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@afneil "Yes. Best done by people not having kids they cant afford"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 15:35:19 UTC 1.2M followers, 178.1K engagements

"Yes. But social mobility was meant to unleash more talent not less"
@afneil on X 2025-07-12 07:21:54 UTC 1.2M followers, 95K engagements

"And England win the 3rd Test at Lords by XX runs despite Indian resistance til the very end. Wonderful testament to Test Match cricket. England now 2-1 ahead in the series. Two more matches to go. Two excellent teams"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 16:00:32 UTC 1.2M followers, 70K engagements

"French Prime Minister Franois Bayrou proposes eliminating Easter Monday and Victory in Europe Day (May 8) as public holidays as part of a plan to help the country's deteriorating public finances. Bye bye Bayrou bye bye. Gone before autumn is out"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 15:33:17 UTC 1.2M followers, 51.1K engagements

"So who pays for family life if there are no jobs"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 15:53:02 UTC 1.2M followers, 69.6K engagements

"Fourth day of the Test at Lords the best so far in what has been a magnificent third Test perhaps one of the best of modern times. India starts day five as favourites. But its cricket and anything can happen. England certainly still in with a chance. Lords is a sellout for tomorrow"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 18:12:05 UTC 1.2M followers, 90.5K engagements

"This 30000 unwanted migrants returned schtick is bogus. We only have official data for July 2024-March 2025 so far when there were 24103 returns. BUT only 6339 (26% of total) were Enforced Returns i.e. they were deported against their will. The rest were Voluntary Returns i.e they went willingly often with a large cheque to smooth their departure courtesy of the British taxpayer. Projecting these trends for Labours first full year and you get Starmers 30000 of which almost XX% (22000) would be voluntary and so nothing to boast about (nor up much overall on 2023)"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 10:05:48 UTC 1.2M followers, 190.6K engagements

"Finally Where have you been Mars As friend and foe alike on X will testify Ive been banging on about this for the past XX years"
@afneil on X 2025-07-19 08:50:35 UTC 1.2M followers, 41.4K engagements

"Thank you England. You can now enjoy lunch. India XXX for X. Looking good for the home team"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 11:59:57 UTC 1.2M followers, 92K engagements

"Core CPI (excludes energy food alcohol and tobacco) rose by XXX% in the XX months to June 2025. The RPI measure of inflation was XXX% in June"
@afneil on X 2025-07-16 06:47:31 UTC 1.2M followers, 53.6K engagements

"The more Starmers government disappoints the more it resorts to absurd windy rhetoric to mask its failures A green energy superpower Miliband A science superpower Starmer A defence industry superpower Reeves. None of those things are true. Nor will this Labour government (or the Tories for that matter) ever get close to realising them. Indeed it most of these areas its already going backwards"
@afneil on X 2025-07-19 09:02:24 UTC 1.2M followers, 91.5K engagements

"Pay people properly in social care give them some respect and status and there will be no shortage"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 15:54:08 UTC 1.2M followers, 71.2K engagements

"UK inflation rose to XXX% in the year to June up from XXX% in May steepest rise in inflation since January 2024 The Bank of England expects inflation to peak at XXX% between July and September before eventually dropping back to its X% target"
@afneil on X 2025-07-16 06:13:11 UTC 1.2M followers, 348.9K engagements

"There are 40000 fewer workers in construction than a year ago. Which is strange since DPM Angela Rayner is meant to be building 1.5m new homes. Either its another nonsense target or shes presiding over one helluva an increase in construction industry productivity Yet Starmer/Reeves claim to have fixed the foundations of the economy"
@afneil on X 2025-06-10 13:38:54 UTC 1.2M followers, 763.6K engagements

"Gulp. Of course a general election is still likely a long way off but if current polls were to reflect election day when it comes a huge chunk of the current Labour leadership would face wipeout and the Tories would be also-rans"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 15:54:54 UTC 1.2M followers, 129.3K engagements

"I think its pretty well-established I do my own research. Sometimes I ask those on Twitter if they have anything useful to contribute. Most of the time like you they dont"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 12:30:08 UTC 1.2M followers, 52.1K engagements

"ANDREW NEIL: Trump's conspiracy theories have come back to bite him via @MailOnline"
@afneil on X 2025-07-19 07:01:05 UTC 1.2M followers, 43.2K engagements

"Untruth piled upon untruth. The so-called green energy strategy is NOT cutting bills Very few new jobs are being created more are being destroyed by high energy costs and the few new jobs are NOT across the country. This morning wind accounts for only XX% of electricity generation which is why well need to keep gas as an expensive back up for years to come. This morning gas is generating more than twice as much electricity as wind"
@afneil on X 2025-07-19 08:39:07 UTC 1.2M followers, 184.7K engagements

"Under-18s are deemed too young to buy alcohol or a lottery ticket smoke cigarettes get married (in England) fight in the military or sit on juries. But now they can have the vote. Labour thinks it will benefit from 16/17 year olds getting the vote. It could be in for a shock I suspect Reform the Greens and J Corbyns new Jezbollah party are way more popular with this demographic"
@afneil on X 2025-07-18 06:42:36 UTC 1.2M followers, 399.4K engagements

"It sends a shiver down the spine but Im not sure Farage and Le Pen would do a worse job than these two losers"
@afneil on X 2025-07-12 06:32:29 UTC 1.2M followers, 459.3K engagements

"Ive now seen what youve done. You saw a report about 3930 migrants arrested for working illegally in UK in recent clampdown and turned that into 3930 people smugglers being arrested. Not sure if its a genuine mistake or you intentionally muddied the waters. Either way your claim almost 4000 people people smugglers arrested in Labours first year is unadulterated nonsense on stilts"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 11:05:04 UTC 1.2M followers, 216.6K engagements

"To spend an interview with the Leader of the Opposition on a supposedly serious news programme beating her up for not watching a particular TV drama (not a documentary as they kept calling it) is quite surreal. Ms Badenoch politely held her ground well. I would have been rather more robust with the interlocutors"
@afneil on X 2025-04-11 07:43:50 UTC 1.2M followers, 950.1K engagements

"It is interesting to note that while Labour ministers were telling us the government couldnt afford 1.5billion for pensioners winter fuel allowance it was telling a court behind closed doors that it was allocating 7billion to resettle Afghans"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 07:13:48 UTC 1.2M followers, 496.6K engagements

"She must be a fifth columnist in Labour for the Reform Party"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 14:59:52 UTC 1.2M followers, 88.7K engagements

"Chancellor Reeves now said figures were disappointing but she remained determined to kickstart economic growth. Only weeks ago she and Starmer were touting UK as fastest growing economy in G7. They really have no idea what theyre talking about. And how she can kickstart growth with another huge tax rise coming down the pike is one of lifes enduring mysteries"
@afneil on X 2025-07-11 07:49:53 UTC 1.2M followers, 212.5K engagements

"National Trust to cull at least XXX jobs in a cost-cutting drive to save 26m after Chancellor Rachel Reevess first budget pushed up labour costs"
@afneil on X 2025-07-11 09:48:52 UTC 1.2M followers, 532.4K engagements

"Youd lose your bet. Have you ever shopped in Scandinavia Try this Eurostat comparison for size re cost of supermarket shopping: - Sweden: XXX (6% above EU average) - Norway: XXX (31% above EU average) - Finland: XXX (13% above EU average) - Denmark: XXX (26% above EU average) - United Kingdom: XX (4% below EU average) Also outside London UK housing costs are not that different from Scandinavia (despite our much higher population density). And theres a 5-10 year waiting list for a rent-controlled property in Stockholm"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 12:15:38 UTC 1.2M followers, 100.3K engagements

"Afghan scandal risks ripping asunder trust between voters and leaders"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 06:35:24 UTC 1.2M followers, 1.2M engagements

"Starmer-Reeves can no longer claim UK fastest growing economy in G7 (that was only ever true for one quarter since when growth has petered out). But they can now boast UK has highest inflation in the G7"
@afneil on X 2025-07-16 06:24:01 UTC 1.2M followers, 329.8K engagements

"You mean we dont collate murder charges and convictions Plus if your election campaign was dominated by promises to smash the people smuggling gangs you might think it proper to collate arrest/charges/convictions so we can judge if youre living up to your promises. Otherwise folks might conclude youre being to use your word disengenuous"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 11:38:44 UTC 1.2M followers, 55.6K engagements

"Bond markets remain skittish about UK sovereign debt. 30-year gilt yields at significant 5.5%+ highest point since 1998. 10-year yields at 10-week high of XXXX% this morning well above what the ClusterTruss managed"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 13:03:12 UTC 1.2M followers, 73.4K engagements

"Resident (formerly junior) doctors in England are due to strike from XX July to XX July the British Medical Association has announced. A big test for Labour government. Will it stand firm Or dole out another big pay rise"
@afneil on X 2025-07-09 10:22:40 UTC 1.2M followers, 107.6K engagements

"Keir Starmer told his cabinet at Fridays Chequers away day that they were part of the most working class cabinet in British history thereby at a stroke undermining the case for social mobility"
@afneil on X 2025-07-12 07:06:50 UTC 1.2M followers, 313.3K engagements

"That was for the housekeeper. But weve now got rid of it and acquired another JLR vehicle"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 13:05:22 UTC 1.2M followers, 62.7K engagements

"It is indeed an extraordinary story of the British state (under the last government) screwing up then using the full force of the law to cover up. Chapeau to The Times for pursuing so tenaciously"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 12:59:51 UTC 1.2M followers, 68.6K engagements

"July 4th the 249th anniversary of the outbreak of the British civil war in North America"
@afneil on X 2025-07-04 07:30:11 UTC 1.2M followers, 88.9K engagements

"The board of Swedish battery maker Northvolt AB has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden having been unable to secure the necessary financing to secure its future. This is the sort of Green venture into which Ed Miliband wants to pour taxpayers money"
@afneil on X 2025-03-12 07:38:52 UTC 1.2M followers, 267.2K engagements

"I guess you missed this bit in my article: The original blunder and its aftermath happened on the Tories watch. So they have most to answer for. It was also the last government that decided to shut down all the usual forums of democratic accountability - parliament Press public debate - by seeking and obtaining a court-ordered super injunction. Heres a tip: read before commentating. Otherwise you reveal just how thick you really are"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 07:10:10 UTC 1.2M followers, 72.1K engagements

"Three years ago Reeves described a XXX% fall in Monthly GDP a dramatic drop and demanded the then Chancellor come up with an Emergency Budget. Of course that was all nonsense as it would be now if anybody repeated it. But we should not forget the nonsense she spouted in opposition for which she is far more suited than government. Nor that she and Starmer continue to spout economic drivel with claims theyve fixed the foundations"
@afneil on X 2025-07-11 07:03:34 UTC 1.2M followers, 327.6K engagements

"Excellent interview showing the simplest questions are often the best. If this chap is the boss of GB Energy its doomed. And he repeats the canard that the more renewables and the fewer fossil fuels the lower our electricity bills will be. If that was true wed already have much lower fuel bills and America would have some of the most expensive electricity in the world"
@afneil on X 2025-02-03 17:56:48 UTC 1.2M followers, 405.3K engagements

"No. It was a point you are too thick to understand and your generational drivel doesnt excuse you for being so"
@afneil on X 2025-07-12 16:03:43 UTC 1.2M followers, 88K engagements

"Mr Starmer was right to claim hes stabilised the economy. It has the stability of the graveyard"
@afneil on X 2025-07-16 10:29:20 UTC 1.2M followers, 100.6K engagements

"UK GDP declined XXX% in May after XXX% decline in April. Looks like Q2 will show decline overall. So perhaps ministers can now stop spouting nonsense about being the fastest growing economy in the G7. As some of us have pointed out it was always going to look a forlorn boast with a very short life. Its clear growth in Q1 boosted by activity being brought forward for which were paying the price in Q2. Overall GDP is broadly flatlining at below the OBR's forecasts which means trouble for government revenues (which are based on OBR forecasts). And GDP per capita on which so much of the"
@afneil on X 2025-07-11 06:43:28 UTC 1.2M followers, 363.9K engagements

"Why should pay of resident doctors reflect the private sector NHS doctors have total job security. Pretty much nobody in private sector has that. NHS doctors enjoy massive employer pensions contributions. V rare in private sector. NHS productivity is XX% below 2019. Private sector productivity is up"
@afneil on X 2025-07-09 16:21:18 UTC 1.2M followers, 332.6K engagements

"You go EJ if you want to. I prefer PJ. Means theres no risk of bumping into numpties like you Marky No Mates"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 10:08:57 UTC 1.2M followers, 67.7K engagements

"Why do you want to increase birth rates when our productivity is rubbish and AI is destroying millions of entry level jobs"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 15:48:03 UTC 1.2M followers, 60.3K engagements

"ANDREW NEIL: We've become an unserious country"
@afneil on X 2025-07-05 06:52:16 UTC 1.2M followers, 807.9K engagements

"The UK tax burden is currently XX% of GDP a record high. The equivalent in Norway is XX% Finland XX% Sweden XX% Denmark 47%. So significantly higher in every case. Scandinavians at all income levels pay higher taxes on income consumption (VAT) and social security contributions than in the UK"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 11:31:18 UTC 1.2M followers, 109.6K engagements

"Youve missed nothing. Other than the fact England won"
@afneil on X 2025-07-14 19:53:13 UTC 1.2M followers, 70K engagements

"Coming up on BBC News 5pm London time. My take on Trump/Epstein developments. @BBCNews"
@afneil on X 2025-07-18 15:37:25 UTC 1.2M followers, 35.6K engagements

"I do believe there were two items on BBC News last night that were not about the BBC 😲😧😨"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 08:11:07 UTC 1.2M followers, 93.2K engagements

"For many years now I have bought at home and abroad nothing but Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. A patriot not an enemy. Far from gloating I despair at what government policy and Jaguars absurd rebranding are doing to the company. And I can assure you I really dont need fresh ammo re Starmer. I already have a surfeit"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 12:37:01 UTC 1.2M followers, 87.9K engagements

"Some nonentity rapper shouts death death to the IDF from a Glastonbury stage. The audience of idiots repeat the refrain again and again. Its effectively a call for a second Holocaust because the IDF is all that stands between Israel and a second Holocaust. And the BBC broadcast it live. Which at least let us see with our own eyes how Glastonbury can morph from music concert to Nazi-style rally more Nuremberg than Glasto"
@afneil on X 2025-06-29 10:19:08 UTC 1.2M followers, 1.5M engagements

"These polls becoming quite consistent now: Reform clearly in lead with high 20s enough to be largest party. Labour stuck in low 20s with at least half the current cabinet cruising for a bruising come the election on this showing. Tories on very of wipeout territory in mid-teens. Lib Dems/Greens with combined XX% which shows potential if only Left could ever unite and the opportunity for new Jezbollah Party of Corbyn/Sultana (another threat to Labour which could demote it to the teens)"
@afneil on X 2025-07-15 11:11:16 UTC 1.2M followers, 97.3K engagements

"Jaguar Land Rover has today announced the loss of XXX jobs"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 08:05:51 UTC 1.2M followers, 3.3M engagements

"Youve been in power for just over a year now. How many people smugglers have been charged and convicted on your watch"
@afneil on X 2025-07-13 09:35:42 UTC 1.2M followers, 411.8K engagements

"It just gets worse. Turns out details of more than XXX Brits including spies and special forces personnel were included in the massive data leak MI6 agents SAS and special forces personnel included in the spreadsheet. Were there really no protocols governing the dissemination of such sensitive material"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 15:26:02 UTC 1.2M followers, 308K engagements

"Pay of resident doctors up X% in real terms since 2015"
@afneil on X 2025-07-09 13:11:53 UTC 1.2M followers, 198.1K engagements

"Welcome to the Summer of Stagflation: inflation up growth down"
@afneil on X 2025-07-16 06:39:39 UTC 1.2M followers, 194.4K engagements

"UK labour market continues to weaken under Labour. Unemployment hits four-year high at XXX per cent in the three months to May highest since June 2021 a pandemic year. The number of workers on UK payrolls has fallen for five months in a row falling by 41000 in June alone the biggest monthly fall since Covid. Overall the number of workers on payroll has dropped by 178000 since Labour came to power. Pay growth is now at a three-year low"
@afneil on X 2025-07-18 06:20:48 UTC 1.2M followers, 98.3K engagements

"Oh first it was at last youve deigned to mention this subject. When that was shown to be nonsense now its but youve not gone all out on the whole net zero agenda. Typical Twitter moving of the goalposts. And still wrong for some time now Ive argued that the billions spent on net zero should be transferred to defence spending"
@afneil on X 2025-07-19 12:29:12 UTC 1.2M followers, 39K engagements

"Healey picture is used because he is the defence secretary who made the announcement revealing the clandestine settlement program. And though the Tories are originally responsible for the scandal and deserve most of the blame Healey has been complicit. He kept the injunction in place for longer than it was under the Tories renewed it several times and continued to spend hundreds of millions on the secret airlift to the UK"
@afneil on X 2025-07-17 07:51:51 UTC 1.2M followers, 91.5K engagements

"Quite remarkable. Especially for a council that cant even empty the dustbins"
@afneil on X 2025-07-19 09:36:39 UTC 1.2M followers, 164.1K engagements