Pete Maris

Middle-aged policy wonk with a good head for numbers

[Mark Steel @mrmarksteel]

The problem is that their reporters, editors and owner find it hard to accept that most of us are flawed, and can’t live up to the high moral values, devotion to the absolute truth and extreme chastity represented by The Sun.

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

@Helen_Barnard Isn’t he though!

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Meet the water boss whose pay has soared 700%".

Ask yourself this, when did you last get a pay rise, did it look anything like 700%?

https://t.co/9DrjEPFhNd

[Simon deBrux @simondebrux]

@Feargal_Sharkey @martin_fff Water companies were not regularly pumping effluent into the rivers a few years ago, this has only happened on this scale because the government gave them the okay to do so. One reason is Brexit as they can ignore EU directives on clean water. We need a public enquiry

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

Respect to these Forest fans

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

'No to tragedy chanting.'

Nottingham Forest fans at Anfield have just raised a banner in support of the Hillsborough victims.

#BBCFootball

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

@iaincartergolf @BBCSport This was a fitting tribute, except that Lyle in ‘85 was sixteen years after Jacklin in ‘69. Twenty-six years would’ve gone back to ‘59, long before Jacklin turned pro!

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

LeBron breaks the record which pundits thought unbreakable, and Kareem was their for a symbolic handover.

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

Spot on @paullewismoney

[Paul Lewis @paullewismoney]

Is Nadhim Zahawi the first Minister to be sacked so they can spend more time with their family trust!

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Jeez! Did policing Minister Chris Philp seriously just tell @SkyNews viewers we will have “more police in the country than at any point in the UK’s history!”

Never underestimate just how thick this lot think we all are! Get the FACTS here
Cc @PFEW_HQ

[Liam Byrne MP @liambyrnemp]

1/. This is simply unforgivable. The Treasury under @RishiSunak gave permission for a Russian warlord to evade our sanctions to use our courts to silence our journalists. The law MUST change…https://t.co/Q6HOwWaJQd

[The Guardian @guardian]

Cumbrian man completes mission of running marathon every day in 2022 https://t.co/WcK8YtBFGN

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

Took me 2 minutes. My MP probably won’t take much notice, but worth a try.

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

IMPORTANT 🚨
I know you’re really busy but please can I borrow you quickly?

Have you sent your MP letter yet?

Please do this for NHS patients, and the hardworking staff, and for yourself. It only takes 30 seconds.

Click here! 👉https://t.co/x7TVFIgFpM

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

@bbctms Victor was quoting PM Cameron, who in turn was quoting filmmaker Michael Winner in a tv advertisement of the 1980s

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

@bbctms This discussion about Stokes declaration is full of caricatures of the opposing argument. I’m all in favour of a target which can be reached, but looked at Pakistan’s first innings run rate and it implied a target of 365-385, so bat 2-4 more overs. #ENGvPAK

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Said by the man who has spent the last 7 years presiding over and implementing utter decimation within the @EnvAgency and with it the subsequent attack on the environment.

Absolutely no self awareness painted breath taking levels of hypocrisy.

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

How the hell are they expected to become even more “efficient”? Government bullshit.

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Health spending will not be cut but NHS expected to ‘find efficiencies’ https://t.co/3TUPVrc0UR

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

It’s come to something when Martin Clunes’ fictional character Doc Martin is giving better advice about antibiotic use than the real-life Health Secretary.

[Pete Maris @petemaris]

@ToynbeeHall @SianWilliams41 @Switchback_ldn Good luck @SianWilliams41.

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

Can you please fill this in and then RT it so we can see lots of peoples’ opinions about this? Thanks!

“I think that all NHS privatisation should be stopped and the NHS should go back to being a fully publicly-run service”

[suzanne moore @suzanne_moore]

Courage.