I’m watching businesses around me crumble. I’m seeing hard working people lose their livelihoods. I’m seeing the strong broken and the weak without hope. I’m seeing sick people unable to be treated. This country CANNOT remain locked down for much longer.
First we have this piece of work kicking a swan in the head. Followed by a fellow knuckle-dragger who pushes a man into the canal who tried to intervene. Let’s get these animals identified.
I follow all the rules. We all should. But what the hell is this? a reporter OUTSIDE, the sun shining and she’s wearing the kind of kit you wouldn’t need on a visit to Chernobyl. Is this ‘scare the life out of our viewers’ day?
Why is a pizza company apologising to a group of hardline left-wingers about a newspaper promotion? If you don’t like a paper, don’t buy it. End of. This isn’t North Korea. People have choices. Stop appeasing fascists masquerading as the good guys.
This is London in 1924. Even allowing for the often distorted rose-coloured glasses and the inevitable ‘back in the day....’ sentiment, this is quite stunning; calm and innocent. The lack of traffic alone.
This kid is my new hero. Watch the whole thing - it just gets better. In the UK he wouldn’t be allowed near a cooker until he’s about 20. Kids are far brighter than we think.
A Trump supporter V Anti Trump Protestors. This is horrendous. The women closest, shouting “Nazi Scum” (presumably based on mere disagreement) is surely in need of serious help. This ISN’T normal. Sad days.
How did Lord Adonis just get away -unchallenged - telling
@BBCNews
that ‘Theresa May promised £350m for the NHS’ post Brexit? Not only did she never say this, she wasn’t even on that side of the debate (she voted remain). Bad show from the BBC
#BrexitShambles
#Brexitreality
This message couldn’t be clearer. You would have to be a Grade-A moron not understand it. For reasons unknow, large swathes of the internet (mostly the media metropolitan intelligentsia) are almost having a coronary in faking their incredulity.
Remember, if you’re going into London for the Bank Holiday, use a BLACK CAB. They are cleaner, safer, better value for money, and with the added benefit that the drivers know what the **** they are doing. It’s THAT simple.
Except maybe for Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, Andorra and even Scotland, where the numbers/rate are either similar or more. Blimey, Alastair, I can see why you never got that gig on Countdown.
357 deaths - looking like it will be another day when UK death toll higher than the rest of the Europe combined. Day after day, the consequence of
@borisjohnson
catastrophic failure and incompetence exposed. All over the world, other governments have got on top of this, not ours
This story is a crime in itself. Whiter-than-white doesn’t - and NEVER has - referred to someone’s skin colour. It isn’t about pigmentation, it’s an idiom; anyone with a brain knows what it means. Whoever reported this should be jailed for being a dick.
The Mayor of London wanted to (or did) ban hamburger ads. But he’s OK with this? Not only is it demonstrably a lie, but what does he think think this does for police/public relations, not to mention the safety of officers as they patrol trains and stations?
@MayorofLondon
One police officers killed; another attacked by machete; another run over and left for dead. There are 72 attacks on cops EVERY DAY - one every 20 minutes. How the hell did society seem to lose such respect for those who are here to protect us?
@PFEW_HQ
MPs earn 80k a year. Chris Bryant is worried about the cost of childcare while they work an xtra 4 hours. Seriously? Every day new mums go back to work (so they don’t lose their job/self-worth) & the entirety of their wage goes on childcare. Wake up Chris.
Some guy called Jess emailed the show today and said he was going to “meet me on Twitter at 4pm for a fight” - no idea who he is or why he wanted to fight me. But I’m here and he isn’t.
A MET police sergeant surrounding by an agitated crowd trying to calmly explain why ‘protesters’ (at what’s been called a ‘Vigil) should leave & go Home OR a heavy handed police SGT provoking a violent response? You make your own minds up?🤷♂️
Extraordinary. This guy actively HOPES we get ‘screwed’ - he’s literally wishing for economic harm to jobs and people’s lives in order to stand up his own politics. Amazing.
@mrjamesob
I hope Biden screws us over big style. We deserve everything we’re about to get. Imagine not having a trading agreement with the biggest or 2nd biggest trading partner in the world!? Brexit is the worst idea ever.
I’ll say it again: if you’re going down to London & are looking for a taxi, it should look like the one on the left. Never the one on the right. If you want safety, comfort & reassurance that the driver knows where the hell they are going, get a BLACK CAB.
@GB_Cabbie
@TCofLondon
This video has been around all day. The thing I find most offensive isn’t the price of the loo roll (which does seem a tad steep) but the halfwit behind the counter who thinks a disgruntled customer with an iPhone is a police matter. What the....
This will stop you in your tracks. Unbelievable. We gave them the names of those we trained to fight them. And some we will leave behind to the violence we see at the airport.
An appalling day, verging from rage to tears.
Please retweet if you think there should be a global ban on trophy hunting. And also if you think disgusting lobotomised lard-arses like this should be taken out the back and thwacked with a shovel.
#NationalWildlifeDay
So a company that has been forced to investigate over 2500 of its own drivers for sex crimes, assault, stalking etc. has just been given the go-ahead, by a court of law, to carry on trading. Just let that settle in.
@TCofLondon
@GB_Cabbie
@TheLTDA
@UnitedCabbies
@TootlestheTaxi
This is what the police are up against. This woman has heard reports that someone has been shot in the head (and others shot too) and she’s concerned about a Police presence. Jeez.
Can anyone make any sense of this crock of gibberish? What IS she saying? I’m no wiser. And this is the best the opposition can offer up? Barbara Castle would be spinning in her tomb.
Ian Wright is one of the most decent and positive people I have worked with over the years. This video gives you an insight into why that is. It also brilliantly highlights the need for strong male role models for young boys. Watch until the end - no dry eyes here.
BREAKING: Hard working cops on the beat deserve better leadership than this. There is NO logical reason to leave floral tributes in this street (the criminal didn't even die there) This is about intimidation. Those laying flowers are the ones who should be nicked.
I wasn’t quite of an age when radio was a ‘men only’ club. But even in the 90s there was always a distinct lack of women in our industry. Times have changed. This is my
@talkRADIO
team today.
Today is World Cancer Day. How many scans, follow ups and initial appointment for cancer have been cancelled due to the pandemic? How many OTHER medical procedures aren’t happening because of lockdown? The government got many things wrong over Covid; this is top of the list.
So sad that our lovely friend Ambrose Heron has died. Ambrose was a listener who became our film critic and part of the team at TalkRADIO/TalkSPORT for many years. His encyclopaedic brain for film & popular culture was something else. You fought well, Ambrose. We’ll miss you.
This is being widely shared - and rightly so. Let’s hope this man gets all the treatment needed. But there should also be an investigation into how the hell this happened. This is criminal.
I’ve been trying to make sense of the
#genderpaygap
data all day. Turns out there is no data. It tells us nothing. A gender pay gap is NOT the same thing as unequal pay. Maybe next week we can all be outraged when we discover Brain Surgeons earn more than Porters.
#headhitsdeak
Somehow I’ve stumbled on a programme on ITV called Game of Talents. I’ve not seen such a crock of old shite in yonks (even allowing for that Gordon Ramsey thing the other week). Is my TV on the blink or is this howler being broadcast in other homes too?
Day off today. The mighty (and possibly slightly delicate)
@TVKev
will be filling in from 1pm on
@talkRADIO
- great show yesterday, live from the pub! The UK is back (sort of).
It's worth noting that despite the shortcomings of the Mayor of London & Commisioner (both directly responsible for policing) the only people assaulted, kicked and spat at were police officers themselves (26 assaults and counting). Officers on the ground cant win here.
I’m not defending calling people a c*nt in the street - even if you hate them. But
@khayerc
has LITERALLY made stuff up here. No one shouts “black c*nt lives matter” in this clip. A guy shouts “Black CAB lives matter”. Mr Chowdhury is a race-baiting fantasist. Shame on him.
A man’s 20 year career thrown out of the window because someone got offended by some jokes about vegans. What kind of messed up world are we living in. Shame on Waitrose and all those who piled in.
#waitrose
#vegans
#ArseClowns
No words can really describe this horror. No justice here - little Arthur lost his life to these animals. Revenge is usually futile but I’d be lying if I didn’t live in hope that this pair have the living daylights kicked out of them on a weekly basis.
As a kid I watched James on TV - his late night show was a game changer. In 1995, I began working with him at Talk Radio; that continues to this day (via Talksport & LBC) Anyone who can last this long in the media world knows how to fight. He did it before and will do it again.
This is a difficult tweet to write. Radio legend
@THEJamesWhale
- my talkRADIO friend and colleague - has decided to share the news that after 20 years his cancer has returned
This is possibly the worst piece of TV News journalism I’ve seen for yonks (not to mention inflammatory). How did this get commissioned? It views like a Chris Morris sketch. What next, “shoe manufacturer sells boots that ended up on the feet of a racist”.
#HeadHitsDesk
In a joint investigation, Sky News can reveal that UK-made riot shields are being used by some US police - including against Black Lives Matter protesters.
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