Andrew Vickers

As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances

Hard to believe that none of the Reform MPs turned up for the debate on Russian interference in our politics. Maybe they were visiting their former Kremlin talking points Welsh leader Nathan Gill in prison? Or en route to their next BBC interview to act as commentators on why Starmer should go?

I take your point but if you don't endorse then there's no chance of a future totting disqualification. Current guidelines on Exceptional Hardship do actually make for a high bar to cross. You tend to hear about the successful applicants and not the (many) refusals.

HAS to be done - even though he's yrs away from holding a driving licence. He could re-offend within the next 3 yrs in a similar way - eg No Insurance - min 6 pts for e.g. He'd tot and be disqualified. If he THEN drove he'd commit an imprisonable offence. W/O endorsing his record he'd escape ban.

No surprise.

Journalsist who couldn't be bothered to ask Katie Lam why she wants to deport Indian pensioners who have lived here for 40 years *also* couldn't be bothered to ask Goodwin why he thinks Rishi Sunak and (presumably) Ed Miliband aren't English.

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Our #RPUspecials joined @BrumPolice specials on Saturday evening for a Traffic Op, seizing 7 vehicles. 166 vehicles stopped, with 24 drivers reported for offences ranging from No Licence to No Seatbelt. Additionally, 32 drivers received education for varying offences.

Police in Birmingham held a roads policing operation, supported by volunteer Special Constables.

In one evening on one road, they pulled over 166 vehicles and took action in a staggering 1 in 3 stops.

Imagine if Roads Policing was properly funded!

Unfortunately Trident (and its predecessor) is ultimately under complete US control anyway. I'd rather we didn't have it but getting rid now is probably not a good move....

Yorkshire Post op ed by OP with the headline “abolish the treasury and we may get tram”

Thanks to @garethdennis.uk for both radicalising me on the Treasury, as well as the line about being 2 years old when the first mass transit proposal was made. It is true of me too, but it was a line I borrowed from him

Reform unveiled their latest Conservative recruit Nadhim Zahawi - unfortunately he forgot to delete his old tweets accusing Farage of racism...

JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician

There has been a strong reaction to the antisemitism allegations levelled at Nigel Farage - except from those you might have expected to condemn it most loudly. My piece for @jewishnews.bsky.social on a strange silence
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It's a foot in the door for pay-per-mile. Once this kicks in then it will be much easier to bring it in for all vehicles.

Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social

The Nigel Farage who wrote this about Charlie Kirk's murder will be furious at the Nigel Farage who made Lucy Connolly a star of the Reform conference

Imagine the message it would send if Gary Lineker won 'Presenter of the Year' at this year's National Television Awards

Standing up for compassion & the right to speak out

And, the feathers it would ruffle

My lovely followers, you know what to do:

nationaltvawards.com/vote

🗓️ Deadline: 12th Sep

Hey BBC news how about an investigation of Nigel Farage's properties and living arrangements?

Highly misleading headline. I suppose it wouldn't look as "shocking" if it actually quoted the true position, namely "450,000 unspent pension fund and a £290,000 house...." Poor journalism.

2nd incident in a week on the same rail line - both caused by drivers of vehicles causing massive damage and huge inconvenience to passengers.

Research shows SUVs three times more likely to kill a child under 10 - Highways News A group of school children will urge councillors in London to take action to stop ‘carspreading’ as new research shows SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10. A delegatio...

Good luck to the children speaking tonight at this #Lambeth council meeting. Children aged 0–9 are three times more likely to die from a collision when hit by an SUV. We need councils to introduce ways to curb the rise of bigger, heavier vehicles. #Carspreading

'Our dad was killed by a driver using her phone' - BBC News The family of cyclist Ian Morris say sentences for drivers caught using phones should be longer.

Good to see this story being headlined on the regional BBC news.
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Name a UK Nuclear Power Station build that has come anywhere close to budget. And while you are at it explain the disposal of nuclear waste...
Solar / wind may be 100% of the answer but 1. built on time and with the cost overrun never falling on the taxpayer and 2. No hazardous waste is produced.

🚃TRAM NETWORK UPDATE🚃

Leeds is currently the largest city in Europe without a mass transit system.

But the Gov. has announced £2.1bn in funding for local transport in England, enabling ‪@mayorofwy.bsky.social‬ to fulfil her promise to build trams alongside taking back control of our buses. 🚌

Bus fares up. Rail fares up. Don't those of us who try our best to protect the environment deserve something?

A picture of Leeds Town Hall, a large municipal building, photographed on a sunny day with a clear blue sky.

Let me tell you the story of the most visible example of economic and political failure in modern Britain.

Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system, and we are all poorer because of it.

How did we get here? Why does it matter? And what can be done?

For those wondering, that's a direct quote from Pete Hegseth in 2016.

KGX St Pancras to Paddington Station | road ride | Komoot ajvickers planned an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 5.50 km | Duration: 00:19 h

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@ppushbike.bsky.social I find Komoot routes in London generally good. Not done this particular route but it's usually good. Those side streets South East of KGX are usually fine.

A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.

"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".

"Where Law Ends Tyranny Begins"

Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.

Better still, start removing underpasses. Here in Leeds the local authority has removed all the pedestrian underpasses in the city centre and replaced them with quality surface crossings. The result is a vast improvement for pedestrians.

The non-articulated version of this "bus" (as that is what it is) have just started running on a route in South London for TfL. Fully electric with pantograph top-up stations at a couple of stops. It's running a long route - around 15 miles.

If in doubt, just lie:

"Years before the success of Clarkson's Farm,
the presenter pondered over buying a farm
and wrote in The Times: 'Land is a better
investment than any bank can offer. The
Government doesn't get any of my money
when I die. And the price of the food that 1
grow can only go up."