@RedLipRiots But reform is now full of candidates from the UniParty you say you want gone. I would love to understand how Reform will deliver the change needed full of people that lives depend on the system staying the same?
We must be allowed to carry pepper spray at the minimum
Imagine being stuck on a train with a maniac trying to stab you and having nothing at all to even try and fight back.
Legalise pepper spray NOW
@RupertLowe10 can you please introduce a motion to parliament to legalise owning pepper spray in the UK (subject to background checks). We live in London and this attack has shocked my wife to the core. We can’t leave women in this country defenceless in the face of these attacks
I want to champion British dads. Because how does modern Britain view fatherhood? Too often the answer is secondary, optional, even inconvenient.
For decades, the role of dads has been insidiously downplayed. The message has been clear - you’re there if it’s convenient, but the system will easily get by without you.
A father’s presence shapes a child’s world. Children with an involved father are often more confident, more secure, and far less likely to end up in trouble later in life. Not always, obviously - this is not to downplay the incredible work of single mums.
Nobody does it perfectly, but we should not underestimate the positive influence a good dad has on their children - the fact so many children have no active father is a dire shame.
We need a complete reset of how fathers are treated by the system, a system which sidelines men at every stage - very much including through the courts and in terms of access to the child following a separation. A child needs his or her parents, and the system shouldn’t pick sides based on outdated assumptions. The process needs revising to give responsible dads a much greater say.
If we are to restore Britain, we must restore the family - and that starts by recognising the father’s role as equal, vital, and irreplaceable. Through reforming family courts, promoting shared parenting, and changing the tone. I can’t even recall ever hearing another politician talk about the need for a fairer deal for dads...
Just because a bloke might not show it, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t feel the heaviest weight of responsibility. Most dads just go about it a different way to the mum, and that’s fine. But don’t think fathers don’t care, because they do. Exceptions exist, as with anything, but the vast majority of dads want to be the best father they can for their children.
Nobody is downplaying the role of the mother, obviously, before all the feminists get stroppy with me. Again. But I am going to highlight the positive impact a father plays in a child’s life, and it’s one that should be encouraged and enabled. It’s a debate we need to have.
I won’t be scaling the Tate dressed as Batman, but I plan to use my platform in Parliament to further highlight the vital importance of British fathers. There are numerous politicians championing mums, and I fully support them.
But I want to unapologetically champion dads.
As a country, we must once again treat fatherhood as the highest calling a man can have.
@alex4peneast Exactly this type of tweet that pushes people to extremes. Completely unwilling to engage in any type of debate where there is important data to discuss. This is why you alienate ordinary people
@wesstreeting You might also want to take a look at the data around who isn’t vaccinating their children and what communities these diseases are emanating from. Might be an uncomfortable read for a labour politician
@wesstreeting We vaccinate earlier and more aggressively than any other country in the world, including the US. If the govt were more open to listening to parents concerns and providing options around vaccinations you might get better engagement but instead you try and bully and shame.
@TheNewsAgents@maitlis@RupertLowe10@maitlis how disappointing that you don’t have even the most basic grasp of statistics. I can’t even begin to express my disappointment that you are afforded the opportunity to interview an MP on such an important issue and spend the whole time branding him as a racket. shame!
@BBCBreakfast God what a pair of absolute morons. Calling it a ‘documentary’…….It’s a fictional piece written by a playwright. How is this what we have to suffer as journalism these days. Do better @BBCBreakfast
@politicsusa46 What sensationalist dribble. I’m a Brit and can tell you every word he said rings true for a large percentage of the population. Sometimes it hurts to hear the truth I guess.