philip dobson

Business entrepreneur and golf nut

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@SawyerMerritt @Tesla In the UK Grok refuses to work when I am driving so it appears we are quite a way behind you in the US

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

It’s absurd that Britain prioritises foreign food over what we can (and do) grow on our own soil.

Britain has some of the best farmland in Europe. We produce excellent wheat, potatoes, dairy, beef, lamb, apples, berries, brassicas and more. Our climate and soil are perfectly suited to a huge range of high-quality produce.

Yet year after year, supermarket shelves and government trade policy tilt toward imports — often at the direct expense of British farmers.

Cheap Spanish tomatoes, Dutch peppers, Polish chicken, New Zealand lamb and out-of-season fruit flown halfway around the world routinely undercut local growers.

Why? Lower production costs abroad, weaker environmental and animal-welfare standards in some cases, and a retail system that chases the lowest unit price above everything else.

The result: British producers face razor-thin margins, rising energy and labour costs, and the constant threat of being replaced by imports that would never meet the same rules if grown here.

This is not free trade in any meaningful sense. It’s a one-way preference for distance over quality, seasonality and national resilience.

Food security is treated as an afterthought until a supply shock hits. Carbon footprints from long-haul transport are waved away while British growers are lectured about sustainability. And rural communities that keep the countryside working are told to compete with subsidized or lower-standard overseas production while absorbing every new regulation.

Supporting what is grown here does not mean autarky or higher prices for everything. It means fair competition: applying the same standards to imports that we demand of our own farmers, prioritising seasonal British produce in public procurement and retail, and recognising that a country that cannot feed itself is strategically weak.

Preferring the imported option simply because it is slightly cheaper on the day is short-sighted policy dressed up as consumer choice.

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@MyGolfSpy Definitely

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

.@HKane now is the time to rejoin Spurs and beat Alan Shearer's record. You know it makes sense to choose Spurs over Bayern.

[MrsLondonMum @nicola_h_d]

UK in drought, hosepipe ban, huge water bills and yet @thameswater have allowed this burst pipe to spill water along Abbey Road, Park Royal. NW10 for the past 5 WEEKS! WTF have you done ? Absolutely SweetFA. Get it sorted NOW!! @DailyMail @LBCNews @GBNEWS @angelaeagle

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@thetrainline I have tried to get a refund for a train ticket where the train was cancelled. Your website is next to useless in trying to claim and you seem to have removed all ability to talk to you. Any idea how I can claim?#nsfwtwtًً

[Justin ROSE @JustinRose99]

First @McLarenF1 signed golf bag giveaway!!

Just RT for a chance to win it!!

I’ll pick one winner on Monday 17th September… 🍀

[Iain Dale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 ⚒️ @IainDale]

It's been an absolute honour and a pleasure to be at the wedding of @Jacqui_Smith1 & @_GrahamTimmins in Malvern today. I wrote and read a poem during the ceremony and thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. They are both very special to me. Here's a reminder

https://t.co/NePKMKGHwW

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@PolitlcsUK Brilliant more government more waste and more gold plated pensions

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@ThreePuttPar__ Most courses designed by Seve

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@ewenmurray77 @royalbirkdale @TheOpen Also The Open sets different challenges each year, something Augusta can never do

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@McIlroyRory you should check the alignment of your putter, it seems slightly out hence missing short puts

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@wholemars Speed limiter so you can set your top speed, for speed controlled area

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

. Just want to report the superb service provided by @ArccosGolf. Had a problem with my link gadget. Reported it on Tuesday in the UK, got a response from their support Wednesday and received a replacement item on Thursday. Never received such brilliant service before from anyone

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@afneil See the labour MPs chickened out again. What a bunch of losers.

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@allbecuzofwords @RSymonsLTD If you look at the cost of ownership then electric cars are comparable with ICE cars and secondhand EVs are now quite inexpensive.

[Mike Gardner @mikegardner_wb]

BREAKING NEWS: “Starmer denies knowing he was Prime Minister”

Sir Kier Starmer has revealed that no one told him until last Tuesday he won the 2024 election and had become PM.

He told Beth Rigby “I was totally kept in the dark by my officials. I’m really angry about it.”

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@Top100Rick I believe that is the 18th and when we were there the pro showed us how to putt thar green by putting past the hole to let the ball run back into the hole 🤣

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@Scaramucci TACO Trump

[philip dobson @philippdobson]

@DaleVince What, so we can save the world with our 1% of the 33% of the
.043% of the earth's atmosphere. Really.