Thomas Cock

Deputy Managing Editor (South) for the Reach Live network @JSchofieldTrust Senior Fellow, 2022 Formerly @BristolLive and @SomersetLive - views are personal

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@DanielMumby @transportgovuk @hmtreasury @HighwaysSWEST I hope some cheaper alternatives can be considered for making journeys more reliable along this route and helping people in places like Henlade. Also that the promised rail stations stay on the table.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@rocknrollofall Pulse just shades Alchemy, but On the Night (with the Encores EP) tops Pulse.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

Incredible piece of court reporting here from @CarlEveCrime showing so many things going wrong. https://t.co/LCG7FEnFiF

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@DanNeidle Thanks. Which makes me wonder what is the point of VAT? Should we be trying to move towards a rate of 0 for everything?

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@5054magazine Hang on! New cars since 2021 are monitored by the EU if they are sold in those markets.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

How awful. This is an amazing place. What a terrible set back for the long running efforts to preserve what remained after the last fire. https://t.co/KYRCnlQLxx

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@MartinSLewis Could be good if it means workers have greater income tax relief when they invest in a pension. This might compensate for paying more tax on pensions later on. There’d need to be intergenerational fairness. I think I prefer simplification to hypothecation.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@5054magazine Which will be finished first? The power plant or the gigafactory?

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

I also think you should not be able to run as an MP unless you have done minimum six months in retail/hospitality

[Helen Lewis @helenlewis]

If you’re wondering what the next big legal scandal might be … the Single Justice Procedure—a one-magistrate hearing designed to fast-track cases to clear the backlog—is producing alarming stories from elderly, learning-disabled and other vulnerable defendants.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@Paulwiltshire @ShirishMM Thought it was a bit light on the pros, actually. Underplayed the reason why it still has its place: scarcity of attention. Also the fact that journalists use many different ways of storytelling and presenting news all the time.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

Sacked postmistress fighting 'to her dying breath' to clear name - this was our headline back in 2017 - over six years ago. https://t.co/WzPaJKion3

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@JolyonMaugham Also politicians announce stuff all the time that will need legislation behind it - like the budget for example. What’s the problem here, is it that there’s no legislative timetable? I’m confused as to why legal action would be needed.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@JolyonMaugham I hope this doesn’t go to the courts because that would mean HS2 will become even more expensive for the taxpayer and add to the blight for landowners. Watching the recent Parliamentary hearings on HS2 convince me B’ham - MCR section is the wrong solution.

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

@AdamToms3 Also enjoyed following him out to Chesham - an area I know better for MTB than the Metropolitan Line! Now on a long trek to the very south of the network - good luck!

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

What a great idea. Will be dipping in as @myldn spends a day on the Tube. https://t.co/IRzYvC3zAM

[Thomas Cock @thomasrcock]

Enjoying checking back in on @AdamToms3 progress - he's broken the unspoken rule of the Tube: don't talk to strangers and it's been fascinating!

[AdamPostansLDR @adam_ldr]

M'colleague @AlexGSeabrook is covering a council meeting where mayor Marvin Rees has criticised councillors for leaking the Barton House evacuation to the press at a private members' briefing. Despite the fact Alex was already at the scene then. Spoiler: It didn't come from cllrs

[Adam Toms @AdamToms3]

Today, I’m spending the whole (working, obviously) day on the London Underground! I’ve got some things to do and will have a chat to some customers going about their day. Follow along on MyLondon. 🚇🚶