated as helpful.

[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

Andy Burnham referring to Teresa May as an unelected PM ?! So much irony & hypocrisy in Westminster presently.

[Daniel Hannan @DanielJHannan]

Britain’s problem is not that it needs a more “relatable” PM. It is that we are spending five times more on social security than national security, and that no politician wants to take the unpopular decisions needed to restore our public finances.

[James Esses @JamesEsses]

If you want to summarise just how messed up the United Kingdom is in a single sentence:

The UK government believes that 11 year olds are too young to watch YouTube but old enough to block their puberty and render themselves infertile.

[🎩Laird of the Manor🎩 @LairdOfThManor]

A small public service announcement from the Department of Things That You Should Know…

It has not “peeked” your interest.
Nor has it “peaked” your interest.

…It has piqued your interest.

You are not “phased” by something.
You are fazed by it.

If you’ve had a long day, you are weary.
If you suspect someone is an idiot, you are wary.

It is “due course”, not “do course”.
“Per se”, not “per say”.

And while we’re here, it’s “could have”, not “could of”, but that particular battle may already be lost.

Thank you for your attention during this brief outbreak of grammatical housekeeping.

This has been a @LairdofthManor announcement.🎩💙

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

@BillAckman @BernieSanders @elonmusk @SpaceX 👏👏👏

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

Crass economic illiteracy.

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

@johnmcdonnellMP what to you think the sentence ought to be for smashing a sledgehammer in to a police officer's spine?

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

The world according to Ed Miliband:

Electric towel rails ❌
Massive energy guzzling AI data centres ✔️

[Jeremy Smith ن @_JeremySmith]

@ZackPolanski ...but @ZiaYusufUK is not wrong, is he? Or do you assert that all cultures have equal merit/value?

[Tim Stanley @timothy_stanley]

Britain's appropriate response level has risen from "appalled" to "sickened."