Joe James

medical writer + science communicator + he/him

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Why I have decided to back Andy Burnham for Labour leadership http://t.co/0rwPLtkxaB

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

As Health Secretary, Wes Streeting deepened the privatisation of our NHS and handed over our data to Palantir, a company involved in genocide.

I am sure his friend Peter Mandelson is very proud.

Time to reinstate our NHS as a fully public service — and kick Palantir out!

[Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver]

🚨 When Mayor Mamdani took office, NYC had a $12 billion deficit.

It is now $0.

[SUSAN SIMPSON #NevertrustToryorRedTory @smartysue]

Under Corbyn, Labour lost 380 councillors in the 2017 local elections. There was massive pressure for him to step down with the results presented as a 'disaster' in the media and the right of the party.
Starmer just lost 1,406 councillors. Let that sink in.

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

@wesstreeting

[Alexander @alexanderrX_]

love the uk system. £9,250 a year for uni. £50k debt before you even start. then once you earn enough to actually pay it back they hit you with 40% tax 2% ni 9% student loan. 51% marginal rate. but sure the problem is you bought a coffee this morning lol

[Domino's Pizza UK @Dominos_UK]

happy birthday Desmond Miles

miss you every day

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Dear Lucy Powell,

I have enjoyed our exchange of letters about which of our parties is best placed to stop Reform.

Hannah Spencer MP and I trust that you agree that this question has now been resolved once and for all.

Thanks,
Zack Polanski

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

“I said we were here to replace Labour and this is what replacing looks like.”

Zack Polanski talking to volunteers after our stunning victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election.

https://t.co/N7IGRtbLK6

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 BREAKING: The Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton by-election from Labour

🟢 GRN: 14,980 (+10,170)
➡️ REF: 10,578 (+5,436)
🔴 LAB: 9,364 (-9,191)
🔵 CON: 706 (-2,182)
🔶 LD: 653 (-746)

Changes w/ 2024

[big john the boshfather @Johnfis08605918]

Let’s educate people about Tourette’s , watch the film I swear and you will realise John Davidson is an inspiration to many and is not a racist. Upsetting word yes but he meant no malice or ill feeling towards the 2 actors who handled it very well. First time I met John his first sentence to me was a hurtful tic. He can’t help it. Please watch the film to find out more.

[Oli Dugmore @OliDugmore]

The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni.

Is that fair?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Lady in blue, "Will student loans be the next misselling scandal?" #BBCQT

Oli Dugmore, "My three year course, £9,000 a year for the tuition, on top of that a maintenance loan, I left uni with £37,500 of debt"

"From the day I was charged RPI interest"

"Since I went to uni in 2012, the amount of interest I have accrued is £32,000"

"Was it missold to me when I was told it would cost me £9,000 a year? Yes"

"On top of that its a regressive system"

"If you're wealthy enough to pay the fees up front, you don't get charged interest - if you're rich enough you don't pay the same as me"

"The government changed the terms of the agreement, I call that loan sharking"

Fiona Bruce, "How else would you pay for university?"

Oli Dugmore, "How did you guys pay for it?"

"The state paid for it, didn't they?"

Fiona Bruce, "They did"

Oli Dugmore, "Good enough for you, good enough for me?"

[dustin. @DMFrank_]

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple out of context:

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) was sunk by confusing marketing and a forgettable title, yet it turned out to be one of the smartest and most entertaining sci-fi films of the last decade. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt at their absolute best.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Israel have spent the so-called "ceasefire" murdering Palestinians in Gaza, and now they're back to bombing Gaza.

Exactly as those of us who expressed scepticism of the "ceasefire" predicted.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

Let's make hope normal again.

[Video Game History @VideoGameHstry]

A GameStop in Colorado still has the Halo 3 mural up from 2007

[Novara Media @novaramedia]

Zack Polanski, newly elected leader of the Green Party, won the leadership contest with more than five times the votes of rivals Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay.

In his victory speech, he said: "If you’re feeling politically homeless, there is a political home for you."

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

If you’re doing a ‘double tap’ strike on a hospital, you’re a war criminal and a terrorist.