Suzanne Brown
@suzannebrown.bsky.social
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Londoner, gallery and museum visitor, interested in history and politics. CEV.
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Thanks for another interesting read. As a child here in the 60s/70s I lived near a council estate of solid 3/4 bed houses. No-one at school was in temporary accommodation. All had a secure roof over their heads. No politician dared say it should be any different. Then Thatcher came along. #r4today
And that throwing to the audience of MAGA style caps and pouring of builders' beer was odious. #r4today
What a depressing read. Plenty of (too much) building going on in our part of London. Very little of it affordable for locals. "Pocket-living" studio flats for £300k e.g. More of the same seems to be what this govt is offering us. Miserable. #r4today
I remember the advice I read 23 years ago was that talcum powder wasn't necessary and the implication was it was a bit harmful. But I can't remember if that was NHS advice or just a general baby manual. #r4today
Maria Caulfield presenting vaccine denial as freedom of speech on #newsnight is just as a New York Times journalist on The News Agents podcast described as happening in Trump's US. She was right, they're going to try the same trick here.
Around our way the only blood test centre near a shopping centre has just been moved to a bus and a 15 minute walk away from the shops. #r4today
Oh yes, that would definitely put Webb off his breakfast!
If only Gillian Tett had suggested tax rises of 10% for people on the salaries of #r4today presenters. It would have been fun to hear Justin Webb's response.
I'm so sick of hearing these whines about higher costs for employers. What they're really moaning about is people - particularly in the public sector - getting long overdue pay rises. As anyone should know, if poorer people have more money they spend it and it's good for the economy. #r4today
Let's hope the AI that does the "boring" bits of architectural design is being built by engineers and not architects. #r4today
Yes, I'm no maths expert but in no world apart from the Reform UK one can a 75% reduction be a 100% one. Maybe it's how they can claim huge savings in local government. Fantasy figures. #politicslive
Oh bad luck. He probably makes even less sense than the Reform woman.

Yes, it was potholes.
Reform woman's exact words: "75%of complaints about damage to tyres has gone down to zero".

Anyone able to translate?

#politicslive
Anytime the Tories want to help the country out of the economic mess they claim Labour have put us in they could return the billions they stole from us in dodgy Covid contracts. #politicslive
Ditto the Tories refusing to acknowledge anyone except Trump in the Israel Gaza negotiations as displayed by Chris Philp. Don't they know most UK people hate Trump? #politicslive
Wonder if these Reform characters praising Trump is really going to go down well with voters apart from their core base. Hopefully not. #politicslive
Any chance #r4today will go back to Jeremy Bowen to hear some proper journalism rather than this nonsense about Trump getting out of a plane?
He also believes in democracy according to that guy (Scott Jenkins?). Not overly keen on it in the US though. #r4today
Seems Dorries' hero worshipping has switched from Boris Johnson to Trump. Both fat blond liars. Must be what she finds attractive. #bbclaurak
Thought Bridget Phillipson handled #bbclaurak well. When she tried to interrupt Phillipson just carried on talking. Good plan.
Nadine Dorries is now in Reform UK so of course she praises Trump to the hilt for his belated effort to resolve the Israel Gaza situation. It's what Farage, the Trump lap dog, wants her to say. #bbclaurak
Proper nut jobs of course. Putting "freedoms" above public health.

When you ask them if they were vulnerable in the next pandemic would they still be anti lockdowns you never get a response. #r4today
And how can you give the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who is undermining the law in his own country. #r4today

BBC News - New York Attorney General Letitia James criminally indicted
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Letitia James: New York attorney general criminally indicted
James, who led a civil fraud case against US President Donald Trump, was indicted in Alexandria, Virginia.
www.bbc.com
Yes according to Jenrick's logic. Living in London my neighbours include people from Brazil, Scotland, Spain and Nigeria so more of a very pretty patchwork quilt.
Has anyone told the Tories that young people can't afford to buy their own homes? Abolishing stamp duty will just benefit the wealthy and private landlords. #wato