Steven Smithson

Promoted by Steven Smithson, 30 Willow Park Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QY

[Benonwine @benonwine]

What a Leader, What. patriot, What a Great Prime Minister. 🇬🇧

You really don’t realise how special someone was until they are long gone, and very much missed.

My God we need a Leader like that once again.

[Benonwine @benonwine]

Margaret Thatcher exactly right on Labour.

‘You want to take keep more of the money you earn, that’s very selfish’

Labour will take and take until there’s nothing left, and they have given all your hard earned money to the most idle in our society.

[Keira Connolly @keira_con]

Wise words

“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.

Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.

When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”

The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)

When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”

I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”

Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.

We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.

Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.

A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”

That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.

So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, ��Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”

Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

[Benonwine @benonwine]

Repost and drop a 👍 if you are going to wear a poppy this year?

[Basil the Great @BasilTheGreat]

🚨100 YEAR OLD BRITISH VETERAN IS DISGUSTED BY THE STATE OF THE UK

"My friends gave their lives FOR WHAT?"

"THE SACRIFICE WASN'T WORTH IT"

This country is SO MUCH WORSE than it was then

He's right
The UK is UNRECOGNISABLE from what this man fought for
True Patriot 🫡🇬🇧

[James Lavery @JimLavery]

Nothing says smashing the gangs like replacing the entire home office.

[Steven Smithson @smithson1875]

@whittle16 @Rovers I agree with you but we shouldn’t be surprised anymore . The owners don’t want the club to succeed for some reason and put clowns in charge of our club.

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

This is an extremely disappointing decision.

Yvette Cooper used taxpayer money - your money - to keep open a hotel housing illegal migrants.

The Government’s lawyers argued accommodating illegal migrants was in the “national interest”.

In court they said the right of illegal migrants to free hotels is more important than the rights of the British people.

Well, they are not.

The British Government should always put the interests of the British people first. Starmer’s Government has shown itself to be on the side of illegal migrants who have broken into our county.

But this is not a free pass for asylum hotels. Councils can and should still act to close hotels. If they don’t, residents will rightly ask, on whose side are they?

My team and @LawForBorders will continue to provide legal assistance to help protect communities.

There is no acceptable accommodation for illegal migrants. The Government should be prioritising Brits in need and deporting every illegal migrant, as the last Government should have done and I've argued for years.

[O.I.C.C.C @oiccc_cricket]

A good work out tonight in a mixed age soft ball game at our neighbours ⁦@ChurchCricket⁩ which we just shaded mainly thanks to some great catching. Well done to everyone on both sides. 👏👏👏👏👏

[Steven Smithson @smithson1875]

@Rovers B

[Steven Smithson @smithson1875]

@whittle16 100 per cent buddy. Can’t refuse to play for the club. Players come and go but no player is bigger than the club. No loyalty from players these days.

[Daniel Hannan @DanielJHannan]

This lot didn't even manage 12 months.

[Matt Casey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 @MattCas04807118]

The last UK Prime Minister who actually believed in and loved her country.

The US and USSR danced to her tune for starters.

[Steven Smithson @smithson1875]

@whitepilledpage ✋

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

In the week Labour announced plans to release rapists and killers early, there's one prisoner who poses no threat - free Lucy Connolly now!

https://t.co/nCe9imYlQ7

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

Axel Rudakubana committed an evil crime.

Yet he was given a kettle which he allegedly used to attack a prison officer.

I don’t care if he never has a hot drink again - and nor do the public.

No more appeasement. The Justice Secretary must act now before an officer is killed.

[90’s Football Memories @90sFootballUK1]

Repost if you stayed up to the early hours of the morning playing this.

[Steven Smithson @smithson1875]

@RoryLarmer Spot on 👏