Alex Taylor @ART_67

Joined September 2012

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Josh Simons @joshsimonsmp

2 months ago

I do not agree. The blame lies with my profession: politicians. Politicians are meant to lead: deliver home truths, force confrontations, think beyond the immediate, describe a future we can only just see. One reason we're in this mess is it's fashionable to reduce politics to bun-fights over 24 hr media cycles. The gold standard is to "take the politics out", "above politics", "independent". In life, if you eat crisps, smoke cigarettes, scroll on tik Tok, you get weaker. If you run, read books, love your family, you get stronger. The same is true for a country. When a country does what makes it weaker, because it's easier in the short-term, its problem is not bureaucrats - it's political leadership. Politics is meant to bind us around common purpose. To motivate and organise collective action. When it doesn't, it's a sign a political system isn't working: parties, Parliament, the connection between votes, taxes, and power. Much is wrong with our civil service. But we will only fix it when politicians - and parties - step up. Because it's their job to lead.

Ameer Kotecha @Ameer_Kotecha

2 months ago

One of the reasons I have been so critical of the civil service is because as a country we have lavished spending on short term giveaways (ballooning welfare chief among them) while unforgivably neglecting investment in the long term stuff, from infrastructure (we haven’t built a

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2 years ago

@ThreeUKSupport Hi there, experiencing very slow network in CB1 making it very difficult to WFH.

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2 years ago

@queenofdialysis Highly recommend Bluesky! Has a lot more UK users after recent events and is essentially old Twitter without the spam and hatred.

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2 years ago

I've decided to set up on alextaylor585.bsky.social and step away from here, at least for now. When the owner here can freely spread hatred of Muslims, e.g. linking a whole group to a rise in rape cases in the UK, and say that 'civil war is inevitable' it's time to take stock.

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Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4

2 years ago

Gustave Flaubert, this is it

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Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta

2 years ago

I’ve been thinking a lot about My Lai since the news broke yesterday that U.S. Army Lt. William Calley, the only soldier convicted of the massacre in Vietnam, died. This @60Minutes interview comes to mind. The late Mike Wallace asks: “How do you shoot babies?”

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2 years ago

@TheCinesthetic The original BBC adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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2 years ago

@araujohistorian I don’t know, my first response to someone’s death probably wouldn’t be to publicly dunk on their work when they can no longer respond. It’s basic politeness, either state your disagreement in a respectful way or don’t say anything at all.

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2 years ago

@araujohistorian Your statement probably should have ended at 'human being', the rest is classless.

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whoops @vodkasnowflake

2 years ago

lmao

Wolf Blitzer @wolfblitzer

2 years ago

Enjoying a Wolf Spritzer at El Presidente restaurant here in DC.

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2 years ago

@EHChalus @colinrtalbot Andy Beshear, Roy Cooper, Buttigieg would all be interesting picks. She can't pick Newsom as both from California.

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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman

2 years ago

Chris: "This is huge history happening, isn’t it?" Spartacus Mills: "It’s bigger than that, Chris, it’s large. If you’ve got a history book at home, take it out, throw it in the bin – it’s worthless. The history books will now have to be rewritten."

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2 years ago

Tonight reminiscent of this historic moment, of the most powerful person in the world voluntarily relinquishing that power: youtube.com/watch?v=CJeLoM…

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Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer

2 years ago

An honour to welcome you to Downing Street, President @ZelenskyyUa 🇬🇧🇺🇦

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2 years ago

A perfect song for a stormy night: youtube.com/watch?v=FI8d36…

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WHO African Region @WHOAFRO

2 years ago

Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 has just introduced the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization schedule, becoming the first country in the African Region to administer the R21 malaria vaccine to children from the age of 6 months. The vaccine is safe, effective, and recommended by @WHO.

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No Context Brits @NoContextBrits

2 years ago

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ITV Football @itvfootball

2 years ago

🗣️ "We're all really proud, the whole country is behind them." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gary Neville speaks with the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer. #ESPENG | #Euro2024 | @GNev2