David Cousins

Ex-Forces, now a wageslave for Highways England and a volunteer for Tall Ships Youth Trust (amongst others). Views expressed are personal.

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both.

I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces.

Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️

[StaffsRCT @StaffsRCT]

M6 J15 to J14 we observed this lane jogger remain in lane 3 for over 4 miles with nothing in lane 1 and 2.

Vehicle stopped at Stafford Services. Upon examining the vehicle we found the front windows were heavily tinted & the VRM were ghost plates.

Driver reported

[DVSA Enforcement @DVSAEnforcement]

Guess the gross vehicle weight👇

This vehicle should weigh no more than 3500kgs but on this occasion it was 6️⃣3️⃣4️⃣0️⃣kgs - a massive 8️⃣1️⃣% overweight🚨

Full lift recovery to the nearest port✅

#DVSA #Overweight #KeepingRoadsSafe

[Bart 🌊⚓️ @BartGonnissen]

1/x Have you heard of the SS Richard Montgomery, often dubbed the "Doomsday Wreck"? This shipwreck is considered one of the most dangerous in the world, resting in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, Kent, just a mere 30 miles (48 km) from the outskirts of London. A small🧵

[David Cousins @Haywainuk]

Stop the Closure of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Music Department - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/tmgNq8RBOV via @UKChange

[David Cousins @Haywainuk]

Donald Trump could be given the honour of addressing the UK parliament. We can't let him spout his idiocy and hate in the heart of our democracy. MPs are pushing back - now it’s our turn. Sign the petition to stop this national embarrassment: https://t.co/Aw9zhXDIkz

[GeniusThinking @GeniusGTX]

This was Winston Churchill's darkest WWII secret.

Inside this bunker, 6 men were voluntarily buried alive to spy on Hitler's forces.

Exiled from the world with only 7 years of supplies, their story was classified for decades.

Welcome to Operation Tracer: 🧵

[David Cousins @Haywainuk]

@AJKhan18357583 @shimiMacGhille @InspGadgetBlogs Crime is everyone's problem

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

This stop in Chippenham is pretty much a “how not to do it” for Learner Drivers:

❌ driver breath reading: 99
❌ supervisor breath reading: 90
❌ three bald tyres, two with cord out
❌ defective lights
❌ no insurance

✅ Two in custody
✅ PG9 written
✅ Recovery on the way

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

#RPU and @DVSAEnforcement with the big stuff stopped today, multiple tyre defects.
#Prohibition

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

The public were absolutely right to call in this vehicle seen driving on the M4.

#RPU assisted by #ARV and #SCIT stopped the vehicle and the driver was arrested for multiple offences including drug driving!

#Madness
#TeamWork
#Fatal5

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

#RPU stopped a motorcycle this evening. Despite it being dark and the rider knowing both front and rear lights weren’t working used a mobile phone torch to illuminate the way.
Paper work issued and they are now walking the bike home.

[Wilts & Berks Canal Trust @wbctcanal]

The BBC came to film the Trust.
We urgently need to secure the route besides the Oasis to safeguard the future.
Please sign our petition 👇
https://t.co/9K8pl0U7lk
If you would like to support the work become a member 😀

https://t.co/IdMQxUiGhZ

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

When on an on slip to a major road it’s not ideal to park up to input details to the sat nav….

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

Astonishingly, the passengers in this car were upset at our intervention with this drink driver.

You’re reading it right…. 170ug on the breath test (161ug in Custody) at 96mph on the M4. That’s an almost unbelievable 4.6x the limit.

[CJStrachan @desmoulins1760]

I've been out all morning clearing roads blocked with trees, helping stranded drivers and towing cars from snowdrifts. In Northumberland off the A68 This is what rural people do on the winter they help strangers, they don't ask payment..it was my diesel, £75 quids worth, my ropes, my PSE, my chainsaw, my modified 4x4, my snow tyres, my forest hooks, my saw petrol (£20) my chain oil, my blades and my time. We don't expect thanks and we don't ask for money. All my farmer neighbours have been out neglecting their livestock to check people are OK first. They now have a long day in the cold caring for sheep and cattle.
Tell me @Keir_Starmer @RachelReevesMP @SteveReedMP @Ed_Miliband what's the weather like in Islington today? A bit wet and windy no doubt.
This is what rural communities do in the winter. We look after strangers when they get into trouble, we keep the roads clear and motorists safe and we don't ask payment.
I wonder how many of my farmer neighbours caught up in your schemes are wondering if they'll still have a job in 5 years time?
But then as you clearly don't care about our community what's it to you?
@ClarksonsFarm1 @JeremyClarkson @TVKev @andrejpwalker @virtualash @RoryStewartUK @AllisonPearson
@KemiBadenoch @Nigel_Farage
My MP is @JoeMorrisMP who's party broke their promise.

[David Cousins @Haywainuk]

Petition: Call a General Election https://t.co/7UN3DviyUR

[Wilts Specialist Ops @WiltsSpecOps]

#RPU & #ARV intercepted this Audi tonight after the occupants failed to pay for their £500 dinner bill. Driver also arrested for their road side breath reading of 74ug. 4 in the cells with a costly end to their night! #fatal5

[StaffsRCT @StaffsRCT]

Whilst dealing with a drink driver who’d crashed in lane four of the M6 at Stafford, her concerned boyfriend arrives to check on her welfare just as she’s being conveyed to custody. Quick check on boyfriend shows he’s wanted by Police x 2. 👮 🤦🏼‍♂️ Cell for two please! Team 3 RCT

[Fund Britain's Waterways @FBW_Campaign]

Thank you Wolverhampton Boat Club for displaying your #FundBritainsWaterways support so clearly with a banner right across the Shropshire Union Canal!