Alex Taylor

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

One year today since my kidney transplant. It’s not always been smooth sailing but very grateful for feeling better than I did and to live free of dialysis. Thinking of my donor and their family.

[Josh Simons @joshsimonsmp]

I do not agree. The blame lies with my profession: politicians.

Politicians are meant to lead: deliver home truths, force confrontations, think beyond the immediate, describe a future we can only just see.

One reason we're in this mess is it's fashionable to reduce politics to bun-fights over 24 hr media cycles. The gold standard is to "take the politics out", "above politics", "independent".

In life, if you eat crisps, smoke cigarettes, scroll on tik Tok, you get weaker. If you run, read books, love your family, you get stronger. The same is true for a country.

When a country does what makes it weaker, because it's easier in the short-term, its problem is not bureaucrats - it's political leadership.

Politics is meant to bind us around common purpose. To motivate and organise collective action. When it doesn't, it's a sign a political system isn't working: parties, Parliament, the connection between votes, taxes, and power.

Much is wrong with our civil service. But we will only fix it when politicians - and parties - step up. Because it's their job to lead.

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@ThreeUKSupport Hi there, experiencing very slow network in CB1 making it very difficult to WFH.

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@queenofdialysis Highly recommend Bluesky! Has a lot more UK users after recent events and is essentially old Twitter without the spam and hatred.

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

I've decided to set up on https://t.co/xoSpsOf7Hq and step away from here, at least for now. When the owner here can freely spread hatred of Muslims, e.g. linking a whole group to a rise in rape cases in the UK, and say that 'civil war is inevitable' it's time to take stock.

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

Gustave Flaubert, this is it

[Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta]

I’ve been thinking a lot about My Lai since the news broke yesterday that U.S. Army Lt. William Calley, the only soldier convicted of the massacre in Vietnam, died. This @60Minutes interview comes to mind. The late Mike Wallace asks: “How do you shoot babies?”

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@TheCinesthetic The original BBC adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@araujohistorian I don’t know, my first response to someone’s death probably wouldn’t be to publicly dunk on their work when they can no longer respond. It’s basic politeness, either state your disagreement in a respectful way or don’t say anything at all.

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@araujohistorian Your statement probably should have ended at 'human being', the rest is classless.

[whoops @vodkasnowflake]

lmao

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@EHChalus @colinrtalbot Andy Beshear, Roy Cooper, Buttigieg would all be interesting picks. She can't pick Newsom as both from California.

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

Chris: "This is huge history happening, isn’t it?"
Spartacus Mills: "It’s bigger than that, Chris, it’s large. If you’ve got a history book at home, take it out, throw it in the bin – it’s worthless. The history books will now have to be rewritten."

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

Tonight reminiscent of this historic moment, of the most powerful person in the world voluntarily relinquishing that power: https://t.co/lNC37ihvRx

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

An honour to welcome you to Downing Street, President @ZelenskyyUa 🇬🇧🇺🇦

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

A perfect song for a stormy night: https://t.co/MZStcIovyv

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 has just introduced the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization schedule, becoming the first country in the African Region to administer the R21 malaria vaccine to children from the age of 6 months.

The vaccine is safe, effective, and recommended by @WHO.

[ITV Football @itvfootball]

🗣️ "We're all really proud, the whole country is behind them." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Gary Neville speaks with the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

#ESPENG | #Euro2024 | @GNev2

[Kidney Research UK @Kidney_Research]

The wonderful Make Your Mark team out and about spreading awareness of living kidney donations 💜 @DonateaKidneyUK

[Alex Taylor @ART_67]

@mpwarwick @WeHaveWaysPod Poor battleship technique!