SeventhKevin ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Profile picture
Build bridges, not borders. European. Likes people, cats, dogs and the #NHS. Anti corruption. Despises liars. Acerbic wit.
Sep 12, 2023 โ€ข 16 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
Seven more people are now beginning to understand the real impact and why Brexit was a terrible idea. A mini thread. 1/12 Prelude: Two colleagues working on a project for a Danish customer are going to install some equipment the customer has bought from us. 2/12
Dec 13, 2021 โ€ข 25 tweets โ€ข 7 min read
What is the โ€œNHSโ€™s dirty little secretโ€?

The front page of Friday's Daily Telegraph raised an eyebrow. And then I noticed who the author of this piece was, Kate Andrews.

So what is this "dirty little secret"?
A thread.
(1/25) Article headline: Kate Andrews / The NHS's dirty little secrDaily Telegraph front page from Friday 10 December 2021. Before I do that, letโ€™s just take a quick look at the author of this piece.

Kate Andrews is:
- a US citizen
- Economics Editor for The Spectator

Neither of these are mentioned in the article.

You might have seen her in her numerous appearances on the BBC.
(2/25) Screenshot of the article (behind a paywall) in the Daily Te
Dec 8, 2021 โ€ข 9 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
Today was the annual send-the-Christmas-parcels-off-to-friends-and-family-across-Europe day. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

It didn't go well.

Maybe one for the amusement of @vivamjm
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A selection of comments...
"Something's wrong, it's asking for codes"
"What are all these codes about?"
"Do I have to fill them in?"
"I can't believe *anyone* is filling them in"
"What happens if I don't fill them in?"

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