Ben Ando @BenAndo
Hasbeen BBC, C5 and ITV reporter, now director of @baby_pendo making little trains, and co-host of a tasteless podcast. And yes, hearing the drums since 1976. Cambridgeshire and London Joined February 2009-
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The world recognises the madness that is Brexit. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Left: Rishi Sunak, "The United Kingdom will not waver in defence of our country" Right: Dominic Grieve, "The Conservative government has turned a blind eye to Russia espionage.. Russian interference became the new normal because we allowed it to happen.. Conclusion of the Russia…
Because of Brexit? Yes, obvs.
@itvpeston @Beany_1 @AnushkaAsthana @David_Cameron 1/ They are not French 2/ No more Dublin 3. 3/No more access to Eurodac,the EU immigrant identity fingerprint database,thanks also to Brexit.Smugglers can be heard shouting 'No fingerprints!'as they load the boats.That was the deterent.
Thames Water haven't even mapped 40% of their network. How can you maintain something if you don't know what is there?! Privatisation of water was a historic scam that genuinely merits the word 'criminal'. A con that stole £150 billion+ from the public. ft.com/content/cdda3b…
It's incorrect to call these "shareholder payouts". They are cash transfers to the parent company Kemble to enable it to service its debts. But no way should this proposal be accepted. Kemble is insolvent and imho should be allowed to fail.
It's incorrect to call these "shareholder payouts". They are cash transfers to the parent company Kemble to enable it to service its debts. But no way should this proposal be accepted. Kemble is insolvent and imho should be allowed to fail.
"A development company that sells off land no longer needed by Thames Water has paid out a £14m dividend despite warnings". Yep despite now demanding bill payers bailout the failing WC @thameswater and or their owners are still trying to pickpocket you. theguardian.com/business/2024/…
Tory MPs voted to deny Afghans who helped the British army a better and safer life. Breaking promises to Afghan interpreters. Disgusting.
Tory MPs have just voted again to insist that Afghans who worked for our armed forces & who put their own lives at risk for our country can be sent to Rwanda. Against military advice. And against the pledges Ministers made to support those who supported us
Tory MPs have just voted again to insist that Afghans who worked for our armed forces & who put their own lives at risk for our country can be sent to Rwanda. Against military advice. And against the pledges Ministers made to support those who supported us
Matt Hancock gave a PPE contract to his sisters company which he owned 20% of. Then denied it when confronted and covered up the evidence. In total he has been personally involved in more than £600,000,000 of PPE fraud. Let’s investigate HIS bank account.
We’re not allowed to strike, protest or be sick. We’re given pay rises below inflation every year, our tax allowances have been frozen for years, our physical, mental & social care have been destroyed. The national debt is off the chart. WTF is going on here?
A return to a feudal system - where the rich take everything and the poor work as slaves or die - that’s what’s happening
A return to a feudal system - where the rich take everything and the poor work as slaves or die - that’s what’s happening
2024: Rishi Sunak, "We can't allow fraudsters to exploit the natural compassion and generosity of the British people" 2022: Treasury Minister Lord Agnew resigned complaining about fraud enabled by Rishi Sunak's covid loan scheme which siphoned off £ billions off shore
Ian Hislop, "Conservative MP Mark Menzies asked for money from local donors to be put into his own account.. Thank goodness he wasn't fiddling his council tax for a small amount.. Then it would be a proper scandal" #HIGNFY "Last time he was in trouble it was for paying a…
A poor boy from Illford… Who became Citibank’s most profitable trader in the world A millionaire at 25 By betting on the growth of economic inequality He jacked it all in & now campaigns to show how rigged the system is We met him It was never going to be boring, was it?
Rishi Sunak ladies and gentlemen. Slashes mental health budgets, slashes social care, and can’t make the connection why more people are off work. A twat who would rather nick 20 quid a week from your family than go after Michelle Mone and all the other crooks for billions. Scum.
Rishi Sunak ladies and gentlemen. Slashes mental health budgets, slashes social care, and can’t make the connection why more people are off work. A twat who would rather nick 20 quid a week from your family than go after Michelle Mone and all the other crooks for billions. Scum.
After all the corruption we've seen from the Tory party and everything they've done to bring our NHS to its knees, Sunak dares to suggest it's the sick who can't work who are the problem? The very people he and his party have let down so badly? The sheer nerve of it.
After all the corruption we've seen from the Tory party and everything they've done to bring our NHS to its knees, Sunak dares to suggest it's the sick who can't work who are the problem? The very people he and his party have let down so badly? The sheer nerve of it.
There have been more Conservative MP's found guilty of Sexual Misconduct than Voters guilty of Voter Fraud. And there's 45,000,000 voters, and 360 Conservative MP's.
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@BenAndo @NaomiLWood @LizKershawDJ I’m struggling to see what Sam has in common with classical music that will engage young people. How about reducing ticket prices for the young ?
@BenAndo @LizKershawDJ It’s all music and only those overthinking divide it into categories rather than including it under the heading Music
@confidencenac Rail track and all infrastructure is already state owned, and the rolling stock is leased.
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ Indeed, which brings us back to the changing culture and whether that can still be relied on!
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ I suspect that was because with a 12-song commercial hour and no production resource, an off-the-cuff comment on potholes or MPs’ expenses was unlikely to get the balance needed at a sensitive time!
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ (As an aside, I can’t find much Radio Authority guidance from the era online!)
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ But the RPA 1983 only concerned itself with candidate appearances: legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/s… The regulators have always restated impartiality rules in pending periods, but I’m not sure they were objectively toughened.
@trussliz @NewYorkSun You arouse such ire cause you shafted the economy then ran off to do stuff like this rather than your actual job - you are an MP right? Stay in this arena or do your job properly as a backbencher. You're just a narcissist.
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ Yes, the BBC’s rules have always been tougher. It’s never been a commercial requirement for presenters to be impartial, just the inclusion of sufficient opposing views. Again, worked ok back in the day, arguably less now.
@Rod__Mason Am not a fan of Rayner (of course) but it's a bit petty to pull her up on this, isn't it? She's got a potty mouth...and calling them "schumm" is worth complaining over...this jibe at Sunak just made me laugh.
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ (2/2) What’s changed is the culture of broadcasting, no longer run by the sort of chaps who employed the right sort of chaps. A suggestion of hiring Farage-types in 1978 would probably lead to the IBA chair taking the company chair out to the Garrick (or getting him blacklisted!)
Summary of my political day. Locally fab, Great work Nationally - I’ll preempt with I’m not a fan of Rishi but Rayner has confirmed to me that she is a crass, inelegant, basic & embarrassing female politician who will be one of our greatest assets if still with us at or after GE
@confidencenac @BenAndo 330,000 excess deaths due to austerity is vile. Maybe you would like to examine your priorities?
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ I’m not sure the rules/policy *are* that different (which may be an issue). Even under RPA, the strictest restrictions were only on candidates, as now (and even then only at their most stringent when covering constituency/ward issues) 1/2
@BenAndo @bbcnickrobinson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk @Ofcom @TiceRichard @LeeAndersonMP_ And we still do! Although these days the bulletin election log is on Excel rather than A4 sheet on a clipboard, and thus an absolute bloody nightmare when the formulas go wrong 🤯
@BenAndo But it started big time when Germany put the call out for them to come to father land as they had run out of cheap labour
@BenAndo @mikelovestweets At the time I was not so sceptical but rejoiced that a good, diligent and realistic man might be allowed to achieve what would provide the best possible welfare arrangement on which we could base the future. Sadly, it was whipped away from him before it could become reality
Sod it. Been back at hospital. More physio and more exercise. Got the bus to Bournemouth seafront and lunch is served c/o @HarryRamsdensUK