History geek, widower with 4 daughters.Winner of the 2015 Packet Prize for History.Member of the Captain Cook Society.
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If all pensioners closed their current and savings accounts how many Banks would close and would the economy crash?
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Get out and vote today, if you don't, you lose your right to have a say in what happens in your life.
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Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Rishi Sunak's father-in-laws company has been given £35bn in an (up to) 5 year contract for the NHS computer system
#CORRUPTION #ToryCorruption
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Infosy, which is the firm owned by Sunaks family is on the Governments approved list for NHS and FCA contracts totalling £750 Million not £35 Billion as of yet.
thenational.scot/news/24079665.…
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Hi🦀#BenHouchen🦀fans
Ben Houchen stole £100 million of our money and gave it to property developer Chris Musgrave.
Musgrave's son has just taken delivery of a £300,000 Rolls Royce.
If you're not getting angry, you're not paying attention
#ToriesOut608 #BentBen #LordAirport
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
People struggling on the state pension, which is the worst in the developed world, get nothing from Tory chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his budget today.
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Make a note of today - the day when hate began to fail
🔷GB News losses mount to £76m
🔷TalkTV closing & going online
🔷Dan Wootton 'let go' by GB News, previously sacked by Daily Mail
🔷The vast majority in UK are kinder & more tolerant than the rabid right
Times are changing❤️
My first general election vote was in 1979. Since then the Labour party has been in power for 13 years, the Tories for 32. Who broke Britain? Ans. on a postcard please.
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Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
The HS2 money that doesn't exist is going to be used for numerous projects in marginal seats that will all be scheduled for after the General Election at which point they will be dropped. Worst of all people will fall for it and vote accordingly.
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So Ofgem now say that every household should pay a levy of £28 to pay for the bad debts run up by people who can’t afford to pay their bills!!!! What????? Take it out of the energy companies profits Ffs !!
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Our electricity & water bills go to fund billions of ££ in dividends to people who off-shore their cash.
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Tory former Transport(now Defence) Secretary Grant Shapps had an RAF heilcopter fly from London to a field near his home to take him to a Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire discussing improving public transport.
They don't care anymore.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/g…
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Sunak cut tax on banks from 8% to 3%…
Banks make eye-watering profits
The treasury loses £10bn over 5 year
We pay for this with higher taxes and crippled public services
Yet again…
This is class war.
Profits at 4 UK banks:
💷£44bn in 2023 year, up from £31bn in 2022
PM's cutting 'surcharge' to protect banks from the increase in corporation tax labelled an "act of folly" by @nowak_paul that will cost the government £10bn over coming 5 years:
tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-eye-wate…
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
CTM the Oz travel firm awarded the £1,600 MILLION contract for Bibby Stockholm & asylum accommodation ships after being SLAMMED for its handling of Covid hotels
HAS JUST BEEN QUIETLY AWARDED ANOTHER £100 MILLION CONTRACT by Tories
We don't know what for
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Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
If you are worried about
Benefit Fraud £0.5bn but not Government Corruption £219bn.
Or immigration £2bn but not Tax Havens £150bn.
Or Junior Doctors pay rises £1.3bn but not Bankers tax cuts £7.3bn.
You are buying their lies.
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Dear 🇬🇧,
Here’s your #DoctorsStrike reminder that 10 years ago your NHS was ranked the best healthcare system in the world. You don’t need a new system. You need a new govt that ends our catastrophic staff haemorrhage and won’t defund the NHS. It’s really that simple.
#SOSNHS
ALT The 2013 Commonwealth Fund Overall Healthcare Rankings. The UK’s public system was ranked 1 overall. The privatised US system where I’m from was ranked last overall.
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Did you know the word ‘junior’ in Junior Doctor doesn’t mean young or unqualified
It’s simply the term for any doctor who is not yet a consultant or experienced GP
That includes this 40 year old who’s been a doctor for over 10 years
Please RT if you think everyone should know
Bernard Ian Lawrence retweeted
Prime Minister @RishiSunak says his party “follows all laws”
Here is another much needed dose of reality
Jeez. Did @RishiSunak seriously just tell MP’s his party “follows all laws”
Let’s put the record straight on that absolute boll****
#PMQs