Here's a thread of what growing up in Basildon looked like in 2005 compared to today...After endless walks around the town it makes you realise and feel old 😂
The @BBC has its World Cup presenters in a Salford studio whilst ITV will be live from New York. Licence fee payers deserve better.
The BBC has trebled the number of people earning more than £100k in the last 5 years. Any good business would make cuts to senior management, not the viewer experience.
🔥 Jeremy Clarkson had a fiery clash with BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire at the farmers’ protest against Reeves’ inheritance tax raid on family farms.
Victoria went straight for the gotcha:
“So it’s not about you, it’s not about your farm and the fact you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?”
Clarkson, visibly stunned:
“Classic BBC there, classic. The ‘fact’ that I bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax? The ‘fact’?”
Victoria doubled down: “You told The Sunday Times in 2021 that’s why you bought it?”
Clarkson, laughing in disbelief:
“These people… BBC. Let’s start from the beginning. I wanted to shoot. That’s even worse to the BBC. Which comes with the benefit of not having to pay inheritance tax.”
He pointed out the tax isn’t even an issue for him personally as he can simply put the farm in a trust, but he’s standing with ordinary family farms that will be hammered.
After sparring over the real numbers affected, Clarkson urged the government to U-turn.
Victoria: “And get the money from where?”
Clarkson: “Walk into any of the offices around here and if you don’t understand what somebody’s job is, fire them.” 😂
Classic Clarkson.
Keir Badenoch went very strong on defence at #PMQs yesterday. The next day, Labour’s Defence Secretary resigns.
Same happened with Peter Mandelson and Angela Rayner.
Kemi Badenoch is the tough leader we need. She’s leading the way and getting things done.
We need Labour out.
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party in Britain, appeared on Piers Morgan’s show and said what too many politicians are afraid to say.
She stated clearly that jihadists are members of a death cult. Their goal is to murder and to die as human sacrifices for Allah. They are not allies of Britain — and no amount of appeasement from Keir Starmer will ever change that.
@KTHopkins@reformparty_uk As a 26y-closeted gay man but now living my best life at 32, & as much as I love to see trans and Q pervs in leather with their knobs out - and celebrate their freedom…i’d rather they filled the fucking pot holes 😂 Proves we all love a filled hole 😂😂😂 keep talking sense xx
@iamtomskinner I genuinely think McDonalds will let a generation grow up with the prison cell collection points, then reintroduce the fun restaurants. I think its a marketing technique, to keep them at the top of their fast food game. Allowing space to enhance their experience for kids $$$$
@iamtomskinner Absolutely - I feel like it comes from a place of wanting security and feeling safe. White’s too clinical. Grey is safe and universal and everyone is too worried about what people think to commit to anything out of the box.
Kemi Badenoch doing what she does best, standing up for the country.
She stood against the ‘Black Lives Matter’ gestures, because she believes every one matters. She’s a true leader.
This is awful. The last ever Denby Pottery going to the kiln. Why is there not uproar? Where’s the government in this?? We all have Denby in our homes, in family heirlooms, as our history and now it’s closing through lack of support, such a sad sad day. #SaveDenby@denbypottery
I just had a tuna jacket potato from Subway in Pitsea, Essex and feel really sad about it all and disappointed in myself. Some small business could have had £7 for some proper food