Phil Ritchie 🇺🇦

Husband & dad, rev, canon @CCathedral, mission & ministry adviser Colchester area and area dean of St Osyth @chelmsdio, MUFC supporter, takes photos, drummer.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

He wanted a load of expensive tat. It really isn't that deep.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Chris Mason, "You said that the Leave campaign peddled nationalist phish during the Brexit referendum. Did you vote for Brexit?"

Reform UK's candidate for Makerfield Robert Kenyon, "100% hand on heart I voted for Brexit"

Chris Mason, "So who was peddling nationalistic phish? Nigel Farage?"

Robert Kenyon, "I don't know what context.. I'm not sure what nationalistic phish means"

Chris Mason, "You tell me, you wrote it"

Robert Kenyon, "Haha.. I've no recollection of saying that"

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Henry Nowak’s family have lost their son and brother in the most appalling circumstances.

Nigel Farage is exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division.

It’s completely unforgivable.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

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[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

Murder of Henry Nowak is NOT our “George Floyd”

A jury found Floyd was killed by a white police officer, actions celebrated by some on the Right
Nowak was killed by a Sikh civilian, condemned by everyone & deserves to rot in jail

Sarah Everard was our “Floyd”
Never forget her

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

NO he won’t be “out in just over 20 years” - that’s the minimum term before he can apply for parole

N0 he didn’t get a lighter sentence because of the knife - he has deliberately cut out the bit that says he got a LONGER sentence

If he was still a solicitor he’d get struck off

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

I’m not going to amplify Reform’s ad by sharing it, but the wilful misrepresentation of Kemi Badenoch - selectively quoting what she said about ‘white lives matter’ - is disgraceful and dangerous.

It needs to be challenged, including by those of us who are not Conservatives.

[Oliver Kamm @OliverKamm]

The stupidity stands out, but imagine seeing a public-health programme as an opportunity to foment social division. Even if you’re a buffoon like @ZiaYusufUK, you don’t have to be contemptible about it.

[Phil Ritchie 🇺🇦 @philritchie]

It's a shame that Corey Doctorow undermined his argument on @BBCr4today with some ridiculous hyperbole in the interview on AI.

[David Yelland @davidyelland]

The way @GBNews covered Nigel Farage yesterday especially the cheerleading of the trouble in Southampton requires a look at by @Ofcom - little attempt at any sense of balance on this difficult issue.

[Phil Ritchie 🇺🇦 @philritchie]

@LittlePersonDoc @David_Cameron He's had it. I may not agree with his stance but do some basic research.

[Dale Vince @DaleVince]

The Guardian ran this misleading headline last week, I reacted to the headline not having read the story - and then read the story. There’s no mention in Blair’s essay of abandoning net zero or getting closer to Trump. This headline is deceitful.

There’s a lot to agree with in Blair’s analysis of where we are and what we need to do - even making the most of our north sea, as long as that does not include new drilling - that can’t move the dial on energy prices or security, but it makes sense to finish the extraction that has been started. A CFD for the North Sea would ensure that happens. And cut energy bills.

https://t.co/l7d4jGxq1O

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

HORRIFIC: Israeli settlers attacked the village of Madma in the West Bank, setting olive groves on fire and burning hundreds of olive trees.

Today saw an unprecedented wave of attacks, with settlers setting at least 9 fields and olive groves on fire across the West Bank.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

Israeli settlers set wheat fields ablaze in the village of Luban e-Sharkiya in the West Bank — the tenth location where fields have been set on fire today across the West Bank.

[Phil Ritchie 🇺🇦 @philritchie]

Big hailstone storm her in Essex at the moment. Serious Day After Tomorrow vibes!

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Henry Nowak’s father’s words outside court, who is probably the person we most need to hear from today.

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

Henry Novak’s murder is first & foremost a human tragedy
His killer was convicted & lessons for policing need to be learnt & quickly

Is there a crime that Farage won’t exploit for political ends?
Apart from that mate of his, Nathan Gill, convicted of bribery for promoting Russia

[Kevin Schofield @KevinASchofield]

Henry Nowak's father outside court yesterday: "We do not want Henry's murder to be used to create further hatred, division or tension."

[Phil Ritchie 🇺🇦 @philritchie]

@adamboultonTABB Well said Adam. Grade has said out loud what we all suspected about his time as Ofcom chairman.

[Adam Boulton @adamboultonTABB]

No he’s not. It’s not the agenda. It’s about ignoring the regulations he should have upheld to prevent biased news broadcasting.