Jason Smith

Jason is a former Newcastle Independents councillor for Lemington Ward. Views are his own - retweets may not be.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@henrimurison @manairport @nowak_paul @AndyBurnhamGM @KiMcGuinness @TPExpressTrains @RobParsonsNorth @JenWilliams_FT @AnushkaAsthana @Juergen_Maier @TUCYorksHumber @clarefallon Just over 10 years ago, I worked between Newcastle, Leeds & Manchester.

I sat next to a lady on one train who had a season ticket to travel between Manchester & Stalybridge. She said it was the first time she had ever had a seat on that particular train.

No improvement I see!

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@NickHartley Thanks for your comments and good wishes, Nick.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@tomwoodwark @NewcastleCC Thanks Tom.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@currys The phone arrived 8 days after it was 1st ordered and 4 days after the 2nd order was due to be delivered. We have now been refunded (partly in vouchers which I am unhappy about).

Not a single part of the order went right but it is now resolved. I won't shop at Currys again.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

A week later and there is still no sign of the phone ordered from @currys with supposedly next day delivery. No trace of the first phone order and money will have to be recovered through fraud at the bank.

2nd order delivered to the wrong place 3 days late. So still no phone!

[Newcastle Independents @newcastlefirst]

We believe in democracy. We believe in accountability.

We are appalled the current mayor is banned from standing as a @UK_Labour candidate after delivering his NE devolution deal pledge, giving a free run to a PCC who has not delivered pledges & won't respond to indep cllrs.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@VodafoneUK I got the service installed on 31 March and I was very pleased that it was finally connected on the afternoon of 4 April. Now I'm back off and I have no way to contact support. I am NE15. Is this a City Fibre or Vodafone outage?

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

Appalling service from @CityFibre. Installation booked between 8 & 1 on Friday 31 March. They appear at 3. Supposed to come back today to do external work and now not coming until tomorrow and I have to sit in all day again! I hope the service is better than the installation!

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@CityFibre I would love to if you bothered to actually connect me. After having an 8 to 1 install time the engineers turned up at 3. Then they said they couldn't connect the cable because of a problem that required a cherry picker so could they come back on Monday. Where are they?

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@dangreenhough Please don't let my kids see them. I will be put under extreme pressure. There are a few too many chiefs of staff in my house already!

[Newcastle Independents @newcastlefirst]

Statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

This weekend I have experienced @npnewcastle at its worst. Police station that no longer allows reporting of crimes and total disinterest in an apparent sabotage on an election campaign. No wonder people have little confidence in the police.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@StagecoachNE Thanks for your help. She managed to recover the bag from the depot yesterday.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@StagecoachNE My wife was on no. 39 bus today. She got off at the Ramparts (just beyond the A1) but she left her bag (pink with brown handles) on bus when she got off at about 2.50. She is desperate to get it back as it has coursework in. Do you know if it has been handed in?

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@danhollandnews @NewcastleCC I hope you feel better soon.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

.@danhollandnews I am sure I can hear the rats outside the civic centre celebrating the stay of execution they have received yet again.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

Cllr Hobson says it is a shame councillors won't hear the motion on universal credit after Labour councillors voted not to cover all the business on the agenda. You couldn't make it up. #nccmeets

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@danhollandnews Let's see whether the Newcastle Independents Group are called to speak in this debate.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@danhollandnews And not a single independent councillor permitted to raise issues on behalf of residents.

[Jason Smith @jasonrlsmith]

@KiMcGuinness @david_prutton Congratulations to you both. I wish you all the best for your lives together.