The controversy about #oceandiva has thrown up a bigger question about who gets to decide what happens on and around the Thames.
Read more here by @josiahmortimer in @BylineTimes 👇
🔴Who Owns the Thames? Giant Party Boat OceanDiva is Frontline in Battle Over London’s River Amid Claims of ‘Zero Accountability’
Controversy over a £25m party boat speaks to a wider issue: who decides what happens around the Thames, by @josiahmortimer
https://t.co/WAmfGPHCp9
@LukeTryl I'm not currently aware of any organised public civic counter-campaign. Will add to thread it it exists. One example of advocacy from NT members who disagree with Restore Trust trying to also encourage participation here from @nt_scones account
https://t.co/T475SZANAg
@Upp_Meadhurst Thanks for showing us around...we're actually the '73 vintage so this was 50 years celebration since we first met. Fascinating to see how much and how little Meadhurst has changed!
@sacha_coward Site design and donation led questions are all related to rules HMRC set for claiming Gift Aid. Orgs know how to maximise this income and get 20% back from the govt on UK tax payers who agree. The donation question for overseas visitors is a result of this pricing model.
Can't promise I'll last the distance, but I am going to live tweet Boris Johnson's Partygate hearing. If you want to follow along, I'll post stuff under this tweet.
Expect even more snark and gallows humour than I usually manage. It's the only way to survive the experience!
the London Mayor: The Ocean Diva party boat will ruin the most historic part of the Thames - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/fmi8GgVMN6 via @UKChange@ShadThamesRA
THE THAMES IS THREATENED
HELP PROTECT IT
@RotherhitheTCG @kieronjwilliams
@twocitiesnickie
sign here: https://t.co/waS6dnznyZ…
More info here: https://t.co/ixUr8xkHLk
#NOOCEANDIVA
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We have now added a further 20 or so lies, falsehoods and misrepresentations from Johnson and his government. They show that the government has misled the public not just about rule breaking at Christmas parties, but about every aspect of the pandemic.
https://t.co/tfVKwlWx1d
Love trivia and bad puns? Sharpen your pencils (and your minds) and slip down to The Riverside Lodge for the 'Quizzmas Cracker' – our very own #quiz, every Monday night throughout #ChristmasByTheRiver.
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