London is portrayed as a dystopian hellhole of lawlessness and no-go zones by people who have never set foot in it. A narrative turbo-charged by social media disinformation designed to create fear, division and hate (while ignoring actual issues of affordability & absenteeism).
"Migrants, illegal or legal, weren't responsible for austerity. That was the Conservative government. Migrants were not responsible for Brexit. Migrants were not responsible for Liz Truss' failure of leadership."
Brilliant audience contribution 👏
#bbcqt
I followed Nigel Farage on and off for 10 years.
When all's said and done about his standing in Clacton, milkshake incident etc, he remains at the end of the day one of the most repugnant shameless liars in UK history.
Some of his standout lesser-known lies I've compiled FTR 🧵
Grant Shapps literally imposed ULEZ implementation as a condition of TFL getting extra funding support at the height of the pandemic.
And now he has the barefaced gall to accuse Sadiq Khan and Labour of imposing ULEZ, ie doing exactly as instructed by him.
No shame. None.
This is the 3rd time I’m retweeting this but another thought; this puffed up little Lord is addressing someone who arrived on the Kindertransport - his response is vile at every possible level, including its insensitivity towards & disrespect for Lord Dubs, who is visibly shaken.
Hello Russ @hardestgeezer - you're one of the people who inspired us to go beyond our comfort zone. We're climbing Mount Kilimanjaro over the next 5 days and raising funds for a shelter in Dar es Salaam. It would be amazing if you could RT https://t.co/oApV245LYq
This is simply false.
Complainants in rape cases are waiting longer than ever for a trial under Dominic Raab.
He deliberately chose to extend those delays last year in an act of spite.
He should have been sacked for that alone.
Rishi Sunak claimed that the asylum backlog is 50% DOWN compared to when Labour were in power.
It's actually 777% UP, according to the UK Statistics Authority
https://t.co/4lmH9hj7Qd
Has the @bbc actually analysed @GaryLineker’s tweet? Because it is factually accurate. A lot of the tropes used now by Govt: ‘invasion’, ‘menace’ etc, are pretty similar to those used by nationalist parties in 1930s Germany. Why no analysis? Are BBC history presenters muted too?
What a dreadful generation of wet, weak, snowflakes this shower are. An embarrassment to 300 years of parliamentary debate. Would sooner cry for apologies and sackings than actual mount a defence of their own policies.
EXCL: The BBC has decided not to broadcast an episode of David Attenborough’s flagship new series on British wildlife because of fears of backlash from Tory politicians and rightwing press - @horton_official reports https://t.co/aFNZYvd0Qx