BENJAMIN COSGRAVE

I used to do ro-nation shit with this but I cbf making a real twitter (I refuse to call it X) so yeah here I remain

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

Kwasi knows a lot about being thrown under a bus too.

[Liz Truss @trussliz]

I wasn't just thrown under the bus - I was run over by a fleet of buses - and I know who was driving them!

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@CalvinMcnuggets @Teeserv2 @fesshole I think the point is more so that 'just doing a job' doesn't mean the person's actions are right. From the sounds of it, the ticket inspector in this story was unnecessarily rude. There's no need for that.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@TrueNewsRBX fr :(

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

apparently i died

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

French is such a beautiful language.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@Logically_JC It started off with political disaffection. It evolved into a cult. Then he taxed penguins.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@MrJamesMay If you have cornflakes in your vertebrae, that's quite the biological achievement. I think you should be proud of this new form of evolution you have discovered. Celebrations are in order. Have a gin.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

Impact their lives. It's similar to the Amazon argument. You can rave wild about how unethical a company it is, but we all still use it frequently. We've only ourselves to blame. Real change requires a change in lifestyle and practice, not just rhetoric. This is where it gets us.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

Trump funding mild income tax cuts by fucking up the world economy would be hilarious. If it did not fuck up the world economy.

On a serious note, regardless of whether economic globalisation is right or wrong, it is reality. Tariffs will not reverse it. We're in too deep.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

general. 100+ years ago, when tariffs were the norm, goods that are common today were so much more expensive. This isn't merely to do with the immediate cost of additional tax, but mostly production costs etc. Everyone loves taking a moral stand without considering how it will

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

Every little helps...

[Tony Evans @TonyEvans92a]

Hi @Tesco I've received a parking ticket after using your Cromwell Road superstore a week last Saturday. We took 86yo mother-in-law to store, spent more than £115 on shopping and then took her to the cafe for something to eat after she got tired. For this we've been fined £60

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

Why do I need to be verified? Who the fuck is going to pretend to be me

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@LBC Anyone paying that much in tax can well afford to pay more. I don't get these people. They earn their money through society and then want to act as if they owe it nothing in return and can just opt out of it. Pick a line and stick to it but you can't have it both ways.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@GuillermElodie I will admit to having supported Leave at the time. But I was 13. Which is exactly why I think we should rejoin.

[Fellaraktar🇺🇦 @fellaraktar]

Never Forget.

When the USA was attacked.

Europe stood up and fought for our friends.

When Europe was threatened.

America sided with the aggressor.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@adcogfx @NoContextBrits Precisely my point. But also that among trends are individual circumstances. Events in Ireland represent a larger move away from imperialism while also being a product of centuries of widespread opposition to British rule.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@adcogfx @NoContextBrits I should note here, Home Rule was always viewed as somewhat of a stepping stone to reversing the Act of Union. What I mean is that active calls for independence were not as widespread until the aftermath of Easter 1916.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@adcogfx @NoContextBrits Irish people did not want independence. The biggest issue was Home Rule - self-governance within the UK. A majority endorsed this view. After the Easter Rising and the UK's response, public opinion changed radically as represented by the 1918 election.

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@adcogfx @NoContextBrits was due to such factors. Something does not simply because 'irrelevant' for no reason. I'm not trying to be cruel, but you are not well-informed enough on these things to be making such baseless assertions. Having an interest is good though, I'd encourage you to read more on them

[BENJAMIN COSGRAVE @benjamncosgrve]

@adcogfx @NoContextBrits empires as well, thus why they no longer exist. It is actually part of a much wider movement throughout the 19th century known as the rise of nationalism, a core component to the outbreak of WW1. It did not stop then, of course. Either way, empires did become irrelevant but it