Chris Thompson

Trying to do the right thing by helping others. Living and telling a few stories along the way.

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

@gwrsupport_ Why always the delays at Oxford?

Just been informed half hour wait yet again for a connecting driver.

5th time in a month!

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

In the 2025–26 financial year, the UK Treasury received £331 billion in Income Tax. In the same period, the Government spent £333 billion on welfare.

This situation is clearly unsustainable and requires urgent change.

For the first time ever, we’re now spending more on welfare than we raise from those who are actually working.

We need to change course: cut the burden on hard-working taxpayers, reward their effort, and create real incentives for more people to get into work and contribute.

The current path isn’t fair — and it can’t last.

What do you think needs to happen? 👇

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

What is going on in the U S of A these days?

[Home of the Brave @OfTheBraveUSA]

Rep. Nadler: "How many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you even indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?"

Pam Bondi: "Your theatrics are ridiculous!…You don't tell me anything, you washed up loser lawyer!"

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

More government accountability is needed.

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

We’re sleep walking into a disaster on all this I fear.

[Merryn Somerset Webb @MerrynSW]

Tyres on EVs last around 30% less time than those on ICE cars.. All about weight. Also of course leave a lot more micro plastics behind them as result (or so a tyre man tells me..). Maybe it's just a different kind of pollution.

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

Yikes! 😬

[Merryn Somerset Webb @MerrynSW]

Consequences and incentives. Much more in real terms btw. 50% plus.

[julie k. brown @jkbjournalist]

Does somebody at the DOJ want to tell me why my American Airlines booking information and flights in July 2019 are part of the Epstein files (attached to a grand jury subpoena)? As the flight itinerary includes my maiden name (and I did book this flight) why was the DOJ monitoring me?

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

This is an exceptional book that more people need to read!

[Dominic Frisby @DominicFrisby]

from Daylight Robbery, published 2019.

Called it!

[Merryn Somerset Webb @MerrynSW]

Expect more of this (houses for sale at £1.95m)

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

NEW
According to the latest @ONS figures, 693k people left the UK in the year to June.
That is the single biggest outflow of people from this country in more than a century 👀

[Merryn Somerset Webb @MerrynSW]

The welfare bill is, give or take £10bn, now much the same as the income tax take. Pretty much every penny in income tax paid by these working people Reeves care about so much... goes to a welfare recipient.

[ChefDeanBanks @banks_chef]

New Kitchen Porter wage breakdown

12.71 per hour
45 hours per week
=29.7k
+ 8k service charge (taxed)
37,740
+15% NI Contributions = 5661
+5% Pension = 1887
Paid by company £37,289

Total wage £45,289

People still question why a burger is over £20

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

Just 1 day to go!

What’s likely to be in store? 👇🏼

[Wellers @WellersSME]

Big changes could be coming in the Autumn Budget 2025. We’ve broken down the 10 key tax proposals being discussed from higher-value home charges to frozen thresholds and pension shifts.
Get the full picture:[https://t.co/DYiCWToXrx] Follow us for live updates. #AutumnBudget2025

[talkSPORT @talkSPORT]

British boxing icon Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46.

The multi-time world champion leaves behind a fantastic legacy.

Rest in peace.

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

@AcesHighGallery @SpitfireFilly Heck out the podcast here too: https://t.co/LxXdcHkQgd

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

@AcesHighGallery @SpitfireFilly Fascinating talk and Q&A, really enjoyed it, thank you.

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

Here's some facts;

- There are 5.6 million small businesses in the UK.

- SMEs account for 99.9% of the business population.

- Total employment in SMEs is 16.7 million (61% of the total),

- Annual turnover from SMEs is estimated at £2.4 trillion.

- 90% of new businesses fail, often resulting in the founders losing all their life savings.

- Small/medium businesses are the heart and soul of the British economy.

Starting and growing a business takes guts, resilience, and ambition - and needs to be supported for the economy to thrive.

Global corporations employ armies of accountants to minimise or eliminate their taxes.

Small businesses don’t have the luxury or budget for that; frankly, most don’t want to.

They’re happy to pay their fair share but draw the line when they believe they’re taken advantage of.

A vibrant, flourishing economy that's supportive of business will generate far more tax revenue than one that crushes the British entrepreneurial spirit.

Why can’t she understand this?

[Dr Victoria Taylor 💛💙✈ @SpitfireFilly]

"Comprehensive, multi-layered & filled with rich detail & contemporary eyewitness accounts, many translated into English for the first time. A riveting & timely read from one of our finest young historians." Lovely to see this #EagleDays review in the @Daily_Express/ @DailyMirror

[Chris Thompson @ThompsonCST]

@SpitfireFilly @Daily_Express @DailyMirror @HoZ_Books @GeorginaCapel Was a pleasure and a riveting conversation prior to the book launch too on @AcesHighGallery podcast. check it out here: https://t.co/LxXdcHlo5L

[Dr Victoria Taylor 💛💙✈ @SpitfireFilly]

Please do visit the amazing @AcesHighGallery on 1 June to join myself & the fantastic @blackrauthor for a live conversation on #EagleDays! There will also be a book signing & a uniquely curated exhibition of Battle of Britain artwork. Not to be missed! 🥰

https://t.co/EJMqD2pTpy