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@docrussjackson

I'll not be watching #bbcqt because it features right-wing "think tank" Policy Exchange's Trevor Philips, who in 2016 said Muslims are 'not like us' & 'we should just accept they will never integrate', & the right-wing Spectator's Kate Andrews, formerly of #TuftonStreet's IEA.

Tommy Robinson loved Trevor Phillips's "Muslims aren't like us" comment, & much of Britain’s "news" media embraced & amplified this divisive crap.

Imagine the response from the national print & broadcast media had ANY public figure said "Jews aren't like us".

#bbcqt

Below is a #bbcqt tweet from 2017. Five years later & Kate Andrews is STILL wheeled out to represent the interests of grotesquely wealthy individuals & corporations who want to kill the #NHS, pay less tax, & remove ALL worker & environmental protections.

https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/938906219833692160?t=7RoHnNVQDELpAB9tVeZTmQ&s=19

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Pathologist Prof. Arne Burkhardt MD (Fan Account)

@pathnoerror

What we examined. What the cohort was. How they died. An autopsy review from late last year. Our first initial urgent findings. #pathologist #histpathology #PathTwitter #CPC22 #MedTwitter

Tissue with lymphocytic infiltration.
(Blue dots: lymphocytes). The tissue is inflamed.
Example 1

Tissue with lymphocytic infiltration.
(Blue dots: lymphocytes). The tissue is inflamed. The muscle fibres are destroyed.

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Sir Karam Bales ✊ 🇺🇦

@karamballes

Just a reminder that Molly Kingsley of UsforThem and Together Declaration quotes Naomi Wolf and recommends her supporters read Wolf's latest book of crackpot conspiracy theories

https://twitter.com/_johnbye/status/1577423178670178306

Yesterday Together Declaration had an event at #CPC22
Here they are trailing the event with Stephen Jackson of Law or Fiction

https://twitter.com/CDPNetworkMap/status/1577079142226726913?t=9GR0tNRAOqMzcBFAV6Eo0Q&s=19

Law or Fiction are an affiliate of the World Freedom Alliance, an umbrella group for antivax groups calling for Nuremberg 2.0

https://twitter.com/CDPNetworkMap/status/1553091294817312768?t=91xmtwNrIxd5MJ33CqO5AA&s=19

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Daniel Sohege 🧡

@stand_for_all

People can claim multiple different types of benefits depending on their circumstances, included in the figures for "benefits claimants" are those receiving the state pension. This whole, "people choose to be on benefits" line at #CPC22 ignores people's needs. 1/

Claiming that everyone who is on benefits is "workshy" ignores the disabled, the elderly, those with childcare needs, as well as the drop in claimants for benefits such as employment allowance. Further cuts to benefits will harm vulnerable people, with no real world benefit. 2/

You see, what happens is that when you reduce benefits you force people into more precarious positions. Among other things that has long-term negative effects on their physical and mental health. 3/

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Lewis Goodall

@lewis_goodall

Kwasi Kwarteng: “What a day. It has been tough…no more distractions, we have a plan and we need to get on and deliver it.”#CPC22

KK: “With economic growth everybody benefits and I mean everybody.”

KK: “the path we were on was clearly unsustainable. That’s why we’re cutting taxes for working people.”

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Adam Bienkov

@AdamBienkov

At 'The Freedom Zone' outside Tory conference where Conservative MPs are discussing "Getting Brexit Done" and "Restoring conservatism in the Conservative Party." CPC22

"The size of the state is at the heart of the problems we face today" says Bruges Group Chairman Barry Legg, who says that "Reductions in the size of the state should take priority..."

Round of applause as Bruges Group Chairman Barry Legg criticises Boris Johnson's focus on green issues, and then praises Jacob Rees-Mogg for "boldly trying to exploit all of our natural resources." #cpc22

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Policy@Manchester

@UoMPolicy

📢 Starting now!📢

Follow this thread for live updates from our panel on building a green wall. With speakers @benhouchen @matpaterson @rainnewtonsmith @rehmanwalaAsif and @ninaskorupska.

Discussion on how renewables can catalyse levelling up at panel at #CPC22

Our chair @AkashPaun introduces the panel. We'll be discussing if decarbonisation is working and if the drive to net zero can deliver long term energy security.

Our first speaker is @NinaSkorupska
There are around 148k people working in the renewable energy sector. Nina describes how renewable energy and clean technology plays an important role.

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Policy@Manchester

@UoMPolicy

📣 Starting now!
Policy@Manchester are pleased to host experts incl @crimepsychblog @DonnaJonesPCC @helenmilner & @edvaizey and Susie Hargreaves of @iwfhotline at our #CPC22 digital harms panel. Follow this thread for live updates.

We start with our chair @stkaye introducing our panel.
Our panel today will discuss 'is smart tech a threat to your privacy and security.'
One of the preoccupations of todays conversation will be to debate if legislation has kept up with technology.

There is the real world that is becoming more digital and the digital world becoming more tangible @stkaye of @reformthinktank tells us.

He describes the difficult space between prevention and freedom regarding digital crimes.

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Helena Horton

@horton_official

About to hear @SteveBakerHW @BimAfolami views on “whether we can afford net zero”. Stay tuned #cpc22

Steve cites research from Net Zero Watch and says we can’t afford net zero in the short term because of the energy crisis but in the long term it’s “water under the bridge”. Experts may say that we can’t do it in long term without short term action.

He says @CSkidmoreUK review “isn’t going to be a Steve Baker review” as he’s “pro all the green stuff” so people shouldn’t be scared of it

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Policy@Manchester

@UoMPolicy

📢 Starting now!📢

Follow this thread for live updates from this fantastic panel, with Chair @KevinASchofield, and panellists @RobinMillarMP, @SymaCullasy, Lord Willetts, & @OfficialUoM's Prof @RichardALJones 👇

Organised with @DodsEvents🤝

@KevinASchofield @RobinMillarMP @SymaCullasy @OfficialUoM @RichardALJones @DodsEvents Lord Willetts kicks off our panel, by praising the work of @OfficialUoM as an example of how UK universities can promote R&D, and economic opportunities. He says we should "be proud of and embrace our universities"

@KevinASchofield @RobinMillarMP @SymaCullasy @OfficialUoM @RichardALJones @DodsEvents "In my view, universities are crucial anchor institutions", says Lord Willetts, though he notes that more can be done - he says a well-tailored, investable proposition for domestic & international investors is needed, which brings together strengths in research and students

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Helena Horton

@horton_official

Grant Shapps says we have to end our reliance on fossil fuels and that renewables and net zero are the future - that Britain can be the top place to manufacture low carbon transport if the political will is there #cpc22

Chris Skidmore says “we can never take the energy transition for granted” which is why he is keeping net zero on the agenda and accepted Truss offer to review it to make it more “pro business” #cpc22

“We run the risk of falling behind in the global race” he says, pointing out that other countries are prioritising the green transition #cpc22

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Adam Bienkov

@AdamBienkov

IEA chief Mark Littlewood introduces their first panel at Conservative Party conference, where the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp is due to appear.

Littlewood: "Contrary to some media reports I am not the head of policy at number 10 Downing Street."

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp joins representatives from the IEA and Taxpayers' Alliance to discuss "How to build a more pro-enterprise exonomy." #CPC22

The best bits of the mini budget got "drowned out by media noise and "market turbulence," says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp, as he gets drowned out by the sound of protesters outside.

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Adam Payne

@adampayne26

I’m kicking off my Tory conference at a @CapX / @CPSThinkTank fringe event titled: ‘Can the Tories win the next election?’. Polling guru @jamesjohnson252 says that in recent days “the title of this panel has become easier to answer.”

.@jamesjohnson252 says that up until the Truss/Kwarteng statement the Tories still had a decent shot of winning the next general election. But something “very big” and “drastic” has happened since then: the Tory party has rapidly lost its reputation for economic competence

.@jamesjohnson252 says “it’s very hard to see how” the Tories stay in power at the next general election

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David Wilcock

@DavidTWilcock

Michael Gove tells @ChoppersPodcast that Truss/Kwarteng income tax cuts are ‘not wise or necessary at this time’.

Doesn’t rule out voting against them but suggests he would like them removed before it comes to the Commons

Michael Gove says Liz Truss is ‘no way’ like a Tory Jeremy Corbyn, adds that ex-Labour leader is an ‘eccentric fringe figure with unsavoury friends and bonkers views’.

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Onward

@ukonward

🔵We have launched our full #CPC22 line up featuring a stellar line up of politicians, policy experts and business leaders 🔵

Here's a thread of all of our public events 👇ukonward.com/cpc22-conserva…

First up, Sunday...

To discuss Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the UK’s broader defence strategy we are thrilled to be joined at the Conservative Party by Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP in conversation with broadcaster @IainDale ukonward.com/events/in-conv…

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