James Smith

Maker/owner of children. Husband to @hjrobinsonsmith. Former teacher of children. Musician to those who are desperate. Thoughts usually plagiarised.

[Fr Paul @revpaulwhite]

My car broke down last year - the clutch gave out.

I tried passing a law making it illegal for my car to stop working, tried suing it, tried arresting it and tried sacking it.

Turned out that I needed to spend money maintaining and fixing it.

Who knew...

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Here’s where I think we now stand, and how we should respond. A thread.
1. There is a global trend towards political impunity. In many nations, politicians are testing the limits of constitutional power, and discovering they can get away with almost anything. 🧵

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

Rishi Sunak could be a great prime minister. That possibility cannot be denied. Equally, the probability that he will be is very small. A thread…

[Cheddar Gorgeous @CheddarGorgeous]

Behold the consequences of falling for the lies of popularist governments that use radical ideology and false promises to conceal selfish incompetence. Do better at the ballot box this time Britain.

[Ed Byrne @MrEdByrne]

Going down swinging

[Will @wsebag]

My interview with Liz Truss

[Dan Johnson @DanJohnsonNews]

Conservative MP Charles Walker seems broken by tonight's events - tells @BBCNews he is livid with colleagues

[Rebecca Ryder 💙 @rebecca_ryder21]

A french TV show invited guests onto a panel, all of whom had an unusual laugh type.

[City Content @citehchants]

Alternative Commentary # 51

Manchester City 4-2 Palace

Enjoy.

[Swiss Ramble @SwissRamble]

After Manchester United’s awful start to the season, the focus has once again turned to the Glazers. This thread will look at some of the reasons why the club’s fans might be unhappy with their owners – from a financial perspective #MUFC

[James Smith @jimdavidsmith]

@JBBarrington Done. And cheers, that’d be ace.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

For years I’ve been struggling with a paradox that seems fundamental to our age. We live under a system that celebrates freedom and choice. Yet almost everyone in a position of power or influence subscribes to the same set of preposterous beliefs.
Thread/

[James Smith @jimdavidsmith]

Policy

[Farage’s Amazon Echo @EchoFarage]

Hear! hear! David. You colossal piss weasel https://t.co/h8zvq3vabX

[Sanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy]

I wouldn't say Jet Set Willie was completely ZX, but he was certainly on the ZX Spectrum

[Antonello Guerrera @antoguerrera]

BREAKING. Sir John Major: "Complacency and nostalgia are the route to national decline"

"We are no longer a great power. We will never be so again. In a world of nearly 8 billion people, well under 1% are British"

"We are a top second-rank power"

[James Smith @jimdavidsmith]

@ClaytonFC5aside Is it a paid gig? Asking for a friend.

[James Smith @jimdavidsmith]

So, apparently, this makes me a @ClaytonFC5aside Super Fan. I’d assert, I’m more of an armchair fan though. And only if I can find a half decent stream online mind, not gonna pay to watch that shit, obvs. #ForzaClayton