Sarah

Hey British media,
It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning.
Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10

"Congress has been disembowelled." “It’s pure fear and cowardice." “Relying on judges is a mistake". My big read in tomorrow's FT.

Great things have been accomplished by the community working together on the #Redruth Orchards Project. We now have 3 community orchards planted and an enthusiastic group of volunteers.

I'm not easily shocked, but the sight of individuals cheering on the richest man in the world as he takes away vital aid to the most desperate people on this Earth has shocked me.

There are good people. There are bad people. Then there's Elon Musk and his empathy devoid flesh failure followers.

If the restoration of their sovereignty is anything like ours has been, brace brace

Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals

World's billionaires rose by 204 last year to 2,769.

Their combined wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn.

60% of wealth from inheritance, “cronyism and corruption” or monopoly power.

They fund political parties, shape laws, plot regime changes

Sham democracy.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...

Total wealth of UK billionaires increased by £35m per day in 2024 – Oxfam Oxfam highlighted that 44% of the world’s population currently lives on less than 6.85 US dollars per day, according to data from the World Bank.

Total wealth of 57 UK billionaires increased by £35m per day to £182bn in 2024.

Most of the wealth is taken, not earned.

16m Britons live in poverty.

Govts refuse to levy wealth tax. Capital gains & dividends taxed at lower rates than wages.

Who governs?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/oxfa...

Have done that. Many thanks

Would do but can't seem to be able to message you!

I'd love a copy!

Haha. This is my oboe life too 🤣 Is it only this instrument that creates so much self-doubt and self-loathing?! Tomorrow you'll use a different reed and you'll feel completely different, I bet.

Me too! I do this randomly night and day. It'll be the death of me!

2 Chief Constables suspended on full pay and now about to appoint a 3rd one. Meanwhile police officers at the front line severely stretched and under resourced.

I was pleasantly surprised myself! I had some bruising incidents on Twitter that really put me off engaging with people.

Apologies for an unserious comment but this is the first time I've seen the word "crimp" used in a context that doesn't involve Cornish pasties - and I like it!

He's been listening to you, James!

Yes, I do agree. I just reacted to your apparent denigration of the police, most of whom are decent people dealing with the most unimaginable stuff day in day out, on our behalf, with little support or recognition.

No argument from me with any of that! There's no easy fix for intractable social problems that need a long-term & radical approach but more police will certainly help reinforce the stretched safety net at the bottom.

My daughter is in the police. The bulk of her work is at the sharp end of MH & domestic violence where other services have been cut to the bone. Police are providing an emergency response to many of the people you mention. They are stretched beyond belief & the need for more officers is extreme.

So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.

For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK

We need to get back to reading and critical thinking Because 2024 feels different from 2016.

Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.