Thread by @swardley

Fool of a Took -> Let them buy Teslas! How Macron provoked an uprising - spectator.co.uk/2018/12/let-th…

125,000 demonstrators gathered across the country, 500 detained, thousands of police deployed. My thoughts are with friends in France, keep safe, the images are horrendous - bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

Paris descends into violence as demonstrators say ‘Macron is just part of the rich’ - independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

Our wilful ignorance of the impact of poverty and its role in brexit is concerning -> “the poor are living in misery while the rich are getting richer”. He then adds: “It’s the same in the UK, no? I think you will see a similar thing there soon” -

https://twitter.com/maybulman/status/1071381699831963648

before anyone says "brexit will make it more difficult for the poor" just understand, you are clueless to what is happening - utterly ignorant, a fool. Tensions have been stoked enough with the poor demonised as racists, as uneducated and as not knowing what they're doing.

What is needed is calm, sensible and soothing voices. Those who have some understanding.

It's why @CarolineLucas speech was so good -

https://twitter.com/CarolineLucas/status/1070306129320792064

Please can we de-platform Blair, Farage, Campbell and Banks. The voices of division should be given no room.

X : Do you agree with a #peoplesvote
Me : No. But I respect the arguments on the grotesque inequality in society. There is no point in any action (leave or remain) if we do not address this. Either way, that should be front and centre.

X : You don't agree with a #peoplesvote but do you think we will have one?
Me : Yes. I haven't changed my view on the play -

https://twitter.com/swardley/status/939842165701738496

- I don't agree with it but I'm not running this show.