In 2015 I wrote quite a cynical piece about HS2 in which I argued that it was probably all about using Manchester and Leeds to build a business case for increasing rail capacity between Milton Keynes and London. And actually it wasn't cynical enough. Lesson learned I suppose.
@johnharveygtfb@BeeNubian@DanJonesPE@BBCNews @AkanKwaku @lorrainemking Did you notice he and his family were in a safe boat where his children would be unlikely to perish and also note the fact that he wasn’t fleeing his permanent home and needing to find a job to support his family’s safe escape that are still stuck in their home?
@_tobyrees @Rod__Mason@BackandBad@piersmorgan@TheSun Just look at the Leo and any women under 25, Emilie Livingston & Jeff Goldblum (30 year gap), David Foster & Katharine McPhee (34 years), Dennis Quaid & Laura Savoie (39 year gap) oh and not to forget Al Pacino, 83, is expecting his fourth child with his 29yo (GF 59 year gap)
First they came for the refugees, then they came for drag queens and trans men & women, next up was protesters, then they came for lawyers, next was the turn of climate presenters and national treasures, and now they’ve come for sports presenters.
You don’t have to agree with all of the above, but you do need to defend their rights, because if you don’t, then when they come for you too, who’ll still want to stand at your side.
Put aside your prejudices, hatred and fear is their weapon of choice, rise above it, you’re better that this, and them.
The Government are systematically targeting dissent and silencing criticism, they’re controlling our public broadcaster, and the narrative, because that’s all they have left.
This is a pivotal moment, a slice of history, you only need to decide if you want to be able to hold your head high and say that you stood against tyranny and creeping fascism, or forever regret enabling it.
#FascismCreeps #ToriesOut #ImwithGaryLineker #BBC #GeneralElectionNow #MOTD #Corruption
@SfcAhhHaa@ladbible Regardless of what he’s putting into his pension he’s literally saving lives daily. This pay is nowhere near sufficient. For context the average bus driver earns £40k in London. Another important job but the pay shouldn’t be in line with a doctors 🤦🏻♀️