Andy Sheerin

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance - Oscar Wilde

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@sainsburys The new click & collect system in Stirling is terrible. It takes about 10 mins for each car's shopping to be brought to them. I'd be quicker doing the shopping myself. Any chance they could go back to using the vans like they used to?

[alan rusbridger @arusbridger]

Gavin Collins was an off-duty police officer enjoying a night out in central London when he was attacked by a pair of thugs. They repeatedly punched and kicked him, even after he’d been floored. Gavin needed titanium plates in his cheek and one eye socket following the unprovoked attack.

One of the attackers had three previous convictions for similar offences of common assault in the previous three years. As it happened the thugs were brothers, and the sons of one of Britain’s richest property tycoons.

But they were in luck. When they eventually appeared before Recorder Christopher Hehir in Southwark Crown Court, the judge was in a forgiving mood. The thugs were given suspended sentences—one of 15 months and one of six months.

Fast forward to last week when the same judge had to consider a different kind of case involving two young women who did not attack anyone, but did throw a can of soup at a painting by Vincent Van Gogh.

No one needed surgery. The picture frame was moderately affected because—fun fact—tomato soup is apparently “slightly acidic”. But His Honour Christopher Hehir reacted very differently, jailing one young woman for more than two years and the other for 20 months.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@crossgatescynic You got a blue passport, quit yer whining

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

The cost of living crisis is not over.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

English tap water has always been shite, but I don't think it's ever been "shite" before.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@AyoCaesar Fatherland by Robert Harris

[insane moments in british politics @PoliticsMoments]

Conservative MP Tom Hunt fails to get valid ID for election day and is left unable to cast his own vote by the same voter ID laws he had voted for three years ago, then asks one of his local party members to vote for him (2024)

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@MrMcEnaney Lived in Bilbao 8 years ago and had a single travel card for tram, train, metro and bus. Visited Germany about 13 years ago and used a bottle return machine. Embarrassing we can't get these things up and running.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@crossgatescynic So it's only a matter of time before most teams have one and save thousands of pounds in groundsmen's wages, the SPFL reverses its decision, and teams in the EPL start introducing them? Seems logical if they're just as good as grass.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@crossgatescynic The fact they cause injuries and they give an advantage to home teams who are used to playing on them. None of the top leagues have them, because they're second rate.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@MrMcEnaney @heraldscotland Can't understand why the target for social subjects teachers is high and also not being met. I've never known a school to struggle getting a probationer, dozens of applicants for jobs and teachers floating for years in temporary positions.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@crossgatescynic Tell them you're moving to another company and they'll quickly sort you out.

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@crossgatescynic La Liv-a

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@AgentScotland Are there any clubs who have a similar budget and quality of domestic league who have a much better record? Which teams should we be matching at that level? Maybe Scandinavian clubs or Eastern Europe?

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@Keir_Starmer @PrifWeinidog @JoStevensLabour @WayneDavid_MP @vaughangething You've changed your tune. Thought turning the water and power off was just Israel defending itself?

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@crossgatescynic We did it once in February and it was bitter. Clair nearly fainted when she got out because the blood rushed back to her head. It was about 5°. I wouldn't when outside temperature is less than 10°, and some people use rule of halving the temperature to give your max time (5 mins)

[Global Index @TheGlobal_Index]

The human cost of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (deaths/injuries): documented by the UN:

2008:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 3,202
Israel 🇮🇱: 853

2009:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 7,460
Israel 🇮🇱: 123

2010:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 1,659
Israel 🇮🇱: 185

2011:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 2,260
Israel 🇮🇱: 136

2012:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 4,936
Israel 🇮🇱: 578

2013:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 4,031
Israel 🇮🇱: 157

2014:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 19,860
Israel 🇮🇱: 2,796

2015:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 14,813
Israel 🇮🇱: 339

2016:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 3,572
Israel 🇮🇱: 222

2017:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 8,526
Israel 🇮🇱: 174

2018:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 31,558
Israel 🇮🇱: 130

2019:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 15,628
Israel 🇮🇱: 133

2020:
Palestine 🇵🇸: 2,781
Israel 🇮🇱: 61

[Andy Sheerin @andy_sheerin]

@LabourMercedes Labour might want to be a party of principle, but unfortunately your leader has none.