Philip Turtle

Difficult to stay angry when you have blood pressure problems but I'm doing my best.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@MakeVotesMatter @alexsobel @Labour4PR Let's hope:
a) It's not one of those reviews which drag on for years - all too common at the moment.

b) It's conclusions lead to some positive change unlike the Jenkins Commission in 1998.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@PatrickHeniy @StockportMBC @lisa Ask Angel Rayner. She's the Secretary if State dealing with this.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

There's a house a few hundred yards up the road from us that has been empty since 2015! Anybody going to do anything about this? @StockportMBC @lisa

[The Daily Britain @dailybritainonx]

🚨 NEW: Councils in England are set to get stronger powers to take control of properties left empty and bring them back into use.

Angela Rayner has announced the changes as Labour conference gets underway in Liverpool.

More than 300,000 homes in England are classed as long-term empty.

Under the reforms, councils will be able to start using Empty Dwelling Management Orders after properties have been vacant for just SIX MONTHS, rather than the current two years.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@reformexposed Ah yes the old 'cut back on gulley cleaning' saving.
Just wait for the flooding after heavy rain.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@dave43law I wonder if they've actually read the rules around setting up a political fund within a trade union. Probably not.
Are the megadonors 'employees'?
Would real employees vote in favour of donating to Reform?

https://t.co/fUeho8HSVd

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

I've #justsponsored Andy Burnham, who's fundraising for Changing Lives on @JustGiving. Donate now https://t.co/qGRubn0QgG

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@Barclaycard Never mind. If you can't answer such a simple question which doesn't require a secure connection there's no point.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@Barclaycard can you clarify if the website for credit card management is closing soon or not?
If you are, it's a big mistake: e.g. today no statements are visible in the app but are on the website.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@Barclaycard Could you just answer the simple question I asked?
Are you closing the Barclaycard website or not?

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@BoveFromAbove At least they don't do poppies in Reform colours.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@dave43law Perhaps the Commissioner only works 5 minutes a day. Apparently he hasn't even interviewed Farage yet.
There's only a relatively small number of facts to look at - how can it possibly take so long?

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

Same as UK - complacency over infrastructure that is out of sight (and mind).

https://t.co/chBaTelyM6

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@PaulSchleifer Is that near the Yog-Sothoth pizzeria?

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@mikegalsworthy Old news. Still a missed opportunity though.

https://t.co/esztPTTaMJ

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

Does @BBCNews have any proper journalists any more? A few checks at various NW stations shows there are hardly any issues this morning.

https://t.co/nSjIoVdZyO

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@BoveFromAbove @max_redington It was only 32% in 2024 - 'collapse' might be a bit of an exaggeration.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@LindaR39 @likesretirement Everyone over 60 is entitled to a free eye test every 2 years. More frequently if the optician thinks it necessary. I'm over 70 and have one every year. So cost isn't a problem.

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@dave43law Should we have a poll on which excuse Reform will trot out?
1. Family voting
2. Postal vote irregularities
3. The Establishment

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@stetopping - just read your MEN article about Jodrell Bank.
Please change 'astrology' to 'astronomy'

[Philip Turtle @philipcturtle]

@writethewrongs2 @10DowningStreet Quite agree about cutting down on flying but I'd check out the status pages of National Rail every day for a week just to see how unreliable train services in the UK are.
A daily litany of signal/points/train failures because we aren't spending enough on rail infrastructure