Tracey Bailey

Kemi Badenoch:                                                 

On herself, Sep. 2024: “I don’t have gaffes. I never have to clarify, because I think very carefully about what I say.”       

On Brexit, Oct. 2025: “The last time I checked, Northern Ireland did vote to leave”

In London, hate will never win.

I used my credit card figuring it was probably the safest option. I have the company name, but actually the government already has online technology that verifies identity. That links to already verified ID such as your passport or driving license. Wouldn’t it be better if that was used?

Yes, and I used them with my own children but not everyone does for various reasons.

I hadn’t been on here for a while but thank you Kelly I had a lovely day! 😊

My piece for The Telegraph about online safety

Read the full story here:
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Interestingly, I had to verify my age to get on this app. It didn’t take long and actually, why not do this online? No different to asking for ID when someone buys alcohol- or should we let 13 year olds have unrestricted access to that now?

Reform UK’s Richard Tice says it’s ‘absolute garbage’ to say human activities are the main cause of climate change

Heaven help us

If anyone wants some ideas on how to save the British university sector, here are the emergency actions I would take to buy at least a bit of time to restructure the system entirely. 👇

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

Time to post this again

To be fair, the French call the English Channel La Manche, the direct translation of which is ‘the sleeve’, and we don’t hold that against them!

This is what we all should remember.

🗓️ Today marks the latest date that Rishi Sunak could have called an election for - 208 days after his chosen election date.

Civic office building at night with purple lighting.

Civic offices in Milton Keynes this evening. Illuminated in purple to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.

#CallTheMidwife tonight 😭

Blue Sky’s Alt Text prompt on photos is much more obvious than other social media platforms 👍

Campbell Park in Milton Keynes with sheep in the foreground and the light pyramid just over the brow of the hill.

Campbell Park with sheep in the foreground and Hotel LaTour, Mk Theatre and Xscape in the background.

A walk with the sheep between storms in the heart of Milton Keynes #LoveMK 🥰

Shoutout to my fellow autistics who don’t do the nazi salute, accidental or otherwise, who don't abuse women or anybody else for that matter and blame it on autism.

I am so thrilled about the announcement that MK’s new women’s and children’s hospital will finally be delivered.

We were promised the hospital over and over by the previous government and previous Tory MPs, but funding was never even put aside for it.

No more broken promises!

I’ll get there. Currently reposting Labour stuff but not much else. It was handy to DM M&S the other day though!

Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength

Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there

Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either

Not just MPs of course. People don’t seem to realise the risks MPs and their staff face, and the value of somewhere safe to unwind, which is not necessarily full of people drinking subsidised alcohol as assumed in some of the replies.

Perhaps because the people who work there would like somewhere safe to unwind after work? The incident happened at 6.30pm.

There are a lot of changes the US could make to their politics, but surely putting the inauguration in a better season would be a good idea (after Trump) ? 😂

🏠 Our MPs in Milton Keynes have voted for the biggest reform to renters’ rights in decades.

This is the change a Labour Government and local Labour MPs are delivering for our city 👇

Ditto! January is a long, cold month, why punish yourself? I have however gone back to drinks on Fridays and Saturdays rather than practically every evening in December! 🤪

It’s hard for people with common names. I deliberately used the same handle and profile picture across my socials to make it easier for people to recognise me.

Would still love more of my X followers over here though!

We're now beyond picture 4.