Simon Pickard

Live in Cardiff, work and volunteer in charity sector. Occasional whisky drinker. These are my personal whinges/thoughtlings

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

This is the best ever true news BBC ever made about Israel, 4 minutes but every minute is extremely important

[Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick]

In the case of Labour MPs in safe seats who retired at the last minute in late May, in the knowledge they'd get peerages for life - thus allowing Labour HQ to impose favoured candidates without local scrutiny - it's effectively a form of bribery.

[John Duffield @jfwduffield]

Ellie Reeves. Whose sister, husband, father-in-law & mother-in-law were all Labour MPs before she was. This Labour government is beyond parody.

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@kxstny @PhilipProudfoot @WhosChivato @AnnelieseDodds Why is it ‘so called’ South Sudan?

I mean that’s definitely the country’s name, whatever the rights or wrongs of this MP going there.

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@pswhisky @edradourmalt Probably too late, but would be v interested to join this tasting. Have a couple of Ballechin/Edradour on the collection, they’re great!

[Pimty Animal 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 moving to 🦋 @pimtyanimal]

I have no words for what this has done to my soul.

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@MaltMusings The best whisky collection in optics I’ve ever seen!

And equally impressive rum and gin collections in the other section of the bar!

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@Samfr Also Alistair Carmichael to your second point

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@CJLittlemore Congrats 😍🎉

[Liberal Democrats @LibDems]

🔶 Liberal Democrats GAIN Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Congratulations David Chadwick MP

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

Never forget. Vote them out.

[Paula Surridge @p_surridge]

This election must be the most unpredictable foregone conclusion ever. Like if the hosts automatically qualified for the final of the World Cup and everyone else played for the other spot.

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@Samfr I heard one example where after the first day of postal votes being opened sent the Lab SG down to check the following day because the results were ‘interesting’. It’s quite common that indicative results are visible! Even if they shouldn’t be.

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

@RishiSunak says he is hurt & angry at @reformparty_uk activist using racist language.
How did he think I felt when his top donor Frank Hester said I “made him want to hate all Black women' and I should be shot?

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@Samfr I’ve been told by one candidate in a con-LD marginal that the ‘postal votes are going in the right direction’ so they definitely can see the actual votes cast. Even if they’re not meant to. It can change tactics in the final week in tight seats.

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@Samfr This is not true. Agents or their appointed reps can watch postal votes being opened; they can see some (not all) of how the votes have been cast; and they can get a good sense of where he postal votes are going in the right direction or not.

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@CJLittlemore @ViledaMoppe Belated happy birthday 🎈 🥳🎊🎂

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Daisy Cooper, "I think you speak for Britain.. So many people ask me the same question.. Why are there so many massive companies raking in billions in profits when ordinary folk can't afford to put food on the table" #BBCQT

"LibDems do not believe we should be taxing ordinary folk during a cost of living crisis.. Big banks have been given a £3 billion tax cut.. We would reverse it.. The windfall tax on oil and gas companies has an enormous loophole in it.. Water companies have taken out loans to pay dividends"

"All of this is unfair.. Big companies should be paying a lot more to pay for our public services"

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@LeonjWard @djdabes_ I was angry that schools are seemingly shut to act as polling stations for these useless elections, but foodbanks too 😡. Madness!

[Simon Pickard @friendly_simon]

@jakesagt I remember when Jake posted filth, now it’s YIMBY Bristol housing crusade and it’s just as entertaining, but in a different way! The Greens thinking he’s right wing 😂😂