Martyn Wilson

aging, happy, music lover, head full of useless info, loves travel & meeting people. Over 30yrs in the Justice system. FOH/Box Office at the Westy Aldershot.

[Steve Darling MP @SteveDarlingMP]

It is absolutely shocking that the former CEO of South West Water has been awarded a £270,000 bonus after the Cryptosporidium outbreak in Brixham that caused more than 140 people to become unwell.

How can South West Water square this with the record fine of £1.8 million after pleading guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption?

I met with Keith Haslett, the new CEO of South West Water, earlier this month and asked him what the company had done to prevent another such outbreak. I heard from him about the fact that the high risk air valves in the neighbourhood had been inspected, identified and labelled.

However, I am deeply disappointed by the fact South West Water has paid out this massive bonus in light of their harmful and illegal actions.

#SouthWestWater #Torbay #Torquay #Paignton #torbayweekly #TorbayHour #BoostTorbay #brixham #CommunityMatters #southdevon

[TJ Manotoc @tjmanotoc]

I started dying when I saw how many goalies the kiddos had 😂

But this is brilliant!

3 Japanese National Team players vs 100 elementary school kids!

So fun!

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@SaintsExtra @JackRosser_ More than a few I reckon

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@implausibleblog And yet again no Lib Dem?

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@PippaCrerar Why do you think this senile man has anything useful to say about UK politics, none of his business.

[Labi Siffre @labisiffre]

In this, The Age of Stupid, multibillionaires through the media they own, tell those struggling to make ends meet to vote for politicians and political parties who will give those multibillionaires even more power and immunity from any regulatory constraints to do whatever they want, plus permanent tax cuts (tax cuts for "the people" are temporary). Disinformation from the the far right is the new fast food and it seems at least half the world's population think it's delicious. It's poison.
[Fact check: Under the US 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), sweeping corporate tax reductions were made permanent, while the majority of individual, family, and middle-class tax provisions were written to expire.]
#billionaires #Trump #Musk #RupertMurdoch #USA #America #disinformation #TaxCuts #Corruption #FarRight #MAGA #GOP

[Football Away Days @AwayDaysFB]

The Boston Globe, Boston's largest newspaper, penned an open letter to the Tartan Army for their unforgettable experiences in the city.

"Dear Tartan Army,
"You came for the World Cup, but gave us something more.
"For a week, you turned train stations into singalongs, Fenway into a football ground, and an ordinary June into something we'll be talking about for years.
"Boston has hosted championships, parades, and celebrations of every kind. But we've never hosted guests quite like you all.
"Thank you for the laughter, the bagpipes, and the memories. The World Cup will move on. So will the songs, but we'll never forget the joy you brought to our city."

No one does it like the Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@SouthStandPies Same thought here.

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Private equity has devoured UK town centres.

It controls airports, seaports, hospitals, care homes, football teams, housing, GP surgeries, vets, dentistry, pubs, restaurants, energy, water and more.

Everything financialised.

What future for the UK?
https://t.co/I0XaUBp0QC

[JBL @johninsouthfla]

George Monbiot. @BBC @BBCNews @lisanandy

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@AdamBlackmore @jeffstangeog @TrevorNigel1981 @DuncanHolley @henrywinter You are a Saints Legend as much as any player Adam, I was brought up in Hampshire when we had 4 teams in the Football League, have followed them all regardless of the fanaticism of some. As you say, there is no need to only support one child or group. Life is too short for that

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Curse of private equity

PE destroyed:
Monarch Airlines
The Original Factory Shop
Payless Shoes
Poundworld
Silentnight
Southern Cross
Thomas Cook
TM Lewin
Toys R Us.

PE uses tax abuse, financial engineering. Town centers have become economic deserts.
https://t.co/I0XaUBp0QC

[Paul Vick @PaulVick138203]

Do you think we have a right wing media problem in our country?🤔
Repost after voting please.

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@AdamBlackmore @ScummerLovin Should Saints keep Suggawara? He certainly looked good for Japan when he came on. We need cover for Bree, even if Mads is fit at last.

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@BBCPolitics Hmm, and Norcott’s knowledge of Energy policy is….? Nothing, but let’s make the headline. BBC Politics is now the joke.

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@Saints_Mike7167 Why did they constantly call them The Islamic Republic of Iran. I didn’t hear anyone say The Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@AlfieHouseEcho Absolutely!

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@TheStatsSaint Based on what we saw last night, yes!

[Martyn Wilson @mebo2]

@JayDarkmoore It potentially criminalises the victims rather than dealing with perpetrators.

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️New: Thierry Henry reacts to the USA vs Paraguay stoppage for TV commercials:

“I’ve spent my entire life in this beautiful game — as a player at the highest level, as a fan, and now as someone who analyses it every week — and what unfolded during that USA versus Paraguay match left me deeply frustrated. The fourth official standing there on the touchline, arm raised high, instructing the referee to hold the restart… not for any injury, not for tactical reasons, and not even primarily for player hydration in that scorching heat. No. It was because the broadcast team hadn’t finished airing all their commercials. That’s not football. That’s a television show pretending to be a World Cup match.

The beautiful game is being strangled by greed. Players are out there in the heat, ready to restart, momentum building like a storm about to break — and we pause everything so the sponsors can cash in. It’s like stopping a symphony mid-crescendo because the advertisers want their jingle heard. Football didn’t conquer the world by turning into American sports with endless timeouts and ad breaks. We had rhythm, flow, emotion that flowed like a river. Now? It’s dammed up for dollars.

This isn’t about hydration or player welfare anymore — it’s a slippery slope where the soul of the game is sold piece by piece. Fans deserve better. Players deserve better. The referee on that pitch looked like a puppet on strings controlled from some broadcast truck. Enough is enough. We need to protect what made this sport the greatest on Earth before it disappears completely.”

The World Cup should be football’s cathedral. Instead, we’re turning it into a shopping mall with a pitch in the middle.

And here’s the question nobody wants to answer: if the fourth official is waiting for commercials, then who is really running the game? FIFA? The referee? Or the broadcasters?

Because the moment football starts asking advertisers for permission before asking the players, you’ve crossed a line.

The World Cup is supposed to be the showcase of football. Not the showcase of who paid the most for airtime.”