Andy weeds

Trying to follow the way of Jesus. Living in Wiltshire. I attend dinner church. Model maker, Jeep owner, I like to repair things. I am political too.

[Andy weeds @andy_weeds]

@BBCBreakfast why don't you have some other politicians on who have more MPs than Far rage

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

There has been no harsher critic to possible U.S. military action in Iran than Pope Leo XIV:

“War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading.  The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined.

“Peace is no longer sought as a gift and a desirable good in itself, or in the pursuit of the establishment of the ordered universe willed by God, with a more perfect form of justice among men and women.”

“Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion.

“This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence.”

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Cuba is being pushed to the brink by a US blockade.

The island’s 11 million people are facing rolling blackouts and food shortages as the UN warns of possible humanitarian ‘collapse’ without oil.

[Sly U @SlyForTheRight]

🚨 CAUGHT OUT 🚨

Nigel Farage has once again been caught lying to his gullible Reform UK supporters. He now claims he never promised to cut council tax — yet this video proves the opposite.

What’s even sadder? His supporters are clapping while he u-turns in real time.

No plan. No honesty. Just slogans, spin, and a compliant audience.

[Daniel Lismore @daniellismore]

How does a Reform voter survive when they get cancer. Or heart failure. Or a chronic illness that doesn’t politely go away.

That isn’t a slogan. It’s a real question.

Right now, under the NHS, you don’t think about that. You get sick and you are treated. You don’t check your bank balance before chemo. You don’t calculate whether you can afford to stay alive another year. You don’t decide between medication and rent.

When Reform say “free at the point of need,” that safety quietly disappears.

If healthcare was going to be free for everyone, for everything, for life, they would just say that. They don’t. They keep inventing new wording. Softer language. “Independent healthcare.” “Alternative funding.” “Free at the point of need.” These phrases exist for one reason. To avoid saying insurance. To avoid saying private. To avoid saying you pay.

Nigel Farage has already told you what he is open to. He said in 2015 Britain should look at replacing the NHS with an insurance system. Since then he has talked about French-style and American-style healthcare models. He avoids the word privatisation but insurance is exactly that. It just arrives monthly.

So ask the question you’re being distracted from.

When does the bill arrive.

Cancer doesn’t end after one appointment. Heart failure doesn’t stop because you’ve been diagnosed. Diabetes, disability, mental illness, long-term conditions don’t care about slogans. Ongoing care is where the cost lives. Medication. Treatment. Follow-ups. Years of support.

In insurance systems, that’s premiums. Excesses. Co-payments. Caps. Top-ups. Bills that never stop. Miss a payment and care slows down or stops.

Imagine paying £1,500 to £2,000 a month just to stay treated. How do you do that while paying rent or a mortgage. Energy bills. Food. Transport. Childcare. How do young people do it when Reform have openly talked about lowering the minimum wage for younger workers. How do disabled people survive. How do families pay twice, once for parents and once for children.

This isn’t hypothetical. This is how those systems work.

Reform supporters are told to focus on boats and flags and fear while the economic reality sits right there. They already showed you how they operate in local councils. They demonised others for raising council tax, promised they wouldn’t, then raised it anyway. That wasn’t a mistake. That was the model.

So stop repeating slogans and start asking questions.

How do I survive cancer under your system.
How do I pay for heart failure.
How do I afford lifelong care.
Why won’t you say healthcare will be free for everyone forever.
Why are you using new language if your plan is the same.

Some healthcare is already privately delivered, yes. But it is still publicly funded. Reform’s direction is for you to fund it directly. Out of your pocket. Every month. Forever.

You are already struggling to eat. And they are telling you exactly what comes next.

If you still support them, that’s your choice. But don’t pretend you weren’t warned.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧☕️🫖💷🪆❤️🤍💙🏥

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

I seem to have upset the @Nigel_Farage fan club - so let me be clear.

This man sows hate, lies and division.

He is a grifter and a conman.

He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.

RT if you agree

P.s. multiculturalism is great.

[Andy weeds @andy_weeds]

@BBCNews Why haven't you given a comment from the third largest party in the house of commons, did you ask for one? Your love affair with the racist guy you quote at the end of the article is a bit off really

[Andy weeds @andy_weeds]

Church at the Crossroads: Responding to the Calls of Palestinian Christians - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/Yv6STLgrBY via @UKChange

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.

We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.

[. @jdpoc]

#Reform Council in #Lancashire …

The #Reform Councillor in charge of care homes, is going to shut council care homes, forcing residents to move to private care homes.

On an ‘unrelated’ note, the same #Reform Councillor is the owner of multiple local private care homes.

[Dr Rosena @DrRosena]

Farage says the BBC has been biased for decades.

Let's look at MEP appearances on Question Time and see how balanced it was.

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

Reuters photojournalist Raneen Sawafta is rushed to Rafidia Hospital after sustaining fractures when she was attacked by israelis in Beita

[Andy weeds @andy_weeds]

Reject the Timpsons pod at Tesco Bishops Cleeve - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/u6ESXmFRym via @UKChange

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Re-nationalise water and utilities.

RT if you agree.

[LBC @LBC]

‘Robert Jenrick spoke about white faces - what’s the difference?’

@lewis_goodall presses Tory MP Chris Philp on why he condemns Sarah Pochin’s remarks about black people in adverts as racist, but not Robert Jenrick’s on Birmingham.

[David Hayward | Artist @nakedpastor]

Someone with power who thinks they have the divine right to do whatever they think they should eventually commits atrocities.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

When 85-year-old Rita Barnsley moved into a care home in Dudley she had no immediate family.

And that vulnerability was ruthlessly exploited by the home's manager Jamiel Slaney-Summers, along with its then-owners Graham and Lyn Walker, who conspired to forge Rita's will so they would inherit most of her £175,000 estate.

But shockingly, when alarm was raised, the police said they didn't need to get involved.

The three have now been convicted of fraud after an prosecution by the local council, which says financial abuse by carers needs to be taken more seriously.

[Julie Roys @reachjulieroys]

Kevin Mills, a frmr Canadian pastor & Gospel singer, has been sentenced to prison in Washington state for sexually assaulting a child.
Mills pleaded guilty to multiple charges, incl. child assault & luring, after initially facing a 1st-degree rape charge.
https://t.co/YVKGTP1Gal