🧵 A New Year's Eve tale: June 1990 "Hello, could you tell me when the next train to Birmingham is?" "One moment, ah yes, it's at 1:40." "Brilliant!" "People aren't usually this excited about Birmingham." "I've got a date with Sam, I can't believe it!" "Have fun young man." 1/12

Imagine swapping a passport that allowed you to live, work and retire in 27 other countries for this shit.

EXCLUSIVE: A Dover customs manager met us near the port to blow the whistle on the real reason behind massive lorry queues and the attempts to cover up the mayhem Brexit is causing at British ports. “The higher ups in Government don’t want you to know what’s going on”

‘can you explain this gap in your CV’ ye i got lost in the barbican

Props to Worldle for today’s country image #Worldle #37 1/6 (100%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 worldle.teuteuf.fr

What you generally don't see. The hardworking stage team! Sophia Tuffin Charlotte and John about to reset the stage for Bruckner London Symphony Orchestra

This is a shocking level of rank dishonesty from Health Secretary Sajid Javid - now repeating outright barefaced lies started by Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg to con the public. We deserve so much better than these charlatans Everyone needs to watch this

Ridiculous day followed by a gorgeous concert- two cancelled flights, a silly coach driver, and a very expensive taxi, but somehow #LSOonTour keeps on going! Thanks for having us Kölner Philharmonie!

.British Airways think your customer services are having some connection issues- just had a CSA hang up on me because “I kept breaking up” even though I could hear them very clearly, and all other calls I’ve made today haven’t been a problem…will try again later!

He missed 5 COBRA meetings. Three times he took covid action too late. Patients were sent to carehomes from hospitals without a negative test. Schools went back for a single day in Jan 2021. 195K people died. Please don't tell me he got the big calls right.

Solidarity with all the RMT workers bravely going on strike. A proud trade unionist myself, I applaud you for taking a stand, something I know is always the very last resort. You have one chance to make your voices heard, standing together will always be more powerful! RMT

I need to you only save money live once ( •_•) (•_• ) ( ง )ง ୧( ୧ ) /︶\ /︶\

I will say, if corporates are going to be at pride, it's good to see actual bold messaging rather than "love is nice 😊"

Fun fact: 10 Artistic Directors of UK theatres currently follow JK R*wling on Twitter. She’s been championing a targeted campaign against the trans community, inciting hate & yesterday this led to the only charity supporting trans young people to have to close their help lines.

all men are chicks

“If they really are refugees, why don’t they have to stay in the first safe country they reach?” “Why don’t they just claim asylum in France?” Here is my answer, once & for all. To Jonathan Gullis, and to everyone else who ever wondered. #RefugeesWelcome

That’s what a small boat with human beings looks like trying to cross the channel ( we all looked on in silence ) - Dwarfed by the cross channel ferry I was on . Not only must they be petrified and cold but now they’ll be held like criminals and sent somewhere they dont know