xavierN

GP. The NHS should be saved from politicians and our planet needs to be looked after. 4 wheels good, 2 wheels better.

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism.

It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right.

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@jamesmurray_ldn @RachelReevesMP @wesstreeting Congratulations this is a welcome change. Please listen to the ground force. They know what they are doing. Support them to do their jobs even better. Support bringing health closer to home via general practice. There is a wealth of talent waiting to be released.

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@justchristwo @BalladeerMike You obviously don’t mean the weather 😂

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@justchristwo @BalladeerMike 56 years for me. I don’t want to stop…

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

*BRITISH WRITER PENS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF TRUMP*
Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:
A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed.
So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump's limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.
Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever.
I don't say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman.
But with Trump, it's a fact. He doesn't even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty. Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers.
And scarily, he doesn't just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It's all surface.
Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don't. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He's not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He's more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.
And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead.
There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless or female – and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy' is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:
• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and most are.
• You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.
This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss.
After all, it's impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

We spoke to Jews on the Palestine march in London

Not all Jews support Genocide, to say otherwise is textbook antisemitism:

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@JohnDgixerpensh @justchristwo @rcgarage280328 Is it something I can do myself or does it have to go to the dealer?

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@JohnDgixerpensh @justchristwo @rcgarage280328 Can you do that?

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@JohnDgixerpensh @justchristwo @rcgarage280328 Got one.

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@justchristwo @JohnDgixerpensh @rcgarage280328 Yes a complete wasted gadget on me.

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@justchristwo modern cars not rotting makes such a difference.

[xavierN @drxavierN]

@justchristwo You’re back!

[Chris Bryant @RhonddaBryant]

I was sceptical that any party political broadcast could shock me. I’ve seen it all before and so on. But I’m still spooked by this. In the end it’s all about the character of Reform, their leading members and the kind of things they not only believe but say.

Do watch

[The Rev. Anton Mittens 🌹👮🎓 @MittensOff]

I don't think you will see this clipped up by LBC because it shows Ferrari handed his arse by someone who knows what they are talking about. In this case by Sir Richard Dalton a former senior member of the British Diplomatic Service. The question and response at 3'20" is a personal favourite - Ferrari's head nearly explodes when he's told 'What a daft question?'. Enjoy.

[chris 🕊🇪🇺🕊🌊 #FBPE #Rejoin @chrisFBPERqtbk]

Remove ex prince Andrew from the line of succession or abolish the whole lot?
2nd poll first one disappeared. Please rt.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#andrewmountbatten

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

The anmount of Tax avoided by Jim Ratcliffe's move to Monaco could pay for an extra 120,000 NHS nurses.

It's not immigrants that are the problem. It's billionaires.

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.

A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year.

Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.

https://t.co/kDDLrfPBUY

[Politic@l Spinner. @lesstenny]

This 👇. $auspol

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

Wes Streeting & Labour are planning the demise of the Family Doctor this was clear 2yrs ago

GPs have been fighting to provide the best care possible for patients yet have been faced with 20% cuts in funding

Replacing the Family Dr eases the path to the Tesco/Boots/Corporate GP