Matt Walker

Still trying to work it out….hates bigots and the hard of thinking

[TheRealThelmaJohnson @TheRealThelmaJ1]

We spent 100 billion dollars and what we got the Strait of Hormuz open like it was 100 days ago. What a loser.

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

@Wwfcwolf1 Best decision I made in a long time to get an EV also about 2 years ago. Day to day running costs are a fraction of what I used to pay. As long as you can charge at home though and not everyone can.

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

This is where it ends up. Lest we forget.

[Brendan Cox @MrBrendanCox]

10 years ago my wife, the mum of our kids & the MP for Batley&Spen was killed by a far right extremist.

At anniversaries I try to be optimistic about the future. But not this time. In the ten years since she was killed we have gone backwards & I fear our democracy is now at risk

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

Elon Musk could build hospitals. He could fund schools and universities. He could help eradicate diseases.

Instead he uses his wealth to fuel hate.

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

Good news to start your weekend - only six more of these videos to go! 😅

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

@reformexposed I’ll fly a flag maybe if England show promise. I’m quite patriotic. Whatever that means these days. But I’m not a fucking racist. I hate racists and what they’ve done with our flag. Thank you for your attention to this matter…..

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Feargal Sharkey brands '£100billion' cost of nationalising water 'nonsense'.

Spot on.

They inflate investment by capitalising part of interest, repair/maintenance cost.

Govt says Thames Water is worth £21bn. KKR wouldn't pay £4bn.

Nationalise water.
https://t.co/VjUJX39opZ

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Feargal Sharkey brands '£100billion' cost of nationalising water 'nonsense'."

And that is because it is nonsense, pure unadulterated, made up nonsense.

https://t.co/ReGvCOqqOm

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

90% of countries in the world can own their water but not us. People in England want their water back. But the government is protecting private water profiteers.

It’s time to give the public a say. @Feargal_Sharkey wants you stand up and be counted. Sign the petition: https://t.co/NdwoKq7k3o

[HLTCO @HLTCO]

Absolutely bang on the money from Ian Wright.

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

@realhansard Two proper plums

[Oxford Union @OxfordUnion]

A statement from the President, Arwa Elrayess:

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

This article says climate change is “believed to have played a role” in the UK's extreme heat this week.

As a climate scientist, let me fact-check that.

First, climate change is not a religion. No belief is required. It is about evidence.

And the evidence has been crystal clear for more than two decades: climate change is making heat waves hotter, longer, more frequent and more dangerous.

In fact, science has advanced far beyond saying climate change merely “played a role.” Today, we can quantify how much more likely and how much hotter climate change made a specific event.

Here's the bottom line:

Climate is changing. Humans are responsible. And we are experiencing the impacts now. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that solutions already exist, and the majority of people care - 89%, around the world!

But meaningful action depends on helping people understand not just what is happening: we need to know how it affects our lives (this heat wave being example A today) and what we can do about it.

That’s the opportunity this reporting missed.

https://t.co/vYfPDKcWWf

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

But, but, but....Imurgrachun.....!! What's the next argument? https://t.co/WRLitnOmnF

[Sam @SamCKx]

For those who don't know how this works, Reform are supported by the owner of X. All their accounts are centrally run and 1000s of bots are programmed to like their posts as soon as they go out. This is a form of election fraud no one is talking about yet. Rob's account is run from the US. Good local Makerfield boy.

It's all such a grift.

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

@PolitlcsUK This is just plain embarrassing. How can we be quite so shit at infrastucture?

[Matt Walker @twalksy]

Opening the door for Burnham is the best thing that Labour could do if they’re going to survive as a party.

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.

I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.

Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.

However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.

Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.

I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.

Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.

ENDS

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Ah the old lie "nationalisation will cost billions".

James Murry @jamesmurray_ldn you just told Justin Web @JustinOnWeb on the Today programme @BBCr4today that nationalising the water industry "costs huge amounts of money".

I challenge you sir, prove it, prove a single word of it and if you can't or won't then stop repeating the lie for that's what it is, a lie.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

I don’t mind my data being used my for research to help the NHS etc, however, because the government have now allowed Palantir access, I have withdrawn my consent using this link:

https://t.co/OZpVijLzMB

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

A strong domestic, clean, safe, non polluting water industry is vital not only for our economy but the very existence of humanity itself, every bill player, customer, voter, every resident of my street, your street, the next street over.

That’s why we’re introducing a Bill... ah, no, sorry, wrong industry... 🤔