Lowkey comes with facts and names the people pushing propaganda.
Refugees are 0.18% of the country. Over a million have no recourse to public funds. Those who do, it’s £37.50 a week. So who’s the bigger burden: the person next to you in a GP surgery, or the billionaire newspaper owner siphoning money into a tax haven?
Britain has a patriotism problem. And it involves the very rich:
Ex-Prince Andrew passed confidential trade documents Epstein
Sir Jim Ratcliffe offshores his wealth to avoid paying billions in tax.
Peter Mandelson is investigated for passing market sensitive information to Epstein
Remember, while the powerful get us fighting each other we forget to focus on them.
In 1970, the UK and Norway both discovered oil in the North Sea.
The UK sold their reserves to private markets while Norway kept state ownership.
This ONE decision created the biggest wealth gap in European history.
Here's the full story: 🧵
Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. Produced by Catherine Karelli, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Jake Horton. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin.
I gave this TED talk warning Silicon Valley of the profound threat of it posed to democracy nearly 6 years ago. It provoked a lawsuit that caused me years of pain. The UK government did nothing to contain the threat. And here we are.
❌ "Our characters just didn't get on!"
😮 "I saw him in a nightclub, I didn't expect it but we shook hands and we've been ok ever since!"
Teddy Sheringham shares why he and Andy Cole didn't get on, and how they made up 10 years later!
Of the £17 million made by MPs from second jobs between 2019 and 2022, Tory MPs made £15.2 million.
The obsession in some quarters with David Lammy is an intentional distraction from this basic fact.
@Haggis_UK BeeB will never learn the meaning of false equivalence by inviting these grifters on to their platforms. Rinse and repeat for them I’m afraid.
@veritysmart @mrjamesob Easy for me to say I know but don’t be too harsh on yourself, I have already shared some of the things you mentioned and the Troy article with my colleagues for some interesting conversations. You did good 👍
@veritysmart @mrjamesob Think you might have broke down one of them barriers today 🙌 that’s a very big win in my book 👏. The Twitter story has a long way to run & far reaching consequences I suspect, JO’b will need people like you to help navigate it 🤞
@veritysmart @mrjamesob Thought it was great call for the debate, informative and has encouraged me to look and learn more about the subject. Appreciate the follow back too 🙏