The Nottinghamian ME/CFS politically homeless (@magpie1159) 's Twitter Profile
The Nottinghamian ME/CFS politically homeless

@magpie1159

Supporter of Notts County FC (someone has to be). Aspiring to scientific geekdom.
Lover of hokum debunkers.
Talking with a Notts accent.
Politically homeless!

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calendar_today17-05-2012 08:24:41

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Tom London (@tomlondon6) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No big deal personally but over the last week I have been losing 100s of followers every single day - well over 1,000 now I have been tweeting my normal pro-Palestinian, climate crisis and general left wing content Is it just me or is this a wider Musk development?

Led By Donkeys (@bydonkeys) 's Twitter Profile Photo

King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing (Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall)

Best for Britain (@bestforbritain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tim Stanley is not worried about the richest man in the world using his wealth to subvert democracy, by buying a social media platform and converting it into a propagand and misinformation machine, because "the media is overwhelmingly left wing". 🤣😂~AA #BBCQT

Deirdre Heenan (@deirdreheenan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tim Stanley tells #bbcqt that the media is “overwhelmingly left wing” 3 right wing moguls Murdock, Barclay & Rothermere control 3 quarters of UK newspapers. Meanwhile his mates Oakeshott, Andrews, Tice and Farage et al are relentlessly platformed by BBC. Comedy gold.

David (@zero_4) 's Twitter Profile Photo

According to the Telegraph’s Tim Stanley, UK media is “overwhelmingly left wing” Like the famously left wing Daily Mail, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, The Daily Express, The Spectator, Spiked, GB News… #bbcqt

Farrukh (@implausibleblog) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Must watch explanation on clean energy by Greg Jackson on #BBCQT - also watch Tim Stanley squirm repeatedly when Jackson gives answers Greg Jackson, "We've crossed the rubicon.. Clean energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels" "Power from wind and solar is cheaper than power from

GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tell me more about these left-wing media barons who control the 'overwhelmingly left-wing news media' Tim... Maybe he's referring to those raging lefty billionaire media barons Rupert Murdoch, Paul Marshall, Jonathan Harmsworth, Jeff Bezos, Stan Hubbard, & Elon Musk? #bbcqt

Tell me more about these left-wing media barons who control the 'overwhelmingly left-wing news media' Tim... 

Maybe he's referring to those raging lefty billionaire media barons Rupert Murdoch, Paul Marshall, Jonathan Harmsworth, Jeff Bezos, Stan Hubbard, & Elon Musk?

#bbcqt
Farrukh (@implausibleblog) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Greg Jackson, "The point about democracy and buying elections, and owning propaganda platforms is genuinely concerning" Greg Jackson "And I really worry in a world where misinformation is already a threat, that misinformation under such direct control is even worse" #BBCQT

Media Lens (@medialens) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hello BBC News (UK), A British surgeon presented shocking evidence to a UK parliamentary committee that Israeli drones *target Palestinian children*. * Why is this not headline news? * Why does it not appear under ‘Israel-Gaza war’? * Why have you buried it under ‘local news’?

Hello <a href="/BBCNews/">BBC News (UK)</a>,

A British surgeon presented shocking evidence to a UK parliamentary committee that Israeli drones *target Palestinian children*.

* Why is this not headline news?

* Why does it not appear under ‘Israel-Gaza war’?

* Why have you buried it under ‘local news’?
Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy Andrew Bailey callls for relations with EU to be rebuilt as Trump plans US tariffs theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Kirstie Allsopp (@kirstiemallsopp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So a whole load of farmers are taking a day off to come to London and protest against a new tax which will not impact them at all and only applies to “rich” farmers, so sweet of them. 🙄 #FarmersProtest

Torsten Bell (@torstenbell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So much misinformation around today on who will be affected by changes to inheritance tax - and lobbyists pretending the data isn't clear to obfuscate. We have detailed data on estates so the truth is in fact very clear if you care to look 🧵

Torsten Bell (@torstenbell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If what you care about is just agricultural property, 84% of claims for relief are for less than £1.5m (which realistically is the minimum you'd have to have in assets including a farm before you start paying any tax). 96% are less than the £3m couples will still pass on tax free

If what you care about is just agricultural property, 84% of claims for relief are for less than £1.5m (which realistically is the minimum you'd have to have in assets including a farm before you start paying any tax). 96% are less than the £3m couples will still pass on tax free
Torsten Bell (@torstenbell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And these numbers include those who aren't remotely real farmers but simply engaged in active tax planning. How do we know? Because we can see that around a fifth of those affected don't just own fields but lots of (IHT relieved) AIM shares - a clear sign of active tax planning

And these numbers include those who aren't remotely real farmers but simply engaged in active tax planning. How do we know? Because we can see that around a fifth of those affected don't just own fields but lots of (IHT relieved) AIM shares - a clear sign of active tax planning
Torsten Bell (@torstenbell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

None of this takes away from those affected understandably being opposed to the change. Fair enough. But given this debate is now seeing totally untrue claims all over the shop important for it to be informed by the facts