England, United Kingdom
Joined October 2009
- Tweets41.2K
- Following566
- Followers442
- Likes1.8K
£202.60 by 2031 sounds scary.
It's about 2.4% a year. Basically inflation.
Real story: 587k fewer paid licences last year.
Most didn't dodge. They stopped needing one.
#LicenceFee #BBC
£150m to close one stretch of one street.
Funded by borrowing, ads and business cash.
The "up to £82m a year" boost is a forecast.
The nation's high streets are in towns like mine.
#OxfordStreet
From Roman road to world-famous shopping destination, Oxford Street has always evolved.
In today's Mirror, I write about why going traffic-free is the biggest transformation in a generation, and how it can help restore pride in the nation's high street.
ALT Daily Mirror opinion page featuring Sadiq Khan’s article, “Right path for high streets.” The page is dominated by a large photograph of pedestrians crossing a redesigned Oxford Street, where the road surface is painted with the words “Welcome to the New Oxford St,” alongside commentary on the future of London’s high streets.
"Every background" should include this one, Sadiq.
Poor white British boys: just 13.8% reach uni by 19.
The national rate is 45.8%.
Among the lowest of any group.
Where's their fest?
#London
If opportunity doesn't knock, create it.
Black Tech Fest is a powerful reminder of what we stand to gain when we break down barriers and champion diverse talent.
Technology should be shaped by people from every background, for a future where everyone can belong.
ALT The Mayor of London delivers the opening remarks at Black Tech Fest 2026 on the Big Ideas Stage.
ALT Attendees gather outside a venue featuring a living green wall and Black Tech Fest 2026 (BTF26) signage.
ALT The Mayor of London addresses attendees during a session at Black Tech Fest 2026, held in an industrial-style event space.
ALT The Mayor of London pictured with Ashleigh Ainsley MBE and Dion McKenzie, co-founders of Colorintech, at Black Tech Fest 2026.
UK's "hardest man" got thrown out of a haunted house tonight 👻
Big Stacks admits it's all content and banter.
Tommy has 2 million followers.
1 plays a character.
1 leads a movement.
#BigStacks
Farage's words: "if he's been convicted of that, then it's obviously very wrong."
That's about the conviction.
Reform and Restore both quit the ECHR.
Only Restore would deport some legal residents.
"Same outcome every time"?
2025: a judge cleared him.
2026: 12 jurors convicted him, 10 to 2.
Same system. Opposite results.
Rigged only when he loses 👇
#TommyRobinson
Tommy Robinson: guilty on both counts.
Not for his opinions.
For harassing 2 journalists. Their homes and families, shown to millions.
Sentence: 16 December.
Free speech has limits 👇
#TommyRobinson
"Lifeline"? It's a freeze.
Diesel: 198.94p a litre.
43% of that is tax.
Drivers paid £10.3bn extra since the Gulf war began.
Price cut today: 0p.
Hike just delayed to July 👇
#Budget2026
£150m for asylum "large sites".
Sold as ending hotels.
Home Office admits they "cost as much as or more" per night than hotels.
Same bill. New postcode.
Crowborough first. Who's next 👇
#Budget2026
These people think the public are thick . There not saving you money and making it easier for families it’s an illusion they are .
Healey: "I am scrapping" gas standing charges.
Then adds it to every unit.
7.97p to 9.11p per kWh.
Typical home saves about £0.
Heavy users pay more.
That's not a cut, John 💷
#Budget2026
#scam
Gas unit rate: 7.97p to 9.11p.
14% more on every kWh.
Typical home uses 9,500kWh a year. Saves £0.
Use more, pay more.
Heat pump fans love it. Says it all 👇
#Budget2026
"Scrapped" just means moved.
Gas standing charge: onto your unit rate.
Green levies: onto your tax bill.
Same money. Different pocket.
You still pay. Every penny 💷
#Budget2026
Gas standing charge "scrapped"?
No. Moved.
£108 a year now goes on every unit you burn.
60% save £45.
Heavy users pay more. Big families, the elderly.
Electric charge untouched 💷
#Budget2026
Frozen at £9.90 an item.
In Scotland, Wales and NI it's £0.
Only England pays. Again.
And a freeze isn't a cut.
"Breathing space"? Tell that to English patients 💷
#Budget2026
#Prescriptions
5 "everyday fixes".
No 5: more Post Office drop boxes 📦
Diesel hit £2 this month.
Commuters get £0 from the mileage change.
Confidence just fell 11 points.
Labour's answer: parcels 😂
#Budget2026
1. Making higher tax-free mileage rates for nurses, care workers, self-employed tradespeople and others who drive for work.
2. Extending parental pay to more than 150,000 more parents per year.
3. Ending the Carer’s Allowance cliff edge so unpaid carers no longer lose their entire allowance simply for earning a penny over the Weekly Earnings Limit.
4. Removing import tariffs on more than 100 products, helping lower import costs on family favourites.
5. Rolling out hundreds more Post Office drop boxes, making it easier to send and return parcels.