Mike

Publisher and reader of novels, modeller of railways, manager of trains. To the left a bit. My grandfather wrote some books. You might like them.

[Mike @cypressbranches]

Absolutely thrilled by the #LoveReading review for Pegasus Falling. A big thank you to their ambassador who thinks it’s an “example of brilliant storytelling” https://t.co/ySDj7bjENX #indiebooks

[MollyPeonies @mollypeonies]

Last night I couldn’t sleep (what’s new), so naturally I spent 3 hours going down the Twitter rabbit hole of white women in the suburbs who love Harris but are married to a male Trump supporter.

It’s this whole other world of women of all ages sharing their plans and fears. 🧵

[Mike @cypressbranches]

Absolutely

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

Reforms success this evening is being wrongly framed. It’s about stagnant real wages, sky high rents and house prices, imploding public services, a sense it’s all crap. Labour must address those issues from day one.

[Billy Bragg @billybragg]

Everyone knows Labour are going to win the election, but if you’re feeling like there’s no point in voting as the outcome is a foregone conclusion, I’d like to draw your attention to something really radical that is on offer tomorrow: 1/8

[Mike @cypressbranches]

Mark puts it so much better than I could. If you’re in the UK, please vote today. If you can’t vote with your heart, vote tactically 🗳️

[Mark Steel @mrmarksteel]

Whatever may or may not change, to be rid of a gang of immoral rapacious contemptuous entitled incompetent dishonest arrogant avaricious feudal sociopaths as a government, has to be on balance a good thing, doesn’t it?

[Mike @cypressbranches]

I’ve not agreed with all of RMT’s stances politically recently, but there’s no arguing with this

[RMT @RMTunion]

Whoever you intend to vote for in #GE2024 , please make sure you do vote and remember to take your photo id.
Also remember that the Tories want to legislate away your terms and conditions, remove your right to negotiate and ban you from withdrawing your labour.
#JoinAUnion

[The Progressive Alliance 🟥🟩🟧 @TheProgAlliance]

This was one of our most shared images of the last 4 years so we've updated it for this Thursday's election.

In *most* seats across the country, Labour is the vote to stop the Tories winning, however in these seats a Labour vote won't actually help...

#GE2024 #TacticalVoting

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

First PMQs of the new government is on 24 July.

If enough people vote tactically, it would be Keir Starmer vs Ed Davey.

The Tories would be on the back benches, fuming and irrelevant. As they would be for the next 5 years.

Can only happen if people vote tactically. See below.

[Armando Iannucci @Aiannucci]

Remember your voter ID for God’s sake!

[TacticalVote.co.uk @TacticalVote]

Polls show that Priti Patel is due to narrowly escape the #ToryWipeout2024! WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN!

Unite against Priti Patel! Vote Labour in Witham!

[Paul Nowak @nowak_paul]

Believe paramedics, firefighters, rail workers & many more should be able to exercise their fundamental right to strike? Then help us defend that right. Join a union. Get active. Support workers who take the difficult decision to strike. Help us beat this rotten attack on workers

[Mike @cypressbranches]

@fellis894 Great shot of a great station in a great city

[Mike @cypressbranches]

@fellis894 Do I spy Copenhagen in photo 4?

[Mike @cypressbranches]

@fellis894 Can I like that top right shot separately? It’s brilliant! I want to know what they’re talking about!

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

If the Retained EU Law Bill passes, on Jan 1st, 2024 we could lose:

🔹Holiday pay
🔹Agency worker rights
🔹Rights to maternity and parental leave
🔹Protection of part-time and fixed-term workers
🔹Protection from discrimination

and many more.

[Mike @cypressbranches]

@cox_tom Meet Johnny / Johnboy / No Johnny / The idiot / Fluffmeister / Gubbe

[Mike @cypressbranches]

Yup, and me 🙋🏻‍♂️

[Mike @cypressbranches]

As a Train Manager I have lost count of the times I have asked a passenger to turn their music down on board. Today was the first time I had to ask someone to turn down their volume while watching PMQs

[Mike @cypressbranches]

@fellis894 Looking forward to welcoming you onboard tomorrow

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

A historic failure