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“… sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying…”

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

🔺 BREAKING: The children of the journalist and Times Radio broadcaster said he had left a legacy to be proud of https://t.co/p68Ant8S1m

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

Our much-loved colleague Rod Liddle has died at the age of 66.

Rod presented every Saturday morning on Times Radio from January 2025, as well as being a columnist on The Sunday Times and The Sun.

He will be greatly missed.

[D v y ™ æ (golden tick) @davey_real]

@British_Airways @afneil … and we’re all just left hanging ?

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

Voyager 1 is 24 billion kilometers from Earth.

It communicates with us using a 23-watt transmitter.
Less than a refrigerator light bulb.

The signal takes 22 hours to reach us, traveling at the speed of light.

By the time it arrives, it's 20 billion times weaker than the power of a digital watch battery.

NASA's Deep Space Network picks it up using 70-meter dish antennas cooled to near absolute zero to reduce electronic noise.

The engineering required to hear a 23-watt signal from 24 billion km away is arguably more impressive than the spacecraft itself.

Launched 1977.
Still transmitting.
Still being heard.

We built something that works perfectly, 47 years later, in conditions no one has ever tested in.

That's what engineering for the long term looks like.

[D v y ™ æ (golden tick) @davey_real]

@IeuanHughes19 @OldRoberts953 Bet he could jump of a dolls house

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Normally she’s sound asleep 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Sky News @SkyNews]

NS&I bereavement blunder leaves bank facing big bill

https://t.co/C0GxcbV0l5

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@TansuYegen https://t.co/SpmZQfXM8m

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Two of Diogo Jota’s children - Dinis and Duarte - as well as family members, are mascots ahead of the match between their father’s English clubs ❤️

[bob mortimer @RealBobMortimer]

So so sad.A lovely brilliant funny giant of a bloke. Oh Man....RIP Chris .. Boro legend forever. Love to family and friends.

[D v y ™ æ (golden tick) @davey_real]

@MattChorley @bbc5live Now then …. Would you employ him (Mandy) to advise you on ‘how to win an election’?

[D v y ™ æ (golden tick) @davey_real]

.@ThellyW

[D v y ™ æ (golden tick) @davey_real]

@thetimes

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

Blood on their hands can be washed away without steel bracelets.

[Laurel and Hardy @Stan_And_Ollie]

Spread a little happiness. Share this classic clip to cheer up someone who needs a laugh. #LaurelAndHardy

[James B Watt MBE @JamesBWatt]

Of course our economy shrank in January.

This morning's headlines just confirm what has been blindingly obvious to all of those at the coal face of business and commerce for months.

The fact they didn't see this coming raises yet another question of doubt on Rachel Reeves' ability to fix this situation.

Unless something changes, things are about to get much worse when the National Insurance hike hits on the 6th of April.

Business experts estimate that at least 300,000 people will lose their jobs next month when this tax increase takes its strangle hold on our already struggling business sector.

On top of that:

→ Businesses are already collapsing at record rates. The UK lost 37 shops a day in 2024.
→ Jobs are already vanishing. 169,395 job losses in the retail sector alone during 2024.
→ Our standard of living is plummeting. Real GDP per capita dropped significantly over the 2nd half of 2025 and continues to decline rapidly.
→ Almost half of the entrepreneurs - the job creators of this country - I speak to are considering leaving the UK because it's no longer viable to build a business here.

The Bank of England’s Report highlighted weaker activity, lower productivity, higher inflation and skyrocketing unemployment.

My solution, and my ask of our government is incredibly simple:

I am urgently calling on our leaders to reverse the devastating increase in NI before it is too late, before too many people lose their jobs and before irreparable damage is done to our economy and to our future as a nation.

On the 6th of April, the NI increase is going to do so much more harm than good to the UK economy and will result in significantly lower tax revenue for the government overall:

• The NI increase will damage the economy with negative growth, the government will get less tax overall.

• With almost 20% of adults in the UK employed by the government, the government will actually be paying a huge amount of this additional tax themselves.

• The unemployment benefits as well as all the additional costs to society of increased unemployment will dwarf any increase in tax revenue.

• The UK will see significantly less investment over the next 24 months as businesses shrink down to save costs, further damaging our economy.

Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer – more than 300,000 people are set to lose their jobs unless you reverse your crazy tax hike – is this really something you want to have happen on your watch?

January was yet another warning sign but it's not too late to fix it.

Our country, and our people deserve significantly better.

[James B Watt MBE @JamesBWatt]

I’m not a politician.

As much as I admire Elon Musk - I don’t care about taking sides for political gain.

The only thing I care about is trying to make this amazing country a haven for UK businesses once again.

Because the reality is:

📉 2024 saw the highest number of UK business closures on record—over 330,000 businesses shut down.
🏭 We lost 37 shops a day on the high street last year.
🔻 Job losses in retail alone hit 169,395.
🚨 And that was before the new National Insurance hike kicks in.

Every business owner I know is saying the same thing: 2025 will be brutal.

So, I’m using the skills I’ve built over the last 17 years scaling BrewDog from a two-man startup to a billion-dollar global brand to do something about it.

That’s why I launched Corgi—the Coalition for Organisational Reform and Government Improvement.

🔎 We’re tracking down billions in wasted taxpayer money.
📊 We’re putting together politically neutral reports on exactly where government spending is broken.
🛠️ We’re using experts, not politicians, to propose cost-effective solutions.

And here’s what’s happened already:

✅ 350+ experts have stepped up to help—public sector insiders, financial analysts, data scientists.
✅ We’re building a whistleblower network so people inside the system can finally speak out.
✅ Our first report is already in progress.

Some people are calling this a "publicity stunt". Or that I have no business playing politics.

Honestly? Let them call it whatever they want.

Because if this “stunt” helps stop businesses from going under, stops people from losing their jobs, and stops billions of taxpayer money from being wasted—
does it really matter what people call it?

If we can help the UK become 10 or 15 per cent more efficient on how we spend the £1.27 trillion of taxes we deploy each year, then it makes a game-changing difference to the UK economy.

I know business.

I love helping businesses.

It's what gets me out of bed every morning with a smile on my face.

And I know how to build high-performance teams that cut inefficiencies. And I want to use that knowledge to help the UK economy recover - that's it.

If you want to help, start here: https://t.co/iyLrh9wolS

[D v y ™ æ (golden tick) @davey_real]

@SlenderSherbet No … not far enough