Simon Thomas

Liverpool season ticket holder; sub 3.30 marathon runnner; Trade Unionist; father of 4 boys - these are all things I am not

[Simon Thomas @simonxthomas]

@ItsAndyRyan @laconfitures @BoyanSlat @JohnWhyte83060 The water is probably that hot because they have been advised to have it hot for, paradoxically, safety reasons - to kill Legionella bacteria

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@dresserman He's commenting how cheap they are, isn't he. I find French supermarket fruit and veg very expensive compared to hope. Better variety and quality though

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@2hrTV It's more than just that. He has built a persona around various achievements after a disadvantaged start to life, becoming a beacon for progressives. Much of that is proving to be untrue

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@dresserman Not a supermarket, but still an impressive effort from Papa John's #keepingchristmasgoing

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@toady @tomparkerbowles How do we fund important/significant journalism if it is given away for free?

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@krug79 The Defendants are quietly confident having had sight of a draft of the judgment in advance, presumably?

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@KonstantinKisin Also, billionaires don't just become billionaires out of the blue. They do so by making goods and services that are popular. Bezos is only that rich because people really, really like Amazon.

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@marcooth

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@dresserman French supermarket produce is far better than ours - they care about food, the British don't. However, the pricing is far higher - fruit and veg can be double what we pay. Bananas in Tesco £0.90 / kg. The photo you had a few days ago had them at €1.99 / kg

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@randomdorman @Sam_Dumitriu Won't help. But we don't have a pre booking system in the council where I live and there is still a big problem, so it can't only be that

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@dresserman There is VAT and Fuel Duty on fuel. When ex-tax fuel prices rise, VAT income rises - so the current oil price means that the tax man is already up, and the decision to increase the duty is entirely a political choice

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@ItsAndyRyan

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@dresserman And talking about value for money perception and trust issues....

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@londinburgh @BDSixsmith Perhaps the judges have the antiquated notion - and bear with me on this - that the accused are innocent until proven guilty

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@BMM1882 @dresserman It's almost as if they keep the counter that makes money and get rid of the ones that don't.

The reason that there isn't any butchers or fish counters in store is that people don't shop that way anymore

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@DPJHodges Not sure that the strategy is directed at defeating *Reform*

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@BDSixsmith Not to mention the numb-skulled naivety of the implicit belief that 16/17 year olds are sitting round drinking alcohol free drinks waiting until they are 18, and only then going out and getting hammered

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@dresserman Will this mean they get rid of, or at least pare back, the wretched Nectar pricing - which at times passes beyond punative and into being spiteful

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@morton_wendy It's feeling festive up in Barr Beacon today. Happy New Year

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@RichParkerLab What about Aldridge, which you cancelled?