In terms of policy this is all utterly obscene. No interest in the environment, or road safety, or quality of life - just a fake half-arsed sense of electoral game-playing. Sunak's next desperate failed attempt to divide people for his own gain. theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

Incredible priority given to the Farage banking humbug. In comparison to the number of people excluded from banking because of poverty or digital exclusion it is insignificant, perhaps worthy of 5 mins on a consumer programme. #wato #bbcpm #Newsnight #bbcnews

Government intervention in commercial decisions by private companies is not usually supported by far right Conservatives. Their concern over banks is utter humbug and taking it seriously demeans the media. #wato #bbcpm #Newsnight #bbcnews

Cases of people having bank accounts closed for no obvious reason often appear on radio phone in or consumer programs, but #bbcpm , #Newsnight & the #BBC in general giving so much air time to one case suggests some very gullible editors.

I have watched #Newsnight for decades but leading with Farage’s tantrum? That’s it.

Perhaps the Government thinks green investment would be inflationary? #Newsnight

We have built less wind turbines than Ukraine in the last year. Yes you heard it right… 🙄 #Newsnight

Here's a news report from Germany (with subtitles) about the increasing erosion of our British civil rights. It's impossible for people in other countries to understand how we're letting this happen so easily.
#RightToProtest

Dear #bbcwato , isn’t tax income going up by at least inflation? Why would borrowing or “new taxes” be required for a below inflation pay increase?

Trying to catch up, did the government’s pay budget ignore inflation?
Strangely tax receipts should rise above inflation (frozen tax bands).
So a nice windfall for “Government success” and tax cuts before a General Election?
#Newsnight

What about Boris Johnson's missing Phone... #Newsnight ?

Tax rises are an alternative to higher interest rates and would also reduce government borrowing.
But that can’t be talked about because the people who control newspapers and set the news agenda don’t want that and they would make sure it was electoral suicide.
#Newsnight

Is the economy doing so badly that tax receipts are not going up by more than 6% when inflation is near 10%? #Newsnight

Liddle seems a bit of a thug, as well as being a disgraced journalist. #Newsnight

“The Sun acted responsibly because they didn’t disclose the name themselves.” Perhaps because it was that would so obviously be libellous. #Newsnight

From a former S*n editor

#Newsnight

Liddell: they refereed the matter to the police so it must be serious. Perhaps because the Sun lied that there was criminality. Utter double speak from a disgraced journalist. #Newsnight

Shocking that #TimDavie & #BBCnews think we're more interested in #BBCPresenter non-story than #LiarJohnson 's latest 'crime'. #BorisJohnsonPhone

Just catching up, should people call the Sun or the BBC or the police if they want a crime investigated and dealt with? #wato

We now have a less favourable trading relationship with New Zealand than our European neighbours have.