Just met a recruiter who places agency/contract staff in London Hospitals. He said, "It's insane, the government is paying nurses £30-55 an hour & making me rich rather than use the money to just pay proper wages in the NHS." I said "why do you think? Him "They want to break it".
What is wrong with this fucking country? No one can leave here (Ending free movement). No one can come here even if they are going to drown. Sell everything off. Empty shops. Infect everyone, end human rights, end employment rights etc. Have we reached peak cess pit yet?
I ordered a pair of shoes from Germany for 255 Euros.
@parcelforce
and the UK Gov want £102.27 in import taxes! Please retweet.
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
, You said "shoes would be cheaper".
@eleanor4epping
, You are my MP. You voted for this insanity.
#Brexit
is a rip off, ruining trade.
Lance here telling me that he doesn't believe leaving the EU will have a negative £ impact when it already has and is undeniable, and also saying the EU have taken away my FOM rights, nothing to do with him. The level of entitled delusion is on par with timeshare sales grift.
The hypocrisy of Michael Gove pretending to be angry about people dying in uninhabitable housing when he and his party have gutted any regulations and serious laws for housing, and stripped councils of cash and services is pretty astounding.
@disappoptimism
@DmitryOpines
As a senior management consultant once said to me. "The skill is listening to what they say and then selling what they suggested back to them."
If you destroy a countries own food production, fishing and farming / production capabilities you turn it into a captive market, entirely dependant on imports from big players rewarded by the government.
This is what Brexit really is.
Australian mate has messaged me. He's a retired bus driver. Says the UK is advertising at Aussie HGV drivers. He says "the advertised pay rates don't even equal their (Aus) minimum wage, so good luck with that." Imagine wanting to come here from Australia now?
@JoshuaPotash
When I was 23 I pitched my way into a job with 3 ideas. They kept me for 6 months or so while we started them and then sacked me with no explanation. 2 years later they sold one of the projects I'd invented for just over £300 million quid.
@WritesBright
The worst thing about this to me is that it says "The Government has deployed the army" and "You are Prime Minister." Meaning, that you are absolved of that decision. But you have to deal with the issue from only an optics / comms view. So much wrong here.
Aww, Victoria Wood. She was married to a magician called The Great Soprendo in the early / mid 80's and stayed at our BnB. He did tricks at breakfast for me and little brother. She was lovely and they left a wonderful message in our guest book. I remember laughing so.
#Strictly
@LanceForman
@EmmaKennedy
No Lance, beliefs are beliefs. Lies are lies. You sold lies, (no economic impact, things will remain the same etc) You've taken away my rights. Also, you know that the whole founding purpose of the EU is to ensure stability. Have you heard about the 5 nights of rioting in NI?
@deathbybadger
I was at an auction the other day. A little table with a drawer. In it a handwritten note.. The story of the table, with the last line "and then granny gave it to me.." from the now departed elderly man. It moved me. He loved the thing.. use the things. And leave a note.
@Barcajim3
I wouldn't say it was rough, but as a 13 year old in my nan's pub in Walsall, one of the old men playing dominoes showed me his Luger pistol. I said it wasn't real, and he took me outside and fired off two shots up the alley, before bringing me back in to play more dominoes.
@LiamThorpECHO
"If you have an old PM who takes ages to leave, get yourself a new one and it could save you a £billion a month in less damage to your country." (Note, not the next PM, thanks, Ed)
@LanceForman
@EmmaKennedy
Of course, I did. I'm 51. I didn't just appear to waste my time on your Tweets. I don't care about your mates. It's pathetic that in 2 tweets now you bring in your supposed "chums". Forget them. You, Farage, etc are frauds. You campaigned on lies and undeliverables.
@LanceForman
@EmmaKennedy
No, the EU isn't Lance. It's the most powerful and successful trading block in the world. Its prosperity and trade was covering up the serious problems we have in the UK. Our problems are here, and now much worse. It's personal because you and your fraudulent mates did this.
They were expensive anyway. They used to cost less than 200E before Brexit wrecked the £. It's appalling what these lunatics have done to this country. Please retweet. I won't be taking the shoes, they will be returned.
@IsabelOakeshott
@guardian
Maybe I'm unusual. But I'd never post a tweet laughing at people losing their jobs at the Telgraph or Times, or anywhere. What do you even stand for anymore? Just hate? Just breaking things? What do you offer, other than division? Genuine question.
@SkyNews
Wages don't drive prices. The price of toothpaste didn't double because I got a rise. It doubled because the toothpaste company increases their profits.
Bumped into someone at the tube st I see at the gym. Me "Hi, how are you? Him. "Feel really ill actually, can't shake it, a week now, like flu but it's summer". Me (backing away) You have COVID. Him "What, that's gone hasn't it? He got on the tube. That's what this govt has done
@Keir_Starmer
Given the situation I'd probably not have tweeted that Keir. Especially as most of us don't have the ability to wander off from work or our businesses when they are teetering on the brink of a massive disaster. I'd delete it.
@LanceForman
@EmmaKennedy
Cutting our economy so that incomes drop, trade drops, families and tradeties are ripped apart will never be a win, Lance. Not unless there is something deeply wrong with you. I don't accept that you are sorry, and I'll never accept your apology. I'll watch you owning every loss
@LanceForman
@EmmaKennedy
Ref being damaged. Ta. Well, my business is, thanks to you. Getting around it now by employing EU workers, but not bringing them to work here in the UK. So (Pandemic excepted) No NIC and they won't spend here so a UK tax/income loss. You're a dangerous idiot.
@JeremyWarnerUK
The hate we suffered, the bile, the anger. Whilst we tried to say. You spread nationalism. You took away our businesses, in some cases our relationships and EU futures, you split families all to try and save the Conservative Party. I'll never forgive. I hope it was worth it.
@christopherhope
What, you mean, record how much time you spend on the job you are being paid for? Like everyone else has to? The entitlement beggars belief. Yes, timesheets, clock in and out with cards if you want. We pay your bloody wages (and the expenses).
Lastly
@parcelforce
state there can be no discussion or correspondence. How are these costs being calculated? Because someone is ripping people off here. One pair of shoes..100 quid. Not legit.
Just had to give a security reference for someone for the MOD. They asked, "Do you know if they have been or are a member of any extremist political organisations or causes that might be damaging to the United Kingdom?" I replied "What, do you mean like the Tory party?"
@BBCPolitics
@bbclaurak
"My wife and I are literally breaking sanctions and paying for Russian bombs and it's none of your business because we are untouchable. And quite frankly it's rude to mention it."
@DeExilio
@tnewtondunn
Well actually, this is the US telling us and Aus what it and us are going to do. We get to be in the show for appearance's sake.
I reckon if they had to move Parliament to Bradford it would have bullet trains everywhere, a spaceport, Michelin stars and a Royal Ballet in around 5 minutes.
Sunak fully exposes himself as a hideous human in his replies to Starmer's last two questions. The homeless boy, and an offer of an olive branch for Christmas and NY, ignored and rejected. What a truly empty man.
#PMQs
@JamesCleverly
@RishiSunak
Really, so that's why they dislike Marcus Rashford is it? You are using race as a dog whistle. and trying to define politics with it. You know what you are doing.
@mattzarb
If I was the French born woman I read about this morning who has lived here 17 years with her English husband and son just refused residency I'd find you contemptible.
I think my annual reminder is due, that when the Brexit result was announced it was reported that Angela Merkel turned to her aide and said "I fear our friends in the UK have been lost to the forces of the right". Look at Braverman and Sunak and tell me she wasn't right.
@JayHulmePoet
I was in the village butcher shop years ago and the old shop owner pointed to a new Bentley outside. He said "You know who owns that don't you? .. Someone in a lot of debt.."
Boom. After 3 months of looking for a new job, I've got one! It's a real relief! I know it's tough out there, so if you are looking for a new job also, I wish you all the luck. Do keep going, learn from every interview until you get there. You can do it!
@JohnnyMercerUK
@carolvorders
Government policy is now just "Insult people on Twitter" Honestly Johnny. How you can still call yourself an MP and look in the mirror..
@Cavalorn
I did this.The reanactment society. I never ran away from a shield wall though. It is very exciting when they clash. Bloody loud too. Don't be like Steve. Great thread!
While thugs and enablers frantically delete their tweets and other SM, it seems a good time to mention that my company records them all. So even if they've been deleted, we likely have them all. Linkedin post in the morning
@DJ_Gray6
In the gym in the before times. A sweaty gammon loudly talling about "bloody gays" Some lads listening said "You cant say that mate" Gammon was "Why, are you gay hard har" Lad replied, "Yes, we all are" and near the whole gym looked a Gammon. He shut up.
Just at the vet. Christ, vets are expensive. The receptionist was apologetic. "We're not a family practice anymore, we are now owned by "name of evil US corp" That'll be your GP's surgery (kind of already is) in a couple of years, if you don't get this lot in the bin.
A quick angry Brexit Tweet. Seeing loads of Brexit voters now losing out and saying they wouldn't have voted for Brexit if they had understood it would hurt them or their businesses. Every one of them voted for it, despite being told it would hurt other people. Rant over.
@Redpeter99
At a wedding this weekend with 7 old school friends. We are all 55. 3 of are dyslexic, 2 of us certainly ADHD & the all of us slightly weird geeks. All were bullied for being weird. We discussed it and agreed that maybe the ratios have always been the same.. we just didn't know
@EmmaKennedy
Our anthem is awful. It sums up everything that's wrong with our relationship with ourselves and our world veiw. I'm not knocking the Queen here but having every 'subject' basically God worship the monarch is a bit 16th Century. Useless.
Actually Teresa, our journey to work is currently blocked by a police corden as the local shop has been ram raided by a digger. Ram raiding is back in fashion because we've hardly any police left..
Having your journey to work ruined by delays caused by poorly maintained roads is incredibly frustrating. This isn’t just a bad way to start the day, it’s bad for business.
That’s why
@PhilipHammondUK
has announced a £30billion investment in our country’s transport network.
70% of the sales from my little side project Etsy shop have been EU and ROW. EU orders and interest has gone. It's not worth buying lowish cost items from us anymore.
Was just charged €18 (€10 rest-of-the-world postage and €3 of VAT) on a €5 eBay item from France. Same item would have cost total of €12 three days ago. I also had to buy it from French eBay, as UK site couldn’t cope. That’s Brexit in reality. Fuss and expense. And for what?
@GillianKeegan
I'm about the same age as you. You know full well that we had a manufacturing industry back then. We don't now. You've killed that. Also back then 16 year olds got paid the same as 25 years old in work. There are not enough schemes anymore, because we don't have any industry.