Jon Foster
@fosterjon
Personal account, views my own & not always v serious.
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Boris Johnson today calls Starmer “Sir Keir Schnorrer” (see attached). “Schnorrer” is the Yiddish word for beggar and scrounger. It is pretty offensive. It was part of the lingua franca of my grandparents and of my childhood. I find it unsettling to see Johnson appropriating it…
Perhaps the most successful part of Rees-Mogg’s ludicrous grift is the idea that he holds parliamentary traditions & protocols in high regard. He was a key player in the unlawful proroguing & led the attempt to rip up the rules after Owen Paterson broke them. The man’s a fraud.
The House of Commons Privileges Committee has reported on the conduct of MPs who impugned 'the integrity of that Committee and its members' and attempted 'to lobby or intimidate those members or to encourage others to do so' Implies that the members are in contempt and asks…
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Today it has been reported that during our first round of action in England mortality rate was 11.1% above the 5 year average. What they haven’t reported was that in Wales, where no strike action took place, mortality rate was 14% above the 5 year average. 1/3
🔴 Junior doctors have been accused of putting “politics above patient safety” as figures showed excess deaths almost tripled after their strikes. telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/1…
telegraph.co.uk
Deaths rise as junior doctors go on strike
Walkouts among possible reasons excess fatalities have tripled, experts say
Today's #Smokefree 2030 announcements by @NeilDotObrien welcome first steps but nowhere near the £125 million ‘urgent investment’ called for by government’s independent review commissioned from @JavedKhanCEO theguardian.com/society/2023/a…
theguardian.com
Smokers in England to be offered vaping kits to help them quit cigarettes
‘Swap to stop’ scheme comes despite increasing alarm about rise in young people vaping
Gary Lineker has been consistent in support of how Britain has been strengthened and enriched by refugees. Here is a film he made for @RESCUEorg two years ago m.youtube.com/watch?v=tXoBY9…
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Britain wouldn't be Britain without fish and chips.
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POLL: “Should Scotland remain a part of the United Kingdom or leave the United Kingdom”: Remain: 59% (=) Leave: 41% (=) Via @Survation, On 22 Dec-1 Jan, Changes w/ 28-29 September.
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The reason our country is facing tax rises and spending cuts is because of a 'Mini Budget' clowns like you supported. We don't want or need any more advice about public policy from you. Just No
Our country is broke. Its people face soaring food and energy bills. Soon, we will learn of tax rises many can’t afford. And yet, our Prime Minister magically finds many billions to give away for international climate projects. Just No.
Suella Braverman did not mistakenly leak a meaningless document. She endlessly consulted a maverick. She deliberately emailed a policy doc not yet agreed to her pvt email. Then she sent it to John Hayes and someone she thought was his wife. Then lied to PM about when it was sent
No wonder Daily Mail readers look so confused
James O'Brien absolutely destroys Brexiteer after Brexiteer as 'all of their chickens have come home to roost almost at exactly the same time'. This is one of his most explosive monologues yet... @mrjamesob
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