STodd

Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Not all those who wander are lost. Usually panglossian.

[Simon Harris @SimonHarrisMBD]

All over England today, hundreds of new councillors with remits that cover potholes, bins and adult social care are going to be meeting to figure out how to stop the boats.

[STodd @toddys75]

Designate Birmingham's Station Street a Historic, Cultural and Civic Asset - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/Gjf8decC6r via @UKChange

[Richard Parker @RichParkerLab]

This evening @CllrJohnCotton and I have written to Glenbrook seeking urgent answers.

The Electric Cinema is a nationally significant heritage asset. As custodians, Glenbrook have a public duty to protect it.

We will not stand for anything less.

[STodd @toddys75]

Sign this today to request better protection for our irreplaceable chalk streams

https://t.co/ZQMUfzcXs7

[Emma 💛💙🇩🇰🇬🇧🇪🇺 @MonkEmma]

OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts!

Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds

But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🤣

Right, let's get started...

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[bob mortimer @RealBobMortimer]

So so sad.A lovely brilliant funny giant of a bloke. Oh Man....RIP Chris .. Boro legend forever. Love to family and friends.

[Foka Wolf @fokawolf]

The first rule of conkers is to divide.
This applies to both sides.
Set people against each other and then control the chaos. It’s a classic trick used by the ruling classes.
Be sound to each other and tax the fucking rich.

[Otto English @Otto_English]

Note to British politicians.

THIS.

ALL OF THIS.

#FarageDestroyed

[MoTaz @motazazaiza9]

The most devastating transition ever:

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Slovenia becomes the first EU country to ban all arms trade with Israel, calling it a “duty” to respond to the denial of aid into Gaza and pledging further measures against Israel in the coming weeks.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/prKEibOfR2

[STodd @toddys75]

Install pedestrian lights at Somerville Rd junction - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/JTFlGtHqdy via @UKChange

@RobPocock1 @RoyalSutColTC

[STodd @toddys75]

@KnockoffToff @LiveNationUK @bensonboone @TheCoopLive @UtilitaArenaBHM @TheO2 Yep, my experience too, only 319 ahead of me in the queue, in sale in 90secs and nothing available. Poor show.

[Birmingham City Council @BhamCityCouncil]

❓ Did you know that the largest proportions of our Council budget is spent on Schools and Adults Social Care?

💰 That’s a combined 37.4% of our whole budget

We are making difficult decisions to set Our Birmingham Budget 2025

View our savings proposals 👇

#BrumBudget25

[I Choose Birmingham @ichoosemag]

Remember there are those who grimace when they hear the city being spoken ill of but perhaps don't have the time nor the inclination to point a few things out.

That we have one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, for example, and the busiest single theatre in the country. That we have the UK's first ever purpose-built repertory theatre, one of the most thrilling conductors on Earth steering one of the best symphony orchestras and a citizenship that is fighting tooth and nail to save the oldest working cinema. We have two of the best street food venues in the land, Michelin stars and the first and only non-London Indian restaurant to win not just one star, but two.

The best gin bar in Britain and, coincidentally, one of the best bars in the country. The funniest and friendliest people you could ever want to meet. Almost 600 parks, 14 square miles of greenery, more than any other equivalent sized European city.

The single best square half a mile of Indian subcontinental food. Two of the very best urban music festivals for miles and miles around. A gay village and a Chinese Quarter that mesh into the same outstanding suburb. The largest independent museums trust in the United Kingdom. An internationally acclaimed contemporary art venue that takes more risks than any gallery I experienced in 13 years in the capital. One of the most bohemian districts known to man and a hotbed for street art.

Lycett.

The only Baths in the country built before 1914 to have continuously hosted swimming since opening. Europe's largest concentration of jewellery traders and designers. An official gayborhood alongside the likes of The Castro, San Francisco and The Marais in Paris.The longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre companies and one of its most consistently innovative.

Hammond.

The first music school to be established in England outside London and still one of the best. Bonehead! One of the best athletics stadiums in the country and the largest facility of its kind in the UK. The National Sea Life Centre. The National Exhibition Centre. The National Indoor Arena and long memories.

The social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands.The largest public library in the United Kingdom and the largest regional library in Europe.

Britain's most important Shakespeare collection. The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork yet found, anywhere, ever. Works by Constable, Van Gogh, Gainsborough, Hogarth, Monet, Turner, Bacon, Rubens, Degas, Renoir, Botticelli, Van Dyck, Gauguin, Whistler and countless more — all free to see.

The first building to be purpose-built for the study of art history in the United Kingdom. One of the world's largest coin collections. Symphony Hall — the finest acoustics in the country. Snobs. Still. Somehow. Mr Egg. Still. Somehow. Cat Deeley!

[Preet Kaur Gill MP @PreetKGillMP]

Birmingham City Council will receive £533.6m for local services next year.

My statement on the local government finance settlement 👇🏽

[James @James4Harborne]

A thread🧵 for those who are Birmingham City Council tax payers, have you wondered recently where your money goes? Whilst public services are being slashed across all departments, here’s your answer…⬇️

[Morag Mitchell @MoragMitchell3]

I just read this on Facebook:

Someone asked "Why do many British people not like Donald Trump?"

Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England, wrote this magnificent response:

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[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

This is who @ElonMusk really is. Don’t buy a Tesla.

Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam.

[STodd @toddys75]

Implement Regulations to Minimize Headlight Brightness in Cars - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/CdOKBKeJxx via @UKChange

[STodd @toddys75]

So clear

[Chris @HallwayOrchard]

In other words, a supermajority of two thirds say Covid-19 response was *not* overblown.

Can you see the media’s role?