Simon Pickering

History, art, cathedrals. Labour Party member. All my own views. ✝️ 🇬🇧

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@BenedictSpence It will never end. Alleviate maybe.

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

It’s genuinely odd to see this level of adulation for someone who hasn’t won a general election or even fought a leadership campaign.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

Such sad news

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Very sad to hear of the death of my good friend Edward Stourton, a charming, gentle, highly intelligent man. He was horribly treated by the BBC when he was sacked as a ‘Today’ presenter, but bore it with Christian forgiveness and found other ways of expressing his great talents.

[Marcus Walker @WalkerMarcus]

There is something epically arrogant about the new Prime Minister. Too grand to stand for election unless he is being elevated to PM; too grand to wear the normal clothes of a professional adult; too grand to be interviewed by the press; too grand to be questioned by Parliament.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@Geraldi31348001 I'm sure the G7 and NATO will be fascinated by his whimsical northerner routine. He is in for a huge shock.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@tonymc39 He’s yesterday’s man and the public thinks he’s strange

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

Better team won, should be proud of getting this far.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@HeidiBachram She is an ignorant person

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@harrison_alan @Keir_Starmer Agree, it’s Johnson levelling up reinvented as Manchesterism. Populist rhetoric thin on detail. The pressure of the job will show very quickly.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@suzyquiquero It’s remarkable how little scrutiny or challenge from the media, maybe distracted by events elsewhere. He is woefully ill prepared.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@giles_fraser Just listened to this episode, very interesting and informative thanks.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@THERussellGrant Far too young, such sad news.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@BethRigby I can hear his distinctive voice now, a real gentleman. Sad news.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@LBC @ShelaghFogarty @thevanessa It’s always double standards Vanessa, these men who are Adonis like…

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@KirstieMAllsopp Have a fantastic time 👍👏

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@thetimes Similar to the Japanese car industry in the 70s becoming successful and popular

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@kryten602 @BiancoDavinci It’s like triggers broom

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@SimonDanczuk It reminds me of Boris who evaded questions and scrutiny, and similarly traded on his personality rather than policy detail.

[Simon Pickering @simontdrinker]

@adamtranter It stopped and maintained a safe distance, they have plenty of cameras and sensors. A fuss over nothing.