David Gates

Passion for rowing, biking, history, books and booze. All in moderation these days. 🇪🇺

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

Here's a 🎶 twist on @coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" It reflects on the grotesque disrespectful media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with @ZelenskyyUa 🇺🇦
#SlavaUkraini
#Dontabandonthem

[Richard Corbett @RichardGCorbett]

Rather striking, what’s happened since the 2016 Brexit referendum…

[martin cross @martcrossy]

Unbelievably crass, unfair and sad decision not to grant the Gold medal men’s eight from Paris recognition in the New Year Honours list

[. @jdpoc]

Apparently at WH Smith station bookshop at Milton Keynes Central ...

Fine work, people. Fine work.

[Peter Foster @pmdfoster]

Brexit is having “profound and ongoing” negative impact on UK goods exports and imports, latest @jundu_econ analysis finds. No one lives in the counter factual world, but leaving single marks continues to cost UK. And 2023 was worse! 1/2

https://t.co/19TsU9yrn5

[David Gates @davidbgates]

@KatharineMerry Women’s quad in the rowing. A young crew giving a massively gutsy performance for Gold

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

Here is the montage BBC Sport aired at the end of their Olympics coverage.

[David Gates @davidbgates]

What an utterly inspiring performance by the W4x today. Their trust in each other and their joy in each other’s company shone through. And kudos to the Dutch; a race for the ages and real dignity in what must have been a heartbreaking finish for them.

[David Gates @davidbgates]

@fatsculler @BBCSport @TeamGB https://t.co/mAhlbEpdGX

[David Gates @davidbgates]

A swimming related question: why do they not wear team branded kit? It’s only the swim caps not the swim suits. Pourquoi?

[David Gates @davidbgates]

Sad to see so many empty seats at Paris Olympics. Too greedy on ticket pricing?

[David Gates @davidbgates]

Congratulations @ThamesRC not only for a sensational set of results @HenleyRegatta across all club events but also for being the fastest VIII on Sunday at 6 mins 23s. Is that the first time @fatsculler that the fastest VIII in the finals came from the Thames Cup?

[Gavin Quinney @GavinQuinney]

Sunak’s wine legacy.

The highest rates of duty on wine in Europe, with 64 bands of duty (to replace just 2!) from 1 Feb 2025.

Will the next government do the right thing - it’s a simple move - and help businesses and consumers?

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[Devon ☀️ @devonzuegel]

Need to get this flag for my office

[David Gates @davidbgates]

Brilliant! 👏👏👏

[PoliticsJOE @PoliticsJOE_UK]

“I am a very innocent man” - Donald Trump

[David Gates @davidbgates]

@KHEF22 Oh that’s grim!!

[David Gates @davidbgates]

Seriously @thameswater this is an utter disgrace

[Lydia @lydcatcro]

yeah @thameswater 💩

[Financial Times @FT]

Britain’s Brexit wine duty regime is ‘unworkable’, industry warns https://t.co/Q353ypOSuU

[David Gates @davidbgates]

Just watched 20 Days in Mariupol. Truly painful and awful to watch … but as the months go by it’s so important to remember the ongoing horror of what is happening in Ukraine. https://t.co/gV4bg9kkU7