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And to make it worse, nothing from Lower Sydenham to Waterloo East. What on earth?

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I'm amazed that there are no @SouthernRailUK trains from Sydenham today while the @TfL Jubilee line is also shut from Canada Water. Awful planning from both of you

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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.

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@philjvtaylor @NicholasTyrone Aged well https://t.co/Iqi137ZwWs

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@StevePaul63 @BWallArthur If you think Germany's economic problems are down to the EU, then you simply don't understand Germany

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@acsstanton @Louisecdtv @Dahshur11 @alexarmstrong This is like comparing a path in a park to a motorway

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@DentandCoCanton @thezanussi @JamesDeroest @NicholasTyrone Well, you made out like it's one or the other. And the side you chose isn't remotely middle ground

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@churchosaj @Anniepop2027 @CJCHowarth @NicholasTyrone An FTA with the US will screw over farmers more than the inheritance tax plan ever will

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@churchosaj @Anniepop2027 @CJCHowarth @NicholasTyrone Aaaaand Brits were part of that process. Who do you think staffs the European Union? Random blokes all from Frankfurt?

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@CJCHowarth @El_Vim_Fuego @NicholasTyrone The NAFTA deal has a panel (USMCA) with people from each country to settle disputes. That's, in principle, no different from the ECJ. The US only have free trade deals with 20 countries. They're also VERY protectionist when they want to be

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@philjvtaylor @NicholasTyrone Ah because key Brexiteers haven't said it, it can't be true. It's clear some won't be happy until we're Puerto Rico. How much sucking up to Washington will make you question it? Because to me, it feels like the kid in school who desperately wants to be with the 'popular' kid

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@DentandCoCanton @thezanussi @JamesDeroest @NicholasTyrone Instead, you'll welcome deregulated business scandal after scandal with people dying?

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This a clearly a lie, but also the hidden consequence and often motive of 'simplification'

Smartcards like Oyster for eg charges peak fares in the evening. Meanwhile, an off peak paper ticket is valid at said time. If we're not careful, we'll end up with dearer PAYG & Dynamic

[Philip Haigh @philatrail]

More from the transport committee: DfT reckons passengers have welcomed LNER’s fares simplification that has ditched cheaper off-peak tickets in favour less flexible, and often more expensive, advance fares.

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@lghooperltd @RejiYates Why would we be? Bizzare assumption

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Tbh, I've long said GTR are not clear with First Class

Southern suburban services are declassified, yet in almost 20 years, I've only heard this be announced once. No one has a clue this is even a thing, yet the PA will tell you the destination 3 times btwn EVERY call

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Off to Bluesky @mappingford.bsky.social

Just set up the profile so not much on there yet, but there will be!

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@NewFifeRight14 @PaffyPete @SteveSmith_cam 25% of the fare is staff costs - drivers, stations, maintenance, signallers, office. Fragmentation has rocketed costs, not salaries. The privitsated system uses taxpayer money to fund shareholders. 'Excessive pay', let me guess, all rail staff is on 70k+ in your world 🙄😂

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@OnlyImmutable @DaveTCM17 @leeharris @Keir_Starmer Not even just that, the 'shackled to the EU' lot screwed over farmers, increasing their red tape, limiting their biggest market and now need to compete with Australian farms as big as entire English counties, while the right are obessed with needing America. But 'sovereignty' 🙄

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@MrMappy I really dislike the bizzare 'Grand Central' trend. Birmingham and Belfast; Grand Central is just associated with New York, and rightly so. Cities need their own identities.

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@AndyBelfast @DuncanStott @MrTimDunn I wish they had just called it Weavers Cross