mark.philips

Observing the carnage with furious moderation

[mark.philips @markphilips9]

@arealmofwonder A

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[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Brexit remains such a dumb decision. Nobody got what they wanted out of this. The nation collectively is worse off. The European community was weakened. Thank you @JosephPolitano for this chart.

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@carolvorders @GeorgeMonbiot @GreenJennyJones True but a PR system would have seen us with many more Reform MPs so, just for now, I’ll take this system

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

As the Tories pander to the prejudices and hard-right agenda of Nigel Farage and his supporters, it’s become clear that what’s at stake in this election is nothing less than what it means to be British.

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[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

Looking back on 14 years of the Tories is like looking back at the traumatising post-vindaloo shit you just did in the toilet.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

There should be a worldwide ban on trophy hunting. Please retweet if you agree.

[mark.philips @markphilips9]

@arealmofwonder Yes, exactly so - you stop reciting Larkin’s Cut Grass and move to turning this over in your mind in late June

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@LevParikian The Low Countries have got the avian euros all wrapped up then but how far do these choices reflect the national psyche and how worried should be be about this?

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@LifeAfloat All strength to you, Nick

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@CCHQPress Yes please

[Alastair Driver @AliDriverUK]

Very important that as many people as possible sign this petition to ban indiscriminate pesticides. The dearth of insects is a major issue not only for the natural environment but for farming and horticulture. We cannot keep making excuses every time. https://t.co/encoIIexAS

[Phil Sturgeon @philsturgeon]

What is the point of the U.K. having marine protected areas if arseholes can just rock up and kill everything living there. Bottom trawling needs to be banned yesterday.

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

Dragonfli now selling "pocket sized" bumblebee colonies, new to their range. Please do not buy bumblebees reared in huge European factories. They are at best pointless, and at worst a potential source of parasites. Finally, something useful Nigel Farage could tackle...

[mark.philips @markphilips9]

@exitthelemming Words, words, words. An extra few hundred quid in my pocket won’t help me buy the hospital, school or social care that I might need. It wouldn’t even allow me to mend a pothole

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@RishiSunak The law should neither show mercy nor behave vindictively, it should just be applied, free from the hair pulling and arm twisting of politicians trying to have it endorse their (your) hugely dubious positions

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@MC_org @MeganMcCubbin Time to suspend our visits to this lovely island. If they lose more tourist revenue than they gain through this tone deaf vandalism of our natural world they might change their policy @TourismIceland

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@NoFarmsNoFoods @Nigelrefowens @1GarethWynJones Which would be terrific except that it’s not really a viable position, is it. We know that globally we must eat considerably less meat than currently do to prevent in greater global heating; status quo isn’t an option.

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@TonyWhitbread2 Who’d have guessed, eh? 🙂