#Cummings

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

Before I begin this thread, let me make it clear that I do not in any way blame Dominic Cummings or Dido Harding for their antecedents. What interests me is

Craig Burgess

craigburgess

Let’s take a look back at the UK’s design of the Coronavirus messaging.I’ve gone back through literally 1 dozen of images to show you how the UK Government designed their

Beth Rigby

BethRigby

Toby Helm: Asks Dowden Q on Cummings & then to JVT: Should people in authority obey the rules? JVT: I’m quite happy to answer. In my opinion the rules are

Nooruddean

BeardedGenius

I was of the firm opinion that David Cameron was the worst PM of the 21st century & last 30 years at least. I was sure he would continue to

Kate McCann

KateEMcCann

Michael Gove told @KayBurley just now that when Dominic Cummings drove to Barnard Castle on the 14th April the rules allowed people to drive for exercise but that’s not the

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

Ben Warner: 2 years ago he was doing physics postdoc. Now he’s a ‘data scientist’ advising govt & sitting on SAGE. His brother, Marc - who worked with Cummings on

nancy pelosi wants america to have ‘wire mother’

raaleh

The press in this country will never get it. This Cummings situation was the most perfect setup of the "how dare you sir" approach to politics - the Tories were

Tony Yates

t0nyyates

This is another example of allowing political power to define the domain of objectivity versus subjectivity.Exactly the problem with the disapproval of news night.https://twitter.com/polprofsteve/status/1266052505542238208 Power is being al

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

#TheWeekInTory1: Govt issued rules to quarantine new arrivals2: Their definition of "quarantine" allows popping out for food, using public transport, and moving house3: Told us 113 people died the day

James Ker-Lindsay

JamesKerLindsay

Sorry, but I feel I have to do this.A thread on the #DominicCummings scandal and why, like many millions across the #UK, I am so angry about this. And why,

Jim Oakes

oakes_jim

Durham Chief Constable's moment in the national eye investigating the Cummings breach had only three possible outcomes none of which were "HE MIGHT" they obviously were "HE DID" "HE DIDN'T"

Christabel Cooper

ChristabelCoops

THREAD: On why the Cummings affair is so politically dangerous for the Tories.TLDR: People really think fairness is important, many key Tory voters think laws should always be obeyed and

Phil Booth

EinsteinsAttic

So let's unpack this.We hear a lot about "#dashboards"; we were even promised sight of one, back in March* - though we've not seen it yet.But what are they, in

Mike P Williams

Mike_P_Williams

Just made a joke with someone about what they're up to this Bank Holiday weekend and said their mates are coming over for a curry. Dominic Cummings' actions have unofficially

Maureen Johnson

maureenjohnson

I guess I'll do a summary of the UK news thing, not because anyone asked, but because I was dumb enough to watch it. I'm taking broad strokes here... So,

Narinder Singh

NSP55

Whatever your views on Cummings and what he did, is it really necessary to try and doorstep his parents now?To anyone who wonders why he hadn't publicised earlier that he