Golders Green Enthusiast

studying IR at durham. the arsenal. proudly jewish. labour party member. siempre aprendiendo español. not necessarily in that order!

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[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

new home for the next year!

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@rach3lburn3tt i can’t say i necessarily agree with your decision, but i think you describe it excellently. a very well thought out piece. please do write some more!

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@crashtonnn did he live up to the immense reputation i’ve formed of him in my head?

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

Toby Perkins instantly becoming my favourite MP was unexpected (considering the fact that I hadn’t actually previously heard of him)

[Toby Perkins MP @tobyperkinsmp]

@Iromg @TheEmpireSon You are, in a crowded field, the most consistently idiotic man on any media.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@noneutactic @nocturnalbottle this is, in fact, antisemitic. glad to know you’re entertained by it though!

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

disgraceful behaviour. you don’t need to listen to Netanyahu to avoid spreading conspiracy theories around terror attacks. this sort of behaviour from sitting members of the HoC shouldn’t be tolerated by the speaker - it’s dangerous and fuels antisemitic misinformation online

[Ayoub Khan MP @AyoubKhanMP]

Is this peer having a laugh? Please tell me he’s joking. Apologise?

My fellow colleague of the Commons, I wouldn’t believe a word from Netanyahu unless it came independently corroborated, double-checked and preferably notarised by the universe itself.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

dreamt last night i was on a family holiday in Israel… why am i lowkey Hayley Stevens maxxing lmao

[Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonLD]

I listened to Ed Davey on the @BBCr4today this morning, and frankly, I think he missed the point.

The idea that we're keeping the triple lock to help millennials is at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting. I say that as a millennial.

The case for the triple lock is a worthy one - stopping pensioner poverty. I want that as much as anyone. But pensioners are now less likely to be in poverty than children or working age adults.

We talk about fairness, yet our answer is to give the same increase to every pensioner, treating the one choosing between heating and eating exactly the same as the one with millions in the bank. I can see no moral or fiscal case for above inflation rises for millionaires.

That money should go where it's needed most - to everyone in poverty, not just one group. It could help fund free personal care, a policy that would disproportionately benefit older people.

Ed is right that we shouldn't pit one generation against another. But intergenerational inequality is already one of the defining injustices of our time, and this would further entrench it. Worse, it gaslights an entire generation into believing it's for our benefit.

Telling millennials we're keeping the triple lock to help us in 30 years' time is nonsense. We're on course to be the first generation worse off than our parents. We're locked out of the housing market, paying higher taxes, repaying student loans that never seem to shrink, and putting off having children because of the cost of living.

I joined this party because I care about fairness and tackling inequality, and that has to include inequality between generations.

This line, and this decision, fails on both counts. Ed needs to think again.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

some important context just on the off-chance people aren’t aware:

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gave a well-connected attorney who admitted to s*xually abusing an 8-year-old boy over multiple years just a 30-day jail sentence — and let him avoid the sex offender registry. Now, Paxton is running for U.S. Senate against James Talarico with Trump’s backing.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

guy who’s apparently supporting Ken Paxton because he doesn’t like sex offenders?!?

American politics never ceases to amaze me.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@Siobhansuus @aaronyarm @AmichaiChikli @NYCMayor because she doesn’t do that? you racist moron 😭😭

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@moiazam @PaddyArsenal the far-right want to deport Jews. you’re really not the sharpest tool in the shed lol

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

blocked for this, @PaddyArsenal you’re a twat.

the prevalence of the ‘3000 years ago’ jokes, which originated in far-right circles, is horrifying.

they are antisemitic and don’t fall under legitimate criticism of Israel. SNL UK getting involved in them is particularly shameful

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@PaddyArsenal you can celebrate the win without the antisemitic joke mate.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@moiazam @PaddyArsenal glad to know you’re comfortable using far-right racist insults as long as it’s directed towards Jews. you seem like a really righteous person Mo.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@moiazam @PaddyArsenal that ‘3000’ years ago jokes are antisemitic? was that not clear for you 😭😭

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@redelitist it’s defo very well written. but the stage presence is just lacking so much imo, and that’s half of what matters in public speaking

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

watching this back today, it’s quite obvious that Andy is simply a much better public speaker. no shade to Keir but it really was never his strength and that does make a big difference.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

I will fight every day for the tolerant, decent, and respectful Britain I know.

If you incite racist violence and hatred, you are an enemy of national renewal.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@TPrincato you have no info about these people except that they no longer want to be publicly identified as Jewish because they’re scared. and your response is that it’s justified because maybe they flew a flag? (something you have 0 evidence for btw)

take a look in the mirror, please

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@moiazam @JohnLyndon_ sorry, what the fuck is your point?

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@actionthejuice @JohnLyndon_ sickening comment. antisemites are the only people responsible for their antisemitism. don’t you dare shift the blame back to our community.

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

@TPrincato you keep pivoting to Israel. these are British Jews?!? i think you might just be an antisemite who’s too embarrassed to admit it to be quite frank

[Golders Green Enthusiast @asher__h]

where my mind instantly went just now. May Dame Esther’s memory be a blessing.

[Matthew Lumby @MatthewLumby]

Goodbye to Dame Esther Rantzen.
Thanks for this all time great TV moment…