Joel Lindop

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Trump is utterly disgusting. Surely we cannot be far from the time when King Charles refuses to be involved in Trump’s attempts to use a significant 🇺🇸 anniversary for his own ends. Just take today - for a US President to say “I’m glad he’s dead” of a man who has devoted his life to public service is beyond vile. And his endorsement of Orban (farewell any notion of not interfering in other countries’ politics) puts him in the Putin camp once more, furthering the risk to Ukraine. Add in the endless insults of @Keir_Starmer and I really think the time has come for the 👑 to follow the Pope in being otherwise engaged .

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Soft power is important. Exactly now would be a good moment to announce the postponement of the royal visit to America, would it not? Does anyone know who can influence and deliver such a step?

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@even_thorizon @pritipatel As per my reply to your other comment, the group is under the charity @BothParentsMtr which supports both mothers and fathers. The specific focus of this letter was Poland abduction cases, where almost all left-behind parents are the fathers.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@even_thorizon @pritipatel All present were members of the International Abduction and Child Contact Group, which I chair, under the umbrella of the well known charity @BothParentsMtr . I would agree it would have been easier for you to identify the group if the original post had mentioned the charity.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Huge thanks to @pritipatel , @RachelGilmourLD , @DSimmonds_RNP , @BothParentsMtr and (last but anything but least) @TomToolan for their efforts over years seeking to improve support for families afflicted by the horror of child abduction - especially problems in UK-Poland cases

[Priti Patel MP @pritipatel]

I had the pleasure of supporting the International Parental Abduction Group (IPG) in delivering their letter to Downing Street. The IPG represents a group of parents and grandparents whose children or grandchildren have been taken and kept illegally in foreign countries by the child’s other parent.

The group also hosted a cross-party roundtable discussion on this subject, focusing on the next steps to raise further awareness of the seriousness of these cases. We look forward to hearing the Prime Ministers response.

[Priti Patel MP @pritipatel]

I had the pleasure of supporting the International Parental Abduction Group (IPG) in delivering their letter to Downing Street. The IPG represents a group of parents and grandparents whose children or grandchildren have been taken and kept illegally in foreign countries by the child’s other parent.

The group also hosted a cross-party roundtable discussion on this subject, focusing on the next steps to raise further awareness of the seriousness of these cases. We look forward to hearing the Prime Ministers response.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Well done Tom (@rhiantoolan) raising awareness of this dreadful issue.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@RhianToolan Well done @rhiantoolan raising awareness of this dreadful issue.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@SupportRequests #0374653647

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Today the bookmaker’s odds on the Democrats winning this year’s US presidential election are 13/8 against.

On other hand, the same bookmaker’s odds on the Democrats winning the popular vote in the same election are 4/7 on.

Obviously there’s deep wisdom in this voting system …

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Please take a look @electoralreform, @Labour4PR, @ConservativeAER, @LibDem4ER

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Please can we have a Jenkins Report v2, @UKLabour?
Great to see today's change of UK gov!
But from what a crazy electoral system ...
Lib+Lab outcomes in the post-Blair-era:
year votes seats
2010 52.0% 315
2015 38.3% 240
2017 47.4% 274
2019 43.6% 213
2024 45.9% 483

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Belated thanks @thetimes for publishing my letter 6/5/24 https://t.co/pLzRfGrQNb re the child abduction systemic issues that @ladylilo2 knows all too well. @FNF_Media and several MPs (@DSimmonds_RNP , @PutneyFleur, @pritipatel , @hammersmithandy ) have been raising awareness.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Very surprised the widely respected Michael Thrasher has put his name to this incredibly misleading article, https://t.co/4WBRYVJvta, wilfully neglecting large and predictable differences in voting between local and general elections.

@michaelthrasher, what were you thinking?

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Next Saturday 11 May I’ll be taking part in the Amble Against Abduction raising funds for FNF Both Parents Matter, the co-parenting charity. FNF is working with c. 50 families affected by international child abduction.

https://t.co/qfnarGiLy6

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@TfL I have raised it on the link you provided and will update in what happens. If you have updates for me, those too would be appreciated. I was somewhat concerned that the form did not seem to set up expecting a report of this type. But let’s see what happens.

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@TfL Who decided to stop maintaining the data behind the train time displays at Metropolitan Line stations?

They have consistently been incorrect/confusing ever since we returned to commuting after the pandemic.

If they aren’t being fixed, how about just them off?

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

@TfL Thank you for your reply. The issue seems to be worst at Harrow on the Hill station, where displays bear no relation to reality and as far as I can see have not done for many months. Please can you update me regarding steps towards resolving this?

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

Encouraging news for all those affected by miscarriages of justice in Poland between 2015-2023, during the period when the deeply corrupt Zbigniew Ziobro served as Poland’s Justice Minister …

[Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 @notesfrompoland]

The homes of former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro and other figures from his party have been raided today on the orders of prosecutors.

Four unnamed individuals have also been detained as part of an investigation into alleged abuse of power https://t.co/VxIXo7fA1m

[Joel Lindop @joellindop]

I am very glad to see the tweets of @annaclunes and her Polish counterparts today. They appear to signal a long overdue but immensely welcome change of attitude from the Polish government on the tragic issue of international parental child abduction.

[Anna Clunes @AnnaClunes]

Extremely pleased to join this meeting with Deputy Minister @ZuzannaRB on IPCA, a top UK priority. We are committed to doing everything we can with @MS_GOV_PL @MRPiPS_GOV__PL & the Children’s Ombudsman to get the fastest possible progress on these complex and distressing issues.