Paul Simpson

Critical thinker who enjoys books/games/music/film and supports Blackburn Rovers. A Guinness slurping reprobate with a passion for putting the world to rights.

[Talking Bottom @talkingbottom]

“I’m Rik f*cking Mayall. Don’t f*ck me about, ask me an interesting f*cking question… if the camera is shaking it’s probably because he’s masturbating.”

[Skint Eastwood @Skint_Eastwood1]

🍖 Supermarket Steak vs Local Butcher – The Difference is Shocking.

A proper butcher picks up a supermarket-packaged rump steak and says:

“I mean, you can’t even call that piece of steak. Whoever’s put that on a tray, P45 please.”

The supermarket charges £7 for it, with £1.37 of that just for the plastic tray and wrapping.

Meanwhile, the local butcher’s equivalent fresh cut is just £5.75, cut fresh that day, better quality, no nonsense.

This is why supporting your local butcher makes sense.

You get real meat at a better price, not packaging and margins.

Have you switched yet? Worth every penny.

[Paul Simpson @PaulSim99]

@WhiteHouse You’ve just absolutely no class anymore.

[🇬🇧King 🇬🇧 @King0243_PJC]

🚨 SHOCKING — These are the exact same Reform activists who flood X every day screaming, lecturing, and telling everyone how Britain should be run…

Yet 24 hours after getting elected in Kirklees, they stand up in full council and admit:

“I don’t understand the Constitution…
I don’t understand standing orders…
I don’t understand what an amendment is.”

Then they whine it’s “not democratic” they might vote on things they don’t understand

This is the terrifying danger of populist rage politics: loud online warriors with ZERO clue how to actually govern.

Handing real power to people who don’t even know where to start is how countries collapse.
Watch this embarrassment 👇👇👇👇CC: @LesTrumpeter

[Paul Simpson @PaulSim99]

@PaulTassi It’s worrying that they’ve just downgraded what Bungie is worth, I mean if Sony want to see some return on it and any Destiny 3 is at least 4/5 years away and that itself is going to need some serious funding, hopefully Sony will stay patient.

[Marathon @MarathonTheGame]

https://t.co/c6jeYVkKxa

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.

I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.

Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.

However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.

Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.

I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.

Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.

ENDS

[Paul Simpson @PaulSim99]

@wesstreeting @mehdirhasan In the grand scheme of things this won’t mean much but if Streeting wins a leadership election I’ll be ripping up my membership.

[Paul Simpson @PaulSim99]

@BladeoftheS @Laceybod The thing that’s really worrying is if the polls continue as they are and Reform do manage to secure a majority at the next GE and they mug people off, which they inevitably will, is what comes next!

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Hilarious video that shows none of the Reform voters know any of Reform's policies.

[𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓮 @charlotteukcity]

I absolutely LOVE this guy. I wish we could clone him. Finally someone speaking some humanity & truth.
Let’s give appreciation for him! 👏🏻

[Paul Simpson @PaulSim99]

@JezCorden Yep fair play they look to have nailed the endgame loop 👍🏻

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

What these extraordinary numbers make clear is that Reform is less a political party and more a very highly paid public-facing lobby group for oil and gas interests

https://t.co/Nn6nZncjXb

[Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews]

Nigels' Dodgy Donations.
https://t.co/CHb4VKcq2E

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

I know there is a lot of news around but can someone at the Beeb explain to me how a man they keep telling us might be the next PM getting an undisclosed donation of FIVE MILLION POUNDS from a Thai based crypto dealer (with a BS explanation about it being for lifelong security) is not even a news story when the man he wants to replace led the news for days over some glasses and Arsenal tickets?