Aaron Davies

Storytelling • Coaching • Dad • Wine • Food • Hackney

[Rachel 💚 ♿ 🌍 @ChasingGlimmers]

The Tories have destroyed our NHS.
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My daughter was prescribed Clarithromycin late this afternoon by a GP. We couldn't get an appointment until 4.30 as there is a shortage of doctors due to government cuts. We had to drive to a different town. In freezing conditions.

[Kate Maltby @KateMaltby]

Here's the Matt Hancock story.

The former Health Secretary's announcement that he would not seek re-election came only after the officers of his local Tory Association held a vote of no confidence in him, ruling him 'not fit' for to be their MP.
https://t.co/qvQ5PaBJmr

[Sam Bright @WritesBright]

If you’re shocked about the Michelle Mone story, wait till you find out that a firm owned by the finance manager of Michael Gove’s 2016 Tory leadership campaign won £170m in PPE deals.

After being referred to the PPE VIP lane by the office of… Michael Gove.

[Jane Merrick @janemerrick23]

This is extraordinary and deeply worrying. The plea "can I show you my press card?" - which would have avoided this - is just ignored. Police should not be arresting journalists in this country.

[Marina O'Loughlin @MarinaOLoughlin]

I remember being jaw-dropped-incredulous when I had my first child that childcare wasn't tax-deductible. Nothing has changed

[Whores of Yore @WhoresofYore]

20th century, anonymous Indian painting. This image is part of the @ExploreWellcome collection. The catalogue entry reads, "A crocodile, controlled by a female devil to give her sexual pleasure by applying its mouth to her vagina."

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

This is turning out to be a terrifyingly ultra right wing government. Where is the “competence, compassion and integrity” the new PM pledged just a few hours ago?

[Europe Elects @EuropeElects]

UK (GB), Omnisis poll:

EU Membership Referendum

Rejoin: 61% (+4)
Stay out: 39% (-4)

+/- vs. 20 Oct

Fieldwork: 21-22 October 2022
Sample size: 1,353

➤ https://t.co/Oc1WEqPB9Y

#Brexit

[YouGov @YouGov]

'Best PM' results in the Red Wall

Starmer: wins in 31 constituencies
'Not sure': 19 constituencies
Sunak: 0 constituencies

'Best PM' results in the Blue Wall

Starmer: wins in 43 constituencies
Sunak: 10 constituencies
'Not sure': 0 constituencies

https://t.co/WJhHIz2eFm

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

Turns out nobody underestimated Liz Truss after all.

[David Lammy @DavidLammy]

The idea that it’s acceptable that 357 Conservative members of Parliament choose our 3rd PM in as many months is unacceptable.

We need a General Election NOW.

[Suw @Suw]

The Tories have rearranged the deckchairs on HMS Shitshow for long enough. We need a #GeneralElectionNow but how the hell do we get one? Truss will cling on for dear life & if/when ousted, her replacement will continue to cling on claiming a new mandate where none exists.

[Billy Bragg @billybragg]

@jk_rowling Hard to think of anything that better illustrates Graham Norton’s point than the sight of someone with 13.9m followers reacting to a call for a fair hearing for trans teens and their parents by equating it to *checks notes* support for rape and death threats.

[Aaron Davies @aaroscape]

Honestly, I’m 44 years old and I was *never* able to read teachers’ comments on my essays. And knew someone who got downgraded because the damn teachers couldn’t read their (cursive) handwriting. It’s not really a genZ thing

[Aaron Davies @aaroscape]

+1

[Michael Kowalski @micycle]

I’m not observing a minute’s silence

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

If he could just come and be Aziraphale every now and again I'd be just fine with @michaelsheen being Prime Minister. Or President of the World. Or God.

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

The £130 billion Liz Truss is about to hand energy companies could build enough wind farms to power 10 million houses with free energy for 30 years.

[Matoke enthusiast @KebAbbas]

This, like all things @rebeccamjohnson writes, was lovely. Makes that original tweet worth it