Andy Robinson
@andycayenne
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Recovering doer of digital things. Mediocre player of multiple musical instruments. He/him.
Yorkshire
Joined November 2010
The hardest thing to accept is the cruelty. People saw what it was. And they voted for it anyway
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One of the most important maxims in public opinion is Britain isn’t the US (good case in point Brits say they’d have voted Harris by 2-1 margin). That is especially true on climate change: net zero is much less polarising here and fewer than 1/5 want us to go slower to reach it
Team Miliband push back, and fair to reflect their points. They say 1. The US and UK have totally different electorates on climate: https://t.co/w3eBCbbdyZ They say UK electorate far more pro-climate action than US electorate, and Ed Miliband's policies are amongst some of
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Maybe it’s because they make random assertions without citing their sources…
Kemi Badenoch Claims Young Tories Get Lower Marks At University Because Of Their Politics
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Badenoch: “You may think Blair and Brown were defeated in 2010 but the left never left.” She says the British state needs to be “reprogrammed.” This is a key plank of the right’s diagnosis of their own failure. They were undermined from within. The left is embedded everywhere.
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Stuff like this excellent thread is why I’m still hanging on here - despite all the noise, now and then I still come across something genuinely informative and learn something I otherwise wouldn’t have.
Lots of good debate about virus transmission, yet it's dwarfed by mis/disinformation and lack of nuance, allowing eejits to dismiss the precautionary principle, or, worse, re-run 1980s bigotted attitudes🤬 Viruses don't fit easily into boxes. So, nuances of transmission, a 🧵
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The idea that health spending won't need to go up (and keep going up) is just reality avoidance.
NAO on NHS: "Either much future demand for healthcare must be avoided, or the NHS will need a great deal more funding, or service levels will continue to be unacceptable and may even deteriorate further." https://t.co/4Qnqpp3kmj
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Yes, this. A week may be a long time in politics but it's still not long to build a new prison or two.
I probably shouldn't be, but I'm a bit taken aback at how quickly Tories on here have moved to blaming Labour for the problems they very evidently failed to solve. Don't know whether it's cynicism or just pure tribalism kicking in.
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Fox in the henhouse: “Someone untrustworthy placed in a position of trust in which they will be harmful, damaging or detrimental for their own personal gain.” https://t.co/4aW7RTYM7K
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🛑 NEW: FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE Why the Famous Five will do a lot more than just scare the birds 🦊 🐔 https://t.co/bDBzioqklm
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Well, yeah, you could do that I guess. But if you do you can kiss goodbye to the idea of winning back any of those seats you just lost to the Lib Dem and, you know, ever getting back in to government.
Braverman says a red line for the Tories in the future must be an “unequivocal” commitment to leave the European convention on human rights and scrap the Equalities Act. There are many who believe this might split the party down the middle.
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Try explaining this image to someone who isn’t British. Take your time. I’ll bring snacks.
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Think voting doesn't matter? The mayor who kept the beaches open in Jaws is STILL the mayor in Jaws 2. Don't make the same mistake as the people of Amity... #GeneralElection24
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Today is the day. In some countries people don’t get this opportunity or freedom to vote.Some are fighting for peace, democracy, equality and safety. The opportunity to walk into a polling station unhindered by war, intimidation or the impact of weather events is our right.
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Just a reminder on 4th July if you’re planning to vote Tory!
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"In my experience, high-achievers focus a great deal on becoming the person they want to be at work—and far too little on the person they want to be at home." - Clayton Christiansen
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60% turnout in under 34s is actually a bit better than the last few elections, and not much below overall turnout which was around 65%.
Exclusive: Fears that political parties are failing to engage young people as new poll reveals nearly 40% of 18 to 34-year-olds say they won't vote on July 4. https://t.co/WRYRLNHQxQ
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