Mark Sheridan

Husband, Father of 4, Granddad of 9, Man United fan since the Busby days of Best, Charlton and Law. Cherry and White fan since the 70’s.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@SkyNews If the the triple lock was scrapped last year and introduced the so called “double lock” the increase in pensions for 2027 would be exactly the same as the triple lock. Scrapping the triple lock does not guarantee any savings when average earnings increase.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@SkyNews Cut the background noise at the news desk, can’t hear the commentary of the so called experts.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@BBCPolitics Net zero was knodded through parliament with no recorded vote in 2019 and less than 90 minutes of discussion, so yes let’s have the debate now and perhaps a more realistic time frame and less cost to the public may be the outcome.

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

According to Labour:

Attempting to cancel local elections for 4.5 million Brits was fine.

However, two legitimate 36 million donations to Reform UK is a "dark day for democracy".

Such pathetic gaslighting.

[Matt Goodwin @GoodwinMJ]

I did enjoy Angela Rayner giving Britain a lecture this morning on how only Labour “vets things properly”. Yes, that’s why the Labour Party made Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend Ambassador to the United States of America! 🤡

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

Labour’s rules:

Lord Sainsbury donating £10 million to Labour = Fine.

Dale Vince donating £5 million to Labour = Fine.

Labour receiving £128m in donations since 2021 = Fine.

Labour spending £30m on its 2024 GE campaign = Fine.

Ben Delo donating £36m to Reform UK = Not ok. 🥴

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@Ed_Miliband Impact on the ground is determined to be negligible.
The diplomatic friction is determined to be extremely high.
This is diversionary tactics away from U.K. issues at home.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@andyburnham General Election, the only change required. #unelectedPM

[Rod Bishop @rodbishop15]

The facts are different.
Of the 138000 #smallboat arrivals since 2018, only 6000 have been returned.
Of the remainder nearly 80000 have been given leave to stay and 52000 are still being processed.
Burnhams figure of 80000 #deportations does not relate to small boat arrivals, it covers students on expired visas and all other overstayers.
He is deliberately conflating two sets of numbers to deceive you.
#AndyBurnham is lying just like #Starmer did.

[Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ @WiganWarriorsRL]

Today we mourn the loss of a true sporting icon, Sir Billy Boston, who has passed away surrounded by his family.

Rugby League’s first knight, a Wigan legend, and "Everybody's Hero," his legacy on and off the field will endure for eternity.

Rest in peace, Sir Billy. 🍒⚪️

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@EssexPR Adam, let’s get it right….considering banning, when M&S, Waitrose, Aldi and Lidl haven’t sold them in 4 years. Burnhams sound bites.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@JohnHealey_MP John lad, the UK 10 year bond yield is the highest in the G7 by a considerable amount and higher than under the Liz Truss era when Labour said it is crippling our country. You can’t have it both ways.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@AlistairCarns So Al, during Operation Sovereign Borders are you accusing the Australian ADF of being amateurs 🤷‍♂️

[A View From Yorkshire @models_by_Russ]

Dear HM Government, (UK)

Firstly, congratulations. You’ve managed to discover a brand-new definition of transparency.

Apparently, the people who write the laws can have their criminal records kept secret from the very people expected to obey those laws. That’s an impressive piece of political gymnastics.

The rest of us apply for jobs, volunteer roles, taxi licences, security passes, and all manner of positions where background checks are considered perfectly reasonable. Yet when it comes to those entrusted with running the country… suddenly privacy becomes the highest constitutional principle.

Forgive us if we’re a little confused.

If a criminal record is irrelevant to holding public office, then explain why. If it is relevant, then surely voters deserve to know before they hand over power at the ballot box.

Democracy relies on informed consent. It’s difficult to make an informed choice if important information about elected representatives is deliberately withheld.

This isn’t about conducting witch hunts or judging people for minor mistakes made decades ago. It’s about accountability. Those who expect the public’s trust should be prepared to earn it through openness, not secrecy.
Unlike the government’s pursuit of Veterans 🤔

So, a simple question:

Why should MPs and ministers be held to a lower standard of transparency than many ordinary citizens applying for everyday jobs?

After all, “nothing to hide” seems to apply enthusiastically to taxpayers, but rather less enthusiastically to taxpayers’ employees.

Is transparency now something that’s only expected of the governed, while the governors are exempt?
Abit like the COVID vaccine 🤔 there is a pattern,

Perhaps we’ve misunderstood how equality works. We foolishly assumed the same standards applied to everyone. It would appear they do… right up until someone becomes an MP.

The British public doesn’t expect perfection.

We do, however, expect honesty, accountability, and the same standards from those who make our laws as they expect from those who obey them.

Yours, slightly bewildered,

A Taxpayer 🇬🇧

[Chris Parry @DrChrisParry]

Could someone kindly explain to me why someone in their 20s who has never or barely worked thinks that they are entitled to the same level of assets as someone who has worked and paid taxes for over 50 years?

Do they not understand the principle of annually accruing value?

[Chris Rose @ArchRose90]

I know more about Andy Burnham’s stance on scampi fries, The Smiths and a cup of tea than the invasion currently place across Europe.

He can’t TikTok his way out of this national emergency. He needs to be serious.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@Jim4Dartford @UKLabour Yet another gaslighting Labour MP, £2 under the last government raised to £3 under Labour 2024.

[Mark Sheridan @redshez57]

@andyburnham Gaslighting again, they were £2 under the last government, Starmer raised them to £3 as soon as he was elected.

[Zia Yusuf @ZiaYusufUK]

Lewis Bell, a 26 year old father of one was stabbed to death in September 2024.

His killer, Liam Matthews, had been released from prison that very morning, under Labour’s disgusting early release scheme.

Releasing murderers, rapists and paedophiles early is ruining lives.

Yet here are Labour’s Home Secretary and Minister of Defence cackling with laughter about it.

They find it funny.

To them, it’s all a game.