Not my footage, and definitely not my style, but I was there when this was filmed.
I met Richie in Calais and spent time explaining what I’d been seeing on the ground.
He genuinely couldn’t believe some of it.
Then he went out and filmed this.
So I’m interested…
Is this too much, or is this actually what a huge number of people in Britain are thinking but won’t say out loud?
Watch it and tell me what you think in the comments.
And if you like his content, give Richie a follow on TikTok. He’s not on here:
https://t.co/8jhWHe7ECu
Piddington 2024: “Ahhh it feels good to virtue signal and vote for something that makes me feel morally just. Such a lovely feeling. I’ll go for a nice, safe walk now in my 100% white English village and bask in my own moral grandstanding.”
Piddington 2026: “Hang on a minute, you can’t bring these savages here! Surely they can go in the working class towns so we can carry on feeling virtuous whilst avoiding the left wing savage importations we voted for? What the hell is going on?!”
Bad news if you’ve spent the last few years telling everyone “nobody wants an EV.”
August 2026 in the UK…
BEVs took almost 30% of the new car market.
BEV registrations jumped 28% year-on-year.
Electric vans reached a record 17% market share.
BEVs are now at 25.5% year-to-date, AHEAD of the effective ZEV Mandate target.
It’s so strange that a “failed” technology keeps taking more market share every month.
You don’t have to like EVs.
But pretending nobody wants them is becoming a very difficult argument to make.
This is exactly how good news about EV infrastructure gets turned into a negative headline.
The Lancashire Telegraph has reported on new roadside EV charging points being installed under the headline…
“Roadside EV charging points mistaken for new playgrounds.”
Seriously?
Public and private investment is going into public EV charging infrastructure.
New chargers are being installed.
More people without driveways will have somewhere convenient to charge.
Access to cleaner transport.
That is the story.
Instead, we get a headline suggesting people have somehow been wandering past the works thinking a new playground is being built.
The desperation to turn it into a negative is crazy.
Creating fake outrage that they “should be building playgrounds instead”.
Looking at the photo, I’m struggling to see the swings, slides or climbing frames.
Does every construction site get “mistaken for new playgrounds”?
This matters because one of the most common criticisms of EVs is that “there aren’t enough chargers.”
Then when companies invest money into building more of them, somehow that gets presented negatively too.
We absolutely should scrutinise where chargers are installed, whether locations are appropriate and whether schemes provide good value where public money is involved.
But this work is done in consultancy, using sophisticated planning and mapping tools using multiple data points.
But turning private investment in new public charging infrastructure into a ridiculous “people thought it was a playground” story helps nobody.
Not everything involving EVs needs a negative angle.
Jacob Rees-Mogg dons Ali G’s finest threads for a truly special adventure. After an ominous tea lady accuses him of racism, he heads to BBC Television Centre in character to interview Andy Burnham. What could possibly go wrong?
{satire}
@Kith651576@JordanEVGuy Indeed.
We all love to ride occasionally on a steam train, to enjoy the nostalgia, the sound, the noise.
But would we actively choose them for daily use?
Absolutely not.
Today The Network Map is released.
It has taken a long time to collect, structure, and verify this large amount of data. It's important that people see it - particularly those responsible for protecting the British people, especially the vulnerable.
https://t.co/pMmmdqiomX
#TwoTierTradingStandards
Pub Landlord Believes Trading Standards Have Targeted Him Over His Political Stance & Facebook Posts.
They Apparently Receive ONE Anonymous Complaint About Him Selling Counterfeit Vodka.
The Publican Rightly Points Out About The Multiple Vape & Counterfeit Cigarette Shops All Over The Area Selling To Kids.
The Vodka Was Check & Results Showed His Smirnoff Vodka Was 100% Genuine.
Everyone With A Brain Knows Trading Standards Turn A Blind Eye To The Thousands Of Vape & Other Illegal Outlets Shops Throughout The UK.
@OctopusEnergy@hermitdave 👍 That’s my point, but some people think they will make lots of money exporting 800 watts. It’s only going to help your base usage, like your fridge and everything on standby etc.